Class 5A Football Brackets — 2026-27

* Last updated at 6:27 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2026

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OPENING ROUND FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS & FINALS
(16) Chicago (Payton) (5-4)   (1) Antioch (9-0)  
(17) Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) (5-4)      
Date TBA Site TBA Date TBA Antioch    
   
(9) Sycamore (H.S.) (5-4)   (8) Belvidere (H.S.) (6-3)   Date TBA
(24) Crystal Lake (South) (2-7)      
Date TBA Sycamore (H.S.) Date TBA Belvidere (H.S.)    
   
(13) Chicago (Senn) (5-4)   (4) Wauconda (7-2)   Date TBA
(20) Lake Villa (Lakes) (4-5)      
Date TBA Site TBA Date TBA Wauconda    
   
(12) Belvidere (North) (5-4)   (5) West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (7-2)   Date TBA
(21) Freeport (H.S.) (4-5)      
Date TBA Belvidere (North) Date TBA West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)    
   
(15) Grayslake (North) (5-4)   (2) Maple Park (Kaneland) (8-1)   Date TBA
(18) Wheaton (St. Francis) (4-5)      
Date TBA Grayslake (North) Date TBA Maple Park (Kaneland)    
   
(10) Chicago (Noble/Comer) (5-4)   (7) Woodstock (H.S.) (7-2)   Date TBA
(23) Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) (2-7)      
Date TBA Site TBA Date TBA Woodstock (H.S.)    
   
(14) Deerfield (H.S.) (5-4)   (3) Chicago (King) (7-2)   Date TBA
(19) Grayslake (Central) (4-5)      
Date TBA Deerfield (H.S.) Date TBA Site TBA    
   
(11) Darien (Hinsdale South) (5-4)   (6) Cary (Grove) (7-2)   Date TBA
(22) Bensenville (Fenton) (4-5)       STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Date TBA Darien (Hinsdale South) Date TBA Cary (Grove)    
   
(16) Bloomington (H.S.) (4-5)   (1) Mahomet (Seymour) (9-0)   Sat 11/28 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 10 am
(17) Marion (H.S.) (4-5)      
Date TBA Bloomington (H.S.) Date TBA Mahomet (Seymour)    
   
(9) Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] (7-2)   (8) Crete (Monee) (7-2)   Date TBA
(24) Champaign (Centennial) (3-6)      
Date TBA Site TBA Date TBA Crete (Monee)    
   
(13) Lemont (H.S.) (5-4)   (4) Morton (8-1)   Date TBA
(20) Peoria (H.S.) (4-5)      
Date TBA Lemont (H.S.) Date TBA Morton    
   
(12) Mascoutah (6-3)   (5) Troy (Triad) (8-1)   Date TBA
(21) Washington (3-6)      
Date TBA Mascoutah Date TBA Troy (Triad)    
   
(15) LaSalle (Peru) (4-5)   (2) Chicago (Agricultural Science) (8-1)   Date TBA
(18) Galesburg (H.S.) (4-5)      
Date TBA LaSalle (Peru) Date TBA Site TBA    
   
(10) Carbondale (H.S.) (7-2)   (7) Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) (7-2)   Date TBA
(23) Springfield (H.S.) (3-6)      
Date TBA Carbondale (H.S.) Date TBA Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North)    
   
(14) Oak Forest (5-4)   (3) Chicago (Morgan Park) (8-1)   Date TBA
(19) Danville (H.S.) (4-5)      
Date TBA Oak Forest Date TBA Site TBA    
   
(11) New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (6-3)   (6) Kankakee (Sr.) (7-2)   Date TBA
(22) Mt. Vernon (H.S.) (3-6)      
Date TBA New Lenox (Providence Catholic) Date TBA Kankakee (Sr.)

*Note: In the opening round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts.