District football champions will be crowned tonight. Determing the host of the state quarterfinals (and state semifinals in the case of Class 6) come down to a MSHSAA hosting formula that has several steps.

Below is the state quarterfinal hosting scenario taken from MSHSAA’s football handbook. To determine who hosts, you start at the top with criteria No. 1. If two teams are tied, you move on to the next criteria. If the two teams are tied by the final criteria, then hosting is decided by whether it is an even or odd year and which team is on which side of the bracket.

HOSTING FORMULA

1. The team who has hosted the fewer number of games through district play will be the host. Total includes:
   1. Forfeits which occur after district seeds have been finalized.
      ii. Games a team was supposed to host but did not due to inadequate facilities.
      iii.DOES NOT INCLUDE BYES.
2. If both teams have hosted the same number of games; the host will be the team who did not host a district championship.
3. If both teams have either or neither hosted a district championship, the host will be the team on the top of the bracket in odd-numbered years and the team on the bottom in even-numbered years.

Below are each of the area’s teams hosting formulas. Under team details you will find information for the key criteria for the above formula including total district games hosted, whether they hosted a district championship or not and, finally, which side of the bracket they are on.

The hosting scenarios have where each game would play if two teams should match up. Next to the matchup is the reasoning for why each team gets the right to host.

Class 6

TEAM DETAILS

NOTE: Since Nixa is the only area school left in Class 6, we are only looking at hosting scenarios that involve Nixa.
Nixa – Hosted three district games, hosted district championship game, bottom of bracket
DeSmet – Hosted no district games, did not host district championship, top of bracket
Rock Bridge – Hosted three district games, hosted district championship, top of brackeT

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Nixa at DeSmet (DeSmet hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Rock Bridge at Nixa (Nixa hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)

Class 5

TEAM DETAILS

Camdenton – Hosted three district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Lebanon – Hosted two district games, did not host district championship, top of bracket
Carthage – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, bottom of bracket
Republic – Hosted one district game, did not host district championship, bottom of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Camdenton at Carthage (Carthage hosts due to being bottom of bracket)
Carthage at Lebanon (Lebanon hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Camdenton at Republic (Republic hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Lebanon at Republic (Republic hosts due to fewer district games hosted)

Class 4

TEAM DETAILS

West Plains – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, bottom of bracket
Bolivar – Hosted two district games, did not host district championship, bottom of bracket
Hannibal – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Jefferson City – Hosted one district game, did not host district championship, top of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Hannibal at West Plains (West Plains hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)
West Plains at Jefferson City (Jefferson City hosts due to hosting fewer district games)
Bolivar at Jefferson City (Jefferson City hosts due to hosting fewer district games)
Hannibal at Bolivar (Bolivar hosts due to hosting fewer district games)

TEAM DETAILS

NOTE: Center is not in the area so only scenarios involving Nevada are listed below
Nevada – Hosted one district game, did not host district championship, top of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Kearney at Nevada (Nevada hosts due to hosting fewer district games)
Smithville at Nevada (Nevada hosts due to hosting fewer district games)

Class 3

TEAM DETAILS

NOTE: Osage is not in the area so only scenarios involving Reeds Spring are listed below
Reeds Spring – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Moberly – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Boonville – Hosted one district game, did not host district championship, top of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Moberly at Reeds Spring (Reeds Spring hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)
Reeds Spring at Boonville (Boonville hosts due to fewer district games hosted)

Class 2

TEAM DETAILS

Seneca – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, bottom of bracket
Mt. Vernon – Hosted two district games, did not host district championship, bottom of bracket
Liberty – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Mountain Grove – hosted two district games, did not host district championship, top of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Liberty at Seneca (Seneca hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)
Seneca at Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Liberty at Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon hosts due to fewer district games hosted
Mountain Grove at Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon host due to being on the bottom of the bracket)

TEAM DETAILS

Lamar – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket)
Fair Grove – Hosted one district game, did not host district championship, top of bracket)
Pembroke Hill – Did not host a district game, did not host district championship, bottom of bracket
Holden – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, bottom of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Lamar at Pembroke Hill (Pembroke Hill hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Lamar at Holden (Holden hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)
Holden at Fair Grove (Fair Grove hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Fair Grove at Pembroke Hill (Pembroke Hill hosts due to fewer district games hosted)

Class 1

TEAM DETAILS

Marionville – Hosted three district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Cabool – Hosted no district games, did not host district championship, top of bracket
Butler – Hosted two district games, hosted district championship, bottom of bracket
Adrian – Hosted two district games, did not host district championship, bottom of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Marionville at Butler (Butler hosts due to hosting fewer district games)
Marionville at Adrian (Adrian hosts due to hosting fewer district games)
Butler at Cabool (Cabool hosts due to hosting fewer district games)
Adrian at Cabool (Cabool hosts due to hosting fewer district games)

TEAM DETAILS

Lincoln – Hosted three district games, hosted district championship, top of bracket
Cole Camp – Hosted two district games, did not host district championship, top of bracket
Monroe City – Hosted three district games, hosted district championship, bottom of bracket
South Shelby – Hosted two district games, did not host district championship, bottom of bracket

HOSTING SCENARIOS 

Lincoln at Monroe City (Monroe City hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)
Lincoln at South Shelby (South Shelby hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Monroe City at Cole Camp (Cole Camp hosts due to fewer district games hosted)
Cole Camp at South Shelby (South Shelby hosts due to being on the bottom of the bracket)