(10-21-26) The Indiana kicks off the 2026 High School Football playoffs…every Indiana team qualifies. Teams are placed in brackets by a blind draw using ping-pong balls.

IHSAA Ping-Pong Balls Blind Draw Sets 2026 Football Sectional Brackets

Sectionals
Class 6A-5A: Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 2026.
Class 4A-1A: Oct. 23, 30; Nov. 6, 2026

Regionals
Date: Friday, November 13, 2026.

Semi-States
Date: Friday, November 20, 2026.

State Finals

Friday, Nov. 27
11 am ET | Class 2A State Championship
3 pm ET | Class 4A State Championship
7 pm ET | Class 6A State Championship
Saturday, Nov. 28
11 am ET | Class 1A State Championship
3 pm ET | Class 3A State Championship
7 pm ET | Class 5A State Championship

Week 2 – Sectionals

Two Still Standing: Indiana’s Losing-Record Teams Go 2-18 in Sectional Finals

11-6-26

South Adams 42 Fremont 15

Bluffton 25 Heritage 7

Carroll 56 Homestead 0

Warsaw 14 Snider 3

Bishop Dwenger 35 East Noble 14

Angola 14 West Noble 10

Lafayette Jeff 44 Huntington North 6

Eastside 42 Rochester 0

6A- Penn 48 Elkhart 7

Northridge 43 NorthWood 21

Concord 38 LaPorte 14

North Judson 40 West Central 8

Wheeler 57 Knox 8

Chesterton Munster 

Lapel 48 Hagerstown 0

Pioneer  21 Caston 14

Oak Hill 49 Lewis Cass 33

 Muncie Central 31 Logansport 27

5A- Bloomington South  40 Bloomington North 0

Center Grove 45 Columbus North 0

Cathedral  24 New Palestine 21

Heritage Hills Evansville Harrison

Riverton Parke  49 Cloverdale 21

2A – South Putnam 49 Monrovia 18

Eastern Hancock 39 Indianapolis Lutheran 6

Tri-West 35 Western Boone 7

Milan 27 North Decatur 16

East Central 63 Columbus East 30

Brownstown 63 Switzerland County 6

Indian Creek 37 Sullivan 7

North Posey 56 Linton 26

Memorial 28, Mater Dei 7

Week 2 – Sectionals

10-30-26

  • Logansport Jay County
  • Bluffton 54 Norwell 14
  • Adams Central Heritage
  • South Adams 70 Southwood 7

  • Noblesville Carroll
  • Homestead 26 Northrop 14
  • Snider 37 South Side 14
  • Warsaw 44 Wayne 0

  • Huntington North 49 McCutcheon 21
  • Bishop Dwenger 43 DeKalb 13
  • East Noble 53 Columbia City 17
  • Angola 28 Fairfield 7
  • Rochester 36 Central Noble 13
  • Fremont 32 Northfield 26

  • Northridge 28 South Bend St. Joe 27
  • Concord South Bend Adams
  • Penn 41 Valparaiso 14
  • Elkhart 38 Portage 7
  • Chesterton 31 Michigan City 13
  • Goshen LaPorte
  • Northwood Culver Academies
  • West Noble 50 Jimtown 15
  • Knox 51 LaVille 7
  • Eastside 41 Bremen 13
  • North Judson 48 Winamc 20
  • Caston 55 Clinton Central 22
  • Pioneer 50 Sheridan 20
  • West Lafayette 54 Maconaquah 26
  • Lewis Cass 50 Tipton 19
  • Muncie Central 28 Yorktown 27
  • 6A – Carmel 48 Westfield 45
  • 5A – Bloomington South 63 Franklin 0
  • 5A – Cathedral 42 Mt. Vernon 7
  • 5A – Plainfield 57 Arsenal Tech 0
  • 5A – Terre Haute South 49, Terre Haute North 7
  • 5A – Evansville North 40, New Albany 7
  • Heritage Hills 42 Evansville Reitz 26
  • Ben Davis 32 Avon 10
  • 2A – South Putnam 56 Greencastle 0
  • Danville 38 Brebeuf Jesuit 7
  • New Palastine 53 Pendleton Heights 35
  • Lawrence North 17 Lawrence Central 13
  • Castle 30 Floyd Central 29
  • Memorial 63 Gibson Southern 28
  • Indian Creek 29 Vincennes Lincoln 0

Week 1 – Sectionals (Class 4A-1A)

10-23-26

  • Jay County 47 Marion 0
  • Bluffton 48 Garrett 13
  • Norwell 55 Woodlan 21
  • Adams Central 48 Concordia 27
  • Heritage 49 Bellmont 7
  • South Adams 60 Churubusco 0
  • Fremont 46 Southern Wells 0

  • 4A – Bishop Dwenger 34 North Side 0
  • Yorktown 35 Bishop Luers 14
  • Southwood 34 Blackhawk Christian 28 – 2OT

  • DeKalb 55 New Haven 6
  • Columbia City 21 Leo 6
  • East Noble 41 Wawasee 0
  • West Noble 44 South Bend Washington 6
  • Fairfield 56 John Glenn 27
  • Angola 13 Mishawaka Marian 0
  • Bremen 49 Prairie Heights 13
  • 2A – Rochester 36 Lakeland 14
  • Central Noble 40 Manchester 21
  • NorthWood 49 Plymouth 8
  • 4A – Northridge 57 Mishawaka 26
  • 4A – South Bend St. Joe 38 South Bend Riley 0
  • Culver Academy 58 New Prairie 27
  • 3A- Jimtown 15 Tippecanoe Valley 14
  • 1A – West Central 39, Culver 7
  • Northfield 49 Whitko 14
  • Bremen 49 Prairie Heights 13
  • Knox 46 Whiting 20
  • Pioneer 70 Taylor 0
  • Logansport 41 Delta 14
  • West Lafayette 49 Northwestern 14.
  • Hamilton Heights 47, Mississinewa 40
  • Maconaquah 52 Eastbrook 20
  • 4A – Muncie Central 34 Kokomo 23
  • Lewis Cass 64 Peru 42
  • Caston 23 Madison-Grant 22
  • Tipton 35 Eastern 28
  • Clinton Prairie 28 Carroll 12

  • North Putnam 42 West Vigo 9
  • Roncalli 41 Connersville 20
  • Indianapolis Lutheran 50 Park Tudor 7
  • Gibson Southern 56 Southridge 20
  • South Putnam 56 Cascade 33
  • Heritage Hills 21 Jasper 14
  • Brownstown Central 51 Providence 7
  • Twin Lakes 58 River Forest 14
  • Franklin County 65 Rushville 19
  • Harrison 20 Bonnville 14
  • Milan 71 Trinity Lutheran 14
  • Salem 80 Brown County 0
  • Sheridan 40 North Miami 21
  • Northview 77 Frankfort 6
  • Scottsburg 48 Washington 28
  • North Daviess 35 Tecumseh 28