Lafayette High and Acadiana Face Off in Select Division I Playoff Opener
No. 10 Lafayette High and No. 11 Acadiana are scheduled to meet in the first round of the Select Division I state playoffs.
By Ella Cox ·
Two Lafayette Parish teams will open the state postseason on Saturday, with No. 10 Lafayette High hosting No. 11 Acadiana in the Select Division I first round. The matchup features the area's highest-seeded Select Division I team against its closest rival from the same parish.
The playoff bracket for the 2026 season includes 22 matchups across four divisions in the Select classification and five divisions in the Nonselect classification. In Select Division I, No. 22 West Jefferson plays No. 11 Acadiana, while No. 23 L.W. Higgins takes on No. 10 Lafayette High. No. 6 St. Thomas More received a first-round bye.
Select Division II presents a split between the two Lafayette-based schools. No. 21 The Willow School is set to play No. 12 Carencro, and No. 20 Teurlings Catholic will face No. 13 Tioga. No. 5 Lafayette Renaissance earned a bye to the second round.
In the Nonselect classifications, No. 25 Iota travels to No. 8 Leesville in Division II. No. 25 Delcambre faces No. 8 South Plaquemines in Division IV, while No. 28 North Central plays No. 5 Lake Arthur. No. 27 West St. John is scheduled to host No. 6 Jeanerette in Division IV.
The bracket also lists first-round byes for No. 2 Westgate and No. 3 Eunice in Nonselect Division II, No. 4 Kaplan in Nonselect Division III, and No. 7 Westminster-Lafayette in Select Division IV. First-round games are set for Saturday, November 14, 2026.
