2026 season
Kentucky Class 5A 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 Marshall County v Apollo District 1
Marshall County is eliminated with a loss · Apollo clinches a playoff spot with a win
- Fri, Oct 23 Madisonville-North Hopkins v Owensboro District 1
- Fri, Oct 23 Graves County v Muhlenberg County District 1
Graves County clinches a playoff spot with a win · Muhlenberg County is eliminated with a loss
- Fri, Oct 23 Barren County v Warren Central District 2
- Fri, Oct 23 Bowling Green v Grayson County District 2
- Fri, Oct 23 Atherton v Iroquois District 3
- Fri, Oct 23 Butler v Seneca District 3
- Fri, Oct 23 Bullitt Central v North Bullitt District 4
- Fri, Oct 23 Fairdale v Moore District 4
- Fri, Oct 23 Boone County v Cooper District 5
- Fri, Oct 23 Scott v Conner District 5
- Fri, Oct 23 Anderson County v Woodford County District 6
- Fri, Oct 23 Collins v South Oldham District 6
Collins clinches a playoff spot with a win · South Oldham is eliminated with a loss
- Fri, Oct 23 Montgomery County v East Jessamine District 7
- Fri, Oct 23 Madison Southern v West Jessamine District 7
- Fri, Oct 23 South Laurel v North Laurel District 8
- Fri, Oct 23 Pulaski County v Southwestern District 8
On the bubble
- District 1: 4 teams for 2 spots: Graves County (2-2), Apollo (1-3), Muhlenberg County (1-3), Marshall County (0-4)
- District 6: 2 teams for 1 spot: Collins (1-2), South Oldham (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 | #4 | Clinched | |
| 2* | 4-0 | 6-2 | #5 | Clinched | |
| 3 | 2-2 | 3-6 | #16 | ||
| 4* | 1-3 | 3-5 | #19 | ||
| 5* | 1-3 | 5-3 | #22 | ||
| 6 | 0-4 | 2-6 | #29 |
District 2
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | 4-4 | #15 | Clinched | |
| 2* | 2-1 | 5-3 | #13 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 2-1 | 7-1 | #12 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 1-3 | 2-6 | #31 | Clinched | |
| 5 | 0-3 | 1-7 | #38 | Out |
District 3
All 4 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-0 | 7-1 | #7 | District champion | |
| 2* | 1-1 | 4-4 | #23 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 1-1 | 3-5 | #28 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | #32 | Clinched |
District 4
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | 8-1 | #8 | District champion | |
| 2* | 2-1 | 4-5 | #18 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 2-1 | 4-4 | #26 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 1-3 | 4-5 | #30 | Clinched | |
| 5 | 0-3 | 3-5 | #35 | Out |
District 5
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | 6-2 | #9 | District champion | |
| 2 | 3-1 | 5-5 | #24 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 1-2 | 2-6 | #27 | Clinched | |
| 4* | 1-2 | 2-6-1 | #36 | Clinched | |
| 5 | 0-3 | 2-6 | #37 | Out |
District 6
4 of 5 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-0 | 7-1 | #3 | District champion | |
| 2 | 3-1 | 7-2 | #6 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 1-2 | 6-3 | #11 | ||
| 4* | 1-2 | 3-5-1 | #20 | Clinched | |
| 5 | 0-3 | 1-7 | #33 |
District 7
All 4 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | 2-0 | 8-0 | #2 | Clinched | |
| 2* | 2-0 | 5-3 | #14 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 0-2 | 3-5 | #21 | Clinched | |
| 4* | 0-2 | 0-8 | #34 | Clinched |
District 8
All 4 reach the playoffs · 2 district games left| # | Team | Dist | Ovr | RPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-0 | 8-0 | #1 | District champion | |
| 2* | 1-1 | 7-2 | #10 | Clinched | |
| 3* | 1-1 | 3-4 | #17 | Clinched | |
| 4 | 0-2 | 2-6 | #25 | Clinched |