Here are the playoff scenarios for Wyoming high school football teams as they enter the final week of the 2016 regular season. A full schedule of Week 8 games is here.
Class 4A
Gillette: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 1 seed with loss and Cheyenne South victory. No. 2 seed with loss and Sheridan victory.
Sheridan: In. No. 1 seed with victory and Cheyenne East victory. No. 2 seed with victory and Gillette victory. No. 2 seed with loss.
Rock Springs: In. No. 3 seed.
Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Natrona: In. Seeds No. 4-8. The breakdown is as follows:
| Sheridan beats South | Lar | Nat | CE | KW | CS | |
| East, NC, KW win | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Gil, NC, KW win | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
| East, RS, KW win | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Gil, RS, KW win | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
| East, NC, Lar win | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Gil, NC, Lar win | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| East, RS, Lar win | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Gil, RS, Lar win | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| South beats Sheridan | ||||||
| East, NC, KW win | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Gil, NC, KW win | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
| East, RS, KW win | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Gil, RS, KW win | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
| East, NC, Lar win | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Gil, NC, Lar win | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| East, RS, Lar win | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Gil, RS, Lar win | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
Cheyenne Central, Evanston: Out.
Class 3A East
Douglas: In. No. 1 seed.
Torrington: In. No. 2 seed.
Buffalo, Lander, Rawlins, Riverton: Neither in nor out. The breakdown is as follows:
| Buffalo beats Douglas | Riv | Raw | Buf | Lan | |
| Tor win, Riv win | 3 | out | 4 | out | |
| Tor win, Lan win | out | out | 3 | 4 | |
| Raw win, Riv win | 3 | 4 | out | out | |
| Raw win, Lan win | out | out | 3 | 4 | |
| Douglas beats Buffalo | |||||
| Tor win, Riv win | 3 | tie 4 (coin flip) | tie 4 (coin flip) | tie 4 (coin flip) | |
| Tor win, Lan win | 4 | out | out | 3 | |
| Raw win, Riv win | 3 | 4 | out | out | |
| Raw win, Lan win | 4 | out | out | 3 | |
Class 3A West
Cody, Green River, Powell, Star Valley: In. The breakdown is as follows:
| Worland beats Green River | SV | GR | Pow | Cod | |
| SV win, Cod win | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Jac win, Cod win | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| SV win, Pow win | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Jac win, Pow win | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Green River beats Worland | |||||
| SV win, Cod win | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Jac win, Cod win | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| SV win, Pow win | 1-2-3 tie (coin flip) | 1-2-3 tie (coin flip) | 1-2-3 tie (coin flip) | 4 | |
| Jac win, Pow win | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Jackson, Worland: Out.
Class 2A East (updated)
Glenrock: In. No. 1 seed.
Big Horn, Wheatland: In. No. 2 seed with victory; No. 3 seed with loss.
Newcastle: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory. Out with loss.
Burns: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory and Glenrock victory. Out with loss or with Moorcroft victory.
Moorcroft: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory and Burns victory. Out with loss or Newcastle victory.
Thermopolis: Out.
Class 2A West
Mountain View: In. No. 1 seed.
Greybull: In. No. 2 seed.
Pinedale: In. No. 3 seed with victory. No. 4 seed with loss.
Lovell: Neither in nor out. No. 3 seed with victory. No. 4 seed with loss and Kemmerer victory. Out with loss and Lyman victory.
Lyman: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory and Pinedale victory. Out with loss or Lovell victory.
Big Piney, Kemmerer: Out.
Class 1A 11-man East
Tongue River, Upton-Sundance: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 2 seed with loss.
Pine Bluffs: In. No. 3 seed.
Southeast, Wright: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory. Out with loss.
Lusk: Out.
Class 1A 11-man West
Shoshoni: In. No. 1 seed with victory. Tie for 1-2-3 seeds (coin flip to break) with loss and Rocky Mountain victory. No. 2 seed with loss and Wyoming Indian victory.
Cokeville: In. No. 1 seed with victory and Wyoming Indian victory. Tie for 1-2-3 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory and Rocky Mountain victory. No. 3 seed with loss.
Rocky Mountain: In. Tie for 1-2-3 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory and Cokeville victory. No. 2 seed with Shoshoni victory. No. 3 seed with loss and Cokeville victory.
Saratoga, Wind River: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with win. Out with loss.
Wyoming Indian: Out.
Class 1A six-man East
Kaycee: In. No. 1 seed.
Guernsey-Sunrise: In. No. 2 seed.
Hanna, Midwest: In. No. 3 seed with victory. No. 4 seed with loss.
Hulett, NSI, Rock River: Out.
Lingle: Ineligible for playoffs.
Class 1A six-man West
Farson: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 2 seed with loss.
Snake River: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 2 seed with loss and St. Stephens victory. No. 3 seed with loss, Meeteetse victory and Riverside victory. Tie for 2-3-4 seeds (coin flip to break) with loss, Meeteetse victory and Burlington victory.
Burlington: In. Tie for 2-3-4 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory, Farson victory and Meeteetse victory. No. 3 seed with victory, Snake River victory and Meeteetse victory. No. 3 seed with St. Stephens victory, no matter what. No. 4 seed with loss and Meeteetse victory.
Meeteetse: In. Tie for 2-3-4 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory, Burlington victory and Farson victory. No. 3 seed with victory and Riverside victory. No. 4 seed with victory, Riverside victory and Snake River victory. No. 4 seed with loss.
Dubois, St. Stephens, Ten Sleep: Out.
Riverside: Ineligible for playoffs.
If any of this doesn’t check out with your calculations, let me know by leaving a comment.
–patrick
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