IHSA Top 50 Football

IHSA Top 50 Football

Top 50 IHSA Football Programs | 1974-2024

The IHSA will conduct the 50th edition of its Football Playoff State Series in 2024, culminating with the 50th State Championship games at Hancock Stadium in Normal on Friday & Saturday, November 29-30. To help commemorate the milestone, the IHSA compiled a committee of current and former high school football coaches, administrators, and media members to select the Top 50 Football Programs during the playoff era (1974 to 2024).

To see the Top 50 release schedule, what programs have been recognized so far, and read more about IHSA football history, see the tabs below...

#50 will be released on 8/13/24

The IHSA will release the Top 50 Football Programs on the corresponding dates below.

Learn more about the selection process here.

   #50:   August 13

   #49:   August 15

   #48:   August 20

   #47:   August 22

   #46:   August 27

   #45:   August 29

   #44:   September 3

   #43:   September 5

   #42:   September 10

   #41:   September 12

   #40:   September 17

   #39:   September 19

   #38:   September 24

   #37:   September 26

   #36:   October 1

   #35:   October 3

   #34:   October 8

   #33:   October 10

   #32:   October 15

   #31:   October 17

   #30:   October 22

   #29:   October 24

   #28:   October 25

   #27:   October 26

   #26:   October 26

   #25:   October 26

   #24:   October 29

   #23:   October 31

   #22:   November 1

   #21:   November 2

   #20:   November 5

   #19:   November 7

   #18:   November 8

   #17:   November 9

   #16:   November 11

   #15:   November 12

   #14:   November 13

   #13:   November 14

   #12:   November 18

   #11:   November 19

   #10:   November 20

   #9:     November 21

   #8:     November 22

   #7:     November 23

   #6:     November 25

   #5:     November 26

   #4:     November 27

   #3:     November 28

   #2:     November 29

   #1:     November 30

The following programs just missed the cut in making the list of the Top 50 IHSA Football programs from 1974-2024, but received votes from multiple committee members:

  • Alleman | Rock Island

  • Anna-Jonesboro

  • Aquin | Freeport

  • Aurora Christian

  • Belvidere

  • Bloomington

  • Bolingbrook

  • Calhoun | Hardin

  • Camp Point Central

  • Carlinville

  • Coal City

  • Dakota

  • Downers Grove South

  • Forreston

  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

  • Glenbard North | Carol Stream

  • Hampshire

  • Harrisburg

  • Johnston City

  • Kaneland | Maple Park

  • LeRoy

  • Lexington

  • Lincoln-Way Central | New Lenox

  • Lockport Township

  • Marshall

  • Morgan Park | Chicago

  • Naperville North

  • Normal Community

  • Oswego

  • Prospect | Mt. Prospect

  • Richwoods | Peoria

  • Robeson | Chicago

  • Simeon | Chicago

  • St. Joseph-Ogden

  • St. Laurence | Burbank

  • Stevenson | Lincolnshire

  • Triopia | Concord

  • Tri-Valley | Downs

  • Washington

  • Williamsville

IHSA partner, Minerva Promotions, is offering exclusive IHSA Top 50 Football Program gear for the schools who have been selected. You can order gear here and see samples below...

        #50 will be released on 8/13/24