The 2023 Texas high school football season is mere weeks away, with more than 1,200 UIL teams ready to fight for a state championship. Who's got the best chance to make it to AT&T Stadium?

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football is proud to unveil its preseason projected playoff brackets for the 2023 Class 5A Texas high school football season. The projected brackets are based off of the DCTF computer rankings, compiled by Jerry Forrest of PigskinPrep.com.

CLASS 5A DIVISION I

Projected Bi-District Matchups

El Paso Del Valle vs. Amarillo
Killeen Shoemaker vs. Denton Ryan
Amarillo Tascosa vs. El Paso Ysleta
Burleson Centennial vs. Midlothian
Aledo vs. Red Oak
Abilene vs. El Paso Bel Air
Lake Belton vs. Justin Northwest
El Paso Parkland vs. Lubbock-Cooper
Mansfield Timberview vs. Frisco Heritage
Barbers Hill vs. McKinney North
Frisco Lone Star vs. Carrollton Smith
Lancaster vs. Crosby
Longview vs. New Caney Porter
Frisco Reedy vs. N. Richland Hills Birdville
Port Arthur Memorial vs. Forney
Fort Worth Richland vs. Frisco Wakeland
Galveston Ball vs. Magnolia West
San Antonio Wagner vs. A&M Consolidated
Fulshear vs. Houston Madison
Georgetown vs. New Braunfels Canyon
College Station vs. Seguin
Manvel vs. Houston Waltrip
Smithson Valley vs. Cedar Park
Houston Sterling vs. Angleton
San Antonio Southside vs. Victoria East
Harlingen South vs. McAllen
CC Veterans Memorial vs. SA Southwest Legacy
Edinburg Vela vs. Weslaco East
PSJA North vs. Donna
Corpus Christi Miller vs. Castroville Medina Valley
Brownsville Memorial vs. McAllen Memorial
San Antonio Southwest vs. Victoria West

Projected Area Matchups

El Paso Del Valle vs. Denton Ryan
Amarillo Tascosa vs. Burleson Centennial
Aledo vs. Abilene
Lake Belton vs. Lubbock-Cooper
Mansfield Timberview vs. Barbers Hill
Frisco Lone Star vs. Lancaster
Longview vs. Frisco Reedy
Port Arthur Memorial vs. Frisco Wakeland
Galveston Ball vs. San Antonio Wagner
Fulshear vs. Georgetown
College Station vs. Manvel
Smithson Valley vs. Angleton
San Antonio Southside vs. McAllen
CC Veterans Memorial vs. Edinburg Vela
PSJA North vs. Corpus Christi Miller
Brownsville Memorial vs. Victoria West

Projected Regional Semifinal Matchups

Denton Ryan vs. Amarillo Tascosa
Aledo vs. Lake Belton
Mansfield Timberview vs. Lancaster
Longview vs. Port Arthur Memorial
Galveston Ball vs. Fulshear
College Station vs. Smithson Valley
San Antonio Southside vs. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial
PSJA North vs. Brownsville Memorial

Projected Regional Final Matchups

Amarillo Tascosa vs. Aledo
Lancaster vs. Longview
Fulshear vs. College Station
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial vs. PSJA North

Projected State Semifinal Matchups

Aledo vs. Longview
College Station vs. PSJA North

Projected State Championship Matchup

Aledo vs. College Station

CLASS 5A DIVISION II

Projected Bi-District Matchups

Canutillo vs. Amarillo Palo Duro
Grapevine vs. Lake Dallas
Abilene Wylie vs. El Paso Burges
Frisco Emerson vs. FW Arlington Heights
Argyle vs. Fort Worth Wyatt
Wichita Falls Rider vs. El Paso Andress
Colleyville Heritage vs. Frisco Memorial
El Paso Chapin vs. Abilene Cooper
Midlothian Heritage vs. Dallas Kimball
Whitehouse vs. Terrell
South Oak Cliff vs. Ennis
Lucas Lovejoy vs. Marshall
Melissa vs. Longview Pine Tree
Dallas Wilson vs. Everman
Texas High vs. Crandall
Mansfield Summit vs. Dallas Seagoville
Fort Bend Marshall vs. Huntsville
Austin Crockett vs. Waco University
Montgomery Lake Creek vs. Dayton
Leander Rouse vs. Austin McCallum
Belton vs. Austin Northeast
Brenham vs. Texas City
Austin LBJ vs. Elgin
Port Neches-Groves vs. Richmond Randle
Liberty Hill vs. SA Sam Houston
Sharyland Pioneer vs. Mercedes
SA Alamo Heights vs. San Antonio Pieper
CC Flour Bluff vs. Mission Sharyland
Gregory-Portland vs. Roma
San Antonio Harlandale vs. Lockhart
Mission Memorial vs. Edcouch-Elsa
SA Veterans Memorial vs. San Antonio Burbank

Projected Area Matchups

Canutillo vs. Grapevine
Abilene Wylie vs. Frisco Emerson
Argyle vs. Wichita Falls Rider
Colleyville Heritage vs. Abilene Cooper
Midlothian Heritage vs. Whitehouse
South Oak Cliff vs. Lucas Lovejoy
Melissa vs. Everman
Texas High vs. Mansfield Summit
Fort Bend Marshall vs. Austin Crockett
Mont Lake Creek vs. Leander Rouse
Belton vs. Brenham
Austin LBJ vs. Port Neches-Groves
Liberty Hill vs. Sharyland Pioneer
SA Alamo Heights vs. CC Flour Bluff
Gregory-Portland vs. Lockhart
Mission Memorial vs. SA Veterans Memorial

Projected Regional Semifinal Matchups

Grapevine vs. Frisco Emerson
Argyle vs. Colleyville Heritage
Midlothian Heritage vs. South Oak Cliff
Melissa vs. Texas High
Fort Bend Marshall vs. Montgomery Lake Creek
Brenham vs. Port Neches-Groves
Liberty Hill vs. San Antonio Alamo Heights
Gregory-Portland vs. San Antonio Veterans Memorial

Projected Regional Final Matchups

Frisco Emerson vs. Argyle
South Oak Cliff vs. Melissa
Fort Bend Marshall vs. Port Neches-Groves
Liberty Hill vs. Gregory-Portland

Projected State Semifinal Matchups

Argyle vs. Melissa
Fort Bend Marshall vs. Liberty Hill

Projected State Championship Matchup

Melissa vs. Fort Bend Marshall