The Ohio high school football regular season is nearing its final stretch.
Teams are preparing for Week 8, with only three games remaining until playoff brackets are released. Which teams from the Toledo area are (unofficially) in? Which are on the bubble? Where could they be seeded?
Below is a look at playoff contenders through Week 7, using information from Ohio football websites JoeEitel.com and Fantastic50.net to compile teams' probabilities for the postseason. For each team in the playoff hunt, we compiled its projected playoff status, highest/lowest potential seeds, and most probable seeding.
Last updated: Oct. 2. Will be updated next week.
DIVISION I
Whitmer (5-2)
■ Status: Unofficially in with likely home game
■ This week's regional ranking: 3
■ Highest/lowest possible seeds: 1/10
■ Most likely seed: 3
■ Remaining schedule: Northview (2-5), Findlay (5-2), Springfield (2-5)
Findlay (5-2)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 7
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/14
■ Most likely seed: 6
■ Remaining schedule: Perrysburg (6-1), Whitmer (5-2), Northview (2-5)
Perrysburg (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 6
■ Highest/lowest possible: 2/14
■ Most likely seed: 5
■ Remaining schedule: Findlay (5-2), Springfield (2-5), Anthony Wayne (5-2)
DIVISION II
Anthony Wayne (5-2)
■ Status: Unofficially in with at least one home game
■ This week's regional ranking: 2
■ Highest/lowest possible: 2/7
■ Most likely seed: 2
■ Remaining schedule: Springfield (2-5), Northview (2-5), Perrysburg (6-1)
Southview (4-3)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 8
■ Highest/lowest possible: 3/16
■ Most likely seed: 6
■ Remaining schedule: Fremont Ross (2-5), Clay (3-4), Napoleon (3-4)
Clay (3-4)
■ Status: Likely in
■ This week's regional ranking: 9
■ Highest/lowest possible: 5/Out
■ Most likely seed: 12
■ Remaining schedule: Napoleon (3-4), Southview (4-3), Rogers (1-6)
Fremont Ross (2-5)
■ Status: Likely in
■ This week's regional ranking: 14
■ Highest/lowest possible: 5/Out
■ Most likely seeds: 10/11
■ Remaining schedule: Southview (4-3), Waite (1-6), Bowling Green (4-3)
St. John’s Jesuit (3-4)
■ Status: Strong contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 19
■ Highest/lowest possible: 5/Out
■ Most likely seeds: 15/16
■ Remaining schedule: Detroit Catholic Central (4-2), Warren De La Salle (5-1), Detroit Denby (6-0)
Start (3-4)
■ Status: Strong contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 16
■ Highest/lowest possible: 7/Out
■ Most likely seed: 14
■ Remaining schedule: Bowsher (2-5), Woodward (0-7), Lima Senior (5-2)
DIVISION III
Central Catholic (7-0)
■ Status: Unofficially already in with two home games
■ This week's regional ranking: 1
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/4
■ Most likely seed: 1
■ Remaining schedule: Orchard Lake St. Mary (2-4), St. Francis (1-6), Detroit Central (3-3)
Maumee (3-4)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 16
■ Highest/lowest possible: 12/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Rossford (1-6), Fostoria (1-6), Otsego (2-5)
Bowling Green (4-3)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 14
■ Highest/lowest possible: 9/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Woodward (0-7), Napoleon (3-4), Fremont Ross (2-5)
DIVISION IV
Wauseon (5-2)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 7
■ Highest/lowest possible: 3/16
■ Most likely seed: 9
■ Remaining schedule: Archbold (6-1), Bryan (4-3), Liberty Center (7-0)
Napoleon (3-4)
■ Status: Likely in
■ This week's regional ranking: 13
■ Highest/lowest possible: 3/Out
■ Most likely seeds: 7/8
■ Remaining schedule: Clay (3-4), Bowling Green (4-3), Southview (4-3)
Bryan (4-3)
■ Status: Likely in
■ This week's regional ranking: 7
■ Highest/lowest possible: 4/Out
■ Most likely seeds: 13/14
■ Remaining schedule: Swanton (0-7), Wauseon (5-2), Archbold (6-1)
DIVISION V
Liberty Center (7-0)
■ Status: Unofficially in with two home games
■ This week's regional ranking: 1
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/4
■ Most likely seed: 1
■ Remaining schedule: Evergreen (2-5), Delta (3-4), Wauseon (5-2)
Archbold (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 6
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/12
■ Most likely seed: 3
■ Remaining schedule: Wauseon (5-2), Patrick Henry (6-1), Bryan (4-3)
Genoa (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 3
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/11
■ Most likely seed: 2
■ Remaining schedule: Oak Harbor (7-0), Rossford (1-6), Eastwood (6-1)
Oak Harbor (7-0)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 4
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/11
■ Most likely seed: 2
■ Remaining schedule: Genoa (6-1), Eastwood (6-1), Lake (2-5)
Liberty-Benton (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 7
■ Highest/lowest possible: 2/12
■ Most likely seeds: 6/8
■ Remaining schedule: Pandora-Gilboa (5-2), Arcadia (1-6), McComb (6-1)
Eastwood (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in
■ This week's regional ranking: 9
■ Highest/lowest possible: 2/14
■ Most likely seed: 9
■ Remaining schedule: Otsego (2-5), Oak Harbor (7-0), Genoa (6-1)
Otsego (2-5)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 21
■ Highest/lowest possible: 9/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Eastwood (6-1), Lake (2-5), Maumee (3-4)
Port Clinton (3-4)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 13
■ Highest/lowest possible: 8/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Edison (6-1), Bellevue (3-4), Sandusky (4-3)
Elmwood (2-5)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 20
■ Highest/lowest possible: 10/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: McComb (6-1), Edon (5-2), Pandora-Gilboa (5-2)
Northwood (2-5)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week’s regional ranking: 22
■ Highest/lowest possible: 10/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Montpelier (5-2), Hilltop (1-6), Collins Western Reserve (5-2)
Delta (3-4)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week’s regional ranking: 17
■ Highest/lowest possible: 10/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Patrick Henry (6-1), Liberty Center (7-0), Evergreen (2-5)
DIVISION VI
Ottawa Hills (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in and likely home game
■ This week's regional ranking: 7
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/10
■ Most likely seed: 5
■ Remaining schedule: Cardinal Stritch (2-5), Montpelier (5-2), Edon (5-2)
Lakota (3-4)
■ Status: Strong contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 14
■ Highest/lowest possible: 9/Out
■ Most likely seed: 16
■ Remaining schedule: Margaretta (3-4), Fremont St. Joseph (0-6), Woodmore (2-5)
DIVISION VII
McComb (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in and likely home game
■ This week's regional ranking: 2
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/9
■ Most likely seed: 2
■ Remaining schedule: Elmwood (2-5), Richmond Heights (1-6), Liberty-Benton (6-1)
Patrick Henry (6-1)
■ Status: Unofficially in and likely home
■ This week's regional ranking: 1
■ Highest/lowest possible: 1/10
■ Most likely seed: 6
■ Remaining schedule: Delta (3-4), Archbold (6-1), Swanton (0-7)
Edon (5-2)
■ Status: Strong contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 10
■ Highest/lowest possible: 8/Out
■ Most likely seed: 15
■ Remaining schedule: Hilltop (1-6), Elmwood (2-5), Ottawa Hills (6-1)
Gibsonburg (3-4)
■ Status: Contender
■ This week's regional ranking: 18
■ Highest/lowest possible: 10/Out
■ Most likely seed: Out
■ Remaining schedule: Willard (4-3), Margaretta (3-4), Fremont St. Joseph (0-6)
First Published October 4, 2023, 1:16 p.m.
