The road to Arlington starts here. Using our 2025 preseason rankings and projections, we’ve simulated the entire Class 5A playoff bracket — predicting every game from the bi-district round to the state championship. See which teams are favored, where the upsets could happen, and who’s projected to hoist the trophy.

PROJECTED CLASS 5A DIVISION I BRACKET

BI-DISTRICT
Region I
Lubbock Monterey over El Paso El Dorado
Richland over FW Chisholm Trail
Abilene over El Paso Bel Air
Denton Ryan over Fort Worth Paschal
Aledo over Saginaw
Amarillo over El Paso Parkland
Fort Worth Arlington Heights over Azle
Amarillo Tascosa over El Paso Americas

Region II
Frisco Lone Star over Dallas White
Red Oak over Cedar Park
West Mesquite over Frisco Wakeland
Midlothian over Lake Belton
Highland Park over Leander Rouse
Carrollton Smith over McKinney North
Georgetown over Tyler
Frisco Reedy over Carrollton Creekview

Region III
Lufkin over Houston Westbury
A&M Consolidated over Friendswood
Galveston Ball over Galena Park
Angleton over Pflugerville Weiss
La Porte over Austin Anderson
Barbers Hill over Houston Waltrip
College Station over Crosby
Port Arthur Memorial over Houston Sterling

Region IV
Smithson Valley over San Antonio Southwest Legacy
Edinburg Vela over Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
San Antonio Southwest over Boerne Champion
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial over McAllen
PSJA North over Mission
New Braunfels over San Antonio John Jay
McAllen Memorial over Harlingen South
San Antonio Pieper over South San Antonio

AREA
Region I
Richland over Lubbock Monterey
Denton Ryan over Abilene
Aledo over Amarillo
Amarillo Tascosa over Fort Worth Arlington Heights

Region II
Frisco Lone Star over Red Oak
Midlothian over West Mesquite
Highland Park over McKinney North
Georgetown over Frisco Reedy

Region III
A&M Consolidated over Lufkin
Angleton over Galveston Ball
La Porte over Barbers Hill
College Station over Port Arthur Memorial

Region IV
Smithson Valley over Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial over SA Southwest
PSJA North over New Braunfels
San Antonio Pieper over McAllen Memorial

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Region I
Denton Ryan over Richland
Aledo over Amarillo Tascosa

Region II
Frisco Lone Star over Midlothian
Highland Park over Georgetown

Region IIII
Angleton over A&M Consolidated
La Porte over College Station

Region IV
Smithson Valley over Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial
San Antonio Pieper over PSJA North

REGIONAL FINALS
Aledo over Denton Ryan
Highland Park over Frisco Lone Star
La Porte over Angleton
Smithson Valley over San Antonio Pieper

STATE SEMIFINALS
Aledo over Highland Park
Smithson Valley over La Porte

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Aledo over Smithson Valley

PROJECTED CLASS 5A DIVISION II BRACKET

BI-DISTRICT
Region I
EP Del Valle over Amarillo Palo Duro
Lucas Lovejoy over Mansfield Timberview
Lubbock-Cooper over El Paso Andress
Prosper Walnut Grove over Colleyville Heritage
Argyle over Melissa
Abilene Wylie over El Paso Chapin
Anna over Mansfield Summit
Wichita Falls Memorial over Canutillo

Region II
South Oak Cliff over Ennis
Port Neches-Groves over Mount Pleasant
Midlothian Heritage over Dallas Samuell
Marshall over Montgomery
Texas High over Nederland
Crandall over Dallas Wilson
Huntsville over Whitehouse
Terrell over Dallas Hillcrest

Region III
Richmond Randle over Killeen Ellison
Pflugerville over San Antonio Burbank
Brenham over Texas City
Bastrop over San Antonio Sam Houston
Liberty Hill over San Antonio Jefferson
Fort Bend Marshall over Belton
San Antonio Lanier over Elgin
Alvin Iowa Colony over Waco University

Region IV
Alamo Heights over Corpus Christi Ray
Edcouch-Elsa over Mission Veterans Memorial
Corpus Christi Miller over Kerrville Tivy
Mission Sharyland over Brownsville Pace
Alice over Brownsville Lopez
Victoria West over Gregory-Portland
Mercedes over Sharyland Pioneer
Boerne over Corpus Christi Carroll

AREA
Region I
Lucas Lovejoy over El Paso Del Valle
Prosper Walnut Grove over Lubbock-Cooper
Argyle over Abilene Wylie
Anna over Wichita Falls Memorial

Region II
South Oak Cliff over Port Neches-Groves
Midlothian Heritage over Marshall
Texas High over Crandall
Huntsville over Terrell

Region III
Richmond Randle over Pflugerville
Brenham over Bastrop
Fort Bend Marshall over Liberty Hill
Alvin Iowa Colony over San Antonio Lanier

Region IV
Alamo Heights over Edcouch-Elsa
Corpus Christi Miller over Mission Sharyland
Alice over Victoria West
Boerne over Mercedes

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Region I
Lucas Lovejoy over Prosper Walnut Grove
Argyle over Anna

Region II
South Oak Cliff over Midlothian Heritage
Texas High over Huntsville

Region IIII
Richmond Randle over Brenham
Alvin Iowa Colony over Fort Bend Marshall  

Region IV
Corpus Christi Miller over Alamo Heights
Boerne over Alice

REGIONAL FINALS
Argyle over Lucas Lovejoy
South Oak Cliff over Texas High
Richmond Randle over Alvin Iowa Colony
Corpus Christi Miller over Boerne

STATE SEMIFINALS
South Oak Cliff over Argyle
Richmond Randle over Corpus Christi Miller

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Richmond Randle over South Oak Cliff