CIF-Southern Section committee moves forward with concept of changing high school football playoff format Posted on August 13, 2015 by Fred Robledo Big changes to football playoff format could be coming: A CIF-Southern Section football postseason where playoff divisions are determined by teams, not leagues, got one step closer to becoming a reality on Thursday. The Southern Section Executive Committee decided to move forward with the concept of creating playoff groupings for football based on the competitive equity of teams. The concept will become a proposal made to the Southern Section Council at its Oct. 6 meeting. That would be followed by a vote of league representatives in January. The new format could be in place by the 2016-17 school year.
