Michigan high school football playoff points entering Week 9

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Goodrich junior Aidan Rubio throws a pass while warming up before the inaugural Metro League Championship game against Fenton on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 at Goodrich High School in Goodrich. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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HOW POINTS ARE CALCUATED

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the 256-team field for the 2019 11-player Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs will be announced.

Teams that win six times in a nine-game schedule automatically make the playoffs. Teams that win five times in an eight-game schedule automatically qualify as well. If there are not enough automatic qualifiers to fill the 256-team field, then 5-4 teams will be added proportionally to each of the four classes (A, B, C and D).

Once the 256-team field is filled, then it will be divided into eight, 32-team divisions (1-8) based upon enrollment.

Playoff point averages determine which 5-4 teams make the field, if there's room, and they also determine home-field advantage in the first three rounds.

Playoff point averages are determined by the total number of points earned, including bonus points, for all games played, divided by the number of games played. Eighty points are awarded for beating a Class A team, 64 for beating a Class B team, 48 for beating a Class C team and 32 for beating a Class D team.

Eight bonus points are earned for each game one of the opponents you defeated wins. So, if Team A beats Team B, and Team B ends up winning eight games, Team A earns 64 bonus points.

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One bonus point is awarded when an opponent which defeated you, wins. However, no points are awarded for your defeat to said opponent. So, for instance, if Team loses to Team B, and Team B wins eight games, then Team A gets seven bonus points.

What we're doing in this slideshow is laying out the top 32 teams in each division based upon playoff point averages. The division projections here are based on those calculated by Snooze 2 You, with permission. The well-known website releases a weekly Mapetology that predicts entire divisional brackets in detail, down to the district openers and game sites.

The 32 teams listed in each of the projected divisions here are the 32 with the highest playoff point averages in each division.

Keep in mind that the current playoff point averages can and likely will change this week. There is a lot of room for movement.

Teams are listed below with their records and playoff-point averages after eight weeks.

The postseason will get underway Nov. 1-2 at various sites around the state for both 11-man and 8-man football. In the 8-man divisions, only the top 16 teams make the playoffs.

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Chippewa Valley's Joshua Kulka (12) hands the ball off to Chippewa Valley's Myren Harris (7) during Chippewa Valley's game against Romeo at Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 1

1. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (8-0) 115.000

2. Brownstown Woodhaven (8-0) 108.000

3. Belleville (8-0) 105.000

4. Plymouth (8-0) 103.000

5. Grandville (7-1) 101.500

T6. West Bloomfield (7-1) 99.750

T6. Lapeer (7-1) 99.750

8. Rockford (7-1) 96.750

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9. Davison (7-1) 94.500

10. Lake Orion (7-1) 93.750

11. Dearborn Fordson (7-1) 92.875

12. Grosse Pointe South (7-1) 91.750

13. Brighton (7-1) 90.875

14. Saline (7-1) 89.875

15. Holt (6-2) 83.250

16. Traverse City West (6-2) 82.625

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17. White Lake Lakeland (6-2) 79.500

18. Utica Eisenhower (6-2) 78.375

19. Romeo (6-2) 77.500

20. Rochester Adams (6-2) 76.500

21. Warren Mott (6-2) 74.625

22. Hudsonville (5-3) 70.875

23. Detroit Catholic Central (4-4) 65.875

24. Grand Blanc (5-3) 65.125

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25. East Kentwood (5-3) 62.750

26. Detroit UD-Jesuit (5-3) 61.804

27. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (5-3) 61.000

28. Waterford Mott (5-3) 59.125

29. Sterling Heights Stevenson (4-4 (57.500)

30. Grand Haven (4-4) 55.625

31. Detroit Cass Tech (4-4) 52.500

32. Detroit Western (5-3) 48.250

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Al Money and unbeaten Midland are third in Division 2 playoff points this week. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 2

1. Byron Center (8-0) 105.000

2. North Farmington (8-0) 102.000

3. Midland (8-0) 102.000

4. Battle Creek Lakeview (8-0) 101.000

T5. Birmingham Groves (7-1) 98.750

T5. Walled Lake Western (7-1) 98.750

7. Traverse City Central (7-1) 95.625

T8. Oak Park (7-1) 94.750

T8. Fenton (7-1) 94.750

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10. South Lyon (7-1) 92.750

11. Port Huron Northern (7-1) 88.625

12. Farmington (7-1) 87.875

13. Portage Northern (7-1) 88.625

14. Dexter (7-1) 85.875

15. Detroit Martin Luther King (6-2) 83.250

T16. Muskegon Mona Shores (6-2) 78.625

T16. Livonia Franklin (6-2) 77.625

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18. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (6-2) 77.500

19. Temperance Bedford (6-2) 77.125

20. Birmingham Brother Rice (5-3) 74.891

21. Wyandotte Roosevelt (6-2) 74.500

22. St. Clair Shores Lakeview (6-2) 74.125

23. Warren DeLaSalle (5-3) 72.925

24. Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse (5-3) 65.250

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25. Sterling Heights (5-3) 65.125

26. Birmingham Seaholm (5-3) 65.125

27. Midland Dow (5-3) 61.625

28. Grand Rapids Northview (5-3) 59.625

29. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (5-3) 58.250

30. Port Huron (5-3) 57.125

31. Jackson (5-3) 55.250

32. Alpena (4-4) 53.500

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Zeeland West junior Terick DeJonge (1) runs the ball during the first half of the game at Lowell High School on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Brian Hayes | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 3

1. Muskegon (8-0) 109.000

2. Chelsea (8-0) 104.000

3. Orchard Lake St. Mary (7-1) 100.931

4. Mason (8-0) 99.000

5. Zeeland West (7-1) 94.875

6. Cedar Springs (7-1) 94.250

7. Edwardsburg (8-0) 90.000

8. East Lansing (6-2) 88.375

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9. DeWitt (6-2) 83.275

10. Coldwater (7-1) 84.875

11. Redford Thurston (7-1) 81.750

12. Allen Park (6-2) 80.250

13. Ortonville Brandon (7-1) 79.625

14. River Rouge (7-1) 77.845

15. St. Joseph (6-2) 76.500

16. Flint Kearsley (6-2) 76.500

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17. Gibraltar Carlson (6-2) 72.929

18. Fowlerville (6-2) 70.625

19. Pinckney (6-2) 69.625

20. Mount Pleasant (6-2) 69.375

21. Eastpointe (5-3) 68.750

22. Parma Western (6-2) 68.625

23. Riverview (6-2) 65.625

24. East Grand Rapids (5-3) 60.260

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25. St. Johns (5-3) 60.125

26. Zeeland East (5-3) 59.946

27. Garden City (5-3) 57.875

28. Marysville (5-3) 57.375

29. Trenton (4-4) 53.875

30. Detroit Mumford (5-3) 53.00

31. Marquette (4-4) 52.875

32. Dearborn Divine Child (4-4) 52.054

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Catholic Central junior Jace Williams (5) runs in a touchdown during the second half of the game against the Allendale Falcons at Catholic Central High School, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Brian Hayes | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 4

1. Detroit Country Day (8-0) 94.429

2. Milan (8-0) 93.000

3. Paw Paw (8-0) 90.000

4. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-1) 89.625

5. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (7-1) 85.159

6. Muskegon Orchard View (8-0) 84.714

7. St. Clair (7-1) 81.475

8. Escanaba (6-2) 76.458

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9. Sparta (7-1) 75.750

10. Grand Rapids Christian (6-2) 75.500

11. Flint Powers Catholic (6-2) 72.500

12. Romulus Summit Academy North (6-2) 68.500

13. Goodrich (6-2) 68.500

14. North Branch (6-2) 62.625

15. Hudsonville Unity Christian (5-3) 61.000

16. Sault Ste. Marie (5-3) 60.250

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17. Redford Union (5-3) 60.000

18. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood (5-3) 58.161

19. Williamston (5-3) 58.000

20. Cadillac (5-3) 57.250

21. Ludington (6-2) 56.446

22. Carleton Airport (5-3) 55.250

23. Otsego (5-3) 54.125

24. Vicksburg (5-3) 53.250

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25. Allendale (5-3) 52.000

26. Ada Forest Hills Eastern (5-3) 48.250

27. Harper Woods Chandler Park (4-4) 47.875

28. Grand Rapids South Christian (4-4) 47.125

29. Marshall (4-4) 46.875

30. Holland Christian (4-4) 46.500

31. Croswell-Lexington (4-4) 44.000

32. Livonia Clarenceville (5-3) 39.875

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Swan Valley players greet their teammate Ethan Champney, senior, after he scored their first touchdown in the second quarter during a football game hosted by Frankenmuth against Swan Valley on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (Rachel Ellis | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 5

1. Marine City (8-0) 103.000

2. Frankenmuth (8-0) 93.000

3. Kingsley (8-0) 90.000

4. Almont (8-0) 88.000

5. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (7-1) 84.500

6. Hopkins (8-0) 84.000

7. Berrien Springs (7-0) 84.000

8. Muskegon Oakridge (8-0) 83.000

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T9. Portland (7-1) 82.875

T9. Richmond (7-1) 82.875

11. Detroit Denby (7-1) 82.625

12. Central Montcalm (7-1) 79.500

13. Lansing Catholic (7-1) 76.750

14. Olivet (7-1) 75.500

15. Saginaw Swan Valley (6-2) 68.625

16. Detroit Henry Ford (6-2) 67.500

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17. Freeland (6-2) 66.500

18. Onsted (6-2) 65.500

19. Grant (6-2) 62.125

20. Ogemaw Heights (6-2) 61.375

21. Midland Bullock Creek (6-2) 60.275

22. Dowagiac (5-3) 58.250

23. Reed City (5-3) 56.750

24. Essexville Garber (5-3) 54.125

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25. Dundee (5-3) 51.875

26. Clawson (5-3) 49.625

27. Whitmore Lake (6-2) 48.000

28. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (4-4) 46.661

29. Shepherd (5-3) 26.250

30. Macomb Lutheran North (4-4) 45.250

31. Benton Harbor (4-4) 44.641

32. Detroit Communication Media Arts (5-3) 40.500

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Montrose senior running back Jack Kalakay dives into the end zone for the Rams' first touchdown in the second quarter on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 in Montrose. (Jake May | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 6

1. Hillsdale (8-0) 89.000

2. Monroe St. Mary Catholic (7-1) 81.875

3. Niles Brandywine (8-0) 80.000

4. Calumet (7-1) 78.875

5. Warren Michigan Collegiate (7-1) 78.589

6. Montrose (7-1) 77.875

7. Claire (7-1) 71.875

8. Maple City Glen Lake (7-1) 69.875

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9. Ithaca (7-1) 68.625

10. Blissfield (6-2) 67.750

11. Flint Hamady (6-1) 65.625

12. Grass Lake (7-1) 64.750

T13. Sanford Meridian (6-2) 63.625

T13. Ishpeming Westwood (6-2) 62.625

T13. Negaunee (6-2) 62.625

16. Morley Stanwood (6-2) 62.482

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17. Hemlock (6-2) 62.000

18. Ravenna (6-2) 61.750

19. Montague (6-2) 60.500

20. Constantine (6-2) 59.732

21. Muskegon Catholic (5-2) 57.768

22. Menominee (5-3) 55.689

23. Jonesville (6-2) 55.625

24. Byron (5-3) 55.125

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25. Newaygo (5-3) 55.000

26. Detroit Osborn (5-3) 50.875

27. Clinton Township Clintondale (5-3) 46.125

28. Lake City (5-3) 45.250

29. Manchester (5-3) 44.375

30. Millington (4-4) 42.500

31. Delton Kellogg (4-4) 38.250

32. Harrison (4-4) 34.750

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Schoolcraft's Trenton Cook (5) breaks the tackle of Constantine's Ty Dumm (5) before he scores a first quarter touchdown at Sweetland Stadium in Constantine, Michigan on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)

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DIVISION 7

1. Jackson Lumen Christi (8-0) 101.000

2. Iron Mountain (8-0) 92.000

T3. Beaverton (8-0) 88.000

T3. New Lothrop (8-0) 88.000

5. Schoolcraft (8-0) 83.000

6. Clinton (8-0) 82.000

7. Pewamo-Westphalia (8-0) 81.000

8. Detroit Leadership Academy (7-1) 79.750

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9. Riverview Gabriel Richard (7-1) 70.500

10. Lawton (8-0) 68.000

11. Traverse City St. Francis (6-2) 67.625

12. Detroit Central (7-1) 66.375

13. Oscoda (7-1) 64.750

14. Houghton Lake (6-2) 55.500

15. Harbor Springs (6-2) 55.458

16. Homer (6-2) 54.375

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17. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port (6-2) 54.250

18. Kent City (6-2) 53.500

19. Centreville (6-2) 52.625

20. Laingsburg (6-2) 51.625

21. Charlevoix (5-3) 48.000

22. McBain (5-3) 47.000

23. Madison Heights Madison (4-4) 46.875

24. North Muskegon (5-3 (45.125)

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25. Madison Heights Bishop Foley (5-3) 40.607

26. Sandusky (5-3) 39.000

27. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (5-3) 38.250

T28. Ecorse (4-4) 37.250

T28. Bad Axe (4-4) 37.750

30. Grosse Pointe Woods Liggett (4-4) 37.232

31. Hartford (5-3) 37.125

32. L'Anse (4-4) 35.500

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Earnest Sanders (3) and Flint Beecher have already clinched a playoff berth. (MLive File Photo by Kaiti Sullivan)

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DIVISION 8

1. Johannesburg-Lewiston (8-0) 77.000

2. Harbor Beach (8-0) 76.000

3. Clarkston Everest Collegiate (7-0) 72.429

4. Cassopolis (8-0) 72.000

5. Reading (7-1) 68.875

6. Cass City (7-1) 66.750

7. Addison (7-1) 66.375

8. Royal Oak Shrine (6-2) 66.232

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9. Breckenridge (7-1) 65.875

10. Beal City (7-1) 63.500

11. Ubly (7-1) 61.875

T12. White Pigeon (7-1) 60.875

T12. Fowler (7-1) 60.875

14. Sand Creek (6-2) 60.275

15. Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-1) 59.181

16. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (6-2) 54.482

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T17. Merrill (6-2) 51.893

T17. Flint Beecher (5-2) 51.893

19. Ishpeming (6-2) 51.250

20. West Iron County (6-2) 50.375

21. Unionville-Sebewaing (5-3) 49.275

22. Detroit Public Safety Academy(5-3) 49.125

23. Mendon (6-2) 47.625

24. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5-3) 45.375

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25. Britton Deerfield (4-) 43.125

26. Lake Linden-Hubbell (5-3) 42.625

27. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran (5-3) 42.375

T28. Carson City-Crystal (4-4) 39.500

T28. Detroit Southeastern (4-4) 39.500

30. Bark River Harris (5-3) 39.000

31. Saginaw Nouvel (4-4) 37.125

32. Concord (4-4) 35.250

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The top 16 teams in each 8-man division qualify for the playoffs. (MLive File Photo by Kaiti Sullivan)

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8-MAN DIVISION 1

1. Colon (8-0) 66.429

2. Deckerville (8-0) 64.429

3. Martin (8-0) 60.571

4. Suttons Bay (8-0) 56.333

5. Mio (7-1) 55.393

6. Morrice (54-625)

7. Pellston (7-1) 49.893

8. Mesick (7-1) 47.083

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9. Mayville (6-2) 44.625

10. Kingston (6-2) 43.625

11. New Haven Merritt Academy (7-1) 42.500

12. Bellevue (5-3) 39.500

13. Camden-Frontier (5-3) 35.125

14. Brimley (5-3) 32.750

15. Genesee (4-4) 30.875

16. Newberry (5-3) 29.750

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8-MAN DIVISION 2

1. Powers North Central (8-0) 64.000

2. Rockford (7-1) 57.875

3. Portland St. Patrick (8-0) 57.571

4. Climax-Scots (7-1) 56.875

5. Hillman (7-1) 53.750

6. Crystal Falls Forest Park (6-2) 47.625

7. Engadine (7-1) 45.750

8. Cedarville (5-3) 36.875

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9. Peck (5-3) 36.750

10. Posen (5-3) 36.393

11. Onekama (5-3) 36.054

12. Brethen (5-3) 33.625

13. Kinde North Huron (5-3) 33.554

14. Marion (5-3) 33.321

15. Burr Oak (5-3) 32.125

16. Hale (5-3) 31.142

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From left, Cindy Ortlieb greets her son, Nick Ortlieb following Schoolcraft's home game against Watervliet at Schoolcraft High School in Schoolcraft, Michigan on Friday, October 18, 2019. Schoolcraft won the game by a final of 54-0. (Emil Lippe | MLive.com)

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