2026 IHSA football playoffs: Quarterfinal pairings

Here are the matchups and known game times for the quarterfinal round in the IHSA Playoffs. Class 8AQuarterfinal MatchupTime and Date(8) Mount Carmel@ (1) Lincoln-Way EastTBD(4) Oswego(5) BolingbrookTBD(7) New Trier@ (2) HuntleyTBD(3) Loyola(11) St. IgnatiusTBDClass 7AQuarterfinal MatchupTime and Date(1) Normal Community(8) Brother RiceTBD(5) Prospect@ (4) East St. LouisTBD(2) Hersey(23) Lincoln-Way WestTBD(3) Downers Grove North(11) Oak Lawn RichardsTBDClass 6A Quarterfinal MatchupTime and DateNorth Bracket(1) Harlem(12) Niles Notre DameTBD(7) Wheaton North(6) FenwickTBDSouth Bracket(9) Quincy(20) NazarethTBD(6) Wheaton Warrenville South(2) Normal WestTBDClass 5AQuarterfinal MatchupTime and DateNorth Bracket(9) Sycamore(4) WaucondaTBD(18) St. Francis(6) Cary-GroveTBDSouth Bracket(1) Mahomet-Seymour(4) MortonTBD(10) Carbondale(11) ProvidenceTBDClass 4AQuarterfinal MatchupTime and DateNorth Bracket(1) Morris(4) SterlingTBD(2) Coal City(14) RochelleTBDSouth Bracket(1) Centralia(4) Sacred