Football Playoff Clinchers & Hopefuls — 2023-24

* Last updated at 4:30 pm on Saturday, October 21, 2023

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A total of 256 schools — 68 conference champions and 188 at-large entries — will qualify for the IHSA football playoffs. This list shows schools that have clinched a conference championship, schools that have clinched an at-large entry by winning at least 6 games, and schools that are still eligible for a playoff berth. The total number of games won by a team's opponents is used to break ties in determining playoff berths and seeding the playoffs.

If you notice an error in the conference standings, please let us know immediately.

NOTES:

Wins are the most important playoff selection criterion. Opponents' wins are used to break ties.

Conference Champions

School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Defeated
Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Morris 9-0 48 48 848.00 
Chicago (Payton) 9-0 41 41 1204.50 
Barrington 9-0 41 41 2810.50 
DuQuoin (H.S.) 9-0 40 40 455.50 
Rochester 9-0 38 38 754.00 
Normal (Community) 9-0 38 38 2096.00 
Seneca 9-0 37 37 390.50 
Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 9-0 36 36 1214.00 
Rockton (Hononegah) 9-0 36 36 1911.00 
Byron 9-0 36 36 449.00 
Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) 9-0 36 36 303.00 
Greenville 9-0 36 36 542.00 
Kankakee (Sr.) 9-0 36 36 1459.50 
Maroa (M.-Forsyth) 9-0 36 36 344.50 
Quincy (Sr.) 9-0 35 35 1876.00 
Camp Point (Central) 9-0 35 35 247.50 
Lena (L.-Winslow) 9-0 34 34 239.50 
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 9-0 33 33 304.50 
Sesser (Valier) [Coop] 9-0 32 32 279.00 
Greenfield [G.-Northwestern Coop] 9-0 32 32 221.00 
Toulon (Stark County) 9-0 32 32 220.00 
Roxana 9-0 32 32 520.00 
Downs (Tri-Valley) 9-0 31 31 319.00 
Arlington Heights (Hersey) 9-0 30 30 1989.50 
Des Plaines (Maine West) 9-0 27 27 1954.00 
Antioch 9-0 27 27 1290.50 
Chicago (Morgan Park) 8-1 50 42 1045.00 
Washington 8-1 44 35 1429.50 
Chicago (C. Hope Academy) 8-1 43 36 274.50 
Princeton 8-1 43 35 515.00 
Batavia 8-1 43 34 1882.50 
Wilmington 8-1 42 33 409.50 
Farmington 8-1 40 32 351.00 
Chicago (Noble/Johnson) 8-1 38 32 505.00 
Mt. Carmel 8-1 38 31 491.50 
Chicago (Lincoln Park) 8-1 38 29 2088.50 
Park Ridge (Maine South) 8-1 37 32 2382.50 
Momence 8-1 37 30 307.00 
South Elgin 8-1 37 29 2849.50 
Shelbyville 8-1 36 30 349.50 
Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) 8-1 34 27 361.00 
Highland 8-1 34 27 897.50 
Joliet (West) 8-1 33 24 3337.50 
Mahomet (Seymour) 7-2 55 38 996.00 
Gurnee (Warren) 7-2 48 31 3696.50 
Rochelle 7-2 44 28 868.50 
Oak Lawn (Richards) 7-2 43 30 1593.50 
East St. Louis (Sr.) 7-2 40 25 1194.00 
Chicago (C. Vocational) 7-2 39 29 693.00 
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 7-2 38 24 2322.00 
Naperville (Central) 7-2 37 26 2591.00 
Red Bud 7-2 35 19 371.50 
Yorkville (H.S.) 6-3 42 26 1974.00 
Downers Grove (South) 6-3 42 21 2712.00 
Lemont (H.S.) 5-4 47 22 1377.00 
Chicago (Noble/Hansberry) 5-4 37 18 492.50 

Playoff Clinchers

School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Defeated
Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 9-0 49 49 3276.08 
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 9-0 48 48 2729.00 
Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 8-1 53 44 1961.85 
Morton 8-1 43 35 1026.50 
Edwardsville (H.S.) 8-1 42 35 2307.00 
Murphysboro 8-1 42 33 575.50 
Sycamore (H.S.) 8-1 42 33 1172.50 
Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 8-1 40 31 458.00 
Kewanee (Wethersfield) [A.-Wethersfield Coop] 8-1 40 31 236.00 
Mundelein (Carmel) 8-1 39 31 1074.50 
Elmhurst (York) 8-1 38 31 2789.50 
Chicago (Dyett) 8-1 38 31 554.50 
Lake Zurich 8-1 37 30 1775.50 
Kewanee (H.S.) 8-1 37 29 567.50 
Westville 8-1 37 29 364.00 
Lombard (Glenbard East) 8-1 37 29 2255.00 
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 8-1 37 29 1096.50 
Huntley 8-1 37 28 2996.00 
Rockford (Boylan Catholic) 8-1 37 28 673.50 
Sullivan [Sullivan-Okaw Valley Coop] 8-1 37 28 487.00 
Dixon (H.S.) 8-1 37 28 760.50 
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) 8-1 36 29 1960.50 
Morrison 8-1 35 27 286.50 
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 8-1 35 26 288.50 
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 8-1 34 26 669.50 
LeRoy 8-1 33 27 226.50 
Johnston City 8-1 32 23 328.50 
Casey (Westfield) 8-1 31 23 231.50 
Aurora (Christian) 7-2 47 31 200.00 
Breese (Central) 7-2 45 28 620.50 
Wheaton (St. Francis) 7-2 44 33 1130.25 
Peoria (H.S.) 7-2 44 26 1270.00 
Mt. Zion 7-2 43 31 732.50 
Pecatonica [Du-Pec Coop] 7-2 43 26 449.50 
Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 7-2 43 25 2155.50 
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) 7-2 42 30 1927.50 
Downers Grove (North) 7-2 42 28 2156.00 
Carterville 7-2 42 28 633.00 
Richmond (R.-Burton) 7-2 42 26 572.50 
Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 7-2 41 25 210.00 
St. Joseph (Ogden) 7-2 41 25 432.50 
Forreston 7-2 41 25 239.50 
Charleston 7-2 40 26 755.00 
Knoxville 7-2 39 25 328.50 
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 7-2 39 24 4313.50 
Chicago (Lake View) 7-2 39 24 1392.00 
Belleville (East) 7-2 39 24 2439.00 
Elmhurst (IC Catholic) 7-2 39 23 608.03 
Bismarck (B.-Henning-Rossville-Alvin) 7-2 38 23 356.00 
Athens 7-2 38 22 322.00 
Catlin (Salt Fork) 7-2 38 22 246.00 
Metamora 7-2 38 22 923.00 
Stanford (Olympia) 7-2 38 22 500.00 
Williamsville 7-2 38 22 468.50 
Belvidere (North) 7-2 38 21 1404.50 
Cary (Grove) 7-2 38 21 1519.50 
Ottawa (Marquette) 7-2 37 21 154.00 
Coal City 7-2 37 20 620.00 
Wauconda 7-2 36 21 1385.00 
Normal (Community West) 7-2 36 20 1616.50 
Chicago (Noble/UIC) 7-2 35 26 957.00 
Chicago (Mather) 7-2 35 23 1660.50 
Geneva 7-2 35 21 1698.00 
Tolono (Unity) 7-2 35 19 516.00 
Chicago (Whitney Young) 7-2 35 19 1924.00 
Minooka 7-2 34 22 2737.00 
Chicago (Lindblom) 7-2 34 21 1143.50 
Oneida (ROWVA) [Coop] 7-2 34 17 275.50 
Carbondale (H.S.) 7-2 33 20 938.50 
Carmi (White County) 7-2 33 16 368.00 
Normal (University) 7-2 32 20 608.50 
Lawrenceville 7-2 32 16 325.00 
Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) 7-2 31 21 1272.50 
Heyworth 7-2 31 19 246.00 
Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 7-2 31 16 1624.50 
Villa Park (Willowbrook) 7-2 23 15 1868.00 
Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 6-3 49 27 3381.00 
Maple Park (Kaneland) 6-3 48 23 1326.50 
Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) 6-3 47 23 884.40 
Palatine (H.S.) 6-3 46 23 2597.50 
Nashville 6-3 45 24 406.50 
Gibson City (Melvin-Sibley) 6-3 44 25 279.50 
Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) 6-3 44 20 1877.50 
St. Charles (North) 6-3 43 22 1941.50 
Orland Park (Sandburg) 6-3 43 21 2834.00 
Fulton (H.S.) 6-3 43 20 286.00 
Lombard (Montini) 6-3 42 27 488.00 
Wheaton (North) 6-3 42 24 1922.00 
Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 6-3 42 24 1175.00 
Chatham (Glenwood) 6-3 42 21 1466.00 
Chicago (Kenwood) 6-3 42 20 1939.50 
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 6-3 41 20 1972.00 
Naperville (North) 6-3 41 19 2655.50 
Crete (Monee) 6-3 41 18 1413.00 
Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] 6-3 41 17 193.50 
Evergreen Park 6-3 40 25 892.00 
Blue Island (Eisenhower) 6-3 40 21 1773.00 
Decatur (MacArthur) 6-3 40 20 1145.50 
Winchester [West Central Coop] 6-3 40 17 241.00 
Pana (H.S.) 6-3 39 21 387.00 
Freeburg 6-3 39 20 663.50 
Litchfield [Coop] 6-3 39 19 511.50 
Vandalia 6-3 39 18 381.00 
Carlinville 6-3 39 18 412.00 
LaGrange (Lyons) 6-3 39 17 3947.00 
Poplar Grove (North Boone) 6-3 39 17 479.00 
Chicago (Senn) 6-3 39 17 1533.50 
Toledo (Cumberland) 6-3 39 17 289.50 
Buffalo Grove 6-3 39 17 1917.00 
Villa Grove 6-3 39 16 190.50 
Machesney Park (Harlem) 6-3 39 15 1928.00 
Chicago (Crane) 6-3 39 15 417.00 
Aurora (East) 6-3 39 15 4050.50 
Algonquin (Jacobs) 6-3 39 15 2029.00 
Oswego (H.S.) 6-3 38 21 2843.50 
Sandwich 6-3 38 20 579.00 
Joliet (Catholic Academy) 6-3 38 20 965.25 
Harrisburg 6-3 38 18 553.00 
Clinton 6-3 38 16 474.50 
Aledo (Mercer County) 6-3 37 19 376.50 
El Paso (Gridley) 6-3 37 17 374.00 
Mendon (Unity) [Unity-Payson Coop] 6-3 37 13 332.50 
Chicago (St. Ignatius) 6-3 36 23 2408.18 
Breese (Mater Dei) 6-3 36 14 373.00 
Dunlap 6-3 36 13 1340.50 
Norridge (Ridgewood) 6-3 35 14 797.50 
Troy (Triad) 6-3 34 18 1198.00 
Peotone 6-3 34 13 456.50 
Geneseo 6-3 33 17 840.50 
Highland Park 6-3 33 17 1772.00 
Burbank (St. Laurence) 6-3 33 15 844.00 
Fox Lake (Grant) 6-3 33 13 1782.50 
Chicago (Amundsen) 6-3 32 14 1470.00 
Skokie (Niles West) 6-3 32 11 2476.00 
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 6-3 31 15 1159.50 
Champaign (Centennial) 6-3 29 12 1363.00 
Chicago (Lane) 6-3 28 17 4171.50 
Addison (A. Trail) 6-3 24 7 1902.00 

So far 194 teams have clinched a berth in this year's playoffs. There are 62 berths remaining.

Remember that a team's opponents' wins may be affected by games that have not yet been reported.

Still Eligible

School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Defeated
Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Chicago (Brother Rice) 5-4 55 30 2146.65 
Chicago (St. Rita) 5-4 55 26 1603.80 
New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 5-4 50 22 1296.08 
Bloomington (H.S.) 5-4 50 21 1489.00 
Lockport (Twp.) 5-4 49 23 3821.00 
Chicago (Simeon) 5-4 48 21 1374.50 
Benton 5-4 48 18 541.50 
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 5-4 47 23 2750.00 
Effingham (H.S.) 5-4 47 19 738.50 
Libertyville 5-4 45 18 1784.00 
Collinsville 5-4 45 18 1901.50 
Chicago (Hubbard) 5-4 45 13 1765.00 
Monmouth (M.-Roseville) 5-4 45 13 515.00 
Mackinaw (Deer Creek) 5-4 44 15 299.00 
Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] 5-4 43 19 922.50 
Chester 5-4 43 16 330.00 
Wheaton (Warrenville South) 5-4 43 16 1833.00 
Eureka 5-4 43 14 445.50 
Peru (St. Bede) 5-4 42 14 277.50 
Lake Forest (H.S.) 5-4 42 12 1471.50 
Paris 5-4 42 12 521.50 
Princeville 5-4 42 11 210.50 
Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 5-4 41 18 819.00 
Fairfield 5-4 41 11 418.50 
Chicago (Phoenix) 5-4 41 11 559.00 
Oregon 5-4 40 14 417.00 
Nokomis 5-4 40 13 173.50 
Tuscola 5-4 40 13 279.00 
Piasa (Southwestern) 5-4 40 13 396.00 
Carrollton 5-4 40 12 190.00 
Rockford (Lutheran) 5-4 40 12 282.00 
Stillman Valley 5-4 40 12 504.50 
Rockford (Auburn) 5-4 40 10 1816.00 
Crystal Lake (Central) 5-4 40 10 1467.50 
Auburn 5-4 40 10 387.50 
West Chicago (H.S.) 5-4 40 10 1986.00 
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 5-4 39 12 316.00 
Danville (H.S.) 5-4 39 12 1302.00 
Monticello 5-4 39 11 484.50 
Fairbury (Prairie Central) 5-4 39 11 530.50 
Midlothian (Bremen) 5-4 38 23 1386.50 
Summit (Argo) 5-4 38 15 1877.50 
Plano 5-4 38 14 766.00 
Paxton (Buckley-Loda) 5-4 38 10 415.50 
Cahokia (H.S.) 5-4 37 17 794.00 
Peoria (Notre Dame) 5-4 37 10 563.50 
Chicago (Phillips) 5-4 37 10 547.50 
Aurora (West Aurora) 5-4 36 16 3561.00 
Chicago (Englewood STEM) 5-4 36 10 1200.50 
Bridgeport (Red Hill) 5-4 36 8 252.50 
Trenton (Wesclin) 5-4 35 13 385.50 
Dwight [Dwight/Gardner-So. Wilmington Coop] 5-4 35 10 403.50 
Taylorville 5-4 35 9 773.00 
Chicago (Agricultural Science) 5-4 34 11 813.50 
Lincoln 5-4 33 8 814.50 
Tinley Park (H.S.) 5-4 30 9 1019.50 

So far 256 teams have clinched a berth in this year's playoffs. There are 0 berths remaining.

Remember that a team's opponents' wins may be affected by games that have not yet been reported.

Still Eligible

School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Defeated
Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Vienna [Vienna-Goreville Coop] 0-3 17 0 500.00 
Sparta [Coop] 0-3 13 0 455.00 
Chicago (Noble/Academy) 0-1 6 0 547.00