MaxPreps Regional High School Football Computer Rankings

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 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 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
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 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 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.