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2026-2027
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147 events
• 22 state championships
• 13 seeding dates
• 71 playoff rounds
July 2026
(3 events)
All Sports
School Year Dead Period (Fall)
Dead Period
Wed, Jul 29 – Aug 18
Football
First Practice
First Practice
Wed, Jul 29
All Fall Sports
First Practice
First Practice
Wed, Jul 29
August 2026
(5 events)
Football
First Scrimmage
First Scrimmage
Fri, Aug 7
All Fall Sports
First Contest
First Contest
Mon, Aug 10
Football
Week 1
Regular Season Week
Fri, Aug 21
Football
Week 2
Regular Season Week
Fri, Aug 28
Flag Football
First Practice
First Practice
Mon, Aug 31
September 2026
(5 events)
Football
Week 3
Regular Season Week
Fri, Sep 4
Flag Football
First Contest
First Contest
Wed, Sep 9
Football
Week 4
Regular Season Week
Fri, Sep 11
Football
Week 5
Regular Season Week
Fri, Sep 18
Football
Week 6
Regular Season Week
Fri, Sep 25
October 2026
(33 events)
Football
Week 7
Regular Season Week
Fri, Oct 2
Women's Tennis
• Individual
Pre-Regionals (Individual)
Pre-Regionals
Mon, Oct 5
Football
Week 8
Regular Season Week
Fri, Oct 9
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
Seeding (Dual Team)
Seeding
Fri, Oct 9
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
1st Round (Dual Team)
1st Round
Mon, Oct 12
Women's Tennis
• Individual
Reporting Deadline (Individual)
Reporting Deadline
Mon, Oct 12
Women's Golf
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Wed, Oct 14
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
2nd Round (Dual Team)
2nd Round
Wed, Oct 14
Volleyball
Seeding
Seeding
Thu, Oct 15
Football
Week 9
Regular Season Week
Fri, Oct 16
Women's Tennis
• Individual
Regionals (Individual)
Regional
Fri, Oct 16 – Oct 17
Volleyball
1st Round
1st Round
Sat, Oct 17
Women's Golf
Regional
Regional
Mon, Oct 19 – Oct 20
Basketball
First Practice (Non-FB)
First Practice
Mon, Oct 19
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
3rd Round (Dual Team)
3rd Round
Mon, Oct 19
Volleyball
2nd Round
2nd Round
Tue, Oct 20
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
4th Round (Dual Team)
4th Round
Wed, Oct 21
Volleyball
3rd Round
3rd Round
Thu, Oct 22
Women's Tennis
• Individual
State (Individual)
State Championship
Fri, Oct 23 – Oct 24
Football
Week 10
Regular Season Week
Fri, Oct 23
Volleyball
4th Round
4th Round
Sat, Oct 24
Cross Country
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Sat, Oct 24
Women's Golf
State
State Championship
Mon, Oct 26 – Oct 27
Volleyball
Regional
Regional
Tue, Oct 27
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
Regional (Dual Team)
Regional
Tue, Oct 27
Basketball
First Contest (Non-FB)
First Contest
Wed, Oct 28
Flag Football
Seeding
Seeding
Wed, Oct 28
Men's Soccer
Seeding
Seeding
Thu, Oct 29
Volleyball
State
State Championship
Fri, Oct 30 – Oct 31
Women's Tennis
• Dual Team
State (Dual Team)
State Championship
Fri, Oct 30 – Oct 31
Cross Country
Regional
Regional
Fri, Oct 30 – Oct 31
Football
Week 11
Regular Season Week
Fri, Oct 30
Flag Football
1st/2nd Round
1st Round
Sat, Oct 31
November 2026
(20 events)
Football
Seeding (TBD)
Seeding
Sun, Nov 1
Men's Soccer
1st Round
1st Round
Mon, Nov 2
Indoor Track / Swimming & Diving / Wrestling
First Practice
First Practice
Mon, Nov 2
Basketball
First Practice
First Practice
Mon, Nov 2
All Sports
School Year Dead Period (Winter)
Dead Period
Mon, Nov 2 – Nov 22
Men's Soccer
2nd Round
2nd Round
Thu, Nov 5
Cross Country
State
State Championship
Fri, Nov 6 – Nov 7
Football
1st Round
1st Round
Fri, Nov 6
Flag Football
3rd/4th Round
3rd Round
Sat, Nov 7
Men's Soccer
3rd Round
3rd Round
Mon, Nov 9
Flag Football
Regionals
Regional
Wed, Nov 11
Indoor Track / Swimming & Diving / Wrestling
First Contest
First Contest
Wed, Nov 11
Basketball
First Contest
First Contest
Wed, Nov 11
Men's Soccer
4th Round
4th Round
Thu, Nov 12
Football
2nd Round
2nd Round
Fri, Nov 13
Flag Football
State
State Championship
Sat, Nov 14
Men's Soccer
Regional
Regional
Tue, Nov 17
Men's Soccer
State
State Championship
Thu, Nov 19 – Nov 21
Football
3rd Round
3rd Round
Fri, Nov 20
Football
4th Round
4th Round
Fri, Nov 27
December 2026
(3 events)
Football
Regionals
Regional
Fri, Dec 4
Cheerleading
Invitational
Invitational
Sat, Dec 5
Football
State Championship
State Championship
Thu, Dec 10 – Dec 12
January 2027
(5 events)
Swimming & Diving
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Sat, Jan 23
Swimming & Diving
Regionals
Regional
Thu, Jan 28 – Jan 30
Wrestling
• Individual
Reporting Deadline (Individual)
Reporting Deadline
Thu, Jan 28
Wrestling
• Dual Team
Seeding (Men's Dual Team)
Seeding
Thu, Jan 28
Wrestling
• Dual Team
1st/2nd (Dual Team)
1st Round
Sat, Jan 30
February 2027
(14 events)
Wrestling
• Dual Team
3rd/Regionals (Dual Team)
3rd Round
Wed, Feb 3
Swimming & Diving
State
State Championship
Wed, Feb 3 – Feb 6
Indoor Track
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Thu, Feb 4
Wrestling
• Dual Team
State Championship (Dual Team)
State Championship
Fri, Feb 5 – Feb 6
Indoor Track
State
State Championship
Tue, Feb 9 – Feb 12
Wrestling
• Individual
Men's Regional (Individual)
Regional
Fri, Feb 12 – Feb 13
Wrestling
• Individual
Women's Regional (Individual)
Regional
Fri, Feb 12 – Feb 13
All Spring Sports
First Practice
First Practice
Mon, Feb 15
All Sports
School Year Dead Period (Spring)
Dead Period
Mon, Feb 15 – Mar 7
Wrestling
• Individual
Men's/Women's State (Individual)
State Championship
Thu, Feb 18 – Feb 20
Basketball
Seeding
Seeding
Sat, Feb 20
Basketball
1st Round
1st Round
Tue, Feb 23
Basketball
2nd Round
2nd Round
Thu, Feb 25
Basketball
3rd Round
3rd Round
Sat, Feb 27
March 2027
(4 events)
Basketball
4th Round
4th Round
Mon, Mar 1
All Spring Sports
First Contest
First Contest
Mon, Mar 1
Basketball
Regionals
Regional
Wed, Mar 3 – Mar 6
Basketball
State
State Championship
Wed, Mar 10 – Mar 13
April 2027
(7 events)
Men's Tennis
• Individual
Pre-Regionals (Individual)
Pre-Regionals
Mon, Apr 19
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
Seeding (Dual Team)
Seeding
Fri, Apr 23
Men's Tennis
• Individual
Reporting Deadline (Individual)
Reporting Deadline
Mon, Apr 26
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
1st Round (Dual Team)
1st Round
Mon, Apr 26
Men's Golf
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Wed, Apr 28
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
2nd Round (Dual Team)
2nd Round
Wed, Apr 28
Men's Tennis
• Individual
Regionals (Individual)
Regional
Fri, Apr 30 – May 1
May 2027
(44 events)
Outdoor Track
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Sat, May 1
Softball
Reporting Deadline
Reporting Deadline
Sat, May 1
Men's Golf
Regional
Regional
Mon, May 3 – May 4
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
3rd Round (Dual Team)
3rd Round
Mon, May 3
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
4th Round (Dual Team)
4th Round
Wed, May 5
Men's Volleyball
Seeding
Seeding
Thu, May 6
Women's Soccer
Seeding
Seeding
Thu, May 6
Lacrosse
Seeding
Seeding
Thu, May 6
Outdoor Track
Regionals
Regional
Fri, May 7 – May 8
Men's Tennis
• Individual
State (Individual)
State Championship
Fri, May 7 – May 8
Men's Volleyball
1st Round
1st Round
Sat, May 8
Softball
Seeding
Seeding
Mon, May 10
Women's Soccer
1st Round
1st Round
Mon, May 10
Baseball
Seeding
Seeding
Mon, May 10
Men's Golf
State
State Championship
Mon, May 10 – May 11
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
Regional (Dual Team)
Regional
Tue, May 11
Baseball
1st Round
1st Round
Tue, May 11
Softball
1st Round
1st Round
Tue, May 11
Lacrosse
1st Round
1st Round
Tue, May 11
Men's Volleyball
2nd Round
2nd Round
Tue, May 11
Outdoor Track
State
State Championship
Wed, May 12 – May 13
Women's Soccer
2nd Round
2nd Round
Thu, May 13
Men's Volleyball
3rd Round
3rd Round
Thu, May 13
Softball
2nd Round
2nd Round
Fri, May 14
Men's Tennis
• Dual Team
State (Dual Team)
State Championship
Fri, May 14 – May 15
Lacrosse
2nd Round
2nd Round
Fri, May 14
Baseball
2nd Round
2nd Round
Fri, May 14
Men's Volleyball
4th Round
4th Round
Sat, May 15
Women's Soccer
3rd Round
3rd Round
Mon, May 17
Softball
3rd Round
3rd Round
Tue, May 18
Lacrosse
3rd Round
3rd Round
Tue, May 18
Men's Volleyball
Regional
Regional
Tue, May 18
Baseball
3rd Round
3rd Round
Tue, May 18
Women's Soccer
4th Round
4th Round
Thu, May 20
Baseball
4th Round
4th Round
Fri, May 21
Lacrosse
4th Round
4th Round
Fri, May 21
Softball
4th Round
4th Round
Fri, May 21
Men's Volleyball
State
State Championship
Sat, May 22
Women's Soccer
Regional
Regional
Tue, May 25
Baseball
Regional
Regional
Tue, May 25 – May 29
Softball
Regional
Regional
Tue, May 25 – May 29
Lacrosse
Regionals
Regional
Wed, May 26
Women's Soccer
State
State Championship
Thu, May 27 – May 29
Lacrosse
State
State Championship
Fri, May 28 – May 29
June 2027
(2 events)
Softball
State
State Championship
Wed, Jun 2 – Jun 5
Baseball
State
State Championship
Wed, Jun 2 – Jun 5
July 2027
(2 events)
All Sports
Summer Dead Period (Week of July 4th)
Dead Period
Mon, Jul 5 – Jul 11
All Sports
Summer Dead Period (Week of NCCA)
Dead Period
Mon, Jul 19 – Jul 25
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