Prep football playoffs: Box Elder, Davis declare high seeds in state bracket reveal
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
A football rests on a tee during a prep football game Oct. 16, 2026, in Brigham City. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)Welcome to the Utah high school football state playoffs.
The UHSAA released its official playoff brackets for all classifications on Saturday morning, and Northern Utah teams learned their postseason fates following the final week of regular-season play.
Box Elder and Davis High, the No. 3 and No. 5 seeds in their respective 5A and 6A brackets, are outright region champions after winning their region finales this week.
All first-round and quarterfinal matchups are contested at home sites.
Here’s a look at the Northern Utah schedule for the opening round of the postseason.
6A PLAYOFF
Finals Nov. 20 at University of Utah
First round (Oct. 30)
• No. 12 Farmington (4-6) at No. 5 Davis (7-3)
• No. 13 Weber (5-5) at No. 4 Herriman (8-2)
• No. 11 Syracuse (5-4) at No. 6 Westlake (7-3)
Layton (2-8) missed the cut.
5A PLAYOFF
Finals Nov. 20 at University of Utah
First round (Oct. 30)
• No. 16 Roy (4-6) at No. 1 West (10-0)
• No. 9 West Field (7-3) at No. 8 Fremont (6-4)
• No. 14 Woods Cross (4-6) at No. 3 Box Elder (9-1)
Northridge (4-6), Bonneville (2-7), and Clearfield (2-8) missed the cut.
4A PLAYOFF
Finals Nov. 20 at University of Utah
First round (Oct. 30)
• No. 9 Bear River (6-4) at No. 8 Highland (7-2)
3A PLAYOFF
Finals Nov. 14 at SUU
First round (Oct. 23)
• No. 13 Ben Lomond (1-9) at No. 4 Grantsville (6-4)
• No. 10 Union (3-6) at No. 7 Ogden (6-4)
Second round (Oct. 30)
• No. 8 North Sanpete (6-4)/No. 9 Cedar (5-5) at No. 1 Morgan (8-2)
8-MAN PLAYOFF
Finals Nov. 14 at SUU
First round (Oct. 23)
• No. 9 Altamont (1-9) at No. 8 St. Joseph (3-6)
• No. 10 Panguitch (3-6) at No. 7 Utah Military-Hill Field (3-6)
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