Playoff upsets have resulted in several changes to the top teams this week in the MaxPreps Regional Football Computer Rankings, most notably in the Midwest where Whitmer takes over the top rating from Colerain.
Whitmer will take on Mentor, a team that was unranked two weeks ago but has moved up to the No. 2 spot after big wins over St. Edward and St. Ignatius.
The other new No. 1 is Ensworth, which takes over the top spot in the South from season-long No. 1 Trinity.
The rankings are done using the MaxPreps Freeman Computer Ratings. Be sure to check out all of our 2012 MaxPreps Football State Playoff Brackets.
MaxPreps Regional Football Computer Rankings
Northeast
Don Bosco Prep defeated St. Augustine Prep last week and holds onto a solid lead in the Northeast region.
Photo by Daniel Coppola
1 (1 last week),
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 8-1, 65.2
2 (4),
Gilman (Baltimore), 9-2, 60.9
3 (2),
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), 10-1, 58.5
4 (3),
Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.), 8-1, 56.6
5 (5),
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 7-2, 55.7
6 (6),
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 6-3, 54.4
7 (9),
Williamstown (N.J.), 9-0, 53.7
8 (8),
Maine-Endwell (Endwell, N.Y.), 12-0, 53.6
9 (7),
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 9-2, 52.6
10 (NR),
Middletown (Md.), 12-0, 52.1
Notes: Little change as Middletown joins the list for the first time.
Farwest
Narbonne jumped from No. 5 to No. 2 in this week's Farwest rankings after another playoff win.
Photo by Louis Lopez
1 (1 last week),
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 8-4, 72.1
2 (5),
Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.), 12-0, 68
3 (3),
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.), 12-0, 67.3
4 (8),
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 10-2, 66.8
5 (NR),
Jordan (Sandy, Utah), 12-1, 66.4
6 (NR),
St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.), 11-1, 66.2
7 (7),
Kahuku (Hawaii), 11-0, 65.7
8 (NR),
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 11-1, 65
9 (NR),
Bellevue (Wash.), 12-0, 64.1
10 (NR),
Punahou (Honolulu), 8-2, 63.6
Notes: Several upsets in the Southern Section playoffs jumbled this region around as five teams enter this week's rankings. Jordan is the highest debuting team after winning the Utah Class 5A playoffs in a rout over Syracuse. St. Bonaventure also moves in after beating Santa Margarita. Bellevue returns after a one-week absence while Centennial joins the fray for the first time. Another newcomer, Punahou, has a big game this week against No. 7 Kahuku.
South
Undefeated Ensworth moves into the No. 1 spot in this week's South rankings.
Photo by John Pratt
1 (2 last week),
Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.), 12-0, 69.4
2 (1),
Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 11-1, 68.2
3 (3),
Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 11-0, 65.3
4 (5),
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 10-1, 64.8
5 (4),
Siegel (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 13-0, 62.1
6 (9),
Butler (Matthews, N.C.), 13-0, 62
7 (8),
Hoover (Ala.), 12-0, 61.4
8 (NR),
Maryville (Tenn.), 13-0, 61.3
9 (7),
University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 9-0, 61.1
10 (NR),
Norcross (Ga.), 11-0, 60.6
Notes: Trinity drops from the No. 1 spot, a status it has held all season long, and falls behind Ensworth, which stayed unbeaten at 12-0. Another Tennessee team, Maryville, returns to the rankings along with Georgia's Norcross.
Midwest
Mentor made a huge jump in the Midwest, moving from No. 8 to No. 2.
File photo by Scott Seighman
1 (4 last week),
Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio), 13-0, 71.8
2 (8),
Mentor (Ohio), 12-1, 69.2
3 (3),
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 10-3, 69
4 (1),
Colerain (Cincinnati), 12-1, 66.3
5 (5),
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-1, 65.8
6 (2),
St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 11-2, 64.4
7 (7),
Lawrence Central (Indianapolis), 14-0, 64.1
8 (9),
Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 13-0, 64
9 (6),
Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio), 12-1, 63.2
10 (NR),
North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 12-0, 62.5
Notes: Whitmer has slowly risen up the ranks and takes over the No. 1 spot after Colerain's loss to Archbishop Moeller. Whitmer takes on giant-killer Mentor, which has dropped St. Edward and St. Ignatius in successive weeks allowing it to move all the way up to No. 2.
Southwest
Southlake Carroll moved into the Southwest rankings this week at No. 9.
Photo by Robbie Rakestraw
1 (1 last week),
DeSoto (Texas), 11-0, 68.1
2 (2),
Coppell (Texas), 11-0, 64.4
3 (4),
Bentonville (Ark.), 11-0, 64
4 (3),
Allen (Texas), 10-1, 63.8
5 (5),
Mesquite (Texas), 11-0, 62.3
6 (8),
Blue Springs (Mo.), 12-1, 61.4
7 (6),
Katy (Texas), 11-0, 59.7
8 (7),
Bowie (Arlington, Texas), 10-1, 59
9 (NR),
Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 10-1, 58.1
10 (NR),
Skyline (Dallas), 10-1, 58.1
Notes: The top half of this region has stayed pretty steady all season long. Carroll and Skyline are both back in the rankings at No. 9 and No. 10 this week with Webb City and Stephenville dropping out. A big matchup this week between DeSoto and Coppell.
