@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

This week's top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Four states combined for 57 of the 100 teams in expanded rankings.

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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.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

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

Next In Line (Apabetical):

Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY), 5-0

Cathedral (Indianapolis), 6-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 8-0
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 7-1
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 7-0
East St. Louis (Ill.), 5-2
Elder (Cincinnati), 6-2
Elk River (Minn.), 6-0
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 7-0
Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), 5-0
Mankato West (Minn.), 6-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 7-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 7-0
New Palestine (Ind.), 8-0
Springfield (Ohio), 6-1

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)	7-0	29.5
2	East St. Louis	5-2	29.3
3	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	7-0	26.8
4	LWEHS (Frankfort)	7-0	16.8
5	St. Rita (Chicago)	5-2	32.3
6	SHGHS (Springfield)	7-0	2.6
7	Batavia	5-2	25.1
8	York (Elmhurst)	7-0	12.0
9	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	6-1	22.3
10	O'Fallon	6-1	15.3
11	Sycamore	7-0	3.5
12	HHS (Arlington Heights)	7-0	4.5
13	SCNHS (St. Charles)	6-1	22.5
14	Brother Rice (Chicago)	4-3	30.4
15	Marist (Chicago)	4-3	27.5
16	Prospect (Mt. Prospect)	6-1	18.1
17	Warren Township (Gurnee)	6-1	7.2
18	Palatine	6-1	15.4
19	NVHS (Naperville)	6-1	14.6
20	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	5-1	10.6
21	PNHS (Plainfield)	7-0	5.3
22	Lemont	7-0	0.2
23	Maine South (Park Ridge)	5-2	15.6
24	RBHS (Richmond)	7-0	0.8
25	Niles Notre Dame (Niles)	5-2	21.7

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	8-0	38.6
2	HSHS (Fishers)	8-0	32.7
3	Center Grove (Greenwood)	7-1	33.2
4	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	6-1	21.9
5	New Palestine	8-0	10.6
6	Westfield	5-3	42.4
7	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	5-3	38.5
8	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	7-1	24.1
9	Fishers	5-3	35.1
10	Carmel	5-3	31.5
11	LCHS (Indianapolis)	4-4	37.1
12	East Central (St. Leon)	7-1	10.0
13	Zionsville	4-4	35.6
14	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	8-0	3.5
15	Whiteland	7-1	18.9
16	WCHS (Indianapolis)	4-4	33.2
17	Crown Point	8-0	7.1
18	FCHS (Indianapolis)	3-5	38.4
19	LNHS (Indianapolis)	3-5	35.6
20	ILHS (Indianapolis)	8-0	1.7
21	BJPHS (Indianapolis)	4-3	21.7
22	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	7-1	2.7
23	Penn (Mishawaka)	6-2	13.7
24	BSHS (Bloomington)	6-1	2.2
25	ERHS (Evansville)	8-0	0.1

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Dakota (Macomb)	7-0	21.6
2	Caledonia	7-0	11.3
3	Rockford	7-0	17.3
4	Belleville	7-0	5.5
5	Davison	6-1	13.7
6	DLSC (Warren)	6-1	11.1
7	Adams (Rochester)	6-1	21.1
8	Whitehall	7-0	4.7
9	River Rouge	5-1	6.3
10	CVHS (Clinton Township)	5-2	25.3
11	West Bloomfield	6-1	19.7
12	Romeo	5-2	25.4
13	Clarkston	5-2	27.6
14	Frankenmuth	7-0	-1.8
15	SCHS (Grand Rapids)	7-0	3.7
16	Brighton	7-0	6.4
17	Ubly	7-0	-11.3
18	Lapeer	7-0	7.2
19	Catholic Central (Novi)	5-2	27.9
20	Grandville	5-2	23.3
21	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	7-0	7.6
22	UEHS (Shelby Township)	5-2	23.1
23	MSHS (Norton Shores)	6-1	-3.1
24	SFHS (Traverse City)	7-0	-0.3
25	Dexter	7-0	-1.4

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Elk River	6-0	14.3
2	Rosemount	6-0	13.6
3	STA (Mendota Heights)	6-0	1.9
4	Mankato West (Mankato)	6-0	1.3
5	RAHS (Plymouth)	6-0	10.9
6	St. Francis	6-0	11.8
7	Chatfield	6-0	3.2
8	Maple Grove	6-0	8.6
9	Andover	4-2	22.3
10	Barnesville	6-0	-0.5
11	Hutchinson	5-1	3.9
12	Stillwater	6-0	7.7
13	Eden Prairie	4-2	21.3
14	Stewartville	6-0	-5.9
15	Chanhassen	5-1	18.6
16	Shakopee	5-1	8.7
17	SHS (Inver Grove Heights)	6-0	-0.4
18	LSHS (Lakeville)	4-2	14.7
19	Mahtomedi	5-1	10.1
20	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	6-0	-1.5
21	Prior Lake	4-2	11.9
22	Rogers	3-3	19.4
23	Becker	5-1	6.4
24	Caledonia	5-1	0.9
25	Waconia	4-2	14.9

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	Iona Prep (New Rochelle)	4-2	30.2	+3
2	St. Anthony's (Melville)	4-1	21.1	--
3	ASHS (White Plains)	5-1	13.8	-2
4	Carmel	5-0	-16.9	-1
5	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	4-2	15.6	+5
6	KMHS (Uniondale)	5-0	5.3	-1
7	St. Francis (Hamburg)	3-2	23.1	-1
8	Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)	2-2	22.0	-1
9	BBPHS (Bayport)	5-0	-7.2	-1
10	Plainedge (Massapequa)	5-0	-8.7	+2
11	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	5-0	-3.3	-2
12	CBA (Syracuse)	6-0	-7.0	-1
13	CBA (Albany)	6-0	-6.6	+4
14	UP (Rochester)	6-0	-4.3	+1
15	Somers (Lincolndale)	4-0	-6.8	-2
16	FMHS (Manlius)	6-0	-11.1	+3
17	Madison (Brooklyn)	3-0	-10.6	+15
18	Union-Endicott (Endicott)	4-1	2.8	--
19	Lancaster	5-1	-5.9	-3
20	Adirondack (Boonville)	5-0	-18.8	+13
21	Garden City	5-0	-15.1	+3
22	Victor	5-1	-6.2	+1
23	Tioga (Tioga Center)	6-0	-27.3	-9
24	Wantagh	5-0	-14.8	+2
25	MFHS (Staten Island)	2-3	17.8	-4

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	AMHS (Cincinnati)	8-0	47.4
2	St. Edward (Lakewood)	7-1	46.1
3	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	8-0	36.5
4	LWHS (West Chester)	8-0	31.0
5	Washington (Massillon)	7-1	37.1
6	Elder (Cincinnati)	6-2	49.7
7	Springfield	6-1	32.2
8	Glenville (Cleveland)	8-0	-5.4
9	Winton Woods (Cincinnati)	8-0	17.8
10	Princeton (Cincinnati)	7-1	30.3
11	AFHS (Youngstown)	7-1	29.9
12	Central Catholic (Toledo)	7-1	20.5
13	Avon	7-1	29.5
14	St. Ignatius (Cleveland)	4-3	45.0
15	MLHS (Maria Stein)	8-0	16.0
16	Fairfield	6-2	30.2
17	Springboro	6-2	35.3
18	Riverside (Painesville)	7-1	21.8
19	Centerville	6-2	32.6
20	Kings (Kings Mill)	7-1	18.1
21	Lincoln (Gahanna)	7-1	24.9
22	Medina	7-1	20.9
23	Chardon	6-1	23.8
24	West Holmes (Millersburg)	8-0	6.6
25	Fairmont (Kettering)	6-2	30.5

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	5-1	40.8
2	IC (Philadelphia)	3-2	27.6
3	Cathedral Prep (Erie)	4-2	30.2
4	Aliquippa	6-0	14.5
5	McKeesport	7-0	6.4
6	RCHS (Philadelphia)	6-1	17.8
7	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	5-1	8.2
8	Upper St. Clair	6-1	14.5
9	Bethel Park	6-1	22.3
10	North Allegheny (Wexford)	6-1	20.9
11	Harrisburg	5-1	16.8
12	Gateway (Monroeville)	6-1	19.8
13	Coatesville	6-0	4.7
14	State College	7-0	8.7
15	Emmaus	7-0	6.3
16	Central Valley (Monaca)	7-0	4.4
17	McDowell (Erie)	5-2	22.9
18	CVHS (Mechanicsburg)	6-1	20.8
19	Seneca Valley (Harmony)	5-2	23.4
20	Westinghouse (Pittsburgh)	6-0	0.9
21	SHHS (Wallingford)	7-0	2.4
22	GVHS (Glen Mills)	7-0	5.7
23	Penn Cambria (Cresson)	7-0	5.2
24	Jersey Shore	7-0	-3.6
25	Danville	7-0	-2.3

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Columbus	8-0	0.2
2	Muskego	7-1	16.0
3	Mukwonago	7-1	16.1
4	Kimberly	7-1	7.5
5	Arrowhead (Hartland)	5-3	17.0
6	CMHS (Waukesha)	8-0	-5.5
7	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	6-2	12.2
8	Neenah	7-1	11.1
9	Oak Creek	6-2	7.7
10	Hartford	7-1	6.2
11	Bay Port (Green Bay)	8-0	-3.9
12	Waunakee	8-0	-2.0
13	Onalaska	8-0	-2.0
14	Franklin	6-2	12.5
15	Little Chute	8-0	-3.4
16	River Falls	7-1	8.1
17	West De Pere (De Pere)	8-0	-9.0
18	Racine Horlick (Racine)	6-2	5.7
19	Hudson	7-1	5.4
20	Monroe	8-0	-16.8
21	SMSHS (Fond du Lac)	8-0	-11.6
22	Lodi	7-1	1.3
23	Verona	7-1	-0.6
24	Aquinas (La Crosse)	8-0	-14.9
25	Regis (Eau Claire)	8-0	-16.5

@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

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