Ahead of Week 10, here's how Ohio's computer poll projects high school football postseason
There is one more weekend of regular-season football games in Ohio with some teams trying to find a spot among the 16 allowed in each region per division.
Some Cincinnati teams have clinched home games, while others have clinched spots. Some teams need wins Friday or Saturday to play another week. Some teams' seasons automatically will end this weekend.
Here's a rundown of all of the above including potential first-round matchups. The information was released by the OHSAA Tuesday with computations done by JoeEitel.com.
Division I
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: Moeller, Elder, Lakota West, Princeton, Milford, Mason and Fairfield.
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot?: All of the above plus St. Xavier, Western Hills, Colerain and West Clermont.
Intriguing possible matchups: First off, Lakota East and Hamilton are playing for the No. 16 seed this week. The Thunderhawks are at Fairfield, while the Big Blue hosts Sycamore. Possible playoff matchups of note would be Elder as the No. 2 seed taking on No. 15 seed Oak Hills with many of the players coming from the same neighborhood. The 8-9 matchups are usually interesting and should this play out, No. 8 seed Fairfield would host No. 9 seed St. Xavier, a team whose record could be deceiving based on their strength of schedule.
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: Sycamore and Walnut Hills.
Region 4 - 1. Moeller (8-1) 32.2924, 2. Elder (7-2) 30.39, 3. Lakota West (9-0) 29.7, 4. Princeton (8-1) 23.0222, 5. Springboro (6-3) 22.7626, 6. Milford (7-2) 20.9833, 7. Mason (7-2) 19.2556, 8. Fairfield (6-3) 16.5833, 9. St. Xavier (3-6) 10.8225, 10. Western Hills (4-5) 10.601, 11. Colerain (4-5) 8.7475, 12. West Clermont (4-5) 7.6222, 13. Middletown (3-6) 7.2111, 14. Lebanon (4-5) 7.0278, 15. Oak Hills (4-5) 6.7333, 16. Hamilton (2-7) 5.7944, 17. Lakota East (3-6) 5.3667, 18. Sycamore (0-9) 0, 18. Walnut Hills (0-9) 0
Division II
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: Winton Woods, Edgewood, Kings and Withrow
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot?: All of the above plus Northwest, Anderson, Ross and Loveland.
Intriguing possible matchups: Friday La Salle and Harrison could play for the last Division II, Region 8 playoff spot. The Lancers visit 7-2 Elder while Harrison's at 8-1 Edgewood. Should La Salle get the No. 16 seed, the reward is top-seed Winton Woods, a team the Lancers have met in the postseason with regularity in recent years. If Withrow at the No 5 seed gets Loveland at No. 12, it will be a game between former Eastern Cincinnati Conference mates and a "Battle of the Tigers."
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: None locally.
Region 8 - 1. Winton Woods (9-0) 28.0111, 2. Xenia (9-0) 24.8737, 3. Edgewood (8-1) 22.9444, 4. Kings (8-1) 19.2111, 5. Withrow (6-3) 15.404, 6. Piqua (7-2) 14.5505, 7. Troy (6-3) 11.6566, 8. Northwest (5-4) 11.4111, 9. Anderson (5-4) 10.2444, 10. Ross (4-5) 8.05, 11. Riverside Stebbins (4-4) 7.2083, 12. Loveland (4-5) 7.0778, 13. Sidney (4-5) 5.9343, 14. Little Miami (2-7) 4.7278, 15. Lima Senior (3-6) 4.5833, 16. La Salle (1-7) 3.801, 17. Harrison (1-8) 2.6722, 18. Dayton Belmont (2-6) 2.4886, 19. Fairborn (1-8) 1.7222, 20. Talawanda (1-8) 1.3167
Division III
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: Badin (who is the overall No. 1 seed in DIII), Western Brown and Hughes.
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot?: All of the above plus New Richmond, Monroe and Wilmington.
Intriguing possible matchup: If Western Brown holds up as the No. 2 seed, it could possibly play No. 15 Woodward in what may be an aerial game of epic proportions. Woodward quarterback Armoud Seals has 2,940 passing yards with 1,603 of those going to receiver Donte Ferrell. Western Brown's Drew Novak has thrown for 3,066 yards with 1,025 to Matthew Frye, 801 to Isaiah Smith and 619 to Zachary Chisman.
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: None locally.
Region 12 - 1. Badin (9-0) 30.096, 2. Western Brown (8-1) 24.3333, 3. Tipp City Tippecanoe (8-1) 23.904, 4. Wapakoneta (8-1) 19.8056, 5. Bellbrook (8-1) 19.6722, 6. Hughes (6-2) 16.0065, 7. Day. Chaminade Julienne (5-4) 14.5544, 8. New Richmond (6-3) 12.1667, 9. New Carlisle Tecumseh (5-4) 12.0, 10. Monroe (6-3) 11.4556, 11. Trotwood-Madison (5-4) 11.1077, 12. Celina (6-3) 10.8444, 13. Wilmington (5-4) 9.8687, 14. Mount Healthy (5-4) 8.2111, 15. Woodward (5-4) 7.5175, 16. Hillsboro (3-6) 6.3944, 17. Franklin (3-6) 5.2111, 18. Vandalia Butler (3-6) 4.8232, 19. Day. Oakwood (2-7) 3.8571, 20. Day. Carroll (3-6) 3.5833
Division IV
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: Wyoming, Taft and Fenwick.
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot? All of the above plus McNicholas, Reading and Roger Bacon.
Intriguing possible matchups: Should Fenwick maintain the No. 4 seed, it could host No. 13 CHCA. That would be a game featuring coach Mark Mueller's current team playing his former team. Also, a battle between former Greater Catholic League-Coed rivals could take place if Alter at the No. 8 seed hosts No. 9 Roger Bacon.
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: Indian Hill, Batavia and Shroder.
Region 16 - 1. Wyoming (9-0) 19.0909, 2. Chillicothe Unioto (8-1) 16.1389, 3. Taft (7-2) 16.119, 4. Bishop Fenwick (6-3) 15.7944, 5. Urbana (7-2) 12.8687, 6. McNicholas (5-4) 12.0889, 7. Reading (7-2) 11.7879, 8. Kettering Archbishop Alter (5-4) 11.7056, 9. Roger Bacon (5-4) 10.6304, 10. St. Paris Graham Local (4-5) 10.4056, 11. Waverly (4-5) 9.1313, 12. Springfield Shawnee (5-4) 8.9167, 13. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (4-5) 8.0833, 14. Day. Northridge (6-2) 8.0379, 15. Clinton-Massie (4-5) 7.9495, 16. Greenfield McClain (4-5) 7.85, 17. Eaton (5-4) 7.5278, 18. Taylor (3-6) 5.8, 19. Bethel-Tate (4-5) 5.7111, 20. Day. Dunbar (3-6) 4.5278
Division V
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: Madeira
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot?: Madeira plus Blanchester and Purcell Marian.
Intriguing possible matchup: Madeira is currently the No. 5 seed, which would place them in a local matchup with No. 13 seed Gamble Montessori.
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: Finneytown
Region 20 - 1. Springfield Northeastern (9-0) 20.95, 2. Chillicothe Zane Trace (9-0) 20.8944, 3. West Milton Milton-Union (8-0) 19.7184, 4. Germantown Valley View (8-1) 19.5505, 5. Madeira (9-0) 18.8167, 6. Brookville (8-1) 15.5167, 7. Jamestown Greeneview (8-1) 15.3131, 8. Blanchester (6-3) 11.5667, 9. Camden Preble Shawnee (6-2) 11.4375, 10. Purcell Marian (6-3) 10.3403, 11. Summit Country Day (5-4) 9.7951, 12. Gamble Montessori (6-3) 8.1875, 13. Waynesville (3-6) 6.9556, 14. Springfield Greenon (4-5) 6.4697, 15. Clark Montessori (5-3) 5.7757, 16. North College Hill (2-5) 5.5513, 17. Clermont Northeastern (3-6) 5.4293, 18. Carlisle (3-6) 4.1717, 19. Mariemont (3-6) 3.6556, 20. Norwood (2-7) 3.4399
Division VI
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: None
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot?: Williamsburg and Cincinnati Country Day.
Intriguing possible matchup: If Williamsburg keeps the No. 4 seed, it could host No. 13 seed Deer Park in a game of local interest.
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: None locally
Region 24 - 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (9-0) 22.3833, 2. Harrod Allen East (8-1) 15.7889, 3. New Madison Tri-Village (8-1) 14.197, 4. Williamsburg (7-2) 13.2273, 5. Versailles (6-3) 12.1667, 6. Cincinnati Country Day (7-1) 11.8214, 7. Bainbridge Paint Valley (5-4) 11.5389, 8. West Liberty-Salem (5-4) 9.8081, 9. Chillicothe Huntington (5-4) 8.1333, 10. New Paris National Trail (6-3) 7.8753, 11. West Alexandria Twin Valley South (5-4) 7.4747, 12. North Lewisburg Triad (3-6) 5.8283, 13. Deer Park (4-5) 5.7374, 14. Beaver Eastern (3-6) 5.3182, 15. Lucasville Valley (3-6) 5.1889, 16. Milford Center Fairbanks (4-5) 4.2333, 17. Frankfort Adena (3-6) 3.9833, 18. Miamisburg Day. Christian (4-5) 3.5659, 19. Rockford Parkway (2-7) 3.4278, 20. Anna (3-6) 3.3778
Division VII
Who has clinched a home playoff game?: None
Which teams have clinched a playoff spot?: St. Bernard-Elmwood Place and Cincinnati College Prep Academy.
Intriguing possible matchup: Should Riverview East make the cut as the No. 16 seed, they would have to square off with the region's top seed, Ansonia.
Who has been mathematically eliminated?: New Miami plus Hillcrest opted out.
Region 28 - 1. Ansonia (8-1) 17.697, 2. Fort Loramie (7-2) 13.0756, 3. DeGraff Riverside (7-2) 11.8131, 4. Mechanicsburg (7-2) 11.6718, 5. New Bremen (7-2) 11.65, 6. Minster (6-3) 9.1111, 7. Springfield Cath. Central (6-3) 8.2626, 8. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (6-3) 7.2388, 9. S. Charleston Southeastern Local (5-4) 6.9646, 10. Cincinnati College Preparatory (4-5) 6.899, 11. Cedarville (3-5) 6.6736, 12. Fort Recovery (3-6) 6.6389, 13. Miami Valley Christian Academy (4-5) 4.3011, 14. Sidney Lehman Cath. (4-5) 3.2326, 15. Lockland (1-7) 2.2022, 16. Riverview East Academy (3-5) 1.9217, 17. Lewisburg Tri-County North (2-7) 1.2374, 18. Troy Christian (1-8) 0.8129, 19. St. Henry (1-8) 0.8053, 20. Union City Mississinawa Valley (1-8) 0.444
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: OHSAA computer rankings: How Cincinnati teams rank in Oct. 18 poll
