MaxPreps Top 25 Regional Football Computer Rankings: Midwest Region

After leading by nearly 17 points in the rankings last week, St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) now holds a 4.1-point margin over No. 2 Warren Central (Indianapolis) following a loss to Elder (Cincinnati) last week.

Warren Central moved up from No. 7 to No. 2 following its win over previous No. 2 Ben Davis (Indianapolis). Elder, meanwhile, moved up from No. 14 to No. 5.

St. Xavier (Cincinnati) is the highest-debuting team of the week, entering the rankings at No. 15.



See photo galleries from last week's Midwest Region football games

The regional rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. The Midwest region includes teams from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North and South Dakota.


1. (last week 1) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-1, 74.9
2. (7) Warren Central (Indianapolis), 5-0, 70.8
3. (3) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 4-0, 68.3
4. (2) Ben Davis (Indianapolis), 4-1, 68.2
5. (14) Elder (Cincinnati), 3-1, 67.7
6. (6) Webb City (Mo.), 5-0, 67.2
7. (5) Mentor (Ohio), 4-0, 66.0
8. (16) Hudson (Ohio), 4-0, 66.0
9. (4) Carmel (Ind.), 5-0, 65.1
10. (8) Fort Osage (Independence, Mo.), 5-0, 64.4
11. (10) St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 3-1, 62.1
12. (9) Providence Catholic (New Lenox, Ill.) 4-0, 60.9
13. (18) Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio), 4-0, 59.6
14. (21) St. Rita (Chicago), 4-0, 59.5
15. (NR) St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 3-1, 58.5
16. (17) Blue Springs (Mo.), 4-1, 58.3
17. (25) Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), 4-0, 57.9
18. (19) Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 4-0, 57.3
19. (20) Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 4-0, 57.2
20. (11) Kimberly (Wis.), 5-0, 57.1
21. (15) Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.), 4-0, 56.6
22. (NR) Muskegon (Mich.), 4-0, 56.5
23. (NR) Rosemount (Minn.), 4-0, 56.3
24. (NR) Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 3-0, 56.0
25. (NR) Christian Brothers (St. Louis), 5-0, 55.8