The high school football season is in its last week of the regular season.
The bracket will be released on Saturday, Oct. 17, with the WIAA Football Bracket Reveal Show that starts at 10 a.m.
There are 32 teams that make the playoffs for each division, so 224 teams will be playing 11-player postseason football.
Here's a look at the 10 teams from the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac area that would be in the field and the there who are the hunt, broken down by division. In the hunt includes teams ranked 33-38.
The unofficial look at how the playoffs would break down is courtesy of https://andylavoy.com/football/.
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Division 1
Oshkosh West
- Status: In the hunt
- Record: 3-5
- Ranking: No. 33
- Note: Oshkosh West last made the playoffs in 2021 and has a chance to make it this season.
- Week 9 opponent: at Appleton North
Fond du Lac
- Status: In the hunt
- Record: 3-5
- Ranking: No. 37
- Note: Fond du Lac’s Week 9 opponent, Hortonville, is the 32nd ranked team going into the last week of the regular season. Fond du Lac has lost four games by two points or less this season.
- Week 9 opponent: vs. Hortonville
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Division 2
Oshkosh North
- Status: In the field
- Record: 4-4
- Ranking: No. 26
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Holmen
- Note: Oshkosh North has won four of its last five games.
- Week 9 opponent: at Manitowoc Lincoln
Division 3
Winneconne
- Status: In the field
- Record: 8-0
- Ranking: No. 8
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Green Bay West
- Note: Winneconne won the Division 4 state championship last season
- Week 9 opponent: vs. New London
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Division 4
Berlin
- Status: In the field
- Record: 5-3
- Ranking: No. 15
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Xavier
- Note: Berlin’s lone conference loss is to Wisconsin Dells.
- Week 9 opponent: at Adams-Friendship
Campbellsport
- Status: In the field
- Record: 4-4
- Ranking: No. 25
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Edgewood
- Note: Campbellsport missed the playoffs in 2025 after making it six straight seasons.
- Week 9 opponent: at Laconia
Ripon
- Status: In the field
- Record: 4-4
- Ranking: No. 27
- Potential Level 1 opponent: West Salem
- Note: Ripon is on track to make the playoffs for a second straight season.
- Week 9 opponent: vs. Wautoma
Division 5
Mayville
- Status: In the field
- Record: 6-2
- Ranking: No. 11
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Spencer/Columbus
- Note: Mayville is the defending Division 5 state champions and is playing for a conference title in Week 9.
- Week 9 opponent: at Lomira
Winnebago Lutheran
- Status: In the field
- Record: 4-4
- Ranking: No. 16
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Westfield
- Note: Winnebago Lutheran’s 2025 season ended with a loss to eventual state champion, Mayville.
- Week 9 opponent: at North Fond du Lac
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Division 6
Lomira
- Status: In the field
- Record: 8-0
- Ranking: No. 5
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Loyal/Greenwood
- Note: Lomira won the Division 6 state championship in 2024.
- Week 9 opponent: vs. Mayville
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St. Mary’s Springs
- Status: In the field
- Record: 4-4
- Ranking: No. 19
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Cuba City
- Note: St. Mary’s Springs has wins against Campbellsport and North Fond du Lac in its last two games.
- Week 9 opponent: at Omro
Laconia
- Status: In the hunt
- Record: 3-5
- Ranking: No. 37
- Note: Laconia made the Division 5 playoffs last season and was ranked No. 31.
- Week 9 opponent: vs. Campbellsport
Division 7
Lourdes Academy
- Status: In the field
- Record: 7-1
- Ranking: No. 10
- Potential Level 1 opponent: Riverdale
- Note: Lourdes Academy was one win away from making the Division 7 state championship in 2025.
- Week 9 opponent: at Randolph/Cambria-Friesland
Contact or send game stats/info to Ben Schultz at BSchultz@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @benschultz52.
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