Class 8A Football Brackets — 2026-27 Class 8A Football Brackets — 2026-27* Last updated at 3:05 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2026
| OPENING ROUND | FIRST ROUND | SECOND ROUND | QUARTERFINALS | SEMIFINALS & FINALS | ||||||||||||||
| (32) Aurora (East) | (1) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | |||||||||||||||||
| (33) Oak Park (River Forest) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Aurora (East) 7 pm | Sat 10/31 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (17) Hinsdale (Central) | (16) Chicago (Von Steuben) | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (48) Roselle (Lake Park) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Hinsdale (Central) 7 pm | Sat 10/31 Site TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (25) Chicago (Marist) | (8) Chicago (Mt. Carmel) | Sat 11/14 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (40) Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Chicago (Marist) 6:30 pm | Sat 10/31 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (24) Barrington | (9) Orland Park (Sandburg) | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (41) Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Barrington 7 pm | Sat 10/31 Orland Park (Sandburg) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (29) Naperville (Central) | (4) Oswego (H.S.) | Sat 11/21 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (36) Gurnee (Warren) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Naperville (Central) 7 pm | Sat 10/31 Oswego (H.S.) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (20) Palatine (Fremd) | (13) Naperville (North) | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (45) Chicago (Taft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Palatine (Fremd) 6 pm | Sat 10/31 Naperville (North) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (28) Lockport (Twp.) | (5) Bolingbrook | Sat 11/14 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (37) Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Lockport (Twp.) 7:15 pm | Sat 10/31 Bolingbrook TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (21) LaGrange (Lyons) | (12) Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership) [Coop] | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (44) Aurora (Metea Valley) | STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 LaGrange (Lyons) 6:30 pm | Sat 10/31 Site TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (31) Chicago (Curie) | (2) Huntley | Sat 11/28 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| (34) Oswego (East) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/24 Rockne Stadium 12 noon | Sat 10/31 Huntley TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (18) Chicago (Lane) | (15) South Elgin | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (47) Joliet (Central) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Lane Stadium 7 pm | Sat 10/31 South Elgin TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (26) Glenview (Glenbrook South) | (7) Winnetka (New Trier) | Sat 11/14 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (39) Chicago (Whitney Young) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Glenview (Glenbrook South) 7 pm | Sat 10/31 Winnetka (New Trier) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (23) Hoffman Estates (Conant) | (10) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (42) Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Hoffman Estates (Conant) 7 pm | Sat 10/31 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (30) Evanston (Twp.) | (3) Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | Sat 11/21 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (35) Minooka | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Evanston (Twp.) 7:30 pm | Sat 10/31 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (19) Elmhurst (York) | (14) Downers Grove (South) | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (46) Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Elmhurst (York) 6:30 pm | Sat 10/31 Downers Grove (South) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (27) O'Fallon (H.S.) | (6) Park Ridge (Maine South) | Sat 11/14 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (38) Joliet (West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/24 O'Fallon (H.S.) 1:30 pm | Sat 10/31 Park Ridge (Maine South) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| (22) Aurora (West Aurora) | (11) Chicago (St. Ignatius) | Sat 11/7 TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| (43) Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/23 Aurora (West Aurora) 6:30 pm | Sat 10/31 Chicago (St. Ignatius) TBA | |||||||||||||||||
*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.
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