@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Nov 29, 2021, 8:10am

This week's 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 having arrived, here's our weekly list of the top high school football programs in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings: 11/29/2021

1. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0
2. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 14-1
3. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 14-1
4. Mt. Lebanon (Pa.), 13-0
5. Springfield (Ohio), 13-1
6. Franklin (Wisc.), 14-0
7. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 10-2
8. Garnet Valley (Pa.), 14-0
9. Lockport (Ill.), 13-1
10. Cary-Grove (Ill.), 14-0

Next Ten (alphabetical)
- Chardon (Ohio), 15-0
- East St. Louis (Ill.), 11-3
- Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 9-1
- Joliet Catholic (Ill.), 14-0
- King (Detroit), 13-1
- Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 12-1
- Lakeville South (Minn.), 13-0
- Mankato West (Minn.), 13-0
- Upper Arlington (Ohio), 14-1
- Westfield (Ind.), 12-2

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. +/-
1Cary-Grove (Cary)14-022.6+4
2Joliet Catholic (Joliet)14-026.5+2
3Loyola Academy (Wilmette)12-135.4-1
4Lockport13-129.8-1
5East St. Louis11-330.4-4
6Wheaton North (Wheaton)13-127.4--
7Brother Rice (Chicago)10-332.2+1
8Batavia10-129.6+3
9CMCHS (Chicago)8-436.0+3
10Fenwick (Oak Park)12-226.8+4
11Maine South (Park Ridge)12-228.5-4
12Marist (Chicago)9-428.0+1
13St. Rita (Chicago)11-332.5-4
14Kankakee13-115.3-4
15GNHS (Carol Stream)8-435.4+3
16Byron14-07.3+7
17NVHS (Naperville)10-223.7-1
18Lemont11-110.2-1
19SHGHS (Springfield)12-214.0-4
20Wilmington14-08.7+6
21LWEHS (Frankfort)9-325.0--
22Crete-Monee (Crete)9-421.2-3
23RBHS (Richmond)12-18.2+1
24ICCP (Elmhurst)11-213.9+4
25Rochester11-212.6-5


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)14-044.2--
2Westfield12-246.4--
3Cathedral (Indianapolis)14-132.7--
4HSHS (Fishers)8-344.3--
5Brownsburg9-343.3--
6Carmel9-242.5--
7Merrillville12-125.2--
8Roncalli (Indianapolis)12-127.8--
9GSHS (Fort Branch)14-114.8+1
10LNHS (Indianapolis)7-441.9-1
11Mt. Vernon (Fortville)14-114.5--
12Ben Davis (Indianapolis)7-637.2--
13Zionsville9-630.5--
14Fishers6-444.2--
15WCHS (Indianapolis)5-440.5--
16DCHS (Indianapolis)9-226.8--
17East Central (St. Leon)10-318.5+1
18BJPHS (Indianapolis)12-322.0-1
19Carroll (Fort Wayne)10-218.7--
20LCHS (Indianapolis)4-743.0--
21FCHS (Indianapolis)4-647.4--
22Columbus North (Columbus)6-434.4--
23EMHS (Evansville)11-316.3--
24IBCHS (Indianapolis)7-515.0--
25New Palestine8-422.0--


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1DLSC (Warren)13-025.2+6
2Belleville13-124.9+6
3King (Detroit)13-123.2+3
4CCHS (Grand Rapids)14-016.2+1
5DeWitt12-222.1-1
6Adams (Rochester)13-126.0-4
7TCCHS (Traverse City)12-219.8-4
8Chelsea14-09.7+8
9UCHS (Hudsonville)13-116.4-8
10Rockford11-121.5-1
11Grand Blanc12-121.6-1
12Fordson (Dearborn)9-326.2+2
13SHSHS (Sterling Heights)10-322.0-1
14West Bloomfield10-223.9-3
15PWHS (Pewamo)14-01.3--
16Caledonia10-218.8-3
17River Rouge7-318.9+3
18Dakota (Macomb)8-421.4-1
19Romeo9-217.9-1
20Catholic Central (Novi)8-323.5+1
21Frankenmuth12-111.4+1
22Cedar Springs9-317.3-3
23Freeland11-211.9+7
24Cass Tech (Detroit)7-417.4+9
25LCHS (Lansing)13-19.8--


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mankato West (Mankato)13-025.0--
2LSHS (Lakeville)13-019.6+1
3Maple Grove11-219.1-1
4Hutchinson12-113.3+2
5Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)14-012.9--
6Rogers10-226.6-2
7Andover10-117.8--
8Chatfield13-111.2--
9STA (Mendota Heights)10-113.4--
10Mahtomedi10-317.9+1
11Eden Prairie10-225.0-1
12Shakopee8-320.9--
13Mayer Lutheran (Mayer)13-1-0.3+2
14Becker11-112.9-1
15Chaska9-121.1-1
16Mayo (Rochester)9-216.2--
17Wayzata (Plymouth)8-316.7--
18PEMHS (Elgin)11-311.3--
19Cannon Falls8-211.6--
20RCHS (New Hope)9-317.5+2
21Farmington6-520.8+2
22SMAHS (Albertville)7-520.9+2
23Minneota13-1-1.7-3
24KMHS (Kasson)9-412.5-3
25Maple River (Mapleton)11-21.7+2


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Iona Prep (New Rochelle)11-122.4--
2Carmel12-04.5--
3Plainedge (Massapequa)12-01.3+2
4CBA (Syracuse)8-315.4+8
5Garden City12-0-1.3+1
6Tioga (Tioga Center)11-0-5.0+4
7St. Francis (Hamburg)7-423.2-4
8Maine-Endwell (Endwell)11-11.0+10
9BOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)11-11.6+12
10Somers (Lincolndale)12-01.8-3
11Jamestown12-16.5-7
12Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)11-00.1-4
13CFHS (Binghamton)10-13.0-4
14Schuylerville12-0-5.9+6
15Curtis (Staten Island)9-1-2.0-2
16IRHS (Philadelphia)7-111.9-1
17Canisius (Buffalo)6-413.3-6
18St. Anthony's (Melville)6-416.2-4
19EIHS (Islip Terrace)10-23.4-3
20Massapequa11-12.2+12
21MFHS (Staten Island)8-311.1+2
22North Shore (Glen Head)10-23.6+30
23Bellport (Brookhaven)10-25.0-1
24Seaford9-11.5+20
25Skaneateles9-1-0.3+1


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)14-136.3--
2Springfield13-130.6+1
3St. Xavier (Cincinnati)10-339.3-1
4Chardon15-024.6+2
5UAHS (Columbus)14-131.5--
6Archbishop Hoban (Akron)12-336.8+1
7Avon12-333.3-3
8Medina13-130.6+2
9LWHS (West Chester)11-232.5-1
10AMHS (Cincinnati)11-441.7-1
11Badin (Hamilton)14-023.6+2
12Marysville12-126.1--
13St. Ignatius (Cleveland)8-543.9+1
14Central Catholic (Toledo)11-332.5-3
15Kirtland14-013.1+2
16PCHS (Pickerington)12-227.3-1
17Washington (Massillon)11-329.0-1
18Winton Woods (Cincinnati)12-330.6--
19MLHS (Maria Stein)15-014.1+10
20Ursuline (Youngstown)11-325.7+2
21CMHS (Clarksville)13-116.4--
22WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)11-324.8-3
23Princeton (Cincinnati)11-228.0-3
24Kings (Kings Mill)11-123.8-1
25La Salle (Cincinnati)7-639.8-1




Pennsylvania State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)13-026.2--
2GVHS (Glen Mills)14-019.6+2
3SJP (Philadelphia)10-236.7--
4IC (Philadelphia)10-120.8+2
5LSCHS (Wyndmoor)9-235.2--
6GMHS (Shillington)10-123.0-4
7Central (Martinsburg)14-012.0--
8CCHS (Pittsburgh)9-332.4+2
9Wyomissing14-01.1+13
10Central Valley (Monaca)13-00.7+10
11Coatesville12-222.0--
12PTHS (Harrison City)11-218.3+4
13Belle Vernon10-118.7-5
14Aliquippa11-113.5+9
15SCAHS (Catawissa)13-15.5+18
16Harrisburg12-223.0-7
17Malvern Prep (Malvern)8-222.6-4
18Moon Area (Moon Township)12-122.5-6
19Central York (York)10-118.9-5
20BMDHS (Harrisburg)11-16.6-3
21Quakertown13-112.6-2
22Bedford10-215.9-7
23Exeter Township (Reading)10-316.6+13
24Freedom (Bethlehem)11-319.9+3
25SHHS (Wallingford)13-17.8+7


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Franklin14-018.5--
2CMHS (Waukesha)14-013.2--
3Appleton North (Appleton)10-324.6--
4Waunakee14-016.8--
5Sun Prairie13-118.3--
6Mukwonago11-222.4--
7Kimberly11-119.2--
8Muskego10-221.3--
9Ellsworth12-110.1--
10Pewaukee12-212.7+1
11Homestead (Mequon)11-322.6-1
12Menomonie10-214.6--
13Oak Creek9-26.4--
14Middleton8-415.4--
15Aquinas (La Crosse)14-0-1.2--
16Bay Port (Green Bay)10-211.1--
17Hartford9-420.7--
18Arrowhead (Hartland)7-421.9--
19Edgewood (Madison)10-1-5.8--
20Columbus11-13.6--
21Whitefish Bay9-313.0--
22WWHS (Wauwatosa)9-313.5--
23Reedsville13-1-6.8--
24Hamilton (Sussex)9-212.4--
25Rice Lake11-311.0--

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