AURORA - The Colorado High School Activities Association has announced the playoff brackets for the 6-man, 8-man, 1A, 2A, 4A and 5A Football State Championships. The 3A bracket will be unveiled next Sunday.

  • Cherry Creek earned the No. 1 seed in the 5A bracket after going 10-0 in the regular season.
  • Palmer Ridge received the No. 1 seed in the 4A bracket, thanks to a 10-0 record.
  • Delta earned the No. 1 seed in the 2A bracket, with a 9-0 regular season record.
  • Limon received the No. 1 seed in the 1A bracket, thanks to a 9-0 regular season record.
  • Mancos will be the No. 1 seed in the 8-man bracket, with an 8-1 regular season record.
  • Stratton earned the No. 1 seed in the 6-man bracket, with a 9-0 regular season record.

The 4A and 5A tournaments will be 24-team single-elimination bracket, while every other classification will have a 16-team single-elimination bracket for their tournaments.

The 6-man and 8-man championship games will be played at CSU-Pueblo's ThunderBowl Stadium on Friday, Nov. 24, with the 1A and 2A games taking place the next day, Saturday, Nov. 25. The 3A championship game will be the following weekend, Saturday, Dec. 2.

The 4A and 5A championship games will both be held on Saturday, Dec. 2 at CSU's Canvas Stadium. 
 

Class 5A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Cherry Creek
  2. Columbine
  3. Arapahoe
  4. Pine Creek
  5. Ralston Valley
  6. Regis Jesuit
  7. Valor Christian
  8. Mountain Vista
  9. Castle View
  10. Legend
  11. Grandview
  12. Rock Canyon
  13. Denver East
  14. Chatfield
  15. Fairview
  16. Eaglecrest
  17. Legacy
  18. Fountain-Fort Carson
  19. Cherokee Trail
  20. Mullen
  21. Arvada West
  22. Douglas County
  23. Brighton
  24. Fossil Ridge

Class 4A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Palmer Ridge
  2. Erie
  3. Montrose
  4. Broomfield
  5. Mesa Ridge
  6. Ponderosa
  7. Dakota Ridge
  8. Heritage
  9. Golden
  10. Thomas Jefferson
  11. Windsor
  12. Loveland
  13. Fruita Monument
  14. Pueblo West
  15. Rampart
  16. Vista Ridge
  17. Denver South
  18. Grand Junction Central
  19. Longmont
  20. Falcon
  21. Bear Creek
  22. Centaurus
  23. Standley Lake
  24. Monarch

Class 2A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Delta
  2. Kent Denver
  3. Rifle
  4. Berthoud
  5. Elizabeth
  6. University
  7. La Junta
  8. Basalt
  9. The Classical Academy
  10. Pagosa Springs
  11. Florence
  12. Moffat County
  13. Wellington
  14. Brush
  15. Eaton
  16. Alamosa

Class 1A Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Limon
  2. Holyoke
  3. Gunnison
  4. Meeker
  5. Buena Vista
  6. Strasburg
  7. Wray
  8. Banning Lewis Academy
  9. Wiggins
  10. Centauri
  11. North Fork
  12. Colorado Springs Christian
  13. Highland
  14. Yuma
  15. Platte Canyon
  16. Cedaredge

8-man Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Mancos
  2. Simla
  3. Haxtun
  4. Lyons
  5. Dove Creek
  6. Byers
  7. Merino
  8. West Grand
  9. Sedgwick County
  10. McClave
  11. Sanford
  12. Vail Christian
  13. Akron
  14. Calhan
  15. Front Range Christian
  16. Fowler

6-man Qualifiers by Seed

  1. Stratton
  2. Otis
  3. Granada
  4. Idalia
  5. Walsh
  6. Cheyenne Wells
  7. Branson/Kim
  8. Sierra Grande
  9. Arickaree
  10. Peetz
  11. La Veta
  12. Briggsdale
  13. Eads
  14. Genoa-Hugo
  15. Primero
  16. Hanover