Iowa high school football playoffs 2024: Round of 32 matchups for 2A, 1A, A, 8-Player

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released first-round Iowa high school football postseason pairings for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player Saturday morning.

The games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25

There are 32 qualifiers in each class.

Teams qualified via finish in the district standings, with the top four in each district in 2A, 1A and A advancing. The top three in each 8-Player district earned automatic bids. Fourth-place Exira-EHK and Tripoli secured at-large spots via an average margin system, capped at 17 points per district game.

There are no brackets at this point in the playoffs. The 16 first-round winners will be grouped into brackets of four next Saturday. The four winners of those brackets advance to the state semifinals at the UNI-Dome.

There still is one week left in the regular season for Class 5A, 4A and 3A teams. Each of those classes has 16 postseason qualifiers. Those brackets will also be unveiled next Saturday.

Here are the Round of 32 pairings.

Class 2A Iowa high school football playoffs: First-round games

Fourth place at first place

Waukon (3-5) at Anamosa (7-1)

Chariton (4-4) at Carroll Kuemper (7-1)

Union Community (3-5) at Mid-Prairie (5-3)

Monticello (2-6) at North Fayette Valley (7-1)

Des Moines Christian (4-4) at Monroe PCM (8-0)

Cherokee (6-2) at Spirit Lake (7-1)

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

Garner GHV (2-6) at West Lyon (8-0)

Third place at second place

Greene County (4-4) at Clarinda (6-2)

Forest City (4-4) at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (5-3)

Mediapolis (4-4) at Northeast (7-1)

Western Christian (5-3) at Okoboji (6-2)

Jesup (4-4) at Osage (5-3)

Crestwood (3-5) at Roland-Story (6-2)

Centerville (4-4) at West Burlington/Notre Dame (7-1)

West Liberty (3-5) at West Marshall (6-2)

Class 1A Iowa high school football playoffs: First-round games

Fourth place at first place

Ogden (2-6) at Dike-New Hartford (7-1)

Eddyville EBF (2-6) at Grundy Center (8-0)

Hudson (5-3) at Manson-Northwest Webster (7-1)

Shenandoah (3-5) at Ida Grove OABCIG (6-2)

West Branch (2-6) at Sigourney-Keota (7-1)

West Sioux (3-5) at Treynor (7-1)

Aplington-Parkersburg (2-6) at Wilton (7-1)

East Sac County (3-5) at Woodward-Granger (7-1)

Third place at second place

Hinton (7-1) at Avoca AHSTW (6-2)

Sumner-Fredericksburg (5-3) at Dyersville Beckman (6-2)

Grand View Christian (5-3) at Emmetsburg (7-1)

Alburnett (5-3) at MFL MarMac (6-2)

Iowa City Regina (7-1) at Pleasantville (6-2)

Underwood (4-4) at Ridge View (6-2)

Sioux Central (5-3) at South Hamilton (4-4)

Pella Christian (3-5) at South Hardin (7-1)

Class A Iowa high school football playoffs: First-round games

Fourth place at first place

Wayne (5-3) at Guthrie Center ACGC (8-0)

Council Bluffs St. Albert (3-5) vs. Le Mars Gehlen (7-1), at Akron-Westfield

Starmont (5-3) at Lisbon (8-0)

North Tama (4-4) at Madrid (6-2)

Columbus Community (4-4) at Maquoketa Valley (7-1)

South Central Calhoun (4-4) at Tri-Center (7-1)

Lake Mills (4-4) at Wapsie Valley (6-2)

Hartley HMS (3-5) at West Hancock (8-0)

Third place at second place

Danville (5-3) at Bellevue (6-2)

Logan-Magnolia (5-3) at Marcus MMCRU (6-2)

Earlham (6-2) at Mount Ayr (6-2)

Mason City Newman (4-4) at Nashua-Plainfield (5-3)

North Linn (6-2) at Pekin (7-1)

Lynnville-Sully (5-3) at Oakland Riverside (6-2)

South Winneshiek (4-4) at Saint Ansgar (7-1)

Sibley-Ocheyedan (5-3) at Woodbury Central (6-2)

8-Player Iowa high school football playoffs: First-round games

At-large at first place

Tripoli (3-5) at Algona Garrigan (8-0)

Exira-EHK (3-5) at Lenox (8-0)

Third place at first place

East Mills (5-3) at Audubon (8-0)

Springville (6-3) at Don Bosco (8-0)

BGM (4-4) at Edgewood-Colesburg (8-0)

Ar-We-Va (5-3) at Fremont-Mills (7-1)

Lansing Kee (5-3) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (7-1)

Southeast Warren (6-2) at Iowa Valley (7-1)

Winfield-Mount Union (5-3) at Montezuma (8-1)

West Bend-Mallard (5-3) at Remsen St. Mary’s (8-0)

Third place at second place

Clarksville (6-3) at Riceville (7-1)

Collins-Maxwell (5-3) at Woodbine (7-1)

Second place at second place

Bedford (7-1) at Belle Plaine (7-1)

WACO (7-1) at Central City (6-3)

Anita CAM (6-2) at Ruthven GTRA (7-1)

Fort Dodge St. Edmond (5-3) at Janesville (7-1)