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Final RPI rankings set Utah high school football playoff brackets

Skyridge is the top 6A seed, and only the top 16 teams in 6A, 5A and 4A qualify for the first time since 2019.

Published Mountain Time · Source / event date: Original report: October 17, 2026

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The Utah High School Activities Association has released the final RPI rankings used to seed the 2026 high school football playoffs, the Deseret News reported. The 3A, 2A, 1A and 8-player tournaments begin Oct. 23, and 6A, 5A and 4A begin Oct. 30. [1]

This is the first year since the UHSAA began seeding with RPI in 2019 that only the top 16 teams in 6A, 5A and 4A qualify. The number of qualifiers in 3A, 2A and 1A is unchanged. [1]

The top seeds are Skyridge (8-1) in 6A, West (10-0) in 5A, Ridgeline (10-0) in 4A, Morgan (8-2) in 3A, San Juan (8-1) in 2A, Duchesne (9-1) in 1A and Rich (4-0) in 8-player. In 6A, Mountain Ridge (10-0) is second and Corner Canyon (8-2) is third. Layton (2-8) was the first 6A team to miss the cut. [1]

Sources

  1. Deseret News: High school football: Final RPI rankings for 6A/5A/4A/3A/2A/1A that seeded state tournament

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