Ohio Playoff Bracket Picks(posted Nov. 3, 2009 - end of regular season)
The predictions below are based on my Fantastic 50 power ratings,
using the actual OHSAA playoff brackets.
First Round: 75-21 (78.1%) - compared to 66-30 (68.8%) for the higher seeds
All four #8 seeds that I picked in the first round won their games.
Second Round: 28-11 (with nine projected winners previously eliminated)
Regional Finals: 14-3 (with seven projected regional champs previously eliminated)
State Semifinals: 9-0, including both finalists in D3, D4, D5, D6 (with three of my state finalists already out)
State Championships: 3-1 (with two projected state champs previously eliminated)
Division I Division II Division III Division IV Division V Division VI 2008 Results Region 1 (Back to top)
First Round
(1) St Ignatius (Cleveland) (10-0) by 23 vs (8) Boardman (Youngstown) (7-3)
(5) Glenville Academic Campus (9-1) by 24 at (4) North Royalton (9-1)
(2) Solon (10-0) by 26 vs (7) Euclid (6-4)
(3) Mayfield (9-1) by 25 vs (6) Parma (7-3)
Second Round
(1) St Ignatius by 7 vs (5) Glenville
(2) Solon by 6 vs (3) Mayfield
Regional Final
(1) St Ignatius by 7 vs (2) Solon
Region 2
First Round
(8) Canton McKinley (6-4) by 1 at (1) Whitmer (Toledo) (9-1)
(4) GlenOak (Canton) (8-2) by 8 vs (5) Wadsworth (9-1)
(2) Twinsburg (9-1) by 7 vs (7) Brunswick (7-3)
(3) Massillon Washington (7-3) by 7 vs (6) Hoover (North Canton) (7-3)
Second Round
(8) Canton McKinley by 1 vs (4) GlenOak
(3) Massillon Washington by 5 vs (2) Twinsburg
Regional Final
(3) Massillon Washington by 6 vs (8) Canton McKinley
Region 3
First Round
(1) Dublin Coffman (10-0) by 20 vs (8) Springfield (6-4)
(4) Westerville South (8-2) by 16 vs (5) Olentangy Liberty (Powell) (7-3)
(2) Hilliard Davidson (8-1) by 14 vs (7) Lancaster (6-4)
(3) Pickerington Central (9-1) by 9 vs (6) Pickerington North (Pickerington)
Second Round
(1) Dublin Coffman by 6 vs (4) Westerville South
(2) Hilliard Davidson by 5 vs (3) Pickerington Central
Regional Final
(1) Dublin Coffman by 3 vs (2) Hilliard Davidson
Region 4
First Round
(1) St Xavier (Cincinnati) (8-2) by 11 vs (8) Centerville (8-2)
(4) Elder (Cincinnati) (7-2) by 12 vs (5) Wayne (Huber Heights) (7-3)
(2) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (9-1) by 16 vs (7) Middletown (9-1)
(3) Anderson (Cincinnati) (10-0) by 7 vs (6) Lakota West (West Chester) (9-1)
Second Round
(1) St Xavier by 3 vs (4) Elder
(2) Archbishop Moeller by 8 vs (3) Anderson
Regional Final
(2) Archbishop Moeller by 4 vs (1) St Xavier
Division I State Tournament
State Semifinals
(R1) St Ignatius (Cleveland) by 15 vs (R2) Massillon Washington
(R4) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) by 9 vs (R3) Dublin Coffman
State Championship
Archbishop Moeller by 1 vs St. Ignatius
Region 5 (Back to top)
First Round
(1) Lake Catholic (Mentor) (9-1) by 25 vs (8) Ravenna (8-2)
(4) Canfield (9-1) by 3 vs (5) Aurora (8-2)
(2) Howland (Warren) (9-1) by 8 vs (7) Highland (Medina) (6-4)
(6) West Geauga (Chesterland) (9-1) by 1 at (3) Ashland (9-1, D2 R5)
Second Round
(1) Lake Catholic by 13 vs (4) Canfield
(6) West Geauga by 5 vs (2) Howland (Warren)
Regional Final
(1) Lake Catholic by 17 vs (6) West Geauga
Region 6
First Round
(1) St Francis De Sales (Toledo) (9-1) by 16 vs (8) North Ridgeville (8-2)
(5) Avon Lake (7-3) by 1 at (4) Maumee (9-1)
(2) Central Catholic (Toledo) (8-2) by 28 vs (7) Rocky River (7-3)
(6) Maple Heights (8-2#) by 4 at (3) Rogers (Toledo) (9-1)
Second Round
(1) St Francis De Sales by 5 vs (5) Avon Lake
(2) Central Catholic by 10 vs (6) Maple Heights
Regional Final
(2) Central Catholic by 6 vs (1) St Francis De Sales
Region 7
First Round
(1) Louisville (10-0) by 23 vs (8) Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (8-2)
(5) Tri-Valley (Dresden) (9-1) by 2 at (4) Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (8-2)
(2) Logan (10-0) by 22 vs (7) Canal Winchester (8-2)
(3) Brookhaven (Columbus) (8-2) by 9 vs (6) Walnut Ridge (Columbus) (8-2)
Second Round
(1) Louisville by 20 vs (5) Tri-Valley
(2) Logan by 20 vs (3) Brookhaven
Regional Final
(1) Louisville by 1 vs (2) Logan
Region 8
First Round
(1) Turpin (Cincinnati) (10-0) by 22 vs (8) Wilmington (7-3)
(4) Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (7-3) by 26 vs (5) Mount Healthy (Cincinnati) (7-3)
(2) Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (8-2) by 33 vs (7) Ross (Hamilton) (6-4)
(3) Tecumseh (New Carlisle) (9-1) by 24 vs (6) West Carrollton (8-2)
Second Round
(1) Turpin by 1 vs (4) Trotwood-Madison
(2) Winton Woods by 16 vs (3) Tecumseh
Regional Final
(2) Winton Woods by 10 vs (1) Turpin
Division II State Tournament
State Semifinals
(R7) Louisville by 2 vs (R5) Lake Catholic (Mentor)
(R8) Winton Woods (Cincinnati) by 8 vs (R6) Toledo Central Catholic
State Championship
Louisville by 2 vs Winton Woods
Region 9 (Back to top)
First Round
(1) Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (10-0) by 35 vs (8) Field (Mogadore) (8-2)
(4) Hubbard (9-1) by 19 vs (5) Buckeye (Medina) (8-2)
(2) Poland Seminary (Poland) (8-2) by 4 vs (7) St Vincent-St Mary (Akron) (6-4)
(3) Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (7-3) by 3 vs (6) Padua Franciscan (Parma) (7-3)
Second Round
(1) Cardinal Mooney by 26 vs (4) Hubbard
(2) Poland Seminary by 1 vs (3) Archbishop Hoban
Regional Final
(1) Cardinal Mooney by 24 vs (2) Poland Seminary
Region 10
First Round
(1) St Francis De Sales (Columbus) (7-3) by 25 vs (8) Bryan (8-2)
(4) Perkins (Sandusky) (9-1) by 1 vs (5) Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (8-2)
(2) Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (7-3) by 23 vs (7) Bellefontaine (8-2)
(3) Napoleon (8-2) by 7 vs (6) Eastmoor Academy (Columbus) (8-2)
Second Round
(1) St Francis De Sales by 25 vs (4) Perkins
(2) Bishop Watterson by 16 vs (3) Napoleon
Regional Final
(1) St Francis De Sales by 5 vs (2) Bishop Watterson
Region 11
First Round
(1) Steubenville (9-1) by 26 vs (8) Marlington (Alliance) (8-2)
(4) Granville (9-1) by 13 vs (5) Salem (8-2)
(2) Dover (9-1) by 27 vs (7) Harrison Central (Cadiz) (8-2)
(6) Northwest (Canal Fulton) (7-3) by 5 at (3) Buckeye Local (Rayland) (8-2)
Second Round
(1) Steubenville by 24 vs (4) Granville (9-1)
(2) Dover by 13 vs (6) Northwest
Regional Final
(1) Steubenville by 11 vs (2) Dover
Region 12
First Round
(8) Shawnee (Springfield) (7-3) by 3 at (1) Goshen (8-2)
(4) Logan Elm (Circleville) (8-2) by 12 vs (5) New Richmond (9-1)
(2) Wyoming (Cincinnati) (10-0) by 3 vs (7) Eaton (8-2)
(3) Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (8-2#) by 12 vs (6) Monroe (8-2)
Second Round
(4) Logan Elm (Circleville) by 5 vs (8) Shawnee
(3) Chaminade-Julienne by 4 vs (2) Wyoming
Regional Final
(3) Chaminade-Julienne by 8 vs (4) Logan Elm
Division III State Tournament
State Semifinals
(R9) Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) by 3 vs (R11) Steubenville
(R10) St Francis De Sales (Columbus) by 20 vs (R12) Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton)
State Championship
Cardinal Mooney by 13 vs St Francis De Sales (Columbus)
Region 13 (Back to top)
First Round
(1) Chagrin Falls (10-0) by 27 vs (8) Memorial (Campbell)
(4) Manchester (Akron) (9-1) by 8 vs (5) Lakeview (Cortland) (7-3)
(2) Girard (10-0) by 24 vs (7) Cuyahoga Valley Christian (Cuyahoga Falls) (7-3)
(3) Martins Ferry (8-2) by 17 vs (6) Woodridge (Peninsula) (8-2)
Second Round
(1) Chagrin Falls by 15 vs (4) Manchester
(3) Martins Ferry by 1 vs (2) Girard
Regional Final
(1) Chagrin Falls by 8 vs (3) Martins Ferry
Region 14
First Round
(1) Galion (10-0) by 5 vs (8) Eastwood (Pemberville) (8-2)
(4) Triway (Wooster) (8-2) by 1 vs (5) Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (8-2)
(2) Genoa Area (Genoa) (10-0) by 22 vs (7) Edison (Milan) (8-2)
(3) Orrville (7-3) by 4 vs (6) Clear Fork (Bellville) (7-3)
Second Round
(1) Galion by 2 vs (4) Triway
(2) Genoa Area by 7 vs (3) Orrville
Regional Final
(2) Genoa Area by 14 vs (1) Galion
Region 15
First Round
(1) Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda) (10-0) by 29 vs (8) Alexander (Albany) (8-2)
(5) Coshocton (8-2) by 1 at (4) West Muskingum (Zanesville) (9-1)
(2) Ironton (8-2) by 22 vs (7) Highland (Sparta) (8-2)
(3) Heath (8-2) by 17 vs (6) Zane Trace (Chillicothe) (8-2)
Second Round
(1) Amanda-Clearcreek by 6 vs (5) Coshocton
(2) Ironton by 12 vs (3) Heath
Regional Final
(2) Ironton by 2 vs (1) Amanda-Clearcreek
Region 16
First Round
(1) Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (10-0) by 14 vs (8) Waynesville (8-2)
(4) Kenton (9-1) by 17 vs (5) Valley View (Germantown) (7-3)
(2) Archbishop Alter (Kettering) (10-0) by 28 vs (7) Jonathan Alder (Plain City) (7-3)
(3) North College Hill (Cincinnati) (10-0) by 4 vs (6) Carlisle (8-2)
Second Round
(4) Kenton by 5 vs (1) Clinton-Massie
(2) Archbishop Alter by 30 vs (3) North College Hill
Regional Final
(2) Archbishop Alter by 17 vs (4) Kenton
Division IV State Tournament
State Semifinals
(R13) Chagrin Falls by 3 vs (R14) Genoa Area
(R16) Archbishop Alter (Kettering) by 19 vs (R15) Ironton
State Championship
Archbishop Alter by 17 vs Chagrin Falls
Region 17 (Back to top)
First Round
(1) Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (10-0) by 28 vs (8) Waynedale (Apple Creek) (7-3)
(4) Independence (9-1) by 3 vs (5) Hawken (Gates Mills) (8-2)
(2) Crestview (Columbiana) (9-1) by 10 vs (7) East Palestine (7-3)
(3) Ursuline (Youngstown) (6-3) by 31 vs (6) Trinity (Garfield Heights) (7-3)
Second Round
(1) Cuyahoga Heights by 17 vs (4) Independence
(3) Ursuline by 24 vs (2) Crestview
Regional Final
(3) Ursuline by 11 vs (1) Cuyahoga Heights
Region 18
First Round
(1) Patrick Henry (Hamler) (10-0) by 31 vs (8) Northwood (7-3)
(4) Crestview (Ashland) (9-1) by 7 vs (5) Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (8-2)
(2) Tinora (Defiance) (9-1) by 19 vs (7) Fairview (Sherwood) (7-3)
(3) Lima Central Catholic (Lima) (8-2) by 19 vs (6) Hicksville (9-1)
Second Round
(1) Patrick Henry by 22 vs (4) Crestview
(3) Lima Central Catholic by 1 vs (2) Tinora
Regional Final
(1) Patrick Henry by 11 vs (3) Lima Central Catholic
Region 19
First Round
(1) Fredericktown (10-0) by 23 vs (8) Caldwell (8-2)
(5) Wheelersburg (8-2) by 4 at (4) Monroe Central (Woodsfield) (9-1)
(2) Oak Hill (10-0) by 3 vs (7) Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove) (9-1)
(3) Minford (8-2$) by 1 vs (6) Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (10-0)
Second Round
(5) Wheelersburg by 1 vs (1) Fredericktown
(3) Minford by 3 vs (2) Oak Hill
Regional Final
(5) Wheelersburg by 7 vs (3) Minford
Region 20
First Round
(8) St Henry (7-3) by 7 at (1) North Union (Richwood) (10-0)
(5) West Jefferson (9-1) by 15 at (4) West Liberty-Salem (West Liberty) (10-0)
(2) Coldwater (9-1) by 23 vs (7) Badin (Hamilton) (7-3)
(6) Anna (8-2) by 4 at (3) Bishop Ready (Columbus) (8-1)
Second Round
(8) St Henry by 1 at (5) West Jefferson
(2) Coldwater by 11 vs (6) Anna
Regional Final
(2) Coldwater by 14 vs (8) St Henry
Division V State Tournament
State Semifinals
(R17) Ursuline (Youngstown) by 6 vs (R18) Patrick Henry (Hamler)
(R20) Coldwater by 18 vs (R19) Wheelersburg
State Championship
Ursuline by 1 vs Coldwater
Region 21 (Back to top)
First Round
(8) Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (8-2) at (1) McDonald (10-0)
(4) Wynford (Bucyrus) (10-0) by 11 vs (5) Dalton (9-1)
(2) St Paul (Norwalk) (10-0) by 28 vs (7) Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (9-1)
(3) Mogadore (9-1) by 3 vs (6) John F Kennedy (Warren) (7-3)
Second Round
(4) Wynford by 1 vs (8) Hopewell-Loudon
(2) St Paul by 16 vs (3) Mogadore
Regional Final
(2) St Paul by 12 vs (4) Wynford
Region 22
First Round
(1) St John's (Delphos) (10-0) by 34 vs (8) Arlington (7-3)
(4) Leipsic (9-1) by 8 vs (5) St Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (9-1)
(2) Ada (10-0) by 25 vs (7) Cory-Rawson (Rawson) (7-3)
(3) Carey (9-1) by 13 vs (6) Columbus Grove (7-3)
Second Round
(1) St John's by 24 vs (4) Leipsic
(2) Ada by 8 vs (3) Carey
Regional Final
(1) St John's by 16 vs (2) Ada
Region 23
First Round
(1) Malvern (9-1) by 26 vs (8) Symmes Valley (Willow Wood) (8-2)
(4) Bridgeport (9-1) by 13 vs (5) Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia) (7-3)
(2) Columbiana (8-2) by 13 vs (7) Shadyside (5-5)
(3) Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) (8-2) by 1 vs (6) Grove City Christian (Grove City) (9-1)
Second Round
(1) Malvern by 1 vs (4) Bridgeport
(2) Columbiana by 17 vs (3) Bishop Rosecrans
Regional Final
(1) Malvern by 1 vs (2) Columbiana
Region 24
First Round
(1) Ansonia (10-0) by 15 vs (8) Covington (7-3)
(5) Marion Local (Maria Stein) (5-5) by 5 at (4) Lehman Catholic (Sidney) (7-3)
(2) Lockland (9-1) by 6 vs (7) Fort Loramie (8-2)
(3) Waynesfield-Goshen (9-1) by 1 vs (6) Southeastern Local (South Charleston) (8-2)
Second Round
(5) Marion Local by 11 vs (1) Ansonia
(2) Lockland (9-1) by 7 vs Waynesfield-Goshen
Regional Final
(5) Marion Local by 13 vs (2) Lockland
Division VI State Tournament
State Semifinals
(R21) St Paul (Norwalk) by 21 vs (R23) Malvern
(R22) St John's (Delphos) by 25 vs (R24) Marion Local (Maria Stein)
State Championship
St John's (Delphos) by 15 vs St Paul (Norwalk)
2008 Pick Results (Back to top)
First Round Picks: 73-23 (but 16-0 for Division I)
Second Round Picks: 37-7 (with four projected winners previously eliminated)
Regional Final Picks: 13-5 (with six projected winners previously eliminated)
State Semifinal Picks: 6-0 (with six projected winners previously eliminated)
State Championship Picks: 1-3 (with two projected winners previously eliminated)
Regional Champions Correctly Picked: 13 of 24 (for comparison, only 6 of 24 teams seeded #1 won their regions)
State Finalists Correctly Picked: 6 of 12
State Champions Correctly Picked: 1 of 6
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