Post Season Play for 2026

After the regular season, there are several championship opportunities for teams that qualify. First up are the Section Five Tournaments for four classes (A-B-C-D).

Sectionals winners then compete in the New York State Tournament which culminates in a championship weekend where the State Champions are determined

Current 2026 Seeding

Beginning after Week #3 Sectional Seeding will be posted at the end of the Week on the Section V website. Final Seeding be released on GLaxFive and the Section V Website.

Seeding: Tournament Seeding:

The 2025 Final Seeding will be announced on May 22, 2025.

Tournament Schedule

Last regular season games can be scheduled on May 22nd.
First Round Games (Class B & C) on May 24th at higher seed
Quarterfinals for Class D on May 24th or May 26th at higher seed
Quarterfinals for Class B & C on May 27th at higher seed
Semifinals for Class A at Hilton HS on May 28th.
Semifinals for Class D at Wayne HS on May 28th.
Semifinals for Class B at Gates Chili on May 29th.
Semifinals for Class C at Sutherland on May 29th.
Championships for Class C (7PM and Class D (5PM) at U of R on June 3rd.
Championships for Class A (5PM) and Class B (7PM) at U of R on June 4th.

New York State Tournament

Sub-Regionals C (5PM) and D (7:30PM) ONLY will be hosted by Section VI (TBD) on June 5th.

Regionals A (11:30AM) and B (2PM) will be hosted by Section VI (Clarence) on June 7th.

Regionals C (1PM) and D (3PM) will be hosted by Section III (CBA) on June 7th.

States will be hosted at SUNY Cortland on June 13th and 14th.

The NYS Tournament information can be found here.