Finalized Kansas high school football playoff seedings and brackets released
The wait is almost over — playoff football in Kansas is right around the corner.
With regular-season games wrapped up across the state Friday night, the Kansas State High School Activities Association finalized seedings and brackets for every classification.
This story features the latest playoff brackets, seedings and first-round matchups from Class 6A all the way down to 6-man as results come in from across Kansas.
Kansas Class 6A state football bracket
West
No. 1 Maize (8-0) vs. No. 16 Wichita North (0-8)
No. 8 Dodge City (4-4) vs. No. 9 Wichita East (4-4)
No. 4 Manhattan (6-2) vs. No. 13 Garden City (1-7)
No. 5 Wichita Southeast (6-2) vs. No. 12 Wichita Heights (1-7)
No. 2 Wichita Northwest (7-1) vs. No. 15 Campus (0-8)
No. 7 Washburn Rural (5-3) vs. No. 10 Wichita South (3-5)
No. 3 Junction City (6-2) vs. No. 14 Wichita West (1-7)
No. 6 Derby (5-3) vs. No. 11 Topeka (3-5)
East
No. 1 Olathe West (7-1) vs. No. 16 Shawnee Mission North (1-7)
No. 8 Olathe South (4-4) vs. No. 9 Blue Valley Northwest (4-4)
No. 4 Olathe Northwest (5-3) vs. No. 13 Kansas City Wyandotte (1-6)
No. 5 Shawnee Mission East (5-3) vs. No. 12 Blue Valley West (2-6)
No. 2 Gardner Edgerton (6-2) vs. No. 15 Shawnee Mission West (1-7)
No. 7 Olathe North (4-4) vs. No. 10 Shawnee Mission South (3-5)
No. 3 Shawnee Mission Northwest (5-3) vs. No. 14 Lawrence (1-7)
No. 6 Lawrence Free State (5-3) vs. No. 11 Olathe East (3-5)
Kansas Class 5A state football bracket
West
No. 1 Great Bend (8-0) vs. No. 16 Newton (0-8)
No. 8 Bishop Carroll (5-3) vs. No. 9 Valley Center (4-4)
No. 4 Hutchinson (6-2) vs. No. 13 Emporia (2-6)
No. 5 Hays (6-2) vs. No. 12 Goddard Eisenhower (2-6)
No. 2 Salina Central (7-1) vs. No. 15 Topeka West (1-7)
No. 7 Goddard (5-3) vs. No. 10 Maize South (4-4)
No. 3 Andover (6-2) vs. No. 14 Salina South (1-7)
No. 6 Liberal (6-2) vs. No. 11 Topeka Seaman (3-5)
East
No. 1 Basehor-Linwood (8-0) vs. No. 16 Blue Valley Southwest (0-8)
No. 8 Highland Park (6-2) vs. No. 9 De Soto (6-2)
No. 4 Kansas City Washington (7-1) vs. No. 13 Blue Valley North (3-5)
No. 5 Leavenworth (7-1) vs. No. 12 Pittsburg (4-4)
No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1) vs. No. 15 Kansas City Turner (1-7)
No. 7 Mill Valley (6-2) vs. No. 10 Blue Valley (4-4)
No. 3 Spring Hill (7-1) vs. No. 14 Kansas City Harmon (1-7)
No. 6 St. James (7-1) vs. No. 11 Shawnee Heights (4-4)
Kansas Class 4A state football bracket
Note: All matchups are considered unofficial until finalized by KSHSAA.
West
No. 1 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7-1) vs. No. 16 El Dorado (0-8)
No. 8 Abilene (5-3) vs. No. 9 Andover Central (4-4)
No. 4 Wellington (6-2) vs. No. 13 Ulysses or Arkansas City (2-6)
No. 5 Rose Hill (5-3) vs. No. 12 Ulysses or Arkansas City (2-6)
No. 2 Mulvane (7-1) vs. No. 15 Circle (1-7)
No. 7 McPherson (5-3) vs. No. 10 Augusta (3-5)
No. 3 Wamego (6-2) vs. No. 14 Winfield (1-7)
No. 6 Buhler (5-3) vs. No. 11 Independence (3-5)
East
No. 1 Eudora (7-1) vs. No. 16 Coffeyville (0-8)
No. 8 Paola (4-4) vs. No. 9 Kansas City Sumner (3-5)
No. 4 Atchison (5-3) vs. No. 13 Bishop Miege (3-5)
No. 5 Tonganoxie (4-4) vs. No. 12 Fort Scott (3-5)
No. 2 Labette County (6-2) vs. No. 15 Bonner Springs (1-7)
No. 7 Chanute (4-4) vs. No. 10 Louisburg (3-5)
No. 3 Ottawa (5-3) vs. No. 14 Lansing (2-6)
No. 6 Kansas City Piper (4-4) vs. No. 11 Kansas City Schlagle (3-5)
Kansas Class 3A state football bracket
West
No. 1 Andale (8-0) vs. No. 16 Chapman (1-7)
No. 8 Clay Center (5-3) vs. No. 9 Scott City (5-2)
No. 4 Pratt (7-1) vs. No. 13 Chaparral (5-3)
No. 5 Hugoton (7-1) vs. No. 12 Wichita Collegiate (3-5)
No. 2 Rock Creek (8-0) vs. No. 15 Smoky Valley (3-5)
No. 7 Hesston (5-3) vs. No. 10 Wichita Trinity (4-4)
No. 3 Holcomb (8-0) vs. No. 14 Colby (3-5)
No. 6 Cheney (5-3) vs. No. 11 Concordia (4-4)
East
No. 1 Topeka Hayden (8-0) vs. No. 16 Columbus (2-6)
No. 8 Parsons (3-5) vs. No. 9 Wellsville (5-3)
No. 4 Prairie View (7-1) vs. No. 13 Burlington (2-6)
No. 5 Jefferson West (6-2) vs. No. 12 Anderson County (3-5)
No. 2 Santa Fe Trail (8-0) vs. No. 15 Perry-Lecompton (2-6)
No. 7 Girard (5-3) vs. No. 10 Neodesha (5-3)
No. 3 Frontenac (7-1) vs. No. 14 Bishop Ward (2-6)
No. 6 Baldwin (5-3) vs. No. 11 Holton (4-4)
Kansas Class 2A state football bracket
West
No. 1 Southeast of Saline (8-0) vs. No. 16 Southwestern Heights (2-6)
No. 8 Cimarron (4-4) vs. No. 9 Russell (6-2)
No. 4 Phillipsburg (5-3) vs. No. 13 Minneapolis (3-5)
No. 5 Haven (6-2) vs. No. 12 Kingman (2-6)
No. 2 Hoisington (7-0) vs. No. 15 Halstead (2-6)
No. 7 Hillsboro (5-3) vs. No. 10 Ellsworth (5-3)
No. 3 Garden Plain (7-1) vs. No. 14 Douglass (3-5)
No. 6 Beloit (5-3) vs. No. 11 Lakin (3-5)
East
No. 1 Nemaha Central (8-0) vs. No. 16 West Franklin (1-7)
No. 8 Central Heights (2-6) vs. No. 9 Council Grove (6-2)
No. 4 Silver Lake (6-2) vs. No. 13 St. Marys (3-5)
No. 5 Sabetha (7-1) vs. No. 12 Humboldt (3-5)
No. 2 Caney Valley (7-1) vs. No. 15 Galena (3-5)
No. 7 Riverton (4-4) vs. No. 10 Cherryvale (5-3)
No. 3 Eureka (6-2) vs. No. 14 Atchison County (3-5)
No. 6 Osage City (7-1) vs. No. 11 Royal Valley (3-5)
Kansas Class 1A state football bracket
West
No. 1 Sterling (8-0) vs. No. 16 Herington (1-7)
No. 8 Sacred Heart (5-3) vs. No. 9 Marion (6-2)
No. 4 Republic County (7-1) vs. No. 13 Oakley (3-5)
No. 5 Hutchinson Trinity (6-2) vs. No. 12 Plainville (3-4)
No. 2 Smith Center (8-0) vs. No. 15 Remington (2-6)
No. 7 Thomas More Prep (5-2) vs. No. 10 Valley Heights (4-4)
No. 3 Inman (7-1) vs. No. 14 Conway Springs (3-5)
No. 6 Moundridge (6-2) vs. No. 11 Medicine Lodge (4-4)
East
No. 1 St. Mary’s Colgan (8-0) vs. No. 16 Doniphan West (2-6)
No. 8 Jayhawk-Linn (5-3) vs. No. 9 Troy (5-3)
No. 4 Rossville (7-1) vs. No. 13 Mission Valley (4-4)
No. 5 Jefferson County North (7-1) vs. No. 12 McLouth (3-5)
No. 2 Jackson Heights (8-0) vs. No. 15 Cherokee-Southeast (3-5)
No. 7 Olpe (5-2) vs. No. 10 Pleasanton (4-4)
No. 3 Centralia (7-1) vs. No. 14 Onaga (3-5)
No. 6 Riverside (6-2) vs. No. 11 Wabaunsee (4-4)
Kansas 8-man Division I state football bracket
Top bracket
D1 No. 1 Cedar Vale-Dexter (7-1) vs. D2 No. 4 Flinthills (4-4)
D4 No. 2 Sylvan-Lucas (7-1) vs. D3 No. 3 Central Plains (5-3)
D2 No. 1 Lyndon (7-0) vs. D1 No. 4 Arma-Northeast (3-5)
D3 No. 2 Little River (7-1) vs. D4 No. 3 Clifton-Clyde (6-2)
D3 No. 1 Ell-Saline (7-1) vs. D4 No. 4 Washington County (3-5)
D2 No. 2 Madison (7-1) vs. D1 No. 3 Sedan (4-4)
D4 No. 1 Lincoln (7-1) vs. D3 No. 4 Solomon (3-5)
D1 No. 2 Oswego (6-2) vs. D2 No. 3 Chase County (4-4)
Bottom bracket
D5 No. 1 South Central (7-0) vs. D6 No. 4 Spearville (1-6)
D8 No. 2 Decatur County (6-2) vs. D7 No. 3 Ellis (2-6)
D6 No. 1 Meade (6-2) vs. D5 No. 4 Pratt Skyline (4-4)
D7 No. 2 Wichita County (6-2) vs. D8 No. 3 Rawlins County (5-3)
D7 No. 1 WaKeeney-Trego (8-0) vs. D8 No. 4 St. Francis (5-3)
D6 No. 2 Kinsley (6-1) vs. D5 No. 3 Kiowa County (4-4)
D8 No. 1 Hill City (7-1) vs. D7 No. 4 La Crosse (4-4)
D5 No. 2 Oxford (6-1) vs. D6 No. 3 Sublette (6-2)
Kansas 8-man Division II state football bracket
Top bracket
D1 No. 1 Marmaton Valley (7-1) vs. D2 No. 4 Hartford (1-7)
D4 No. 2 Thunder Ridge (4-4) vs. D3 No. 3 Frankfort (4-4)
D2 No. 1 Rural Vista (7-1) vs. D1 No. 4 Colony-Crest (1-6)
D3 No. 2 Axtell (7-1) vs. D4 No. 3 Beloit St. John’s-Tipton (4-4)
D3 No. 1 Hanover (8-0) vs. D4 No. 4 Osborne (3-4)
D2 No. 2 Burlingame (5-3) vs. D1 No. 3 Waverly (2-5)
D4 No. 1 Linn (5-3) vs. D3 No. 4 Wakefield (1-7)
D1 No. 2 St. Paul (3-5) vs. D2 No. 3 Lebo (5-3)
Bottom bracket
D5 No. 1 Hutchinson Central Christian (8-0) vs. D6 No. 4 Stafford (2-6)
D8 No. 2 Logan-Palco (6-2) vs. D7 No. 3 Satanta (0-7)
D6 No. 1 Victoria (7-0) vs. D5 No. 4 Norwich (1-7)
D7 No. 2 Deerfield (1-6) vs. D8 No. 3 Dighton (2-6)
D7 No. 1 Minneola (6-2) vs. D8 No. 4 Wheatland-Grinnell (3-5)
D6 No. 2 Hodgeman County (7-1) vs. D5 No. 3 Fairfield (4-4)
D8 No. 1 Wallace County (8-0) receives bye
D5 No. 2 Argonia-Attica (5-3) vs. D6 No. 3 St. John (4-4)
Kansas 6-man state football bracket
Top bracket
D1 No. 1 Peabody-Burns (6-2) receives bye
D1 No. 5 Southern Coffey County (1-7) receives bye
D2 No. 2 Tescott (6-2) receives bye
D1 No. 3 Chetopa (3-5) receives bye
D2 No. 1 Cunningham (7-1) receives bye
D1 No. 4 Altoona-Midway (1-6) receives bye
D1 No. 2 Marais des Cygnes Valley (5-2) receives bye
D2 No. 3 Otis-Bison (3-5) receives bye
Bottom bracket
D3 No. 1 South Barber (7-1) receives bye
D4 No. 4 Golden Plains (3-4) vs. D3 No. 5 Rolla (1-5)
D4 No. 2 Cheylin (3-4) receives bye
D3 No. 3 Pawnee Heights (4-4) vs. D4 No. 6 Triplains-Brewster (0-8)
D4 No. 1 Weskan (7-1) receives bye
D3 No. 4 Moscow (2-5) vs. D4 No. 5 Western Plains-Healy (2-5)
D3 No. 2 Ingalls (7-1) receives bye
D4 No. 3 Northern Valley (3-4) receives bye
This story was originally published October 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM.
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