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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. The 3A bracket was unveiled on Nov. 9.

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 will be played at CSU Pueblo's Thunderbowl Stadium, with the 6-man and 8-man games on Friday, Nov. 28 and the 1A and 2A games on Saturday, Nov. 29. The 3A, 4A and 5A championship games will be the following weekend, Saturday, Dec. 6, at CSU's Canvas Stadium.

Class 5A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Cherry Creek
  2. Ralston Valley
  3. Mountain Vista
  4. Legend
  5. Valor Christian
  6. Arvada West
  7. Pine Creek
  8. Fairview
  9. Arapahoe
  10. Mullen
  11. Grandview
  12. Erie
  13. Fort Collins
  14. Eaglecrest
  15. Columbine
  16. Cherokee Trail
  17. Fountain-Fort Carson
  18. Fruita Monument
  19. Legacy
  20. ThunderRidge
  21. Regis Jesuit
  22. Chatfield
  23. Rocky Mountain
  24. Westminster

Notes: Fort Collins and Eaglecrest were switched due to head-to-head results.

Class 4A Qualifiers by Seed

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

Notes: Broomfield and Monarch were switched due to head-to-head results. Bear Creek and Air Academy were switched to avoid a first-round league matchup. Only the league champion from the I-25 league qualifies for the post season, so Sand Creek, Cheyenne Mountain, and Centaurus were not eligible to make the bracket. Longmont was deemed ineligible to take the 24th seed playoff spot due to an unintentional administrative oversight that resulted in a self-reported rules violation. Skyline will assume Longmont's place.

Class 3A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Windsor
  2. Pomona
  3. Palisade
  4. Mead
  5. Holy Family
  6. Roosevelt
  7. Eagle Valley
  8. Conifer
  9. Pueblo South
  10. Lutheran
  11. Pueblo County
  12. Thompson Valley
  13. Lewis-Palmer
  14. Timnath
  15. Coronado
  16. Severance

Class 2A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Strasburg
  2. Wellington
  3. The Classical Academy
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Brush
  6. Kent Denver
  7. Resurrection Christian
  8. La Junta
  9. Eaton
  10. Denver West
  11. Lamar
  12. Delta
  13. Pagosa Springs
  14. Florence
  15. Alamosa
  16. Basalt

Class 1A Qualifiers by Seed

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

8-man Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Akron
  2. Haxtun
  3. McClave
  4. Sanford
  5. Dayspring Christian Academy
  6. Norwood
  7. Sedgwick County
  8. West Grand
  9. Mancos
  10. Clear Creek
  11. Simla
  12. Byers
  13. Las Animas
  14. Elbert
  15. Plateau Valley
  16. Crowley County

Notes: Akron and Haxtun were switched due to head-to-head results. Las Animas and Elbert were switched to avoid a first-round league matchup.

6-man Qualifiers by Seed

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

Notes: Fleming and Prairie were switched due to head-to-head results. Arickaree and Prairie were switched to avoid a first-round league matchup.