2026 season
Kentucky Class 2A Football Playoff Picture
Updated Sunday, October 18The bracket if the season ended today, every district race, and what is still to be settled.
If the season ended today
Region 1 Districts 1 & 2
- G1
- G2
- G3
- G4
Round 2: G1 winner v G2 winner · G3 winner v G4 winner
Region 2 Districts 3 & 4
- G5
- G6
- G7
- G8
Round 2: G5 winner v G6 winner · G7 winner v G8 winner
Region 3 Districts 5 & 6
- G9
- G10
- G11
- G12
Round 2: G9 winner v G10 winner · G11 winner v G12 winner
Region 4 Districts 7 & 8
- G13
- G14
- G15
- G16
Round 2: G13 winner v G14 winner · G15 winner v G16 winner
Round 3: the four teams left in each half (Regions 1–2, Regions 3–4) are reseeded by RPI, 1 v 4 and 2 v 3. Round 4: the last four are reseeded the same way. Then the state final.
This week's district games
- Fri, Oct 23 Fort Campbell v Mayfield District 1
Fort Campbell is eliminated with a loss
- Fri, Oct 23 Trigg County v Todd County Central District 1
Trigg County clinches a playoff spot with a win · Todd County Central is eliminated with a loss
- Fri, Oct 23 Caldwell County v Crittenden County District 1
- Fri, Oct 23 Fort Knox v Hancock County District 2
- Fri, Oct 23 Owensboro Catholic v McLean County District 2
- Fri, Oct 23 Clinton County v Metcalfe County District 3
Clinton County clinches a playoff spot with a win · Clinton County is eliminated with a loss · Metcalfe County clinches a playoff spot with a win · Metcalfe County is eliminated with a loss
- Fri, Oct 23 Green County v Monroe County District 3
- Fri, Oct 23 Washington County v Lexington Christian Academy District 4
- Fri, Oct 23 The Academy @ Shawnee v W.E.B. DuBois Academy District 4
The Academy @ Shawnee is eliminated with a loss · W.E.B. DuBois Academy clinches a playoff spot with a win
- Fri, Oct 23 Walton-Verona v St. Henry District District 5
- Fri, Oct 23 Gallatin County v Owen County District 5
- Fri, Oct 23 Bracken County v Beechwood District 5
- Fri, Oct 23 West Carter v Morgan County District 6
- Fri, Oct 23 Breathitt County v Jackson County District 6
- Fri, Oct 23 Prestonsburg v Martin County District 7
- Fri, Oct 23 Pike County Central v Betsy Layne District 8
Pike County Central clinches a playoff spot with a win · Pike County Central is eliminated with a loss · Betsy Layne clinches a playoff spot with a win · Betsy Layne is eliminated with a loss
- Fri, Oct 23 Belfry v Shelby Valley District 8
On the bubble
- District 1: 3 teams for 1 spot: Trigg County (1-3), Fort Campbell (1-3), Todd County Central (0-4)
- District 3: 2 teams for 1 spot: Metcalfe County (0-3), Clinton County (0-3)
- District 4: 2 teams for 1 spot: W.E.B. DuBois Academy (1-2), The Academy @ Shawnee (0-3)
- District 8: 2 teams for 1 spot: Betsy Layne (0-3), Pike County Central (0-3)
District races
District 1
4 of 6 reach the playoffs · 3 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | 7-1 | #2 | District champion | |
| 2* | 3-1 | 7-1 | #11 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 3-1 | 4-4-1 | #23 | Clinched | |
| 4* | 1-3 | 2-6 | #29 | ||
| 5* | 1-3 | 2-7 | #32 | ||
| 6 | 0-4 | 0-8 | #38 |
District 2
All 4 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | 2-0 | 7-1 | #4 | Clinched | |
| 2* | 2-0 | 5-3 | #19 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 0-2 | 1-7 | #35 | Clinched | |
| 4* | 0-2 | 1-7 | #36 | Clinched |
District 3
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | 7-1 | #7 | District champion | |
| 2* | 2-1 | 5-3 | #13 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 2-1 | 5-3 | #15 | Clinched | |
| 4* | 0-3 | 0-8 | #31 | ||
| 5* | 0-3 | 0-8 | #40 |
District 4
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | 6-2 | #1 | District champion | |
| 2 | 3-1 | 8-1 | #5 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 1-2 | 6-3 | #9 | ||
| 4* | 1-2 | 3-5 | #21 | Clinched | |
| 5 | 0-3 | 2-6-1 | #30 |
District 5
4 of 6 reach the playoffs · 3 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | 8-0 | #3 | District champion | |
| 2* | 3-1 | 6-2 | #12 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 3-1 | 6-3 | #16 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 2-2 | 2-6-1 | #26 | Clinched | |
| 5* | 0-4 | 2-6 | #27 | Out | |
| 6* | 0-4 | 0-9 | #33 | Out |
District 6
All 4 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-0 | 7-1 | #8 | Clinched | |
| 2* | 1-1 | 2-6 | #28 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 1-1 | 3-5 | #34 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 0-2 | 1-7 | #39 | Clinched |
District 7
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | 7-1 | #10 | District champion | |
| 2 | 2-1 | 3-5 | #25 | Clinched | |
| 3 | 2-2 | 3-6 | #20 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | #18 | Clinched | |
| 5 | 0-3 | 4-4-1 | #22 | Out |
District 8
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | 3-0 | 7-1-1 | #6 | Clinched | |
| 2* | 3-0 | 5-3 | #17 | Clinched | |
| 3 | 2-2 | 6-3 | #14 | Clinched | |
| 4* | 0-3 | 2-6 | #24 | ||
| 5* | 0-3 | 0-8 | #37 |