@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

This week's top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Four states combined for 57 of the 100 teams in expanded rankings.

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The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff having arrived, here's our weekly take on the top high school football programs in the region.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

Week 9/19 Poll
1. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 5-0
2. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 2-1
3. Brownsburg (Ind.), 5-0
4. Springfield (Ohio), 4-0
5. Belleville (Mich.), 4-0
6. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 5-0
7. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 5-0
8. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 4-0
9. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 5-0
10. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 4-1

Next In Line:

Cathedral (Indianapolis), 3-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 5-0
Central Catholic (Toledo), 4-1
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 4-1
East St. Louis (Ill.), 2-2
Iona Prep (NY), 2-1
Mankato West (Minn.), 3-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 4-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 4-0
Mount Carmel (Chicago), 4-0
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 5-0
New Palestine (Ind.), 5-0
West Bloomfield (Mich.), 4-0

MaxPreps Computer Rankings

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

Illinois State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	4-0	21.7
2	East St. Louis	2-2	47.6
3	CMCHS (Chicago)	4-0	24.3
4	LWEHS (Frankfort)	4-0	8.3
5	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	4-0	8.6
6	SHGHS (Springfield)	4-0	-4.0
7	Warren Township (Gurnee)	4-0	14.5
8	St. Rita (Chicago)	2-2	39.9
9	NVHS (Naperville)	3-1	21.3
10	O'Fallon	4-0	8.8
11	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	4-0	7.4
12	Prospect (Mt. Prospect)	4-0	9.4
13	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	3-1	18.8
14	GSHS (Glenview)	4-0	6.4
15	NNHS (Naperville)	3-1	20.0
16	Geneva	4-0	8.2
17	Niles Notre Dame (Niles)	3-1	20.7
18	Jacobs (Algonquin)	4-0	11.6
19	ICCP (Elmhurst)	3-1	-2.2
20	Palatine	3-1	16.2
21	Sycamore	4-0	-1.9
22	SCNHS (St. Charles)	3-1	21.7
23	Marist (Chicago)	2-2	25.1
24	Simeon (Chicago)	4-0	-0.8
25	Batavia	2-2	19.1

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	5-0	34.7
2	HSHS (Fishers)	5-0	28.7
3	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	3-1	33.4
4	Center Grove (Greenwood)	4-1	32.8
5	New Palestine	5-0	16.2
6	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	3-2	35.3
7	Westfield	3-2	40.1
8	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	5-0	12.4
9	Fishers	3-2	33.2
10	Zionsville	4-1	22.6
11	LCHS (Indianapolis)	3-2	34.9
12	Carmel	3-2	30.3
13	Whiteland	5-0	13.0
14	WCHS (Indianapolis)	2-3	34.5
15	Crown Point	5-0	7.8
16	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	5-0	6.0
17	East Central (St. Leon)	4-1	6.7
18	Mooresville	5-0	4.3
19	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	3-2	23.6
20	GSHS (Fort Branch)	5-0	-1.3
21	Penn (Mishawaka)	3-2	24.0
22	BJPHS (Indianapolis)	3-1	10.8
23	NorthWood (Nappanee)	5-0	2.4
24	FCHS (Indianapolis)	2-3	30.2
25	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	4-1	2.6

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Belleville	4-0	-2.2
2	West Bloomfield	4-0	16.6
3	Dakota (Macomb)	4-0	10.4
4	King (Detroit)	2-1	7.5
5	Caledonia	4-0	0.7
6	River Rouge	2-1	4.8
7	CVHS (Clinton Township)	4-0	13.2
8	Davison	3-1	20.7
9	CCHS (Grand Rapids)	4-0	-7.2
10	DLSC (Warren)	3-1	8.1
11	SCHS (Grand Rapids)	4-0	-5.7
12	Clarkston	2-2	29.9
13	Rockford	3-1	3.5
14	Ubly	4-0	-7.8
15	Whitehall	4-0	0.4
16	Catholic Central (Novi)	3-1	20.5
17	Grandville	4-0	7.3
18	Zeeland West (Zeeland)	4-0	-12.4
19	Adams (Rochester)	3-1	11.0
20	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	4-0	5.6
21	SATHS (Southfield)	3-1	14.2
22	Mason	4-0	-4.1
23	Romeo	3-1	10.0
24	Frankenmuth	4-0	-6.9
25	Lapeer	4-0	-11.9

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Elk River	3-0	10.5
2	Hutchinson	3-0	3.3
3	Eden Prairie	3-0	12.1
4	Mankato West (Mankato)	3-0	-5.1
5	STA (Mendota Heights)	3-0	-9.2
6	LSHS (Lakeville)	2-1	11.5
7	Maple Grove	3-0	-0.1
8	Chatfield	3-0	1.2
9	RAHS (Plymouth)	3-0	6.6
10	Chanhassen	3-0	10.3
11	Andover	2-1	17.9
12	Rocori (Cold Spring)	4-0	-0.3
13	Mahtomedi	3-0	-4.3
14	Barnesville	3-0	-2.6
15	Prior Lake	3-0	-2.4
16	Stewartville	3-0	-16.3
17	Stillwater	3-0	-4.5
18	Rosemount	3-0	1.6
19	Shakopee	2-1	5.2
20	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	3-0	-12.1
21	Princeton	3-0	1.0
22	Minneota	3-0	-20.4
23	Spring Lake Park	2-1	6.3
24	St. Francis	3-0	3.7
25	SHS (Inver Grove Heights)	3-0	-3.7

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Carmel	2-0	-11.2
2	Tioga (Tioga Center)	3-0	-12.0
3	CBA (Syracuse)	3-0	0.5
4	Somers (Lincolndale)	2-0	-10.1
5	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	2-0	-12.4
6	UP (Rochester)	3-0	2.2
7	Plainedge (Massapequa)	2-0	-18.7
8	BBPHS (Bayport)	2-0	-9.0
9	CBA (Albany)	3-0	-2.7
10	St. Francis (Hamburg)	1-1	9.5
11	FMHS (Manlius)	3-0	-16.4
12	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	1-2	19.6
13	Arlington (LaGrangeville)	2-1	1.7
14	Lancaster	3-0	-12.3
15	Wantagh	2-0	-10.3
16	Garden City	2-0	-10.8
17	Schuylerville	3-0	-18.6
18	Orchard Park	3-0	-9.8
19	Rye	3-0	-6.9
20	Waverly	3-0	-15.9
21	MQJHS (Rochester)	2-1	-6.4
22	Cazenovia	2-0	-11.0
23	Union-Endicott (Endicott)	1-1	3.8
24	CNSHS (Cicero)	2-1	1.9
25	CFHS (Binghamton)	3-0	-19.3

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	AMHS (Cincinnati)	5-0	46.8
2	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	5-0	37.9
3	LWHS (West Chester)	5-0	25.9
4	St. Edward (Lakewood)	4-1	45.7
5	Washington (Massillon)	4-1	35.1
6	Springfield	4-0	20.5
7	Elder (Cincinnati)	4-1	39.2
8	Centerville	5-0	27.6
9	Kings (Kings Mill)	5-0	5.3
10	St. Ignatius (Cleveland)	3-1	33.2
11	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	2-3	49.0
12	Glenville (Cleveland)	5-0	3.5
13	Princeton (Cincinnati)	4-1	27.8
14	Central Catholic (Toledo)	4-1	20.8
15	Fairfield	5-0	14.8
16	MLHS (Maria Stein)	5-0	14.1
17	AFHS (Youngstown)	5-0	15.4
18	Mentor	2-2	34.9
19	Lincoln (Gahanna)	4-1	27.1
20	Riverside (Painesville)	4-1	22.4
21	Highland (Medina)	5-0	13.6
22	Dublin Jerome (Dublin)	5-0	19.3
23	Chardon	4-1	26.1
24	Avon	4-1	23.3
25	Wayne (Huber Heights)	3-2	30.7

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	2-1	47.7
2	McKeesport	4-0	17.5
3	IC (Philadelphia)	1-2	43.3
4	Cathedral Prep (Erie)	2-1	41.7
5	PTHS (Harrison City)	3-1	28.5
6	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	2-1	10.6
7	North Allegheny (Wexford)	4-0	14.5
8	Aliquippa	3-0	10.5
9	Central Valley (Monaca)	4-0	4.7
10	CVHS (Mechanicsburg)	4-0	17.9
11	Jersey Shore	4-0	-9.8
12	McDowell (Erie)	3-1	14.6
13	Gateway (Monroeville)	3-1	14.0
14	Bethel Park	3-1	23.0
15	MTHS (Lancaster)	3-1	22.0
16	GVHS (Glen Mills)	4-0	0.9
17	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	2-2	29.6
18	Harrisburg	2-1	14.4
19	UDHS (Fort Washington)	4-0	6.5
20	Upper St. Clair	4-0	-0.1
21	Emmaus	4-0	2.0
22	Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)	2-2	23.0
23	Belle Vernon	1-2	30.5
24	State College	4-0	1.2
25	RCHS (Philadelphia)	4-0	1.9

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Mukwonago	5-0	7.3
2	Kimberly	5-0	-2.8
3	Muskego	4-1	14.3
4	CMHS (Waukesha)	5-0	-8.7
5	Neenah	5-0	0.7
6	Arrowhead (Hartland)	5-0	6.2
7	Columbus	5-0	-15.4
8	River Falls	5-0	2.6
9	Franklin	4-1	2.8
10	Oak Creek	4-1	-1.7
11	Hartford	4-1	3.3
12	Bay Port (Green Bay)	5-0	-10.8
13	West De Pere (De Pere)	5-0	-12.1
14	Monroe	5-0	-15.9
15	SMSHS (Fond du Lac)	5-0	-12.4
16	Hudson	4-1	4.6
17	Waunakee	5-0	-5.8
18	Lodi	5-0	-2.8
19	Hamilton (Sussex)	4-1	-10.5
20	Onalaska	5-0	-8.0
21	Appleton North (Appleton)	3-2	1.8
22	Mayville	5-0	-16.5
23	New Richmond	4-1	1.5
24	Fond du Lac	3-2	8.0
25	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	3-2	4.3

@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

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