High School football bubble watch: Teams eyeing postseason berths entering final week

(WAND) - The IHSA football regular season enters its final week! Plenty of programs across central Illinois already know their fate, but for many, their postseason hopes will rely on a Week 9.

Five wins qualifies a team for a bid to the playoffs, while six wins guarantees a slot in the postseason.

Here are the teams on the edge of a postseason berth:

Teams with 4-4 records (win qualifies for bid)

Effingham - Week 9 opponent: @ Centralia (6-2)

Jacksonville - Week 9 opponent: vs. Lincoln (1-7)

New Berlin - Week 9 opponent: vs. Maroa-Forsyth (6-2)

Paxton-Buckley-Loda - Week 9 opponent: @ Monticello (6-2)

Pleasant Plains - Week 9 opponent: @ Williamsville (8-0)

St. Joseph-Ogden - Week 9 opponent: vs. Pontiac (2-6)

Taylorville - Week 9 opponent: @ Civic Memorial (2-6)

Teams with 5-3 records (win locks in playoff berth)

Athens - Week 9 opponent: vs. Riverton (2-6)

Champaign Centennial - Week 9 opponent: vs. Bloomington (5-3)

MacArthur - Week 9 opponent: @ Quincy Notre Dame (5-3)

Mahomet-Seymour - Week 9 opponent: vs. Richwoods (1-6-1)

Nokomis - Week 9 opponent: @ Arcola-CGB (1-6)

Paris - Week 9 opponent: vs. Casey-Westfield (7-1)

Salt Fork - Week 9 opponent: vs. Clifton Central (7-1)

Shelbyville - Week 9 opponent: @ El Paso-Gridley (8-0)

Springfield - Week 9 opponent: vs. Glenwood (8-0)

Villa Grove - Week 9 opponent: vs. ALAH (8-0)

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