2016 NCHSAA Playoff Pairings

2016 NCHSAA Playoff Pairings

From 2016-17 NCHSAA Handbook

4.1.17 Playoff Berths/Qualification:

(a) All teams that finish first (1st) in the conference regular season or are the conference tournament champions, automatically qualify. In a split conference a team must finish 1st in their part of the split or be the conference tournament champion to automatically qualify.

(1) Split conferences cannot have separate tournaments, and the regular season conference champion must participate in the conference tournament.

(b) All other teams qualify based upon the best 22-game record (10-game, Football; All games, Tennis, Wrestling and Lacrosse) from the non-automatic qualifiers in a classification.

(c) All classifications will field a full complement of 64 teams with the exception of Tennis, Wrestling and Lacrosse.

(d) If ties exist for the final at-large berth(s) qualifiers, they will be broken by:

(1) All Head-to-Head Competition:

(i) The non-conference game(s) that are dropped for seeding purposes may still be used in breaking a tie

(2) Conference Winning Percentage 

(3) Draw

4.1.18 Seeding:

(a) Once the qualifying teams are determined, they will be divided into four (4) groups, (i.e. East, Mideast, Midwest, West) based upon the longitude of each school.

(b) Seed all first place, regular season conference champions by 22-game winning percentage (10-game, football; All games, Tennis, Wrestling & Lacrosse) followed by;

(c) Conference tournament champions by 22-game winning percentage (10-game, football; All games, Tennis, Wrestling & Lacrosse), followed by;

(d) All other qualifying teams by 22-game winning percentage (10-game, football; All games, Tennis, Wrestling & Lacrosse)

(1) All ties for seeding in (a), (b) or (c) will be broken by:

(i) All Head-to-Head Competition Note: The non-conference game(s) that are dropped for seeding purposes may still be used in breaking a tie. Note: All teams involved in the tie must have played each other.

(ii) 24-game record (11-game, Football; All games, Tennis, Wrestling and Lacrosse)

(iii) MaxPreps Ranking (last available ranking at the time of the seeding) (iv) Draw

4.1.19 Bracketing:

(a) Once the seeding process is complete, the pairings will be made with teams from the East paired with teams from the Mideast and teams from the Midwest paired with teams from the West.

(b) A bracketing template for each sport will be posted on the NCHSAA website.

4.1.20 Reporting Playoff Advancement:

(a) After schools have qualified for the playoffs, it is their responsibility to report advancement by the appropriate method and deadline as designated by the NCHSAA.

(b) Failure to report a playoff advancement will result in a $400 fine to the school. Teams must report advancement no later than 6 a.m. the day following each win.

(c) Postponements should also be reported.

4A				4AA
E	1	New Hanover		E	1	Wake Forest
ME	8	Northern Durham		ME	8	Panther Creek
E	5	DH Conley		E	5	Laney
ME	4	Cardinal Gibbons		ME	4	Fuquay-Varina
E	3	West Johnston		E	3	Heritage
ME	6	Pine Forest		ME	6	Holly Springs
E	7	Clayton		E	7	Leesville Road
ME	2	Cape Fear		ME	2	Pinecrest
ME	1	Scotland		ME	1	Middle Creek
E	8	New Bern		E	8	Wakefield
ME	5	Seventy-First		ME	5	South View
E	4	Southeast Raleigh		E	4	Sanderson
ME	3	Hillside		ME	3	Richmond
E	6	Hoggard		E	6	Millbrook
ME	7	Person		ME	7	Green Hope
E	2	JH Rose		E	2	Garner
W	1	Davie		W	1	Lake Norman
MW	8	Southeast Guilford		MW	8	East Mecklenburg
W	5	AL Brown		W	5	South Mecklenburg
MW	4	Glenn		MW	4	West Forsyth
W	3	Watauga		W	3	West Mecklenburg
MW	6	Southwest Guilford		MW	6	Mooresville
W	7	Alexander Central		W	7	Olympic
MW	2	Dudley		MW	2	Page
MW	1	East Forsyth		MW	1	Butler
W	8	Harding		W	8	McDowell
MW	5	North Davidson		MW	5	Mallard Creek
W	4	TC Roberson		W	4	Hough
MW	3	Mount Tabor		MW	3	Vance
W	6	Porter Ridge		W	6	Ardrey Kell
MW	7	Parkland		MW	7	Northwest Guilford
W	2	Charlotte Catholic		W	2	Myers Park
3A				3AA
E	1	West Craven		E	1	West Brunswick
ME	8	Northeast Guilford		ME	8	Northern Guilford
E	5	Nash Central		E	5	Jacksonville
ME	4	Eastern Alamance		ME	4	Westover
E	3	Havelock		E	3	Terry Sanford
ME	6	Walter M. Williams		ME	6	Northwood
E	7	Fike		E	7	Topsail
ME	2	Orange		ME	2	Lee County
ME	1	Southern Nash		ME	1	Eastern Guilford
E	8	Northern Nash		E	8	Corinth Holders
ME	5	Southern Lee		ME	5	Asheboro
E	4	Rocky Mount		E	4	Triton
ME	3	Southern Guilford		ME	3	Western Alamance
E	6	West Carteret		E	6	Southern Durham
ME	7	South Johnston		ME	7	Union Pines
E	2	Eastern Wayne		E	2	Cleveland
W	1	Hibriten		W	1	AC Reynolds
MW	8	McMichael		MW	8	Central Cabarrus
W	5	Burns		W	5	Erwin
MW	4	North Forsyth		MW	4	Sun Valley
W	3	Crest		W	3	Kings Mountain
MW	6	East Rowan		MW	6	Ledford
W	7	Freedom		W	7	Statesville
MW	2	West Rowan		MW	2	Weddington
MW	1	South Point		MW	1	Robinson
W	8	West Henderson		W	8	Ashbrook
MW	5	Anson		MW	5	Concord
W	4	Tuscola		W	4	Marvin Ridge
MW	3	Forestview		MW	3	Hickory Ridge
W	6	Patton		W	6	Asheville
MW	7	Carson		MW	7	Cuthbertson
W	2	Pisgah		W	2	South Iredell
2A				2AA
E	1	Northeastern		E	1	East Duplin
ME	8	Midway		ME	8	Graham
E	5	Southwest Onslow		E	5	Roanoke Rapids
ME	4	North Johnston		ME	4	East Davidson
E	3	Edenton Holmes		E	3	Hertford
ME	6	Beddingfield		ME	6	Franklinton
E	7	Kinston		E	7	North Brunswick
ME	2	Greene Central		ME	2	TW Andrews
ME	1	South Columbus		ME	1	Clinton
E	8	Bertie		E	8	North Lenoir
ME	5	Fairmont		ME	5	South Granville
E	4	First Flight		E	4	SouthWest Edgecombe
ME	3	East Bladen		ME	3	Randleman
E	6	Farmville Central		E	6	Northside-Jacksonville
ME	7	Red Springs		ME	7	St. Pauls
E	2	Ayden-Grifton		E	2	Bunn
W	1	Lincolnton		W	1	Shelby
MW	8	Thomasville		MW	8	North Surry
W	5	West Wilkes		W	5	Franklin
MW	4	Eastern Randolph		MW	4	Cramer
W	3	Hendersonville		W	3	Huss
MW	6	Lexington		MW	6	Parkwood
W	7	Polk		W	7	RS Central
MW	2	Surry Central		MW	2	Wilkes Central
MW	1	Reidsville		MW	1	Monroe
W	8	Madison		W	8	West Lincoln
MW	5	West Stanly		MW	5	Mount Pleasant
W	4	Mountain Heritage		W	4	Maiden
MW	3	North Rowan		MW	3	East Lincoln
W	6	North Wilkes		W	6	Smoky Mountain
MW	7	Carver		MW	7	West Stokes
W	2	Brevard		W	2	West Caldwell
1A				1AA
E	1	Plymouth		E	1	East Carteret
ME	8	Weldon		ME	8	Rosewood
E	5	Manteo		E	5	Gates County
ME	4	Jones		ME	4	Louisburg
E	3	Northside-Pinetown		E	3	Tarboro
ME	6	Rocky Mount Prep		ME	6	James Kenan
E	7	Columbia		E	7	Camden
ME	2	North Edgecombe		ME	2	Granville Central
ME	1	Southeast Halifax		ME	1	Lakewood
E	8	Pamlico		E	8	Spring Creek
ME	5	Northampton		ME	5	Princeton
E	4	Perquimans		E	4	Riverside
ME	3	KIPP Pride		ME	3	Union
E	6	Mattamuskeet		E	6	Heide Trask
ME	7	South Creek		ME	7	Pender
E	2	Southside		E	2	Wallace Rose Hill
W	1	Murphy		W	1	Mount Airy
MW	8	South Robeson		MW	8	South Stanly
W	5	Robbinsville		W	5	Pine Lake Prep
MW	4	Winston-Salem Prep		MW	4	East Surry
W	3	Thomas Jefferson		W	3	Bessemer City
MW	6	Bishop McGuinness		MW	6	North Moore
W	7	Andrews		W	7	Cherryville
MW	2	Mountain Island		MW	2	Whiteville
MW	1	North Duplin		MW	1	West Montgomery
W	8	Rosman		W	8	Starmount
MW	5	Union Academy		MW	5	North Stanly
W	4	Cherokee		W	4	Swain
MW	3	Alleghany		MW	3	East Montgomery
W	6	Hayesville		W	6	Avery
MW	7	Chatham Central		MW	7	Walkertown
W	2	Mitchell		W	2	East Wilkes