Football

Football Playoff Brackets Unveiled for State Championships

AURORA - The Colorado High School Activities Association has announced the playoff brackets for the 6-man, 8-man, 1A, 2A, 4A and 5A Football State Championships on Nov. 3. The 3A bracket was unveiled on Nov. 10.

The 4A and 5A tournaments will be 24-team single-elimination bracket, while every other classification will have a 16-team single-elimination bracket for their tournaments.

The 6-man, 8-man, 1A and 2A championship games were moved to Dutch Clark Stadium. The 6-man and 8-man championship games will be played on Friday, Nov. 29, with the 1A and 2A games taking place the next day, Saturday, Nov. 30. The 3A, 4A and 5A championship games will be the following weekend, Saturday, Dec. 7, at CSU's Canvas Stadium.

Class 5A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Cherry Creek
  2. Mountain Vista
  3. Ralston Valley
  4. Columbine
  5. Valor Christian
  6. Legend
  7. Fairview
  8. Pine Creek
  9. Erie
  10. Chatfield
  11. Arapahoe
  12. Regis Jesuit
  13. Castle View
  14. Arvada West
  15. Fossil Ridge
  16. Denver East
  17. Grandview
  18. Mullen
  19. Fort Collins
  20. Cherokee Trail
  21. Eaglecrest
  22. Douglas County
  23. Rock Canyon
  24. Overland

Class 4A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Dakota Ridge
  2. Montrose
  3. Pueblo West
  4. Palmer Ridge
  5. Broomfield
  6. Durango
  7. Mesa Ridge
  8. Ponderosa
  9. Grand Junction
  10. Monarch
  11. Heritage
  12. Vista Ridge
  13. Rampart
  14. Riverdale Ridge
  15. Frederick
  16. Doherty
  17. Loveland
  18. Northfield
  19. Golden
  20. Grand Junction Central
  21. Highlands Ranch
  22. Air Academy
  23. Bear Creek
  24. Longmont

Class 3A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Thompson Valley
  2. Mead
  3. Pomona
  4. Palisade
  5. Green Mountain
  6. Windsor
  7. Pueblo Central
  8. Discovery Canyon
  9. Pueblo East
  10. Lutheran
  11. Mountain View
  12. Roosevelt
  13. Severance
  14. Conifer
  15. Pueblo South
  16. Holy Family

Class 2A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Strasburg
  2. Basalt
  3. The Classical Academy
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Lamar
  6. Berthoud
  7. Woodland Park
  8. Delta
  9. Wellington
  10. Sterling
  11. Montezuma-Cortez
  12. Alamosa
  13. Eaton
  14. Pagosa Springs
  15. The Academy
  16. Denver West

Class 1A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Wray
  2. Forge Christian
  3. Limon
  4. Centauri
  5. Buena Vista
  6. Wiggins
  7. Meeker
  8. Highland
  9. Flatirons Academy
  10. Monte Vista
  11. Colorado Springs Christian
  12. Burlington
  13. Holyoke
  14. Platte Valley
  15. Yuma
  16. North Fork

8-man Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Haxtun
  2. McClave
  3. Akron
  4. Mancos
  5. Byers
  6. West Grand
  7. Simla
  8. Sanford
  9. Springfield
  10. Dove Creek
  11. Sedgwick County
  12. Merino
  13. Plateau Valley
  14. Clear Creek
  15. Dayspring Christian Academy
  16. Hoehne

6-man Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Cheyenne Wells
  2. Stratton
  3. Otis
  4. Idalia
  5. Granada
  6. Sierra Grande
  7. Caliche
  8. Arickaree
  9. Fleming
  10. Hanover
  11. Eads
  12. Branson/Kim
  13. Prairie
  14. Cheraw
  15. Kit Carson
  16. Primero