Our latest 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 coming next week, 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 latest 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
10/7/20241 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 7-0 – beat Zionsville (Ind.) 66-28
2 (2). East St. Louis (Ill.), 6-0 – beat Belleville West (Ill.) 63-0
3 (3). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 5-2 – beat Clarkson North (Canada) 45-6
4 (9). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 7-0 – beat then-No. 5 St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.) 35-34 4 OT
5 (6). Belleville (Mich.), 6-0 – beat Glenn (Westland, Mich.) 42-15
6 (8). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 6-0 – beat Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 37-14
7 (5). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3-2 – lost to then-No. 9 La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) 35-34 4 OT
8 (24). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 7-0 – beat then-No. 4 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) 19-14
9 (19). Pine-Richland (Pa.), 6-0 – beat Penn Hills (Pa.) 31-21
10 (4). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 5-2 – lost to then-No. 24 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) 19-14
11 (10). Avon (Ohio), 7-0 – beat Berea-Midpark (Ohio) 49-7
12 (11). Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 7-0 – beat Loveland (Ohio) 49-0
13 (12). Lincoln-East (Frankfort, Ill.), 6-0 – beat Neugua Valley (Ill.) 48-14
14 (13). Westfield (Ind.), 6-1 – beat Avon (Ind.) 45-13
15 (NR) Lawrence North (Ind.), 7-0 – beat then-No. 16 Warren Central (Ind.) 33-7
16 (14). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 4-3 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 28-6
17 (7). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 4-2 – lost to Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.) 16-13
18 (15). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-1 – beat Northeast (Philadelphia, Pa.) 48-13
19 (18). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 7-0 – beat Turpin (Ohio) 56-13
20 (20). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-1 – beat Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) 42-14
21 (21). Franklin (Wis.), 7-0 – beat Kenosha Tremper (Wis.) 55-7
22 (NR). Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 4-2 – beat then-No. 17 Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) 49-45
23 (23). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 6-1 – beat St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo, Ohio) 56-21
24 (25). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 4-3 – lost to Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) 7-3
25 (16). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-1 – lost to Lawrence North (Ind.) 33-7
Dropped Out:17. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-2 – lost to Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 49-45
22. Kimberly (Wis.), 5-1 – lost to Neenah (Wis.) 29-28
Keep an Eye On:~ Alexandria (Minn.), 6-0
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 4-1
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 6-0
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 5-0
~ Crown Point (Ind.), 7-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 3-2
~ Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 5-2
~ Harrisburg (Pa.), 6-1
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 4-2
~ Kirtland, (Ohio), 7-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 6-1
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 7-0
~ Mentor (Ohio), 7-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 6-0
~ Moorhead (Minn.), 6-0
~ Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 5-1
~ Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.), 6-0
~ Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 6-0
~ Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 7-0
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 6-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 7-0
MaxPreps Computer RankingsBelow are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.
Illinois State Rankings
Indiana State Rankings
Michigan State Rankings
Minnesota State Rankings
New York State Rankings
Ohio State Rankings
Pennsylvania State Rankings
Wisconsin State Rankings
