A look at the 2025 and 2026 high school football districts
Teams are assigned to districts every two years by the MSHSL. Changes in districts mean some football teams will have different opponents the next two years.

By Joe Gunther
The Minnesota Star Tribune
The Minnesota State High School League released the new football districts and sub-districts for 2025 and 2026.
You can view the 2024 districts here.
This year, notable district changes include Moorhead — now a 6A school — leaving the Northstar North district, which included Alexandria, and being placed in the Metro West, which includes Maple Grove, Edina, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie.
The MSHSL requires that teams play a full district schedule to be playoff-eligible. Once sub-district opponents are scheduled, the remainder of the regular-season schedule will be filled out. Teams will have cross-over games with teams from another sub-district within the same district or, with permission from the MSHSL’s placement committee, games can be played against teams from other districts.
9-North
North: Big Fork, Blackduck, Cook County, Littlefork/Big Falls, Northwoods, Northome/Keller, Silver Bay, South Ridge
South: Bertha-Hewitt, Carlton/Wrenshall, Cromwell-Floodwood, McGregor, Mille Lacs, Ogilvie, Sebeka, Verndale
9-South
East: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, Grand Meadow, Houston, Kingsland, Lanesboro, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli, Mabel-Canton, Spring Grove, Wabasha-Kellogg
West: Adrian/Ellsworth, Bethlehem Academy, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, Cedar Mountain, Edgerton, Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, Hills-Beaver Creek, Mountain Lake Area, New Ulm Cathedral, Nicollet, Red Rock Central, Renville County West, Wabasso, Westbrook-Walnut Grove
9-West
North: Badger/Greenbush-Middle River, Clearbrook-Gonvick, Fertile-Beltrami, Fosston, Goodridge/Grygla-Gatzke, Kittson County Central, Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal, Northern Freeze, Stephen-Argyle Central, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo, Win-E-Mac
South: Border West, Hancock, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Ortonville, Rothsay, Underwood
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Metro
East: East Ridge, Forest Lake, Mounds View, Stillwater, White Bear Lake, Woodbury
Maroon: Coon Rapids, Eastview, Hopkins, Park of Cottage Grove, Roseville
North: Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Centennial, Champlin Park, Osseo, Rogers
South: Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Shakopee
West: Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Moorhead, St. Michael-Albertville, Wayzata
Mid Northwest
North: Barnesville, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Hawley, Perham, Pillager, Staples-Motley
Central: Breckenridge, Frazee, Lake Park-Audubon, Menahga, New York Mills, Otter Tail Central, Parkers Prairie, Wadena-Deer Creek
Gold: Ashby/Brandon-Evansville, Benson, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Browerville, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Maple Lake, Upsala/Swanville, West Central Area
North Central: Bagley, Cass Lake, Nevis, Park Christian, Pine River-Backus, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Red: East Grand Forks, Park Rapids, Pelican Rapids, Roseau, Thief River Falls, Warroad
Valley Plains West: Ada-Borup-West, Crookston, Mahnomen/Waubun, Polk County West, Red Lake, Red Lake County
Mid South
Brown: Jackson County Central, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Le Sueur-Henderson, Luverne, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Pipestone, Sibley East, Windom
Gold: Cleveland, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, Lester Prairie, Madelia, Mayer Lutheran, Murray County West, St. James
Purple: BOLD, Murray County Central, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
Silver: Blooming Prairie, Blue Earth, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, Maple River, Medford, St. Clair-Loyola, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Teal: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, Eden Valley-Watkins, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Kimball, Paynesville, Redwood Valley, St. Cloud Cathedral
White: Canby, Dawson-Boyd, Lac qui Parle Valley, Lakeview, MACCRAY, Minneota, Yellow Medicine East
Mid West Central
Black: Dassel-Cokato, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Litchfield, Montevideo, Morris, New London-Spicer
Blue: Holdingford, Melrose, Minnewaska, Osakis, Royalton, Sauk Centre
Copper: Annandale, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Holy Family, Jordan, Rockford, Watertown-Mayer
White: Albany, Foley, Little Falls, Milaca, Pierz, St. Cloud Apollo
Northeast
Blue: Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, Hinckley-Finlayson, International Falls, Mesabi East, Moose Lake/Willow River, Rush City
Red: Cloquet, Duluth Denfeld, Duluth East, Grand Rapids, Hermantown, North Branch, Rock Ridge
Silver: Barnum, Braham, Cherry, Chisholm, Deer River, East Central, Ely/Northeast Range, Mountain Iron-Buhl
White: Esko, Hibbing, Mora, Pequot Lakes, Pine City, Proctor, Two Harbors/Duluth Marshall
Northstar
East-Gold: Cretin-Derham Hall, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Mahtomedi, St. Louis Park, Tartan
East-Maroon: Apple Valley, Burnsville, Hastings, St. Thomas Academy, Two Rivers
North: Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd, Sartell, Sauk Rapids-Rice
South-Gold: Chanhassen, Chaska, Mankato East, Mankato West, Waconia
South-Maroon: New Prague, Northfield, Owatonna, Rochester Century, Rochester John Marshall, Rochester Mayo
West-Gold: Cambridge-Isanti, Elk River, Monticello, St. Francis
West-Maroon: Armstrong, Cooper, Buffalo, Irondale, Park Center, Spring Lake Park
Skyway
Brass: Byron, Faribault, Kasson-Mantorville, Stewartville, Winona
Green: Big Lake, Delano, Mound Westonka, Orono, Providence Academy, Zimmerman
Copper: Hutchinson, Marshall, Rocori, Willmar
Gold: Benilde-St. Margaret’s, DeLaSalle, Holy Angels, Richfield, SMB
Maroon: Columbia Heights, Fridley, St. Anthony, Totino-Grace
Orange: Breck, Brooklyn Center, Concordia Academy, St. Agnes, St. Croix Lutheran
Platinum: Becker, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Princeton, St. Cloud Tech
Silver: Minneapolis Edison, PACT, Spectrum, Twin Cities Charter
TC-Blue: Minneapolis Camden, Minneapolis North, Minneapolis South/Roosevelt, Minneapolis Southwest, Minneapolis Washburn
TC-Red: St. Paul Central, St. Paul Como, St. Paul Johnson, St. Paul Harding/Humboldt, St. Paul Highland Park
Yellow: Chisago Lakes, Hill-Murray, North St. Paul, Simley, South St. Paul
Southeast Central
Black: Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Kenyon-Wanamingo, Norwood Young America, Randolph
Blue: Cotter/Hope Academy, La Crescent/Hokah, Lake City, Pine Island, Plainville-Elgin-Millville, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Red: Albert Lea, Austin, Belle Plaine, Fairmont, New Ulm, St. Peter, Tri-City United, Waseca, Worthington
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