IHSA Playoff Projections 2026: Why Three Wins Should Now Be Enough
The IHSA field grew to 384 teams this year. Projections now put the practical cut line at three wins, which keeps five Galesburg-area sides alive with two Fridays to play.
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Galesburg-Area Football Results: Week 3, Friday September 4
Live scores from all seven Galesburg-area football games in Week 3, including a 4:30 p.m. kickoff at United Township.
Read MoreWeek 3 Preview: Galesburg Opens Western Big 6 Play — at 4:30 in the Afternoon
Conference season opens — and Galesburg’s Western Big 6 opener at United Township kicks off at 4:30 p.m., not 7:00.
Read MorePower Rankings, Week 2: The Best Team in the Area Plays Eight-Man Football
West Central is 2-0 and top of the board. Galesburg and Knoxville jump four each after first wins. Monmouth-Roseville falls from first to last.
Read MoreHow the IHSA Football Playoffs Work in 2026: A Plain-English Guide
48 qualifiers per class, a new opening round, and why nobody knows their class until October 17. The 2026 IHSA playoff format explained.
Read MoreRidgewood Spartans Football: 2026 Schedule and Results (8-Man)
Ridgewood played in the 2023 eight-man state final and won a softball state title in 2024. A co-op of two schools, filed under a third town.
Read MoreGalva Wildcats Football: 2026 Schedule and Results (8-Man)
Galva went 0-9, then 0-9, then made the eight-man playoffs. Full 2026 schedule and results, plus a town named after a city in Sweden.
Read MorePrinceville Princes Football: 2026 Schedule and Results
Princeville replaced roughly eighteen starters and is 0-2 by a combined sixteen points. Full schedule, plus two softball state trophies and a bass fishing team.
Read MoreBureau Valley Storm Football: 2026 Schedule and Results
Bureau Valley won an undefeated Class 3A state title in 2005 and built Illinois’ first high school wind turbine. New to Lincoln Land North in 2026 under Pat Elder.
Read MoreStark County Rebels Football: 2026 Schedule and Results
Three state finals, three losses. Stark County is 2-0 in 2026 with a September 25 division decider at home against Annawan-Wethersfield.
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