2026 MHSAA Football Playoffs Matchups Announced

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Sunday October 25th

(press release via MHSAA)

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 25 –  Here are the pairings for the 2026 MHSAA Football Playoffs, which begin Oct. 30 and 31 with District Semifinals in the 11-Player Playoffs and Regional Semifinals in the 8-Player Playoffs.

Teams were divided into divisions before the start of play this fall. The top 32 teams in each division in 11-player and top 16 per division in 8-player, based on playoff-point average, were selected to the field.

For 11-player, qualifiers were then divided into four regions with eight teams apiece, then placed into four-team Districts based on their seeds within the region. The 8-player qualifiers were divided into four regions with four teams in each. Below are the playoffs matchups for JTV-area teams, game dates and times may be subject to change.

DIVISION 6

Brooklyn Columbia Central at Jackson Lumen Christi – FRI 10/30 7PM

Napoleon at Buchanan – FRI 10/30 7PM

DIVISION 7

Leslie at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – FRI 10/30 7PM

Jonesville at Hanover Horton – FRI 10/30 7PM

DIVISION 8

Fowler at Manchester – FRI 10/30 7PM

Saugatuck at Springport – FRI 10/30 7PM

8-MAN DIVISION 1

Concord at Climax-Scotts – TBD

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