District Scenarios
We have analyzed the records, completed all the calculations, and researched all of the district tie-breakers. The result is this complete narrative of the district playoff scenarios for each Eight-Man and 6-Man district in the state.
**Team records are listed below in the format (Overall Record, District Record)
See the Kpreps District Standings for complete listings: http://kpreps.com/kansas/districts/
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Class 8M-I
District 1
- Yates Center (0-7, 0-4) at West Elk (6-1, 4-0) – West Elk has already clinched the district championship with last week’s win over Oswego. Yates Center has already been eliminated from the playoffs.
- Oswego (3-4, 3-1) at Cedar Vale-Dexter (2-5, 2-2) – Oswego clinches the runner-up spot with a win. Cedar Vale-Dexter can finish as the district runner-up with a win and a Sedan loss to Flinthills.
- Sedan (3-4, 2-2) at Flinthills (2-5, 1-3) – Flinthills needs to beat Sedan and hope for a Cedar Vale-Dexter win over Oswego to secure a playoff spot. A Sedan win secures a playoff spot for the Blue Devils.
District 2
- Lyndon (7-0, 4-0) at Burlingame (5-2, 2-2) – Lyndon has already clinched the district title with a win over Cair Paravel – the only team that could tie the Tigers in the standings.
- Madison (4-3, 1-3) at Chase County (4-3, 2-2) – Chase County is in the bracket with a win. Madison must beat Chase County and hope for a Burlingame win over Lyndon to reach the post season.
- Cair Paravel (5-2, 3-1) at Maranatha Academy (2-5, 0-4) – Cair Paravel as secured the schools’ first-ever KSHSAA playoff appearance. The Lions have secured the district runner-up spot with wins over Chase County and Burlingame – the only teams that could tie them in the standings should Cair Paravel lose.
District 3
- South Sumner Co. (7-0, 4-0) at Central Burden (7-0, 4-0) – A true district championship game - the winner qualifies as the district champion, while the loser qualifies as the runner-up.
- Oxford (4-3, 2-2) at Argonia-Attica (5-2, 2-2) – The winner qualifies as the No. 3 seed from this district, while the loser advances as the No. 4 seed.
- Wichita Independent (2-5, 0-4) at Udall (0-7, 0-4) – Both teams have been eliminated from the playoff bracket. Independent is ineligible for post-season play given their district forfeit against South Sumner County.
District 4
- Little River (5-2, 3-1) at Goessel (1-6, 1-3) – Little River is the district runner-up with a victory. If the Redskins lose, they will be the runner-up if Herington loses. Goessel reaches the postseason with a win and a Solomon loss to Pretty Prairie.
- Moundridge (7-0, 4-0) at Herington (5-2, 3-1) – Moundridge is the district champion with a win. Herington wins the district title by upsetting Moundridge if Little River loses to Goessel.
- Solomon (2-5, 1-3) at Pretty Prairie (0-7, 0-4) – Solomon reaches the playoffs with a win over Pretty Prairie. The Gorillas hold the head-to-head tie-breaker over Goessel. Pretty Prairie has been eliminated. The Bulldogs can only hope for a three-way tie with Solomon and Goessel, but cannot finish with the most marginal points of the three teams.
District 5
- Clifton-Clyde (5-2, 3-1) at Bennington (3-4, 2-2) – Clifton-Clyde can claim the district championship by finishing with the most marginal points – a feat that would require the Eagles to win by at least 15 points and hope that Lincoln defeats Ell-Saline by at least that same margin. Bennington can finish as the 3-seed with a win coupled with a Lincoln upset of Ell-Saline.
- Lincoln (5-2, 3-1) at Ell-Saline (6-1, 4-0) – Ell-Saline is the district champ with a win. Lincoln can claim the district championship with a win and a Clifton-Clyde loss to Bennington.
- Washington County (2-5, 0-4) at Mankato-Rock Hills (2-5, 0-4) – Both teams have been eliminated from playoff contention.
District 6
- Hoxie (6-1, 4-0) at Atwood-Rawlins Co. (7-0, 4-0) – A true district championship game - the winner qualifies as the district champion, while the loser qualifies as the runner-up.
- Oberlin-Decatur Comm. (2-5, 1-3) at Hill City (4-3, 2-2) – A Hill City win gives the Ringnecks the No. 3 seed. Oberlin needs a win and to hope for a Quinter loss to Stockton.
- Stockton (0-7, 0-4) at Quinter (4-3, 1-3) – Quinter reaches the bracket with a win. Stockton has been eliminated. The Tigers can only hope for a three-way tie with Quinter and Oberlin, but cannot finish with the most marginal points of the three teams.
District 7
- Macksville (2-5, 1-3) at Kiowa County (1-6, 1-3) – This is essentially a playoff game with the winner qualifying for the bracket as the 4-seed, and the loser being left out of the playoffs.
- WaKeeney-Trego (5-2, 4-0) at Pratt-Skyline (4-3, 3-1) – WaKeeney-Trego is the district champion with a win. Skyline can claim the district title with a win coupled with a La Crosse loss to Ness City. Skyline can also win the title by beating Trego by at least 14 points, regardless of what La Crosse does this week.
- Ness City (0-7, 0-4) at La Crosse (4-3, 3-1) – La Crosse qualifies as the district runner-up with a win and a Skyline loss to Trego. Ness City has been eliminated.
District 8
- South Gray (1-6, 0-4) at Leoti-Wichita Co. (7-0, 4-0) – Wichita County is the District 8 champion given their win over Meade – the only team that could possibly tie them in the standings. South Gray has already been eliminated.
- Meade (6-1, 3-1) at Elkhart (5-2, 2-2) – Meade clinches the runner-up spot and a home playoff game with a win. Elkhart can clinch the runner-up spot with a win coupled with a Spearville loss to Sublette.
- Sublette (4-3, 1-3) at Spearville (2-5, 2-2) – Spearville reaches the postseason with a win. Sublette can win and hope for an Elkhart victory over Meade. Even if Elkhart loses forcing a three-way tie, the Larks can get if they beat Spearville by 7 or more points. If Sublette wins by 5 points or fewer, Spearville would have the highest marginal point total (between them, Elkhart, & Sublette) and the Lancers would get the 3-seed. The remaining spot would go to Elkhart because of their head-to-head win over Sublette.
Class 8M-II
District 1
- Lebo (4-3, 4-0) at Colony-Crest (4-3, 2-2) – Lebo has already qualified as the district champion with wins over St. Paul and Marmaton Valley – both teams that could possibly tie the Wolves in the standings. Crest will qualify as the 4th seed.
- St. Paul (5-2, 3-1) at Marmaton Valley (5-2, 3-1) – The winner of this game is the No. 2 seed out of this district, while the loser qualifies as the No. 3 seed.
- Marais des Cygnes Valley (0-7, 0-4) at Hartford (0-7, 0-4) – Both the Jaguars and the Trojans have been eliminated from playoff consideration.
District 2
- Canton-Galva (6-1, 3-0) at Rural Vista (4-3, 2-1) – Canton-Galva is the district champion with a win or a loss by 20 points or less. The Eagles have defeated Hutchinson Central Christian. Rural Vista can win the district title with a win and a Central Christian loss.
- Hutchinson Central Christian (4-3, 2-1) at Norwich (3-4, 1-2) – Central Christian secures at least the runner-up spot in the district with a win. Norwich can finish as high as the district runner-up by beating Central Christian by 21 coupled with a Rural Vista 21-point loss to Canton-Galva.
- Non-District: Osborne (6-1) at Fairfield (0-7) – This is a non-district game. Fairfield has already been eliminated from playoff consideration, while Osborne has already wrapped up the District 4 championship.
District 3
- Doniphan West (0-7, 0-4) at Axtell (7-0, 4-0) – Axtell has already won the District 3 title as the Eagles have wins over both Frankfort and Hanover. Doniphan West has been eliminated from playoff consideration.
- Frankfort (5-2, 3-1) at Hanover (4-3, 3-1) – Both teams have already qualified for the playoffs. The winner of this game qualifies as the district runner-up and earns a home playoff game, while the loser is the No. 3 seed.
- Linn (2-5, 1-3) at Blue Valley Randolph (3-4, 1-3) – This is essentially a playoff game with the winner qualifying for the playoffs as the fourth-place team out of this district while the loser does not make the playoff bracket.
District 4
- Beloit St. John’s-Tipton (1-6, 1-2) at Wakefield (1-6, 1-2) – The winner of this game qualifies as the No. 3 seed with the loser qualifying as the No. 4 seed.
- Lakeside-Downs (5-2, 2-1) at Pike Valley (0-7, 0-3) – Lakeside is the district runner-up. Even with a loss, the Knights have the head-to-head tie-breaker over both Beloit St. John’s-Tipton and Wakefield who could tie them in the standings. Pike Valley has been eliminated from the playoffs having lost to both Beloit St. John’s-Tipton and Wakefield.
- Non-District: Fairfield (0-7) at Osborne (6-1) – This is a non-district game. Fairfield has already been eliminated from playoff consideration, while Osborne has already wrapped up the District 4 championship.
District 5
- Otis-Bison (0-7, 0-2) at Victoria (5-1, 2-0) – Victoria has already claimed the District 5 championship. Even with a loss to Otis-Bison, Victoria has a head-to-head victory over Sylvan-Lucas who they would be tied with. Otis-Bison will qualify as the No. 4 seed.
- Reno County Homeschool (3-2) at Central Plains (5-2, 1-2) – This is a non-district game. Central Plains has sewn up the No. 3 seed from District 5.
- Non-District: Sylvan-Lucas Unified (5-1) at Logan-Palco (2-5) – This is a non-district game. Sylvan-Lucas has clinched the runner-up spot in District 5. Logan-Palco qualifies as the 4-seed if St. Francis defeats Wheatland-Grinnell.
District 6
- Thunder Ridge (5-2, 3-0) at Sharon Springs-Wallace Co. (4-3, 3-0) – This game will decide the District 6 title. The winner qualifies as the district champion, the loser as the runner-up.
- Wheatland-Grinnell (0-7, 0-3) at St. Francis (1-5, 1-2) – St. Francis qualifies as the No. 3 seed out of this district with a win. If Wheatland-Grinnell wins, there is a three-way tie with St. Francis and Logan-Palco to be decided by the district points system.
- Non-District: Sylvan-Lucas Unified (5-1) at Logan-Palco (2-5) – This is a non-district game. Sylvan-Lucas has clinched the runner-up spot in District 5. Logan-Palco qualifies as the 4-seed if St. Francis defeats Wheatland-Grinnell.
District 7
- Kinsley (6-1, 2-1) at Stafford (1-6, 0-3) – Kinsley wins the district championship with a victory over Stafford coupled with a South Central loss to St. John. Stafford has been eliminated from the playoffs.
- South Central (4-3, 2-1) at St. John (3-4, 1-2) – South Central can win the district title if they beat St. John by 21 or more points AND Kinsley beats Stafford. That scenario will create a three-way tie for first with South Central finishing with the most district margin points. If South Central loses, they are likely third in the district. If the Timberwolves win and Kinsley loses, South Barber will be the champ with South Central qualifying as the runner-up. St. John has qualified for the playoffs and can finish as the 3-seed if they beat South Central and Kinsley beats Stafford.
- Non-District: Hodgeman County (5-2) at South Barber (6-1) – This is a non-district game. South Barber is the district champion with a Kinsley loss. The Chieftains also win the district if South Central wins by less than 19 points and Kinsley wins by less than 20 points.
District 8
- Dighton (4-3, 2-1) at Minneola (7-0, 3-0) – Minneola has won the District 8 title. Even if Dighton defeats Minneola, throwing the district into a three-way tie, the Wildcats will still finish with the most marginal points. In that scenario, Hodgeman holds the head-to-head tie-breaker over Dighton by virtue of its 58-30 win over the Hornets in Week 4. Thus Hodgeman County has already sewn up the runner-up spot and Dighton the 3-seed.
- Bucklin (2-5, 0-3) at Satanta (0-7, 0-3) – This is essentially a playoff game with the winner qualifying for the playoffs as the fourth-place team out of this district while the loser does not make the playoff bracket.
- Non-District: South Barber (6-1) at Hodgeman County (4-3) – This is a non-district game. Hodgeman County is the runner-up. The Longhorns hold the head-to-head tie-breaker over Dighton by virtue of its 58-30 win over the Hornets in Week 4.
Class 6-Man
District 1
- Waverly (6-0, 4-0) at Southern Coffey Co. (2-5, 1-3) – Waverly has already won the district championship having beaten Chetopa – the only team that could tie the Bulldogs in the standings. If Southern Coffey County pulls off the upset, the Titans can finish fourth in the district if Peabody-Burns defeats Centre. If the Titans lose, they will be the 6-seed out of District 1.
- Centre-Lost Springs (3-3, 1-3) at Peabody-Burns (4-3, 2-2) – The winner of this game is likely the No. 3 seed out of District 1. Centre will qualify as the 3-seed by beating Peabody-Burns by at least ten points or any margin of victory as long as Waverly beats Southern Coffey County. A Centre loss (along with a SCC loss to Waverly) leaves the Cougars as the 4-seed.
- Non-District: Altoona-Midway (1-6) at Burrton (2-5) – This is a non-district game. Altoona-Midway owns the tie-breaker over Southern Coffey County for fifth place by virtue of the Jets’ 80-32 win over the Titans in Week 7.
- Non-District: Chetopa (5-1) at Ashland (6-1) – This is a non-district game that was added a few weeks ago. Chetopa has finished as the district runner-up after an 0-8 season in 2022, and a 1-8 season in 2021.
District 2
- Southern Cloud (1-3, 1-6) at Cunningham (6-1, 4-0) – Cunningham has already captured the district championship with a win over Tescott – the only team that could tie the Wildcats in the standings. Cunningham has posted six consecutive shutouts. Southern Cloud will finish in fifth by virtue of their win over Chase.
- Chase (0-5, 0-4) at Tescott (4-2, 3-1) – Tescott has clinched the runner-up spot out of this district having defeated Pawnee Heights – the only team that could tie the Trojans in the standings. Chase will be the 6th seed out of this district.
- Non-District: Altoona-Midway (1-6) at Burrton (2-5) – This is a non-district game. Burrton will finish in 4th place in District 2.
- Non-District: Weskan (6-1) at Pawnee Heights (4-3) – This is a non-district game. Pawnee Heights will finish in 3rd place in District 2.
District 3
- Ingalls (5-2, 2-1) at Deerfield (5-1, 2-1) – The winner of this game is the district runner-up, while the loser qualifies as the No. 3 seed.
- Rolla (1-5, 0-3) at Moscow (0-7, 0-3) – Moscow will qualify as the 4th seed from this district. Rolla has forfeited this game and the remainder of their season due to insufficient number of healthy players. The Pirates are ineligible for playoff consideration as a result.
- Non-District: Chetopa (5-1) at Ashland (6-1) – This is a non-district game that was added a few weeks ago. Ashland has claimed the district championship with wins over Deerfield and Ingalls.
- Rolla has forfeited this game and the remainder of their season due to insufficient players. The Pirates are ineligible for playoff consideration as a result.
District 4
- Golden Plains (2-5, 2-2) at Cheylin (7-0, 4-0) – Cheylin has already claimed the district championship with a victory over Northern Valley – the only team that could tie the Cougars in the standings. An upset by Golden Plains coupled with a Triplains victory over Greeley County would give the Bulldogs the third-place finish in this district.
- Triplains-Brewster (2-5, 1-3) at Tribune-Greeley Co. (3-4, 2-2) – Greeley County is the No. 3 seed with a win over Triplains. A win by Triplains coupled with a Golden Plains loss to Cheylin would create a three-way tie and come down to margin points.
- Western Plains-Healy (0-7, 0-4) at Northern Valley (6-1, 3-1) –Northern Valley has already secured the runner-up spot from this district. Western Plains will qualify as the No. 6 seed from this district.
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