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Instant predictions: Picking every game in the 2026 IHSA Class 8A state football playoffs
Michael O'Brien predicts Loyola beats Mount Carmel in 2026 IHSA Class 8A football title game.
In brief
Michael O'Brien predicts Loyola beats Mount Carmel in 2026 IHSA Class 8A football title game. Loyola beats Mount Carmel in the 2026 IHSA Class 8A state football championship game. Originally reported by Chicago Sun-Times.
Class 8A Opening Round Predictions
Oak Park beats East Aurora, Hinsdale Central beats Lake Park, Marist beats Neuqua Valley, Barrington beats Waubonsie Valley, Naperville Central beats Warren, Fremd beats Taft, Lockport beats Stevenson, Lyons beats Metea Valley, Oswego East beats…
First Round Predictions
Lincoln-Way East beats Oak Park, Hinsdale Central beats Von Steuben, Mount Carmel beats Marist, Sandburg beats Barrington, Oswego beats Naperville Central, Naperville North beats Fremd, Bolingbrook beats Lockport, Lyons beats Perspectives, Huntley beats Oswego East…
Second Round Predictions
Lincoln-Way East beats Hinsdale Central, Mount Carmel beats Sandburg, Oswego beats Naperville North, Bolingbrook beats Lyons, Huntley beats South Elgin, New Trier beats Homewood-Flossmoor, Loyola beats York, Maine South beats St. Ignatius.
Quarterfinal Predictions
Mount Carmel beats Lincoln-Way East, Bolingbrook beats Oswego, Huntley beats New Trier, Loyola beats Maine South.
Semifinal Predictions
Mount Carmel beats Bolingbrook, Loyola beats Huntley.
Title Game Prediction
Loyola beats Mount Carmel.
What to remember
Loyola beats Mount Carmel in the 2026 IHSA Class 8A state football championship game.
