PREP FOOTBALL: PLAYOFF SCENARIOS WEEK 9

The following is the best and worst playoff situation for each Northwest Arkansas football team with two games remaining in the regular season.

7A-WEST CONFERENCE

BENTONVILLE WEST WOLVERINES (5-3, 5-0)

Best situation — West wins out and becomes outright 7A-West champs, earns No. 1 seed and a first-round bye

Worst situation — West loses both games and falls to the No. 2 seed, but would still have a first-round bye

BENTONVILLE TIGERS (5-3, 5-0)

Best situation — Bentonville wins out and becomes outright 7A-West champs, earns No. 1 seed and a first-round bye

Worst situation — Bentonville falls to the No. 3 seed with two losses, two Springdale wins and a Fayetteville loss

FAYETTEVILLE BULLDOGS (6-2, 3-2)

Best situation — Fayetteville earns the outright No. 3 seed with two wins

Worst situation — Fayetteville falls to the No. 6 seed with two losses if Springdale wins one game while Har-Ber and Van Buren win out.

SPRINGDALE BULLDOGS (6-2, 3-2)

Best situation — Springdale finishes as the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye with two wins, two Bentonville losses and a Fayetteville loss.

Worst situation — Springdale falls to the No. 6 seed with two losses AND both Har-Ber and Van Buren win out.

SPRINGDALE HAR-BER WILDCATS (4-4, 2-3)

Best situation — Har-Ber climbs to the No. 3 spot with two wins and two Springdale losses.

Worst situation — Har-Ber is eliminated with two losses, two Rogers victories and a Van Buren win.

VAN BUREN POINTERS (3-5, 2-3)

Best situation — Van Buren is the No. 3 seed with two wins, two Fayetteville losses, two Springdale losses and a HarBer loss to Rogers this week.

Worst situation — Van Buren is eliminated with two losses if Rogers wins its two games and earns 24 or more tiebreaker points and Har-Ber loses both of its games.

ROGERS MOUNTIES (1-6, 0-5)

Best situation — Rogers is the No. 5 seed with two wins, two Har-Ber losses and Van Buren losses IF the Mounties can earn at least 24 tie-breaker points.

Worst situation — Rogers is eliminated with at least one more loss.

ROGERS HERITAGE WAR EAGLES (0-8, 0-5)

Already eliminated from postseason play.

7A-CENTRAL CONFERENCE FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE GRIZZLIES (5-3, 2-3), FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE MAVERICKS (3-5, 2-3)

Best situation — The team that wins both of its games will claim the No. 4 seed.

Worst situation — The team that loses both of its games could be eliminated if two of the following three teams — LR Catholic, Cabot or LR Central — win out.

6A-WEST CONFERENCE GREENWOOD BULLDOGS (7-1, 5-0)

Best situation — Greenwood clinches the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye with one win in its last two games.

Worst situation — Greenwood falls to the No. 2 seed with two losses and two Benton wins, but still gets a firstround bye.

SILOAM SPRINGS PANTHERS (4-4, 2-3)

Best situation — Siloam Springs is the No. 3 seed with two wins if the Panthers can get the full 13 tiebreaker points in both games and Russellville beats El Dorado by 3 or more points.

Worst situation — Siloam Springs is eliminated with two losses, a Lake Hamilton win and two Sheridan wins.

5A-WEST CONFERENCE HARRISON GOBLINS (8-0, 6-0)

Best situation — Harrison earns the No. 1 seed with one more win in its last two games.

Worst situation — Harrison falls to the No. 3 seed with two losses and two Alma wins.

ALMA AIREDALES (4-4, 4-1)

Best situation — Alma earns the No. 1 seed with two wins and two Harrison losses.

Worst situation — Alma falls to the No. 4 seed with two losses and two Morrilton wins.

FARMINGTON CARDINALS (4-4, 2-3)

Best situation — Farmington earns the No. 3 seed with two wins and two Greenbrier losses.

Worst situation — Farmington is eliminated with a loss to Morrilton.

CLARKSVILLE PANTHERS (2-6, 1-4), HUNTSVILLE EAGLES (2-6, 0-5)

Both teams are eliminated from postseason contention

4A-1 CONFERENCE SHILOH CHRISTIAN SAINTS (7-1, 5-0), PEA RIDGE BLACKHAWKS (6-2, 5-0)

Best situation — The team that wins both of its games will win the conference and earn the No. 1 playoff seed

Worst situation — Either team could lose its last two games and still have the No. 2 playoff seed.

LINCOLN WOLVES (6-2, 3-2), PRAIRIE GROVE TIGERS (4-4, 3-2)

Best situation — The team that wins both of its games earns the league’s No. 3 seed.

Worst situation — Lincoln falls to the No. 5 seed with two losses and two Gentry wins. Prairie Grove could be eliminated with two losses, two Gentry wins and two Berryville wins.

GENTRY PIONEERS (2-6, 2-3)

Best situation — Gentry is the No. 3 seed with two wins and two Prairie Grove losses.

Worst situation — Gentry is eliminated with two losses if Berryville or Gravette win out.

BERRYVILLE BOBCATS (3-5, 1-4)

Best situation — Berryville earns a No. 4 seed with two wins and two Prairie Grove losses.

Worst situation — Berryville is eliminated with a loss Friday to Prairie Grove.

GRAVETTE LIONS (1-7, 1-4)

Best situation — Gravette earns a No. 5 seed with two wins and a Berryville loss.

Worst situation — Gravette is eliminated with a loss to Shiloh Christian and a Gentry win over Lincoln.

GREEN FOREST TIGERS (1-7, 0-5)

Eliminated from postseason contention

4A-4 CONFERENCE OZARK HILLBILLIES (6-2, 5-0)

Best situation — Ozark clinches the No. 1 seed by winning one of its next two games and earns a first-round bye.

Worst situation — Ozark falls to the No. 2 seed with two losses.

ELKINS ELKS (7-1, 4-1)

Best situation — Elkins clinches the No. 1 seed with two wins and two Ozark losses.

Worst situation — Elkins falls No. 4 seed with two losses. to the

WALDRON BULLDOGS (2-6, 1-4)

Best situation — Waldron earns a No. 5 seed with two wins and two Pottsville losses.

Worst situation — Waldron is eliminated with one more loss.

SUBIACO ACADEMY TROJANS (1-7, 0-5)

Subiaco is eliminated from playoff contention.

3A-1 CONFERENCE BOONEVILLE BEARCATS (8-0, 5-0), LAMAR WARRIORS (8-0, 5-0)

Best situation — The winner of tonight’s game clinches the league’s No. 1 playoff seed.

Worst situation — The loser of tonight’s game takes the league’s No. 2 playoff seed, regardless of what happens next week.

MANSFIELD TIGERS (6-2, 3-2)

Best situation — Mansfield needs just one more win to clinch the No. 3 playoff seed.

Worst situation — Mansfield is eliminated with two losses and two wins apiece by Greenland, Charleston and Cedarville.

GREENLAND PIRATES (4-4, 2-3)

Best situation — Greenland is the No. 3 seed with two wins and two Mansfield losses.

Worst situation — Greenland is eliminated with a loss if both Charleston and Cedarville win out.

CHARLESTON TIGERS (4-4, 2-3)

Best situation — Charleston is the No. 3 seed with two wins, two Mansfield losses and a Greenland loss.

Worst situation — Charleston is eliminated with one loss if Greenland and Cedarville win out.

CEDARVILLE PIRATES (2-6, 2-3)

Best situation — Cedarville is the No. 3 seed with two wins, two Mansfield losses and a loss by both Charleston and Greenland.

Worst situation — Cedarville is eliminated with one more loss if Greenland and Charleston win out.

WEST FORK TIGERS (1-7, 1-4)

Best situation — West Fork is a No. 4 seed with two wins and two losses by Greenland, Charleston and Cedarville.

Worst situation — West Fork is eliminated with one more loss.

PARIS EAGLES (0-8, 0-5)

Paris is already eliminated from playoff contention.

MOUNTAINBURG DRAGONS (6-1, 4-0)

Best situation — Mountainburg clinches the outright league title and a No. 1 playoff seed with two wins.

Worst situation — Mountainburg falls to the No. 3 seed with two losses.

MAGAZINE RATTLERS (4-3, 3-1)

Best situation — Magazine can win its last two games and clinch the league’s No. 1 playoff seed.

Worst situation — Magazine falls to the No. 4 seed with two losses and a Lavaca win tonight.

LAVACA GOLDEN ARROWS (4-4, 3-2)

Best situation — Lavaca is the league’s No. 3 seed with a win tonight and a Magazine loss.

Worst situation — Lavaca is the league’s No. 5 seed with a loss tonight if Hackett also wins its final game.

J.C. WESTSIDE REBELS (1-7, 0-4)

Best situation — Westside is a No. 5 seed with two wins and two Hackett losses.

Worst situation — Westside is eliminated with one more loss or a Hackett win.