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New York State, Section 2 (Greater Capital Region):
Five classifications: AA, A, B, C, D (who needs five As, really?) Roughly, AA covers schools with 1000+ enrollment, A is 600-1000, B is 400-600, C is 275-400, and D is below 275. Actually, come to think of it, I'm guessing that AA here is probably about the same numbers of students (or at least the same caliber of football) as AA in other states.
AA has 14 teams, split in three divisions. Eight teams make the sectional playoffs.
A has 10 teams, split in two divisions. Eight teams make the sectional playoffs.
B has 12 teams, split in two divisions. Four teams make the sectional playoffs. (This makes no sense to me, given that...)
C has 15 teams, split in three divisions. Eight teams make the sectional playoffs.
D has 7 teams, four of which make the sectional playoffs.
Division winners automatically get playoff spots - other spots and seeding are decided by a committee the day after the last regular season game.
Sectional winners have three rounds of state-level playoffs to decide the state champion in each classification. Not sure how that's sufficient, since there are 11 sections in the state. But I think Long Island (2 sections) doesn't participate in the state playoffs. Still leaves nine, though, and I don't know how they work that out.
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