Indiana (IHSAA) Releases 2026 and 2027 High School Football Sectional Assignments

The Indiana High School Athletic Association released sectional alignments for the 2026 and 2027 season.

Section 3 now features Carmel, FIshers, Hamilton Southeastern and Westfield.

Brownsburg, the defending Class 6A champion, remains in Section 5, and the Bulldogs are joined by Avon, Ben Davis and Zionsville.

Several other top teams throughout the six classifications moved or will be joined by new teams for the upcoming seasons.

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2026 and 2027 Indiana High School Football Sectional Assignments

Class 6A

1. (4): Crown Point, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lake Central, Merrillville

2. (4): Elkhart, Penn, Portage, Valparaiso

3. (4): Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Westfield

4. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Northrop, Homestead, Noblesville

5. (4): Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Zionsville

6. (4): Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Pike

7. (5): Decatur Central, Franklin Central, Perry Meridian, Southport, Warren Central

8. (4): Center Grove, Columbus North, Jeffersonville, Whiteland Community

Class 5A

9. (4): Chesterton, Hammond Central, Michigan City, Munster

10. (4): Concord, Goshen, LaPorte, South Bend Adams

11. (4): Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Warsaw Community

12. (4): Anderson, Huntington North, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon

13. (5): Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Cathedral, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Pendleton Heights

14. (4): Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Plainfield, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo

15. (4): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Franklin Community, Seymour

16. (4): Castle, Evansville North, Floyd Central, New Albany

Class 4A

17. (8): East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell

18. (8): Culver Academies, Mishawaka, New Prairie, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph

19. (8): Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne North Side, Leo, New Haven, Wawasee

20. (8): Delta, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Jay County, Kokomo, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central, Yorktown

21. (8): Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Danville Community, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Shortridge, Lebanon, Northview

22. (8): Beech Grove, Connersville, Greenwood Community, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Martinsville, Mooresville, Richmond, Roncalli

23. (7): Charlestown, Columbus East, East Central, Jennings County, Madison Consolidated, Shelbyville, Silver Creek

24. (8): Bedford North Lawrence, Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Heritage Hills, Jasper

Class 3A

25. (8): Andrean, Benton Central, Calumet, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Illiana Christian, River Forest, Twin Lakes

26. (8): Angola, Fairfield, Glenn, Jimtown, Mishawaka Marian, South Bend Washington, Tippecanoe Valley, West Noble

27. (8): Adams Central, Bellmont, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Heritage, Norwell, Woodlan

28. (7): Eastbrook, Hamilton Heights, Maconaquah, Mississinewa, Northwestern, West Lafayette, Western

29. (8): Crawfordsville, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis George Washington Community, North Montgomery, Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown, Speedway, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone

30. (8): Batesville, Centerville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, New Castle, Rushville Consolidated, South Dearborn

31. (7): Edgewood, Indian Creek, Owen Valley, Scottsburg, Sullivan, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington

32. (8): Corydon Central, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, North Harrison, Princeton Community, Southridge

Class 2A

33. (7): Boone Grove, Knox, Lake Station Edison, LaVille, Rensselaer Central, Wheeler, Whiting

34. (8): Bremen, Central Noble, Eastside, Lakeland, Manchester, Prairie Heights, Rochester Community, Wabash

35. (8): Delphi Community, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood Community, Lewis Cass, Oak Hill, Peru, Seeger, Tipton

36. (8): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Frankton, Hagerstown, Lapel, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Winchester Community

37. (8): Christel House, Covenant Christian, Eastern Hancock, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Park Tudor, Triton Central

38. (8): Cascade, Greencastle, Monrovia, North Putnam, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Southmont, West Vigo

39. (8): Brown County, Brownstown Central, Clarksville, Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell, Providence, Salem, Switzerland County

40. (8): Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Posey, Paoli, Perry Central, Pike Central, South Spencer, Tell City

Class 1A

41. (8): Bowman Leadership Academy, Culver Community, North Judson-San Pierre, North Newton, South Central (Union Mills), Triton, West Central, Winamac Community

42. (8): Carroll (Flora), Clinton Prairie, Faith Christian, Frontier, Lafayette Central Catholic, North White, South Newton, Tri-County

43. (8): Caston, Clinton Central, Madison-Grant, North Miami, Pioneer, Sheridan, Taylor, Tri-Central

44. (8): Churubusco, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fremont, Northfield, South Adams, Southern Wells, Southwood, Whitko

45. (7): Cambridge City Lincoln, Knightstown, Monroe Central, Tindley, Tri, Union City, Wes-Del

46. (7): Edinburgh, Greenwood Christian Academy, Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, Trinity Lutheran, Union County

47. (8): Attica, Cloverdale, Covington, Fountain Central, North Central (Farmersburg), North Vermillion, Parke Heritage, Riverton Parke

48. (8): Crawford County, Forest Park, Henryville, North Daviess, North Knox, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, West Washington