We started with 46 area football teams in the IHSA playoffs, and now we’re down to seven. But considering we’re heading into the state semifinals, that seems like a pretty solid number.
Only four of those teams, however, made it into the projected 12-team playoff bracket, with No. 12 Georgia getting cut out to make room for the fifth highest-rated conference champion — No.
The previous version incorrectly listed Georgia as the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinal bracket instead of Texas.) The College Football Playoff and its newfangled 12-team format is nearly here.