The Iowa State football Playoffs begin Friday October 25th for 8 Player through Class 2A teams.
Format: First round games in 2A, 1A, A, and 8P are set individually. Then, the round of 16 in all classes features four four-team pods, with the winners of those pods advancing to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls for the state semifinals and finals.
Tickets: Tickets for the first round ($8), second round ($8), and quarterfinal games ($8) will be sold through the IHSAA Tickets page and utilize digital ticketing via HomeTown Ticketing. Tickets for semifinals and finals will be sold through UNI Athletics.
Qualifiers and RPI for 5A, 4A, and 3A will be released on Friday, October 25. Round of 16 matchups for all classes will be released at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26.
Class 2A
4th Place at 1st Place
- Waukon at Anamosa
- Chariton at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
- Union, LaPorte City at Mid-Prairie
- Monticello at North Fayette Valley
- Des Moines Christian at PCM
- Cherokee at Spirit Lake
- Albia at Van Meter
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura at West Lyon
3rd Place at 2nd Place
- Greene County at Clarinda
- Forest City at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
- Mediapolis at Northeast
- Western Christian, Hull at Okoboji
- Jesup at Osage
- Crestwood at Roland-Story
- Centerville at West Burlington/Notre Dame
- West Liberty at West Marshall
Class 1A
4th Place at 1st Place
- Ogden at Dike-New Hartford
- Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at Grundy Center
- Hudson at Manson Northwest Webster
- Shenandoah at OABCIG
- West Branch at Sigourney/Keota
- West Sioux at Treynor
- Aplington-Parkersburg at Wilton
- East Sac County at Woodward-Granger
3rd Place at 2nd Place
- Hinton at AHSTW
- Sumner-Fredericksburg at Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
- Grand View Christian at Emmetsburg
- Alburnett at MFL MarMac
- Regina at Pleasantville
- Underwood at Ridge View
- Sioux Central at South Hamilton
- Pella Christian at South Hardin
Class A
4th Place at 1st Place
- Wayne at ACGC
- St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Gehlen Catholic, LeMars, at Akron-Westfield
- Starmont at Lisbon
- North Tama at Madrid
- Columbus Community at Maquoketa Valley
- South Central Calhoun at Tri-Center
- Lake Mills at Wapsie Valley
- Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at West Hancock
3rd Place at 2nd Place
- Danville at Bellevue
- Logan-Magnolia at MMCRU
- Earlham at Mount Ayr
- Newman Catholic, Mason City at Nashua-Plainfield
- North Linn at Pekin
- Lynnville-Sully at Riverside, Oakland
- South Winneshiek at Saint Ansgar
- Sibley-Ocheyedan at Woodbury Central
8 Player
At-Large at 1st Place
- Tripoli at Bishop Garrigan, Algona
- Exira-EHK at Lenox
3rd Place at 1st Place
- East Mills at Audubon
- Springville at Don Bosco, Gilbertville
- BGM, Brooklyn at Edgewood-Colesburg
- Ar-We-Va at Fremont-Mills
- Kee, Lansing at Gladbrook-Reinbeck
- Southeast Warren at Iowa Valley
- Winfield-Mount Union at Montezuma
- West Bend-Mallard at St. Mary’s, Remsen
3rd Place at 2nd Place
- Clarksville at Riceville
- Collins-Maxwell at Woodbine
2nd Place at 2nd Place
- Bedford at Belle Plaine
- WACO at Central City
- CAM at GTRA
- St. Edmond at Janesville
