2020 Arkansas 7A football playoff bracket: Preview the first-round matchups

The Arkansas high school football playoff brackets were released Saturday morning. Here's a quick breakdown of the 7A bracket.

The 2020 Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) high school football playoffs get underway next week, and the brackets were released Saturday morning.

The 7A playoff bracket features 15 teams, with Bentonville receiving a first-round bye.

COMPLETE7A FOOTBALL BRACKET

Of the seven Round 1 games, the most intriguing might be Rogers at Cabot — the only matchup of teams among the top 15 in last week's SBLive state rankings. It figures to be a shootout, with Tyler Gee (22 touchdown passes through eight games) leading a big-play Panthers offense against a Mountaineers team that finished fourth in 7A in points.

Another first-round game to watch will be Northside at Har-Ber, two teams that also have spent time in the SBLive Top 20. The Wildcats started 0-4, won four in a row, then closed the regular season with consecutive losses, including Friday's 33-27 setback against Fayetteville — a team the Grizzlies edged 33-30 in Week 6.

Bryant enters the postseason as the odds-on favorite to win another state title. The Hornets have won 26 in a row, have defeated every in-state opponent by at least 28 points, and will open the playoffs against 1-9 Rogers Heritage.

> View the complete 7A bracket