The Class 6A playoffs are scheduled to be discussed at the Oregon School Activities Association’s football ad hoc committee meeting on Thursday morning.
The agenda on the OSAA website states that the ad hoc committee will gauge member sentiment about the division of the Class 6A playoff brackets.
The bracket was divided into two sides this past fall:
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Open championship: The top 12 teams in the final rankings, adjusted to allow all six league champions in. Top four seeds get a first-round bye. Winner is the Class 6A open champion.
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State championship: Seeds 13-28 placed in a bracket and play for the state championship. The trophy given to the winner looks identical to the ones given out to the other state champions.
Compared to the previous two seasons, when the Class 6A playoffs were divided in half (32 teams advanced to the postseason), this was a minor change.
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State championship: The top 16 teams in the final rankings, adjusted to allow all six league champions to host a first round game. Winner is the state champion.
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Columbia Cup: Seeds 17-32 placed in a bracket. They played for the Columbia Cup which was a trophy that did not look like the ones given to the other teams.
Given that two Class 6A champions were crowned this fall, the OSAA’s 2024 naming convention caused confusion.
Years of coaches complaining about the unequal first-round matchups in the Class 6A state tournament led to the creation of the consolation bracket.
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The ad hoc committee’s meeting is focused on more than just the Class 6A playoffs’ future.
They will talk about which football teams, depending on their performance, can advance or fall in a classification.
Additionally, a section of the agenda has been set aside for talking about this year’s newly established week 0. The rule, which has often been applied to jamborees, permits teams to play a game on week 0. Later in the season, teams that play in week 0 will get a bye week.
In contrast to Oregon, states where football begins earlier in the year can better match up with teams that play out-of-state opponents by adding week 0. Additionally, it gives some teams (such as those in southern or central Oregon) the chance to include a bye week in their schedule in case they have to postpone a game because of late-summer air quality issues.
Throughout the winter, the football ad hoc committee will meet on a fairly frequent basis; sessions are scheduled for December 19, January 8, and January 22.
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