How COULD West Tennessee high school football playoffs look this season?

One of the biggest questions that I have been asked over the past three months is what will the high school playoffs look like this season?

The TSSAA made the decision to switch up the playoffs this year with the No. 1 and No. 4 teams from a region staying in the same quad, while the No. 2 and No. 3 teams move into another quad. The purpose is to try and give teams new opponents in the playoffs, so that you aren’t playing the teams from your region in the second round and quarterfinals.

So these are what I believe the playoff brackets will look like this season. The region seeds in the matchups are definitive, but the teams that are in the matchups currently are my opinions. We have 11 weeks of regular season action before the playoff teams will be truly decided.

CLASS 1A

Region 5-No. 1 Fayetteville vs. Region 6-No. 4 Bruceton

Region 7-No. 2 Humboldt vs. Region 8- No. 3 KIPP-Memphis

Region 6-No. 1 McKenzie vs. Region 5-No. 4 Moore County

Region 8-No. 2 Westwood vs. Region 7-No. 3 Greenfield

Region 7-No. 1 Dresden vs. Region 8-No. 4 Middleton

Region 5-No. 2 Richland vs. Region 6-No. 3 Perry County

Region 8-No. 1 Middle College vs. Region 7-No. 4 Lake County

Region 6- No. 2 McEwen vs. Region 5-No. 3 Huntland

CLASS 2A

Region 5-No. 1 Riverside vs. Region 6-No. 4 Houston County

Region 7-No. 2 Jackson Central-Merry vs. Region 8- No. 3 Memphis Business

Region 6-No. 1 East Nashville vs. Region 5-No. 4 Lewis County

Region 8-No. 2 Fairley vs. Region 7-No. 3 Peabody

Region 7-No. 1 Milan vs. Region 8-No. 4 Sheffield

Region 5-No. 2 Mt. Pleasant vs. Region 6-No. 3 East Hickman

Region 8-No. 1 MASE vs. Region 7-No. 4 Huntingdon

Region 6- No. 2 East Robertson vs. Region 5-No. 3 Adamsville

CLASS 3A

Region 5-No. 1 White House-Heritage vs. Region 6-No. 4 Harpeth

Region 7-No. 2 Covington vs. Region 8- No. 3 Wooddale

Region 6-No. 1 Camden vs. Region 5-No. 4 Stratford

Region 8-No. 2 Bolton vs. Region 7-No. 3 Dyersburg

Region 7-No. 1 Westview vs. Region 8-No. 4 Raleigh-Egypt

Region 5-No. 2 Westmoreland vs. Region 6-No. 3 Sycamore

Region 8-No. 1 Melrose vs. Region 7-No. 4 Bolivar

Region 6- No. 2 Fairview vs. Region 5-No. 3 Whites Creek

CLASS 4A

Region 5-No. 1 Marshall County vs. Region 6-No. 4 Liberty Creek

Region 7-No. 2 North Side vs. Region 8- No. 3 Millington

Region 6-No. 1 Springfield vs. Region 5-No. 4 Spring Hill

Region 8-No. 2 Kirby vs. Region 7-No. 3 Chester County

Region 7-No. 1 Crockett County vs. Region 8-No. 4 Fayette-Ware

Region 5-No. 2 Creek Wood vs. Region 6-No. 3 White House

Region 8-No. 1 Haywood vs. Region 7-No. 4 South Gibson

Region 6- No. 2 Pearl Cohn vs. Region 5-No. 3 Montgomery Central