Flag Football: Brackets Released for State Championships – Colorado High School Activities Association

AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association has released the brackets for the 2026 Flag Football State Championships.

5A Bracket | 4A Bracket

There are 20-team tournaments for 5A and 4A. In 5A and 4A, the top 12 seeds have first-round byes.

Play begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the first round. The second round and quarterfinals are Saturday, Oct. 17, and the semifinals are Wednesday, Oct. 21. The championship is Saturday, Oct. 24.

Every class was seeded from the final MaxPreps rankings, which no longer change. Final rankings: 5A | 4A.

Class 5A Qualifiers by Seed

1. Chaparral
2. Legend
3. Mountain Vista
4. Arvada West
5. Grandview
6. Valor Christian
7. Poudre School District
8. Heritage
9. Douglas County
10. Liberty
11. Northglenn
12. Arapahoe
13. Ralston Valley
14. Chatfield
15. Horizon
16. ThunderRidge
17. Doherty
18. Cherry Creek
19. Denver South
20. Fountain-Fort Carson

Class 4A Qualifiers by Seed

1. The Classical Academy
2. Mountain View
3. Vista Ridge
4. Green Mountain
5. Steamboat Springs
6. Air Academy
7. Monarch
8. Lutheran
9. Lakewood
10. Mullen
11. Pomona
12. Colorado Springs Christian
13. George Washington
14. Palmer Ridge
15. Golden
16. Elizabeth
17. Eagle Ridge Academy
18. Regis Groff
19. Manual
20. Littleton