Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division I brackets, top seeds, best matchups for second round
The OHSAA football playoffs began last week with 448 teams vying for a state title throughout Ohio's seven divisions.
We are now down to 224 teams, with eight teams left in each region and 32 teams remaining in each division.
>> Ohio high school football playoffs Division I roundup: St. Ignatius, Olentangy Liberty, Springfield among winners in first round (10/27/2023) <<
All second round games will be played on Friday, Nov. 3 (unless circumstances force a game to be moved to Saturday) at the home field of the higher seed with all games in later rounds at a neutral site to be determined by the OHSAA. The state semifinal pairings will be announced following the regional finals..
The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
>> Ohio high school football playoff brackets 2023 <<
Here, we will take a look at the top four remaining seeds in each region of Division I, along with the lowest seed remaining, the most intriguing matchup of the second round and a reminder of our prediction on who will win each region.
Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.
Division I, Region 1
Top seeds remaining: 1. St. Edward, 2. Cleveland Heights, 3. Wadsworth, 4. Canton McKinley
Team to watch outside top 4: 12 St. Ignatius
Most intriguing second round game: No. 3 Wadsworth vs. No. 6 Medina
Predicted region winner: St. Edward
Division I, Region 2
Top seeds remaining: 1. Olentangy, 2. Olentangy Berlin, 4. Centerville 6. Dublin Coffman
Lowest seed remaining: 14. Olentangy Liberty
Most intriguing second round game: No. 4 Centerville vs. No. 12 Springfield
Predicted region winner: Olentangy Berlin
Division I, Region 3
Top seeds remaining: 1. Gahanna Lincoln, 2. Hilliard Bradley, 3. Pickerington North, 4. Upper Arlington
Lowest seed remaining: No. 9 Grove City
Most intriguing second round game: No. 4 Upper Arlington vs No. 5 Pickerington Central
Predicted region winner: Gahanna Lincoln
Division I, Region 4
Top seeds remaining: Milford, Princeton, Lakota West, St. Xavier
Lowest seed remaining: No. 9 Mason
Most intriguing second round game: No. 4 St. Xavier vs. No. 5 Archbishop Moeller
Predicted region winner: Moeller
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: St. Edward's Jon Slaper celebrates in the stands with the student section following a win in the 2023 season. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)
