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Ohio Division I playoff picture opens October

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Oct. 7. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Nov. 2.

The top 16 schools in both Division I regions are shown below. Ratings are listed by division and region with record and average points. Log on to the football page at OHSAA.org for an explanation of how the ratings are calculated.

There are seven football divisions, with the largest 72 schools placed in Division I and the remaining schools placed in Divisions II through VII (approximately 108 schools in each division). There are two regions in Division I and four regions each in Divisions II through VII. The top 16 teams in both Division I regions will qualify for the playoffs, while the top eight schools in Divisions II through VII will qualify.

If the playoffs began this week the pairings would be as follows (teams ranked in the HSFB100 are in bold with national rankings in parentheses):

Projected Region 1 First Round Projected Region 2 First Round

No. 1 Hudson vs No. 16 Perry

No. 1 HH Wayne, (76) vs No. 16 Gahanna Lincoln

No. 8 Mentor, (55) vs No. 9 Berea-Midpark

No. 8 St. Xavier, (88) vs No. 9 Miamisburg

No. 5 Solon vs No. 12 Massillon Jackson

No. 5 Lakota East vs No. 12 Westerville South

No. 4 Olentangy Liberty vs No. 13 St. Ignatius

No. 4 Pickerington vs No. 13 Hilliard Davidson

No. 6 St. Ed, (90) vs No. 11 Stow-Munroe Falls

No. 6 Coffman vs No. 11 Central Crossing

No. 3 Austintown-Fitch vs No. 14 Brunswick

No. 3 Moeller, (74) vs No. 14 Colerain

No. 7 Strongville vs No. 10 Findlay

No. 7 Springboro vs No. 10 Darby

No. 2 Westerville Central vs No. 15 Lorain

No. 2 Centreville vs No. 15 Elder, (89)

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