The road to Oklahoma 's 2026 high school football state championships begins Friday, Nov. 13, as the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association opens its postseason across 12 classifications.

The playoff field includes some of the state's most successful football programs, including Bixby, Jenks, Broken Arrow, Carl Albert, Tulsa Union, Lincoln Christian, Heritage Hall and Washington.

Several undefeated teams enter the postseason with championship expectations. Broken Arrow completed a perfect 10-0 regular season in Class 6A-I, while Carl Albert and Elgin are unbeaten in Class 5A. Weatherford and Sallisaw enter Class 4A postseason play with identical 10-0 records.

Unlike most classifications, Classes 6A-I and 6A-II award first-round byes to their top qualifiers.…