MHSAA football playoff standings, storylines and more ahead of Week 9

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MICHIGAN — Week 9 is here, bringing with it the end of the Michigan high school football regular season across all 10 MHSAA divisions.

While many conference championships have been decided and milestone moments reached, there is still plenty to play for. Playoff hopes remain on the line for dozens of teams across the state in both 11-player and 8-player football.

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The MHSAA playoff-point standings offer a look at which teams are currently projected to make the postseason, with 32-team fields in each 11-player division and 16-team fields in each 8-player division. Below are the playoff-point standings for each division as of Oct. 20.

Dive into the standings, along with notes on notable teams, matchups and storylines heading into the final games of the regular season before Selection Sunday at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25.

11-Player Division 1

  • Howell (8-0), 81.375 points, No. 1
  • Detroit Catholic Central (8-0), 80.607, No. 2
  • Clarkston (7-1), 80.375, No. 3
  • East Kentwood (8-0), 79.125, No. 4
  • Oxford (7-1), 78.875, No. 5
  • Romeo (8-0), 77.625, No. 6
  • Saline (8-0), 75.125, No. 7
  • Northville (7-1), 75.000, No. 8
  • Grand Blanc (8-0), 74.125, No. 9
  • Dearborn Fordson (7-1), 72.750, No. 10
  • Detroit Cass Tech (8-0), 72.292, No. 11
  • Grand Ledge (8-0), 70.250, No. 12
  • Portage Central (7-1), 67.625, No. 13
  • Rochester Adams (5-3), 66.875, No. 14
  • Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (6-2), 66.875, No. 14
  • Hudsonville (6-2), 65.375, No. 16
  • Belleville (5-3), 65.250, No. 17
  • Hartland (6-2), 64.750, No. 18
  • Brownstown Woodhaven (6-2), 62.375, No. 19
  • Macomb Dakota (5-3), 62.250, No. 20
  • Rochester (5-3), 61.625, No. 21
  • Davison (6-2), 61.375, No. 22
  • Brighton (5-3), 58.500, No. 23
  • Rockford (4-4), 57.125, No. 24
  • Utica (6-2), 56.750, No. 25
  • Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (6-2), 55.875, No. 26
  • Lake Orion (4-4), 52.375, No. 27
  • Plymouth (4-4), 51.750, No. 28
  • Dearborn (4-4), 49.875, No. 29
  • Grand Haven (4-4), 49.250, No. 30
  • Monroe (4-4), 49.000, No. 31
  • Grandville (3-5), 48.125, No. 32

First three out

  • New Baltimore Anchor Bay (4-4), 46.750, No. 33
  • Bloomfield Hills (4-4), 46.000, No. 34
  • Okemos (5-3), 45.750, No. 35

Note: Returning Division 1 state champion Detroit Catholic Central (8-0) faces Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (6-2) in the final game of the 2026 MHSAA regular season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Ford Field. Howell (8-0) looks to complete an undefeated regular season when it hosts Northville (7-1) in the KLAA final. Romeo (8-0) faces Oxford (7-1) in an attempt to complete its first undefeated regular season since 1977.

Division 2

  • Gibraltar Carlson (8-0), 72.375, No. 1
  • Muskegon Mona Shores (7-1), 69.482, No. 2
  • South Lyon (6-2), 68.250, No. 3
  • Caledonia (6-2), 67.732, No. 4
  • Milford (7-1), 67.375, No. 5
  • Byron Center (6-2), 67.333, No. 6
  • Grosse Pointe South (7-1), 67.125, No. 7
  • South Lyon East (6-2), 66.250, No. 8
  • Temperance Bedford (7-1), 66.083, No. 9
  • Walled Lake Western (7-1), 66.000, No. 10
  • Allen Park (7-1), 64.018, No. 11
  • Livonia Franklin (6-2), 61.875, No. 12
  • Orchard Lake St. Mary's (5-3), 61.750, No. 13
  • Midland Dow (6-2), 61.250, No. 14
  • Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (6-2), 59.500, No. 15
  • Portage Northern (5-3), 58.778, No. 16
  • Saginaw Heritage (5-3), 58.500, No. 17
  • St. Clair Shores Lakeview (6-2), 57.875, No. 18
  • Traverse City West (5-3), 57.875, No. 18
  • Ferndale (6-2), 56.500, No. 20
  • North Farmington (5-3), 55.250, No. 21
  • Birmingham Groves (5-3), 54.750, No. 22
  • Livonia Churchill (4-4), 49.750, No. 23
  • Birmingham Seaholm (4-4), 48.625, No. 24
  • Dearborn Heights Crestwood (4-4), 48.250, No. 25
  • Traverse City Central (4-4), 48.000, No. 26
  • Roseville (3-5), 46.000, No. 27
  • Midland (4-4), 45.875, No. 28
  • Lincoln Park (3-5), 45.125, No. 29
  • Flushing (4-4), 44.125, No. 30
  • East Lansing (3-5), 43.750, No. 31
  • Muskegon (4-4), 43.750, No. 31

First three out

  • Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse (3-5), 41.000, No. 33
  • Detroit Mumford (4-4), 39.875, No. 34
  • Royal Oak (4-4), 39.375, No. 35

Note: Gibraltar Carlson (8-0) looks to cap a second straight undefeated regular season when it faces Allen Park (7-1) Friday in a battle between the top two teams in the Downriver League. Carlson is the only undefeated team remaining in the Division 2 playoff-point standings. While its 5-3 record may not be impressive at first glance, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s has lost three one-score games to Detroit King (6-2), Detroit Catholic Central (8-0) and Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic (7-2). The two-time defending state champion takes on Detroit U of D Jesuit (3-5) in its season finale.

Division 3

  • Port Huron (8-0), 74.750, No. 1
  • Harper Woods (7-1), 73.500, No. 2
  • Chelsea (8-0), 67.500, No. 3
  • Mount Pleasant (7-1), 67.250, No. 4
  • Coopersville (8-0), 67.000, No. 5
  • Detroit Martin Luther King (6-2), 66.833, No. 6
  • St. Joseph (7-1), 66.250, No. 7
  • Zeeland West (7-1), 64.786, No. 8
  • Mason (7-1), 62.125, No. 9
  • Fenton (6-2), 60.750, No. 10
  • DeWitt (6-2), 60.125, No. 11
  • East Grand Rapids (6-2), 57.125, No. 12
  • Linden (6-2), 55.000, No. 13
  • Cadillac (6-2), 54.625, No. 14
  • Dexter (4-4), 54.625, No. 14
  • Warren De La Salle Collegiate (5-3), 54.458, No. 16
  • Redford Thurston (7-1), 54.107, No. 17
  • Marquette (6-2), 53.875, No. 18
  • Holly (6-2), 53.625, No. 19
  • Lowell (5-3), 53.375, No. 20
  • Middleville Thornapple Kellogg (6-2), 53.375, No. 20
  • Battle Creek Harper Creek (6-2), 53.250, No. 22
  • Grosse Pointe North (6-2), 52.875, No. 23
  • Trenton (4-4), 52.125, No. 24
  • Warren Fitzgerald (6-2), 50.875, No. 25
  • New Boston Huron (6-2), 46.875, No. 26
  • Petoskey (5-3), 46.875, No. 26
  • Coldwater (5-3), 45.625, No. 28
  • Niles (4-4), 44.375, No. 29
  • Waterford Mott (4-4), 43.250, No. 30
  • Battle Creek Central (4-4), 43.125, No. 31
  • Zeeland East (4-4), 42.125, No. 32

First three out

  • Riverview (5-3), 41.250, No. 33
  • Bay City Western (3-5), 40.750, No. 34
  • Lansing Waverly (3-5), 40.250, No. 35

Note: Port Huron (8-0) last completed an undefeated regular season in 2020 during the COVID-shortened fall season. A win against crosstown rival Port Huron Northern (1-7) would give the RedHawks their first 9-0 regular season since 2011. Chelsea (8-0) looks to finish its first undefeated regular season since 2021 with a road trip to Linden (6-2). Coopersville (8-0) also is chasing an undefeated regular season when it travels to face Kenowa Hills (7-1) in a game that will decide the River Cities Alliance title.

Division 4

  • Goodrich (8-0), 64.000, No. 1
  • Edwardsburg (8-0), 63.042, No. 2
  • Grand Rapids South Christian (7-1), 62.500, No. 3
  • Dearborn Divine Child (7-1), 61.625, No. 4
  • Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (7-1), 61.500, No. 5
  • Marshall (7-1), 61.000, No. 6
  • Stevensville Lakeshore (7-1), 60.875, No. 7
  • Portland (8-0), 60.125, No. 8
  • Vicksburg (7-1), 59.250, No. 9
  • Paw Paw (7-1), 58.750, No. 10
  • Ada Forest Hills Eastern (7-1), 56.875, No. 11
  • Hastings (6-2), 56.250, No. 12
  • Adrian (7-1), 55.375, No. 13
  • Marysville (5-3), 53.250, No. 14
  • Madison Heights Lamphere (5-3), 52.875, No. 15
  • Hudsonville Unity Christian (5-3), 51.458, No. 16
  • Ludington (7-1), 50.875, No. 17
  • St. Johns (6-2), 50.125, No. 18
  • Macomb Lutheran North (7-1), 49.375, No. 19
  • Detroit East English (6-2), 47.500, No. 20
  • Ortonville Brandon (5-3), 46.625, No. 21
  • Fruitport (6-2), 46.375, No. 22
  • Detroit Southeastern (6-2), 45.875, No. 23
  • Detroit Cody (7-1), 45.750, No. 24
  • Detroit Country Day (5-3), 45.500, No. 25
  • Tecumseh (5-3), 45.250, No. 26
  • Williamston (5-3), 44.875, No. 27
  • Big Rapids (5-3), 43.750, No. 28
  • St. Clair (6-2), 42.500, No. 29
  • Lansing Sexton (5-3), 42.250, No. 30
  • Haslett (3-5), 42.000, No. 31
  • Fremont (6-2), 39.500, No. 32

First three out

  • Sparta (4-4), 39.375, No. 33
  • Romulus (4-3), 39.089, No. 34
  • Spring Lake (4-4), 38.500, No. 35

Note: Last year’s Division 4 champion, Dearborn Divine Child (7-1), faces Division 6 champion Jackson Lumen Christi (7-1) at Ford Field on Saturday. Meanwhile, 2024 Division 4 state champion Goodrich has put together one of the most impressive regular seasons in program history. The Martians have been Division 4 semifinalists or finalists in each of the past four seasons. Goodrich will make the 1-hour, 45-minute drive north to visit 2022 Division 5 state champion Gladwin (5-3) for its Week 9 finale. Goodrich and Divine Child met in a state semifinal last fall, a matchup the Falcons won 10-7 on their way to the state title. Another marquee Week 9 matchup features Portland (8-0), looking for its fourth-straight undefeated regular season, against visiting 2025 D4 runner-up Hudsonville Unity Christian.

Division 5

  • Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-1), 67.875, No. 1
  • Monroe Jefferson (8-0), 56.875, No. 2
  • Grand Rapids West Catholic (6-2), 56.500, No. 3
  • Frankenmuth (7-1), 53.500, No. 4
  • Lake Odessa Lakewood (7-1), 52.375, No. 5
  • Berrien Springs (8-0), 52.250, No. 6
  • Hopkins (7-1), 52.125, No. 7
  • Kingsford (8-0), 51.500, No. 8
  • Saginaw Swan Valley (7-1), 50.875, No. 9
  • Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep (8-0), 49.196, No. 10
  • Imlay City (6-2), 47.375, No. 11
  • Muskegon Orchard View (6-2), 47.250, No. 12
  • Redford Union (5-3), 46.732, No. 13
  • Flint Powers Catholic (6-2), 46.268, No. 14
  • Armada (5-3), 45.750, No. 15
  • Wyoming Godwin Heights (6-2), 45.000, No. 16
  • Shepherd (6-2), 44.625, No. 17
  • Romulus Summit Academy North (5-3), 43.500, No. 18
  • Ogemaw Heights (6-2), 42.750, No. 19
  • Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (5-3), 41.875, No. 20
  • Negaunee (5-3), 41.000, No. 21
  • Ida (6-2), 40.750, No. 22
  • Detroit Voyageur College Prep (5-3), 39.179, No. 23
  • Reed City (5-3), 37.750, No. 24
  • Detroit Denby (5-3), 37.018, No. 25
  • Remus Chippewa Hills (6-2), 36.875, No. 26
  • Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (4-4), 36.125, No. 27
  • Corunna (3-5), 35.625, No. 28
  • Howard City Tri County (4-4), 35.625, No. 28
  • Comstock Park (3-5), 35.250, No. 30
  • Whitmore Lake (5-3), 33.643, No. 31
  • Flat Rock (3-5), 31.125, No. 32

Note: Monroe Jefferson defeated Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 8-6 to earn the Huron League championship. The Bears are one win away from their first undefeated regular season since 1993, coincidentally one year before they won a state title in 1994. Jefferson fell one game short of the accomplishment last year after losing to St. Mary Catholic Central and went on to make a state semifinal appearance. The Bears face one of Division 6’s top teams in Week 9 when Clinton (7-1), an LCAA co-champion with Hudson, visits. Clinton was a Division 7 state semifinalist last fall.

First three out

  • Detroit Henry Ford (3-5), 31.000, No. 33
  • Hazel Park (3-5), 30.875, No. 34
  • Clare (4-4), 30.125, No. 35

Division 6

  • Jackson Lumen Christi (7-1), 59.083, No. 1
  • Almont (8-0), 58.875, No. 2
  • Marine City (8-0), 52.750, No. 3
  • Detroit Edison (7-1), 50.375, No. 4
  • Ecorse (7-1), 50.000, No. 5
  • Sanford Meridian (8-0), 48.036, No. 6
  • Belding (6-2), 47.500, No. 7
  • Detroit Central (7-1), 46.875, No. 8
  • Kingsley (8-0), 46.750, No. 9
  • Clinton (7-1), 45.125, No. 10
  • Olivet (5-3), 45.125, No. 10
  • Montrose (7-1), 45.000, No. 12
  • Clawson (6-2), 44.250, No. 13
  • Algonac (6-2), 42.500, No. 14
  • Gladwin (5-3), 41.750, No. 15
  • Traverse City St. Francis (6-2), 40.500, No. 16
  • Napoleon (7-1), 40.375, No. 17
  • Buchanan (6-2), 40.361, No. 18
  • Calumet (5-3), 37.250, No. 19
  • Adrian Madison (6-2), 36.750, No. 20
  • Midland Bullock Creek (5-3), 36.161, No. 21
  • Detroit Communication Media Arts (5-3), 35.625, No. 22
  • Durand (5-3), 35.500, No. 23
  • Warren Michigan Collegiate (4-4), 34.625, No. 24
  • Harbor Springs (7-1), 34.125, No. 25
  • Dearborn Heights Robichaud (4-4), 33.518, No. 26
  • Flint New Standard Academy (5-3), 33.125, No. 27
  • Kent City (6-2), 32.875, No. 28
  • Elk Rapids (5-3), 31.250, No. 29
  • Brooklyn Columbia Central (5-3), 30.875, No. 30
  • Lutheran Westland (6-2), 30.768, No. 31
  • New Haven (5-3), 30.750, No. 32

First three out

  • Ovid-Elsie (4-4), 30.375, No. 33
  • Chesaning (4-4), 29.500, No. 34
  • Mason County Central (4-4), 29.250, No. 35

Note: The path to a Division 6 state championship for any title hopeful could eventually include a matchup with the Titans. Jackson Lumen Christi has owned Ford Field in Division 6 for two straight seasons. Before the playoffs begin, the Titans will battle Dearborn Divine Child (Division 4, No. 4) at Ford Field in the CHSL Prep Bowl. Almont, second in the Division 6 playoff-point standings, lost 25-19 to Lumen Christi in the state semifinals last fall. Almont looks to cap a third straight undefeated regular season with a road trip to Garden City (Division 3, 4-4).

Division 7

  • Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (7-1), 53.125, No. 1
  • Menominee (7-1), 51.917, No. 2
  • Constantine (7-1), 45.625, No. 3
  • Millington (8-0), 43.250, No. 4
  • Schoolcraft (6-2), 42.946, No. 5
  • Pewamo-Westphalia (7-0), 42.071, No. 6
  • Charlevoix (6-2), 41.375, No. 7
  • Hanover-Horton (7-1), 41.250, No. 8
  • North Muskegon (7-1), 41.071, No. 9
  • Ithaca (8-0), 40.875, No. 10
  • Ravenna (6-2), 40.000, No. 11
  • Burton Bendle (8-0), 38.768, No. 12
  • McBain (6-2), 37.000, No. 13
  • Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (6-2), 35.625, No. 14
  • Detroit Community (7-1), 35.250, No. 15
  • Bronson (6-2), 34.375, No. 16
  • Saginaw Valley Lutheran (6-2), 33.750, No. 17
  • Union City (7-1), 33.750, No. 17
  • Lawton (5-3), 33.500, No. 19
  • Cassopolis (7-1), 33.250, No. 20
  • Galesburg-Augusta (7-1), 32.875, No. 21
  • Ottawa Lake Whiteford (6-2), 32.655, No. 22
  • Cass City (6-2), 32.000, No. 23
  • Manton (6-2), 31.250, No. 24
  • Harrison (6-2), 30.804, No. 25
  • Saranac (6-2), 30.679, No. 26
  • Leslie (4-4), 29.500, No. 27
  • Manistee (3-5), 29.125, No. 28
  • Oscoda (5-3), 28.875, No. 29
  • Jonesville (4-4), 27.625, No. 30
  • Clinton Township Clintondale (2-6), 27.125, No. 31
  • Lakeview (4-4), 26.000, No. 32

First three out

  • Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (4-4), 24.750, No. 33
  • Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest (3-5), 24.750, No. 33
  • Coloma (3-5), 24.250, No. 35

Note: At 2-6, Clintondale has the fewest wins of any team currently projected into the playoffs across all 10 divisions of the state tournament. The top of the Division 7 standings includes several teams with recent state championship game appearances, including Menominee (2025 champion), Millington (2024 champion) and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (2024 runner-up).

Division 8

  • Madison Heights Madison (7-1), 45.750, No. 1
  • Hudson (7-1), 45.375, No. 2
  • New Lothrop (7-1), 44.375, No. 3
  • Beal City (8-0), 41.750, No. 4
  • Decatur (8-0), 40.250, No. 5
  • Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (8-0), 40.250, No. 5
  • Bark River-Harris (7-1), 37.946, No. 7
  • Clarkston Everest Collegiate (7-1), 37.625, No. 8
  • Springport (7-1), 36.125, No. 9
  • Maple City Glen Lake (6-2), 34.750, No. 10
  • East Jordan (7-1), 34.250, No. 11
  • Fowler (6-2), 34.179, No. 12
  • Manchester (6-2), 32.500, No. 13
  • Iron Mountain (6-2), 31.500, No. 14
  • Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (5-3), 30.964, No. 15
  • Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (5-3), 30.518, No. 16
  • Ubly (5-3), 29.750, No. 17
  • Unionville-Sebewaing (6-2), 29.500, No. 18
  • Frankfort (5-3), 29.375, No. 19
  • Southfield Bradford Academy (5-3), 29.000, No. 20
  • Saugatuck (5-3), 28.625, No. 21
  • Burton Atherton (5-3), 28.250, No. 22
  • Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central (4-4), 28.125, No. 23
  • Allen Park Cabrini (5-3), 27.750, No. 24
  • Sand Creek (5-3), 25.917, No. 25
  • L'Anse (4-4), 24.250, No. 26
  • Genesee (4-4), 24.125, No. 27
  • Marine City Cardinal Mooney (5-3), 24.125, No. 27
  • Vestaburg (5-3), 24.125, No. 27
  • Vassar (4-4), 23.625, No. 30
  • Vermontville Maple Valley (4-4), 22.875, No. 31
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston (3-5), 22.250, No. 32

First three out

  • Reading (4-4), 21.750, No. 33
  • Farwell (4-4), 21.714, No. 34
  • Beaverton (3-4), 21.482, No. 35

Note: Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (8-0) and Clarkston Everest Collegiate (7-1) play in one of the final scheduled games of the regular season. The teams meet in the CHSL Prep Bowl at Ford Field, with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. A win would give Shrine its first undefeated regular season since 2008. Hudson (2021 state champion, 2025 runner-up) recently claimed a share of a strongly contested LCAA Conference championship. The Tigers (7-1) host Berrien Springs (8-0) in one of the top finale matchups in D6-8 football. Decatur (8-0) travels to Parchment (5-3) for a chance at its first undefeated regular season since its 2002 D7 state title game appearance. Beal City (8-0, 2024 state champion) hosts Ithaca (Division 7, 8-0) in a battle of two potential state title contenders, with the Aggies looking to earn back-to-back undefeated regular seasons.

8-player Division 1

  • Dryden (8-0), 36.732, No. 1
  • Pickford (6-2), 34.286, No. 2
  • Dansville (7-1), 33.875, No. 3
  • Deckerville (7-1), 33.232, No. 4
  • Colon (7-1), 32.857, No. 5
  • Blanchard Montabella (7-1), 32.750, No. 6
  • Merrill (7-1), 32.750, No. 6
  • Climax-Scotts (6-2), 32.732, No. 8
  • Rudyard (6-2), 32.411, No. 9
  • Bridgman (7-1), 32.054, No. 10
  • Ishpeming (6-2), 30.375, No. 11
  • Crystal Falls Forest Park (6-2), 29.625, No. 12
  • Kingston (5-3), 29.607, No. 13
  • Indian River Inland Lakes (5-3), 29.125, No. 14
  • Marlette (6-2), 28.875, No. 15
  • Fulton (5-3), 28.625, No. 16
  • Mio (5-3), 28.625, No. 16

Note: Dryden is one win away from its first undefeated regular season since 2008, coincidentally the last time the program made a playoff appearance. Since then, the program’s highs and lows have included a four-year span without playing a football game. Now, the Cardinals sit at No. 1 in the 8-player Division 1 playoff-point standings after winning the Big Thumb Conference Blue title. Dryden faces North Huron in Week 9, and its victories already include projected playoff teams Deckerville and Kingston.

First three out

  • Concord (5-3), 28.482, No. 18
  • Central Lake (6-2), 28.339, No. 19
  • Rogers City (6-2), 26.821, No. 20

8-player Division 2

  • Mendon (8-0), 38.607, No. 1
  • Lake Linden-Hubbell (8-0), 37.375, No. 2
  • Bay City All Saints (8-0), 36.375, No. 3
  • Portland St. Patrick (8-0), 35.125, No. 4
  • Gaylord St. Mary (8-0), 33.786, No. 5
  • Marion (8-0), 33.625, No. 6
  • St. Ignace (7-1), 32.750, No. 7
  • Kinde North Huron (7-1), 31.732, No. 8
  • Grand Rapids Sacred Heart (7-1), 31.250, No. 9
  • Litchfield (7-1), 30.440, No. 10
  • Marcellus (6-2), 29.679, No. 11
  • Britton Deerfield (6-2), 29.625, No. 12
  • Powers North Central (6-2), 29.625, No. 12
  • Onekama (6-2), 28.500, No. 14
  • Peck (5-3), 26.625, No. 15
  • Pittsford (5-3), 26.125, No. 16

First three out

  • Adrian Lenawee Christian (4-4), 26.042, No. 17
  • Felch North Dickinson (4-4), 25.411, No. 18
  • Waldron (5-3), 24.833, No. 19

Note: Six undefeated teams enter the regular-season finale, the most of any division outside 11-player Division 1, led by Mendon (8-0). The Hornets take on Adrian Lenawee Christian (4-4) in their season finale. The three-time state champion Cougars, who last won the title in 2023, lost this matchup last year and missed the playoffs for the first time since transitioning to 8-player football. The Cougars sit outside the playoff cutline entering Week 9. A win would give Mendon its second straight undefeated regular season.

Lake Linden-Hubbell is one win away from its first undefeated regular season since 2016 and takes on Ontonagon (2-5). Bay City All Saints last completed an undefeated regular season in 1980. The Cougars look to end that drought on the road against Breckenridge (4-4). Defending state champion Portland St. Patrick looks to extend its 21-game winning streak on the road against Dansville (7-1). Gaylord St. Mary’s defense has allowed only eight points all season, and the Snowbirds look to complete their first undefeated regular season since 2017 with a road trip to Indian River Inland Lakes (5-3). Marion, a 2023 state finalist, hosts Kingston (5-3).

Playoff Fields and Selection Sunday

Playoff fields will be finalized in the standings on Saturday, Oct. 24. There are currently eight scheduled games for Saturday afternoon, with the final game of the regular season (as of Oct. 19) to be played between Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central at 7:30 p.m.

Following the conclusion of the MHSAA football regular season, all 10 divisions and their tournament brackets will be announced live during the Selection Sunday Show, published by the Michigan High School Athletic Association on the NFHS Network.

No subscription is needed. The show will be free for all registered users to view.

Playoff Schedules

11-player Tournament

  • Districts - Oct. 30-Nov. 7
  • Regionals - Nov. 13-14
  • Semifinals - Nov. 21
  • Finals - Nov. 27-28, Ford Field, Detroit

8-player Tournament

  • Regionals - Oct. 30-Nov. 7
  • Semifinals - Nov. 14
  • Finals - Nov. 21, Superior Dome, NMU, Marquette

Tickets for state title games can be purchased via the MHSAA football homepage via Ticket Master.

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: MHSAA football playoff standings, storylines and more ahead of Week 9

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