The road to Arlington starts here. Using our 2025 preseason rankings and projections, we’ve simulated the entire Class 3A 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 3A DIVISION I BRACKET

BI-DISTRICT
Region I
Shallowater over Kermit
Peaster over Comanche
Lamesa over Amarillo River Road
Vernon over Sweetwater
Jim Ned over Ponder
Dalhart over Denver City
Paradise over Clyde
Bushland over Brownfield

Region II
Grandview over Pilot Point
Liberty-Eylau over Commerce
Palmer over Mexia
Winnsboro over Atlanta
Malakoff over Gladewater
Pottsboro over West
Jefferson over Mineola
Whitney over Whitesboro

Region III
Palestine Westwood over Anahuac
Hitchcock over Little River Academy
Orangefield over Teague
Yoakum over Troy
Franklin over Hallettsville
East Chambers over Diboll
Columbus over Cameron Yoe
Fairfield over Hardin

Region IV
Llano over SA Cole
Orange Grove over Bishop
Crystal City over Ingram Moore
Goliad over Rio Hondo
Edna over Lyford
Universal City Randolph over Jourdanton
San Diego over Corpus Christi London
Marion over Hondo

AREA
Region I
Shallowater over Peaster
Vernon over Lamesa
Tuscola Jim Ned over Dalhart
Paradise over Bushland

Region II
Liberty-Eylau over Grandview
Winnsboro over Palmer
Malakoff over Pottsboro
Jefferson over Whitney

Region III
Hitchcock over Palestine Westwood
Yoakum over Orangefield
Franklin over East Chambers
Columbus over Fairfield

Region IV
Llano over Orange Grove
Goliad over Crystal City
Edna over Universal City Randolph
Marionn over San Diego

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Region I
Shallowater over Vernon
Paradise over Tuscola Jim Ned

Region II
Liberty-Eylau over Winnsboro
Jefferson over Malakoff

Region III
Hitchcock over Yoakum
Columbus over Franklin

Region IV
Llano over Goliad
Edna over Marion

REGIONAL FINALS
Paradise over Shallowater
Jefferson over Texarkana Liberty-Eylau
Columbus over Hitchcock
Edna over Llano

SEMIFINALS
Paradise over Jefferson
Columbus over Edna

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Columbus over Paradise

PROJECTED CLASS 3A DIVISION II BRACKET

BI-DISTRICT
Region I
Canadian over Muleshoe
Coahoma over Alpine
Idalou over Tulia
Crane over Stanton
Odessa Compass Academy over San Angelo Grape Creek
Slaton over Friona
Wall over Anthony
Childress over Littlefield

Region II
Tolar over Millsap
Blue Ridge over Scurry-Rosser
Holliday over Eastland
Bells over Blooming Grove
Gunter over Rice
Jacksboro over Clifton
Cedar Hill TLC over Leonard
W.F. City View over Brady

Region III
Grand Saline over New Boston
Woodville over New Diana
Daingerfield over Gilmer Harmony
Arp over Anderson-Shiro
Troup over New Waverly
DeKalb over Lone Oak
Newton over West Rusk
Edgewood over Hooks

Region IV
Lexington over Altair Rice Consolidated
Cotulla over Santa Rosa
Tidehaven over Thrall
Dilley over Odem
Poth over Hebbronville
East Bernard over Rogers
George West over Stockdale
Blanco over Van Vleck

AREA
Region I
Canadian over Coahoma
Idalou over Crane
Slaton over Odessa Compass Academy
Wall over Childress

Region II
Tolar over Scurry-Rosser
Holliday over Bells
Gunter over Jacksboro
W.F. City View over Cedar Hill TLC

Region III
Woodville over Grand Saline
Daingerfield over Arp
DeKalb over Troup
Newton over Edgewood

Region IV
Lexington over Cotulla
Tidehaven over Dilley
Poth over East Bernard
Blanco over George West

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Region I
Canadian over Idalou
Wall over Slaton

Region II
Holliday over Tolar
Gunter over W.F. City View

Region III
Woodville over Daingerfield
Newton over DeKalb

Region IV
Tidehaven over Lexington
Poth over Blanco

REGIONAL FINALS
Wall over Canadian
Gunter over Tolar
Newton over Woodville
Tidehaven over Poth

STATE SEMIFINALS
Gunter over Wall
Tidehaven over Newton

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Gunter over Tidehaven