2025 IHSA Football Projected Brackets; Plus 1A-6A Mock 1-32 Seed Brackets

8-Man:

https://challonge.com/3u8u2jus

Championship: Amboy/LaMoille over Polo

Other teams to watch: Milledgeville, West Carroll, South Fork

Top Round 1 games: Alden-Hebron @ South Beloit; Metro-East Lutheran @ St. Anne

1A:

https://challonge.com/c3530oqc/groups / https://challonge.com/c3530oqc

Championship: Lena-Winslow over Camp Point Central

Other teams to watch: Stockton, Calhoun, Athens, Casey-Westfield, Heyworth, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Annawan-Whethersfield

Top Round 1 games: Galena @ Stockton; Dwight @ Rushville-Industry; Marquette Academy @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley; Sesser-Valier @ Greenfield-Northwestern; Athens @ Brown County

2A:

https://challonge.com/h3zveacg/groups / https://challonge.com/h3zveacg

Championship: Wilmington over Maroa-Forsyth

Other teams to watch: El Paso-Gridley, Rockridge, Westville, Tri-Valley, Aurora Christian, Johnston City, Farmington, Newman Central Catholic

Top Round 1 games: Ridgeview-Lexington @ Newman Central Catholic; Eastland-Pearl City @ Farmington; Nashville @ Flora; Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin @ Pana; Sullivan @ Cumberland

3A:

https://challonge.com/y31p2ujs/groups / https://challonge.com/y31p2ujs

Championship: Byron over Williamsville

Other teams to watch: Richmond-Burton, Benton, IC Catholic, Bishop McNamara, Tolono Unity, Monticello, Olympia, Bloomington Central Catholic

Top Round 1 games: IC Catholic @ Hope Academy; Herscher @ Bishop McNamara; St. Joseph-Ogden @ Benton; Roxana @ Frankfort

4A:

https://challonge.com/4hibdpf1/groups / https://challonge.com/4hibdpf1

Championship: Montini over Rochester

Other teams to watch: Morris, Breese Central, Dixon, Coal City, Rochelle, Sacred Heart-Griffin, Highland, Mt. Zoin

Top Round 1 games: Sterling @ Coal City; Hillcrest @ Macomb; Rochelle @ Geneseo; Jacksonville @ Richland County; Sacred Heart-Griffin @ Quincy Notre Dame

5A:

https://challonge.com/cv9ou97k/groups / https://challonge.com/cv9ou97k

Championship: Cary-Grove over Providence Catholic

Other teams to watch: Prairie Ridge, Peoria, Kaneland, Kankakee, St. Francis, Washington

Top Round 1 games: St. Francis @ Morgan Park; Lake View @ Corliss; St. Patrick @ Wauconda; Centennial @ Oak Forest; Sycamore @ Cary-Grove

6A:

https://challonge.com/hoxtawba/groups / https://challonge.com/hoxtawba

Championship: East St. Louis over Fenwick

Other teams to watch: Nazareth, Wheaton Warrenville South, St. Laurence, Crete-Monee, Burlington Central, Lake Zurich

Top Round 1 games: Glenbard South @ Antioch; Libertyville @ Burlington Central; Rolling Meadows @ Riverside-Brookfield; Joliet Catholic @ Glenwood; Quincy @ Crete-Monee

7A:

https://challonge.com/sj3go3kt

Championship: Brother Rice over Batavia

Other teams to watch: Lincoln-Way Central, Downers Grove North, Glenbard West, Carmel, Yorkville, Glenbard North, St. Rita, St. Charles North, Hersey

Top Round 1 games: Edwardsville @ Richards; Andrew @ Moline; Glenbard North @ Yorkville; Prospect @ Downers Grove North; Normal @ Carmel

8A:

https://challonge.com/usmh7xwz

Championship: Mount Carmel over Maine South

Other teams to watch: Lincoln-Way East, Fremd, Barrington, Warren, Sandburg, Lyons, York, Oswego, Lockport

Top Round 1 games: Belleville East @ West Aurora; Oswego East @ Bolingbrook; York @ Lyons; Lockport @ Sandburg; Naperville North @ Oswego

1A-6A Mock 1-32 Seed Brackets

1A: https://challonge.com/ipjv67hc

2A: https://challonge.com/7oe3qceo

3A: https://challonge.com/v85xyt38

4A: https://challonge.com/g138yer9

5A: https://challonge.com/vixdt09p

6A: https://challonge.com/e224n3as