A look at the Indiana Football Coaches Association preseason poll

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The high school football regular season in the state of Indiana begins this week, and there are plenty of big-time matchups taking place this Friday night.

Of course, every team enters the 2026 season with hopes of playing for a state championship by year’s end.

The Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) recently released its preseason poll ahead of the upcoming season. Here is a look at the poll (first place votes in parenthesis):

Class 6A

• 1. Brownsburg (10)
• T2. Carmel
• T2. Westfield
• T4. Center Grove
• T4. Warren Central
• 6. Lawrence North
• 7. Crown Point
• T8. Fort Wayne Carroll
• T8. Hamilton Southeastern
• 10. Penn

Class 5A

• 1. New Palestine (9)
• 2. Cathedral (1)
• 3. Bloomington South
• 4. Lafayette Jeff
• 5. Concord
• 6. Fort Wayne Snider
• 7. Plainfield
• 8. Castle
• 9. Floyd Central
• 10. Warsaw

Class 4A

• 1. East Central ...