Ohio high school football state polls: AP, MP & how we voted

By Eric Frantz Sep 27, 2021, 11:00am

A look at the Buckeye State's top football teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and Associated Press State Poll.

Here's a look at this week's top Ohio high school football teams by division and overall according to the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.


MaxPreps State Rankings: Divisional
This week's Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings based on division. All teams ranked.

Division I State Rankings
Division VII State Rankings

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week's Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.



# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Xavier (Cincinnati)6-038.7--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)6-022.0--
3Medina6-023.4+4
4LWHS (West Chester)5-126.3+1
5AMHS (Cincinnati)5-142.0+4
6Springfield5-018.3-3
7PCHS (Pickerington)5-121.0-1
8UAHS (Columbus)6-016.5+5
9La Salle (Cincinnati)4-251.6-5
10Benedictine (Cleveland)5-019.7-2
11Marysville5-021.7-1
12Chardon6-014.1+3
13LEHS (Liberty Township)5-124.6+1
14St. Ignatius (Cleveland)4-230.9-2
15Kings (Kings Mill)6-015.5+8
16Avon4-223.6+5
17Central Catholic (Toledo)4-225.9+2
18OLHS (Powell)4-230.1--
19Archbold6-08.5-2
20Big Walnut (Sunbury)6-0-0.9+7
21Ursuline (Youngstown)4-125.2+4
22Washington (Massillon)4-229.6+9
23Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow)5-117.3+5
24Princeton (Cincinnati)5-120.9--
25Highland (Medina)5-117.9+5

AP POLLS
Released 9/27/2021

Division I
1. Cincinnati St. Xavier (18)    6-0    210
2. St. Edward (3)    5-0    190
3. Medina    6-0    156
4. Springfield    5-0    147
5. Marysville (1)    5-0    141
6. Upper Arlington    6-0    109
7. Massillon Jackson    6-0    87
8. Lakota West    5-1    69
9. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller    5-1    55
10. Centerville (1)    5-1    37

Others receiving 12 or more points: New Albany 16. Pickerington Central 13. Liberty Twp. 13. Lakota East 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. St. Xavier, 2. St. Edward, 3. Springfield, 4. Medina, 5. Lakota West, 6. Marysville, 7. Pickerington Central, 8. Upper Arlington, 9. St. Ignatius, 10. Moeller

Division II
1. Benedictine (19)    5-0    219
2. Kings Mills Kings (2)    6-0    178
3. Hudson (1)    6-0    142
4. Willoughby South    6-0    116
5. Piqua (1)    6-0    103
5. Cincinnati La Salle    4-1    103
7. Highland    5-1    90
8. Sunbury Big Walnut    6-0    86
9. Archbishop Hoban    3-2    67
10. Toledo Central Catholic    4-2    28

Others receiving 12 or more points: Massillon Washington 22. Ashville Teays Valley 19. Avon 18. Fremont Ross 16. Nordonia 14.


How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Benedictine, 2. Hoban, 3. Walsh, 4. LaSalle, 5. Toledo CC, 6. Avon, 7. Massillon Washington, 8. Big Walnut, 9. Kings, 10. Hudson

Division III
1. Chardon (17)    6-0    220
2. Hamilton Badin (4)    6-0    190
3. Aurora (1)    6-0    158
4. Millersburg West Holmes    6-0    134
5. Granville    5-0    126
6. Dover    5-0    119
7. Steubenville    5-1    60
8. Kenston (1)    5-1    55
9. Hamilton Ross    4-1    49
10. Norton    6-0    48

Others receiving 12 or more points: Hubbard 21. Bellbrook 18. Columbus Bishop Hartley 16. Mount Orab Western Brown 13. Monroe 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted:
1. Chardon, 2. Badin, 3. Aurora, 4. Hartley, 5. Granville, 6. West Holmes, 7. Dover, 8. Steubenville, 9. Hubbard, 10. Ross

Division IV
1. Cincinnati Wyoming (16)    6-0    215
2. Bloom-Carroll (1)    6-0    181
3. Eaton (2)    6-0    147
4. Beloit West Branch (1)    6-0    129
5. Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (1)    6-0    128
6. Waverly    5-0    77
7. Clarksville Clinton-Massie    4-1    72
8. Youngstown Ursuline (2)    4-1    71
9. Van Wert    5-1    69
10. Villa Angela-St. Joseph    3-1    57

Others receiving 12 or more points: Navarre Fairless 26. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 23. Bellevue 17. Sandusky Perkins 17. Port Clinton 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Ursuline, 2. Wyoming, 3. McNicholas, 4. Bloom-Carroll, 5. Clinton-Massie, 6. Glenville, 7. Eaton, 8. Waverly, 9. West Branch, 10. Van Wert

Division V
1. Kirtland (23)    5-0    230
2. Canfield South Range    6-0    189
3. Tontogany Otsego    6-0    160
4. Ironton    5-1    131
5. Garrettsville Garfield    6-0    120
6. West Lafayette Ridgewood    6-0    90
7. Sugarcreek Garaway    6-0    73
8. Pemberville Eastwood    6-0    72
9. Piketon    6-0    69
10. Cincinnati Mariemont    5-1    29

Others receiving 12 or more points: Versailles 21. Camden Preble Shawnee 18. Bellaire 18. Ravenna Southeast 12.


How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Kirtland, 2. South Range, 3. Ironton, 4. Eastwood, 5. Otsego, 6. Ridgewood, 7. Garaway, 8. Garfield, 9. Versailles, 10. Brookville

Division VI
1. Coldwater (15)    6-0    220
2. Beverly Fort Frye (2)    6-0    182
3. Archbold (4)    6-0    177
4. Mechanicsburg (1)    6-0    142
5. Columbia    6-0    108
6. West Jefferson    6-0    90
7. Ashland Crestview    6-0    83
8. Columbus Grove    6-0    81
9. Mogadore    5-1    65
10. Arcanum (1)    6-0    42

Others receiving 12 or more points: New Middletown Springfield 17. Cols. Africentric 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Archbold, 2. Coldwater, 3. Fort Frye, 4. Mechanicsburg, 5. Columbia, 6. West Jefferson, 7. Columbus Grove, 8. New Middletown Springfield, 9. Carey, 10. Ashland Crestview

Division VII
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (23)    6-0    230
2. Newark Catholic    6-0    187
3. Norwalk St. Paul    6-0    156
4. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon    5-1    130
5. Shadyside    6-0    108
6. Sugar Grove Berne Union    6-0    82
7. Lucas    5-1    78
8. New Madison Tri-Village    5-1    55
t9. Edon    5-1    44
t9. Lima Central Catholic    5-1    44
t9. New Bremen    4-2    44

Others receiving 12 or more points: McComb 40. Portsmouth Notre Dame 21.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Marion Local, 2. McComb, 3. Newark Catholic, 4. Hopewell-Loudon, 5. Lucas, 6. St. Paul, 7. LCC, 8. Edon, 9. New Bremen, 10. St. Henry