PLAYOFF PROJECTIONS: Matt Stepp's latest Texas high school football playoff outlook

We are more than halfway through the 2017 season, (it seems like it just started) and now that the days are getting shorter and cooler, we can start to look ahead to our favorite six weeks of the year,  The Texas High School Football Playoffs!!  I'll be projecting the playoff races at the end of each week and based on results that have happened and what I think will happen for the remainder of the regular season, we'll project the district finishes and first round playoff matchups!

Class 6A DIVISION I Region I W1-El Paso El Dorado vs. R2-Midland Lee W3-Haltom vs. R4-Arlington Lamar W5-Euless Trinity vs. R6-Plano W7-Duncanville vs. R8-Killeen Ellison W2-Odessa Permian vs. R1-El Paso Franklin W4-Arlington Martin vs. R3-Keller W6-Allen vs. R5-Lewisville Hebron W8-Belton vs. R7-South Grand Prairie   Region II W9-Coppell vs. R10-Rowlett W11-Mesquite Horn vs. R12-Conroe Oak Ridge W13-Round Rock Cedar Ridge vs. R14-Austin Anderson W15-Klein Oak vs. R16-Spring W10-Sachse vs. R9-Dallas Skyline W12-The Woodlands vs. R11-Rockwall W14-Austin Bowie vs. R13-Pflugerville Hendrickson W16-Spring Westfield vs. R15-Klein   Region III W17-Cy Fair vs. R18-Houston Bellaire W19-Katy vs. R20-Fort Bend Travis W21-Humble Atascocita vs. R22-Pasadena Memorial W23-Pearland vs. R24-Dickinson W18-Houston Lamar vs. R17-Cy Ranch W20-Fort Bend Ridge Point vs. R19-Katy Cinco Ranch W22-Deer Park vs. R21-Galena Park North Shore W24-Clear Springs vs. R23-Alief Hastings   Region IV W25-Lake Travis vs. R26-San Antonio Madison W27-Converse Judson vs. R28-San Antonio Warren W29-San Antonio Southwest vs. R30-LaJoya Juarez-Lincoln W31-Edinburg Vela vs. R32-Harlingen W26-San Antonio Reagan vs. R25-Buda Hays Consolidated W28-San Antonio O’Connor vs. R27-Schertz Clemens W30-McAllen Memorial vs. R29-Laredo United W32-Los Fresnos vs. R31-Edinburg     DIVISION II Region I W1-El Paso Montwood vs. R2-Midland W3-Keller Fossil Ridge vs. R4-Arlington W5-Southlake Carroll vs. R6-McKinney W7-DeSoto vs. R8-Copperas Cove W2-San Angelo Central vs. R1-El Paso Pebble Hills W4-Mansfield vs. R3-Keller Central W6-Denton Guyer vs. R5-Trophy Club Nelson W8-Waco Midway vs. R7-Cedar Hill   Region II W9-Dallas Jesuit vs. R10-Garland Lakeview Centennial W11-Longview vs. R12- Beaumont West Brook W13-Round Rock Stony Point vs. R14-Manor W15-Klein Collins vs. R16-Spring DeKaney W10-Garland Naaman Forest vs. R9-Richardson Lake Highlands W12-Lufkin vs. R11-Rockwall-Heath W14-San Marcos vs. R13-Round Rock Westwood W16-Aldine Nimitz vs. R15-Houston Stratford   Region III W17-Langham Creek vs. R18-Houston Heights W19-Houston Strake Jesuit vs. R20-Fort Bend Hightower W21-Humble Summer Creek vs. R22-LaPorte W23-Pearland Dawson vs. R24-Friendswood W18-Houston Westside vs. R17-Cy Creek W20-Fort Bend Bush vs. R19-Katy Taylor W22-South Houston vs. R21-Baytown Sterling W24-Clear Lake vs. R23-Richmond George Ranch   Region IV W25-Austin Westlake vs. R26-San Antonio MacArthur W27-Smithson Valley vs. R28-San Antonio Brandeis W29-Eagle Pass vs. R30-Mission W31-PSJA vs. R32-Weslaco East W26-San Antonio Johnson vs. R25-Austin Vandegrift W28-San Antonio Brennan vs. R27-Cibolo Steele W30-McAllen Rowe vs. R29-Laredo United South W32-San Benito vs. R31-PSJA Memorial           Class 5A DIVISION I Region I W1-El Paso Andress vs. R2-El Paso Bel Air W3-Amarillo vs. R4-Lubbock Monterey W5-Denton Ryan vs. R6-Haslet Eaton W7-Fort Worth South Hills vs. R8-Birdville W2-El Paso Del Valle vs. R1-El Paso Chapin W4-Lubbock Coronado vs. R3-Canyon Randall W6-White Settlement Brewer vs. R5-Sherman W8-Colleyville Heritage vs. R7-Fort Worth Arlington Heights   Region II W9-Crowley vs. R10-Mansfield Summit W11-Dallas Samuell vs. R12-Dallas Molina W13-Frisco Centennial vs. R14-McKinney North W15-Highland Park vs. R16-Texarkana Texas W10-Mansfield Lake Ridge vs. R9-Burleson Centennial W12-Dallas Adams vs. R11-Dallas Spruce W14-Prosper vs. R13-Frisco Wakeland W16-Marshall vs. R15-West Mesquite   Region III W17-Ennis vs. R18-Waco W19-Cedar Park vs. R20-Huntsville W21-New Caney Porter vs. R22-Nederland W23-Manvel vs. R24-Houston Austin W18-Temple vs. R17-Corsicana W20-Magnolia West vs. R19-Leander Rouse W22-Port Arthur Memorial vs. R21-Humble Kingwood Park W24-Houston Madison vs. R23-Galveston Ball   Region IV W25-Austin vs. R26-Alamo Heights W27-Angleton vs. R28-San Antonio Brackenridge W29-San Antonio Southside vs. R30-Corpus Christi Flour Bluff W31-Mission Veterans Memorial vs. R32-Brownsville Lopez W26-Dripping Springs vs. R25-Austin LBJ W28-San Antonio Highlands vs. R27-Richmond Foster W30-Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial vs. R29-Eagle Pass Winn W32-Brownsville Veterans Memorial vs. R31-Laredo Nixon     DIVISION II Region I W1-El Paso Burges vs. R2-El Paso Parkland W3-Dumas vs. R4-Lubbock Cooper W5-Denison vs. R6-Saginaw Boswell W7-Fort Worth Southwest vs. R8-Richland W2-El Paso Eastlake vs. R1-El Paso Bowie W4-Abilene Cooper vs. R3-Hereford W6-Aledo vs. R5-Wichita Falls Rider W8-Grapevine vs. R7-Fort Worth YMLA   Region II W9-Everman vs. R10-Lancaster W11-South Oak Cliff vs. R12-Dallas Wilson W13-Frisco Lone Star vs. R14-The Colony W15-North Forney vs. R16-Longview Pine Tree W10-Mansfield Legacy vs. R9-Burleson W12-Seagoville vs. R11-Dallas Kimball W14-Little Elm vs. R13-Frisco Reedy W16-Greenville vs. R15-Mesquite Poteet   Region III W17-Whitehouse vs. R18-College Station A&M Consolidated W19-Hutto vs. R20-Tomball W21-Crosby vs. R22-Vidor W23-Fort Bend Marshall vs. R24-Houston Sterling W18-College Station vs. R17-Lindale W20-Brenham vs. R19-Georgetown W22-Port Neches-Groves vs. R21-New Caney W24-Houston Waltrip vs. R23-Texas City   Region IV W25-Austin McCallum vs. R26-Medina Valley W27-Rosenberg Terry vs. R28-San Antonio Memorial W29-Floresville vs. R30-Gregory-Portland W31-Mission Sharyland vs. R32-Brownsville Pace W26-Kerrville Tivy vs. R25-Austin Crockett W28-San Antonio Houston vs. R27-Victoria West W30-Corpus Christi Calallen vs. R29-Uvalde W32-Mercedes vs. R31-Misison Pioneer   Class 4A DIVISION I Region I W1-Lubbock Estacado vs. F2-Clint Mountain View R4-Wichita Falls Hirschi vs. T3-Brownwood W2-Andrews vs. F1-Borger R3-Stephenville vs. T4-Decatur W3-Abilene Wylie vs. F4-Sanger R2-Fabens vs. T1-Levelland W4-Argyle vs. F3-Snyder R1-Pampa vs. T2-Clint   Region II W5-Kennedale vs. F6-Carrollton Ranchview R8-Kaufman vs. T7-Texarkana Liberty-Eylau W6-Midlothian Heritage vs. F5-Lake Worth R7-Paris vs. T8-Brownsboro W7-Princeton vs. F8-Crandall R6-Dallas Carter vs. T5-Mineral Wells W8-Van vs. F7-Anna R5-Springtown vs. T6-Alvarado   Region III W9-Carthage vs. F10-Bridge City R12-Brazosport vs. T11-Houston Worthing W10-Little Cypress-Mauriceville vs. F9-Bullard R11-Houston Yates vs. T12-Bay City W11-Houston North Forest vs. F12-Needville R10-Silsbee vs. T9-Henderson W12-El Campo vs. F11-Houston Kashmere R9-Kilgore vs. T10-Navasota Region IV W13-Waco LaVega vs. F14-Fredericksburg R16-Kingsville vs. T15-Beeville Jones W14-Canyon Lake vs. F13-Gatesville R15-LaVernia vs. T16-Rio Grande City Grulla W15-Pleasanton vs. F16-Zapata R14-Taylor vs. T13-Liberty Hill W16-LaFeria vs. F15-Somerset R13-China Spring vs. T14-Boerne   DIVISION II Region I W1-Bushland vs. F2-Midland Greenwood R4-Godley vs. T3-Bridgeport W2-Seminole vs. F1-Dalhart R3-Iowa Park vs. T4-Waxahachie Life W3-Graham vs. F4-Hillsboro R2-Sweetwater vs. T1-Denver City W4-Glen Rose vs. F3-Vernon R1-Perryton vs. T2-Monahans   Region II W5-Melissa vs. F6-Canton R8-Rusk vs. T7-Pittsburg W6-Wills Point vs. F5-Bonham R7-Gilmer vs. T8-Diboll W7-Texarkana Pleasant Grove vs. F8-Tatum R6-Ferris vs. T5-Aubrey W8-Jasper vs. F7-Atlanta R5-Celina vs. T6-Dallas Lincoln   Region III W9-Fairfield vs. F10-Caldwell R12-Liberty vs. T11-Shepherd W10-Giddings vs. F9-Mexia R11-Bellville vs. T12-Hardin-Jefferson W11-Madisonville vs. F12-Orangefield R10-Gonzales vs. T9-Waco Connally W12-West Orange-Stark vs. F11-Brookshire Royal R9-Salado vs. T10-Smithville   Region IV W13-Wimberley vs. F14-Carrizo Springs R16-Raymondville vs. T15-Sweeny W14-Pearsall vs. F13-Hondo R15-Sinton vs. T16-Orange Grove W15-Cuero vs. F16-Corpus Christi West Oso R14-Crystal City vs. T13-Llano W16-Rio Hondo vs. F15-Wharton R13-Geronimo Navarro vs. T14-Devine       Class 3A DIVISION I Region I W1-Shallowater vs. F2-San Angelo Grape Creek R4-Breckenridge vs. T3-Tuscola Jim Ned W2-Wall vs. F1-Slaton R3-Clyde vs. T4-Bowie W3-Comanche vs. F4-Paradise R2-Kermit vs. T1-Friona W4-Brock vs. F3-Merkel R1-Muleshoe vs. T2-Crane   Region II W5-Pottsboro vs. F6-Sunnyvale R8-White Oak vs. T7-Farmersville W6-Grandview vs. F5-Pilot Point R7-Mineola vs. T8-Hughes Springs W7-Mt Vernon vs. F8-Redwater R6-Kemp vs. T5-Van Alstyne W8-Jefferson vs. F7-Commerce R5-Whitesboro vs. T6-Maypearl   Region III W9-Malakoff vs. F10-Cameron Yoe R12-East Chambers vs. T11-Buna W10-Rockdale vs. F9-Groesbeck R11-Coldspring vs. T12-La Marque W11-Woodville vs. F12-Hempstead R10-Franklin vs. T9-Teague W12-Hitchcock vs. F11-Kirbyville R9-West vs. T10-McGregor   Region IV W13-Marion vs. F14-Van Vleck R16-Lyford vs. T15-Mathis W14-Yoakum vs. F13-Luling R15-George West vs. T16-San Diego W15-Goliad vs. F16-Falfurrias R14-Hallettsville vs. T13- Universal City Randolph W16-Bishop vs. F15-Jourdanton R13-Lago Vista vs. T14-Edna   DIVISION II Region I W1-Canadian vs. F2-Stanton R4-Eastland vs. T3-Reagan County W2-Colorado City vs. F1-Spearman R3-Alpine vs. T4-Tolar W3-Sonora vs. F4-Coleman R2-Coahoma vs. T1-Tulia W4-Cisco vs. F3-Ballinger R1-Childress vs. T2-Idalou   Region II W5-Holliday vs. F6-Cooper R8-Edgewood vs. T7-DeKalb W6-Gunter vs. F5-Nocona R7-Omaha Pewitt vs. T8-Lone Oak W7-Daingerfield vs. F8-Winona R6-Leonard vs. T5-Henrietta W8-Gilmer Harmony vs. F7-New Diana R5-Jacksboro vs. T6-S&S Consolidated   Region III W9-West Rusk vs. F10-Corrigan-Camden R12-Hearne vs. T11-Mildred W10-Newton vs. F9-Arp R11-Rice vs. T12-Marlin W11-Clifton vs. F12-Bruceville-Eddy R10-Garrison vs. T9-Elysian Fields W12-Buffalo vs. F11-Rio Vista R9-Waskom vs. T10-Hemphill   Region IV W13-Lexington vs. F14-Wallis Brazos R16-London vs. T15-Stockdale W14-Tidehaven vs. F13-Florence R15-Natalia vs. T16-Hebbronville W15-Poth vs. F16-Skidmore-Tynan R14-East Bernard vs. T13-Blanco W16-Odem vs. F15-Dilley R13-Johnson City vs. T14-Boling     Class 2A DIVISION I Region I W1-Stratford vs. F2-Floydada R4-Hawley vs. T3-Christoval W2-Abernathy vs. F1-Sanford-Fritch R3-Ozona vs. T4-Post W3-McCamey vs. F4-Anson R2-New Deal vs. T1-Panhandle W4-Stamford vs. F3-Anthony R1-West Texas vs. T2-Sundown   Region II W5-Seymour vs. F6-Collinsville R8-Bosqueville vs. T7-Goldthwaite W6-Valley View vs. F5-Alvord R7-Crawford vs. T8-Riesel W7-DeLeon vs. F8-Italy R6-Celeste vs. T5-Chico W8-Mart vs. F7-Hico R5-Windthorst vs. T6-Bells   Region III W9-Bogota Rivercrest vs. F10-Hawkins R12-Centerville vs. T11-Alto W10-Big Sandy vs. F9-Honey Grove R11-Joaquin vs. T12-Groveton W11-San Augustine vs. F12-Deweyville R10-Kerens vs. T9-Wolfe City W12-Lovelady vs. F11-Price Carlisle R9-Linden-Kildare vs. T10-Union Grove   Region IV W13-Thrall vs. F14-Harper R16-LaVilla vs. T15-Yorktown W14-Mason vs. F13-Thorndale R15-Shiner vs. T16-Santa Maria W15-Refugio vs. F16-Ben Bolt R14-Junction vs. T13-Holland W16-Three Rivers vs. F15-Weimar R13-Moody vs. T14-Sabinal   DIVISION II Region I W1-Gruver vs. F2-Crosbyton R4-Seagraves vs. T3-Sudan W2-Wellington vs. F1-Vega R3-Bovina vs. T4-Roscoe W3-Farwell vs. F4-Roby R2-Clarendon vs. T1-Wheeler W4-Hamlin vs. F3-Springlake-Earth R1-Shamrock vs. T2-Memphis   Region II W5-Iraan vs. F6-Baird R8-Lindsay vs. T7-Petrolia W6-Albany vs. F5-Irion County R7-Electra vs. T8-Santo W7-Munday vs. F8-Era R6-Cross Plains vs. T5-Menard W8-Muenster vs. F7-Haskell R5-Wink vs. T6-Winters   Region III W9-Cumby vs. F10-Meridian R12-Evadale vs. T11-Grapeland W10-Bremond vs. F9-Clarksville R11-Timpson vs. T12-Hull-Daisetta W11-Tenaha vs. F12-Sabine Pass R10-Frost vs. T9-Dallas Gateway W12-Iola vs. F11-Mount Enterprise R9-Maud vs. T10-Hubbard   Region IV W13-Burton vs. F14-Center Point R16-Bruni vs. T15-Pettus W14-LaPryor vs. F13-Somerville R15-Flatonia vs. T16-Woodsboro W15-Falls City vs. F16-Agua Dulce R14-Rocksprings vs. T13-Granger W16-Riviera Kaufer vs. F15-Louise R13-Milano vs. T14-D’Hanis Class 1A playoff projections by DCTF six-man insider Leman Saunders and DCTF managing editor Greg Tepper.  Class 1A DIVISION I W1 Happy vs. R2 Anton W3 Ropes vs. R4 Paducah W4 Knox City vs. R3 Meadow W2 Nazareth vs. R1 White Deer W5 Borden County vs. R6 Sterling City W7 Buena Vista vs. R8 Veribest W8 Water Valley vs. R7 Rankin W6 Garden City vs. R5 Hermleigh W9 Medina vs. R10 Jonesboro W11 May vs. R12 Forestburg W12 Bryson vs. R11 Gorman W10 Zephyr vs. R9 Eden W13 Blum vs. R14 Coolidge W15 Tioga vs. R16 High Island W16 Union Hill vs. R15 Fannindel W14 Aquilla vs. R13 Avalon DIVISION II W1 Follett vs. R2 Groom W3 Amherst vs. R4 Petersburg W4 Motley County vs. R3 Whitharral W2 Turkey Valley vs. R1 Lefors W5 Balmorhea vs. R6 Wellman-Union W7 Blackwell vs. R8 Guthrie W8 Jayton vs. R7 Highland W6 Sands vs. R5 Grandfalls-Royalty W9 Crowell vs. R10 Lueders-Avoca W11 Strawn vs. R12 Brookesmith W12 Panther Creek vs. R11 Moran W10 Aspermont vs. R9 Northside W13 Richland Springs vs. R14 Cranfills Gap W15 Milford vs. R16 Buckholts W16 Calvert vs. R15 Oakwood W14 Iredell vs. R13 Cherokee