Monday Morning News
November 1-15 – Winter Sports Rules Clinics Online
November 11 – Monthly Athletic Directors Meeting (Zoom)
November 12-14 – State Volleyball Championships
November 13-14 – 2A-6A Football Quarterfinals
November 13-14 – 8-Man Football Semifinals
November 14 – 6-Man Football Championships
November 14 – Golf Fall Season Ends
November 16 – Basketball Practice Begins
November 18 – NMAA Commission Meeting
November 20-21 – 2A-6A Football Semifinals
November 21 – 8-Man Football Championships
November 25-27 – NMAA Office Closed
November 28 – 2A-6A Football Championships
In the News:
STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS UPDATED
The 2026 Nusenda Credit Union State Football Championship bracket has been updated thru this past weekend. Please click the link below to view the brackets.
VOLLEYBALL BRACKETS RELEASED
The 2026 Rudy’s Real Texas Bar-B-Q State Volleyball Championship Brackets have been released and the first round of competition begins, Thursday, November 12th. For a look at the complete brackets for all classifications, please visit the link below.
2026 Rudy’s Real Texas Bar-B-Q State Volleyball Championships
CROSS COUNTRY & SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2026 NMAA State Soccer Championships and the 2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico State Cross Country Championships wrapped up this past weekend. Congratulations to all the winners and student-athletes that competed. For complete results of all these events, please visit each sports landing page on the NMAA website.
NMAA HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Nominations for the NMAA Hall of Fame are now being accepted. Click the link below for the form and criteria requirements. Nominations are due by December 1st.
http://www.nmact.org/file/HOF_Nomination_Form.pdf
TEAM PHOTO POSTING DEADLINES
Per NMAA bylaw 3.9.3, team photos must be posted to MaxPreps team pages for Cross Country, Football, Soccer and Volleyball. These photos should be posted at least three weeks prior to the beginning of the State Championships. Failure to do so will subject the school to a $250.00 fine per program.
HUDL VIDEO UPLOAD
Athletic Directors, please remind your football coaches to have their games uploaded to Hudl following their contests. The deadline for games played on Thursday and Friday is 1 p.m. on Saturday. For games on Saturday, the deadline is 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. New this year is a LATE FILM PENALTY. Please visit the NMAA Football Bylaws for more details.
MAXPREP SCORES
Reminder to input your final score into MaxPreps as soon as possible, following your contest. Having an accurate schedule on MaxPreps with the final score is vital to the seeding & selection process for State Championships.
MaxPreps Score Reporting:
www.nmact.org/file/MaxPreps_score_reporting.pdf
Compete with Class Sportsmanship Scholarships
The NMAA needs your help identifying acts of excellent sportsmanship! Athletic directors, coaches, and school administrators are encouraged to share with the NMAA stories of students exhibiting outstanding sportsmanship and competing with class.
Each year the NMAA Foundation offers several Compete with Class Sportsmanship Scholarships. The recipients are selected from a pool of stories shared with the NMAA of students who exemplify the three pillars of the Compete with Class sportsmanship initiative: Respect, Integrity, and Responsibility.
If you have a story to share of a student competing with class, email it to julie@nmact.org or jp@nmact.org.
