The five division, 56 team playoff seeds and pairings are set. First games are Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the site of each higher (lower number) seed. All championship games are Saturday, Nov. 8, are at Escondido high.
Full brackets are listed below, chosen per the official CIF postseason process*.
Complete 2025 season schedule and results are here.
Division I Bracket
| Quarterfinals  November 1 |
Semifinals  November 5 |
Final  November 8 |
| 1 Bonita Vista (19-0) 8 Steele Canyon (18-4) |
1 vs 8 Winner 4 vs 5 Winner |
Semifinal Winners |
| 4 Grossmont (18-4) 5 Westview (16-2) |
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| 2 Torrey Pines (16-10) 7 Classical (18-8) |
2 vs 7 Winner 3 vs 6 Winner |
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| 3 Carlsbad (20-5) 6 Mission Hills (17-4) |
Division II Bracket
| Round 1 Â October29 |
Quarterfinals  November 1 |
Semifinals  November 4 |
Final  November 8 |
| 8 La Costa Canyon (9-6) 9 Mabel O’Farrell (18-2) |
1 Poway (13-6) 8 vs 9 Winner |
Quarterfinal 1 Winners |
Semifinal Winners |
| 5 Granite Hills (12-5) 12 Scripps Ranch 13-7) |
4 Calexico Vincent Memorial (20-5) 2 vs 5 Winner |
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| 7 Escondido Charter (15-2) 10 San Marcos (11-9) |
2 Cathedral (15-5) 7 vs 10 Winner |
Quarterfinal 2 Winners |
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| 6 Clairemont (14-4) 11 Del Norte (13-7) |
3 Imperial (20-3) 6 vs 11 Winner |
Division III Bracket
| Round 1 Â October29 |
Quarterfinals  November 1 |
Semifinals  November 4 |
Final  November 8 |
| 8 Santa Fe Christian (10-3) 9 Our Lady of Peace (10-10) |
1 Calexico (12-6) 8 vs 9 Winner |
Quarterfinal 1 Winners |
Semifinal Winners |
| 5 Ramona (13-12) 12 San Dieguito (12-9) |
4 Brawley (13-12) 2 vs 5 Winner |
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| 7 San Ysidro (15-5) 10 Mission Bay (14-10-1) |
2 Helix (10-10) 7 vs 10 Winner |
Quarterfinal 2 Winners |
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| 6 Mira Mesa (10-10) 11 Point Loma (7-8) |
3 Mater Dei (12-5) 6 vs 11 Winner |
Division IV Bracket
| Round 1 Â October29 |
Quarterfinals  November 1 |
Semifinals  November 4 |
Final  November 8 |
| 8 Castle Park (14-5) 9 Escondido (11-10) |
1 El Capitan (13-6) 8 vs 9 Winner |
Quarterfinal 1 Winners |
Semifinal Winners |
| 5 Patrick Henry (8-9) 12 Morse (7-8) |
4 University City (10-9) 2 vs 5 Winner |
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| 7 Mt. Carmel (9-9) 10 Francis Parker (6-6) |
2 Otay Ranch (7-10) 7 vs 10 Winner |
Quarterfinal 2 Winners |
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| 6 Santana (7-13) 11 Kearny (13-5) |
3 Hilltop (12-4) 6 vs 11 Winner |
Division V Bracket
| Round 1 Â October28 |
Quarterfinals  November 1 |
Semifinals  November 5 |
Final  November 8 |
| 8 Eastlake (6-14) 9 El Centro Central (4-15) |
1 San Pasqual (11-5) 8 vs 9 Winner |
Quarterfinal 1 Winners |
Semifinal Winners |
| 5 Sage Creek (8-11) 12 Canyon Crest (6-14) |
4 Chula Vista Learning (6-7) 2 vs 5 Winner |
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| 7 Valhalla (7-10) 10 Oceanside (5-13) |
2 Olympian (5-12) 7 vs 10 Winner |
Quarterfinal 2 Winners |
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| 6 West Hills (7-7) 11 Montgomery (7-5) |
3 San Diego (10-8) 6 vs 11 Winner |
*The Division and Seeding selection process divides the top 56 MaxPreps** state-ranked local teams into 8 top teams, then 5 equal 12 team groups. The top 8 teams become Division I (D-I), the next 12 become Division II, and so on.
In the 12 team brackets, the top 4 seeds get a first round bye and teams 5-12Â are paired into a standard structure, similar to the national collegiate tackle football 12-team format.
**The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.
Henrik Jonson, Webmaster
