The 2025 NCHSAA 8A football bracket features the state’s 32 largest schools, with 24 earning playoff berths. West Charlotte, which captured the 3A title in 2024 before realignment, joins heavyweights like Hough, Millbrook and Mallard Creek in pursuit of North Carolina’s first-ever 8A football state championship.
✅ UPDATE 11/2 at 3:48 p.m. | The NCHSAA has posted its FINAL football playoff brackets for all classifications. View the 1A-8A brackets HERE. The MaxPreps interactive brackets below will auto-populate soon.
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🏆 NCHSAA 8A Football Playoff Bracket
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