Nation's 10 toughest high school football playoff brackets

By Mitch Stephens Nov 14, 2017, 11:00am

CIF Southern Section, Texas 6A-1 lead the pack as seven states feature postseason gauntlets.

Video: Top 10 toughest playoff brackets
Three brackets from a single state are part of the elite 10.


Which are the top 10 toughest playoff brackets to navigate through? National high school football fanatics, here you go. We've compiled a list just for you.

The top one is pretty obvious as we alluded to last week. The CIF Southern Section's Division I features four of the top 16 teams in the country — and it doesn't stop there.

The Texas 6A-1 bracket also is a monster, but an even larger one, starting with 64 teams. It takes six weeks to complete and features the nation's No. 4 team Allen, No. 11 Katy and No. 17 Duncanville.

The rest of the brackets come from (in alphabetical order): Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey and more from Texas.



Check out the video for the complete list.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar