Week 3 is here, and the Goosepoop website is updated with everything you need for another full slate of MHSAA football.

Check out updated team ratings, projected spreads, over/unders, win probabilities, and more for matchups across Michigan. Below, we’ll break down some of the biggest games and storylines heading into Week 3, but you can find the full slate and all of our projections on the site.

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Man, Week 2 was fun.

A lot happened, so before we get into Week 3, let’s take a look back at what went down last week.

First things first, here is how the top 20 games played out last week:

And of course, we have some superlative awards from the week. Check those out here. You’ll note the highest scoring game this week was 126 total points🤯, that is a final score of 64-62!

Interested in seeing the top offenses and defenses through two weeks of action? We’ve got the top 15 of each here.

Four defending state champions also went down in week 2 alone, curious to see who they are? Check them out here.

This wouldn’t be a complete week 2 review unless we told you where the upsets were, so here are the top 5 upsets from last week.

And we aren’t done with upsets yet! There are six teams that have had upsets (based on 2025 data) in each of their first two games in 2026. Check them out here.

Alright alright, that’s enough review. We’ll end with a survivor island update. There are 154 undefeated teams headed into week 3. Here they are:

Week 3 is where the waters are really muddied.

We’ve got enough data points to start forming opinions, but still not enough to know exactly what every team is. This week should clear up a lot and give us enough data to roll out our initial computer rankings.

Let’s get into the biggest games, matchups, and storylines heading into Week 3.

First things first, we put together the top 30 games this week, sorted by Goosepoop game score. Check them out here.

And here is how the model expects those games to play out: week 3 model projections.

Looking for good offense or defense? We found the ten highest and lowest over/unders this week. Check them out here. You’ll see the Stevenson vs. Dakota projected point total is only 24.5😳, we’ll see if it plays out that way.

And finally, here are our picks for this week’s top ten games:

The fans have jumped out to an early lead, we’ll see if it holds 🏈

That’s everything we’ve got heading into Week 3.

There are still a lot of questions across the state, and this weekend should finally start giving us some answers. By the time the dust settles, we’ll have enough data to roll out our first computer rankings of the 2026 season.

Until then, enjoy the games, follow along with the projections on the Goosepoop website, and let us know what you think!

We’ll be back next week to break it all down!

Love,

Goose & Doak