@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Sep 13, 2021, 10:00am

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

1. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 4-0
2. St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 4-0
3. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 4-0
4. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 4-0
5. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 3-0
6. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.), 1-1
7. East St. Louis (Ill.), 2-1
8. LaSalle (Pa.), 3-0
9. Carmel (Ind.), 3-1
10. Muskego (Wisc.), 4-0

Next Five (alphabetical)
- Canisius (Buffalo), 1-0
- Eden Prairie (Minn.), 2-0
- Governor Mifflin (Pa.), 3-0
- La Salle (Cincinnati), 3-1
- Westfield (Ind.), 3-1

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states. 



Illinois State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1East St. Louis2-164.5--
2Loyola Academy (Wilmette)3-030.0--
3CMCHS (Chicago)3-014.8--
4Rochester2-132.1--
5Cary-Grove (Cary)3-00.0--
6St. Rita (Chicago)1-246.0--
7Joliet Catholic (Joliet)3-07.7--
8Batavia3-016.9--
9GWHS (Glen Ellyn)3-05.8--
10Brother Rice (Chicago)3-02.2--
11Maine South (Park Ridge)3-07.8--
12NVHS (Naperville)3-020.4--
13NCHS (Naperville)2-124.6--
14Wheaton North (Wheaton)2-117.8--
15SHGHS (Springfield)2-11.0--
16LWEHS (Frankfort)2-14.3--
17Marist (Chicago)3-0-8.5--
18Warren Township (Gurnee)2-114.0--
19St. Teresa (Decatur)3-0-7.1--
20Princeton3-0-11.6--
21St. Francis (Wheaton)2-114.8--
22HFHS (Flossmoor)3-0-9.3--
23South Elgin3-0-6.8--
24Bolingbrook3-00.0--
25WWSHS (Wheaton)2-120.4--


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)4-045.5--
2Cathedral (Indianapolis)4-032.9--
3Carmel3-141.6--
4Westfield3-134.8--
5WCHS (Indianapolis)3-134.8--
6Brownsburg3-138.3--
7HSHS (Fishers)4-020.5--
8Roncalli (Indianapolis)4-017.4--
9Mooresville4-011.5--
10Merrillville4-010.0--
11Ben Davis (Indianapolis)2-239.8--
12DCHS (Indianapolis)3-130.4--
13LNHS (Indianapolis)3-017.7--
14FWBL (Fort Wayne)4-015.2--
15BJPHS (Indianapolis)4-07.9--
16Valparaiso4-0-1.1--
17East Central (St. Leon)3-117.2--
18Chesterton4-011.7--
19Carroll (Fort Wayne)3-116.8--
20Leo4-0-10.2--
21BSHS (Bloomington)4-09.6--
22IBCHS (Indianapolis)0-448.3--
23Fishers3-124.7--
24FCHS (Indianapolis)2-233.1--
25Homestead (Fort Wayne)3-116.2--


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1King (Detroit)2-137.3--
2Edwardsburg3-0-4.2--
3Rockford3-011.3--
4Cass Tech (Detroit)2-126.5--
5Clarkston3-010.4--
6Portland3-03.5--
7Grand Blanc3-017.9--
8DeWitt2-126.2--
9CCHS (Grand Rapids)3-09.9--
10CVHS (Clinton Township)3-02.4--
11Adams (Rochester)3-011.6--
12DLSC (Warren)2-015.1--
13TCCHS (Traverse City)2-14.7--
14Caledonia3-06.8--
15Romeo3-04.8--
16Churchill (Livonia)3-0-5.1--
17SHSHS (Sterling Heights)2-114.6--
18Catholic Central (Novi)2-125.3--
19BRHS (Bloomfield Hills)3-02.7--
20West Bloomfield2-113.1--
21Belleville2-13.9--
22UCHS (Hudsonville)3-0-4.5--
23Kingsley3-0-3.9--
24River Rouge2-18.6--
25NFHS (Farmington Hills)3-0-8.4--


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Andover2-017.1--
2Becker2-015.9--
3Eden Prairie2-07.7--
4Mankato West (Mankato)2-0-2.9--
5Rogers2-015.8--
6Moorhead2-0-1.8--
7Hutchinson3-010.4--
8LSHS (Lakeville)2-02.8--
9Chaska2-08.7--
10Shakopee2-08.9--
11Elk River1-119.0--
12Cannon Falls2-0-3.6--
13PEMHS (Elgin)2-0-5.5--
14Spring Lake Park2-0-4.1--
15SMAHS (Albertville)2-0-0.3--
16Maple Grove2-0-1.3--
17Rocori (Cold Spring)2-117.0--
18Waseca2-0-6.7--
19Rosemount2-0-8.2--
20Chanhassen1-114.6--
21Alexandria1-125.3--
22Mayo (Rochester)2-0-7.4--
23Annandale2-01.2--
24Blooming Prairie2-0-19.6--
25Blue Earth2-0-20.4--


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Canisius (Buffalo)1-0-3.7--
2Iona Prep (New Rochelle)1-129.3--
3Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)1-04.5--
4Cardinal Hayes (Bronx)0-254.7--
5Port Jervis1-0-55.7--
6Oceanside1-0-43.5--
7Shaker (Latham)1-03.4--
8St. Francis (Hamburg)2-0-6.3--
9CPPHS (Corning)1-0-32.8--
10GHS (Guilderland Center)1-08.5--
11Sayville1-0-27.3--
12Maine-Endwell (Endwell)1-011.1--
13MFHS (Staten Island)1-01.4--
14Massapequa1-0-20.3--
15SWRHS (Shoreham)1-0-22.6--
16Jamestown2-0-7.0--
17CBA (Albany)2-0-3.9--
18IRHS (Philadelphia)1-0-12.5--
19SHS (Clifton Park)1-0-16.9--
20Plainedge (Massapequa)1-0-28.4--
21Carmel1-0-10.4--
22CFHS (Binghamton)0-115.1--
23MQJHS (Rochester)2-0-20.4--
24Garden City1-0-52.0--
25Troy0-116.1--


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Xavier (Cincinnati)4-030.8--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)4-019.1--
3La Salle (Cincinnati)3-157.7--
4PCHS (Pickerington)3-133.3--
5Springfield3-024.9--
6LWHS (West Chester)3-126.4--
7Archbishop Hoban (Akron)3-134.6--
8Marysville3-026.7--
9Benedictine (Cleveland)4-017.7--
10Medina4-022.6--
11AMHS (Cincinnati)4-029.7--
12UAHS (Columbus)4-016.2--
13Avon Lake4-024.2--
14Mentor2-239.3--
15Chardon4-016.8--
16St. Ignatius (Cleveland)2-235.3--
17Steubenville4-011.0--
18LEHS (Liberty Township)3-121.1--
19Hilliard Darby (Hilliard)4-021.4--
20Central Catholic (Toledo)2-232.2--
21Colerain (Cincinnati)2-240.2--
22Kings (Kings Mill)4-017.1--
23Avon2-231.0--
24Ursuline (Youngstown)3-121.8--
25Fairmont (Kettering)4-014.0--




Pennsylvania State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1SJP (Philadelphia)1-148.0--
2LSCHS (Wyndmoor)3-031.9--
3IC (Philadelphia)2-143.7--
4GMHS (Shillington)3-05.7--
5Malvern Prep (Malvern)1-120.1--
6Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)3-09.4--
7AWHS (Warminster)3-0-0.6--
8CCHS (Pittsburgh)2-119.3--
9TJHS (Jefferson Hills)2-015.3--
10North Allegheny (Wexford)2-124.1--
11GVHS (Glen Mills)3-0-1.0--
12Belle Vernon2-010.3--
13Harrisburg3-05.0--
14Central York (York)3-08.0--
15Central Valley (Monaca)3-0-3.2--
16Downingtown East (Exton)3-05.4--
17SCAHS (Catawissa)3-0-8.7--
18Moon Area (Moon Township)3-03.6--
19Bedford3-0-9.2--
20PTHS (McMurray)2-111.7--
21North Penn (Lansdale)3-0-4.9--
22Gateway (Monroeville)2-19.2--
23Seneca Valley (Harmony)2-115.4--
24Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks)3-0-7.5--
25Parkland (Allentown)2-03.2--


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Franklin4-02.2--
2Muskego4-09.8--
3Mukwonago3-124.0--
4Kimberly4-06.7--
5Waunakee4-0-2.0--
6Union Grove4-02.9--
7Appleton North (Appleton)2-217.2--
8Hamilton (Sussex)3-116.2--
9Sun Prairie4-0-11.4--
10CMHS (Waukesha)4-0-11.5--
11BEHS (Brookfield)4-0-0.9--
12Oak Creek4-0-2.6--
13WWHS (Wauwatosa)4-0-14.5--
14Arrowhead (Hartland)3-14.1--
15LCHS (Luxemburg)4-0-7.4--
16Whitefish Bay3-1-10.0--
17LCLHS (Hartland)4-0-12.2--
18DeForest4-0-8.5--
19Pulaski4-0-10.5--
20Edgewood (Madison)4-0-10.0--
21Colby4-0-9.5--
22Baraboo4-0-2.9--
23Ellsworth4-0-7.8--
24Homestead (Mequon)3-18.8--
25Columbus4-0-18.8--

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