We’re down to two weeks left in the regular season of the 2026 Michigan high school football campaign.
Then, it gets really interesting.
In the next couple of weeks, playoff spots will be solidified and lost by many. There’s no room to be comfortable, even for those who may be comfortably in. The next step is always securing home field advantage.
The number to meet in each 11-player division is 32. That’s the cutoff for the postseason. In 8-player, that number dips to 16.
Here’s a look at all the current playoff teams around northern Michigan and parts of the Upper Peninsula, along with a few others that could work themselves in.
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Playoff projections come from high school football site Snooze2you.com and are almost certain to change over the next couple weeks.
DIVISION 2
Traverse City West (4-3) – No. 20 (52.857)
Playoff projection: at Midland Dow
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Traverse City Central (3-4) – No. 27 (44.000)
Playoff projection: at Muskegon Mona Shores
DIVISION 3
Cadillac (5-2) – No. 19 (50.857)
Playoff projection: at East Grand Rapids
Marquette (5-2) – No. 21 (48.714)
Playoff projection: at Lowell
Petoskey (5-2) – No. 26 (47.714)
Playoff projection: at Mount Pleasant
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Gaylord (3-4) – No. 39 (34.429)
Playoff projection: Out
DIVISION 5
Ogemaw Heights (5-2) – No. 21 (40.000)
Playoff projection: vs. Negaunee
Reed City (4-3) – No. 28 (34.714)
Playoff projection: at Kingsford
DIVISION 6
Kingsley (7-0) – No. 9 (45.143)
Playoff projection: vs. Midland Bullock Creek
Traverse City St. Francis (5-2) – No. 18 (37.571)
Playoff projection: vs. Calumet
Harbor Springs (6-1) – No. 22 (33.286)
Playoff projection: at Gladwin
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Elk Rapids (5-2) – No. 25 (31.857)
Playoff projection: at Sanford Meridian
Boyne City (3-4) – No. 37 (24.714)
Playoff projection: Out
DIVISION 7
Charlevoix (5-2) – No. 11 (37.429)
Playoff projection: vs. McBain
McBain (5-2) – No. 12 (35.000)
Playoff projection: at Charlevoix
Manton (5-2) – No. 26 (29.714)
Playoff projection: at North Muskegon
DIVISION 8
Maple City Glen Lake (5-2) – No. 10 (33.000)
Playoff projection: vs. Frankfort
East Jordan (6-1) – No. 12 (32.143)
Playoff projection: vs. Iron Mountain
Frankfort (5-2) – No. 15 (29.429)
Playoff projection: at Glen Lake
Johannesburg-Lewiston (3-4) – No. 32 (20.714)
Playoff projection: at Beal City
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8-PLAYER D1
Pickford (7-0) – No. 1 (35.714)
Playoff projection: vs. Ishpeming
Rudyard (5-2) – No. 8 (31.143)
Playoff projection: vs. Crystal Falls Forest Park
Rogers City (6-1) – No. 15 (27.700)
Playoff projection: at Blanchard Montabella
Central Lake (5-2) – No. 18 (26.214)
Playoff projection: Out
Inland Lakes (4-3) – No. 21 (25.214)
Playoff projection: Out
8-PLAYER D2
Gaylord St. Mary (7-0) – No. 5 (31.643)
Playoff projection: vs. Onekama
St. Ignace (6-1) – No. 7 (30.857)
Playoff projection: vs. Powers North Central
Onekama (6-1) – No. 12 (28.286)
Playoff projection: at Gaylord St. Mary
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This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Playoff point standings for northern Michigan, UP programs entering Week 8