The 2026 TSSAA Football Playoffs begin play on Friday with many Nashville teams seeking the “Gold Ball” trophy. There will be nine championships overall across six Division I schools and three Division II schools. Division I schools are public and Division II schools are private. The Championships will be held in Chattanooga on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
Brackets are here – https://tssaasports.com/sports/football/
Division I Format – There are eight regions across the state with the top four teams from each region qualifying for the playoffs. Each region will play their adjacent region with the #1 team from one region playing the #4 team from the other region and #2 playing #3.
DI Nashville Teams Playing Friday
2A – R5 #4 Mt. Pleasant (6-4) at R6 #1 East Nashville (7-3)
3A – R6#4 Waverly (5-5) at R5#1 Whites Creek (9-1)
R5 #4 Stratford (4-6) at R6 #1 Fairview (10-0)
4A – R5 #4 Montgomery Central (6-4) at R6 #1 Pearl-Cohn (7-3)
5A – R5 #4 Hillsboro (5-5) at R6 #1 Beech (9-1)
R5 #3 James Lawson (6-4) at R6 #2 Station Camp (5-5)
6A – R6 #4 Franklin (6-4) at R5 #1 Antioch (10-0)
R5 #4 Cane Ridge (5-5) at R6 #1 Ravenwood (8-2)
Division II Format – DII-A has three regions, East, Middle and West with East getting four teams, Middle getting five teams, and four teams in the West. DII-AA has six teams in the East and Middle and four teams from the West. DII-AAA has two regions, East and West. Nashville teams rotate between the two regions. East gets five teams and six teams are in the West. Because of the odd number of teams, several teams get byes in the first rounds.
DII Nashville Teams Playing Friday
DII-A – M#4 Ezell-Harding (6-4) at W#3 Jackson Christian (8-2)
M#3 DCA (6-4) at E#3 Providence Christian (6-4)
DII-AA – M#5 Davidson Academy (5-5) at W#1 Lausanne (6-3)
E#4 Lakeway Christian (7-3) at M#3 Goodpasture(8-2)
E#5 Boyd Buchanan (6-3) at M#2 FRA (7-3)
DII-AAA – E#5 CPA (1-9) at W#4 Christian Brothers (6-4)
W#6 MUS (4-6) at E#3 MBA (8-2)
W#5 Father Ryan (3-7) at E#4 McCallie (4-6)
Good luck to all.
