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Michigan high school football updated playoff points entering Week 8

Dakota Guerrant makes highlight-reel TD catch for Harper Woods
Dakota Guerrant, the No. 1 football recruit in Michigan in 2027 class, makes a highlight-reel TD catch for Harper Woods against Saline, Oct. 10, 2025.
The Michigan high school football playoffs are two weeks away.
The top 32 teams in each of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s eight divisions earn a berth to the five-round playoffs, which begin Oct. 31.
The eight playoff brackets are determined by playoff points, which are derived from a formula that accounts for team wins, opponents’ division/school size, and how opponents fare in the rest of the season’s schedule.
Here is what the 256-team playoff field across all eight divisions looks like after seven weeks, according to the MHSAA’s playoff point summary. Playoff points are rounded to the hundredth decimal point.
Division 1
School, record, MHSAA playoff points
- Hudsonville, 7-0, 79.14 playoff points.
- Clarkston, 6-1, 78.29.
- Belleville, 6-1, 72.29.
- Saline, 6-1, 71.29.
- Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 7-0, 70.71.
- Detroit Cass Tech, 7-0, 69.71.
- Brighton, 6-1, 69.43.
- Grand Blanc, 7-0, 68.71.
- Farmington, 6-1, 68.57.
- Rockford, 5-2, 67.86.
- Northville, 6-1, 67.71.
- Brownstown Woodhaven, 6-1, 67.43.
- Davison, 7-0, 66.86.
- Howell, 6-1, 66.14.
- Macomb Dakota, 6-1, 66.14.
- Rochester Adams, 5-2, 65.14.
- Romeo, 5-2, 65.14.
- Grand Ledge, 6-1, 62.43.
- Oxford, 5-2, 61.86.
- Dearborn Fordson, 5-2, 61.14.
- West Bloomfield, 5-2, 61.14.
- East Kentwood, 5-2, 60.29.
- Utica Eisenhower, 5-2, 58.
- Utica, 5-2, 56.14.
- Grandville, 4-3, 54.14.
- Sterling Heights Stevenson, 4-3, 54.14.
- Dearborn, 4-3, 52.57.
- Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, 4-3, 50.
- Hartland, 3-4, 48.
- Jenison, 3-4, 47.29.
- Ann Arbor Huron, 3-4, 43.86.
- Holt, 4-3, 43.86.
Division 2
- South Lyon, 7-0, 73.71.
- Portage Central, 7-0, 73.71.
- Dexter, 6-1, 70.
- Gibraltar Carlson, 7-0, 69.43.
- Grosse Pointe South, 6-1, 67.29.
- Port Huron Northern, 6-1, 65.86.
- Midland Dow, 6-1, 63.43.
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 5-1, 62.33.
- Livonia Franklin, 5-2, 61.86.
- North Farmington, 5-2, 61.14.
- Walled Lake Western, 5-2, 60.57.
- Muskegon, 5-2, 60.43.
- White Lake Lakeland, 5-2, 58.86.
- Birmingham Seaholm, 5-2, 57.71.
- Warren Cousino, 5-2, 55.57.
- Portage Northern, 5-2, 55.
- St. Clair Shores Lakeview, 5-2, 54.43.
- Byron Center, 4-3, 53.43.
- Lincoln Park, 5-2, 52.57.
- Roseville, 4-3, 52.57.
- Traverse City Central, 4-3, 52.43.
- Waterford Mott, 4-3, 50.86.
- Birmingham Groves, 4-3, 50.
- Allen Park, 4-3, 49.71.
- Temperance Bedford, 4-3, 49.25.
- Grand Rapids Northview, 5-2, 49.14.
- Lansing Everett, 4-3, 48.29.
- Muskegon Mona Shores, 4-3, 47.57.
- Traverse City West, 3-4, 47.43.
- South Lyon East, 4-3, 46.29.
- Oak Park, 3-4, 46.14.
- East Lansing, 2-5, 45.57.
Division 3
- DeWitt, 7-0, 74.
- Mount Pleasant, 7-0, 70.14.
- Gaylord, 7-0, 63.
- Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 6-1, 61.86.
- Niles, 7-0, 61.43.
- Ypsilanti Lincoln, 6-1, 58.57.
- Warren Fitzgerald, 6-1, 57.57.
- Cedar Springs, 6-1, 56.43.
- East Grand Rapids, 5-2, 56.29.
- Detroit King, 5-2, 56.25.
- Adrian, 6-1, 54.86.
- Fenton, 5-2, 54.
- Lowell, 5-2, 51.71.
- Coldwater, 6-1, 51.43.
- Port Huron, 4-3, 50.14.
- Marysville, 5-2, 49.86.
- Hastings, 5-2, 49.71.
- Mason, 4-3, 49.14.
- Zeeland West, 5-2, 49.14.
- St. Joseph, 4-3, 47.71.
- Holly, 4-3, 47.
- Trenton, 4-3, 46.57.
- Zeeland East, 4-3, 46.57.
- Redford Thurston, 5-2, 46.43.
- Owosso, 5-2, 45.57.
- Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, 4-3, 44.86.
- Linden, 5-2, 44.71.
- Riverview, 5-2, 43.71.
- Marquette, 4-3, 42.71.
- Bay City Western, 3-4, 40.86.
- Bay City John Glenn, 4-3, 40.57.
- Warren De La Salle, 2-5, 38.43.
Division 4
- Harper Woods, 7-0, 79.71.
- Goodrich, 7-0, 62.29.
- Hudsonville Unity Christian, 7-0, 62.29.
- Williamston, 7-0, 62.
- Battle Creek Harper Creek, 6-1, 59.71.
- Chelsea, 6-1, 57.86.
- Escanaba, 6-1, 55.14.
- Haslett, 5-2, 55.
- Madison Heights Lamphere, 5-2, 55.
- Big Rapids, 7-0, 54.29.
- Dearborn Divine Child, 54.14.
- Portland, 7-0, 52.86.
- Edwardsburg, 6-1, 52.14.
- Ludington, 7-0, 51.71.
- Wyoming Godwin Heights, 6-1, 50.
- Center Line, 6-1, 49.71.
- Redford Union, 5-2, 49.43.
- Freeland, 6-1, 48.
- Paw Paw, 4-3, 47.14.
- Macomb Lutheran North, 7-0, 47.
- Grand Rapids South Christian. 4-3, 46.
- Three Rivers, 4-3, 45.
- Vicksburg, 4-3, 43.71.
- Grand Rapids Christian, 4-3, 42.
- Tecumseh, 4-3, 41.57.
- Harper Woods Chandler Park, 5-2, 41.43.
- Holland Christian, 4-3, 40.14.
- Ortonville Brandon, 4-3, 40.14.
- St. Johns, 4-3, 40.
- Spring Lake, 4-3, 39.57.
- Lansing Sexton, 38.43.
- Clio, 4-3, 38.29.
Division 5
- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 7-0, 68.5.
- Grand Rapids West Catholic, 6-1, 56.29.
- Monroe Jefferson, 7-0, 54.
- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 5-2, 53.43.
- Richmond, 6-1, 52.57.
- Romulus Summit Academy, 6-1, 52.14.
- Saginaw Swan Valley, 6-1, 51.14.
- Frankenmuth, 6-1, 49.86.
- Detroit Southeastern, 5-2, 48.43.
- Ogemaw Heights, 6-1, 48.43.
- Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard, 7-0, 45.86.
- Armada, 5-2, 44.71.
- Kingsford, 6-1, 43.71.
- Whitehall, 4-3, 42.43.
- Muskegon Oakridge, 5-2, 42.29.
- Berrien Springs, 4-1, 42.
- Clare, 5-2, 41.86.
- Howard City Tri County, 5-2, 41.57.
- Michigan Center, 7-0, 40.86.
- Dowagiac, 5-2, 39.11.
- Detroit Denby, 5-2, 38.29.
- Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep, 5-2, 38.11.
- Wyoming Kelloggsville, 5-2, 37.14.
- Yale, 4-3, 36.71.
- Hopkins, 4-3, 36.57.
- Gladwin, 4-3, 36.43.
- Romulus, 3-4, 36.43.
- Flat Rock, 4-3, 36.
- Negaunee, 4-3, 35.14.
- Hazel Park, 5-2, 35.
- Detroit Voyageur College Prep, 4-3, 34.14.
- Shepherd, 4-3, 33.86.
Division 6
- Almont, 7-0, 57.43.
- Jackson Lumen Christi, 4-3, 52.18.
- Belding, 6-1, 51.71.
- Marine City, 6-1, 50.14.
- Detroit Edison, 6-1, 49.57.
- Olivet, 6-1, 47.29.
- Traverse City St. Francis, 45.21.
- Montrose, 7-0, 44.43.
- Kent City, 7-0, 43.71.
- Reed City, 5-2, 42.86.
- Ecorse, 6-1, 42.43.
- Kingsley, 5-2, 42.29.
- Dearborn Heights Robichaud, 5-2, 41.5.
- Boyne City, 5-2, 40.
- Flint Hamady, 5-2, 39.71.
- Ida, 6-1, 39.43.
- Detroit Pershing, 5-2, 38.14.
- Ovid-Elsie, 5-2, 37.86.
- Durand, 5-2, 36.86.
- Calumet, 5-2, 36.07.
- Detroit Central, 5-2, 33.86.
- Napoleon, 5-2, 33.29.
- Warren Michigan Collegiate, 4-3, 33.29.
- Sanford Meridian, 5-2, 31.29.
- Clawson, 4-3, 31.14.
- Montague, 3-4, 30.43.
- Buchanan, 4-3, 30.2.
- Flint New Standard Academy, 6-1, 30.14.
- Central Montcalm, 5-2, 29.14.
- Kalkaska, 5-2, 29.
- Adrian Madison, 4-3, 28.71.
- Clinton Township Clintondale, 28.43.
Division 7
- Menominee, 7-0, 49.91.
- Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 6-1, 46.14.
- Charlevoix, 7-0, 40.14.
- Pewamo-Westphalia, 6-0, 39.83.
- Millington, 6-1, 38.71.
- Schoolcraft, 6-1, 38.29.
- Saginaw Valley Lutheran, 7-0, 38.
- Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker, 6-1, 37.57.
- Hanover-Horton, 5-2, 37.29.
- Constantine, 5-2, 37.14.
- Cass City, 5-2, 35.
- Lawton, 5-2, 34.86.
- Clinton, 5-2, 34.71.
- Ithaca, 6-1, 34.14.
- McBain, 5-2, 33.57.
- Bronson, 6-1, 33.29.
- Harrison, 6-1, 33.29.
- Ottawa Lake Whiteford, 6-1, 33.29.
- North Muskegon, 5-2, 33.07.
- LeRoy Pine River, 5-2, 29.29.
- Union City, 5-2, 28.
- Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 4-3, 27.93.
- Detroit Community, 4-3, 27.57.
- Shelby, 5-2, 27.43.
- Saranac, 5-2, 26.93.
- Leslie, 4-3, 26.57.
- Burton Bendle, 5-2, 25.14.
- Jonesville, 4-3, 24.71.
- Manton, 4-3, 24.71.
- Coloma, 3-4, 23.14.
- Galesburg-Augusta, 3-4, 22.86.
- Ravenna, 3-4, 22.29.
Division 8
- Hudson, 7-0, 45.57.
- Madison Heights Madison, 6-1, 41.43.
- Melvindale ABT, 7-0, 40.43.
- Harbor Beach, 7-0, 37.57.
- Beal City, 7-0, 37.43.
- Allen Park Cabrini, 7-0, 36.57.
- Maple City Glen Lake, 5-1, 35.88.
- New Lothrop, 5-2, 34.43.
- White Pigeon, 6-1, 33.86.
- Springpoty, 7-0, 33.71.
- Bark River-Harris, 5-1, 32.21.
- Decatur, 5-2, 31.57.
- Fowler, 5-2, 30.93.
- Unionville-Sebewaing, 5-2, 30.43.
- Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central, 5-2, 29.14.
- Frankfort, 5-2, 28.29.
- Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 5-2, 27.29.
- Mancelona, 4-3, 27.
- Genesee, 3-4, 26.86.
- Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 4-3, 26.86.
- Iron Mountain, 4-3, 26.52.
- Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 4-3, 26.29.
- Manchester, 4-3, 26.14.
- Riverview Gabriel Richard, 3-4, 25.86.
- East Jordan, 4-3, 25.64.
- Reese, 4-3, 25.
- Centreville, 3-4, 24.14.
- Southfield Bradford Academy, 4-3, 23.71.
- Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 4-3, 23.14.
- L’Anse, 4-3, 22.93.
- Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 4-3, 22.64.
- Petersburg Summerfield, 4-3, 22.4.
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Jared Ramsey covers high school sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jramsey@freepress.com; Follow Jared on X or Bluesky.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs $2 billion annual road funding bill

On Monday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to invest $2 billion annually to fix Michigan’s state and local roads.
“Roads are not just about making life a little bit easier. It’s about jobs, it’s about families, it’s about our economy, it’s about the ability to move Michigan forward,” said Whitmer.
The governor locked in her commitment to her campaign promise in Clinton Township on Monday by signing the historic road funding bill.
“We’re looking at another $30 million annually, and that is significant. There was no question about it. The governor was going to find a way to figure out how does she solve this problem at a local level,” said Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel.
It’s an investment that took lawmakers compromising on both sides of the aisle. House Speaker Matt Hall tells CBS News Detroit that they got it done together.
“Governor Whitmer and the Democrats were only comfortable cutting a billion dollars of waste, fraud and abuse, and that was the limitation, so we matched them dollar for dollar. It’s about $2 billion to roads revenue and cutting waste, fraud and abuse and dedicated it all to roads. And also dedicating all of the money collected at the pump for the first time to roads,” said Hall.
This bill aims to bring more money, jobs and peace of mind for Michigan’s road crews.
“This deal is the largest transportation fund and increase in decades and will secure as many as 188,000 construction-related jobs,” said construction worker Tiran Clemons.
Since the governor took office, there have been 24,500 miles of Michigan roads repaired by the end of this construction season.
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M’m! M’m! Bad! Campbell’s Soup sues Michigan congressional hopeful for false endorsement

A little-known candidate for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District is being sued over her use of a design similar to the Campbell’s Soup logo in campaign materials.
The Camden, N.J.-based Campbell’s Co. and the Campbell’s Soup Co. Brands LP filed the complaint Friday in Michigan’s Eastern District against Democratic congressional candidate Shelby Campbell of Detroit. In the filing, the corporation claims Campbell’s unauthorized use of its logo and refusal to stop was trademark infringement, false designation of origin and false endorsement.
Campbell, 31, told The Detroit News Sunday she has always felt a connection to the soup brand and thought her use of the logo for a single batch of stickers was harmless.
“Growing up, we had the whole house decorated with Campbell’s Soup logos,” said Campbell, a third-generation automotive worker. “I’ve used ‘soup’ in my email and social media since I was 18.”
The attorney for Campbell’s Soup Co., Leah Imbrogno with Detroit-based Foley & Lardner LLP, could not be immediately reached Sunday for comment.
Campbell’s Soup Co. said Shelby Campbell’s intentional use of the logo was not approved and has led to confusion with customers who’ve reached out to ask if the company had endorsed her. It was clear, the lawsuit said, that her use of the logo was a way to use the Campbell brand to boost her candidacy.
As of Friday, when the complaint was filed, her campaign’s X account was “soup4change” and used the logo as a header, her campaign’s website address was www.soup4change.com, her TikTok account was “@atasteofsoup” and her Instagram account was “@atasteofthesoup.” The campaign used hashtags such as “vote4soup” or “soup4change.”
Shelby Campbell did clearly mark her TikTok and Instagram profiles that used “soup” in the name as personal profiles, and her biography pointed people to follow her professional profile “@shelby4congress,” according to a Detroit News review.
Campbell Soup Co. said in the lawsuit it was committed to protecting its brand from those who would “infringe or dilute” the trademark. The company pointed to similar lawsuits filed, including one against Jane Foodie LLC for selling packaged soups in cans with a design that mimicked Campbell’s Soup cans and various political candidates across the country with the last name of Campbell who used the logo in their campaign materials.
Campbell admitted to using stickers with a similar design to the company’s logo, but claimed she only made one batch of them and was not making a profit off of them.
In the lawsuit, the company asked Shelby Campbell to stop using the design over a month before filing the complaint. She refused to and said she understood her use was not breaking the law. She posted her response to the company on her private social media page, writing “Lmfao yall gonna make me blow up and really win congress easily I ain’t scared byeeee,” a screenshot included in the complaint shows.
It’s not clear where Campbell’s Soup Co. got screenshots of Campbell’s social media pages. But Shelby Campbell said that after the comments she made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death, she knew “MAGAs” — people backing the Make America Great Again movement — were watching her feeds and assumed they sent the posts to the company.
Campbell said she wasn’t sure if she’d continue using a similar logo but said she might just “change it to blue.”
Shelby Campbell is not a well-known name in the 2026 Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, where state Rep. Donovan McKinney of Detroit is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Detroit. The field of well-known Democrats narrowed when former state Sen. Adam Hollier decided to bow out of the primary and run instead for Secretary of State. Nazmul Hassan is also running in the Democratic primary, while Republican Andrew Lorenz and Green Party candidate D. Etta Wilcoxon have filed paperwork to run.
“I’m really excited for the campaign otherwise,” Campbell said. “I want girls to know that just because they may have made bad decisions in the past they can have a great future.”
satwood@detroitnews.com
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MSU Football Now Faces One Disturbing Possibility

It’s a terrifying thought with six games remaining in the regular season and an active three-game losing streak, but there is a world where Michigan State does not win a game the rest of the season and finishes 3-9 overall and winless against Big Ten competition in Year 2 of the Jonathan Smith era.
MSU has only had a zero in the win column during conference play once since it played its first Big Ten football season in 1953. That happened in 1958, when the Spartans went 0-5-1 versus the conference.
Looking at Michigan State’s schedule, especially through an understandably pessimistic lens following a 38-13 home loss to UCLA, there is not a game remaining that anyone should look at and think, “Yeah, they should win that.”
Here is a look at the opponents left for MSU, tiered by how likely it is for the Spartans to get a win.
This is probably about as much of an automatic “L” as it gets the rest of the way. Seventh-ranked Indiana won’t be that low in the rankings for long. Indiana went into Autzen Stadium and took down No. 3 Oregon, 30-20. When the AP Poll comes out, IU deserves to move up around where the Ducks were.
Also, this game was a blowout in favor of Indiana last year. The Hoosiers beat MSU 47-10 in East Lansing last year en route to a College Football Playoff appearance. With them looking even better this year and with Michigan State looking like it has actually regressed, it’s tough to imagine the Spartans having any real shot.
Michigan
Perhaps Michigan State could have a chance against 15th-ranked Michigan on Oct. 25 because of the rivalry aspect and the game being in East Lansing, but MSU is still probably the weaker of the two power conference teams in the state right now.
The Spartans are already in the midst of their longest drought without possession of the Paul Bunyan Trophy since UM’s Mike Hart deemed Michigan State to be Michigan’s “little brother” in 2007.
On Saturday, Michigan dropped a road game to USC, 31-13. Michigan State also lost in L.A. to the Trojans a few weeks ago, 45-31. The two rivals’ other common opponent is Nebraska, who UM beat. MSU lost to the Cornhuskers last week.
Iowa
Another tough one will be the trip to Kinnick Stadium to take on the Hawkeyes on Nov. 22. Playing at Iowa is already tough, no matter how good or bad the Hawkeyes are.
Going off of Saturday, the Hawkeyes appear to be on the better side of things. Iowa demolished Wisconsin in Madison, 37-0, to move to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Minnesota
These three games will be the Spartans’ best shot.
Minnesota, who Michigan State will face on the road on Nov. 1, faced Purdue on Saturday and were able to grit out a 27-20 victory after outscoring the Boilermakers 14-0 in the fourth quarter. The Golden Gophers are 4-2 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play, but both conference wins came at home during one-possession games.
Penn State
As for Penn State, if there is a team in the Big Ten that’s in free-fall mode more than the Spartans, it’s the Nittany Lions. Just like MSU, Penn State fell to 0-3 in conference play on Saturday after losing to Northwestern, 22-21, in Happy Valley.
To make matters worse, PSU starting quarterback Drew Allar is out for the remainder of the season due to an injury he suffered against the Wildcats. Michigan State hosts the Nittany Lions on Nov. 15.
Maryland
Maryland got off to a 4-0 start this year, but has lost its last two games, both of which were at home. Its most recent game was a 34-31 defeat versus Nebraska. The Terrapins had a seven-point lead entering the fourth quarter, but the Cornhuskers scored all 10 of the points in the final 15 minutes and took the lead on a touchdown with 1:08 left.
MSU will play Maryland at Ford Field in Detroit during its regular season finale on Nov. 29.
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