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 shortly.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. Watch MHSAA playoff games on NFHS NetworkStay tuned at freep.com/sports/high-schools for more coverage.You can watch every playoff game on the NFHS Network live and on demand.[ Sign up for our new Michigan Sidelines statewide high school sports newsletter ]MHSAA football schedule for second round of playoffs (11-player)Division 1Region 1District 1Grandville (5-5) at Portage Central (9-1).District 2Grand Ledge (10-0) at East Kentwood (10-0).Region 2District 1Grand Blanc (10-0) at Clarkston (9-1).District 2Oxford (8-2) at Novi Detroit Catholic Central (9-1).Region 3District 1Dearborn Fordson (8-2) at Detroit Cass Tech (10-0).District 2Northville (8-2) at Saline (10-0)Region 4District 1Rochester (7-3) at Romeo (10-0).District 2Rochester Adams (7-3) at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (8-2).Division 2Region 1District 1Portage Northern (6-4) at Byron Center (8-2).District 2Muskegon Mona Shores (9-1) at Caledonia (8-2).Region 2District 1Midland Dow (8-2) at Milford (9-1).District 2South Lyon East (8-2) at South Lyon (8-2).Region 3District 1North Farmington (7-3) at Birmingham Brother Rice (8-2).District 2St. Clair Shores Lakeview (8-2) at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (7-3).Region 4District 1Livonia Franklin (8-2) at Gibraltar Carlson (10-0).District 2Temperance Bedford (8-2) at Grosse Pointe South (9-1).Division 3Region 1District 1Cadillac (8-2) at Mount Pleasant (9-1).District 2Coopersville (9-1) at DeWitt (8-2).Region 2District 1Middleville Thornapple Kellogg (7-3) at St. Joseph (8-2).District 2Battle Creek Central (6-4) at Zeeland West (8-2).Region 3District 1Redford Thurston (9-1) at Chelsea (10-0).District 2Fenton (8-2) at Mason (9-1).Region 4District 1Warren De La Salle Collegiate (6-4) at Port Huron (10-0).District 2Detroit Martin Luther King (7-3) at Harper Woods (8-2).Division 4Region 1District 1Ludington (8-2) at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (9-1).District 2Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-4) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (9-1).Region 2District 1Portland (10-0) at Edwardsburg (10-0).District 2Grand Rapids South Christian (9-1) at Stevensville Lakeshore (9-1).Region 3District 1St. Johns (8-2) at Goodrich (10-0).District 2Adrian (9-1) at Dearborn Divine Child (9-1).Region 4District 1Macomb Lutheran North (9-1) at Marysville (6-4).District 2St. Clair (8-2) at Detroit Country Day (7-3).Division 5Region 1District 1Negaunee (6-4) at Kingsford (9-0).District 2Remus Chippewa Hills (8-2) at Ogemaw Heights (8-2).Region 2District 1Comstock Park (4-5) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-2), TBD.Berrien Springs (9-1) faces winner.District 2Hopkins (9-1) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-2).Region 3District 1Armada (6-4) at Frankenmuth (9-1).District 2Imlay City (8-2) at Saginaw Swan Valley (9-1).Region 4District 1Ida (8-2) at Monroe Jefferson (9-1).District 2Detroit Denby (7-3) at Romulus Summit Academy North (7-3).Division 6Region 1District 1Traverse City St. Francis (7-3) at Kingsley (10-0).District 2Gladwin (6-4) at Sanford Meridian (10-0).Region 2District 1Midland Bullock Creek (6-4) at Almont (10-0).District 2Montrose (8-2) at Marine City (10-0).Region 3District 1Napoleon (9-1) at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-2).District 2Olivet (7-3) at Belding (8-2).Region 4District 1Clinton (9-1) at Detroit Edison (9-1).District 2Warren Michigan Collegiate (6-4) at Ecorse (9-1).Division 7Region 1District 1Manistee (5-5) at Menominee (9-1).District 2Harrison (8-2) at Charlevoix (7-2).Region 2District 1Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (8-2) at Pewamo-Westphalia (9-0).District 2Ithaca (9-1) at Millington (10-0).Region 3District 1Ravenna (8-2) at Constantine (9-1).District 2North Muskegon (9-1) at Schoolcraft (8-2).Region 4District 1Ottawa Lake Whiteford (8-2) at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (9-1).District 2Jonesville (6-4) at Union City (8-2).Division 8Region 1District 1East Jordan (8-2) at Beal City (10-0).District 2Maple City Glen Lake (8-2) at Bark River-Harris (8-2).Region 2District 1Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (7-3) at New Lothrop (9-1).District 2Unionville-Sebewaing (8-2) at Ubly (7-3).Region 3District 1Fowler (7-3) at Hudson (9-1).District 2Springport (9-1) at Decatur (10-0).Region 4District 1Southfield Bradford Academy (7-3) at Madison Heights Madison (8-2).District 2Clarkston Everest Collegiate (9-1) at Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (9-1).MHSAA football playoffs regional finals schedule (8-player)Division 1Region 1Ishpeming (8-2) at Pickford (8-2).Region 2Deckerville (9-1) at Dryden (10-0).Region 3Colon (9-1) at Climax-Scotts (8-2).Region 4Blanchard Montabella (9-1) at Merrill (9-1).Division 2Region 1Gaylord St. Mary (10-0) at Lake Linden-Hubbell (10-0).Region 2Marion (10-0) at Portland St. Patrick (10-0).Region 3Marcellus (7-3) at Mendon (10-0).Region 4Britton Deerfield (8-2) at Bay City All Saints (9-1).This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: MHSAA football playoffs 2026 bracket, second-round games revealedOur editors independently choose our recommendations. 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