Monday Morning News
November 1-15 – Winter Sports Rules Clinics Online
November 2 – Mid School/Jr. High Basketball Practice Begins
November 2 – Wrestling Practice Begins
November 2 – Swimming & Diving and Spirit Competitions Begin
November 3 – State Soccer Boys Semifinals
November 4 – State Soccer Girls Semifinals
November 5-6 – State Soccer Championships
November 6-7 – 2A-6A Football 1st Round
November 6-7 – 8-Man Football Quarterfinals
November 6-7 – 6-Man Football Semifinals
November 7 – State Cross Country Championships
November 8 – Volleyball Brackets Released
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:
SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS Updated
The 2026 NMAA State Championship brackets have been update thru the first week of play. Please click the links below to view the brackets for each classification.
Boys – https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/select.aspx?ssid=ca5a6045-d072-443c-85de-08ce0e287273&tournamentid=4b7738d1-c0fe-464c-9b03-04f4257835b6
Girls – https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/select.aspx?ssid=cf0a49ca-ee08-43c3-b26d-050cdcbd1b8e&tournamentid=8c758518-9cbb-4529-9c1e-772200d7e7be
2A-6A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS RELEASED; 6-Man & 8-Man Brackets Updated
The 2026 Nusenda Credit Union 2A-6A State Football Championship bracket has been released. Please click the link below to view the brackets. Also the 6-Man & 8-Man football brackets have been updated thru first weekend of the playoffs. Updated brackets are available at the same link below.
2026 State Football Brackets – https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/select.aspx?ssid=2286cd80-c46d-4739-8dd1-92a67ca8daa7&tournamentid=ef0c61da-a205-4fcd-8c54-e78ae97da09a
VOLLEYBALL COACHES INPUT FORMS
Seeding and selection for the Volleyball State Championships will take place Sunday, November 8th. Coaches Input Forms and the District Placement Forms must be submitted no later than 8 a.m. in order to be included. WATCH the Selection Show at NMACT.org at approximately 2 p.m. on the home page.
Volleyball Seeding & Selection Form – http://nmact.powermediallc.org/athletic-directors/seeding-and-selection-volleyball/
District Placement Form – http://nmact.powermediallc.org/seeding-selection/district-placement/
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.
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
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.
