@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

Week 10/24 Poll

1. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 9-1
2. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 6-1
3. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 9-1
4. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 9-0
5. Belleville (Mich.), 9-0
6. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 10-0
7. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 9-0
8. Brownsburg (Ind.), 8-1
9. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 9-1
10. East St. Louis (Ill.), 6-2

Next In Line (Alphabetical):
Cathedral (Indianapolis), 7-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 10-0
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 7-2
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 9-0
De La Salle Collegiate (Mich.), 8-1
Elder (Cincinnati), 8-2
Elk River (Minn.), 8-0
Iona Prep (NY), 6-2
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 9-0
Loyola Academy (Ill.), 8-1
Mankato West (Minn.), 8-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 8-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 9-0
New Palestine (Ind.), 10-0
Rockford (Mich.), 9-0

Springfield (Ohio), 8-1

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.
1	CMCHS (Chicago)	9-0	32.6
2	East St. Louis	7-2	31.0
3	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	8-1	32.1
4	LWEHS (Frankfort)	9-0	20.0
5	St. Rita (Chicago)	7-2	33.2
6	Sycamore	9-0	8.6
7	SHGHS (Springfield)	9-0	-0.5
8	HHS (Arlington Heights)	9-0	9.2
9	SCNHS (St. Charles)	8-1	26.8
10	York (Elmhurst)	9-0	13.4
11	Marist (Chicago)	6-3	30.6
12	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	8-1	23.8
13	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	7-1	15.7
14	Batavia	6-3	26.3
15	Prospect (Mt. Prospect)	8-1	17.7
16	Palatine	8-1	16.8
17	O'Fallon	8-1	13.8
18	Highland	8-1	9.8
19	Warren Township (Gurnee)	8-1	7.4
20	Simeon (Chicago)	8-0	-1.6
21	Brother Rice (Chicago)	5-4	30.5
22	RBHS (Richmond)	9-0	3.5
23	Maine South (Park Ridge)	7-2	17.6
24	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	7-2	18.9
25	Lemont	9-0	0.3

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	HSHS (Fishers)	9-0	37.5
2	Brownsburg	8-1	43.2
3	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	7-1	27.6
4	Center Grove (Greenwood)	7-2	36.0
5	New Palestine	10-0	16.2
6	Westfield	6-3	43.3
7	Fishers	6-3	37.0
8	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	6-3	35.5
9	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	9-1	13.3
10	Carmel	6-3	33.8
11	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	9-0	7.7
12	Whiteland	8-1	18.7
13	East Central (St. Leon)	8-2	8.9
14	LCHS (Indianapolis)	4-5	38.9
15	Zionsville	4-5	38.8
16	Crown Point	9-0	9.6
17	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	8-1	8.3
18	FCHS (Indianapolis)	3-6	41.5
19	BJPHS (Indianapolis)	6-3	18.7
20	WCHS (Indianapolis)	4-5	36.0
21	LNHS (Indianapolis)	4-5	34.2
22	FCHS (Franklin)	7-2	19.9
23	ILHS (Indianapolis)	10-0	-0.3
24	ERHS (Evansville)	10-0	0.5
25	Penn (Mishawaka)	7-2	13.1

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Belleville	9-0	12.9
2	Rockford	9-0	23.3
3	Davison	8-1	19.4
4	DLSC (Warren)	8-1	18.5
5	Dakota (Macomb)	9-0	16.6
6	Caledonia	8-1	21.1
7	West Bloomfield	8-1	27.2
8	Clarkston	7-2	29.3
9	Adams (Rochester)	8-1	24.2
10	Whitehall	9-0	6.2
11	CVHS (Clinton Township)	7-2	22.4
12	Frankenmuth	9-0	3.0
13	SCHS (Grand Rapids)	9-0	7.6
14	Catholic Central (Novi)	6-2	31.7
15	SFHS (Traverse City)	9-0	8.7
16	Romeo	7-2	26.7
17	Dexter	9-0	7.2
18	Grandville	7-2	25.3
19	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	9-0	11.2
20	SATHS (Southfield)	7-2	21.4
21	River Rouge	5-3	17.8
22	Brighton	8-1	16.2
23	Mason	9-0	-1.0
24	Portland	8-1	6.6
25	UEHS (Shelby Township)	6-3	25.1

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Elk River	8-0	18.5
2	Rosemount	8-0	16.7
3	STA (Mendota Heights)	8-0	4.9
4	Andover	6-2	22.5
5	Mankato West (Mankato)	8-0	4.7
6	Eden Prairie	6-2	22.9
7	St. Francis	7-1	16.2
8	Maple Grove	8-0	8.6
9	Stewartville	8-0	-3.3
10	Mahtomedi	7-1	11.8
11	Chatfield	8-0	4.5
12	Barnesville	8-0	-4.0
13	LSHS (Lakeville)	6-2	13.8
14	Chanhassen	7-1	18.8
15	Hutchinson	7-1	4.9
16	RAHS (Plymouth)	6-2	18.0
17	Becker	7-1	6.8
18	Stillwater	7-1	11.2
19	Waconia	6-2	14.8
20	Rogers	5-3	19.9
21	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	8-0	-4.6
22	Spring Lake Park	6-2	13.4
23	Chaska	6-2	11.2
24	Prior Lake	5-3	16.0
25	Centennial (Circle Pines)	6-2	15.1

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	Iona Prep (New Rochelle)	6-2	29.8	--
2	ASHS (White Plains)	7-1	19.8	--
3	St. Anthony's (Melville)	6-1	18.6	--
4	Plainedge (Massapequa)	7-0	-5.6	+3
5	BBPHS (Bayport)	7-0	-1.1	--
6	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	7-0	2.1	--
7	Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)	4-2	11.7	-3
8	St. Francis (Hamburg)	5-2	17.2	+2
9	CBA (Syracuse)	8-0	-2.5	+4
10	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	5-3	5.3	-1
11	Farmingdale	7-0	-8.6	+11
12	Carmel	7-0	-11.2	-4
13	CBA (Albany)	8-0	-2.6	-1
14	Somers (Lincolndale)	6-0	-7.4	-3
15	UP (Rochester)	8-0	-0.5	+1
16	KMHS (Uniondale)	5-3	19.5	-1
17	Adirondack (Boonville)	7-0	-14.8	+6
18	Sayville	7-0	-8.6	+12
19	Victor	7-1	0.9	+5
20	Holy Trinity (Hicksville)	7-1	-0.3	-6
21	Canarsie (Brooklyn)	5-1	-8.9	+7
22	Union-Endicott (Endicott)	6-1	0.5	+3
23	Lancaster	7-1	-2.1	-5
24	Madison (Brooklyn)	4-0	-10.4	-4
25	Chaminade (Mineola)	4-3	18.0	+12

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	St. Edward (Lakewood)	9-1	51.9
2	AMHS (Cincinnati)	9-1	47.3
3	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	9-1	38.4
4	LWHS (West Chester)	10-0	31.0
5	Washington (Massillon)	8-1	37.1
6	Springfield	8-1	31.2
7	Elder (Cincinnati)	8-2	44.4
8	Winton Woods (Cincinnati)	10-0	19.8
9	Central Catholic (Toledo)	9-1	21.1
10	Lincoln (Gahanna)	9-1	28.8
11	MLHS (Maria Stein)	10-0	17.2
12	Centerville	8-2	35.7
13	Glenville (Cleveland)	9-0	-5.4
14	St. Ignatius (Cleveland)	6-3	44.2
15	Princeton (Cincinnati)	8-2	31.1
16	AFHS (Youngstown)	9-1	27.2
17	Avon	9-1	23.5
18	Mason	8-2	33.4
19	Kings (Kings Mill)	9-1	19.7
20	Fairfield	7-3	32.9
21	Riverside (Painesville)	9-1	21.1
22	Medina	9-1	18.5
23	Springboro	7-3	36.1
24	Wayne (Huber Heights)	6-4	34.7
25	Highland (Medina)	10-0	8.2

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	6-1	35.7
2	McKeesport	9-0	11.6
3	State College	9-0	15.9
4	Coatesville	9-0	11.5
5	Central Valley (Monaca)	9-0	8.0
6	IC (Philadelphia)	4-2	22.7
7	Cathedral Prep (Erie)	6-2	20.9
8	Aliquippa	8-0	9.3
9	North Allegheny (Wexford)	8-1	21.9
10	RCHS (Philadelphia)	7-1	18.2
11	Bethel Park	8-1	19.4
12	Richland (Johnstown)	9-0	8.0
13	Harrisburg	6-2	20.6
14	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	7-1	4.1
15	McDowell (Erie)	7-2	22.4
16	Nazareth Area (Nazareth)	8-1	8.5
17	SHHS (Wallingford)	9-0	2.9
18	UDHS (Fort Washington)	9-0	2.7
19	Armstrong (Kittanning)	8-1	8.9
20	GVHS (Glen Mills)	8-0	5.8
21	PHS (Fairless Hills)	8-1	13.9
22	Jersey Shore	9-0	0.5
23	Farrell	8-1	3.7
24	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	5-4	33.0
25	Danville	9-0	-3.0

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Mukwonago	9-1	14.3
2	Muskego	9-1	18.1
3	Kimberly	9-1	14.1
4	Columbus	10-0	-0.9
5	Arrowhead (Hartland)	8-2	17.9
6	Neenah	9-1	12.4
7	CMHS (Waukesha)	10-0	-3.7
8	Bay Port (Green Bay)	10-0	3.9
9	Hartford	8-2	9.2
10	Franklin	8-2	14.0
11	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	7-3	13.7
12	Slinger	8-2	9.7
13	Appleton North (Appleton)	8-2	11.6
14	West De Pere (De Pere)	9-1	-0.6
15	Hudson	9-1	8.5
16	Waunakee	10-0	-2.6
17	Badger (Lake Geneva)	9-1	5.3
18	Oak Creek	7-3	13.2
19	River Falls	9-1	6.4
20	Hamilton (Sussex)	8-2	1.2
21	Racine Horlick (Racine)	7-3	12.6
22	Onalaska	10-0	-7.5
23	Mayville	10-0	-9.4
24	Ellsworth	9-1	-2.7
25	Little Chute	10-0	-3.5

@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

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