Advocate: CIAC Approves New Football Playoff System

If you have an 8-2 record in the NFL, you're almost guaranteed a playoff berth. If you're 9-1 in the CIAC, you could well be spending the postseason at home on your couch.

According to the Stamford Advocate, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced this morning that it will overhaul its playoff system, largely in response to a number of top-flight teams that are expected to be left out of the postseason this year.

At it currently stands, there are six divisions in the CIAC and four teams from each division go on to the state playoffs. Next year, instead, there will be four divisions and eight teams from each will qualify, meaning that eight more teams will be able to compete for a shot at the state title.

The Advocate points out that teams like Ridgefield (which could end the year 9-1), Greenwich (7-2), Cheshire (7-1), and Hamden (7-2) are all on the outside of the playoff bubble looking in this year and that drove CIAC officials to reconsider their system.

Read the full article: CIAC Approves New Playoff System For Football.