Our updated 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 upon us, 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 current 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
11/10/2025 PollLast week’s ranking in parenthesis
1 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 11-0 – beat Avon (Ind.) 53-29
2 (2). LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 9-1 – DNP
3 (3). Mount Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 11-0 – beat Belleville East (Ill.) 48-29
4 (5). East St. Louis (Ill.), 7-3 – beat Glenwood (Chatham, Ill.) 53-14
5 (4). Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio), 11-0 – beat Fairfield (Ohio) 27-7
6 (6). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 11-0 – beat Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio) 29-6
7 (7). Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.), 11-0 – beat Fordson (Dearborn, Mich.) 48-9
8 (9). Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 11-0 – beat Brighton (Mich.) 45-7
9 (10). Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 10-1 – beat Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg, Pa.) 44-7
10 (11). Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 9-1 – beat Boardman (Youngstown, Ohio) 38-0
11 (12). Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center, Ohio), 11-0 – beat Olentangy Berlin (Delaware, Ohio) 43-14
12 (13). Avon (Ohio), 10-1 – beat Olmsted Falls (Ohio) 46-13
13 (15). Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 7-3 – DNP
14 (16). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 9-2 – beat Berea-Midpark (Ohio) 45-14
15 (17). Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 11-0 – beat Bethel Park (Pa.) 42-14
16 (14). Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 10-1 – beat Franklin Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 30-27
17 (22). New Palestine (Ind.), 11-0 – beat Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 20-15
18 (19). Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 10-0 – beat Granville (Ohio) 56-0
19. (NR) Westfield (Ind.), 9-2 – beat then-No. 8 Carmel (Ind.) 23-20
20 (18). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-5 – season complete
21 (20). Harrisburg (Pa.), 11-0 – beat Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.) 21-9
22 (23) Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.), 10-1 – beat Jacobs (Algonquin, Ill.) 46-0
23 (NR) Pine Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.), 10-1 – beat Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 42-10
24 (NR) Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-3 – beat Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) 33-14
25 (24) Muskego (Wis.), 11-1 – beat Badger (Lake Geneva, Wis.) 20-13
Dropped Out:
8. Carmel (Ind.), 9-2 – lost 23-20 to Westfield (Ind.)
21. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 8-2 – lost 21-20 (OT) to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.)
25. Maple Grove (Minn.), 10-1 – lost 49-31 to Lakeville South (Minn.)
Keep an Eye On:
* Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 11-1
* Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 9-0
* Glens Falls (N.Y.), 10-0
* Highland (Medina, Ohio), 10-0
* Hudsonville (Mich.), 11-0
* Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 8-1
* Marshall (Minn.), 11-0
* Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island, N.Y.), 8-1
* Nazareth Academy (LaGrange, Ill.), 10-2
* St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, Minn.), 11-0
* St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-2
* Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 9-1
MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.
Illinois State Rankings
Pennsylvania State Rankings
