The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has unveiled its 2025 football playoff brackets, marking the start of a new era for the expanded 1A-8A classification system.
The 1A and 8A tournaments will feature 24 schools, while the 2A-7A brackets feature 48 schools.
✅ VIEW THE COMPLETED BRACKETS | The NCHSAA posted the official football playoff brackets on Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. View the 1A-8A brackets HERE.
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📊 2025 NCHSAA Playoff Bracket Links
The NCHSAA 2025 football playoff field is now set across all divisions. Click a link below to view brackets by classification:
| Classification | Link | Number of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1A Football | 2025 1A Bracket → | 24 Teams |
| 🏆 2A Football | 2025 2A Bracket → | 48 Teams |
| 🏆 3A Football | 2025 3A Bracket → | 48 Teams |
| 🏆 4A Football | 2025 4A Bracket → | 48 Teams |
| 🏆 5A Football | 2025 5A Bracket → | 48 Teams |
| 🏆 6A Football | 2025 6A Bracket → | 48 Teams |
| 🏆 7A Football | 2025 7A Bracket → | 48 Teams |
| 🏆 8A Football | 2025 8A Bracket → | 24 Teams |
NCHSAA Football Playoff Calendar
The 1A and 8A football state tournaments will feature 24 teams, while 2A-7A will have 48 teams. All eight championship games will be played the weekend of Dec. 11-13. The smaller brackets for 1A and 8A will create a bye weekend for those classifications, which will be Friday, Dec. 5 after the regional finals in those divisions.
Week-by-Week Schedule
- November 7 – First Round (higher seed hosts)
- November 14 – Second Round (higher seed hosts)
- November 21 – Third Round (higher seed hosts)
- November 28 – Fourth Round 2A-7A (higher seed hosts), Regional finals 1A, 8A (higher seed hosts)
- December 5 – Regional Finals 2A-7A (higher seed hosts), Bye 1A, 8A
- December 11-13 – State Championships 1A-8A (neutral sites, schedule TBD)
2025 NCHSAA state championship venues
The NCHSAA will use UNC’s Kenan Stadium for four of the championship games (schedule TBA) this year. Lenoir-Rhyne’s Moretz Stadium in Hickory and Durham County Memorial Stadium also will be used on the weekend of Dec. 11-13.
2024 NCHSAA Football Champions
The final year of the 1A-4A classification system
1A – Tarboro
2A – Monroe
3A – West Charlotte
4A – Grimsley
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