Iowa high school football 2023 playoffs: Here are the state semifinal matchups

Twenty-eight teams are headed to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls as the 2023 Iowa high school football playoffs reach the state semifinal round in all seven classes.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association reseeded the teams after this week’s quarterfinal round. Seeds are determined via the IHSAA’s final regular-season rankings for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. Final regular-season RPI standings are used to seed the Class 5A, 4A and 3A teams.

Rankings listed below are via The Gazette’s poll.

State championship games are Thursday, Nov. 16 for 8-Player, Class A, 1A and 4A and Friday, Nov. 17 for Class 2A, 3A and 5A.

Class 5A semifinals

Friday, Nov. 10

West Des Moines Valley (6-5) vs. No. 1 Southeast Polk (11-0), 4 p.m.

No. 7 Ankeny Centennial (7-4) vs. No. 6 Ankeny (8-3), 7 p.m.

Class 4A semifinals

Thursday, Nov. 9

No. 4 North Polk (9-2) vs. No. 3 Council Bluffs Lewis Central (9-2), 4 p.m.

No. 6 Bondurant-Farrar (9-2) vs. No. 1 Western Dubuque (10-1), 7 p.m.

Class 3A semifinals

Saturday, Nov. 11

No. 8 Sioux City Heelan (10-1) vs. No. 1 Creston (11-0), 4 p.m.

No. 3 Williamsburg (10-1) vs. No. 2 Solon (10-1), 7 p.m.

Class 2A semifinals

Saturday, Nov. 11

No. 4 Monticello (10-1) vs. No. 2 Van Meter (11-0), 10 a.m.

No. 5 Spirit Lake (10-1) vs. No. 1 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (11-0), 1 p.m.

Class 1A semifinals

Friday, Nov. 10

Waterloo Columbus (9-2) vs. No. 1 Grundy Center (11-0), 10 a.m.

No. 4 MFL MarMac (10-1) vs. No. 2 Underwood (10-1), 1 p.m.

Class A semifinals

Thursday, Nov. 9

No. 4 Madrid (11-0) vs. No. 3 West Hancock (10-1), 10 a.m.

East Buchanan (9-2) vs. No. 2 Woodbury Central (11-0), 1 p.m.

8-Player semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 8

Algona Garrigan (10-1) vs. No. 1 Winfield-Mount Union (11-0), 10 a.m.

No. 7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck (10-1) vs. No. 3 Bedford (11-0), 1 p.m.