@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Nov 7, 2022, 7:49am

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 take on the top high school football programs in the region.

National acclaim and big-time talent. North Coast football is a force.
@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

Week 11/7 Poll
1. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-1
2. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 11-1
3. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 7-1
4. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 11-0
5. Belleville (Mich.), 11-0
6. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 12-0
7. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 11-0
8. Brownsburg (Ind.), 10-1
9. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 11-1
10. East St. Louis (Ill.), 9-2
 
Next In Line (Alphabetical):
Aliquippa (Pa.), 9-0
Caledonia (Mich.), 10-1
Carroll (Ft. Wayne, Ind.), 11-0
Cathedral (Indianapolis), 9-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 12-0
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 9-2
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 11-0
De La Salle Collegiate (Mich.), 10-1
Elder (Cincinnati), 10-2
Elk River (Minn.), 10-0
Glenville (Cleveland), 11-0
Iona Prep (NY), 8-2
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 11-0
Loyola Academy (Ill.), 10-1
Mankato West (Minn.), 10-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 10-1
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 11-1
New Palestine (Ind.), 12-0
Rockford (Mich.), 10-1
Springfield (Ohio), 10-1
State College (Pa.), 10-0
Winton Woods (Cincinnati), 12-0
York (Elmhurst, Ill.), 11-0

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below 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
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Caledonia10-128.4
2DLSC (Warren)10-121.5
3Dakota (Macomb)11-021.2
4Rockford10-129.2
5Whitehall11-010.6
6Belleville11-012.3
7Clarkston9-229.2
8Cass Tech (Detroit)8-320.5
9Catholic Central (Novi)8-228.9
10Davison9-221.9
11Frankenmuth11-05.4
12Adams (Rochester)10-122.3
13King (Detroit)7-316.6
14Romeo8-330.6
15FHCHS (Grand Rapids)11-012.9
16West Bloomfield8-228.7
17WCHS (Grand Rapids)10-111.4
18Dexter11-09.8
19DeWitt8-321.1
20Grand Ledge9-217.3
21CVHS (Clinton Township)7-325.4
22Grandville7-330.3
23SATHS (Southfield)8-322.6
24SCHS (Grand Rapids)11-06.9
25Muskegon9-215.4

Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Elk River10-019.8
2Mankato West (Mankato)10-015.1
3Rosemount10-013.3
4Andover7-327.6
5Eden Prairie8-218.0
6Stewartville10-04.3
7STA (Mendota Heights)10-06.0
8EVWHS (Eden Valley)10-09.7
9Hutchinson9-110.2
10Chatfield10-09.7
11Stillwater9-115.3
12Maple Grove10-04.9
13LSHS (Lakeville)8-212.9
14Chanhassen8-226.1
15Rogers8-319.1
16Mahtomedi9-16.8
17RAHS (Plymouth)8-213.3
18Barnesville10-0-3.4
19NLSHS (New London)8-212.3
20Rocori (Cold Spring)8-29.3
21Waconia7-317.1
22Milaca9-112.0
23Chaska7-318.7
24Zimmerman8-310.8
25St. Francis7-220.6


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Iona Prep (New Rochelle)8-224.2--
2ASHS (White Plains)8-219.8+1
3St. Anthony's (Melville)8-116.6-1
4Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)5-214.0+1
5LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)6-37.6+2
6Somers (Lincolndale)8-0-2.6+5
7BBPHS (Bayport)8-0-5.6-1
8Plainedge (Massapequa)9-0-5.6-4
9CBA (Syracuse)9-0-1.0-1
10Maine-Endwell (Endwell)9-00.7-1
11Carmel9-0-7.0-1
12St. Francis (Hamburg)5-319.5--
13Sayville9-0-7.7--
14Farmingdale9-0-10.7+1
15Chaminade (Mineola)5-421.2+10
16WNWCLG (CO-OP) (Warrensburg)10-0-20.0+16
17Holy Trinity (Hicksville)7-10.0+2
18Mamaroneck9-0-9.2+12
19Canarsie (Brooklyn)5-2-0.4+3
20Lancaster8-1-2.8--
21Madison (Brooklyn)6-0-12.9+2
22KMHS (Uniondale)6-418.7-8
23General Brown (Dexter)8-1-5.3+4
24CBA (Albany)10-0-6.3-6
25SHS (Clifton Park)8-1-4.4-1


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)11-140.2
2LWHS (West Chester)12-033.7
3AMHS (Cincinnati)11-144.5
4Washington (Massillon)10-133.5
5Archbishop Hoban (Akron)11-131.9
6Springfield10-132.7
7Elder (Cincinnati)10-241.4
8Glenville (Cleveland)11-04.3
9Lincoln (Gahanna)11-126.8
10Riverside (Painesville)11-125.4
11Central Catholic (Toledo)11-122.0
12MLHS (Maria Stein)12-015.1
13Hudson12-023.2
14Centerville10-234.6
15West Holmes (Millersburg)12-010.3
16Winton Woods (Cincinnati)12-022.0
17Mason10-235.2
18Avon11-121.1
19Princeton (Cincinnati)9-336.6
20Chardon10-123.5
21Medina11-123.4
22Highland (Medina)12-012.8
23Kings (Kings Mill)11-119.4
24SVSM (Akron)8-329.9
25AFHS (Youngstown)10-231.9


Pennsylvania State Rankings




Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mukwonago11-121.7
2Kimberly11-122.1
3Columbus12-05.1
4CMHS (Waukesha)12-04.1
5Muskego10-225.1
6Bay Port (Green Bay)12-013.7
7West De Pere (De Pere)11-18.5
8Neenah9-221.6
9Kettle Moraine (Wales)9-317.9
10Hamilton (Sussex)10-211.5
11Arrowhead (Hartland)9-321.4
12Monroe12-0-4.7
13Appleton North (Appleton)9-320.4
14Kaukauna8-419.0
15Regis (Eau Claire)12-0-7.1
16Onalaska12-0-0.9
17Waunakee11-17.6
18Franklin8-319.4
19Aquinas (La Crosse)11-10.3
20West Salem11-1-2.4
21Freedom11-1-2.1
22BCHS (Brookfield)10-23.4
23Fond du Lac5-529.0
24Mayville12-0-8.1
25Mondovi11-1-4.1