(11-26-25) The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) allows every football team, no matter what their record is, to compete in the state’s football playoffs. To add to that they DO NOT SEED any teams, they use a blind draw and the brackets are decided by PING-PONG BALLS.

About the Draw

To conduct the random drawing for the football state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in each sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in game one with the second ball representing the home team in game one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in game two and the fourth ball the home team in game two. That same method is followed through all 48 sectionals. In five and seven-team sectionals, the last team drawn receives the bye and an automatic road game in the semifinal round.

This weekend the six classes will crown a 2025 state champion—-

CLASS — RECORDS

  • 1A – 13-1 vs.12-2
  • 2A – 9-5 vs. 14-0
  • 3A – 11-2 vs. 13-0
  • 4A – 12-1 vs. 14-0
  • 5A -12-2 vs. 11-3
  • 6A – 11-2 vs.13-0

2A Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers is the only team in the finals that entered the playoffs with a losing record of 4-5.

Four of the six title games has a team that has not lost a game this year.

Four of the twelve teams are private schools

Statewide rankings…

Other states….