State/Area News
October 14, 2026
OHSAA Releases Football Computer Ratings
News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – October 13, 2026
OHSAA Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org
OHSAA Releases Football Computer Ratings
Football regular-season entering Week 9
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official football computer ratings on Tuesday afternoon. The weekly ratings report is released each Tuesday for the remainder of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, October 25.
The top 12 in each region will qualify for the playoffs, with the top four seeds getting a first-round bye. The top 16 schools in each region are listed below.
The 72 largest schools are in Division I, along with several schools that opted up to Division I for the 2026 season. Divisions II through VII are divided equally (approximately 106 schools in each division). This week’s full report showing all 706 schools that play 11-man football this season is posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/2026/2026Week8Ratings.pdf
The OHSAA football website is at https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/football and includes statewide schedules and playoff information, MaxPreps rankings and stat leaders, OPSMA Weekly Notebooks and Spectrum broadcast information.
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 13, 2026 (Entering Week 9)
Top 12 schools in each region in the final report on October 25 qualify for the playoffs. Top four seeds get a first-round bye. Top 16 schools in each region shown below.
Division I
Region 1 – 1. Lakewood St. Edward (7-1) 25.375, 2. Austintown-Fitch (6-1) 22.1823, 3. Mentor (6-2) 19.3845, 4. Hudson (6-2) 17.6168, 5. Canton McKinley (7-1) 17.2125, 6. Massillon Jackson (6-2) 15.7, 7. Strongsville (5-3) 14.55, 8. Berea-Midpark (5-3) 14.5, 9. Cle. St. Ignatius (4-4) 14.236, 10. Brunswick (5-3) 12.55, 11. Euclid (4-4) 8.075, 12. Solon (3-5) 4.7125, 13. Medina (2-6) 4.6125, 14. Stow-Munroe Falls (2-6) 4.1383, 15. Lorain (2-6) 2.1125, 16. Cleveland Heights (1-7) 2.0625
Region 2 – 1. Perrysburg (8-0) 22.6, 2. Springfield (6-2) 21.4407, 3. Tol. Whitmer (7-1) 19.7569, 4. Hilliard Bradley (5-3) 13.5125, 5. Grove City (4-4) 12.4375, 6. Huber Hts. Wayne (4-4) 11.4, 7. Galloway Westland (6-2) 11.0421, 8. Miamisburg (4-4) 9.625, 9. Beavercreek (4-4) 8.25, 10. Hilliard Darby (4-4) 8.0375, 11. Tol. St. John’s (3-5) 7.6146, 12. Kettering Fairmont (3-5) 6.125, 13. Marysville (3-5) 5.8625, 14. Centerville (2-6) 4.7058, 15. Dublin Jerome (2-6) 4.675, 16. Dublin Coffman (2-6) 3.7
Region 3 – 1. Gahanna Lincoln (8-0) 27.3875, 2. Upper Arlington (6-2) 22.6625, 3. Pickerington North (7-1) 21.725, 4. Worthington Kilbourne (7-1) 19.1875, 5. Powell Olentangy Liberty (5-3) 18.8625, 6. Delaware Olentangy Berlin (6-2) 16.375, 7. Cols. St. Charles (7-1) 13.6, 8. Pickerington Central (5-3) 13.584, 9. Westerville North (4-4) 11.3, 10. Groveport-Madison (5-3) 11.2125, 11. Westerville Central (4-4) 11.0625, 12. Reynoldsburg (5-3) 11.0375, 13. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (4-4) 10.85, 14. Lewis Center Olentangy (4-4) 8.95, 15. Delaware Hayes (3-5) 6.75, 16. Westerville South (3-5) 6.1375
Region 4 – 1. Cin. Princeton (8-0) 25.75, 2. West Chester Lakota West (7-1) 21.2375, 3. Cin. Elder (6-2) 21.0777, 4. Cin. Archbishop Moeller (6-2) 17.9625, 5. Cin. Winton Woods (7-1) 17.35, 6. Middletown (5-3) 15.0625, 7. Lebanon (6-2) 14.6, 8. Cin. St. Xavier (4-4) 13.9375, 9. Springboro (5-3) 13.2, 10. Morrow Little Miami (5-3) 11.5875, 11. Fairfield (4-4) 10.4, 12. Cin. Oak Hills (4-4) 9.9875, 13. Cin. Colerain (4-4) 9.7, 14. Liberty Twp. Lakota East (4-4) 9.05, 15. Cincinnati West Clermont (3-5) 3.9625, 16. Cin. Sycamore (1-7) 3,3625
Division II
Region 5 – 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (6-1) 24.8058, 2. Wadsworth (8-0) 21.7875, 3. Macedonia Nordonia (7-1) 21.75, 4. Medina Highland (7-1) 21.6111, 5. Mayfield (8-0) 18.6625, 6. Eastlake North (8-0) 16.925, 7. Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (6-2) 14.44, 8. Painesville Riverside (5-3) 13.4205, 9. Brecksville-Broadview Hts. (4-4) 12.1125, 10. Akron Archbishop Hoban (3-4) 11.9048, 11. Lyndhurst Brush (5-3) 8.975, 12. Warren G. Harding (4-4) 6.8264, 13. North Royalton (3-5) 6.3, 14. Youngstown (2-5) 5.4206, 16. Akron Ellet (1-7) 2.6625
Region 6 – 1. Tol. Central Cath. (6-2) 20.523, 2. Avon (6-2) 19.9665, 3. Olmsted Falls (6-2) 18.95, 4. Oregon Clay (7-1) 16.9625, 5. Lakewood (7-1) 14.2375, 6. Findlay (4-4) 12.0625, 7. Tol. Waite (6-2) 11.45, 8. Fremont Ross (5-3) 10.9125, 9. Avon Lake (4-4) 9.0, 10. Cle. Rhodes (5-3) 8.9247, 11. Holland Springfield (4-4) 7.1, 12. Amherst Steele (4-4) 6.55, 13. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (4-4) 6.0593, 14. Tol. Start (4-4) 5.075, 15. North Olmsted (3-5) 5.025, 16. Tol. St. Francis de Sales (1-7) 4.2917
Region 7 – 1. Sunbury Big Walnut (8-0) 28.05, 2. Cols. Bishop Watterson (7-0) 24.3492, 3. Massillon Washington (6-1) 20.6667, 4. Cols. St. Francis DeSales (6-2) 18.6607, 5. Louisville (6-2) 17.1125, 6. New Albany (6-2) 16.1875, 7. Canal Winchester (5-3) 14.375, 8. Cols. Hamilton Township (6-2) 12.825, 9. Whitehall-Yearling (6-2) 12.5625, 10. North Canton Hoover (4-4) 11.2625, 11. Green (4-4) 10.0202, 12. Ashland (4-4) 8.6875, 13. Marion Harding (5-3) 7.5, 14. Massillon Perry (3-5) 7.202, 15. Uniontown Lake (4-4) 7.0625, 16. Wooster (3-5) 6.5125
Region 8 – 1. Harrison (7-1) 20.55, 2. Trotwood-Madison (7-1) 20.25, 3. Cin. Anderson (7-1) 19.9125, 4. Troy (7-1) 17.7875, 5. Lima Senior (7-1) 15.95, 6. Oxford Talawanda (6-2) 12.4875, 7. Hamilton Badin (6-2) 12.175, 8. Cols. West (8-0) 11.325, 9. Trenton Edgewood (4-4) 10.2625, 10. Cin. Turpin (4-4) 10.1375, 11. Vandalia Butler (6-2) 10.0625, 12. Cin. LaSalle (3-5) 9.025, 13. Cin. Withrow (5-3) 8.2125, 14. Xenia (4-4) 8.0875, 15. Kings Mills Kings (4-4) 7.6375, 16. Fairborn (5-3) 7.4625
Division III
Region 9 – 1. Willoughby South (8-0) 18.925, 2. Salem (7-1) 18.1, 3. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (7-1) 17.4031, 4. Garfield Hts. (6-2) 15.8302, 5. Youngstown Ursuline (5-3) 15.6146, 6. Cle. Glenville (6-2) 15.164, 7. Gates Mills Hawken (6-2) 14.5625, 8. Warren Howland (6-2) 14.1, 9. Gates Mills Gilmour Acad. (5-3) 13.0408, 10. Hunting Valley University School (6-2) 12.0125, 11. Mentor Lake Cath. (4-4) 12.0044, 12. Cle. Benedictine (4-3) 11.9206, 13. Alliance (5-3) 10.7625, 14. Chagrin Falls Kenston (4-4) 10.6875, 15. Maple Hts. (5-3) 9.838, 16. Tallmadge (4-4) 9.3875
Region 10 – 1. Celina (8-0) 19.3, 2. Ontario (7-1) 16.8625, 3. Lodi Cloverleaf (7-1) 15.8251, 4. Copley (6-2) 13.9125, 5. Wapakoneta (5-3) 10.9125, 6. Tiffin Columbian (6-2) 10.25, 7. St. Marys Memorial (5-3) 10.075, 8. Richfield Revere (5-3) 9.1875, 9. Parma Hts. Holy Name (4-3) 9.0317, 10. Maumee (4-4) 9.025, 11. Akron Buchtel (5-3) 8.916, 12. Parma Padua Franciscan (4-4) 7.471, 13. Grafton Midview (4-4) 7.45, 14. Elyria Cath. (3-5) 5.5473, 15. Lima Shawnee (3-5) 5.0875, 16. Mansfield Madison Comp. (3-5) 4.2125
Region 11 – 1. Steubenville (6-2) 19.0757, 2. Newark Licking Valley (8-0) 17.8125, 3. Granville (6-2) 15.375, 4. Cols. East (7-1) 15.025, 5. Plain City Jonathan Alder (6-2) 14.9501, 6. Dover (6-2) 14.1625, 7. Thornville Sheridan (7-1) 13.925, 8. The Plains Athens (7-1) 12.8875, 9. Cols. South (8-0) 12.6875, 10. Cols. Linden McKinley (8-0) 11.9, 11. Zanesville (5-3) 9.525, 12. Jackson (5-3) 9.4, 13. New Philadelphia (4-4) 7.8125, 14. Dresden Tri-Valley (5-3) 7.75, 15. Zanesville Maysville (4-4) 6.4125, 16. Carroll Bloom-Carroll (4-4) 6.3125
Region 12 – 1. Bellbrook (8-0) 22.4, 2. Tipp City Tippecanoe (7-1) 18.9375, 3. Chillicothe (7-1) 18.6, 4. Cin. Hughes (8-0) 15.9125, 5. Cin. Archbishop McNicholas (6-2) 15.7875, 6. Washington C.H. Miami Trace (7-1) 15.425, 7. Cin. Northwest (7-1) 15.325, 8. Chillicothe Unioto (6-2) 15.1547, 9. Goshen (8-0) 13.675, 10. Cin. Indian Hill (6-2) 11.2551, 11. Kettering Archbishop Alter (5-3) 10.95, 12. Monroe (5-3) 8.779, 13. Day. Chaminade Julienne (2-6) 4.5, 14. Cin. Mount Healthy (2-6) 4.15, 15. Day. David H Ponitz (2-5) 3.2978, 16. Day. Carroll (2-6) 2.8902,
Division IV
Region 13 – 1. Rocky River (8-0) 18.0125, 2. Streetsboro (6-2) 17.65, 3. Norton (7-1) 16.7375, 4. Chesterland West Geauga (7-1) 16.675, 5. Peninsula Woodridge (7-1) 16.15, 6. Canal Fulton Northwest (7-1) 14.7, 7. Beloit West Branch (7-1) 14.65, 8. Orrville (7-1) 14.5625, 9. Akron East (7-1) 11.625, 10. Poland Seminary (4-4) 9.1625, 11. Hubbard (5-3) 9.0375, 12. Ashtabula Edgewood (4-4) 8.95, 13. Cle. Central Cath. (5-3) 8.8056, 14. Pepper Pike Orange (4-4) 6.175, 15. Niles McKinley (3-5) 5.9875, 16. Cle. Hts. Lutheran East (3-5) 4.7946
Region 14 – 1. Shelby (8-0) 19.825, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (8-0) 17.5625, 3. Bellville Clear Fork (6-2) 15.6, 4. Sandusky Perkins (8-0) 14.975, 5. Tontogany Otsego (5-3) 12.1125, 6. Oberlin Firelands (6-2) 9.6856, 7. Rossford (4-4) 7.3375, 8. Bellevue (5-3) 7.15, 9. Millbury Lake (4-4) 7.1125, 10. Van Wert (4-4) 6.5, 11. Medina Buckeye (4-4) 6.4104, 12. Marengo Highland (3-5) 5.9375, 13. Upper Sandusky (4-4) 5.9125, 14. Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan (3-5) 5.5739, 15. Clyde (3-5) 5.3453, 16. Elida (3-5) 4.25
Region 15 – 1. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (7-0) 23.627, 2. New Lexington (8-0) 20.2625, 3. Johnstown (6-2) 15.7, 4. Millersburg West Holmes (6-2) 14.9476, 5. Belmont Union Local (7-1) 12.3188, 6. Zanesville West Muskingum (6-2) 12.075, 7. Uhrichsville Claymont (8-0) 11.6375, 8. East Liverpool (6-2) 11.5038, 9. Heath (5-3) 11.275, 10. Lisbon Beaver (4-4) 9.9117, 11. Duncan Falls Philo (5-3) 9.65, 12. Lancaster Fairfield Union (6-2) 9.525, 13. Wintersville Indian Creek (5-3) 8.3312, 14. St. Clairsville (3-5) 8.2105, 15. Waverly (4-4) 8.1875, 16. Circleville (5-3) 7.825
Region 16 – 1. Cin. Wyoming (8-0) 18.4223, 2. London (6-2) 15.55, 3. Cin. Hills Christian Acad. (7-1) 15.1125, 4. Cin. North College Hill (7-0) 14.7175, 5. Day. Oakwood (7-1) 14.55, 6. Urbana (5-3) 14.5125, 7. Germantown Valley View (6-2) 13.5125, 8. Springfield Kenton Ridge (7-1) 10.6, 9. Wilmington (4-4) 9.7625, 10. Day. Dunbar (4-4) 7.4896, 11. Eaton (4-4) 7.4125, 12. New Richmond (4-4) 7.2375, 13. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (2-6) 5.1375, 14. Washington C.H. Washington (3-5) 4.05, 15. Reading (3-5) 3.3662, 16. St. Bernard Roger Bacon (2-6) 3.275
Division V
Region 17 – 1. Perry (8-0) 20.3375, 2. Barnesville (8-0) 18.3, 3. Girard (8-0) 18.1875, 4. Garrettsville Garfield (8-0) 16.225, 5. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (5-3) 15.201, 6. Youngstown Liberty (7-1) 13.0375, 7. Conneaut (7-1) 12.575, 8. Martins Ferry (7-1) 12.5448, 9. Canton Central Cath. (5-3) 11.575, 10. Bellaire (5-3) 9.5896, 11. Chagrin Falls (6-2) 9.3375, 12. Akron Manchester (4-4) 5.525, 13. Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley (3-5) 5.5019, 14. Ravenna (4-4) 5.5, 15. Navarre Fairless (4-4) 4.6625, 16. Ravenna Southeast (3-5) 4.4625
Region 18 – 1. LaGrange Keystone (7-0) 18.7287, 2. Archbold (8-0) 16.0, 3. Wooster Triway (7-1) 15.55, 4. Pemberville Eastwood (7-1) 15.25, 5. Coldwater (6-2) 12.275, 6. Vermilion (6-2) 11.9375, 6. Vermilion (6-2) 11.9375, 7. Port Clinton (7-1) 11.7418, 8. Castalia Margaretta (6-2) 11.675, 9. Bluffton (7-1) 11.625, 10. Genoa Area (5-3) 10.875, 11. Richwood North Union (6-2) 10.65, 12. Creston Norwayne (5-3) 10.5688, 13. Lewistown Indian Lake (5-3) 8.5625, 14. Northwood (4-4) 8.3444, 15. Galion (4-4) 6.8625, 16. Oak Harbor (4-4) 5.3375
Region 19 – 1. Ironton (7-1) 24.2219, 2. Gahanna Cols. Acad. (6-2) 17.1625, 3. Beverly Fort Frye (7-1) 15.2891, 4. South Point (7-1) 11.975, 5. Worthington Christian (5-3) 11.85, 6. Pomeroy Meigs (5-3) 9.0125, 7. Proctorville Fairland (5-3) 8.4936, 8. Wheelersburg (5-3) 7.8375, 9. Piketon (5-3) 7.0, 10. West Lafayette Ridgewood (5-3) 6.7181, 11. McArthur Vinton County (5-3) 5.7125, 12. Circleville Logan Elm (3-5) 4.675, 13. Portsmouth (3-5) 4.2247, 14. Cols. Africentric (2-6) 3.8, 15. Utica (2-6) 3.325, 16. Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (2-6) 3.3189
Region 20 – 1. St. Paris Graham Local (7-1) 16.575, 2. Williamsburg (7-1) 15.325, 3. Cin. Summit Country Day (4-3) 10.7737, 4. Waynesville (6-2) 10.5125, 5. Casstown Miami East (7-1) 10.4, 6. Arcanum (6-2) 10.0689, 7. Middletown Bishop Fenwick (4-4) 10.0125, 8. West Liberty-Salem (5-2) 8.0257, 9. Miamisburg Day. Christian (5-3) 7.375, 10. Jamestown Greeneview (5-3) 7.298, 11. Cin. Gamble Montessori (6-2) 6.9942, 12. Springfield Greenon (5-2) 6.9583, 13. Carlisle (4-4) 6.85, 14. Brookville (4-4) 6.175, 15. Cin. Mariemont (4-4) 6.1375, 16. Camden Preble Shawnee (6-2) 5.8428
Division VI
Region 21 – 1. Kirtland (7-1) 15.8, 2. Canfield South Range (7-1) 14.4656, 3. Mineral Ridge (8-0) 13.762, 4. Hanoverton United (6-1) 13.3651, 5. Brookfield (6-2) 12.4375, 6. Columbia Station Columbia (7-1) 11.0344, 7. Smithville (7-1) 10.8125, 8. Wickliffe (7-1) 10.1016, 9. Jeromesville Hillsdale (7-1) 10.0625, 10. Orwell Grand Valley (6-2) 8.8444, 11. Doylestown Chippewa (6-2) 8.8375, 12. Columbiana (6-2) 8.041, 13. East Palestine (5-3) 7.2115, 14. Cle. John Adams (5-2) 6.9048, 15. Warren John F. Kennedy (4-4) 6.45, 16. Lisbon David Anderson (5-3) 4.9268
Region 22 – 1. Lima Central Cath. (8-0) 19.2375, 2. Liberty Center (8-0) 17.525, 3. Elmore Woodmore (8-0) 15.825, 4. Columbus Grove (7-1) 13.275, 5. Collins Western Reserve (8-0) 12.5104, 6. Paulding (7-1) 11.3875, 7. Attica Seneca East (6-2) 9.8023, 8. Carey (5-3) 9.8, 9. Hamler Patrick Henry (5-3) 8.75, 10. Delta (5-3) 8.6231, 11. Ada (5-3) 8.4625, 12. Harrod Allen East (5-3) 8.4, 13. Sherwood Fairview (6-2) 8.3125, 14. Van Buren (6-2) 7.925, 15. Bloomdale Elmwood (4-4) 7.425, 16. Lima Perry (4-4) 5.3
Region 23 – 1. Nelsonville-York (8-0) 14.2625, 2. Hannibal River (8-0) 13.4624, 3. West Jefferson (7-1) 12.6654, 4. Newark Cath. (6-2) 11.6375, 5. Newcomerstown (6-2) 11.4, 6. Waterford (6-2) 10.875, 7. Sugarcreek Garaway (6-2) 10.7102, 8. Woodsfield Monroe Central (5-3) 10.1768, 9. Centerburg (6-2) 9.15, 10. Fredericktown (6-2) 8.4, 11t. Mount Gilead (4-4) 7.975, 11t. Marion Elgin (6-2) 7.975, 13. Sugar Grove Berne Union (5-3) 7.4875, 14. Howard East Knox (5-3) 6.2625, 15. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (4-4) 5.2875, 16. Crooksville (4-4) 4.75
Region 24 – 1. Portsmouth West (7-1) 14.5, 2. New Madison Tri-Village (8-0) 13.8845, 3. Cin. Deer Park (8-0) 13.8597, 4. Cin. College Preparatory (7-1) 13.0625, 5. Chillicothe Huntington (5-3) 12.512, 6. Chillicothe Zane Trace (7-1) 12.0953, 7. Mechanicsburg (6-2) 11.9634, 8. Covington (5-3) 11.0375, 9. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (7-1) 10.8557, 10. St. Henry (5-3) 10.475, 11. London Madison-Plains (6-1) 9.9762, 12. Versailles (5-3) 9.6875, 13. Anna (5-3) 9.3375, 14. Cin. Miami Valley Christian Acad. (5-3) 8.1031, 15. Chillicothe Southeastern (4-4) 4.8737, 16. Lucasville Valley (5-3) 4.7
Division VII
Region 25 – 1. Cuyahoga Hts. (7-1) 12.2875, 2. McDonald (8-0) 11.2875, 3. Ashtabula St. John School (6-2) 8.9621, 4. East Canton (6-2) 8.6625, 5. Mogadore (6-2) 8.1594, 6. New Middletown Springfield (5-3) 6.325, 7. Lowellville (4-4) 6.125, 8. Independence (4-4) 5.3375, 9. Vienna Mathews (5-3) 4.8273, 10. Norwalk St. Paul (4-3) 4.5159, 11. Monroeville (3-4) 4.0281, 12. Rittman (3-5) 3.7582, 13. Dalton (2-6) 3.0875, 14. Malvern (3-5) 3.0125, 15. Greenwich South Central (3-5) 2.8698, 16. Leetonia (3-5) 2.3444,
Region 26 – 1. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (8-0) 15.0375, 2. Leipsic (8-0) 13.475, 3. McComb (7-1) 11.5038, 4. Sycamore Mohawk (7-1) 10.625, 5. North Baltimore (7-1) 10.4, 6. Edon (7-1) 7.8021, 7. Gibsonburg (3-4) 6.8413, 8. Montpelier (6-2) 6.7604, 9. Pandora-Gilboa (4-4) 6.2125, 10. Delphos Jefferson (3-5) 5.3, 11. Tol. Christian (4-4) 5.1963, 12. Arcadia (3-5) 4.375, 13. Haviland Wayne Trace (5-3) 4.1125, 14. Pioneer North Central (3-5) 3.8646, 15. West Unity Hilltop (4-4) 2.8438, 16. Defiance Ayersville (3-5) 2.7625
Region 27 – 1. Willow Wood Symmes Valley (8-0) 15.0486, 2. Toronto (7-1) 13.7645, 3. Danville (8-0) 12.2588, 4. Shadyside (7-1) 11.675, 5. Reedsville Eastern (6-2) 9.475, 6. Lancaster Fisher Cath. (6-2) 7.7765, 7. Strasburg-Franklin (5-3) 7.5375, 8. Bowerston Conotton Valley (5-3) 6.7398, 9. Crown City South Gallia (6-2) 6.6269, 10. New Matamoras Frontier (5-3) 6.4409, 11. Beaver Eastern (5-3) 6.139, 12. Portsmouth Notre Dame (3-4) 6.0096, 13. Lucas (4-4) 5.675, 14. Steubenville Cath. Central (5-3) 4.7875, 15. Loudonville (3-5) 4.6073, 16. Racine Southern (4-4) 4.6
Region 28 – 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (8-0) 15.4125, 2. Ansonia (7-1) 13.6696, 3. Minster (6-2) 10.275, 4. DeGraff Riverside (7-1) 9.925, 5. Waynesfield-Goshen (6-2) 9.6067, 6. Cin. Country Day (4-4) 6.822, 7. Fort Loramie (5-3) 6.275, 8. New Bremen (3-5) 5.925, 9. Lewisburg Tri-County North (4-4) 4.85, 10. Fort Recovery (3-5) 3.8472, 11. McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (4-4) 2.8625, 12. Mt. Victory Ridgemont (2-6) 1.925, 13. Manchester (3-4) 1.9118, 14. S. Charleston Southeastern Local (3-5) 1.8415, 15. Cedarville (2-6) 1.7216, 16. Dola Hardin Northern (3-5) 1.666
Playoff Qualifiers Reduced to 12 Per Region
In June of 2025, the OHSAA announced that the number of playoff qualifiers in each region would be reduced from 16 to 12. That format will continue with the 2026 playoffs. The full release is posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/News/ohsaa-announces-changes-to-football-playoff-format
Statewide Schedules:
MaxPreps: https://www.maxpreps.com/news/CZOQGdVgHE-cqAThBaoN-g/2026-ohio-high-school-football-schedules.htm?open=1
Joe Eitel: https://www.joeeitel.com/hsfoot/
2026 Postseason Schedule:
Oct. 25 – Final Computer Ratings and Playoff Qualifiers Announced
Oct. 30 – Regional Playoffs First Round, hosted by higher seed
Nov. 6 – Regional Quarterfinals, hosted by higher seed
Nov. 13 – Regional Semifinals, hosted by higher seed
Nov. 20 – Regional Finals at neutral sites
Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving
Nov. 29 – State Semifinals at neutral sites
Dec. 3-5 – State Championships, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
OPSMA Weekly Statewide Notebooks
Each week during the season, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association will compile and distribute a notebook of top accomplishments from around the state. The weekly notebooks will be posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/News-Media/Ohio-Prep-Sports-Media-Association/OPSMA-Weekly-Football-Notebooks
All-Time Playoff Database: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/history/FootballParticipants.pdf
Statewide Broadcast List: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/OHSAAFootballRadioListing.pdf
