Football State Tournament Brackets to be Seeded Sunday

AURORA – The 2023 football state tournament brackets are due to be seeded and released on Sunday by the Colorado State High School Activities Association (CHSAA) office.

The state tournament will begin with the first round games on Nov. 11 for 3A and Nov. 4th for all other classifications.

Teams will be seeded using the CHSAA Seeding Index. The official rankings are updated hourly with the latest RPI data, and each Monday and Thursday with MaxPreps data. (Find answers to FAQs about the Seeding Index here.)

Check where teams are currently ranked in each classification on this page.

Final seeding data will be available on Oct. 29. That means that this week’s games will bring the regular season to a close. A schedule of games, as well as scores, is available on the Scoreboard.

The 5A and 4A tournaments will be 24-team single-elimination brackets, while every other classification will have a 16-team single-elimination bracket. The 6-man, 8-man, 1A and 2A classifications will have their state championship games on Nov. 24th and 25th and CSU-Pueblo’s ThunderBowl Stadium. The 3A classification will have its state championship game on Dec. 2 at ThunderBowl Stadium. The 4A and 5A classifications will have their state championship games on Dec. 2 at CSU’s Canvas Stadium.

Complete information about the football state tournament is available on this page.

Find photos from the latest football games in galleries available at photos.chsaanow.com.