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Region 9 playoff probabilities
Updated Sun 06-Sep-2026 12:41 PM
Week 3 complete
Top 4 earn a bye, then host
1. Garfield Heights (3-0) likely in and likely home, 90% bye (maybe if 7-3)
2. Salem (3-0) likely in, 98% home (maybe if 6-4), 90% bye (maybe if 8-2)
3. South (Willoughby) (3-0) 96% (bubble if 6-4), 86% home (maybe if 7-3), 57% bye (maybe if 8-2)
4. Gilmour Academy (2-1) 93% (bubble if 5-5), 81% home (maybe if 6-4), 48% bye (maybe if 7-3)
Top 8 host a playoff game
5. Notre Dame-Cath. Latin (2-1) 80% (bubble if 6-4), 63% home (maybe if 7-3), 31% bye (maybe if 8-2)
6. Benedictine (3-0) 73% (bubble if 5-4), 46% home (maybe if 6-3), 13% bye (maybe if 7-2)
7. Tallmadge (2-1) 70% (bubble if 5-5), 46% home (maybe if 6-4), 17% bye (likely needs 8-2)
8. Cuyahoga Val. Christian (1-2) 68% (bubble if 6-4), 39% home (maybe if 7-3), 6% bye
Top 12 qualify for playoffs
9. Ursuline (1-2) 57% (bubble if 5-5), 29% home (maybe if 6-4), 4% bye (maybe if 7-3)
10. Maple Heights (2-1) 56% (bubble if 6-4), 24% home (maybe if 7-3), 4% bye (maybe if 8-2)
11. University School (2-1) 47% (bubble if 6-4), 25% home (maybe if 7-3), 8% bye (maybe if 8-2)
12. Howland (3-0) 45% (bubble if 6-4), 18% home (maybe if 8-2), 3% bye (maybe if 9-1)
Teams below the top 12 do not qualify
13. Lake Catholic (1-2) 44% (bubble if 5-5), 26% home (maybe if 6-4), 9% bye (maybe if 7-3)
14. Chardon (1-2) 42% (bubble if 6-4), 22% home (likely needs 7-3), 3% bye (likely needs 8-2)
15. Kenston (1-2) 39% (bubble if 5-5), 22% home (maybe if 6-4), 7% bye (likely needs 8-2)
16. Madison (1-2) 34% (bubble if 6-4), 16% home (maybe if 7-3), 4% bye (maybe if 8-2)
17. Geneva (2-1) 34% (likely needs 7-3), 14% home (maybe if 7-3), 2% bye
18. Hawken (2-1) 34% (bubble if 6-4), 13% home (maybe if 7-3), 2% bye (maybe if 8-2)
19. Kent Roosevelt (2-1) 30% (bubble if 7-3), 10% home (maybe if 8-2)
20. Canfield (0-3) 24% (bubble if 5-5), 10% home (maybe if 6-4)
21. Aurora (1-2) 18% (bubble if 5-5), 8% home (maybe if 6-4), 2% bye (likely needs 8-2)
22. Alliance (1-2) 9% (likely needs 7-3), 2% home (maybe if 7-3)
23. Bedford (1-2) 4% (bubble if 6-4), home game unlikely
24. John Adams (1-1) 3% (bubble if 7-2), home game unlikely
25. Harvey (1-2) 1% (must have at least 5-5 for any chance)
26. Lakeside (1-2) 1% (must have at least 5-5 for any chance)
27. John F Kennedy (Cle.) (0-2) appears eliminated from contention