The first-round pairings for the 2025 Georgia high school football playoffs are set.

Brackets for 6A, 5A, 4A and A Division II were determined by Saturday, while opponents in classes 3A, 2A, A-I and 3A-A private, which are based on GHSA points ratings, were announced Sunday.

The first-round games are set to begin Nov. 14, with the state championships slated for Dec. 15-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The bracket quadrants are signified by last team being in bold.

Class 6A

  • R1 #3 Colquitt at R8 #2 Mill Creek
  • R7 #4 Norcross at R4 #1 Grayson
  • R5 #3 Marietta at R3 #2 Harrison
  • R6 #4 North Forsyth at R2 #1 Carrollton
  • R8 #3 Collins Hill at R1 #2 Lowndes
  • R4 #4 South Gwinnett at R7 #1 North Gwinnett
  • R3 #3 Hillgrove at R5 #2 North Paulding
  • R2 #4 Westlake at R6 #1 West Forsyth
  • R2 #3 East Coweta at R6 #2 Denmark
  • R5 #4 Walton at R3 #1 McEachern
  • R4 #3 Archer at R7 #2 Brookwood
  • R8 #4 Dacula at R1 #1 Valdosta
  • R6 #3 Lambert at R2 #2 Douglas County
  • R3 #4 Paulding County at R5 #1 North Cobb
  • R7 #3 Peachtree Ridge at R4 #2 Newton
  • R1 #4 Richmond Hill at R8 #1 Buford

Class 5A

  • R1 #3 Statesboro at R8 #2 Habersham Central
  • R7 #4 Seckinger at R4 #1 Woodward Academy
  • R5 #3 Villa Rica at R3 #2 Northgate
  • R6 #4 Woodstock at R2 #1 Thomas County Central
  • R8 #3 Clarke Central at R1 #2 Effingham County
  • R4 #4 Chamblee at R7 #1 Roswell
  • R3 #3 Newnan at R5 #2 New Manchester
  • R2 #4 Coffee at R6 #1 Sequoyah
  • R2 #3 Lee County at R6 #2 Sprayberry
  • R5 #4 East Paulding at R3 #1 Hughes
  • R4 #3 Dunwoody at R7 #2 Gainesville
  • R8 #4 Winder-Barrow at R1 #1 Brunswick
  • R6 #3 Creekview at R2 #2 Houston County
  • R3 #4 Lovejoy at R5 #1 Rome
  • R7 #3 Milton at R4 #2 Shiloh
  • R1 #4 Glynn Academy at R8 #1 Jackson County

Class 4A

  • R1 #3 Ware County at R8 #2 Flowery Branch
  • R7 #4 Dalton at R4 #1 Creekside
  • R5 #3 Lithonia at R3 #2 Griffin
  • R6 #4 Centennial at R2 #1 Locust Grove
  • R8 #3 Eastside at R1 #2 Warner Robins
  • R4 #4 Jackson (Atlanta) at R7 #1 Cartersville
  • R3 #3 Jonesboro at R5 #2 Southwest DeKalb
  • R2 #4 Hampton at R6 #1 Kell
  • R2 #3 Ola at R6 #2 Cambridge
  • R5 #4 Tucker at R3 #1 Central (Carrollton)
  • R4 #3 Mays at R7 #2 Cass
  • R8 #4 East Forsyth at R1 #1 Benedictine
  • R6 #3 Blessed Trinity at R2 #2 Stockbridge
  • R3 #4 Starr’s Mill at R5 #1 Marist
  • R7 #3 Hiram at R4 #2 M.L. King
  • R1 #4 Perry at R8 #1 North Oconee

Class 3A

  • #32 Dougherty at #1 Jefferson
  • #17 Harlem at #16 Heritage-Ringgold
  • #24 Westover at #9 Troup
  • #25 Liberty County at #8 Cairo
  • #28 Whitewater at #5 Jenkins
  • #21 Cherokee Bluff at #12 Peach County
  • #20 Oconee County at #13 Northwest Whitfield
  • #29 Beach at #4 West Laurens
  • #30 Cedar Grove at #3 Sandy Creek
  • #19 Pickens at #14 Monroe Area
  • #22 Gilmer at #11 Douglass
  • #27 Lumpkin County at #6 Calhoun
  • #26 Richmond Academy at #7 Stephenson
  • #23 Long County at #10 Westside-Augusta
  • #18 North Clayton at #15 LaGrange
  • #31 Mount Zion-Jonesboro at #2 North Hall

Class 2A

  • #32 Butler at #1 Carver-Atlanta
  • #17 Ringgold at #16 Pierce County
  • #24 KIPP Atlanta at #9 Sumter County
  • #25 Cook at #8 North Murray
  • #28 Hart County at #5 Appling County
  • #21 Columbus at #12 Hapeville Charter
  • #20 Spencer at #13 Miller Grove
  • #29 Westside-Macon at #4 Morgan County
  • #30 Redan at #3 Carver-Columbus
  • #19 Stephens County at #14 Crisp County
  • #22 Franklin County at #11 Callaway
  • #27 Jackson at #6 Thomson
  • #26 East Jackson at #7 Columbia
  • #23 Sonoraville at #10 Burke County
  • #18 Laney at #15 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
  • #31 South Atlanta at #2 Rockmart

Class A Division I

  • #32 East Laurens at #1 Heard County
  • #17 Social Circle at #16 Haralson County
  • #24 ACE Charter at #9 Fitzgerald
  • #25 Washington County at #8 Dublin
  • #28 Fannin County at #5 Northeast
  • #21 Bacon County at #12 Swainsboro
  • #20 Putnam County at #13 Thomasville
  • #29 Temple at #4 Toombs County
  • #30 McNair at #3 Worth County
  • #19 Jeff Davis at #14 Bleckley County
  • #22 Oglethorpe County at #11 Elbert County
  • #27 Towers at #6 Gordon Lee
  • #26 Gordon Central at #7 Jasper County
  • #23 Bremen at #10 Pepperell
  • #18 Dodge County at #15 Rabun County
  • #31 Berrien at #2 Lamar County

Class A Division II

  • R1 #3 Mitchell County at R8 #2 Warren County
  • R7 #4 Manchester at R4 #1 Wheeler County
  • R5 #3 GMC Prep at R3 #2 Emanuel County Institute
  • R6 #4 Chattahoochee County at R2 #1 Clinch County
  • R8 #3 Washington-Wilkes at R1 #2 Seminole County
  • R4 #4 Wilcox County at R7 #1 Bowdon
  • R3 #3 Jenkins County at R5 #2 Wilkinson County
  • R2 #4 Lanier County at R6 #1 Schley County
  • R2 #3 Charlton County at R6 #2 Macon County
  • R5 #4 Glascock County at R3 #1 Screven County
  • R4 #3 Treutlen at R7 #2 Mount Zion (Carroll)
  • R8 #4 Greene County at R1 #1 Early County
  • R6 #3 Taylor County at R2 #2 Brooks County
  • R3 #4 McIntosh County Academy at R5 #1 Johnson County
  • R7 #3 Trion at R4 #2 Hawkinsville
  • R1 #4 Randolph-Clay at R8 #1 Lincoln County

Class 3A-A Private

  • #1 Fellowship Christian - bye
  • #17 Savannah Country Day at #16 Mount Vernon
  • #9 Christian Heritage - bye
  • #8 Savannah Christian - bye
  • #5 Whitefield Academy - bye
  • #21 Darlington at #12 Aquinas
  • #20 North Cobb Christian at #13 King’s Ridge Christian
  • #4 Calvary Day - bye
  • #3 Athens Academy - bye
  • #19 Mount Paran Christian at #14 Holy Innocents’
  • #22 Mount Pisgah Christian at #11 Landmark Christian
  • #6 Greater Atlanta Christian - bye
  • #7 Prince Avenue Christian - bye
  • #23 Providence Christian at #10 Wesleyan
  • #18 Trinity Christian at #15 Lovett
  • #2 Hebron Christian - bye

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