The playoffs are a couple of weeks away but only one Chattanooga area team has locked up a No. 1 seed and a region championship.

That’s Boyd-Buchanan in Region 3-2A, which still has a pivotal game Friday at home against Tyner. Most would think that such a game would demand a region title banner for the winner but most would be forgetting about Marion County, which lost to Boyd-Buchanan by a point and then beat Tyner.

Should Tyner win, it could create a three-way tie for first at which point the team with the best overall record would secure the No. 1 seed. Should Tyner lose, the Rams would likely fall to third — if Marion County beats Sequatchie County.

But that’s 3-2A, where only three teams per region are guaranteed a playoff spot and Sequatchie County, despite a 6-3 overall record going into its game with Marion, could be left out of the postseason.

Meanwhile, there are tie-breakers at work most everywhere as Tennessee teams enter the final week of the regular season and prepare for the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 7.

If Soddy-Daisy should win at Ooltewah and Farragut win at home against Oak Ridge on Friday, there would be a three-way tie for first in region 2-5A. Ooltewah, which beat Farragut two weeks ago, can clinch the top spot with a win over the Trojans. Farragut could finish first with a Soddy-Daisy win over the Owls and a victory over Oak Ridge. Soddy-Daisy could still finish first if it beats Ooltewah and Oak Ridge beats Farragut.

If one man’s figuring is right, the worst the Owls can finish is second while Farragut could be first, second or third.

It leaves Oak Ridge depending on somebody else. The Wildcats have to beat Farragut, but they also must hope that Bradley Central can beat McMinn County. They’re out of the playoffs regardless if McMinn beats Bradley. If they finish tied for fourth with McMinn, the Cherokees would get the nod based on their win over Oak Ridge.

If expectations are met with no upsets, look for Ooltewah to draw Sevier County and Farragut to get Science Hill in home games for the first round of the playoffs. Soddy-Daisy and McMinn County are likely to go on the road for first-round games at Bearden and Dobyns-Bennett, respectively.

Region 4-4A isn’t much better. Cleveland has the edge on the top seed, but a loss to Walker Valley this week would drop the Blue Raiders to fourth and send them to Maryville for a first-round game. Either way, the loser of that game is going to draw Maryville.

If Cleveland, Red Bank (at Hixson) and Rhea County (hosting White County) win Friday, Rhea would finish second, Red Bank third and Walker Valley fourth. The only decisions reached in Knoxville’s Region 3-4A are Maryville being No. 1 and Powell, Clinton and Knox West in the playoffs. However, with Powell playing Clinton, the region could wind up in a 3-way tie for second with each of those three teams finishing 5-2 in region play. Knox West will be favored to beat Knox Central but a Powell loss to Clinton would create the tie.

With the standings staying as they are now, Red Bank would travel to Powell, Rhea would host Clinton and Cleveland would draw Knox West.

The top two spots in Region 3-3A will belong to McMinn Central and Howard with the No. 1 position to be determined when the two play Friday night at Howard. Barring an upset by Notre Dame Friday night in Benton, Polk County will finish third. East Ridge can clinch fourth with a win Thursday at Grundy and a Notre Dame loss to Polk.

Looking at first-round playoff opponents, the No. 4 team is likely to get White House and the No. 2 team should draw Station Camp. Both of those games will be on the road.

The McMinn Central-Howard winner will likely host Sycamore and the Central-Howard loser will probably get DeKalb County.

In Class A, South Pittsburg and Grace will decide the Region 3-1A winner Friday at Grace. That game will kick off at 8 p.m. Those two are playing for first and second. Lookout Valley needs a win Friday over Copper Basin to sew up third place, leaving Silverdale Baptist in fourth.

Silverdale should be on the road to Trousdale County in the first round with Lookout Valley headed for Friendship Christian, whose unbeaten status ended last week. The Grace-South Pitt winner would like host Clay County or Gordonsville (they play this week) and the Grace-South Pitt loser should entertain Watertown.

It makes for a whole lot of what-ifs to cram into the final night of the regular season.