2024 WIAA football playoff brackets released

By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

The 2024 WIAA football playoff brackets were announced Saturday morning.

Level 1 matchups are set in the 224-team, seven-division field, and will be held Friday, Oct. 25, across the state.

Play will continue each weekend through Level 4 state semifinals on Friday, Nov. 15. The Division 7, 6, 5 and 4 state championship games will be played Thursday, Nov. 21, and the Division 3, 2 and 1 title games will be contested on Friday, Nov. 22, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.

Appleton North (5-4) is the No. 7 seed will be heading back to No. 2 seed Kimberly (7-1) for a Division 1 Level 1 matchup in the same scenario as happened in 2023. Kimberly held off the Lightning 10-9 in the regular-season finale on Friday and the two will matchup up again in the playoffs. Last year, Kimberly defeated North 14-0 in the regular-season finale and 10-7 in a Level 1 playoff game.

In Division 3, Fox Valley Lutheran (5-4) was an extra qualifier in the field after finishing 3-4 in the Bay Conference and is the No. 5 seed. The Foxes will travel to No. 4 Wausau East (6-3) on Oct. 25.

Xavier (5-4) is also an extra qualifier in the field and was given a No. 4 seed and a home game in the opening round in Division 4. The Hawks will host No. 5 Little Chute (6-3) in a Level 1 game Oct. 25.

2024 WIAA State Football Playoffs
All Level 1 games will be played Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m.
Division 1
Group A
No. 8 Wausau West at No. 1 Waunakee
No. 5 Chippewa Falls at No. 4 Middleton
No. 6 Stevens Point at No. 3 Madison Memorial
No. 7 D.C. Everest at No. 2 Hudson
Group B
No. 8 Milwaukee Marshall Co-op at No. 1 Milwaukee Marquette
No. 5 Milwaukee King at No. 4 De Pere
No. 6 Sheboygan North at No. 3 Milwaukee Reagan
No. 7 Milwaukee Bradley Tech/Arts at No. 2 Bay Port
Group C
No. 8 Fond du Lac at No. 1 Franklin
No. 5 Oak Creek at No. 4 Muskego
No. 6 Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon Technology at No. 3 Neenah
No. 7 Appleton North at No. 2 Kimberly
Group D
No. 8 Kenosha Bradford at No. 1 Verona
No. 5 Sussex Hamilton at No. 4 Hartland Arrowhead
No. 6 Oconomowoc at No. 3 Racine Case
No. 7 Janesville Craig at No. 2 Mukwonago
Division 2
Group A
No. 8 Marshfield at No. 1 New Richmond
No. 5 La Crosse Central at No. 4 Holmen
No. 6 Menomonie at No. 3 Monona Grove
No. 7 DeForest at No. 2 Rice Lake
Group B
No. 8 Pulaski at No. 1 Kaukauna
No. 5 Beaver Dam at No. 4 Menasha
No. 6 Oshkosh North at No. 3 West De Pere
No. 7 Ashwaubenon at No. 2 Sun Prairie East
Group C
No. 8 Union Grove at No. 1 Lake Geneva Badger
No. 5 Burlington at No. 4 Racine Horlick
No. 6 Westosha Central at No. 3 Milton
No. 7 Elkhorn at No. 2 Monroe
Group D
No. 8 Brookfield Central at No. 1 Slinger
No. 5 Wauwatosa West at No. 4 Wauwatosa East
No. 6 Hartford at No. 3 Mequon Homestead
No. 7 Germantown at No. 2 Cedarburg
Division 3
Group A
No. 8 Lakeland at No. 1 Medford
No. 5 Fox Valley Lutheran at No. 4 Wausau East
No. 6 Waupaca at No. 3 La Crosse Logan
No. 7 Merrill at No. 2 Onalaska
Group B
No. 8 Milwaukee North/Lifelong Learning at No. 1 Grafton
No. 5 Luxemburg-Casco at No. 4 Plymouth
No. 6 Whitefish Bay at No. 3 Port Washington
No. 7 Pewaukee at No. 2 Green Bay Notre Dame
Group C
No. 8 New Berlin Eisenhower at No. 1 Waukesha Catholic Memorial
No. 5 Whitnall at No. 4 Reedsburg
No. 6 Waterford at No. 3 Stoughton
No. 7 Sauk Prairie at No. 2 Mount Horeb/Barneveld
Group D
No. 8 Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic at No. 1 New Berlin West
No. 5 Greendale at No. 4 Milwaukee Obama SCTE
No. 6 Cudahy at No. 3 Wisconsin Lutheran
No. 7 Milwaukee Washington/Fuller at No. 2 Greendale Martin Luther
Division 4
Group A
No. 8 St. Croix Central at No. 1 Freedom
No. 5 Seymour at No. 4 Prescott
No. 6 Ellsworth at No. 3 Mosinee
No. 7 Oconto Falls at No. 2 Baldwin-Woodville
Group B
No. 8 Kohler/Sheboygan Christian/Sheboygan Lutheran at No. 1 Winneconne
No. 5 Little Chute at No. 4 Appleton Xavier
No. 6 Campbellsport at No. 3 Berlin
No. 7 Waupun at No. 2 Mayville
Group C
No. 8 Madison Edgewood at No. 1 La Crosse Aquinas
No. 5 Wisconsin Dells at No. 4 Lodi
No. 6 Platteville at No. 3 West Salem
No. 7 Arcadia at No. 2 Columbus
Group D
No. 8 Shoreland Lutheran at No. 1 Racine St. Catherine’s
No. 5 Delavan-Darien at No. 4 Kettle Moraine Lutheran
No. 6 Evansville at No. 3 Edgerton
No. 7 St. Francis at No. 2 Lake Mills
Division 5
Group A
No. 8 Elk Mound at No. 1 St. Croix Falls
No. 5 Barron at No. 4 Wittenberg-Birnamwood
No. 6 Spooner at No. 3 Stanley-Boyd
No. 7 Colby at No. 2 Northwestern
Group B
No. 8 Sturgeon Bay at No. 1 Wrightstown
No. 5 New Holstein at No. 4 Southern Door
No. 6 Brillion at No. 3 Kewaunee
No. 7 Peshtigo at No. 2 Kiel
Group C
No. 8 Southwestern/East Dubuque at No. 1 Prairie du Chien
No. 5 Brookfield Academy at No. 4 Racine Lutheran
No. 6 New Glarus at No. 3 Milwaukee Academy of Science
No. 7 Richland Center at No. 2 Darlington
Group D
No. 8 Horicon/Hustisford at No. 1 Stratford
No. 5 Oostburg at No. 4 Amherst
No. 6 Watertown Luther Prep at No. 3 Lake Country Lutheran
No. 7 Winnebago Lutheran at No. 2 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs
Division 6
Group A
No. 8 Fall Creek at No. 1 Eau Claire Regis
No. 5 Ladysmith at No. 4 Onalaska Luther
No. 6 Cameron at No. 3 Mondovi
No. 7 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at No. 2 Grantsburg
Group B
No. 8 Weyauwega-Fremont at No. 1 Coleman
No. 5 Nekoosa at No. 4 Abbotsford
No. 6 Westfield at No. 3 Auburndale
No. 7 Crandon at No. 2 Bonduel
Group C
No. 8 Belleville at No. 1 Cambridge
No. 5 Marshall at No. 4 Poynette
No. 6 Mineral Point at No. 3 Cuba City
No. 7 Westby at No. 2 Lancaster
Group D
No. 8 Valders at No. 1 Cedar Grove-Belgium
No. 5 Howards Grove at No. 4 Pardeeville
No. 6 Manitowoc Lutheran at No. 3 Reedsville
No. 7 Mishicot at No. 2 Lomira
Division 7
Group A
No. 8 Whitehall at No. 1 Spring Valley
No. 5 Glenwood City at No. 4 Blair-Taylor
No. 6 Eleva-Strum at No. 3 Pepin/Alma
No. 7 Turtle Lake at No. 2 Boyceville
Group B
No. 8 Pittsville at No. 1 Edgar
No. 5 Shiocton at No. 4 Manitowoc Roncalli
No. 6 Oshkosh Lourdes at No. 3 Crivitz
No. 7 Hilbert at No. 2 Iola-Scandinavia
Group C
No. 8 Iowa-Grant at No. 1 Bangor
No. 5 River Ridge at No. 4 Cashton
No. 6 Black Hawk/Warren at No. 3 Potosi/Cassville
No. 7 Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca at No. 2 Cochrane-Fountain City
Group D
No. 8 Kenosha Christian Life at No. 1 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic
No. 5 Hillsboro at No. 4 Cambria-Friesland
No. 6 Randolph at No. 3 Ithaca
No. 7 Royall at No. 2 Johnson Creek