Class 6A Football Brackets — 2026-27

* Last updated at 2:36 pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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OPENING ROUND FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS & FINALS
(16) Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 21 (1) Machesney Park (Harlem) 21
(17) St. Charles (East) 42 (17) St. Charles (East) 14
(1) Machesney Park (Harlem)  
(9) Burlington (Central)  
(9) Burlington (Central) 41 (8) Lake Zurich 13 Fri 11/6 Machesney Park (Harlem) 7 pm
(24) Rockford (East) 10 (9) Burlington (Central) 27
   
   
(13) Chicago (Noble/Muchin) 18 (4) Libertyville 61 Sat 11/14 TBA
(20) Chicago (Noble/UIC) 0 (13) Chicago (Noble/Muchin) 0
(4) Libertyville  
(12) Niles (Notre Dame)  
(12) Niles (Notre Dame) 44 (5) Fox Lake (Grant) 16 Sat 11/7 Libertyville 1 pm
(21) Des Plaines (Maine West) 0 (12) Niles (Notre Dame) 43
   
   
(15) Chicago (Noble/Bulls) 20 (2) Geneva 49 Sat 11/21 TBA
(18) Mundelein (Carmel) 38 (18) Mundelein (Carmel) 30
(2) Geneva  
(7) Wheaton (North)  
(10) Addison (A. Trail) 26 (7) Wheaton (North) 35 Fri 11/6 Geneva 6:30 pm
(23) Rolling Meadows 34 (23) Rolling Meadows 0
   
   
(14) Villa Park (Willowbrook) 42 (3) Rockton (Hononegah) 32 Sat 11/14 TBA
(19) Chicago (Amundsen) 6 (14) Villa Park (Willowbrook) 3
(3) Rockton (Hononegah)  
(6) Oak Park (Fenwick)  
(11) Highland Park 35 (6) Oak Park (Fenwick) 38 Sat 11/7 Rockton (Hononegah) 1 pm
(22) Streamwood 14 (11) Highland Park 20 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
   
   
(16) East Moline (United) 24 (1) Chicago (Kennedy) 17 Sat 11/28 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 1 pm
(17) Champaign (Central) 3 (16) East Moline (United) 51
(16) East Moline (United)  
(9) Quincy (Sr.)  
(9) Quincy (Sr.) 41 (8) Chicago (Goode) 84 Sat 11/7 Quincy (Sr.) 1:30 pm
(24) Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) 7 (9) Quincy (Sr.) 88
   
   
(13) Palos Heights (Shepard) 14 (4) Dunlap 7 Sat 11/14 TBA
(20) LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) 44 (20) LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) 28
(20) LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)  
(21) Chicago (Simeon)  
(12) Chicago (Lindblom) 11 (5) Oak Lawn (Community) 19 Sat 11/7 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) 1 pm
(21) Chicago (Simeon) 36 (21) Chicago (Simeon) 28
   
   
(15) Chicago (Brooks) 6 (2) Normal (Community West) 51 Sat 11/21 TBA
(18) Chatham (Glenwood) 50 (18) Chatham (Glenwood) 34
(2) Normal (Community West)  
(7) Pekin  
(10) Harvey (Thornton) 43 (7) Pekin 50 Fri 11/6 Normal (Community West) 7 pm
(23) Peoria (Richwoods) 21 (10) Harvey (Thornton) 6
   
   
(14) South Holland (Thornwood) 27 (3) Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 56 Sat 11/14 TBA
(19) Plainfield (East) 14 (14) South Holland (Thornwood) 28
(3) Riverside (R.-Brookfield)  
(6) Wheaton (Warrenville South)  
(11) Joliet (Catholic Academy) 44 (6) Wheaton (Warrenville South) 38 Fri 11/6 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 7:15 pm
(22) Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) 3 (11) Joliet (Catholic Academy) 7

*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.