• All leagues automatically qualify two teams -- their league champion and runner-up -- based on the

        Universal Tie-breaker (Bylaw 1907.11).

• Remaining (at-large) teams are selected based on number of wins.

• A school must win at least two league games to be considered.

• A school may only compete in one division lower than its league placement, but will compete in a higher division if

        its CBEDS numbers places it in a certain division. (For example, if School A were in a Division II league, the

        lowest division that it can compete in would be Division III. It would compete in Division I or II if its CBEDS

• After the 64 schools are selected, they are divided in four divisions of 16 enrollment. A school that is misplaced due to

        the above criteria would be placed in its respective division and the Section staff would adjust the brackets accordingly.

• Division 4 would be divided into two brackets of 8 to compensate for the difference in school size in that respective

        division. Division 4A would include the 8 largest schools in Division 4 and Division 4B would include the remaining 8

        schools. Each bracket would be seeded utilizing the criteria in the power point presentation. The Division 4 championship

        game would be played by the winners of Division 4A and 4B. There are no awards given to the winners of Division 4A and 4B.

• In Division V-VI, the 12 teams will be divided in half. The 6 largest will be Division V. The other 6 will be Division VI.

• There will be four brackets of 16 teams and two brackets of 6 teams (76 total teams).

• Divisions I-IV will be 16-team brackets.

• Divisions I-IV will be comprised of teams from the following 20 leagues: DRL, DVC, MEL, CCC, MMC,

        SJAA, TCAL, CVC, Metro, SFL, CAL, PVL, SCAC, TCC, SVC, VOL, WAC, GEL, MLL and TVL.

• Divisions V-VI will be 6-team brackets.

• Divisions V and VI will be comprised of teams from the following 4 leagues: CCAA (formerly HCL), SDL, SL and SMAL.

    • There are 40 automatic qualifiers.

    • There are 24 at-large qualifiers.

    • There are 8 automatic qualifiers.

    • There are 4 at-large qualifiers.

All Divisions

    • At-large teams will be selected solely on the basis of regular season victories.

    • 1 – Head-to-head (if all tied teams played each other) will break the tie.

    • 2 – Combined wins of all opponents.

    • 3 – Combined wins of all defeated opponents.

    • 4 – If all of the above do not eliminate all ties, CalPreps rankings (as compiled at the time of the seeding process) will

                be used.

Divisions I-IV

    • 64 qualifiers have been determined (40 automatic qualifiers plus the 24 at-large teams).

    • The largest 16 schools (based on the previous year's CBEDS enrollment) will be placed in Division I.

    • The next 16 schools will be Division II.

    • The third group of 16 schools will be Division III.

    • The final 16 schools will be Division IV.

            Division IV will be divided in half again by enrollment for a IV-A (8 largest) and IV-B (8 smallest).

                        IV-A will be the top half of the bracket, while IV-B will be the bottom half of the bracket.

Divisions V and VI

    • 12 qualifiers have been determined (8 automatic qualifiers plus the 4 at-large teams).

    • The largest 6 schools (based on the previous year's CBEDS enrollment) will be placed in

Division V.

    • The remaining 6 schools will be Division VI.

• Schools will be listed in order by number of wins, regardless of league finish.

• If two or more teams are tied for a particular seed (same number of total wins), the following criteria will be applied, in this order:

    • 1 – Head-to-head

    • 2 – League standing

    • 3 – Combined wins of all opponents

    • 4 – CalPreps rankings

• After all teams are listed 1 to 16 (1 to 6 in Divisions V and VI), the Section staff may move teams in the bracket utilizing the following criteria:

            same league.

            teams one spot up or down to separate the two teams into opposite brackets to correct a serious seeding injustice.

            champion or co-champion.

            authority to move teams 13 through 16 to relieve the travel burden.

• 1 – Pick the 40 automatic qualifiers (Divisions I-IV)

        • For Divisions V-VI, pick 8 automatic qualifiers

• 2 – Pick the 24 at-large qualifiers (Divisions IIV)

        • For Divisions V-VI, pick 4 at-large qualifiers

• 3 ‐ Determine the divisions by enrollment

• 4 – Seed the tournament

• 5 – Bracket the tournament

• Two days of conditioning are mandatory before a team may wear pads.

• August 9 and 10 – Mandatory two days of conditioning begins on August 9 (Week 6 of NFHS calendar) for schools playing a zero week game.

• August 11 – First day of official practice in football pads.

• August 9‐14 –Two days of mandatory conditioning prior to official pracVce in pads.

• August 21 and 26‐28 –A school may have up to a maximum of 2 scrimmages.

        However, a school playing a zero week game, may not scrimmage before August 21.

• August 21 – First date of official scrimmage. Student must have practiced in pads every day since August 11 (not including Sundays). (Bylaw 1902)

• August 26 ‐‐ First day for scrimmages for those starting with pads between August 12 and August 16.

• August 27 – The first date a school may play a zero week game.

• Note: No games, including lower level contests, may be played prior to Aug. 27.

• September 3 – Week one of the football season.

• November 5 – Final weekend of regular season.

• November 6 – The only games that are allowed on this date are for teams that do not have lights and play their home games on Saturday afternoons.

    If you use someone else's stadium, you must play prior to Nov. 6.  If a team plays a game on this Saturday, they must start the varsity contest no

    later than noon. This is necessary for the Section staff to compile all results and release the brackets.

• November 5‐6, 2010:       Final week of regular season

• November 6:                Release of brackets

• November 12‐13:       First round, all divisions

• November 19‐20:             Second round, all divisions

• November 26‐27:             Third round, Divisions I‐IV; Championship Games, Divisions V‐VI

• Sunday, November 28:       Championship Luncheon (see next slide)

• December 3‐4:                 Championship Games, Divisions I‐IV

• December 10‐11:             Open date (until State adds NorCal playoffs)

• December 17‐18:             State Championship Bowl Games

• The Section will host a Championship Week luncheon on Sunday prior to the finals of Divisions I‐IV (November 28, for 2010).

        This luncheon will be mandatory.

• Each participating finalist would be allowed to bring their head coach, A.D., principal, superintendent and 4 athletes (maximum of 10 per school).

• This luncheon will allow the media to interview the participants. The Section will also distribute pre-game materials.

• The Division V and VI winners will also be invited.

• Championship site visits will still take place on Tuesday.