OHSAA Football Computer Rankings: Week 6

ZANESVILLE, OH – The back half of the high school football season is here, and that means the first set of playoff rankings are as well, as we inch closer to the 2026 postseason on the gridiron.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first computer rankings on Tuesday afternoon, and will continue to do so each Tuesday for the remainder of the regular season. Only local area teams within the top sixteen rankings are listed, with the top twelve teams in each region qualifying for the playoffs, with the top four seeds earning a first-round bye. The rankings are decided by record and difficulty of schedule through the first five weeks of the season.

DIVISION I

REGION 3

• 10th place: Newark (3-2 record), 5.55

DIVISION III

REGION 11

• 2nd place: Licking Valley (5-0), 9.45
• 7th place: Sheridan (4-1), 7.40
• T-9th place: Zanesville (3-2), 6.45
• 11th place: Granville (3-2), 5.95
• 14th place: Tri-Valley (3-2), 4.75

DIVISION IV

REGION 15

• 2nd place: New Lexington (5-0), 10.30
• 7th place: West Muskingum (4-1), 6.95
• 8th place: Philo (3-2), 6.40
• 11th place: Heath (3-2), 5.45

DIVISION V

REGION 19

• 7th place: Ridgewood (4-1), 5.3697
• T-12th place: Meadowbrook (2-3), 2.35

DIVISION VI

REGION 23

• 2nd place: Newark Catholic (4-1), 7.70
• 12th place: Shenandoah (4-1), 4.05