Who's in? Who's out? Some football playoff projections

Of the 26 Class 4A and 5A schools competing in the five southern Arizona-based regions, and with 10 weeks of results reported, here is how we’re calling the 2008 big school football playoff race:

(*Editor's Note: These are all based on current Power Rankings points, this week's schedules and projections for opponent victory points.)

In the playoffs

• Amphi (4A-II)
• Canyon del Oro (4A-I)
• Cienega (4A-I)
• Ironwood Ridge (5A-II)
• Palo Verde (4A-II)
• Sabino (4A-I)
• Salpointe (5A-I)
• Santa Rita (4A-II)
• Sunnyside (5A-II)
• Tucson High (5A-I)

Likely in, but not a lock

• Catalina Foothills (4A-I)
• Mountain View (5A-II)
• Sahuarita (4A-II)

Long shot, but still a shot

• Catalina (4A-II)
• Flowing Wells (4A-I)

Out of the playoffs

• Casa Grande (5A-I)
• Cholla (4A-I)
• Desert View (4A-I)
• Douglas (4A-II)
• Marana (4A-I)
• Nogales (4A-I)
• Pueblo (4A-I)
• Rincon/University (5A-II)
• Rio Rico (4A-II)
• Sahuaro (4A-I)
• Sierra Vista Buena (5A-I)

Here are the Power Rankings for each big school division:

• Class 5A Division I
• Class 5A Division II
  
• Class 4A Division I
• Class 4A Division II