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.
National
acclaim and big-time talent. North Coast football is a
force.
@EFrantzMP's
High School Football Great Lakes Regional
Rankings
9/23/20241 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 5-0 – beat Fishers (Ind.) 31-30
2 (3). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 4-1 – beat then-No. 4 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 31-21
3 (2). East St. Louis (Ill.), 4-0 – beat Belleville East (Ill.) 40-0
4 (4). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-2 – lost to then-No. 3 Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 31-21
5 (5). St. Joseph’s Prep (Phjiladelphia, Pa.), 2-1 – beat Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 21-19
6 (6). Belleville (Mich.), 4-0 – beat Dearborn (Mich.) 49-22
7 (8). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 3-1 – beat St. Ignatius College Prep (Ill.) 45-24
8 (10). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 4-1 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 45-14
9 (7). Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-0 – beat Walnut Hills (Ohio) 49-0
10 (9). Lincoln-East (Frankfort, Ill.), 4-0 – beat Naperville North (Ill.) 49-17
11 (11). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 5-0 – beat Episcopal Academy (newtown Square, Pa.) 49-3
12 (14). Westfield (Ind.), 5-0 – beat Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.) 21-14
13 (13). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4-1 – beat Abraham Lincoln (Pa.) 35-6
14 (17) Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 4-0 – beat St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 27-22
15 (15). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 5-0 – beat Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 24-
21 OT
16 (12). Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4-1 – lost to DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 49-12
17 (16). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 4-1 – beat then-No. 25 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) 45-37
18 (19). Avon (Ohio), 5-0 – beat North Ridgeville (Ohio) 38-7
19 (20). Franklin (Wis.), 5-0 – beat Oak Creek (Wis.) 52-21
20 (22) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 4-1 – beat Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) 28-25
21 (24). Kimberly (Wis.), 4-0 – beat Appleton East (Wis.) 42-14
22 (NR). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 4-1 – beat then-No. 23 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.) 41-6
23 (NR). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 5-0 – beat Firestone (Akron, Ohio) 49-0
24 (NR). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-0 – beat Kings (Kings Mills, Ohio) 41-0
25 (NR). Pine-Richland (Pa.), 4-0 – beat Plum (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 43-7
Dropped Out:18. Aliquippa (Pa.), 3-1 – lost to Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 21-13
21. Rockford (Mich.), 3-1 – lost to Hudsonville (Mich.) 28-21
23. De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 3-1 – lost to Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio) 41-6
25. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 3-2 – lost to then-No. 16 Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 45-37
Keep an Eye On:~ Andover (Minn.), 3-1
~ Arrowhead (Wis.), 4-1
~ Batavia (Ill.), 4-0
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 2-1
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 3-2
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 3-0
~ Crown Point (Ind.), 5-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 3-1
~ Harrisburg (Pa.), 4-1
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2-2
~ Kirtland, (Ohio), 5-0
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 5-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 4-0
~ Moorhead (Minn.), 4-0
~ Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 4-1
~ Peters Township (Pa.), 5-0
~ Rice Lake (Wis.), 4-0
~ St. Rita (Chicago, Ill.), 3-1
~ St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 3-2
~ Stewartville (Minn.), 4-0
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio) – 5-0
MaxPreps Computer RankingsBelow 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
Minnesota State Rankings
New York State Rankings
Ohio State Rankings
Pennsylvania State Rankings
Wisconsin State Rankings
