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MHSAA football playoffs 2026 bracket, second-round games revealed

The MHSAA football playoffs bracket has been updated after first-round games in the march to Ford Field for the state finals in 11-player football (Nov. 27-28) and the Superior Dome in Marquette for the 8-player finals (Nov. 21).

We have second-round matchups set, except for one. The game times and dates (Friday or Saturday) will be revealed in the next few days.

See every district final matchup in 11-player for the 2026 state tournament of the Michigan high school football playoffs below, and every regional final in 8-player football.

Stay tuned at freep.com/sports/high-schools for more coverage.

You can watch every playoff game on the NFHS Network live and on demand.

MHSAA football playoffs schedule for district finals (11-player)

Division 1

Region 1

Region 2

  • Grand Blanc (10-0) at Clarkston (9-1).

  • Oxford (8-2) at Novi Detroit Catholic Central (9-1).

Region 3

  • Dearborn Fordson (8-2) at Detroit Cass Tech (10-0).

  • Northville (8-2) at Saline (10-0)

Region 4

  • Rochester (7-3) at Romeo (10-0).

  • Rochester Adams (7-3) at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (8-2).

Division 2

Region 1

  • Portage Northern (6-4) at Byron Center (8-2).

  • Muskegon Mona Shores (9-1) at Caledonia (8-2).

Region 2

  • Midland Dow (8-2) at Milford (9-1).

  • South Lyon East (8-2) at South Lyon (8-2).

Region 3

  • North Farmington (7-3) at Birmingham Brother Rice (8-2).

  • St. Clair Shores Lakeview (8-2) at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (7-3).

Region 4

  • Livonia Franklin (8-2) at Gibraltar Carlson (10-0).

  • Temperance Bedford (8-2) at Grosse Pointe South (9-1).

Division 3

Region 1

  • Cadillac (8-2) at Mount Pleasant (9-1).

  • Coopersville (9-1) at DeWitt (8-2).

Region 2

  • Middleville Thornapple Kellogg (7-3) at St. Joseph (8-2).

  • Battle Creek Central (6-4) at Zeeland West (8-2).

Region 3

  • Redford Thurston (9-1) at Chelsea (10-0).

  • Fenton (8-2) at Mason (9-1).

Region 4

  • Warren De La Salle Collegiate (6-4) at Port Huron (10-0).

  • Detroit Martin Luther King (7-3) at Harper Woods (8-2).

Division 4

Region 1

  • Ludington (8-2) at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (9-1).

  • Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-4) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (9-1).

Region 2

  • Portland (10-0) at Edwardsburg (10-0).

  • Grand Rapids South Christian (9-1) at Stevensville Lakeshore (9-1).

Region 3

  • St. Johns (8-2) at Goodrich (10-0).

  • Adrian (9-1) at Dearborn Divine Child (9-1).

Region 4

  • Macomb Lutheran North (9-1) at Marysville (6-4).

  • St. Clair (8-2) at Detroit Country Day (7-3).

Division 5

Region 1

  • Negaunee (6-4) at Kingsford (9-0).

  • Remus Chippewa Hills (8-2) at Ogemaw Heights (8-2).

Region 2

  • Hopkins (9-1) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-2).

Region 3

  • Armada (6-4) at Frankenmuth (9-1).

  • Imlay City (8-2) at Saginaw Swan Valley (9-1).

Region 4

  • Ida (8-2) at Monroe Jefferson (9-1).

  • Detroit Denby (7-3) at Romulus Summit Academy North (7-3).

Division 6

Region 1

  • Traverse City St. Francis (7-3) at Kingsley (10-0).

  • Gladwin (6-4) at Sanford Meridian (10-0).

Region 2

  • Midland Bullock Creek (6-4) at Almont (10-0).

  • Montrose (8-2) at Marine City (10-0).

Region 3

  • Napoleon (9-1) at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-2).

  • Olivet (7-3) at Belding (8-2).

Region 4

  • Clinton (9-1) at Detroit Edison (9-1).

  • Warren Michigan Collegiate (6-4) at Ecorse (9-1).

Division 7

Region 1

  • Manistee (5-5) at Menominee (9-1).

  • Harrison (8-2) at Charlevoix (7-2).

Region 2

  • Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (8-2) at Pewamo-Westphalia (9-0).

  • Ithaca (9-1) at Millington (10-0).

Region 3

  • Ravenna (8-2) at Constantine (9-1).

  • North Muskegon (9-1) at Schoolcraft (8-2).

Region 4

  • Ottawa Lake Whiteford (8-2) at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (9-1).

  • Jonesville (6-4) at Union City (8-2).

Division 8

Region 1

  • East Jordan (8-2) at Beal City (10-0).

  • Maple City Glen Lake (8-2) at Bark River-Harris (8-2).

Region 2

  • Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (7-3) at New Lothrop (9-1).

  • Unionville-Sebewaing (8-2) at Ubly (7-3).

Region 3

  • Fowler (7-3) at Hudson (9-1).

  • Springport (9-1) at Decatur (10-0).

Region 4

  • Southfield Bradford Academy (7-3) at Madison Heights Madison (8-2).

  • Clarkston Everest Collegiate (9-1) at Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (9-1).

MHSAA football playoffs regional finals schedule (8-player)

Division 1

Region 1

  • Ishpeming (8-2) at Pickford (8-2).

Region 2

  • Deckerville (9-1) at Dryden (10-0).

Region 3

  • Colon (9-1) at Climax-Scotts (8-2).

Region 4

  • Blanchard Montabella (9-1) at Merrill (9-1).

Division 2

Region 1

  • Gaylord St. Mary (10-0) at Lake Linden-Hubbell (10-0).

Region 2

  • Marion (10-0) at Portland St. Patrick (10-0).

Region 3

  • Marcellus (7-3) at Mendon (10-0).

Region 4

  • Britton Deerfield (8-2) at Bay City All Saints (9-1).

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