Kansas high school football state playoffs: First look at KSHSAA bracket, schedule
The playoffs are here for Kansas high school football and Varsity Kansas has you covered with the updated KSHSAA schedule and brackets for every classification in the state.
Here’s the first official look at which teams have qualified for the state playoffs and the games scheduled for Friday, Nov. 1. All brackets are available to view officially at the Kansas Sports High School Activities Association.
Kansas Class 6A football playoff bracket
West
No. 1 Derby (8-0) vs. No. 16 Campus (0-8)
No. 8 Junction City (4-4) vs. No. 9 Topeka (4-4)
No. 4 Dodge City (5-3) vs. No. 13 Garden City (2-6)
No. 5 Wichita East (5-3) vs. No. 12 Wichita West (2-6)
No. 2 Manhattan (8-0) vs. No. 15 Wichita North (0-8)
No. 7 Maize (4-4) vs. No. 10 Washburn Rural (3-5)
No. 3 Wichita Northwest (7-1) vs. No. 14 Wichita Southeast (2-6)
No. 6 Wichita South (5-3) vs. No. 11 Wichita Heights (2-6)
East
No. 1 Gardner Edgerton (7-1) vs. No. 16 Kansas City Wyandotte (0-7)
No. 8 Shawnee Mission East (4-4) vs. No. 9 Lawrence (4-4)
No. 4 Blue Valley Northwest (5-3) vs. No. 13 Shawnee Mission North (2-6)
No. 5 Lawrence Free State (5-3) vs. No. 12 Olathe West (3-5)
No. 2 Blue Valley West (7-1) vs. No. 15 Shawnee Mission West (1-7)
No. 7 Olathe Northwest (5-3) vs. No. 10 Olathe South (3-5)
No. 3 Shawnee Mission Northwest (6-2) vs. No. 14 Shawnee Mission South (1-7)
No. 6 Olathe East (5-3) vs. No. 11 Olathe North (3-5)
Kansas Class 5A football playoff bracket
West
No. 1 Great Bend (8-0) vs. No. 16 Newton (0-8)
No. 8 Andover (4-4) vs. No. 9 Hays (4-4)
No. 4 Hutchinson (6-2) vs. No. 13 Salina South (1-7)
No. 5 Liberal (6-2) vs. No. 12 Bishop Carroll (2-6)
No. 2 Goddard Eisenhower (6-2) vs. No. 15 Emporia (0-8)
No. 7 Maize South (5-3) vs. No. 10 Salina Central (4-4)
No. 3 Topeka Seaman (6-2) vs. No. 14 Topeka West (1-7)
No. 6 Goddard (6-2) vs. No. 11 Valley Center (2-6)
East
No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (8-0) vs. No. 16 Kansas City Turner (0-8)
No. 8 Topeka Highland Park (6-2) vs. No. 9 Pittsburg (6-2)
No. 4 Mill Valley (7-1) vs. No. 5 Kansas City Harmon (2-6)
No. 5 Spring Hill (7-1) vs. No. 12 Shawnee Heights (2-6)
No. 2 De Soto (7-1) vs. No. 15 Blue Valley North (1-7)
No. 7 Kansas City Washington (6-2) vs. No. 10 Leavenworth (5-3)
No. 3 Basehor-Linwood (7-1) vs. No. 14 Blue Valley Southwest (2-6)
No. 6 Blue Valley (6-2) vs. No. 11 St. James Academy (3-5)
Kansas Class 4A football playoff bracket
West
No. 1 Wamego (7-1) vs. No. 16 Independence (0-8)
No. 8 McPherson (4-4) vs. No. 9 Abilene (3-5)
No. 4 Mulvane (6-2) vs. No. 13 Augusta (1-7)
No. 5 Buhler (6-2) vs. No. 12 Arkansas City (2-6)
No. 2 Andover Central (7-1) vs. No. 15 El Dorado (0-8)
No. 7 Winfield (5-3) vs. No. 10 Circle (3-5)
No. 3 Wellington (6-2) vs. No. 14 Ulysses (0-7)
No. 6 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (6-2) vs. No. 11 Rose Hill (2-6)
East
No. 1 Atchison (7-1) vs. No. 16 Bonner Springs (1-7)
No. 8 Lansing (4-4) vs. No. 9 Eudora (4-4)
No. 4 Fort Scott (5-3) vs. No. 13 Coffeyville (2-6)
No. 5 Tonganoxie (5-3) vs. No. 12 Kansas City Schlagle (2-6)
No. 2 Louisburg (7-1) vs. No. 15 Bishop Miege (1-7)
No. 7 Kansas City Sumner (4-4) vs. No. 10 Labette County (4-4)
No. 3 Chanute (6-2) vs. No. 14 Paola (1-7)
No. 6 Ottawa (5-3) vs. No. 11 Kansas City Piper (3-5)
Kansas Class 3A football playoff bracket
West
No. 1 Andale (8-0) vs. No. 16 Concordia (1-7)
No. 8 Clay Center (4-4) vs. No. 9 Pratt (6-2)
No. 4 Wichita Collegiate (7-1) vs. No. 13 Colby (4-4)
No. 5 Cheney (7-1) vs. No. 12 Wichita Trinity Academy (3-5)
No. 2 Rock Creek (7-1) vs. No. 15 Smoky Valley (2-6)
No. 7 Holcomb (6-2) vs. No. 10 Marysville (6-2)
No. 3 Scott City (7-1) vs. No. 14 Clearwater (3-5)
No. 6 Hesston (7-1) vs. No. 11 Goodland (4-4)
East
No. 1 Wellsville (8-0) vs. No. 16 Baldwin (1-7)
No. 8 Holton (4-4) vs. No. 9 Burlington (4-4)
No. 4 Prairie View (6-2) vs. No. 13 Iola (4-4)
No. 5 Columbus (6-2) vs. No. 12 Parsons (2-6)
No. 2 Frontenac (8-0) vs. No. 15 Baxter Springs (2-6)
No. 7 Santa Fe Trail (5-3) vs. No. 10 Perry-Lecompton (3-5)
No. 3 Topeka Hayden (7-1) vs. No. 14 Hiawatha (2-6)
No. 6 Girard (5-3) vs. No. 11 Bishop Ward (2-6)
Kansas Class 2A football projected playoff bracket
West
No. 1 Southeast of Saline (8-0) vs. No. 16 Larned (2-6)
No. 8 Hillsboro (4-4) vs. No. 9 Norton (7-1)
No. 4 Hoisington (4-4) vs. No. 13 Ellsworth (5-3)
No. 5 Haven (7-1) vs. No. 12 Cimarron (2-6)
No. 2 Garden Plain (6-2) vs. No. 15 Douglass (2-6)
No. 7 Phillipsburg (5-3) vs. No. 10 Kingman (4-4)
No. 3 Beloit (6-2) vs. No. 14 Minneapolis (3-5)
No. 6 Lakin (6-2) vs. No. 11 Halstead (3-5)
East
No. 1 Humboldt (8-0) vs. No. 16 Atchison County (2-6)
No. 8 Riverton (3-5) vs. No. 9 Eureka (6-2)
No. 4 Caney Valley (6-2) vs. No. 13 Council Grove (5-3)
No. 5 Silver Lake (6-2) vs. No. 12 Galena (4-4)
No. 2 Osage City (8-0) vs. No. 15 Bluestem (2-6)
No. 7 Central Heights (4-4) vs. No. 10 St. Marys (5-3)
No. 3 Nemaha Central (7-1) vs. No. 14 Fredonia (4-4)
No. 6 Sabetha (5-3) vs. No. 11 Royal Valley (5-3)
Kansas Class 1A football playoff bracket
West
No. 1 Conway Springs (8-0) vs. No. 16 Bennington (1-7)
No. 8 Sacred Heart (3-4) vs. No. 9 Marion (6-2)
No. 4 Smith Center (4-4) vs. No. 13 Inman (4-4)
No. 5 Sedgwick (7-1) vs. No. 12 Republic County (2-6)
No. 2 Moundridge (7-0) vs. No. 15 Hutchinson Trinity (3-5)
No. 7 Sterling (5-3) vs. No. 10 Medicine Lodge (5-2)
No. 3 Valley Heights (6-2) vs. No. 14 Oakley (3-5)
No. 6 Plainville (6-2) vs. No. 11 Thomas More Prep (5-3)
East
No. 1 Jackson Heights (8-0) vs. No. 16 Erie (2-6)
No. 8 Jayhawk-Linn (5-3) vs. No. 9 Troy (5-3)
No. 4 Rossville (5-3) vs. No. 13 Onaga (3-5)
No. 5 McLouth (6-2) vs. No. 12 Pleasanton (4-3)
No. 2 Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (7-1) vs. No. 15 Horton (3-5)
No. 7 Olpe (6-2) vs. No. 10 Jefferson County North (5-3)
No. 3 Centralia (7-1) vs. No. 14 Wabaunsee (3-5)
No. 6 Riverside (6-2) vs. No. 11 Mission Valley (5-3)
Kansas 8-man Division 1 football playoff bracket
Top
D1-1 West Elk (8-0) vs. D2-4 Northern Heights (3-5)
D4-2 Lincoln (6-2) vs. D3-3 Little River (6-2)
D2-1 Chase County (6-2) vs. D1-4 Sedan (3-5)
D3-2 Central Plains (6-2) vs. D4-3 Sylvan-Lucas (6-2)
D3-1 Ell-Saline (7-1) vs. D4-4 Rock Hills (5-3)
D2-2 Madison (5-3) vs. D1-3 Cedar Vale-Dexter (5-3)
D4-1 Clifton-Clyde (6-2) vs. D3-4 Solomon (2-6)
D1-2 Oswego (6-2) vs. D2-3 Lyndon (5-3)
Bottom
D5-1 South Central (8-0) vs. D6-4 Spearville (2-6)
D8-2 Rawlins County (6-2) vs. D7-3 Ellis (5-3)
D6-1 Sublette (6-2) vs. D5-4 Pratt Skyline (3-5)
D7-2 WaKeeney-Trego (4-4) vs. D8-3 Hill City (5-3)
D7-1 Wichita County (6-1) vs. D8-4 Decatur County (4-4)
D6-2 South Gray (5-3) vs. D5-3 Kiowa County (4-4)
D8-1 Hoxie (8-0) vs. D7-4 La Crosse (2-6)
D5-2 Oxford (6-2) vs. D6-3 Kinsley (6-2)
Kansas 8-man Division 2 football playoff bracket
Top
D1-1 Marmaton Valley (7-1) vs. D2-4 Hartford (1-7)
D4-2 Linn (3-5) vs. D3-3 Frankfort (6-2)
D2-1 Burlingame (8-0) vs. D1-4 St. Paul (2-6)
D3-2 Hanover (7-1) vs. D4-3 Pike Valley (4-4)
D3-1 Axtell (8-0) vs. D4-4 Thunder Ridge (1-7)
D2-2 Rural Vista (6-2) vs. D1-3 Waverly (3-5)
D4-1 Osborne (5-3) vs. D3-4 Blue Valley-Randolph (5-3)
D1-2 Colony-Crest (5-3) vs. D2-3 Lebo (6-2)
Bottom
D5-1 Hutchinson Central Christian (7-1) vs. D6-4 Macksville (3-5)
D8-2 Logan-Palco (7-1) vs. D7-3 Ashland (2-6)
D6-1 Victoria (8-0) vs. D5-4 Fairfield (3-4)
D7-2 Minneola (7-1) vs. D8-3 Wallace County (4-3)
D7-1 Bucklin (8-0) vs. D8-4 Wheatland-Grinnell (1-7)
D6-2 Hodgeman County (6-2) vs. D5-3 Norwich (3-5)
D8-1 Dighton (8-0) vs. D7-4 Deerfield (1-6)
D5-2 Attica-Argonia (6-2) vs. D6-3 St. John (4-4)
Kansas 6-man football playoff bracket
Top
D1-1 Peabody-Burns (6-1) receives bye
D2-4 Chase (1-7) vs. D1-5 Chetopa (3-5)
D2-2 Tescott (6-2) receives bye
D1-3 Altoona Midway (3-4) receives bye
D2-1 Cunningham (7-0) receives bye
D1-4 Southern Coffey County (0-7) receives bye
D1-2 Marais des Cygnes Valley (6-2) receives bye
D2-3 Otis-Bison (5-3) receives bye
Bottom
D3-1 South Barber (7-1) receives bye
D4-4 Northern Valley (3-5) vs. D3-5 Rolla (1-5)
D4-2 Golden Plains (6-2) receives bye
D3-3 Pawnee Heights (4-4) vs. D4-6 Western Plains (1-7)
D4-1 Weskan (8-0) receives bye
D3-4 Moscow (2-5) vs. D4-5 Triplains-Brewster (1-7)
D3-2 Ingalls (7-1) receives bye
D4-3 Cheylin (4-4) receives bye
This story was originally published October 25, 2024 at 9:56 PM.
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