2024-25 Boys Football State Tournament

Entry List Deadline: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.

Time: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.

Admission: $7 per person. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.

Streaming: To see if your school’s game is being streamed, please visit IHSAAtv.org and type the school name in the search bar at the top of that page.

Official Football: The Wilson 1003 GST, the Official Football of the IHSAA State Tournament, will be provided for all games. Wilson Ad 

Determining Home Team
First Round: The second-named team in the blind draw is host school unless the two teams agree to switch the site.
Semifinals: The team without a home game will host. Exception: The bye team will always be the visitor. If both teams were hosts or both were visitors, the second-named team in the quarter bracket will host. In 6A and 5A – In the four team sectionals, the second named team will host.
Championships: Host team will be the team that has played the most away games. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the bottom bracket team shall host.

6A Bracket | 5A Bracket | 4A Bracket | 3A Bracket | 2A Bracket | 1A Bracket 

Class 6A (32 Schools)
Sectional 1. (4): Crown Point, Lake Central, Penn, Portage 
Sectional 2. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Elkhart, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider
Sectional 3. (4): Carmel, Harrison (West Lafayette), Westfield, Zionsville
Sectional 4. (4): Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Homestead Noblesville
Sectional 5. (4): Avon, Ben Davis Brownsburg, Pike 
Sectional 6. (4): Indianapolis Cathedral, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis) 
Sectional 7. (4): Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Perry Meridian, Southport, Warren Central 
Sectional 8. (4): Center Grove, Columbus North, Franklin Central, Jeffersonville

Class 5A (32 Schools)
Sectional 9. (4): Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Merrillville, Munster 
Sectional 10. (4): Chesterton, LaPorte, Michigan City, Valparaiso 
Sectional 11. (4): Concord, Fort Wayne North Side, Goshen, Warsaw
Sectional 12. (4): Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, South Bend Adams
Sectional 13. (4): Anderson, Decatur Central, Plainfield, Whiteland Community
Sectional 14. (4): Columbus East, East Central, Franklin Community, Seymour 
Sectional 15. (4): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo
Sectional 16. (4): Castle, Evansville North, Floyd Central, New Albany

Class 4A (62 Schools)
Sectional 17. (8): East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hanover Central, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, New Prairie 
Sectional 18. (8): Mishawaka, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, Wawasee 
Sectional 19. (8): Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Leo, New Haven 
Sectional 20. (7): Culver Academies, Frankfort, Huntington North, Lebanon, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central 
Sectional 21. (8): Beech Grove, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights, Richmond, Yorktown 
Sectional 22. (8): Brebeuf Jesuit, Danville Community, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Mooresville, Northview, Roncalli
Sectional 23. (8): Bedford North Lawrence, Charlestown Connersville, Greenwood, Jennings County, Martinsville, Shelbyville, Silver Creek 
Sectional 24. (7): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison,  Jasper, Washington

Class 3A (62 Schools)
Sectional 25. (8): Calumet, Glenn, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Jimtown, Knox, Mishawaka Marian, River Forest
Sectional 26. (8): Angola, Fairfield, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Lakeland, Tippecanoe Valley, West Noble, Woodlan
Sectional 27. (8): Benton Central, Frankton, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western 
Sectional 28. (8): Bellmont, Delta, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Heritage, Jay County, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill
Sectional 29. (8): Cascade, Crawfordsville, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis George Washington, Speedway, Tri-West Hendricks, West Vigo 
Sectional 30. (7): Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown, Rushville, South Dearborn 
Sectional 31. (7): Corydon Central, Edgewood, Indian Creek, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Owen Valley, Scottsburg
Sectional 32. (8): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Mt. Vernon, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln

Class 2A (63 Schools)
Sectional 33. (7): Andrean, Boone Grove, Bremen, Lake Station Edison, Rensselaer Central, Wheeler, Whiting 
Sectional 34. (8): Delphi, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lewis Cass, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Seeger, Southmont, Western Boone 
Sectional 35. (8): Adams Central, Bluffton, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Manchester, Prairie Heights, Whitko 
Sectional 36. (8): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood, Rochester, Tipton, Wabash
Sectional 37. (8): Christel House, Covenant Christian, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Monrovia, Park Tudor 
Sectional 38. (8): Centerville, Eastern Hancock, Lapel, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Union County, Winchester 
Sectional 39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion, Sullivan 
Sectional 40. (8): Brownstown Central, Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Paoli, Salem, Switzerland County, Tell City

Class 1A (63 Schools)
Sectional 41. (8): Bowman Academy, Culver Community, LaVille, North Judson-San Pierre, North Newton, South Central (Union Mills), South Newton, West Central 
Sectional 42. (8): Carroll (Flora), Caston, Frontier, North White, Pioneer, Taylor, Tri-County, Winamac
Sectional 43. (7): Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fremont, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Triton
Sectional 44. (8): Cambridge City Lincoln, Hagerstown, Madison-Grant, Monroe Central, South Adams, Tri, Union City, Wes-Del
Sectional 45. (8): Attica, Covington, Fountain Central, North Central (Farmersburg), North Vermillion, Parke Heritage, Riverton Parke, South Putnam 
Sectional 46. (8): Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Cloverdale, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Purdue Polytechnic – Broad Ripple, Sheridan, Tindley, Tri-Central 
Sectional 47. (8): Eastern Greene, Edinburgh, Greenwood Christian Academy, Knightstown, Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, West Washington
Sectional 48. (8): Forest Park, North Daviess, North Knox, Perry Central, Providence, South Spencer, Springs Valley, Tecumseh 
 

IHSAA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) Policy: Prohibition at IHSAA Tournament Series events: The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), also known as a drone, at or about an IHSAA Tournament Series site during (or within 30 minutes of) an IHSAA Tournament Series event is prohibited.

Restrictions
1.  Banners and posters are not allowed.
2.  No battery powered or electronic noise makers, fireworks, recorded music, sirens or whistles are allowed.
3.  Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue and baby powder, is not allowed.
4.  No live animal mascots are permitted at any time.
5. The facility should be as neutral as possible without any enhancements that emphasize a home team.