TSSAA Football: 2020 Division I Class 5A

Basic Information

In most regions, each row represents a team, and each column a place. The content of the box indicates how the team can earn that place or any higher place. In particular, the symbol ▼ indicates that the team cannot get that place, while ☆ indicates a clinched place.

In a few regions, all places are either clinched or to be directly played for (that is, two teams play for a place, with the loser to finish one place lower). For these, all teams are in the second row, directly below their places.

Playoff Format

Four teams per region qualify. The first three rounds are played among teams in a single section (pair of regions), with cross-region games from the start. In the semifinals, the Region 1/2 and 5/6 winners visit the 3/4 and 7/8 winners respectively (the opposite applies in odd years).

Tiebreakers

1. Head-to-head (applies only to a team beating all others in the tie)
2. Overall wins.
3. First-tier opponents (defined as Wins ≥ Losses, i. e. .500 or better) played.
4. First-tier opponents defeated.
5. Total opponents’ wins.
6. Total opponents’ losses (fewer is better).
7. Random selection.

One team at a time is selected; all others then begin again at the top.

By the same token, if (for example) two teams remain tied after a step that eliminates a third team, those two restart at step 1.