WIAA releases football brackets

By Rich Palzewic

Sports Editor

BROWN COUNTY – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association recently released the football brackets for the upcoming postseason.

There will be two levels of playoffs, with the winner of the four-team pod being crowned regional champion.

Locally in Division 2, West De Pere received a No. 1 seed and will host No. 4 Grafton Friday, Nov. 13, with the winner facing either No. 2 Plymouth or No. 3 Luxemburg-Casco the following week.

No. 2 Seymour will host No. 3 Antigo Nov. 13 in its pod.

The winner of that contest will play either No. 1 Shawano or No. 4 Marinette.

Because many teams didn’t play this fall or opted out of the playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were seeded electronically utilizing criteria and formulas new for 2020.

The criteria in the formula include:

• Team’s win percentage
• Opponents’ win percentage
• Opponents’ opponents win percentage
• Defeated opponents’ win percentage
• Defeated opponents’ opponents win percentage
• Historical conference playoff win percentage
• Historical team playoff win percentage
• Strength of loss game value

For the complete listing of the postseason brackets, CLICK HERE.