FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS AT A GLANCE

Here’s a look at what’s ahead in the prep football playoffs:

Format: There are 13 divisions, based on school enrollment, which begin play this week in a four-round, single-elimination format. Neutral fields are preferred from the second round on, but a host team can use its home field if it can safely provide for the anticipated crowd.

Dates: Most first-round games will be Friday, with a few Thursday or Saturday. Quarterfinals are Nov. 26 and semifinals Dec. 3-4. The Division II, VI and IX finals are Friday, Dec. 10. The Division I, XI and XIII finals are Saturday, Dec. 11. The Division I final is 7:40 p.m. at Edison Field.

Admission: Through the semifinals, tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Students from competing schools in all divisions may purchase $3 pre-sale tickets at school. High school students from non-participating schools and junior high students must pay the full general admission fee. All final games except for Division I will be $8 for adults, $4 for children and $4 student pre-sale. The price of the Division I tickets will be announced.

DIVISION I

1998 champion: Mater Dei

Seeded teams: Long Beach Poly (10-0), Mater Dei (8-2), Rialto Eisenhower (9-1), Los Alamitos (9-1)

County teams: Esperanza (6-4), Fountain Valley (6-4), Los Alamitos (9-1), Marina (5-4-1), Mater Dei (8-2), Santa Margarita (6-4)

DIVISION II

1998 champion: Diamond Bar

Seeded teams: Diamond Bar (10-0), Palos Verdes Peninsula (10-0), Upland (9-1), Leuzinger (8-2)

County teams: San Clemente (7-3), El Toro (6-4), Mission Viejo (4-6)

DIVISION VI

1998 champion: Woodbridge

Seeded teams: Lakewood Mayfair (10-0), Newport Harbor (9-0-1), La Mirada (8-2), Tustin (7-3)

County teams: Aliso Niguel (5-5), Canyon (3-7), El Dorado (5-5), Irvine (7-2-1), Kennedy (7-3), Laguna Hills (6-4), Loara (8-2), Newport Harbor (9-0-1), Ocean View (7-3), Santa Ana (6-4), Santa Ana Valley (8-2), Tustin (7-3), Villa Park (8-2)

DIVISION IX

1998 champion: Lakewood Mayfair

Seeded teams: La Verne Bonita (10-0), Brea Olinda (9-0-1), Costa Mesa (8-2), Valencia (8-2)

County teams: University (4-6), Troy (8-2), Savanna (5-5), Garden Grove (7-3), Corona del Mar (3-7), Valencia (8-2), Costa Mesa (8-2), Pacifica (6-4), La Habra (6-4), Western (5-4-1), Los Amigos (5-5), Brea Olinda (9-0-1), Sonora (5-5)

DIVISION XI

1998 champion: Santa Monica St. Monica

Seeded teams: Los Angeles Cathedral (10-0), Ventura St. Bonaventure (10-0), Orange Lutheran (10-0), Ojai Nordhoff (8-2)

County teams: Whittier Christian (2-8), Orange Lutheran (10-0)

DIVISION XIII

1998 champion: Boron

Seeded teams: Mammoth Lakes Mammoth (9-1), Los Angeles Brentwood (7-1), Capistrano Valley Christian (8-1), Anza Hamilton (9-1)

County teams: Capistrano Valley Christian (8-1), St. Margaret’s (3-5)