@EFrantzMP’s 2023 High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Dec 4, 2023, 11:00am

Our weekly look at the top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. Here's our weekly take on the top high school football programs in the region along with how the MaxPreps Computer Rankings see it.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

12/4/23 Poll
1. Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 16-0*
2. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia. Pa.), 12-1
3. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 15-1*
4. Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.), 13-1*
5. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0*
6. East Central (St. Leon, Ind.), 15-0*
7. Imhotep Institute (Philadelphia. Pa.), 14-0
8. Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 16-0*
9. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 13-1
10. Mount Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 13-1*

The Next 5:
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 13-2*
Badger (Lake Geneva, Wis.), 14-0*
Belleville (Mich.), 13-1*
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 11-2*
Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield, Mich.), 13-1*



Keep an Eye On:
Aliquippa (Pa.), 13-0
Avon (Ohio), 14-1*
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-5*
Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis, Ind.), 15-0*
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.), 13-1*
Brownsburg (Ind.), 9-1*
Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 8-4*
Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, NY), 12-2*
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 10-2*
Chanhassen (Minn.), 13-0*
Crown Point (Ind.), 13-1*
Davison (Mich.), 12-1*
Franklin (Wis.), 13-1*
Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 13-3*
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 13-1*
Lodi (Wis.), 15-0*
Malvern Prep (Pa.), 9-1*
Mankato West (Minn.), 8-2*
Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 12-2*
Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 15-0
Rockford (Mich.), 11-1*
Springfield (Ohio), 10-6*
Waunakee (Wis.), 13-1*

* Season Finished

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states. 

Illinois State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Loyola Academy (Wilmette)14-033.9--
2CMCHS (Chicago)13-136.4--
3LWEHS (Frankfort)13-126.1--
4York (Elmhurst)11-228.1--
5Batavia11-226.1--
6DGNHS (Downers Grove)11-325.6--
7East St. Louis10-325.8--
8NA (LaGrange Park)9-531.7--
9Rochester14-05.3--
10Edwardsville10-216.8--
11St. Francis (Wheaton)10-324.3--
12Cary-Grove (Cary)12-217.3--
13Barrington12-123.4--
14Byron14-0-5.3+1
15Joliet Catholic (Joliet)10-422.8-1
16St. Rita (Chicago)8-532.0--
17Brother Rice (Chicago)5-540.2--
18PRHS (Crystal Lake)9-116.8--
19Maine South (Park Ridge)10-219.8--
20ICCP (Elmhurst)9-313.2--
21HHS (Arlington Heights)10-19.6--
22SICP (Chicago)8-427.6--
23Carmel (Mundelein)10-214.3--
24CPCHS (Camp Point)14-0-3.6--
25Warren Township (Gurnee)9-316.9--


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Ben Davis (Indianapolis)13-145.9--
2Center Grove (Greenwood)11-243.8--
3East Central (St. Leon)15-020.2--
4Brownsburg9-145.5--
5IBCHS (Indianapolis)15-022.8--
6Cathedral (Indianapolis)8-439.6--
7Westfield11-241.5--
8FWSHS (Fort Wayne)13-118.4--
9Crown Point13-126.7--
10HSHS (Fishers)9-334.9--
11Fishers7-436.6--
12New Palestine11-325.3+1
13LNHS (Indianapolis)7-437.9-1
14Penn (Mishawaka)10-225.2--
15DCHS (Indianapolis)11-328.9--
16BSHS (Bloomington)11-220.8--
17NorthWood (Nappanee)12-318.5--
18ILHS (Indianapolis)13-07.8--
19Mishawaka9-319.9--
20FCHS (Indianapolis)4-642.2--
21Carmel5-540.4--
22Noblesville4-739.5--
23Leo11-313.5--
24Warsaw9-222.9--
25ERHS (Evansville)11-113.6+1


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Belleville13-118.6--
2SATHS (Southfield)13-126.1+3
3Muskegon12-223.9-1
4Rockford11-123.3-1
5CCHS (Grand Rapids)13-115.6-1
6FHCHS (Grand Rapids)13-121.8+3
7West Bloomfield10-331.3+1
8Lake Orion10-124.4-1
9Davison12-120.8-3
10DLSC (Warren)11-319.3+1
11Corunna13-18.3-1
12Harper Woods11-318.3+1
13Clarkston6-634.5+1
14Mason13-112.4-2
15CVHS (Clinton Township)9-323.1+3
16Zeeland West (Zeeland)9-417.7-1
17Byron Center10-217.8-1
18UEHS (Shelby Township)9-219.3+2
19WCHS (Grand Rapids)11-16.7--
20Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)9-110.0-3
21Caledonia8-317.9+1
22MSHS (Norton Shores)7-420.7+1
23Northville10-216.1-2
24Grandville8-323.6--
25Ubly14-0-3.1--




Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chanhassen13-024.6--
2Stewartville14-08.4--
3Mankato West (Mankato)8-230.0--
4EVWHS (Eden Valley)13-08.8--
5Andover10-221.6--
6STA (Mendota Heights)10-321.9--
7Alexandria11-116.5--
8Minneota14-02.9--
9Centennial (Circle Pines)12-113.3--
10Hutchinson11-213.9--
11Becker9-113.5--
12Barnesville13-14.8--
13Rocori (Cold Spring)10-323.4--
14Edina9-418.6--
15Eden Prairie11-114.5--
16DGFHS (Glyndon)10-213.5--
17Annandale12-18.8--
18Owatonna8-316.2+1
19Brainerd8-212.9-1
20LNHS (Lakeville)9-213.5--
21LSHS (Lakeville)10-211.0--
22JCCHS (Jackson)12-1-0.3--
23Detroit Lakes7-214.3--
24Chaska4-531.4--
25B O L D (Olivia)9-23.0--


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Cardinal Hayes (Bronx)12-223.8--
2ASHS (White Plains)8-326.7--
3Iona Prep (New Rochelle)8-427.0--
4Somers (Lincolndale)13-19.8+2
5CBA (Syracuse)14-01.1-1
6St. Anthony's (Melville)6-429.4-1
7Tioga (Tioga Center)14-0-11.2+5
8MFHS (Staten Island)8-316.9--
9St. Francis (Hamburg)5-627.0-2
10Garden City12-0-6.6-1
11LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)11-13.8--
12Massapequa12-0-3.1+1
13EIHS (Islip Terrace)10-26.9+1
14Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)11-32.6+5
15BBPHS (Bayport)12-0-4.7--
16Rye12-22.8+14
17Niskayuna11-2-5.8+3
18Sayville10-15.9-1
19Harrison8-310.1+6
20LILHS (Brookville)7-28.1--
21Waverly13-1-7.2+2
22CBA (Albany)10-23.7--
23Maine-Endwell (Endwell)12-1-5.0-13
24Carmel11-23.6-3
25MQJHS (Rochester)11-1-5.0-1


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Washington (Massillon)16-037.0--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)15-140.4--
3Archbishop Hoban (Akron)13-237.9--
4Central Catholic (Toledo)16-027.0--
5Glenville (Cleveland)13-323.1+3
6AMHS (Cincinnati)10-540.8-1
7MLHS (Maria Stein)16-017.8--
8Avon14-128.4-2
9Perry16-017.2+2
10HBHS (Hilliard)13-232.8--
11Springfield10-640.1+1
12Anderson (Cincinnati)13-227.5+2
13Liberty Center15-116.2-4
14WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)12-226.9+1
15BWHS (Columbus)14-220.8-2
16LWHS (West Chester)11-327.9--
17PNHS (Pickerington)11-228.5--
18Olentangy (Lewis Center)11-228.1--
19Chardon11-430.3+1
20Lincoln (Gahanna)12-123.1-1
21Ursuline (Youngstown)13-125.1--
22St. Xavier (Cincinnati)7-539.0+5
23Princeton (Cincinnati)12-124.3--
24Kirtland15-19.1+17
25McKinley (Canton)9-436.1--


Pennsylvania State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1SJP (Philadelphia)12-137.6--
2North Allegheny (Wexford)13-134.4--
3PTHS (McMurray)15-027.7--
4CCHS (Pittsburgh)10-237.8+1
5IC (Philadelphia)14-015.8-1
6Malvern Prep (Malvern)9-131.2+1
7Harrisburg12-229.1+1
8Aliquippa13-017.0+6
9MTHS (Lancaster)12-119.1--
10CBSHS (Warrington)13-224.8--
11Belle Vernon12-110.2+7
12Nazareth Area (Nazareth)12-225.7-1
13Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)9-432.0--
14Downingtown East (Exton)11-115.3-2
15RCHS (Philadelphia)9-325.2+1
16Parkland (Allentown)12-116.8-1
17McKeesport11-222.9+3
18Dallas15-03.9+45
19BMDHS (Harrisburg)13-120.1-13
20Cocalico (Denver)12-218.7-3
21LSCHS (Wyndmoor)6-535.8-2
22NL (New Tripoli)15-05.9-1
23Montour (McKees Rocks)10-217.9+2
24Penn Hills (Pittsburgh)9-325.6-1
25McDowell (Erie)8-523.9-1


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Franklin13-128.4--
2MU (Milwaukee)12-224.6--
3Badger (Lake Geneva)14-022.1--
4Waunakee13-125.6--
5Lodi15-013.6--
6Kettle Moraine (Wales)11-123.4--
7Hamilton (Sussex)12-124.4--
8Kimberly10-231.1--
9Muskego10-224.1--
10Rice Lake13-118.6--
11Kaukauna11-225.8--
12Edgar13-15.7--
13Arrowhead (Hartland)7-434.3--
14Verona10-219.8--
15SPEHS (Sun Prairie)10-323.9--
16BWHS (Baldwin)10-322.7--
17NDA (Green Bay)11-212.0--
18Mukwonago6-431.4--
19LCHS (Luxemburg)12-218.3--
20Neenah9-323.6--
21SCCHS (Hammond)9-213.8--
22New Richmond10-219.7+1
23Stratford13-19.2-1
24Aquinas (La Crosse)13-17.3--
25Oak Creek8-323.9--