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Massachusetts High
School Football Coaches
Association
2013-2014
STATE PLAYOFF PROPOSAL
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MISSION STATEMENT
Provide aPlayoff Conceptthat the
MIAA Football Committee can use that
meets all the current and familiarstandards the Eastern, Central and
Western Massachusetts member schools
are a accustomed to.
The format will be flexible, create
opportunity for all schools and finish
with a true State Champion in 6
divisions across the state.
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GOALS OF PROPOSAL
Have a State Champion in 6Divisions
Maintain Leagues & ThanksgivingDay Games.
Increase Post-SeasonOpportunities for student-athletesin football.
Create Divisions based on
Enrollment & Competitive Balance Improve Safety Eliminate 3
games in 9 days.
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STRENGTH
OF THE PLAN Each League & School will determine its
own schedule;
Post-Season Games set for week 8 or 9Non-Qualifiers - Against like opponent
Opportunity for All
Junior Varsity & Freshman games scheduledbefore the season.
Multiple teams from each League can qualifyfor the playoffs
Travel limited to Sectional Area.
Revenue Sharing for all games after thequalification period.
No Tuesday nightplayoff games.
All State Championship Games held atGillette Stadium.
Less Intrusive on Winter Sports, only 12
teams play after Thanksgiving vs 74. This plan is a 2 year pilot.
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THE PLAN
The Sections
NORTH 8 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division
6 Divisions D1 & D2 Approximately 12 teams per division * & **
D3, 2 Sections; Northwest & Northeast, 12 teams per division * & ** D4, D5 & D6 Approximately 16 teams per division * & **
SOUTH 8 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division
6 Divisions (1-6) D1 & D2 Approximately 12 teams per division * & **
D3, 2 Sections; Southwest & Southeast, 12 teams per division * & ** D4, D5 & D6 Approximately 16 teams per division * & **
CENTRAL 8 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division
4 Divisions (2, 4, 5, 6) Approximately 13 Teams per division *
WEST 4 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division
4 Divisions (2, 4, 5, 6) Approximately 10 Teams per division *
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THE PLANThe 2013 Season Calendar
Qualification Period - Weeks 1-7
Week 1 September 6/7
Week 2 September 13/14Week 3 September 20/21
Week 4 September 27/28
Week 5 October 4/5
Week 6 October 11/12
Week 7 October 18/19
Post-Qualification Period
Week 8 October 25/26 Playoffs/Re-scheduling
Week 9 November 1/2 West Begins
Week 10 November 8/9 Sectional Championships
Week 11 November 15/16 Semi-Finals (only games)
Week 12 November 21Thanksgiving Day Games
Week 13 November 30State Championships
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THE PLAN
The Post-Qualification Period Calendar
Week 8 October 25/26 *Sectional Playoffs begin in the North, South & Central. Seeding by Power Rating: 1vs.8, 2vs.7, 3vs.6, 4vs.5 Higher seed is home team / Revenue split after expenses Remaining teams in division (non-qualifiers) scheduled
by Sectional Scheduling Committee
Week 9 November 1/2*Sectional Semi-Finals Western Section begins Playoffs
Semi-Finals at the Higher Seed / Revenue split afterexpenses
Remaining teams, including first round losing teamsscheduled by Sectional Scheduling Committee
Week 10 November 8/9 *Sectional Finals Higher Seed is the Home Team 22 Sectional Championship Games / Revenue split
according to MIAA revenue plan Trophy Awarded to Champion & Finalist Remaining teams, including first & second round losing
teams scheduled by Sectional Scheduling Committee
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THE PLAN
The Post-Qualification Period Calendar
Week 11 November 15(Friday)
STATE SEMI-FINAL GAMES
(North vs. South, Central vs. Western) 10 Games 1 D3 Northeast vs Northwest, 1 D3 Southeast
vs Southwest, 4 North vs South & 4 Central vs Western
MIAA Selects neutral location /retains revenue
This date takes place of Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day
Game (eliminates 3 games in 9 days)
Week 12 November 21
THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES Thanksgiving Day Games as usual and end of the season
for all but 12 teams in the state
Week 13 November 30 (Saturday)STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES All 6 games at Gillette Stadium / MIAA retains revenue
A true State Champion Crowned
Same end date as current No extension of season
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HOW TO QUALIFYAll Sections
Sectional Flexibility
These are our recommendations but we would defer to the
appropriate MIAA Committees Each Section will continue to set the
qualification standards for playoff bids withapproval from the MIAA Football Committee.
The objective for non-qualifiers will be to
schedule similar level opponents.
Qualifying Teams will be placed inappropriate division by school enrollment.
All Sections will seed the playoff teams byPower Rating once they are selected.
The Sectional Scheduling Committees willschedule the non-qualifiers according to aformula with flexibility to prevent extra travel,repeat games, etc.
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HOW TO QUALIFYSpecific Sectional Details
North & South Sections
The North and South sections will continue
to provide an automatic playoff bid for eachleague.
Leagues with 5 or more teams they willreceive 2 automatic berths. The remainingteams will be selected as Wild Card teamsto complete the bracket by Power Rating.
Each League is responsible to forward itsplayoff team(s) to the MIAA. Leagues candetermine their own tiebreaker policy toselect their qualifying teams or MIAA policywill be used as some leagues may not be
settled by the end of the qualification period.
Teams on the border of the North/Southsections could be switched to providedivisional balance.
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HOW TO QUALIFYSpecific Sectional Details
Central & West Sections
The Central and Western sections will
continue to select their playoff qualifiers byPower Rating.
The Central and Western sections will only
compete in Divisions 2, 4, 5 and 6 per their
request.
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NEW MECHANICS
Power Rating System Each Team will have a Power Rating(PR). We would defer to the MIAA for a universal
system or sectional choice.
Wild Card SystemFor North & South Sections Only
The Wild Card System is a way to complete thebrackets if not filled by automatic league
qualifiers. Once the automatic qualifiers are placed into their
divisions the open spots will be filled. TheAutomatic Qualifiers will get first preference
when completing the brackets.
Sectional Scheduling Committees Our recommendation is that the MHSFCA
handles the scheduling of the non-qualifiers in theNorth and South.
The Central and Western sections will establish
committees to handle the scheduling of non-qualifies.
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SAMPLES
Rating System
Post-Qualification Schedule 12 & 16 Team Divisions
Excel file attached
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POWER RATINGExample
Each Section of the State (Eastern, Central & Western)
will determine its own Power Rating System and this
system will be used for all teams in that area.
FormulaThe Power Rating System has two parts;
your value & your opponents value.
OWN VALUE12 points for a win over a team in a higher division.
10 points for a win over a team in the same division.
8 points for a win over a team in a lower division.
OPPONENTS VALUE3 points for every win an opponent that you have beaten
has.
1 points for every win an opponent that you lost to has.Ties are half the value (1.5/0.5)
FINAL RATING(Own Value + Opponents Value)/ Number of games played