Neuse News Sports · 2026 postseason

FALL PLAYOFF
CENTRAL

The road from the regular season to championship day.

Dates, official bracket sources and team coverage for Greene, Lenoir, Jones and Wayne counties, plus the programs already covered by Neuse News Sports.

Next on the calendar

October 9–17

NCHSAA tennis dual-team seeding Oct. 9; volleyball brackets Oct. 15. CAA4SC cross country Oct. 16. NCISAA fall team-sport seeding Oct. 17.

Read the status

Official calendar: association dates reported in the Neuse News Sports guide.

Projected: editorial rankings, picks and RPI discussion.

Confirmed: only a published official bracket or verified result establishes qualification or advancement.

Calendar reviewed Oct. 9, 2026. Read the verified 2026 Fall Sports Playoff Guide. Dates may change; check official game times and locations before traveling.

Public schools · NCHSAA only

Find your sport

These NCHSAA dates do not apply to NCISAA, NCCSA, CAA4SC or college competition.

NCHSAA · Official calendar

Volleyball

Oct. 17 → Oct. 31

Bracket / assignment: Oct. 15

Round-by-round dates

First round: Oct. 17
Second round: Oct. 20
Third round: Oct. 22
Fourth round: Oct. 24
Regional championships: Oct. 27
State championships: Oct. 30–31 · Campbell University

Official schedule and bracket information →

NCHSAA · Official calendar

Boys soccer

Nov. 2 → Nov. 21

Bracket / assignment: Oct. 29

Round-by-round dates

First round: Nov. 2
Second round: Nov. 5
Third round: Nov. 9
Fourth round: Nov. 12
Regional championships: Nov. 17
State championships: Nov. 19–21 · Durham County Memorial Stadium

Official schedule and bracket information →

NCHSAA · Official calendar

Football

Nov. 6 → Dec. 12

Bracket / assignment: Oct. 31

Round-by-round dates

First round: Nov. 6
Second round: Nov. 13
Third round: Nov. 20
Fourth round: Nov. 27
Regional championships: Dec. 4
State championships: Dec. 10–12 · UNC, Lenoir-Rhyne and Campbell; classification site assignments pending

Official schedule and bracket information →

NCHSAA · Official calendar

Girls tennis

Oct. 12 → Oct. 31

Bracket / assignment: Oct. 9 · Dual-team seeding

Round-by-round dates

Dual-team rounds: Oct. 12, 14, 19 and 21
Dual-team regional championships: Oct. 27
Dual-team state championships: Oct. 30–31
Individual regionals: Oct. 16–17
Individual state championships: Oct. 23–24

Official schedule and bracket information →

NCHSAA · Official calendar

Girls golf

Oct. 19 → Oct. 27

Bracket / assignment: Regional assignments from association

Round-by-round dates

Regionals: Oct. 19 or 20 · assigned regional determines date
State championships: Oct. 26–27

Official schedule and bracket information →

NCHSAA · Official calendar

Cross country

Oct. 30 → Nov. 7

Bracket / assignment: Regional assignments from association

Round-by-round dates

Regionals: Oct. 30–31
3A / 4A East regional: Oct. 30, 11 a.m. · Lenoir County Fairgrounds; South Lenoir hosts
State championships: Nov. 6–7

Official schedule and bracket information →

One region. Distinct calendars.

Private & charter associations

NCISAA · Separate calendar

Volleyball: Wayne Christian & Wayne Country Day

Fall team-sport seeding: Oct. 17.

Wayne Christian’s 3A and Wayne Country Day’s 1A classification schedules: rounds Oct. 20, 22 and 24; semifinals Oct. 30; championships Oct. 31.

Classification schedules do not establish qualification or advancement.

Official volleyball brackets →

NCISAA · Separate calendar

Boys soccer: two classification schedules

Wayne Country Day · 1A: first round Oct. 20; quarterfinals Oct. 23; semifinals Oct. 27; championship Oct. 31.

Wayne Christian · 3A: first round Oct. 20; second round Oct. 22; quarterfinals Oct. 24; semifinals Oct. 27; championship Oct. 31.

Qualification and advancement remain subject to the official brackets.

Official soccer brackets →

NCISAA · Separate calendar

Football, girls golf & cross country

Football: seeding Oct. 31; first round Nov. 6; semifinals Nov. 13; championships Nov. 20.

Girls golf: championships Oct. 26–27.

Cross country: championships Oct. 30.

Official NCISAA calendar →

NCCSA · Separate calendar

Bethel Christian & Faith Christian

State soccer and volleyball tournaments: Oct. 22–24.

Bethel Christian is an announced Single A tournament host. Hosting does not by itself establish a team’s qualification.

Official tournament information →

NCCSA · Separate calendar

Cross country state meet

State meet: Oct. 27.

Follow the association’s entry requirements and published meet information for confirmed participants.

Official meet information →

CAA4SC · Separate calendar

Wayne Prep: CAA4SC

Cross country championships: Oct. 16.

Fall championship window: week of Oct. 19, with the preceding week available when needed.

Pending confirmation: exact sport-specific rounds and Wayne Prep football postseason arrangements. Do not apply NCHSAA dates to Wayne Prep.

CAA4SC information →

Official brackets & confirmed results

Follow the bracket

No confirmed qualifiers or results have been entered in this hub yet. Use the sport and association links above for official bracket publications. A listed school, RPI ranking, editorial prediction or calendar date does not mean a team has qualified.

Qualification

School, sport, classification and first-round opponent will be recorded after official verification.

Results & advancement

Verified scores and next-round opponents will appear with a source. No projected score is presented as a result.

Schedules · Rosters · Team coverage

Follow your school

Use the existing team pages while official postseason assignments are confirmed. Ambleside and Lenoir CC remain on separately verified calendars.

Greene · NCHSAA