Five state crowns and six national top 25 finishes lands top spot for St. Edward.
Powered by five state titles since 2014,
St. Edward (Lakewood) is the most dominant high school football team from Ohio over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Eagles amassed 547 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Archbishop Hoban (Akron), which finished second with 396 points.
St. Edward has won the Division I state title in each of the last two seasons on its way to being nationally-ranked both years.
Our methodology includes:
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).
• State championships (20 points).
• State championship game appearances (10 points).
St. Edward has finished ranked among the top 25 nationally in six of the last 10 seasons, including No. 3 in 2014. (Photo: Jeff Harwell)
1. St. Edward (Lakewood) (547)
State championships: 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2018 (DI), 2021 (DI), 2022 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (9), 2017 (10), 2018 (1), 2019 (4), 2020 (14), 2021 (1), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (14), 2014 (3), 2015 (6), 2018 (10), 2021 (25), 2022 (17)
2. Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (396)
State championships: 2015 (DIII), 2016 (DIII), 2017 (DII), 2018 (DII), 2020 (DII)
State runner-up: 2021 (DII), 2022 (DII)
State Top 25: 2015 (5), 2016 (6), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (14), 2020 (1), 2021 (8), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (9), 2018 (13), 2020 (11)
3. La Salle (Cincinnati) (289)
State championships: 2014 (DII), 2015 (DII), 2016 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (12), 2019 (6), 2020 (12), 2021 (21)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (6), 2015 (11)
4. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (269)
State championships: 2016 (DI), 2020 (D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2014 (6), 2015 (10), 2016 (1), 2017 (6), 2019 (7), 2020 (2), 2021 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (15), 2020 (20)
5. Colerain (Cincinnati) (252)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (DI)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (17), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (5), 2018 (3), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (12), 2016 (15), 2017 (15)
6. Marion Local (Maria Stein) (244)
State championships: 2013 (DVII), 2014 (DVII), 2016 (DVI), 2017 (DVI), 2019 (DVII), 2021 (DVII), 2022 (DVI)
State runner-up: 2015 (DVI), 2018 (DVI)
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (8), 2016 (15), 2017 (11), 2021 (17), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (195)
State championships: 2017 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State runner-up:2020 (DI)
State Top 25: 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (1), 2020 (5), 2021 (16)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (23)
8. Kirtland (183)
State championships: 2013 (DVI), 2015 (DVI), 2018 (DVI), 2019 (DV), 2020 (DV)
State runner-up: 2014 (DVI), 2017 (DVI), 2021 (DV), 2020 (DVI)
State Top 25: 2013 (20), 2018 (17), 2019 (20), 2020 (9), 2021 (23), 2022 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Wayne (Huber Heights) (182)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (3), 2015 (2), 2016 (5), 2017 (18)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (17), 2015 (8)
10. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (179)
State championships: 2013 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25:2013 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (7), 2016 (20), 2021 (10), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (3)
11. Mentor (174)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (DI), 2017 (DI)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (14), 2015 (23), 2017 (8), 2018 (4), 2019 (2), 2020 (6), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (25)
12. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (167)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (DI)
State Top 25: 2013 (13), 2014 (10), 2016 (3), 2017 (7), 2018 (5), 2019 (11), 2021 (12), 2022 (22)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (19)
13. Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (148)
State championships: 2017 (DIII), 2019 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2013 (DIII), 2016 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2013 (12), 2016 (14), 2017 (2), 2019 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (20)
14. Central Catholic (Toledo) (141)
State championships: 2014 (DII), 2022 (DII)
State runner-up: 2015 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2013 (23), 2014 (13), 2015 (15), 2017 (23), 2018 (12), 2019 (12), 2021 (15), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Coldwater (128)
State championships: 2013 (DV), 2014 (DV), 2015 (DV), 2020 (DVI)
State runner-up: 2016 (DV), 2021 (DVI)
State Top 25: 2013 (19), 2014 (9), 2015 (12), 2020 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Washington (Massillon) (116)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (DII), 2019 (DII), 2020 (DII)
State Top 25: 2018 (6), 2019 (5), 2020 (4), 2021 (18), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Elder (Cincinnati) (113)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (DI)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (20), 2015 (6), 2017 (21), 2018 (8), 2019 (3), 2020 (24), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (93)
State championships: 2021 (DII)
State runner-up: 2017 (DII)
State Top 25: 2017 (9), 2018 (14), 2019 (10), 2021 (11), 2022 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Chardon (87)
State championships: 2020 (DIII), 2021 (DIII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2020 (3), 2021 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (81)
State championships: 2013 (DIII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2015 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (20)
