Class 8A Football Brackets — 2026-27

* Last updated at 10:02 am on Monday, November 9, 2026

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OPENING ROUND FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS & FINALS
(32) Aurora (East) 7 (1) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 31
(33) Oak Park (River Forest) 58 (33) Oak Park (River Forest) 7
(1) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 24
(17) Hinsdale (Central) 7
(17) Hinsdale (Central) 41 (16) Chicago (Von Steuben) 3
(48) Roselle (Lake Park) 19 (17) Hinsdale (Central) 63
(1) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)  
(8) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)  
(25) Chicago (Marist) 49 (8) Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 55 Sat 11/14 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 1 pm
(40) Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 28 (25) Chicago (Marist) 21
(8) Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 56
(24) Barrington 0
(24) Barrington 38 (9) Orland Park (Sandburg) 17
(41) Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) 0 (24) Barrington 24
   
   
(29) Naperville (Central) 18 (4) Oswego (H.S.) 27 Sat 11/21 TBA
(36) Gurnee (Warren) 14 (29) Naperville (Central) 6
(4) Oswego (H.S.) 21
(13) Naperville (North) 19
(20) Palatine (Fremd) 42 (13) Naperville (North) 38
(45) Chicago (Taft) 12 (20) Palatine (Fremd) 31
(4) Oswego (H.S.)  
(5) Bolingbrook  
(28) Lockport (Twp.) 35 (5) Bolingbrook 38 Sat 11/14 Oswego (H.S.) 5 pm
(37) Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 21 (28) Lockport (Twp.) 14
(5) Bolingbrook 22
(21) LaGrange (Lyons) 14
(21) LaGrange (Lyons) 36 (12) Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership) [Coop] 14
(44) Aurora (Metea Valley) 14 (21) LaGrange (Lyons) 55 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
   
   
(31) Chicago (Curie) 8 (2) Huntley 48 Sat 11/28 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 7 pm
(34) Oswego (East) 49 (34) Oswego (East) 17
(2) Huntley 42
(18) Chicago (Lane) 0
(18) Chicago (Lane) 56 (15) South Elgin 14
(47) Joliet (Central) 0 (18) Chicago (Lane) 33
(2) Huntley  
(7) Winnetka (New Trier)  
(26) Glenview (Glenbrook South) 42 (7) Winnetka (New Trier) 21 Fri 11/13 Huntley 7 pm
(39) Chicago (Whitney Young) 0 (26) Glenview (Glenbrook South) 6
(7) Winnetka (New Trier) 26
(10) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 23
(23) Hoffman Estates (Conant) 21 (10) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 35
(42) Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) 12 (23) Hoffman Estates (Conant) 7
   
   
(30) Evanston (Twp.) 21 (3) Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 41 Sat 11/21 TBA
(35) Minooka 35 (35) Minooka 0
(3) Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 42
(19) Elmhurst (York) 0
(19) Elmhurst (York) 47 (14) Downers Grove (South) 14
(46) Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 14 (19) Elmhurst (York) 42
(3) Wilmette (Loyola Academy)  
(11) Chicago (St. Ignatius)  
(27) O'Fallon (H.S.) 36 (6) Park Ridge (Maine South) 49 Sat 11/14 Chicago (St. Ignatius) 2 pm
(38) Joliet (West) 6 (27) O'Fallon (H.S.) 14
(6) Park Ridge (Maine South) 21
(11) Chicago (St. Ignatius) 35
(22) Aurora (West Aurora) 40 (11) Chicago (St. Ignatius) 55
(43) Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) 21 (22) Aurora (West Aurora) 7

*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.