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Playoff berth & host quirks

Updated Sun 23-Aug-2026 12:09 PM
Week 1 complete

Most likely to not get a home playoff game with 10 wins
5% R8 Belmont (1-0) (54% if 10 wins)
3% R21 Wickliffe (1-0) (10% if 10 wins)
2% R24 Fayetteville (1-0) (82% if 10 wins)

Most likely to not get a home playoff game with 9 wins
20% R22 Paulding (1-0) (49% if 9 wins)
17% R8 Belmont (1-0) (93% if 9 wins)
13% R22 W. Reserve (Collins) (1-0) (36% if 9 wins)
13% R21 Wickliffe (1-0) (45% if 9 wins)
6% R24 Fayetteville (1-0) (97% if 9 wins)
6% R8 Talawanda (1-0) (13% if 9 wins)
6% R6 Start (1-0) (25% if 9 wins)
5% R12 Goshen (1-0) (21% if 9 wins)
5% R23 Elgin (1-0) (18% if 9 wins)
3% R18 Bluffton (1-0) (13% if 9 wins)
3% R12 Northwest (Cincy) (1-0) (35% if 9 wins)
3% R7 Ashland (1-0) (10% if 9 wins)
3% R7 Hamilton Township (1-0) (23% if 9 wins)
3% R18 Margaretta (1-0) (10% if 9 wins)
3% R12 Hughes (1-0) (28% if 9 wins)
2% R23 West Jefferson (1-0) (8% if 9 wins)
2% R22 Fairview (Sherwood) (1-0) (7% if 9 wins)
2% R11 Athens (1-0) (7% if 9 wins)
2% R17 Martins Ferry (1-0) (7% if 9 wins)
2% R21 Lisbon David Anderson (1-0) (42% if 9 wins)

Most likely to not make the playoffs with 8 wins
13% R8 Belmont (1-0) (64% if 8 wins)
10% R24 Fayetteville (1-0) (86% if 8 wins)
5% R22 Paulding (1-0) (20% if 8 wins)
4% R21 Wickliffe (1-0) (18% if 8 wins)
3% R12 Northwest (Cincy) (1-0) (12% if 8 wins)
2% R22 W. Reserve (Collins) (1-0) (10% if 8 wins)
2% R23 Elgin (1-0) (9% if 8 wins)
2% R18 Bluffton (1-0) (7% if 8 wins)
2% R21 Lisbon David Anderson (1-0) (14% if 8 wins)
2% R18 Port Clinton (1-0) (8% if 8 wins)
1% R8 West (1-0) (12% if 8 wins)
1% R20 Gamble Montessori (1-0) (13% if 8 wins)

Most likely to not make the playoffs with 7 wins
19% R8 Belmont (1-0) (92% if 7 wins)
17% R24 Fayetteville (1-0) (97% if 7 wins)
17% R24 National Trail (1-0) (54% if 7 wins)
14% R9 John Adams (1-0) (69% if 7 wins)
11% R21 Lisbon David Anderson (1-0) (54% if 7 wins)
11% R9 Alliance (0-1) (52% if 7 wins)
9% R18 Port Clinton (1-0) (44% if 7 wins)
9% R23 Elgin (1-0) (54% if 7 wins)
8% R20 Gamble Montessori (1-0) (53% if 7 wins)
8% R21 Wickliffe (1-0) (62% if 7 wins)
8% R15 Claymont (1-0) (39% if 7 wins)
7% R15 Alexander (1-0) (61% if 7 wins)
7% R21 Pymatuning Valley (0-1) (30% if 7 wins)
7% R12 Northwest (Cincy) (1-0) (31% if 7 wins)
7% R8 West (1-0) (51% if 7 wins)
6% R19 Meigs (1-0) (27% if 7 wins)
6% R18 Genoa Area (0-1) (28% if 7 wins)
6% R22 Paulding (1-0) (64% if 7 wins)
6% R22 W. Reserve (Collins) (1-0) (52% if 7 wins)
6% R23 Berne Union (1-0) (48% if 7 wins)

Most likely to not make the playoffs with 6 wins
30% R9 Alliance (0-1) (95% if 6 wins)
28% R9 John Adams (1-0) (97% if 6 wins)
23% R24 National Trail (1-0) (95% if 6 wins)
21% R24 Fayetteville (1-0) (99% if 6 wins)
20% R21 Lisbon David Anderson (1-0) (87% if 6 wins)
19% R8 Stebbins (1-0) (81% if 6 wins)
19% R16 McClain (1-0) (88% if 6 wins)
19% R23 Berne Union (1-0) (91% if 6 wins)
19% R15 Alexander (1-0) (94% if 6 wins)
17% R15 Claymont (1-0) (81% if 6 wins)
17% R20 Gamble Montessori (1-0) (85% if 6 wins)
16% R22 Wynford (1-0) (81% if 6 wins)
16% R22 Van Buren (1-0) (70% if 6 wins)
16% R24 Southeastern (1-0) (80% if 6 wins)
16% R8 Belmont (1-0) (99% if 6 wins)
15% R19 Grove City Christian (0-1) (53% if 6 wins)
15% R17 Canton Central Catholic (0-1) (66% if 6 wins)
15% R17 Ravenna (1-0) (65% if 6 wins)
15% R8 Fairborn (1-0) (78% if 6 wins)
15% R9 Geneva (0-1) (73% if 6 wins)

Most likely to get a home playoff game with 5 wins
26% R1 Austintown-Fitch (0-1) (88% if 5 wins)
23% R26 Gibsonburg (0-1) (87% if 5 wins)
14% R1 St Edward (1-0) (95% if 5 wins)
14% R25 Dalton (0-1) (80% if 5 wins)
13% R4 Archbishop Moeller (0-1) (64% if 5 wins)
13% R28 New Bremen (1-0) (80% if 5 wins)
12% R28 Minster (1-0) (62% if 5 wins)
12% R1 St Ignatius (0-1) (82% if 5 wins)
12% R2 Dublin Coffman (1-0) (68% if 5 wins)
12% R28 Fort Loramie (0-1) (51% if 5 wins)
11% R11 Steubenville (1-0) (51% if 5 wins)
10% R5 Archbishop Hoban (0-1) (75% if 5 wins)
10% R6 St Francis (Toledo) (1-0) (38% if 5 wins)
10% R25 Monroeville (0-1) (27% if 5 wins)
9% R10 Holy Name (1-0) (52% if 5 wins)
9% R1 Jackson (Massillon) (1-0) (60% if 5 wins)
9% R2 St Johns Jesuit (1-0) (45% if 5 wins)
9% R4 St Xavier (0-1) (40% if 5 wins)
9% R23 Harvest Prep (0-1) (39% if 5 wins)
9% R16 Taft (0-1) (37% if 5 wins)

Most likely to get a home playoff game with 4 wins
10% R1 Austintown-Fitch (0-1) (61% if 4 wins)
9% R1 St Edward (1-0) (77% if 4 wins)
7% R26 Gibsonburg (0-1) (33% if 4 wins)
7% R5 Archbishop Hoban (0-1) (25% if 4 wins)
7% R1 St Ignatius (0-1) (37% if 4 wins)
5% R28 New Bremen (1-0) (45% if 4 wins)
4% R4 Archbishop Moeller (0-1) (20% if 4 wins)
4% R25 Dalton (0-1) (18% if 4 wins)
4% R28 Minster (1-0) (22% if 4 wins)
3% R2 Dublin Coffman (1-0) (18% if 4 wins)
3% R28 Fort Recovery (1-0) (15% if 4 wins)
3% R28 Fort Loramie (0-1) (12% if 4 wins)
3% R1 Jackson (Massillon) (1-0) (22% if 4 wins)
2% R11 Steubenville (1-0) (14% if 4 wins)
2% R10 Holy Name (1-0) (13% if 4 wins)
2% R28 Lehman Catholic (0-1) (13% if 4 wins)
2% R1 Strongsville (1-0) (16% if 4 wins)
2% R4 St Xavier (0-1) (9% if 4 wins)
2% R16 Roger Bacon (0-1) (8% if 4 wins)
2% R2 St Johns Jesuit (1-0) (13% if 4 wins)

Most likely to get a home playoff game with 3 wins
2% R1 St Edward (1-0) (38% if 3 wins)
2% R1 Austintown-Fitch (0-1) (22% if 3 wins)
1% R1 St Ignatius (0-1) (7% if 3 wins)

Most likely to make the playoffs with 2 wins (non-D1)
2% R28 Fort Recovery (1-0) (9% if 2 wins)