Class 5A Football Brackets — 2026-27

* Last updated at 8:07 pm on Saturday, October 31, 2026

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OPENING ROUND FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS & FINALS
(16) Chicago (Payton) 7 (1) Antioch 48
(17) Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 40 (17) Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 13
(1) Antioch  
(9) Sycamore (H.S.)  
(9) Sycamore (H.S.) 48 (8) Belvidere (H.S.) 20 Sat 11/7 Antioch TBA
(24) Crystal Lake (South) 14 (9) Sycamore (H.S.) 42
   
   
(13) Chicago (Senn) 0 (4) Wauconda 42 Sat 11/14 TBA
(20) Lake Villa (Lakes) 44 (20) Lake Villa (Lakes) 14
(4) Wauconda  
(12) Belvidere (North)  
(12) Belvidere (North) 42 (5) West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 36 Sat 11/7 Wauconda TBA
(21) Freeport (H.S.) 29 (12) Belvidere (North) 42
   
   
(15) Grayslake (North) 6 (2) Maple Park (Kaneland) 12 Sat 11/21 TBA
(18) Wheaton (St. Francis) 61 (18) Wheaton (St. Francis) 48
(18) Wheaton (St. Francis)  
(7) Woodstock (H.S.)  
(10) Chicago (Noble/Comer) 12 (7) Woodstock (H.S.) 35 Sat 11/7 Wheaton (St. Francis) TBA
(23) Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 45 (23) Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 7
   
   
(14) Deerfield (H.S.) 35 (3) Chicago (King) 21 Sat 11/14 TBA
(19) Grayslake (Central) 7 (14) Deerfield (H.S.) 15
(3) Chicago (King)  
(6) Cary (Grove)  
(11) Darien (Hinsdale South) 49 (6) Cary (Grove) 45 Sat 11/7 Chicago (King) TBA
(22) Bensenville (Fenton) 18 (11) Darien (Hinsdale South) 13 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
   
   
(16) Bloomington (H.S.) 7 (1) Mahomet (Seymour) 57 Sat 11/28 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 10 am
(17) Marion (H.S.) 40 (17) Marion (H.S.) 19
(1) Mahomet (Seymour)  
(8) Crete (Monee)  
(9) Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] 18 (8) Crete (Monee) 47 Sat 11/7 Mahomet (Seymour) TBA
(24) Champaign (Centennial) 7 (9) Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] 0
   
   
(13) Lemont (H.S.) 48 (4) Morton 45 Sat 11/14 TBA
(20) Peoria (H.S.) 6 (13) Lemont (H.S.) 14
(4) Morton  
(5) Troy (Triad)  
(12) Mascoutah 28 (5) Troy (Triad) 24 Sat 11/7 Morton TBA
(21) Washington 35 (21) Washington 7
   
   
(15) LaSalle (Peru) 28 (2) Chicago (Agricultural Science) 12 Sat 11/21 TBA
(18) Galesburg (H.S.) 20 (15) LaSalle (Peru) 40
(15) LaSalle (Peru)  
(10) Carbondale (H.S.)  
(10) Carbondale (H.S.) 27 (7) Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) 10 Sat 11/7 Carbondale (H.S.) TBA
(23) Springfield (H.S.) 12 (10) Carbondale (H.S.) 42
   
   
(14) Oak Forest 56 (3) Chicago (Morgan Park) 40 Sat 11/14 TBA
(19) Danville (H.S.) 6 (14) Oak Forest 16
(3) Chicago (Morgan Park)  
(11) New Lenox (Providence Catholic)  
(11) New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 49 (6) Kankakee (Sr.) 20 Sat 11/7 Chicago (Morgan Park) TBA
(22) Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 13 (11) New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 35

*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.