High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2024 Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Oct 14, 2024, 12:10pm

Our latest 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. With kickoff coming next week, here's our latest take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Also listed below are the latest MaxPreps computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

10/14/2024
1 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 8-0 – beat Noblesville (Ind.) 22-18
2 (2). East St. Louis (Ill.), 7-0 – beat Alton (Ill.) 57-0
3 (3). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 6-2 – beat Legacy School of Sport Sciences (Spring, Tex.) 41-0
4 (4). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 8-0 – beat Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill, Pa.) 35-13
5 (5). Belleville (Mich.), 7-0 – beat Wayne Memorial (Mich.) 41-0
6 (6). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 7-0 – beat St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo, Ohio) 37-3
7 (7). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4-2 – beat Cardinal O’Hara (Springfield, Pa.) 35-14
8 (8). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 8-0 – DNP
9 (9). Pine-Richland (Pa.), 7-0 – beat Greater LaTrobe (Pa.) 42-0
10 (10). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 6-2 – beat Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) 20-0
11 (11). Avon (Ohio), 8-0 – beat Midview (Grafton, Ohio) 49-10
12 (15) Lawrence North (Ind.), 8-0 – beat Center Grove 34-21
13 (14). Westfield (Ind.), 7-1 – beat Fishers (Ind.) 46-12
14 (12). Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-0 – beat West Clermont (Ohio) 12-7
15 (13). Lincoln-East (Frankfort, Ill.), 7-0 – beat Lockport (Ill.) 47-14
16 (16). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-3 – beat Clarkson North (Canada) 22-12
17 (20). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 7-1 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 44-0
18 (17). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 5-2 – beat Joliet Catholic (Ill.) 35-21
19 (18). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 7-1 – beat Martin Luther King (Philadelphia. Pa.) 50-0
20 (19). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-0 – beat Walnut Hills (Ohio) 46-7
21 (21). Franklin (Wis.), 8-0 – beat Indian Trail (Wis.) 49-7
22 (22). Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 5-2 – beat Roncalli (Ind.) 35-6
23 (23). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 7-1 – beat St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake. Mich.) 7-6
24 (24). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-3 – beat LaSalle (Cincinnati, Ohio) 9-0
25 (25). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 7-1 – beat Carmel (Ind.) 32-3
 
Dropped Out:
None
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 6-1
~ Arrowhead (Wis.), 6-2
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 4-2
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 7-0
~ Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 6-2
~ Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-3
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 6-0
~ Crown Point (Ind.), 8-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 4-2
~ Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 5-3
~ Harrisburg (Pa.), 6-1
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 5-2
~ Kirtland, (Ohio), 8-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 7-1
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 8-0
~ Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 7-1
~ Mentor (Ohio), 8-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 7-0
~ Mona Shores (Mich.), 7-0
~ Moorhead (Minn.), 7-0
~ Mukwonago (Wis.), 7-1
~ Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 6-1
~ Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.), 7-0
~ Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 8-0
~ Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 7-0
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 7-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 8-0

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



Illinois State Rankings


Indiana State Rankings


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Catholic Central (Novi)7-023.4
2UCHS (Hudsonville)7-010.8
3UEHS (Shelby Township)6-121.0
4Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)7-06.3
5MSHS (Norton Shores)7-011.8
6DLSC (Warren)4-233.7
7DeWitt7-08.9
8Dakota (Macomb)6-114.1
9Belleville7-00.7
10Oxford5-225.3
11Zeeland West (Zeeland)6-115.6
12Groves (Beverly Hills)7-06.1
13Howell7-03.5
14LCCHS (Jackson)6-110.2
15Hudsonville6-118.6
16GPSHS (Grosse Pointe)7-03.9
17SMP (Orchard Lake)4-319.4
18Davison6-17.9
19Lake Orion5-219.3
20Adams (Rochester)5-222.0
21Byron Center6-12.9
22Saline6-1-4.3
23Frankenmuth7-0-14.4
24Rockford5-217.5
25Northview (Grand Rapids)7-0-2.3


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Moorhead7-013.0
2Alexandria6-116.0
3Elk River6-19.3
4Becker7-05.0
5Andover6-110.4
6Owatonna7-03.4
7Stewartville7-0-0.7
8Minneota7-0-16.4
9Kimball7-0-11.7
10Minnetonka6-112.8
11Shakopee6-110.9
12RAHS (Plymouth)7-0-5.5
13Chatfield7-0-2.0
14Edina5-217.0
15Chanhassen4-317.2
16Mankato West (Mankato)4-320.0
17Maple Grove7-0-9.3
18Bemidji5-216.2
19Monticello5-29.7
20Mankato East (Mankato)5-210.8
21Fergus Falls7-0-3.0
22Barnesville7-0-11.4
23Eden Prairie4-314.2
24Orono (Long Lake)6-1-1.3
25Waseca6-1-3.9


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1CBA (Syracuse)6-0-2.6
2Somers (Lincolndale)6-05.6
3CBA (Albany)5-0-8.0
4St. Francis (Hamburg)3-225.0
5Shaker (Latham)6-0-7.0
6Rye5-0-11.3
7Maine-Endwell (Endwell)6-0-15.7
8EIHS (Islip Terrace)5-0-16.8
9Sayville5-0-19.6
10Garden City6-0-15.0
11Fairport6-0-6.4
12Oceanside5-0-11.0
13BBPHS (Bayport)5-0-20.7
14MWHS (Central Valley)6-0-7.6
15Mahopac4-13.8
16HHHW (Dix Hills)5-0-22.5
17Whitesboro (Marcy)6-0-23.5
18OFA (Owego)5-0-17.5
19Plainedge (Massapequa)5-0-14.4
20Waverly4-1-12.8
21Massapequa4-1-8.5
22Liverpool5-1-3.2
23Bronxville4-0-12.0
24Farmingdale4-1-8.9
25YHS (Yorktown Heights)3-21.4


Ohio State Rankings




Pennsylvania State Rankings


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Arrowhead (Hartland)6-222.5
2MU (Milwaukee)7-111.5
3Mukwonago7-118.1
4Franklin8-01.1
5Oconomowoc7-117.2
6Slinger8-04.8
7New Richmond8-08.0
8Kimberly6-111.4
9Homestead (Mequon)6-218.5
10MHBHS (CO-OP) (Mount Horeb)8-03.9
11Waunakee7-16.0
12Verona8-0-0.5
13Rice Lake7-16.7
14Germantown7-112.7
15West De Pere (De Pere)7-13.7
16Racine Case (Racine)7-12.2
17Cedarburg7-15.9
18VPMHS (Madison)7-1-0.1
19NDA (Green Bay)8-0-7.3
20Kaukauna6-217.7
21Muskego4-424.0
22Neenah6-214.2
23Badger (Lake Geneva)7-11.9
24Grafton7-1-1.4
25BWHS (Baldwin)7-11.6