4A East playoff projections (through Week 8)

Iowa City West moved up, Cedar Rapids Washington moved down. Waterloo East moved in, Dubuque Wahlert moved out.Those were the products of two important Class 4A Week 8 results.West upset Washington, 14-13, at Kingston Stadium, moving the Trojans up to No. 13 in the latest 4A East playoff projections. Washington slipped to No. 9.East beat Dubuque Wahlert, 25-21, which will likely get the Trojans in if they win this week. They play winless Dubuque Senior.Wahlert's loss also cost Iowa City High. It damaged the Little Hawks' strength of schedule and moves Bettendorf into the No. 1 slot.So here are final projections. The

BC Moore computer model has Cedar Rapids Xavier beating Linn-Mar next week, so we'll go that direction as well.

1. BETTENDORF (currently 8-0, projected 9-0 and champion of the Mississippi Athletic Conference)Projected points: 425. Opponents' projected W-L: 36-35.

2. IOWA CITY HIGH (currently 8-0, projected 9-0 and champion of the MVC Mississippi Division)Projected points: 425. Opponents' projected W-L: 35-46.

3. CEDAR FALLS (currently 8-0, projected 9-0 and champion of the MVC Valley Division)Projected points: 415.

4. NORTH SCOTT (currently 7-1, projected 8-1)Projected points: 405.

5. CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (currently 6-2, projected 7-2)Projected points: 390.

6. DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION (currently 6-2, projected 7-2)Projected points: 385. Opponents' projected W-L: 38-43.

7. LINN-MAR (currently 7-1, projected 7-2)Projected points: 385. Opponents' projected W-L: 33-48.

8. DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (currently 6-2, projected 7-2)Projected points: 375.

9. CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (currently 5-3, projected 6-3)Projected points: 360.

10. MUSCATINE (currently 5-3, projected 5-4)Projected points: 345. Opponents' projected W-L: 40-41. Beat Pleasant Valley head-to-head.

11. PLEASANT VALLEY (currently 4-4, projected 5-4)Projected points: 345. Opponents' projected W-L: 40-41. Lost to Muscatine head-to-head.

12. CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (currently 4-4, projected 5-4)Projected points: 345. Opponents' projected W-L: 37-44.

13. IOWA CITY WEST (currently 4-4, projected 4-5)Projected points: 335.

14. BURLINGTON (currently 3-5, projected 4-5).Projected points: 330. Beat Davenport Central head-to-head.

15. DAVENPORT CENTRAL (currently 4-4, projected 4-5).Projected points: 330. Lost to Burlington head-to-head.

16. WATERLOO EAST (currently 2-6, projected 3-6).Projected points: 300.The model has Cedar Rapids Prairie, Clinton, Dubuque Wahlert and Waterloo West at 2-7.So, with all of this in mind, here would be the first-round pairings ... if all goes according to the computer's plan:

TOP HALF:#16 Waterloo East (3-6) at #1 Bettendorf (9-0)#9 Cedar Rapids Washington (6-3) at #8 Dubuque Hempstead (7-2)#12 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-4) at #5 Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-2)#13 Iowa City West (4-5) at #4 North Scott (8-1)

BOTTOM HALF:#14 Burlington (4-5) at #3 Cedar Falls (9-0)#11 Pleasant Valley (5-4) at #6 Davenport Assumption (7-2)#10 Muscatine (5-4) at #7 Linn-Mar (7-2)#15 Davenport Central (4-5) at #2 Iowa City High (9-0)

If Linn-Mar wins ...If Linn-Mar defeated Cedar Rapids Xavier Friday, here are the adjusted seedings:1. Bettendorf, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Cedar Falls, 4. North Scott, 5. Linn-Mar, 6. Davenport Assumption, 7. Dubuque Hempstead, 8. Cedar Rapids Xavier. 9-16 remain the same.