| IHSA Football Playoffs Pairing Timetable and General Information |
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| Where to Watch the Playoff Pairing Show Sat. Oct. 26 8-9pm with Dave Bernhard and Timothy 'EDGYTIM' OHalloran | |||
| NFHS Network Live Broadcast | |||
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Bloomington-Normal/Peoria WEEK-25.1 | 25.2 | 25.3 (NBC/ABC/CW) Carbondale/Harrisburg/Paducah WDKA-49.1 | 23.2 (MyNet) Champaign/Springfield/Decatur WCIX-49.1 (MyNet) Chicago WCIU/WMEU-26.1 | 26.2 | 48.1 (The U/UToo) Quad Cities WQAD-8.1 | 8.3 (ABC/MyTV) |
Quincy WGEM-10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 (NBC/CW/FOX/MeTV) Rockford WSLN-19.2 (The 365) St. Louis KNLC-24.5 (Catchy Comedy) |
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| Tune in to Local Radio for Pairings Day Discussions | |||
| WFPS, 92.1 FM, Freeport, 5-10 pm WITY, 980 AM/99.5 FM, Danville, 7-9 pm WGGH, 1150 AM/98.1 FM, Marion, 7-9 pm |
WSPY, 107.1 FM, Plano WRHL, 1060 AM/93.5 FM, Rochelle, 7:30-10:00 pm |
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IMPORTANT! The pairings in each class will be released on the IHSA_IL X feed as soon as they are announced on TV. They will appear on the IHSA website a minute or two later. Please use IHSA_IL X as your primary source for the pairings. |
| Saturday (Oct. 26) - Prior to Pairing Night |
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| General playoff information |
| How the pairings are determined |
| Week 8 playoff outlook from Monday, Oct. 21) |
| 9:00 am - Scores and Standings |
| clinchers & hopefuls | standings | scores |
| Updated throughout the day |
| Saturday scores in the IHSA ScoreZone | IHSAFootball.com |
| about 4:30 pm - Final regular-season scores and standings |
| final conference standings | complete scores by conference |
| about 5:15 pm - 256 playoff qualifiers posted |
| sorted by wins and tie-breaker points |
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| Saturday Evening (Oct. 26) - Pairing Night |
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| Live Playoff Pairing Show 8-9pm |
| Broadcast, cable, and NFHS Network schedules |
| about 8:02 pm - Class 1A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:07 pm - Class 2A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:14 pm - Class 3A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:19 pm - Class 4A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:27 pm - Class 5A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:34 pm - Class 6A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:43 pm - Class 7A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| about 8:49 pm - Class 8A |
| pairings | bracket | team info | map |
| Upcoming Weeks |
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| Mon., Oct. 28 - PDF Brackets Released |
| 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A ALL |
| Mon., Oct. 28 3:00 pm - Round 1 Dates/Times Released |
| 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A |
| Mon., Nov. 4 2:00 pm - Round 2 Dates/Times Released |
| 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A |
| Mon., Nov. 11 1:00 pm - Quarterfinal Dates/Times Released |
| 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A |
| Mon., Nov. 18 1:00 pm - Semifinal Dates/Times Released |
| 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A |
| Links to Other Playoff Information |
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| IHSA Top 50 Programs |
| GoFan Ticketing |
| NFHS Network Broadcasts |
| Official State Final Apparel and Merchandise |
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