The Cooper Predictor

Data-driven high school and college football and basketball ratings, projections and game predictions. Model, not guarantees. Est. 2020

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GHSA Playoffs 2026: Who the Friday Night Model Has Winning Every Class https://t.co/kMRNjScjLO

Our model has correctly predicted over 80% of GHSA games this season, and now we put it to the test with picking every bracket

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The 10 toughest playoff brackets across our 8 states:
Ranked half on top-end talent, half on depth. A stacked top 8 isn’t enough; the bottom of the bracket has to be able to bite too.
Texas 6A D-I takes No. 1
Which bracket is the model overlooking?

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Our selections for the Non-Select LHSAA brackets! Full predictions and brackets for every state are available on the site!

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Week 12: 1,224-206
Playoff Round 1 in AL/TN/SC/CA: 310-78
Georgia with a season high 90.6%, just in time for playoffs!

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@FiredCoaches @CoachLamb1 @RustyMansell_ @MansellKaylee @Top25PublicHSFB @itgnext_georgia @NwGaFootball @LM_Sports_Media @jacob_carlton13 Are we allowed to play?

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Less than a month ago we thanked 1,000 of you for joining us. Today, we crossed the 5K threshold!

Thank you for joining us this season, and we're just getting started. Playoffs up next!

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College Saturday Super Six 🏈

Six games, six stories:
🏆 The #CFP No. 1 Miami (8-0) at Notre Dame (7-1). The model takes the Irish.
🔄 Georgia at Ole Miss: a playoff rematch the model can't separate
🪙 Alabama at LSU: another true toss-up
⚔️ The Holy War: BYU has won 3 straight. The model picks unbeaten Utah.
🪙 Illinois State at North Dakota: #goFCS coin flip, 52%
🔥 Whitewater at Platteville: #D3FB unbeatens collide

Picks are locked before kickoff, win or lose.

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Friday Night Super Six 🏈

Six games, six stories:
🏆 @LHSvikingsFB is 9-0 and allows 8 a game. Can it win at Colquitt County?
⚔️ @Roswell_FB at @MiltonEagles_FB: Roswell won 41-39 last year, with 6A seeding on the line
🪙 @Muscle_ShoalsFB at Oxford: AHSAA's Game of the Week, 52%
🔄 Boiling Springs beat Rock Hill in October. The model picks Rock Hill in the rematch.
😤 Summer Creek at Atascocita: the last two were decided by 3 points each
🔁 Palos Verdes beat Serra 17-14 in August. Round 2.

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Friday Night Super Six 🏈

Six games, six stories:
🏆 @LHSvikingsFB is 9-0 and allows 8 a game. Can it win at Colquitt County?
⚔️ @Roswell_FB at @MiltonEagles_FB: Roswell won 41-39 last year, with 6A seeding on the line
🪙 @Muscle_ShoalsFB at Oxford: AHSAA's Game of the Week, 52%
🔄 Boiling Springs beat Rock Hill in October. The model picks Rock Hill in the rematch.
😤 Summer Creek at Atascocita: the last two were decided by 3 points each
🔁 Palos Verdes beat Serra 17-14 in August. Round 2.

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Thursday Night Super Six 🏈🏀

Three on the gridiron, three on the hardwood:
🔥 @karrfootball has won 4 straight over Jesuit, three by 26+
🏆 Allen is 9-0 and No. 1 in Texas. Walnut Grove gets the test.
😤 Harker Heights has won 3 straight over Midway. The model picks Midway.
⚔️ Wake Forest at Vanderbilt: ACC vs. SEC, Vandy by 9
🪙 @cghs_wbb at @FCFlashes: a 41-40 projection
🏀 @lnwildcats takes on @bhsdogs, our No. 5 in Indiana

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Thursday Night Super Six 🏈🏀

Three on the gridiron, three on the hardwood:
🔥 @karrfootball has won 4 straight over Jesuit, three by 26+
🏆 Allen is 9-0 and No. 1 in Texas. Walnut Grove gets the test.
😤 Harker Heights has won 3 straight over Midway. The model picks Midway.
⚔️ Wake Forest at Vanderbilt: ACC vs. SEC, Vandy by 9
🪙 @cghs_wbb at @FCFlashes: a 41-40 projection
🏀 @lnwildcats takes on @bhsdogs, our No. 5 in Indiana

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With the release of the #CFPRankings last night, our model has updated probabilities for who will qualify

Biggest winners:
Alabama 38% → 63%
Texas 21% → 44%
Ole Miss 30% → 44%

Biggest losers:
UCLA 71% → 50%
James Madison 27% → 8%
Wake Forest 65% → 50%

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Our High School football brackets & Week 11 High School Football Results... https://t.co/KyUXmlsLlq

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The first grouping of our picks for the SCHSL playoff brackets
Championship picks
5A: @NHSTrojansFB
4A: @Irmo_Football
3A: @dwdanielFB
2A: @GoRebsPCCW

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As playoff pressure builds, our model stays on top

Three straight weeks above 85%. Seven straight above 80% picking high-school winners.

Half our states enter playoff mode this week. Bring on the brackets! 🏈

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Our model selections for the 4A-1A AHSAA playoff brackets

Champion picks:
4A @WHYNOTWHS
3A @CCHSTiger_FB
2A @Piedmontfball
1A @thevillefootbal

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Who our model would pick for the open division if the @FHSAA let our rankings decide it

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The 5A AHSAA bracket: projected results from the predictor

Projected final four
@GSHSDolphins
@GoSaraland
@AHParkerFootba1
@CCHSfootbal

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The 6A AHSAA bracket: projected results from the predictor

Our projected final four:
@AuburnHighFB
@CHSREDDEVILS
@PrattvilleFB
@WARRIORNATION20

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Instead of our usual top 10s, we’ll be rolling out our playoff picks for Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee this week. All rankings are updated and available on https://t.co/KwUpvcwMcg!