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Time range is <90 minutes. And in fact, every school in Class AAAA is within it for its region (Cookeville is the longest at 80). Here is the list from the TSSAA website.

1’000 for A, AA, and II-A; 1’250 for AAA; 1’500 for AAAA. This applies to all levels except the region quarterfinals (home sites). (1’250 is also listed for II-AA, but that class doesn’t have region tournaments.)

That means there will still be six near-equal classes in football, four in baseball, etc. It doesn’t mean that schools won’t move around.

CLASS A The East and Middle qualify four teams each, the West five. Region winners get first-round byes; runners-up from all three and the third finishers in the Middle and West host first-round games. EAST REGION Friendship Christian and Middle Tennessee Christian have clinched bids. MTC can clinch a home game with a win. Webb (Bell Buckle) is eliminated from home-game contention with a loss. Lakeway Christian cannot win the region. King’s Academy cannot earn a home game. MIDDLE REGION Nashville Christian clinches a home game with a win. Donelson Christian clinches a bid with a win. Clarksville Academy is out of the title race if Donelson Christian and Nashville Christian win. Grace Christian (Franklin) is out of the title race if either Donelson Christian or Nashville Christian wins. Columbia Academy is out of the title race with a loss, Mount Juliet Christian is out of the title race with a loss, and out of home-game contention if Nashville Christian also wins. WEST REGION University School of Jackson has clinched a home game, and wins the region with a win. Trinity Christian has clinched a bid, and clinches a home game with a win plus a Jackson Christian win. Jackson Christian has clinched a bid. Only teams above this line can win the region. Fayette Academy remains in contention. First Assembly Christian is out of home-game contention with a loss plus a Trinity Christian win. Harding Academy and Tipton-Rosemark cannot earn a home game. CLASS AA The East and Middle qualify five teams each, the West three. Region winners get first-round byes; runners-up from all three and the third finisher in the Middle host first-round games. (The East and West #3 teams play at a neutral site.) EAST REGION Chattanooga Christian has clinched a bid, and clinches a home game with a win. Knoxville Webb has clinched a bid. Grace Christian (Knoxville) has clinched a bid, but is out of home-game contention with a loss. Only teams above this line can win the region. Boyd-Buchanan and Silverdale Baptist each need a win to remain in the hunt for a home game. Boyd-Buchanan clinches a bid with a win. Christian Academy of Knoxville and Notre Dame cannot earn a home game. Notre Dame is eliminated with a loss. MIDDLE REGION Lipscomb Academy clinches a home game with a win or a Davidson Academy win, and has clinched a bid. Christ Presbyterian has clinched a bid. Franklin Road Academy clinches a bid with a Goodpasture win. Goodpasture is out of title contention with a loss or a Lipscomb win, and clinches a bid with a win. Davidson Academy cannot win the region, and is locked out of a home game with a loss, but clinches a bid with a win. Battle Ground Academy cannot earn a home game. WEST REGION Lausanne clinches the region with a win plus an ECS win, clinches a home game with a win, and clinches a bid with a Northpoint win. St. George’s must win to remain in the title hunt, and clinches the region if Northpoint also wins. St. George’s clinches a bid with a win or an ECS win. Northpoint Christian needs a win and a Lausanne win to remain in title contention, and are out of home-game contention with a loss plus a Lausanne win. Northpoint clinches a bid with a win. Evangelical Christian needs a win and a St. George’s win to remain in title contention, are out of home-game contention with a loss, and are eliminated outright with a loss plus a St. George’s win. ECA clinches a bid with a win plus a Lausanne win. CLASS AAA All teams qualify for the playoffs. The top two from each region have byes in the first round; the next two have home games. EAST REGION The Week 10 winner of Baylor v. Montgomery Bell Academy will win the region. Baylor has clinched a bye; MBA clinches a bye with a PJPII win, and has clinched a home game. Knoxville Catholic remains in contention for a bye with a win, and can clinch a home game with a win plus a Father Ryan win (or be consigned to the road with a loss and a McCallie win). Pope John Paul II clinches a home game with a win. McCallie clinches a home game with a win plus a PJP2 win. Father Ryan is locked into a road game with a loss. WEST REGION Brentwood Academy has clinched a home game. Ensworth clinches a bye with a Christian Brothers win, and has clinched a home game. Memphis University School has clinched a home game, and is eliminated from title contention with a loss. Christian Brothers drops out of contention for a bye with a loss. St. Benedict cannot earn a bye. Briarcrest cannot earn a bye, and is locked into a road game if Christian Brothers wins.

REGION 1 Dobyns-Bennett and Science Hill have clinched bids, and clinch the top two positions with a Science Hill win. Jefferson County clinches a bid with a win or a West Ridge win. Teams below this line cannot win the region. West Ridge is out of the top-two race with a loss, and clinches a bid with a win. Morristown East cannot finish in the top two, and is eliminated outright with a loss. William Blount needs a win and a Morristown East win to stay alive. REGION 2 Bradley Central is out of the title race with a loss plus a Bearden win and out of the top-two race if Hardin Valley also wins. Bradley clinches a berth with a win or a Bearden win. Maryville is out of the title race with a loss plus wins by Bearden and Farragut. Maryville clinches a berth with a win plus Bearden and Farragut wins. Farragut is out of the title race with a loss unless Cleveland and Hardin Valley both win. Farragut clinches a bid with a win plus either a Bearden or Hardin Valley win, or with wins by Bearden and Maryville. Bearden is out of the title race with a loss plus Bradley Central and Maryville wins. Bearden clinches a bid with a win. Cleveland is out of the top-two race with a loss, and out of the title race with wins by Bradley Central and Maryville. A loss plus a Maryville win would eliminate Cleveland outright. Hardin Valley is already out of the top-two race, and is eliminated outright with a loss. REGION 3 Coffee County has clinched a bid, and wins the region with a win. Lebanon has clinched a bid. Cookeville is out of the top-two race with a loss, and clinches a bid with a win or a Shelbyville Central win. Warren County cannot win the region and is eliminated outright with a loss. A win combined with a Cookeville win eliminates Warren County from the top-two race, but clinches a bid for them. Shelbyville Central cannot finish in the top two. Shelbyville Central clinches a bid with a win and is eliminated with a loss plus a Cookeville win. REGION 4 Oakland has clinched a bid. Oakland clinches a home game with a win, and the region if Blackman also wins. Blackman is out of the title race with a loss or an Oakland win, and out of the top-two race with a loss plus Oakland and Siegel wins. Blackman clinches a home game with a win plus an Oakland win, and clinches a bid with a win or a Stewarts Creek win. Rockvale is out of the top-two race with a loss plus an Oakland win, or can clinch a home game with a win plus a Siegel win. Rockvale clinches a bid with a win. Riverdale is out of the title race with a Rockvale win, and out of the top-two race with a loss. Stewarts Creek is out of the title race with a loss, a Rockvale win, or an Oakland win, and is out of the top-two race with a loss or with wins by Blackman and Oakland. Siegel cannot earn a home game, and is eliminated outright with a loss. REGION 5 Beech clinches the region with a win, and has clinched a bid. Clarksville has clinched a bid. Gallatin clinches a bid with a win. Hendersonville cannot win the region and is out of the top-two race with a loss plus a Gallatin win. Rossview cannot earn a home game. REGION 6 Cane Ridge is champion. Smyrna clinches a bid with a win. McGavock remains in contention. John Overton clinches a bid with a win plus a Smyrna win. Dickson County is out of the second-place race with a loss. LaVergne is out of the second-place race with a loss or a Dickson County win, and is eliminated outright if both occur. REGION 7 Brentwood, Centennial, Independence, and Ravenwood are the four qualifiers. Their positions will be determined in Week 11. REGION 8 No games this week. Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, and Houston remain in contention for the title. Arlington and Whitehaven can finish as high as second. No team has yet clinched a berth.

REGION 1 This one had two separate cases before tonight. The TSSAA website was showing Tennessee High’s games as non-region, but it now appears that was a bug. Daniel Boone clinches the region with a win, clinches a home game with a Cherokee win, and is in the playoffs no matter what. Morristown West is eliminated from title contention with a loss, clinches a home game with a win, and clinches a playoff spot if Daniel Boone wins. Tennessee High needs a win and a Cherokee win to remain in title contention, a win to stay alive for a home game, and clinches a playoff spot with a win plus a Morristown West win. David Crockett cannot win the league. On a Morristown West win, David Crockett will be on the road to start the playoffs; if Cherokee wins, DC can finish anywhere from second to out. Cherokee needs a win to stay in the hunt for second, and is eliminated with a loss plus a Tennessee High win. REGION 2 West has clinched a playoff berth. Sevier County is out of the title race with a loss plus a West win. Sevier County clinches a playoff berth with a win. Knoxville Central clinches a playoff berth if Sevier County wins. Heritage can at best finish second, and even that requires a win. Knoxville Halls needs a Heritage win to remain in the second-place hunt (it cannot win the region). Cocke County can only qualify for an away game, and must win plus a Heritage win for even that to remain possible. REGION 3 The four playoff teams are decided. Powell is champion. Karns clinches second place with a win. Campbell County and Oak Ridge remain eligible for second place if Oak Ridge wins. REGION 4 McMinn County and Walker Valley play for the region title. If Rhea County wins, then they will finish 1-2. Both have clinched playoff slots. Rhea County cannot finish second, and clinches a playoff place with a win. Ooltewah clinches a playoff spot, but loses its chance at second place, if Rhea County wins. Howard needs a win to remain in playoff contention; to continue to fight for second, they nees a McMinn County win as well. REGION 5 Mount Juliet and White County have clinched berths. Green Hill remains in contention. Only teams above this line can win the region. Wilson Central remains in contention. Station Camp is eliminated from the top two with a loss. Hillsboro cannot make the top two. REGION 6 Nolensville has clinched a berth, and wins the region if Spring Hill wins. Page has clinched a berth, and clinches a home game if Columbia Central and Spring Hill both win. Franklin County is locked out of the top two with a loss, and clinches a berth with a win or a Columbia Central win. Lincoln County needs a win plus a Spring Hill win to retain a shot at second (first is out of reach), and clinches a berth with a win. Columbia Central and Spring Hill must each win to stay alive; they cannot earn a home game. REGION 7 No games this week. Henry County, Portland, and Springfield are the three possible champions; of these, only Springfield has a path to miss the playoffs. Northeast can at best finish second, while Kenwood and Northwest are fighting only for the two lower places. REGION 8 Memphis Central and Munford have clinched playoff places. Southwind remains in contention. Only teams above this line can finish in the top two. Brighton, Dyer County, and Memphis Overton remain in contention. Kingsbury is eliminated with a loss or a Dyer County win.

REGION 1 Greeneville has won the region. Grainger and Seymour have clinched playoff berths; the winner of their head-to-head this week will remain in contention for second. Elizabethton clinches a playoff berth with a win, and is the other possible second-place team. Volunteer is eliminated with a loss. REGION 2 Anderson County is champion. Fulton clinches a berth with a win. Carter and Gibbs remain in contention. South-Doyle is eliminated from second-place contention with a Fulton win. Scott cannot finish second, and is eliminated outright with a loss. REGION 3 The winner of East Hamilton v. Red Bank on Week 10 wins the region. Red Bank has clinched a home game, while East Ham has only clinched a playoff bid. Chattanooga Central and Hixson remain in contention. East Ridge and Soddy-Daisy cannot earn a home game, but remain in contention to make the playoffs. REGION 4 DeKalb County, Macon County, Stone Memorial, and Upperman are the four playoff teams. None can be eliminated from title contention, nor can any clinch a home game, this week. REGION 5 Pearl-Cohn clinches the region with a win, and has clinched a playoff bid. Marshall County clinches a playoff berth with a win. Greenbrier clinches a playoff berth with a win plus a Montgomery Central win. Creek Wood is eliminated from title contention with a loss, and from top-two contention with a loss plus either a Greenbrier or Marshall County win. Only teams above this line can win the region. Tullahoma needs a win plus wins by Glencliff and Pearl-Cohn to remain in contention for second, and is eliminated outright with a loss plus Creek Wood and Greenbrier wins. Only teams above this line can finish in the top two. Lawrence County cannot finish second, but remains in contention for a playoff trip. Hillwood is eliminated with a loss. Montgomery Central is eliminated with a loss, or if Creek Wood, Greenbrier, and Marshall County all win. REGION 6 Lexington clinches the region with a win, and is locked into the playoffs. Hardin County clinches second place if Lexington wins, and is also already qualified. Chester County clinches a berth with a win, a Hardin County win, or a McNairy Central win. The McNairy Central v. South Side winner qualifies, and the loser is eliminated. South Side needs a win plus Chester County and Liberty Tech wins to remain in top-two contention; McNairy Central cannot finish top two in any case. Liberty Tech needs a win plus Lexington and South Side wins to avoid elimination, and even then can only qualify for an away game. REGION 7 Haywood clinches the region with a win plus a Milan win, clinches a home game with a win, and clinches a playoff berth with a win by either North Side or Obion County. South Gibson is eliminated from title contention with a win, and clinches a place with a win plus either a North Side or an Obion County win. Obion County is out of the title race with a loss plus a Haywood win, and clinches a playoff bid with a win. Crockett County needs a win plus Milan and South Gibson wins to retain its chance of winning the region. Crockett County is eliminated from the top-two race with a loss plus a win by either Obion County or South Gibson, or with Haywood and South Gibson wins even if they win. Crockett County clinches a bid with a win plus an Obion County win. Milan is out of the title race with a loss or a Haywood win. A loss eliminates Milan from the top two, and if Crockett County and South Gibson also win, Milan is eliminated outright. North Side cannot finish in the top two, and must win to retain any hope of the playoffs. REGION 8 All teams in this league are off this week. Craigmont, Kirby, Melrose, and Ridgeway are the four contenders for the top two places. Fayette-Ware and Wooddale can qualify, but only for a road game.

REGION 1 The four playoff teams are decided. West Greene has clinched a playoff berth, and clinches a home game with a win. Chuckey-Doak has clinched a playoff berth, and clinches a home game with a West Greene win. Unicoi County must win to remain in the hunt for a home game, and has clinched a playoff berth. Johnson County will play on the road in Round 1. REGION 2 Alcoa clinches the region with a win plus a Pigeon Forge win, and clinches a home game if Austin-East and Northview both win. Alcoa has clinched a playoff place. Gatlinburg-Pittman is eliminated from region contention with a loss plus an Austin-East win, and clinches a playoff berth with a win. Pigeon Forge is eliminated from the title race with an Alcoa win, and from top-two contention with a loss. Pigeon Forge has clinched a playoff berth. Austin-East is eliminated from the title race with a loss, and from top-two contention with a loss plus either an Alcoa or a Gatlinburg-Pittman win. Austin-East has clinched a playoff berth. Northview requires a win to keep its playoff hopes alive. REGION 3 McMinn Central and Sweetwater will play for the region title in Week 11. Both have clinched playoff berths; Sweetwater can clinch a home game this week with a win. Loudon remains in contention. Brainerd is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss. Kingston and Signal Mountain remain in playoff contention, but only for an away game. REGION 4 The winner of Giles County v. Sequatchie County will be the champion, unless Sequatchie and Cannon Counties both win, in which case Giles County remains alive. Sequatchie County has clinched a home game; Giles County can do so with a win plus a Community win, and has clinched a playoff spot. Cannon County is the other team in contention for second place, and has clinched a berth. Community and Grundy County remain in contention for the final playoff slot. REGION 5 There are no relevant games this week. On Week 11, East Nashville and Smith County play for first and second, while Jackson County and Stratford play for fourth. Third place will go to Maplewood. REGION 6 Fairview and Waverly play for the region title on Week 11. Both have clinched playoff bids, while Waverly has clinched a home game. Sycamore is the other team in contention for the top two, and clinches a playoff spot with a White House win. White House can clinch a playoff berth with a win; this would eliminate Cheatham County, Stewart County, and White House Heritage. REGION 7 Covington is champion. Millington clinches second with a win. Millington has clinched a playoff bid. Dyersburg clinches second with a win plus a Bolton win, and clinches a playoff spot with a win or a Ripley win. Ripley clinches a berth with a win, and needs both a win and a Dyersburg win to stay in the race for second. Bolton must win to keep its playoff hopes alive, and would clinch if Dyersburg also wins. REGION 8 Sheffield has won the region. Raleigh-Egypt has clinched a berth. East remains in contention. Only teams above this line can get a home game. Hamilton and Trezevant remain in contention. Memphis Business is eliminated by a Hamilton win.

REGION 1 Everything is decided. Hampton, South Greene, Happy Valley, and Cumberland Gap will finish in that order. REGION 2 York Institute has clinched a playoff berth. York clinches the region if Wartburg Central wins (regardless of its own result), and clinches a home game with a win. Rockwood and Monterey are each eliminated from top-two contention with a loss, and each clinches a playoff berth with a win. Oneida cannot win the region and is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss. Oneida clinches a playoff berth with a win or a Rockwood win. Wartburg Central cannot win the region and is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss. Wartburg clinches a playoff berth with a win plus a Monterey win. REGION 3 Tyner has clinched a playoff berth. Tyner clinches the region with a win, and also clinches a top-two finish with wins by Polk County and Tellico Plains. Meigs County clinches a playoff berth with a win, a Marion County win, or a Tellico Plains win. Marion County is eliminated from title contention with a loss plus a Tellico Plains win. Marion County clinches a playoff berth with a win. Bledsoe County needs a win plus wins by Meigs and Polk Counties to remain in title contention. Bledsoe County is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss. Polk County cannot win the region, and is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss or a Meigs County win. Tellico Plains cannot finish in the top two, and is eliminated from all contention with a loss. REGION 4 East Robertson and Westmoreland play for the region title this week. East Robertson has also clinched a top-two finish, while Westmoreland has only clinched a playoff place. Harpeth has clinched a playoff berth, and is eliminated from top-two contention if Westmoreland wins. Only teams above can finish in the top two. Watertown clinches a playoff berth, and Trousdale County is eliminated, if Whites Creek beats Trousdale County. REGION 5 Mount Pleasant clinches the region with a win, and can also clinch a home game with a Richland win. Mount Pleasant has clinched a playoff berth. Richland clinches a playoff berth with a win. Loretto is eliminated from the title race with a loss, and clinches a playoff place with a win or a Richland win. Cascade needs a win plus Forrest and Summertown wins to remain in title contention. A loss eliminates Cascade from the top-two race. Forrest is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss, and completely eliminated if Cascade also wins. Summertown cannot earn a home game, and is out of all contention with a loss or a Forrest win. REGION 6 Lewis County and Riverside are in the playoffs, and each clinches a home game with a win. Adamsville is in the playoffs, but must win to retain a chance of a home game. Adamsville is also out of title contention if Lewis County wins. East Hickman and Scotts Hill will play for the final playoff berth on Week 11. A win this week keeps Scotts Hill in the mix for second place; East Hickman cannot get a home game. REGION 7 Westview has won the region. The winner of Huntingdon v. Union City on week 11 will finish second. Both have clinched playoff berths. Camden clinches the last berth with a win plus a Houston County win. Otherwise, Gibson County remains in contention. Houston County needs a win plus a Union City win to remain in contention. REGION 8 The Fairley v. Freedom Prep game on Week 10 decides the championship. Fairley is already guaranteed a home game; Freedom Prep clinches one if Mitchell wins. Oakhaven remains in contention for second with a win, and clinches a playoff berth with a win plus an MLK Prep win. Only teams above this line can earn a home game. KIPP and Mitchell remain in contention. MLK Prep is eliminated with a loss.

REGION 1 The four playoff teams are decided. Cloudland can clinch the region with a win. Cosby will finish second (with a win) or third (with a loss) if Cloudland wins. Cosby needs a win and a Jellico win to remain in contention for first. North Greene will finish fourth if Cloudland wins. On a Jellico win, North Greene retains a possibility of finishing second. North Greene cannot win the region. Unaka is guaranteed at least third place, and can lock up a home game with a win. Unaka remains in contention for gold if Jellico wins, even if Unaka itself loses. REGION 2 Coalfield and Oliver Springs will finish 1-2, with the order to be decided by their Week 10 game. Greenback, Harriman, and Oakdale remain in contention regardless of this week’s results. Midway will be eliminated with a loss plus a Harriman win. REGION 3 The four playoff teams are decided. South Pittsburg clinches the region with a win, and is eliminated from title contention with a loss and a Whitwell win. Whitwell needs a win plus a Sale Creek win to remain in title contention, and clinches a home game with a win. Sale Creek requires a win and a Lookout Valley win to keep its title hopes alive. Lookout Valley cannot win the region. REGION 4 Clay County and Gordonsville will play for 1st and 2nd on Week 11. Jo Byrns will finish third and Red Boiling Springs fourth. REGION 5 Fayetteville has clinched at least third place. Moore County clinches a playoff berth with a win plus an Eagleville win. Eagleville can neither clinch nor be eliminated from anything. Only the three teams above can win the region. Cornersville can clinch a playoff bid with a win plus wins by Eagleville and Moore County. Collinwood remains in contention. Wayne County is eliminated with a loss plus either a Collinwood or Eagleville win. Huntland is eliminated with a loss. REGION 6 Dresden has clinched a berth, and can clinch a home game with a Gleason win. McKenzie has clinched a berth. McEwen has clinched a berth, but must win to remain in first-place contention. Only the three teams above can earn a home game. Gleason and South Fulton remain in contention. Hollow Rock-Bruceton is eliminated with a loss. REGION 7 Peabody clinches the region with a win, and clinches a playoff berth if either Greenfield or Lake County wins. Lake County clinches a home game with a win plus a Peabody win, and clinches a playoff berth with a win or with wins by Humboldt and West Carroll. Halls is eliminated from first-place contention with a loss plus a Greenfield win. Halls clinches a home game with a win plus a Peabody win, and clinches a berth with a win or with wins by Greenfield and Humboldt. West Carroll is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss or a Peabody win. West Carroll clinches a playoff berth with a win plus a Peabody win. Humboldt is eliminated from top-two contention with a loss. Greenfield cannot finish first or second, and is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss or if Humboldt and Lake County both win. REGION 8 MASE has clinched the region. Middle College has clinched a playoff berth. Middle College, Booker T. Washington, and Westwood are the contenders for second place. Bluff City can qualify, but not for a home game. None of this is changed by this week’s lone game (Bluff City v. St. Benedict).

The population of the state isn't really what matters. Pennsylvania is either fourth or fifth largest, and it has six classes for both basketball and football; Florida, of similar size, has eight. Alabama is smaller than Tennessee, and it has seven. (For what it's worth, Texas has six in basketball and 12 in football, plus private-school associations that correspond to our Division II.)

And yesterday, the Board of Control cut the field for the large school tournament to 16, adding a sectional round (what other states would call a super-regional). Small stays at 16, girls expand to 16, no decision yet on D2. This makes me wonder if they're planning to cut the event to two days...

Even if region 8 has zero teams, the state field will still be full as long as region 7 can supply two. This actually happened in single-A volleyball.

They actually have a one-division sport now (girls' wrestling).

There is no such requirement. Quoting from the Wrestling Regulations: “Teams which qualify for the state dual tournament who placed in the top four in the previous year’s state dual tournament, shall be seeded according to their previous year’s finish.” Nothing about winning the region. (This is in contrast to the rules for traditional state, where you do have to win the region to be seeded.) But since Bradley is same-region with Cleveland, and there is no #4 seed (since Blackman did not qualify), it comes to the same thing.