The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the 2026 football playoff brackets and first-round pairings, setting the stage for the postseason tournament across all classifications.
The brackets were published on October 31, 2026, by Zachary Huber of the Hendersonville Times-News on Yahoo Sports, providing teams and fans with the complete schedule for the opening round of the state playoffs.
Schools across North Carolina will now prepare for the first-round matchups as the road to the state championships begins.
