Sixteen teams from the New Orleans metro area will receive first-round byes in the 2025 LHSAA Prep Football Playoffs.
In all 54 teams from the New Orleans metro, the Northshore, and the river and bayou parishes reached the postseason across the eight playoff divisions. The playoff matchups for the opening round of the playoffs are as follows, with the high seeds serving as the home team for each matchup.
Division I-Select
(16) McDonogh #35
(17) Jesuit
(9) St. Paul's
(24) Pineville
(12) Brother Martin
(21) Liberty
(13) Hammond
(20) Captain Shreve
(14) Acadiana
(19) Carencro
(11) Archbishop Rummel
(22) Holy Cross
(10) St. Thomas More
(23) Lafayette
(15) Riverdale
(18) Bonnabel
Byes: (1) Edna Karr, (2) Teurlings, (3) St. Augustine, (4) Catholic-Baton Rouge, (5) Alexandria, (6) Tioga, (7) John Curtis, (8) Evangel
DIVISION I-NON SELECT
(16) Westgate
(17) Airline
(9) Terrebonne
(24) Natchitoches Central
(8) Southside
(25) Prairieville
(5) Central
(28) Dutchtown
(12) East Ascension
(21) West Ouachita
(13) Zachary
(20) Salmen
(14) Ouachita Parish
(19) St. Amant
(11) Hahnville
(22) Slidell
(6) Parkway
(27) Covington
(7) Northwood-Shreveport
(26) Barbe
(10) West Monroe
(23) South Lafourche
(15) Thibodaux
(18) Mandeville
Byes: (1) Ruston, (2) Neville, (3) Destrehan, (4) Denham Springs
DIVISION II-SELECT
(16) L. B. Landry
(17) Northside
(9) St. Michael the Archangel
(24) Loranger
(12) John F. Kennedy
(21) Frederick A. Douglass
(13) Booker T. Washington-Shreveport
(20) Istrouma
(14) Leesville
(19) Kenner Discovery
(11) George Washington Carver
(22) Livingston Collegiate
(10) Haynes Academy
(23) Abramson
(15) Patrick Taylor
(18) Belaire
Byes: (1) St. Charles, (2) Loyola Prep, (3) Lake Charles College Prep, (4) University Lab, (5) Madison Prep, (6) Vandebilt Catholic, (7) Archbishop Shaw, (8) E. D. White
DIVISION II-NON SELECT
(16) DeRidder
(17) Eunice
(9) Jennings
(24) St. Martinville
(8) Franklinton
(25) Rayne
(5) Plaquemine
(28) Livonia
(12) Minden
(21) Wossman
(13) Cecilia
(20) Carroll
(14) Pearl River
(19) Opelousas
(11) West Feliciana
(22) Bossier
(6) Brusly
(27) Albany
(7) Franklin Parish
(26) Abbeville
(10) Lutcher
(23) Iota
(15) Northwest
(18) South Terrebonne
Byes: (1) North Desoto, (2) Iowa, (3) Belle Chasse, (4) Lakeshore
DIVISION III-SELECT
(16) Parkview Baptist
(17) D'Arbonne Woods
(9) Catholic-New Iberia
(24) Glen Oaks
(12) Northlake Christian
(21) St. Louis Catholic
(13) Holy Savior Menard
(20) Thomas Jefferson
(14) Slaughter
(19) Pope John Paul II
(11) Metairie Park Country Day
(22) Beekman Charter
(10) Amite
(23) Cohen
(15) Episcopal
(18) De La Salle
Byes: (1) Lafayette Christian, (2) Notre Dame, (3) Jewel Sumner, (4) Isidore Newman, (5) Dunham, (6) Calvary Baptist, (7) Lafayette Renaissance, (8) Bunkie
DIVISION III-NON SELECT
(16) Avoyelles
(17) St. Helena
(9) Marksville
(24) Patterson
(8) Mansfield
(25) Winnfield
(5) Erath
(28) Bogalusa
(12) Union Parish
(21) Rayville
(13) Pine
(20) Kaplan
(14) Many
(19) Red River
(11) Richwood
(22) Caldwell Parish
(6) Oak Grove
(27) Port Allen
(7) Loreauville
(26) Ville Platte
(10) Church Point
(23) North Webster
(15) Donaldsonville
(18) Westlake
Byes: (1) Jena, (2) Sterlington, (3) St. James, (4) Kinder
DIVISION IV-SELECT
(16) Opelousas Catholic
(17) Ascension Christian
(9) St. Edmund
(24) Lincoln Prep
(12) St. John
(21) St. Mary's
(13) Sacred Heart-Ville Platte
(20) Westminster-Lafayette
(14) St. Frederick
(19) Cedar Creek
(11) Kentwood
(22) Vermilion Catholic
(10) Southern Lab
(23) Central Catholic
(15) St. Martin's
(18) Delta Charter
Byes: (1) Westminster-Opelousas, (2) Riverside, (3) Hamilton Christian, (4) Catholic-Pointe Coupee, (5) Ascension Catholic, (6) Ascension Episcopal, (7) Ouachita Christian, (8) Covenant Christian
DIVISION IV-NON SELECT
(16) Homer
(17) Franklin
(9) Jonesboro-Hodge
(24) North Central
(8) Vinton
(25) DeQuincy
(5) Logansport
(28) Varnado
(12) Welsh
(21) Lake Arthur
(13) Grand Lake
(20) Montgomery
(14) West St. Mary
(19) Basile
(11) Elton
(22) LaSalle
(6) North Iberville
(27) Arcadia
(7) East Feliciana
(26) Delcambre
(10) Ferriday
(23) Northeast
(15) West St. John
(18) General Trass
Byes: (1) Haynesville, (2) Mangham, (3) South Plaquemines, (4) Jeanerette