High School Football Playoff Qualifiers 5A, 4A, 3A

Here are the football playoff qualifiers in Classes 5A, 4A, and 3A — pairings will be announced Saturday morning at 10 am

3A

1. Solon
2. Des Moines Christian
3. Carroll
4. Clear Lake
5. Mount Pleasant
6. Sioux Center
7. West Delaware
8. Dubuque Wahlert Catholic
9. Mount Vernon
10. Williamsburg
11. Bishop Heelan
12. Davenport Assumption (AT LARGE)
13. Iowa Falls Alden (AT LARGE)
14. Harlan
15. Algona (AT LARGE)
16. Fairfield (AT LARGE)

4A

1. Xavier
2. Sgt. Bluff Luton
3. Carlisle
4. Western Dubuque
5. Lewis Central
6. Waverly Shell Rock
7. Glenwood
8. North Polk
9. Spencer
10. Newton
11. Pella
12. Clear Creek Amana (AT LARGE)
13. Davenport North
14. ADM (AT LARGE)
15. Ballard (AT LARGE)
16. Le Mars (AT LARGE)

5A

1. Johnston
2. Dowling Catholic
3. SE Polk
4. Ankeny
5. Indianola
6. Sioux City East
7. Cedar Falls
8. Valley
9. Dallas Center Grimes
10. Waukee Northwest
11. Prairie, Cedar Rapids
12. Iowa City Liberty
13. Waukee
14. Bettendorf
15. Pleasant Valley
16. Urbandale

Link to IHSAA Page:  2026-FB-W9-Qualifiers-10.23.26