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

By Eric Frantz Sep 11, 2023, 1:15pm

A look at the Buckeye State's top football teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and latest 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 the AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (9/11/2023)

Division I

AP Poll
1. Lakewood St. Edward (19) 4-0 205
2. Pickerington North (2) 4-0 171
3. Hilliard Davidson 4-0 90
(tie) Cincinnati Princeton 4-0 90
5. Perrysburg 4-0 83
6. Lewis Center Olentangy 4-0 78
(tie) Gahanna Lincoln 4-0 78
8. Cincinnati St. Xavier 3-1 73
9. Hilliard Bradley 4-0 68
10. Milford 4-0 62
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Canton McKinley 47. Centerville 35. Huber Heights Wayne (1) 29. Cincinnati Elder 22. Cincinnati Moeller 17. Westerville North 15. Pickerington Central 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. St. Edward
2. Pickerington North
3. St. Xavier
4. Princeton
5. Canton McKinley
6. Gahanna Lincoln
7. MIlford
8. Moeller
9. Elder
10. Hilliard Davidson

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)4-049.2--
2PNHS (Pickerington)4-029.9+2
3St. Xavier (Cincinnati)3-132.1--
4Princeton (Cincinnati)4-014.4--
5McKinley (Canton)3-129.4+5
6Elder (Cincinnati)2-238.8+10
7Lincoln (Gahanna)4-010.6-2
8Milford4-016.1+30
9AMHS (Cincinnati)1-344.1-3
10HDHS (Hilliard)4-00.3+21
11LWHS (West Chester)2-228.2-2
12Dublin Coffman (Dublin)3-124.8+4
13Olentangy (Lewis Center)4-018.2--
14Wayne (Huber Heights)3-125.9+13
15HBHS (Hilliard)4-015.6+9
16Centerville3-122.8+3
17PCHS (Pickerington)2-232.9+1
18Cleveland Heights3-119.7-4
19UAHS (Columbus)3-114.6-4
20Hamilton3-116.5+12
21Perrysburg4-01.8+8
22Springfield1-336.8-21
23Mentor2-225.4+16
24Findlay3-113.0+11
25OBHS (Delaware)3-113.9+12

Division II

AP Poll
1. Akron Hoban (10) 4-0 183
2. Cincinnati Winton Woods (6) 4-0 176
3. Massillon Washington (4) 4-0 156
4. Avon 4-0 143
5. Painesville Riverside (1) 4-0 136
6. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 4-0 74
7. Xenia (1) 4-0 59
8. Canal Winchester 4-0 51
9. North Ridgeville 4-0 42
10. Macedonia Nordonia 4-0 29
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Withrow 24. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 18. Cincinnati Anderson 16. Avon Lake 13. Hudson 13. Kings Mills Kings 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Hoban
2. Massillon Washington
3. Avon
4. Winton Woods
5. Walsh Jesuit
6. Riverside
7. Anderson
8. Withrow
9. Hudson
10. Austintown-Fitch

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)4-033.1--
2Avon4-022.9--
3Washington (Massillon)4-015.8+2
4WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)4-011.9--
5Winton Woods (Cincinnati)4-010.8-6
6Riverside (Painesville)4-011.1-1
7Anderson (Cincinnati)3-118.9-11
8Hudson3-115.5-10
9Withrow (Cincinnati)3-112.6+10
10SVSM (Akron)3-120.2+8
11AFHS (Youngstown)3-110.9+2
12Highland (Medina)3-14.4-8
13North Ridgeville4-0-0.3+34
14Olmsted Falls3-110.2-40
15Kings (Kings Mill)3-17.9-33
16La Salle (Cincinnati)3-110.5-2
17Canal Winchester4-0-1.6-1
18Green (Uniontown)3-112.6-29
19Avon Lake3-111.6+7
20Northmont (Clayton)3-17.4-30
21SFDS (Columbus)2-224.7+27
22AWHS (Whitehouse)3-14.2+2
23Nordonia (Macedonia)4-0-1.2-9
24WSHS (Westerville)2-213.3+23
25Lake (Uniontown)3-17.8+16

Division III

AP Poll
1. Toledo Central Catholic (15) 4-0 188
2. Hamilton Badin (5) 4-0 167
3. Youngstown Ursuline 4-0 132
4. Columbus Bishop Watterson 4-0 90
5. Norton 4-0 83
6. London 4-0 80
7. Trotwood-Madison 3-1 71
8. Geneva 4-0 58
9. Chagrin Falls Kenston (1) 4-0 55
10. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 4-0 54
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Medina Buckeye 44. Chardon 27. Tiffin Columbian 23. Bloom-Carroll 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Toledo CC
2. Badin
3. Trotwood-Madison
4. Kenston
5. Youngstown Ursuline
6. Watterson
7. Bloom-Carroll
8. Chardon
9. Mount Healthy
10. Bellefontaine

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Central Catholic (Toledo)4-014.5-2
2Badin (Hamilton)4-013.5+4
3TMHS (Trotwood)3-121.2+2
4Kenston (Chagrin Falls)4-0-2.3+18
5Ursuline (Youngstown)4-00.1-10
6London4-04.9+12
7BWHS (Columbus)4-0-5.0+17
8Geneva4-07.7+26
9Norton4-0-1.9+33
10Chardon3-19.1-4
11GA (Gates Mills)4-0-5.4+34
12Columbian (Tiffin)3-110.7-20
13Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)3-17.1+10
14East (Akron)3-115.3+1
15MSHS (Mansfield)2-224.0+1
16Celina3-19.0+8
17VASJ (Cleveland)3-11.3-25
18Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati)3-15.7-12
19Aurora3-13.6+20
20Bellefontaine3-1-6.9-11
21Alliance3-13.5+9
22Defiance3-13.2-36
23Jackson3-14.4-24
24Buckeye (Medina)4-0-9.8+15
25NDCL (Chardon)2-211.1-25

Division IV

AP Poll
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (9) 4-0 180
2. Cincinnati Wyoming (5) 4-0 136
3. Canton South (2) 4-0 116
4. Thornville Sheridan 4-0 109
5. Steubenville (1) 3-1 92
6. Cleveland Glenville (4) 3-1 68
7. Sandusky Perkins 3-0 56
8. Cincinnati Taft 3-1 50
(tie) Bellevue 3-1 50
10. Van Wert 3-1 38
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Circleville Logan Elm 37. Poland Seminary 31. Middletown Bishop Fenwick 29. Columbus Bishop Hartley 26. Galion 25. Streetsboro 20. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 15.



How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Glenville
2. Clinton-Massie
3. Hartley
4. Sheridan
5. Poland
6. Perkins
7. Steubenville
8. Canton South
9. Van Wert
10. Wyoming

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)3-110.9-2
2CMHS (Clarksville)4-08.2+20
3Perkins (Sandusky)3-0-20.9+10
4Poland Seminary (Poland)4-0-9.9+41
5Steubenville3-19.6-8
6Canton South (Canton)4-01.2+37
7Van Wert3-17.3+25
8Bishop Hartley (Columbus)3-17.2+18
9Shawnee (Springfield)3-12.3-2
10Struthers3-16.1+28
11Wyoming (Cincinnati)4-0-10.8-38
12Sheridan (Thornville)4-0-4.7-10
13Taft (Cincinnati)3-1-0.4-13
14Streetsboro3-16.4-15
15West Branch (Beloit)3-13.2-26
16WHS (Washington Courthouse)3-10.4+31
17CMHS (Youngstown)2-213.3+13
18Galion4-0-12.5+55
19Lake Catholic (Mentor)3-1-3.0+3
20Bellevue3-1-2.6-22
21Beaver (Lisbon)3-1-8.0+17
22GA (Gallipolis)4-0-20.6+8
23Bishop Fenwick (Franklin)4-0-18.2-28
24St. Clairsville3-1-13.2+67
25Girard2-2-0.7-21

Division V

AP Poll
1. Perry (10) 4-0 172
2 Coldwater (5) 4-0 158
3. Oak Harbor (2) 4-0 125
4. Liberty Center (1) 4-0 119
5. Germantown Valley View (3) 4-0 118
6. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 3-0 108
7. Ironton 3-1 98
8. Creston Norwayne 4-0 96
9. Middletown Madison 4-0 47
10. Garrettsville Garfield 4-0 24
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Milan Edison 18. Waynesville 14.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Coldwater
2. Harvest Prep
3. Liberty Center
4. Valley View
5. Ironton
6. Perry
7. Norwayne
8. Milan Edison
9. Garrettsville Garfield
10. South Range

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Perry4-01.3-4
2Liberty Center4-0-1.8+31
3HP (Canal Winchester)3-0-0.3+14
4Ironton3-114.5-27
5Valley View (Germantown)4-0-9.6-7
6Norwayne (Creston)4-00.4+28
7Coldwater4-02.1--
8South Range (Canfield)3-16.7-15
9Edison (Milan)4-0-11.7+12
10Garfield (Garrettsville)4-0-16.6--
11Archbold3-14.4-28
12Liberty-Benton (Findlay)3-1-2.9+61
13Oak Harbor4-0-33.3-11
14Wheelersburg2-22.4-23
15Heath2-20.6-12
16Waynesville3-1-0.7+60
17Genoa Area (Genoa)3-1-14.1-1
18CA (Gahanna)4-0-22.2+32
19Barnesville4-0-31.0-7
20Brookville3-1-11.2-89
21Fairland (Proctorville)3-1-10.3-11
22Lakeview (Cortland)3-1-7.4+48
23Eastwood (Pemberville)3-1-13.7-38
24WMHS (Zanesville)3-1-7.2+52
25Huron3-1-14.0-3

Division VI

AP Poll
1. Versailles (14) 4-0 183
2. Williamsburg (3) 4-0 122
3. West Jefferson (2) 4-0 118
4. Kirtland 3-1 109
5. Sugarcreek Garaway 4-0 90
6. Rootstown (1) 4-0 80
7. Bluffton 4-0 70
8. New Madison Tri-Village 4-0 52
9. Collins Western Reserve (1) 4-0 49
10. Cincinnati Country Day 4-0 43
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: North Jackson Jackson-Milton 38. Beverly Fort Frye 34. Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 25. Columbia Station Columbia 22. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 19. Marion Elgin 19. Toledo Ottawa Hills 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Versailles
2. Kirtland
3. Garaway
4. Bluffton
5. Fort Frye
6. Tri-Village
7. West Jefferson
8. Canton Central Catholic
9. Williamsburg
10. Colonel Crawford

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Versailles4-08.1+6
2Kirtland3-16.3-6
3Garaway (Sugarcreek)4-0-13.7-14
4Bluffton4-0-18.7+12
5Tri-Village (New Madison)4-0-30.8-7
6Ottawa Hills (Toledo)3-1-15.7-12
7WLSHS (West Liberty)4-0-21.3+2
8West Jefferson4-0-21.4+31
9Columbus Grove2-21.5+16
10Carey2-22.3+43
11CCHS (North Robinson)4-0-31.2-21
12Anna2-22.6-33
13Williamsburg4-0-19.8+78
14CCCHS (Canton)2-2-1.9+34
15Fort Frye (Beverly)4-0-32.5-18
16CHS (Columbia Station)4-0-26.1+7
17Mogadore3-1-13.9-1
18Tinora (Defiance)2-20.1+6
19Allen East (Harrod)1-34.4-27
20Rootstown4-0-25.1+39
21Western Reserve (Collins)4-0-28.5+21
22JMHS (North Jackson)4-0-35.5+91
23Wayne Trace (Haviland)2-2-8.2+55
24Evergreen (Metamora)2-2-7.0-50
25DBHS (Coal Grove)3-1-23.2-84

Division VII

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (17) 4-0 203
2. Hamler Patrick Henry 4-0 133
3. Malvern (1) 4-0 130
4. McComb 4-0 125
5. Ansonia (1) 4-0 86
6. Cedarville (1) 4-0 65
7. Reedsville Eastern (1) 4-0 64
8. Danville 4-0 56
9. Tiffin Calvert 4-0 40
10. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 4-0 38
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Minster 36. Antwerp 34. Dalton 34. Beaver Eastern 21. Leipsic 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Marion Local
2. McComb
3. Dalton
4. Patrick Henry
5. Minster
6. Delphos St. John's
7. Hopewell-Loudon
8. Leipsic
9. Antwerp
10. Danville

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)4-05.8-5
2McComb4-0-13.4+2
3Dalton2-1-0.1+1
4Patrick Henry (Hamler)4-0-10.9+41
5St. John's (Delphos)2-212.8+25
6Minster3-1-0.7-17
7Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)4-0-12.7+26
8Antwerp4-0-32.6+4
9Leipsic4-0-14.4+53
10New Bremen2-25.4-34
11SHS (New Middletown)2-21.6+3
12LCCHS (Lima)2-20.2+85
13Ansonia4-0-37.6-6
14Hillsdale (Jeromesville)3-1-5.0-38
15Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)2-2-6.5+20
16Riverside (De Graff)3-1-12.1-37
17Danville4-0-33.2-19
18Crestview (Convoy)3-1-6.0+32
19Calvert (Tiffin)4-0-17.5+32
20Malvern4-0-18.7+28
21Cedarville4-0-31.5+95
22Fort Loramie1-3-2.3-44
23JFKC (Warren)1-22.1+3
24Arlington2-2-10.5+76
25Lucas2-2-13.4-18

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