112TH GREY CUP PLAYOFF SCENARIOS – WEEK 21
Hosting duties, matchups and crossover team to be decided
TORONTO (October 23, 2025) – The following scenarios are in play this week.
EAST DIVISION
Scenarios resulting in Hamilton hosting the Eastern Final; Montreal hosting Eastern Semi-Final:
- HAM WIN or MTL LOSS
Scenarios resulting in Montreal hosting the Eastern Final; Hamilton hosting Eastern Semi-Final:
- HAM TIE and MTL WIN
- HAM LOSS and MTL WIN/TIE
WEST DIVISION
Scenarios resulting in Calgary hosting BC in the Western Semi-Final; Winnipeg crossing over:
- CGY WIN and WPG WIN and BC TIE
- CGY WIN and WPG LOSS and BC TIE/LOSS
- CGY TIE and WPG LOSS and BC LOSS
- CGY LOSS and WPG WIN and BC LOSS
Scenarios resulting in BC hosting Calgary in the Western Semi-Final; Winnipeg crossing over:
- CGY TIE and BC TIE
- CGY LOSS and WPG WIN and BC TIE
- CGY LOSS and WPG LOSS and BC TIE/LOSS
- BC WIN
Scenarios resulting in Calgary hosting Winnipeg in the Western Semi-Final; BC crossing over:
- CGY WIN/TIE and WPG WIN and BC LOSS
PLAYOFF PICTURE
- In Week 15, Saskatchewan booked its ticket to the Grey Cup Playoffs for a second straight season.
- In Week 16, Hamilton secured a postseason berth and a home playoff date.
- In Week 18, Montreal locked down its sixth consecutive postseason spot, while earning a home playoff date.
- In Week 18, BC clinched a playoff spot for a fourth straight season.
- In Week 18, a West-to-East crossover was confirmed, marking the 13th crossover since the rule was introduced in 1996, and the first since 2019.
- In Week 19, Saskatchewan claimed the West Division title, earning the right to host the Western Final on November 8.
- In Week 20, Winnipeg clinched a postseason berth for a ninth consecutive season.
- In Week 20, Calgary secured a playoff spot.
CROSSOVER RULE
If the fourth-place team in Division A – A4 – has more points than the third-place team in Division B – B3 (they cannot be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 in terms of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete against B2 in the Division B Semi-final.
WEEK 21 SCHEDULE
- Fri., Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. ET | OTT at HAM
- Fri., Oct. 24 at 9:30 p.m. ET | CGY at EDM
- Sat., Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. ET | MTL at WPG
- Sat., Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. ET | BC at SSK