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High School Fall ‘26 Schedule

The High School Fall ‘26 schedule for each game title

Updates

Please check back for changes as new information will be added throughout the season. Season timelines may change for certain esport titles based on any game launches or patch updates.

  • Game titles may be added between now and the start of the Fall 2026 season.

  • Alternative schedules will be added once they have been finalized by our partners.

  • Game versions may be adjusted before the start of the season based on the official release date.


Alternative Schedules and Times

The following state associations will have unique schedules for their state leagues this upcoming season. Please check back here for updates on new alternative league schedules!

  • TBD

Check back for changes as new information will be added throughout the season. Season timelines may change for certain esport titles based on any game launches or patch updates.

Important Dates

Event

Dates

Enrollment Opens

4/29/2026

Registration Ends

10/02/2026, 11:59 PM league time

Preseason

Weeks 9/7/2026 and 9/14/2026

Regular Season

Weeks 9/21/2026 - 11/09/2026

Playoffs

11/16/2026 -12/4/2026

Holiday Breaks

11/23/2026 - 11/27/2026

Championships

Week 12/7/2026

Holidays

PlayVS will NOT proactively reschedule matches occurring on a holiday. Coaches with matches on holidays are encouraged to reach out to their opponent in advance to request a reschedule. Teams joining the queue should prepare to compete remotely in the event their school is closed on match day.


Match Times

4:00 PM League Time

*Game not affiliated with the NFHS Network and some state associations.*

** Chess Solos is a recreational title that will not have playoffs or a championship.

Weekday

Game

Mondays

  • Practice Day!

    • Global Practice Day Scrimmage Queue is open for all titles from 12-7 PM PST.

    • Coaches and players will receive in-app notifications, and coaches are able to join the practice queue.

  • Overwatch*

  • Chess Solos (Recreational)

  • Hearthstone Solos

  • Pokemon UNITE

Tuesdays

  • Fortnite: Zone Wars*

  • League of Legends

  • Splatoon™ 3

  • Street Fighter 6

Wednesdays

  • Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate

  • VALORANT*

Thursdays

  • Rocket League

  • Madden NFL

  • Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe

  • *Marvel Rivals*

Titles that are updated on a yearly cadence are subject to unique schedules and rulebook changes until the upcoming release date is confirmed by our partners. Esports programs should not purchase these titles until the version used for PlayVS competitions has been confirmed.

Alternate Match Times

Please see the below exceptions for league match times, listed as league time:

League

Match Time

CIAC

  • 3:30 PM ET

ESSEF (Solos & RL)

  • 3:00 PM ET

KHSAA

  • 4:00 PM CT // 5:00 PM ET

MPA (Solos)

  • 3:00 PM ET

MSAA

  • 3:30 PM ET

NSESA

  • 4:15 PM CT

PSEL

  • 3:30 PM ET

SCSE

  • 4:00 PM ET // 4:30 PM ET

TCSAAL

  • 4:30 PM CT

TexSEF

  • 5:00 PM // 5:30 PM CT

Times may differ between different leagues and do not necessarily correspond with playoffs. Match time will be listed on your league’s page after logging in. Please confirm your school's match time if your state/regional league has multiple time zones.


High School Fall 2026 Schedule

All schools will play a total of 7 matches over 8 weeks. Schools will select 1 week as part of their Break Week Inclusion. There will be no matches scheduled for the school’s selected break week across all enrolled esport titles.

Preseason is optional, but participation is strongly recommended! Participation will allow teams an opportunity to have a scheduled opponent for Week 1.

Preseason

Date: Weeks of 9/7/2026 and 9/14/2026

Week

Date

1

9/7/2026

2

9/14/2026

Regular Season

Date: Weeks of 9/21/2026 - 11/09/2026

Week

Date

1

9/21/2026

2

9/28/2026

3

10/5/2026

4

10/12/2026

5

10/19/2026

6

10/26/2026

7

11/2/2026

8

11/9/2026

Playoffs

Dates: 11/16/2026 - 12/4/2026

Playoff start dates & times may vary per league based on factors like bracket size, state league accommodations, broadcast accommodations, or game launch accommodations.

Recreational titles will not have Playoffs or Championships.

Recreational titles for Fall 2026:

  • Chess Solos

Day

Date

Title

Bracket

Monday

11/16/2026

TBD

Top 64

Tuesday

11/17/2026

TBD

Top 64

Wednesday

11/18/2026

TBD

Top 32

Thursday

11/19/2026

TBD

Top 32

Friday

11/20/2026

TBD

Top 16

Monday

11/30/2026

TBD

Top 16

Tuesday

12/1/2026

TBD

Top 8

Wednesday

12/2/2026

TBD

Top 8

Thursday

12/3/2026

TBD

Top 4

Friday

12/4/2026

TBD

Top 4

Titles are grouped based on enrollment to moderate school resources and ensure teams can compete in multiple matches within a given week. The game titles in each group will be updated here and shared in Coach Notes before the playoffs!

Title Split

Title splits will be updated by Monday, October 5th

A Titles

B Title

TBD

TBD

Championships

Dates: Week of 12/7/2026

All titles! More details coming soon!


Reminders

  • Any team that forfeits three (3) or more regular-season matches will not be eligible for Playoffs or Championships.

  • Playoff start dates & times may vary per league based on factors like bracket size, state league accommodations, broadcast accommodations, or game launch accommodations.

  • More specific playoff information will be found in PlayVS on your schedule page midway through the regular season.

  • Due to the length of the period for playoffs to take place before finals, Playoff matches will occur on different days of the week than the regular season.

  • Winning teams may also be required to play multiple times in a week as they progress through the Playoffs.

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