Class 7A Football Brackets — 2026-27 Class 7A Football Brackets — 2026-27* Last updated at 11:16 am on Monday, October 26, 2026
| OPENING ROUND | FIRST ROUND | SECOND ROUND | QUARTERFINALS | SEMIFINALS & FINALS | ||||||||||||||
| (32) Edwardsville (H.S.) | 42 | (1) Normal (Community) | ||||||||||||||||
| (33) Chicago (Lincoln Park) | 0 | (32) Edwardsville (H.S.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/31 Normal (Community) 2 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (17) Lombard (Glenbard East) | 42 | (16) Chicago (Kenwood) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (48) Bartlett | 14 | (17) Lombard (Glenbard East) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Lane Stadium 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (25) St. Charles (North) | 54 | (8) Chicago (Brother Rice) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (40) McHenry | 6 | (25) St. Charles (North) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/31 Chicago (Brother Rice) 1 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (24) New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | 53 | (9) Batavia | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (41) Rockford (Jefferson) | 12 | (24) New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Batavia 6 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (29) Elgin (H.S.) | 28 | (4) East St. Louis (Sr.) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (36) Burbank (Reavis) | 31 | (36) Burbank (Reavis) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 East St. Louis (Sr.) 6 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (20) Chicago (St. Patrick) | 54 | (13) Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (45) Collinsville | 37 | (20) Chicago (St. Patrick) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Hanson Stadium 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (28) Hampshire | 34 | (5) Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (37) Chicago (DePaul College Prep) | 37 | (37) Chicago (DePaul College Prep) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (21) Zion (Z.-Benton) | 44 | (12) Rockford (Guilford) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (44) Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 0 | (21) Zion (Z.-Benton) | STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Rockford (Guilford) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (31) Yorkville (H.S.) | 41 | (2) Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Sat 11/28 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 4 pm | |||||||||||||||
| (34) Palatine (H.S.) | 14 | (31) Yorkville (H.S.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Arlington Heights (Hersey) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Moline (H.S.) | 42 | (15) Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (47) Lisle (Benet Academy) | 38 | (18) Moline (H.S.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/31 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 1:30 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (26) Belleville (East) | 16 | (7) Plainfield (South) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (39) Burbank (St. Laurence) | 25 | (39) Burbank (St. Laurence) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/31 Plainfield (South) 1 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (23) New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) | 42 | (10) Plainfield (North) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (42) Mundelein (H.S.) | 14 | (23) New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Plainfield (North) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (30) Chicago (Prosser) | 24 | (3) Downers Grove (North) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (35) West Chicago (H.S.) | 48 | (35) West Chicago (H.S.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Downers Grove (North) 6:30 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (19) Buffalo Grove | 28 | (14) Chicago (St. Rita) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (46) Tinley Park (Andrew) | 27 | (19) Buffalo Grove | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Chicago (St. Rita) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (27) Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 20 | (6) Algonquin (Jacobs) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (38) Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | 34 | (38) Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/30 Algonquin (Jacobs) 7 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| (22) Skokie (Niles North) | 48 | (11) Oak Lawn (Richards) | Date TBA | |||||||||||||||
| (43) Richton Park (Rich Township) | 41 | (22) Skokie (Niles North) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/31 Oak Lawn (Richards) 1 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
*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.
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