This story will be updated when brackets are finalized.

The NCHSAA preliminary football brackets have been set, and Fayetteville is sending eight of its 10 public-school teams to state playoffs.

With the number of classifications among NCHSAA teams doubled to eight this year, seedings are based on the NCHSAA RPI formula, with 48 teams qualifying in each classification from 3A-7A and the top 16 (eight from the East and eight from the West) earning a first-round bye. Conference standings will not be factored into seedings, a change from the old formula of giving league champs top seeds.

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