The higher seed are home for the first and — if necessary — third games of the series.The winners advance to the conference semifinals, with that round joining the conference final and MLS Cup Final as single-elimination matches at the home of the higher seed.

It's a do-or-die wildcard round followed by the best-of-three first round as MLS begins the march towards a champions

Eighteen Akron area high school football teams have qualified for the state playoffs. Eight of the qualifying teams have earned a first-round bye and will not play until Week 12. Several games are rematches or feature teams with extensive playoff histories.

Jeff Sagarin, a sports computer rankings expert, is still refining his system for evaluating college football teams at 77, despite knowing perfection is impossible.

When do the first College Football Playoff rankings come out? Here's what to know, dates, release schedule, TV and streaming info and more:

N.J. football Week 9 schedule for all playoff, consolation & regular season games Oct. 29-Nov. 1 The state postseason for N.J.’s public schools was officially released on Sunday morning and the brackets for all 20 sections can be found here. The Non-Public A and B playoffs will be seeded following next Saturday’s games.

The Oregon high school football state playoffs are here and the postseason brackets are set. In a few weeks, state champions will be crowned. Below you'll find the OSAA first-round matchups, with games held Nov. 7-8. All games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 unless noted.

This year's group of postseason participants all target a spot in the NWSL Championship on Nov. 22 at San Jose's PayPal Park, which will air live on CBS and Paramount+