2025-26 Boys Football State Tournament

Entry List Deadline: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.

Time: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.

Admission: All tickets will be digital through your mobile phone and may be purchased through Eventlink (additional fees may apply). Present your purchase verification on your mobile phone at the gate for admission. $8 per person. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.

Streaming: To see if your school’s game is being streamed, please visit IHSAAtv.org and type the school name in the search bar at the top of that page.

Official Football: Each school is required to use an official Wilson football, (models 1003 GST, 1001 or 1005 with the NFHS authenticating mark). Wilson is the Official Football of the IHSAA State Tournament. Wilson Ad 

Determining Home Team
First Round: The second-named team in the blind draw is host school unless the two teams agree to switch the site.
Semifinals: The team without a home game will host. Exception: The bye team will always be the visitor. If both teams were hosts or both were visitors, the second-named team in the quarter bracket will host. In 6A and 5A – In the four team sectionals, the second named team will host.
Championships: Host team will be the team that has played the most away games. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the bottom bracket team shall host.

IHSAA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) Policy: The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), also known as a drone, at or about an IHSAA Tournament Series site during (or within 30 minutes of) an IHSAA Tournament Series event is prohibited.

Sectional Map: Use this map to see the geographical location of each participating school in each classification. Sectional groupings are color-coded. Map 

Class 6A Bracket | Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class 1A Bracket 

Approved Broadcasts | State Tournament Pairings News Release 

Class 6A (32 Schools)
1. (4): Crown Point, Lake Central, Penn, Portage   
2. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Elkhart, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider  
3. (4): Carmel, Harrison (West Lafayette), Westfield, Zionsville  
4. (4): Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Homestead, Noblesville  
5. (4): Avon, Ben Davis Brownsburg, Pike   
6. (4): Decatur Central, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis)   
7. (4): Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Perry Meridian, Southport, Warren Central   
8. (4): Center Grove, Columbus North, Franklin Central, Jeffersonville  

Class 5A (33 Schools)
9. (4): Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Merrillville, Munster   
10. (4): Chesterton, LaPorte, Michigan City, Valparaiso   
11. (4): Concord, Fort Wayne North Side, Goshen, Warsaw  
12. (4): Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, South Bend Adams  
13. (4): Anderson, Indianapolis Cathedral, New Palestine, Plainfield 
14. (5): Columbus East, East Central, Franklin Community, Seymour, Whiteland  
15. (4): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo  
16. (4): Castle, Evansville North, Floyd Central, New Albany 

Class 4A (62 Schools)
17. (8): East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hanover Central, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, New Prairie   
18. (8): Mishawaka, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, Wawasee   
19. (8): Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Leo, New Haven   
20. (7): Culver Academies, Frankfort, Huntington North, Lebanon, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central   
21. (7): Beech Grove, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, Pendleton Heights, Richmond, Yorktown   
22. (8): Brebeuf Jesuit, Danville Community, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Mooresville, Northview, Roncalli  
23. (8): Bedford North Lawrence, Charlestown, Connersville, Greenwood, Jennings County, Martinsville, Shelbyville, Silver Creek   
24. (8): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Heritage Hills, Jasper, Washington 

Class 3A (61 Schools)
25. (8): Calumet, Glenn, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Jimtown, Knox, Mishawaka Marian, River Forest  
26. (8): Angola, Fairfield, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Lakeland, Tippecanoe Valley, West Noble, Woodlan  
27. (8): Benton Central, Frankton, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western  
28. (8): Bellmont, Delta, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Heritage, Jay County, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill  
29. (8): Cascade, Crawfordsville, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis George Washington, Speedway, Tri-West Hendricks, West Vigo   
30. (7): Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown, Rushville Consolidated, South Dearborn  
31. (7): Corydon Central, Edgewood, Indian Creek, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Owen Valley, Scottsburg  
32. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln 

Class 2A (62 Schools)
33. (7): Andrean, Boone Grove, Bremen, Lake Station Edison, Rensselaer Central, Wheeler, Whiting  
34. (8): Delphi Community, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lewis Cass, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Seeger, Southmont, Western Boone  
35. (8): Adams Central, Bluffton, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Manchester, Prairie Heights, Whitko  
36. (8): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood Community, Rochester Community, Tipton, Wabash  
37. (7): Covenant Christian, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Monrovia, Park Tudor   
38. (8): Centerville, Eastern Hancock, Lapel, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Union County, Winchester   
39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion, Sullivan   
40. (8): Brownstown Central, Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Paoli, Salem, Switzerland County, Tell City  

Class 1A (60 Schools)
41. (8): Bowman Leadership Academy, Culver Community, LaVille, North Judson-San Pierre, North Newton, South Central (Union Mills), South Newton, West Central  
42. (8): Carroll (Flora), Caston, Frontier, North White, Pioneer, Taylor, Tri-County, Winamac Community  
43. (7): Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fremont, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Triton  
44. (8): Cambridge City Lincoln, Hagerstown, Madison-Grant, Monroe Central, South Adams, Tri, Union City, Wes-Del  
45. (8): Attica, Covington, Fountain Central, North Central (Farmersburg), North Vermillion, Parke Heritage, Riverton Parke, South Putnam  
46. (5): Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Cloverdale, Sheridan, Tindley  
47. (7): Eastern Greene, Greenwood Christian Academy, Knightstown, Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, West Washington  
48. (8): Forest Park, North Daviess, North Knox, Perry Central, Providence, South Spencer, Springs Valley, Tecumseh 

Restrictions
1. Banners and posters are not allowed.
2. No battery powered or electronic noise makers, fireworks, recorded music, sirens or whistles are allowed.
3. Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue and baby powder, is not allowed.
4. No live animal mascots are permitted at any time.
5. The facility should be as neutral as possible without any enhancements that emphasize a home team.