PHOENIX — The regular season has now come to a close on Friday Night Fever, Arizona's No. 1 and longest-running high school football show, and we now know all of the teams that will chase a state championship this season.
On Saturday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released the playoff brackets for the Open Division, 6A football, 5A football, 4A football, 6A flag football, 5A flag football and 4A flag football.
The playoffs have already begun in 3A football, 2A football and 1A football.
And before we break down the 6A bracket, here's a reminder of how the playoffs work in Arizona.
1A plays a 12-team bracket, where the top four seeds received byes to the quarterfinals. That is the only conference where teams receive byes. The 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A conferences all play a 16-team bracket. The Open Division is an eight-team bracket made up of the top eight teams in 5A and 6A, as ranked by the AIA.
In flag football, all three conferences play 16-team brackets.
Now, let's break down the 6A bracket, starting with a look at the overall seeds.
2024 6A High School Football Playoff Seeds
Note: The seeds below will not include the teams ranked No. 1-4 in 6A (Basha, ALA-Queen Creek, Liberty and Hamilton) as those teams will play in the Open Division playoffs instead of the 6A playoffs.
- Brophy Prep Broncos (8-2, 3-1) 2nd place in 6A Central region
- Queen Creek Bulldogs (8-2, 3-1) 2nd place in 6A East Valley region
- Red Mountain Mountain Lions (7-3, 3-1) 3rd place in 6A East Valley region
- Mountain View Toros (9-1, 5-0) 6A Fiesta region champions
- Salpointe Catholic Lancers (7-2, 4-0) 6A Central region champions
- Highland Hawks (7-3, 1-3) 4th place in 6A East Valley region
- Pinnacle Pioneers (7-3, 3-1) 2nd place in 6A Northeast Valley region
- Perry Pumas (5-5, 1-3) 3rd place in 6A Premier region
- Chandler Wolves (5-5, 1-3) 4th place in 6A Premier region
- Mountain Pointe Pride (6-4, 2-2) 3rd place in 6A Central region
- Casteel Colts (5-5, 1-3) 5th place in 6A Premier region
- Williams Field Black Hawks (4-6, 0-4) 5th place in 6A East Valley region
- Cesar Chavez Champions (7-3, 4-1) 2nd place in 6A Fiesta region
- Centennial Coyotes (3-7, 2-2) 3rd place in 6A Northeast Valley region
- Sandra Day O'Connor Eagles (4-6, 3-1) 2nd place in 6A Desert Valley region
- Boulder Creek Jaguars (4-6, 3-1) 6A Desert Valley region champions
2024 6A Playoffs First Round (Round of 16) Matchups
- No. 1 Brophy will host No. 16 Boulder Creek
- This will be the fifth meeting between Brophy and Boulder Creek, according to MaxPreps. Brophy leads the series 3-1 and won the most recent meeting, 24-6 in 2021.
- No. 2 Queen Creek will host No. 15 O'Connor
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Queen Creek and O'Connor in football, according to MaxPreps.
- No. 3 Red Mountain will host No. 14 Centennial
- This will be the fourth meeting between Red Mountain and Centennial, according to MaxPreps. Red Mountain leads the series 2-1 and won the most recent meeting, 20-19, in the first round of the 6A playoffs in 2021.
- No. 4 Mountain View will host No. 13 Cesar Chavez
- This will be the fourth meeting, and second this season, between the 6A Fiesta region rivals, according to MaxPreps. Mountain View has won all three previous games and beat Chavez 50-0 on Nov. 1.
- No. 5 Salpointe will host No. 12 Williams Field
- This will be the fourth time Salpointe and Williams Field will meet in football and the second straight season that they will play in the playoffs, according to MaxPreps. Salpointe has a 3-0 record against Williams Field and beat the Black Hawks 35-25 in the quarterfinals of last year's 6A playoffs.
- No. 6 Highland will host No. 11 Casteel
- This will be the fourth meeting between Highland and Casteel, according to MaxPreps. Highland currently has a 3-0 record against the Colts and won the most recent meeting 24-7 in the quarterfinals of the 6A playoffs in 2021.
- No. 7 Pinnacle will host No. 10 Mountain Pointe
- This will be the seventh meeting between Pinnacle and Mountain Pointe, according to MaxPreps. Mountain Pointe leads the series 4-2, but Pinnacle won the most recent game, 40-0, in 2019.
- No. 8 Perry will host No. 9 Chandler
- This will be the 16th meeting, and second this season, between the 6A Premier region rivals, according to MaxPreps. Perry got their first-ever win over Chandler, 24-17, on Nov. 1.
The full 6A bracket is below.
All eight of the first round games are currently scheduled to be played on Friday, Nov. 15 and will be hosted by the higher-seeded school in each matchup.
The 6A State Championship Game will be played at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Arizona State's Mountain America Stadium in Tempe.
There will be a new champion in 6A this season as last year's champion, Saguaro, did not make the playoffs this year.
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