OHSAA High School Football State Polls: Ohio AP vs. MaxPreps

By Eric Frantz Oct 6, 2020, 10:15am

A look at how the Associated Press Ohio High School Football Polls and MaxPreps Computer Rankings compare this week.

Man against mathematics. Here is this week's look at how the Ohio High School Football Associated Press State Football Polls and the MaxPreps Ohio High School Football Computer Rankings compare.

The AP poll is chosen weekly by a statewide media vote. The MP Computer Rankings are created from a proprietary equation that factors items such as quality wins and strength of schedule.

DIVISION I

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Pickerington Central (16) 6-0 193
2. Lakota West (1) 6-0 152
3. Dublin Coffman (1) 6-0 145
4. Lakewood St. Edward (2) 5-1 139
5. Northmont (1) 6-0 110
6. Mentor 5-1 109
6. Perrysburg 6-0 109
8. Springfield 5-1 54
9. Princeton (Cincinnati) 5-1 50
10. Cincinnati St. Xavier 4-2 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.



MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1PCHS (Pickerington)6-016.0--
2St. Xavier (Cincinnati)4-244.7+2
3St. Edward (Lakewood)5-140.1--
4Mentor5-134.5+1
5Dublin Coffman (Dublin)6-028.2-4
6LWHS (West Chester)5-024.5--
7Northmont (Clayton)6-022.8--
8OLHS (Powell)5-129.9+1
9Springfield5-125.4-1
10Marysville5-121.9+7

DIVISION II

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Akron Hoban (16) 5-0 187
2. Toledo Central Catholic 4-0 148
3. Avon 6-0 126
4. Massillon Perry 6-0 114
5. Westerville South (1) 5-0 105
6. Massillon Washington 5-1 103
7. Cincinnati Winton Woods (1) 6-0 96
8. Piqua (1) 6-0 75
9. Hudson 6-0 62
10. Cincinnati La Salle 4-2 49
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Austintown-Fitch (1) 31. 12. Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) 15.

MaxPreps
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)5-026.1--
2Central Catholic (Toledo)4-017.8+1
3Washington (Massillon)5-131.3--
4La Salle (Cincinnati)4-240.2--
5AFHS (Youngstown)6-018.1-1
6Winton Woods (Cincinnati)6-016.3+9
7SJJHS (Toledo)4-127.7-1
8Avon6-08.5-2
9Hudson6-014.8-2
10Perry (Massillon)6-013.9-3

DIVISION III

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Chardon (11) 6-0 189
2. Bellbrook (3) 6-0 160
3. Badin (2) 6-0 133
4. Canfield (1) 6-0 131
5. Streetsboro 6-0 117
6. Jonathan Alder (Plain City) (1) 6-0 109
7. Sheridan (Thornville) (1) 6-0 83
8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (2) 5-1 78
9. Trotwood-Madison 3-0 22
10. New Philadelphia 6-0 21
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Aurora 18. 12. Bishop Hartley (Columbus) 17. 13. Ross (Hamilton) 15.



MaxPreps
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chardon6-014.9--
2Badin (Hamilton)6-012.5-1
3Bellbrook6-08.2-4
4Canfield6-010.1+8
5SVSM (Akron)3-226.9-6
6New Philadelphia5-112.6+1
7Streetsboro6-0-0.7-5
8SFDS (Columbus)5-115.6+10
9Columbian (Tiffin)5-110.8+18
10AAHS (Kettering)4-215.4+10

DIVISION IV

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Clinton-Massie (6) 6-0 158
2. St. Clairsville (8) 6-0 150
3. Wyoming (Cincinnati, Ohio) (3) 6-0 134
4. Cincinnati Indian Hill (1) 6-0 132
5. Bellevue 6-0 112
6. Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) (1) 6-0 92
7. Canal Fulton Northwest 6-0 85
8. Waverly 6-0 73
9. Shelby (1) 6-0 63
10. West Branch (Beloit) (1) 6-0 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Meadowbrook (Byesville) 22. 11. Poland Seminary 22. 13. Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati) 15. 13. Perry 15.

MaxPreps
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Shelby6-04.9+4
2Bellevue6-010.7--
3CMHS (Clarksville)6-0-0.2+1
4Northwest (Canal Fulton)6-05.4-15
5Waverly6-03.0+6
6Wauseon5-13.9-16
7Poland Seminary (Poland)5-12.5+5
8Huron6-0-2.4+12
9Van Wert5-15.4+6
10Indian Hill (Cincinnati)6-0-9.7-13

DIVISION V

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Kirtland (15) 5-0 201
2. Ironton (2) 6-0 178
3. Canfield S. Range (2) 6-0 144
4. Findlay Liberty-Benton (1) 6-0 131
5. West Lafayette Ridgewood 6-0 114
6. St. Bernard Roger Bacon (1) 6-0 103
7. Garrettsville Garfield 6-0 96
8. Wheelersburg 5-1 50
9. Tontogany Otsego 6-0 48
10. Columbus Academy (Gahanna) 5-1 21
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Brookville 13.



MaxPreps
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1South Range (Canfield)6-03.4+5
2Kirtland5-0-3.1-9
3Ironton6-0-3.3+21
4RHS (West Lafayette)6-0-4.2+19
5Liberty-Benton (Findlay)6-04.2-2
6Garfield (Garrettsville)6-03.1-9
7Otsego (Tontogany)6-0-7.0-9
8Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa)5-16.6+7
9Wheelersburg5-12.2+18
10Brookville5-14.0+28

DIVISION VI

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Coldwater (14) 6-0 193
2. Beverly Fort Frye (3) 6-0 155
3. Mechanicsburg (1) 6-0 152
4. New Middletown Springfield (1) 6-0 128
5. Archbold (1) 6-0 108
6. Wickliffe 6-0 103
7. Colonel Crawford (North Robinson) 6-0 71
8. Adena (Frankfort) 6-0 70
9. Centerburg 6-0 56
10. Mogadore 4-1 33
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Norwayne (Creston) (1) 31. 12. Northwood 13.

MaxPreps
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Coldwater6-010.3+7
2Archbold6-04.3+8
3Mechanicsburg6-01.0--
4SHS (New Middletown)6-0-14.4-16
5Wickliffe6-0-10.9-3
6Fort Frye (Beverly)6-0-1.8+10
7West Jefferson5-1-0.6+30
8Mogadore4-12.4--
9Columbus Grove6-0-7.5+21
10Fairview (Sherwood)6-0-16.4+27

DIVISION VII

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Marion Local (20) 6-0 209
2. Tri-Village (1) 6-0 165
3. Trimble (Glouster) 6-0 150
4. Lima Central Catholic 5-1 119
5. Ft. Loramie 5-1 109
6. Malvern 6-0 107
7. Perry (Lima) 6-0 63
8. Warren John F. Kennedy 4-2 49
9. St. Paul (Norwalk) 5-1 24
10. Leetonia 5-1 21
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 16. 12. Lucas 15. 13. New Miami (Hamilton) 14. 13. East Knox (Howard) 14.



MaxPreps
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)6-013.5+4
2New Bremen4-215.7+27
3LCCHS (Lima)5-110.8+17
4St. Henry4-212.7+15
5Arlington4-23.3-26
6Tri-Village (New Madison)6-0-18.3+59
7Lucas4-26.4-30
8Fort Loramie5-1-14.2-69
9JFKC (Warren)4-20.7-57
10Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)5-0-15.2+60