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CIF Northern Section 2023 football playoff brackets: Scores, matchups, game times

Top seeds are Chico (D2), University Prep (D3), Colusa (D4), Portola (D5) and Tulelake (8-man).

The five-division Northern Section football brackets are complete.

The games kick off Friday and concludes Nov. 25. The champions in the 11-man divisions advance to the CIF State Northern Regional championships on Dec. 1-2. There is no regional playoffs for 8-person football.

State championships — winners of the regional finals — take place Dec. 8-9 at three different venues: Pasadena College, El Camino College-Torrance and Saddleback College-Mission Viejo.

Defending North Section champions are Pleasant Valley (Division 2), Orland (D3), Colusa (D4), Fall River (D5) and Burney (8-man). 

Top seeds in the 2023 brackets are Chico (D2), University Prep (D3), Colusa (D4), Portola (D5) and Tulelake (8-man). 

(2023 CIF Northern Section football brackets)

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2023 CIF-NS Division 5 brackets

2023 CIF-NS 8-man