Iowa high school football playoffs 2022: Here are the round of 32 matchups

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the first set of pairings for the 2022 Iowa high school football playoffs Saturday.

The postseason begins Friday at 7 p.m. in Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player with the round of 32. Teams in 2A, 1A and A earned their spots with top-four district finishes, while the top three teams in each 8-Player district advanced, along with at-large qualifiers Winfield-Mount Union and Bedford based on point differential.

Teams are paired based on their places in the district standings, with champions and runners-up hosting (four 8-Player runners-up are on the road, determined by district losses and point differential). After this round, the IHSAA will group the remaining 16 teams in each class into four pods of four for the next two rounds.

Classes 5A, 4A and 3A still have one more regular-season week remaining and begin their postseason next Friday with the round of 16.

Here are the first-round matchups.

Class 2A

District fourth-place at district champion

Iowa Falls-Alden (2-6) at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (8-0)

Union Community (2-6) at Greene County (7-1)

Central Lee (3-5) at Monticello (6-2)

Clarion CGD (5-3) at Osage (6-2)

Sheldon (4-4) at Spirit Lake (8-0)

New Hampton (6-2) at Waukon (5-3)

Clarke (5-3) at West Marshall (8-0)

Camanche (4-4) at Williamsburg (8-0)

District third-place at district runner-up

Des Moines Christian (4-4) at Centerville (6-2)

Roland-Story (4-4) at Clarinda (5-3)

North Fayette Valley (6-2) at Crestwood (5-3)

Mid-Prairie (5-3) at Northeast (4-4)

Clear Lake (4-4) at Monroe PCM (5-3)

Unity Christian (3-5) at Ida Grove OABCIG (7-1)

West Liberty (3-5) at Dubuque Wahlert (6-2)

Estherville-Lincoln Central (3-5) at West Lyon (6-2)

Class 1A

District fourth-place at district champion

Eagle Grove (3-5) at Aplington-Parkersburg (7-1)

Durant (5-3) at MFL MarMac (7-1)

Sumner-Fredericksburg (4-4) at Sigourney-Keota (6-2)

Ridge View (4-4) at South Hamilton (7-1)

Interstate 35 (3-5) at Underwood (8-0)

Pleasantville (4-4) at Van Meter (7-1)

South Hardin (3-5) at West Branch (8-0)

East Sac County (2-6) at West Sioux (7-1)

District third-place at district runner-up

Treynor (5-3) at Guthrie Center ACGC (6-2)

Denver (6-2) at Waterloo Columbus (5-3)

Cascade (5-3) at Dike-New Hartford (6-2)

Emmetsburg (4-4) vs. Carroll Kuemper (7-1) — at TBD

Central Decatur (4-4) at Mediapolis (7-1)

Iowa City Regina (5-3) at Pella Christian (7-1)

South Central Calhoun (4-4) at Western Christian (6-2)

West Central Valley (5-3) at Woodward-Granger (5-3)

Class A

District fourth-place at district champion

Westwood (4-4) at Avoca AHSTW (8-0)

Bellevue (4-4) at Alburnett (7-1)

Belle Plaine (4-4) at Grundy Center (8-0)

North Union (5-3) at Hartley HMS (6-2)

Earlham (3-5) at Lynnville-Sully (8-0)

Wapello (4-4) at North Linn (7-1)

Nashua-Plainfield (5-3) at West Hancock (8-0)

South O’Brien (4-4) at Woodbury Central (8-0)

District third-place at district runner-up

Maquoketa Valley (5-3) at Columbus Community (7-1)

Lisbon (5-3) at East Buchanan (7-1)

Tri-Center (4-4) at Le Mars Gehlen (7-1)

Hinton (5-3) at Logan-Magnolia (5-3)

Southwest Valley (6-2) at Madrid (6-2)

Ogden (6-2) at Mount Ayr (7-1)

Hudson (4-4) at Mason City Newman (7-1)

Saint Ansgar (5-3) at Wapsie Valley (6-2)

8-Player

At-large at district champion

Winfield-Mount Union (6-3) at Don Bosco (7-0)

Bedford (5-3) at West Harrison (8-0)

District third-place at district champion

BGM (6-2) at Easton Valley (6-1)

Kingsley-Pierson (4-4) at Ruthven GTRA (7-1)

Colo-NESCO (4-4) at Lenox (8-0)

Iowa Valley (6-3) at Montezuma (7-2)

East Mills (6-2) at Southeast Warren (8-1)

Audubon (4-5) at Remsen St. Mary’s (8-0)

Edgewood-Colesburg (4-3) at Turkey Valley (6-1)

Martensdale-St. Marys (4-4) at WACO (9-0)

District third-place at district runner-up

Harris-Lake Park (6-2) at Newell-Fonda (7-1)

Clarksville (5-3) at West Bend-Mallard (6-2)

District runner-up at district runner-up

Baxter (7-1) at Anita CAM (6-2)

Moravia (7-2) at Fremont-Mills (6-2)

New London (6-3) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (7-1)

Central City (7-1) at Tripoli (6-2)