Classes 1A-7A will have a 48-team bracket, while Class 8A will have a 24-team bracket. Class 8A will have fewer teams in the ...

playoffs and championships. In addition, the NCHSAA’s Bylaw Committee is proposing that the organization use 48-team brackets in Classes 1A through 7A, and a 24-team bracket in Class 8A.

The NCHSAA Bylaw Committee has proposed that they use a 48-team playoff bracket in classes 1-A through 7-A and a 24-team bracket for 8-A. With the 8-A bracket having half as many teams as the ...