Here’s a quick look at the playoff scenarios for Wyoming high school football teams entering Week 8 of the 2018 season:
Class 4A
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Central at South, Kelly Walsh at Gillette, Laramie at Thunder Basin, Natrona at Rock Springs, Sheridan at East.
Cheyenne East, Natrona, Sheridan, Thunder Basin: In. Will be seeded 1-4 in some way. (See below.)
Laramie: In. No. 5 seed.
Rock Springs: In. No. 6 seed with victory. Seeded 6, 7 or 8 with a loss. (See below.)
Cheyenne Central: Neither in nor out. No. 7 seed with victory. No. 8 seed with loss and Gillette victory. Out with loss and Kelly Walsh victory.
Kelly Walsh: Neither in nor out. Seeded 6, 7 or 8 with victory. (See below.) No. 8 seed with loss and Cheyenne Central victory. Out with loss and Cheyenne South victory.
Cheyenne South: Neither in nor out. Seeded 6, 7 or 8 with victory. (See below.) Out with loss.
Gillette: Out.
Here’s all 32 scenarios for the 4A playoffs:
| South beats Central | |||||||||
| East | Natrona | Thunder Basin | Sheridan | Laramie | Rock Springs | Central | KW | South | |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | out | 6 | 7 |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | out | 6 | 7 |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | 5 | 6 | out | 7 | 8 |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Natrona, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | out | 6 | 7 |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | out | 7 | 8 |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Natrona, East win | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | 4 | 5 | 8 | out | 6 | 7 |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Rock Springs, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | out | 7 | 8 |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Cheyenne East win | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | out | 7 | 8 |
| Gillette, Laramie, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | out | 6 |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | out | 7 |
| Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | 5 | 6 | 8 | out | 7 |
| Gillette, Laramie, Natrona, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | out | 6 |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | out | 7 |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Natrona, East win | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | out | 7 |
| Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | out | 7 |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Cheyenne East win | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | out | 7 |
| Central beats South | |||||||||
| East | Natrona | Thunder Basin | Sheridan | Laramie | Rock Springs | Central | KW | South | |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Natrona, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Natrona, East win | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Rock Springs, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Cheyenne East win | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Laramie, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Natrona, Sheridan win | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3-4 (coin flip) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Laramie, Natrona, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Sheridan win | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Natrona, East win | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | Tie 1-2-3 (coin flip) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs, East win | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
| Gillette, Thunder Basin, Rock Springs, Cheyenne East win | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | out |
Class 3A East
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Worland at Lander.
Torrington: In. No. 1 seed.
Douglas: In. No. 2 seed.
Lander, Worland: In. No. 3 seed with victory. No. 4 seed with loss.
Rawlins, Riverton: Out.
Class 3A West
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Green River at Cody, Star Valley at Evanston.
Star Valley: In. No. 1 seed.
Jackson: In. No. 2 seed.
Evanston: Neither in nor out. No. 3 seed with victory and Green River victory. No. 4 seed with Cody victory, win or lose. Tie for 3-4-5 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Green River victory.
Cody: Neither in nor out. No. 3 seed with victory. Tie for 3-4-5 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Star Valley victory. Out with loss and Evanston victory.
Green River: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory and Evanston victory. Tie for 3-4-5 spots (coin flip to break) with victory and Star Valley victory. Out with loss.
Powell: Out.
Class 2A East
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Burns at Thermopolis.
Buffalo: In. No. 1 seed.
Glenrock: In. No. 2 seed.
Wheatland: In. No. 3 seed.
Burns, Thermopolis: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory. Out with loss.
Moorcroft, Newcastle: Out.
Class 2A West
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Lovell at Kemmerer, Mountain View at Greybull.
Greybull, Mountain View: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 2 seed with loss.
Big Piney: In. No. 3 seed.
Pinedale: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with Lovell victory. Out with Kemmerer victory.
Kemmerer: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory. Out with loss.
Lovell, Lyman: Out.
Class 1A 11-man East
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Lusk at Pine Bluffs, Tongue River at Wright.
Big Horn: In. No. 1 seed.
Upton-Sundance: In. No. 2 seed.
Pine Bluffs: Neither in nor out. No. 3 seed with victory. No. 4 seed with loss and Tongue River victory. Tie for 3-4-5 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Wright victory.
Lusk: Neither in nor out. No. 3 seed with victory and Tongue River victory. Tie for 3-4-5 spots (coin flip to break) with victory and Wright victory. Tie for 4-5-6 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Tongue River victory. Out with loss and Wright victory.
Wright: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory and Pine Bluffs victory. Tie for 3-4-5 spots (coin flip to break) with victory and Lusk victory. Tie for 4-5-6 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Pine Bluffs victory. Out with loss and Lusk victory.
Tongue River: Neither in nor out. Tie for 4-5-6 spots (coin flip to break) with victory and Pine Bluffs victory. Out with loss OR Lusk victory.
Southeast: Out.
Class 1A 11-man West
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Cokeville at Wind River, Rocky Mountain at Wyoming Indian.
Cokeville: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 2 seed with loss.
Wind River: In. No. 1 seed with victory. No. 2 seed with loss and Wyoming Indian victory. Tie for 2-3-4 seeds (coin flip to break) with loss and Rocky Mountain victory.
Shoshoni: In. No. 3 seed with Wind River victory OR Wyoming Indian victory. Tie for 2-3-4 seeds (coin flip to break) with Cokeville victory and Rocky Mountain victory.
Rocky Mountain: Neither in nor out. Tie for 2-3-4 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory and Cokeville victory. No. 4 seed with victory and Wind River victory. Out with loss.
Wyoming Indian: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory. Out with loss.
Saratoga: Ineligible for playoffs.
Class 1A six-man East
Week 8 games affecting playoff seeding: Guernsey at Hanna, Hulett at Lingle, Kaycee at NSI.
Hanna: In. No. 1 seed with victory. Tie for 1-2-3 seeds (coin flip to break) with loss and Kaycee victory. No. 2 seed with loss and NSI victory.
Kaycee: In. Tie for 1-2-3 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory and Guernsey victory. No. 2 seed with Hanna victory. No. 3 seed with loss and Guernsey victory.
Guernsey: In. No. 1 seed with victory and NSI victory. Tie for 1-2-3 seeds (coin flip to break) with victory and Kaycee victory. No. 3 seed with loss.
Hulett: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory. Tie for 4-5-6 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Kaycee victory. Out with loss and NSI victory.
NSI: Neither in nor out. No. 4 seed with victory and Lingle victory. Tie for 4-5-6 spots (coin flip to break) with loss and Lingle victory. Out with Hulett victory.
Lingle: Neither in nor out. Tie for 4-5-6 spots (coin flip to break) with victory and Kaycee victory. Out with loss OR NSI victory.
Midwest: Out.
Class 1A six-man West
Week 8 games potentially affecting playoff seeding: None.
Farson: In. No. 1 seed.
Meeteetse: In. No. 2 seed.
Snake River: In. No. 3 seed.
Burlington: In. No. 4 seed.
Dubois, St. Stephens: Out.
Riverside: Ineligible for playoffs.
–patrick
Updated 3:54 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, with scenarios for 1A six-man East; updated 4:47 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, with scenarios for 1A six-man West.