High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2025 Great Lakes Region Rankings

Our updated look at the top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff upon us, here's our latest take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Also listed below are the current MaxPreps computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

11/17/2025 Poll

Last week’s ranking in parenthesis

1 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 12-0 – beat Decatur Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 47-23
2 (2). LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 10-1 – beat Imhotep (Philadelphia, Pa.) 31-16
3 (3). Mount Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 12-0 – beat Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) 48-7
4 (4). East St. Louis (Ill.), 8-3 – beat Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) 49-0
5 (6). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12-0 – beat LaSalle (Cincinnati, Ohio) 35-28
6 (7). Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.), 12-0 – beat Saline (Mich.) 42-28
7 (9). Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 11-1 – beat North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) 42-7
8 (5). Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12-0 – beat Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio) 32-30
9 (8). Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 12-0 – beat Clarkston (Mich.) 42-13
10 (10). Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 10-1 – beat Hudson (Ohio) 35-3
11 (11). Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center, Ohio), 12-0 – beat Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio) 21-17
12 (12). Avon (Ohio), 11-1 – beat Wadsworth (Ohio) 42-21
13 (13). Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 8-3 – beat Whitehall (Pa.) 49-7
14 (14). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 10-2 – beat Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio) 38-6
15 (15). Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 12-0 – beat Upper St. Clair (Pa.) 31-6
16 (19) Westfield (Ind.), 10-2 – beat Fishers (Ind.) 20-10
17 (17). New Palestine (Ind.), 12-0 – beat East Central (St. Leon, Ind.) 20-6
18 (18). Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 11-0 – beat Tri-Valley (Dresden, Ohio) 48-6
19 (20). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-5 – season complete
20 (21). Harrisburg (Pa.), 12-0 – beat Manheim Township (Lancaster, Pa.) 34-7
21 (22). Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.), 11-1 – beat St. Charles North (Ill.) 42-18
22 (NR). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 9-2 – beat then-No. 24 Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 17-13

23. (23). Pine Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.), 11-1 – beat Moon Area (Moon Township, Pa.) 34-24
24 (NR). Nazareth Academy (LaGrange, Ill.), 11-2 – beat Lake Zurich (Ill.) 24-21

25 (NR). Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 12-1 – beat Waunakee (Wis.) 19-17

Dropped Out:
16. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 10-2 – lost 24-21 to Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)
24. Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-4 – lost 17-13 to St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
25. Muskego (Wis.), 11-2 – lost 38-35 to Bay Port (Wis.)

Keep an Eye On:  
* Chanhassen (Minn.), 11-1
* Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 10-0
* East Kentwood (Mich.), 10-2
* Glens Falls (N.Y.), 11-0
* Highland (Medina, Ohio), 11-0
* Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 9-1
* Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island, N.Y.), 9-1
* Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 10-1
* West De Pere (Wis.), 13-0

MaxPreps Computer Rankings

Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.

Illinois State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	East St. Louis	8-3	26.7
2	CMCHS (Chicago)	12-1	34.1
3	Brother Rice (Chicago)	11-1	27.2
4	NA (LaGrange Park)	11-1	24.5
5	MCHS (Lombard)	12-0	18.9
6	LWEHS (Frankfort)	9-3	27.6
7	Batavia	10-2	23.4
8	St. Rita (Chicago)	8-4	31.7
9	Lockport	9-3	26.8
10	Byron	12-0	2.0
11	Fremd (Palatine)	11-1	17.2
12	Fenwick (Oak Park)	9-3	19.2
13	PCHS (New Lenox)	9-3	24.2
14	SCNHS (St. Charles)	10-2	26.2
15	Maine South (Park Ridge)	10-2	19.0
16	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	4-5	37.2
17	Barrington	10-2	21.4
18	Carmel (Mundelein)	8-3	23.6
19	Oswego	10-2	19.9
20	St. Francis (Wheaton)	9-3	25.9
21	Rochester	11-1	10.1
22	ICCP (Elmhurst)	8-4	23.5
23	DGNHS (Downers Grove)	10-2	16.3
24	Wilmington	11-1	5.0
25	Morris	11-1	14.8
26	Sandburg (Orland Park)	7-3	26.4
27	Stockton	12-0	5.1
28	RBHS (Richmond)	12-0	0.4
29	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	9-2	18.4
30	Lena-Winslow (Lena)	11-1	8.8
31	Glenwood (Chatham)	10-1	13.0
32	Marist (Chicago)	4-5	31.7
33	GNHS (Carol Stream)	8-4	22.7
34	St. Laurence (Burbank)	8-4	24.2
35	WWSHS (Wheaton)	7-4	23.7
36	BNHS (Belvidere)	12-0	7.1
37	LWCHS (New Lenox)	9-2	12.7
38	Tolono Unity (Tolono)	11-1	5.3
39	Bolingbrook	9-3	16.7
40	Lyons (LaGrange)	8-3	19.0
41	Breese Central (Breese)	11-1	0.5
42	HFHS (Flossmoor)	6-5	27.7
43	HHS (Arlington Heights)	9-3	8.3
44	Lake Zurich	9-3	12.1
45	LWWHS (New Lenox)	11-2	11.7
46	NNHS (Naperville)	6-4	25.5
47	Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin)	12-0	2.1
48	BCHS (Mt. Sterling)	10-2	4.8
49	Washington	10-2	9.8
50	Warren Township (Gurnee)	9-2	12.7

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	12-0	40.8
2	Westfield	10-2	42.9
3	Carmel	9-2	35.7
4	New Palestine	12-0	17.8
5	Fishers	8-4	43.3
6	Center Grove (Greenwood)	10-2	31.1
7	Avon	6-5	43.0
8	LNHS (Indianapolis)	7-3	29.9
9	HSHS (Fishers)	6-5	40.2
10	DCHS (Indianapolis)	9-3	26.8
11	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	7-4	33.6
12	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	10-3	25.4
13	WCHS (Indianapolis)	8-4	30.1
14	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	9-3	22.6
15	LCHS (Indianapolis)	5-6	36.1
16	BSHS (Bloomington)	11-1	15.8
17	FCHS (Indianapolis)	5-6	38.8
18	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	9-3	23.0
19	Zionsville	3-7	43.7
20	FWBD (Fort Wayne)	11-2	18.9
21	Adams Central (Monroe)	13-0	6.0
22	Cascade (Clayton)	13-0	0.2
23	East Central (St. Leon)	9-3	18.7
24	Penn (Mishawaka)	11-1	10.2
25	Crown Point	10-1	13.5
26	GSHS (Fort Branch)	12-1	10.9
27	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	3-7	39.7
28	BCHS (Brownstown)	13-0	-2.6
29	Merrillville	10-2	13.4
30	Plainfield	7-3	20.8
31	HHHS (Lincoln City)	12-1	4.7
32	Lapel	13-0	6.0
33	Yorktown	9-3	12.7
34	Andrean (Merrillville)	11-1	10.0
35	PHHS (Pendleton)	10-2	12.2
36	Homestead (Fort Wayne)	6-4	23.3
37	Knox	13-0	4.0
38	Concord (Elkhart)	11-1	8.7
39	SBSJ (South Bend)	12-1	7.4
40	Pioneer (Royal Center)	12-1	-0.1
41	LJHS (Lafayette)	10-2	6.8
42	Whiteland	9-3	16.6
43	Eastbrook (Marion)	12-1	4.2
44	EMHS (Evansville)	9-1	2.8
45	FWNHS (Fort Wayne)	8-3	13.6
46	Lawrenceburg	10-2	5.4
47	THSV (Terre Haute)	7-3	15.7
48	Pike (Indianapolis)	3-7	31.1
49	East Noble (Kendallville)	11-1	3.6
50	Northview (Brazil)	8-2	3.3

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Cass Tech (Detroit)	12-0	7.4
2	Catholic Central (Novi)	12-0	23.6
3	East Kentwood (Kentwood)	10-2	25.5
4	Hudsonville	11-1	28.4
5	SMP (Orchard Lake)	9-2	24.8
6	Rockford	8-3	29.9
7	Clarkston	10-2	21.0
8	Portage Central (Portage)	12-0	6.3
9	DeWitt	12-0	8.6
10	Saline	10-2	14.1
11	Mt. Pleasant	12-0	11.8
12	Grand Blanc	10-1	13.3
13	Goodrich	12-0	9.1
14	Harper Woods	11-1	13.9
15	Divine Child (Dearborn)	10-1	7.0
16	Menominee	12-0	2.5
17	PWHS (Pewamo)	11-0	1.1
18	Dexter	11-1	9.7
19	UCHS (Hudsonville)	11-1	12.0
20	Kingsley	10-2	11.0
21	Hudson	12-0	0.7
22	Harbor Beach	12-0	6.0
23	WCHS (Grand Rapids)	11-1	13.2
24	Adams (Rochester)	10-2	15.6
25	Jefferson (Monroe)	11-1	3.6
26	OHHS (West Branch)	11-1	5.4
27	Williamston	11-1	7.9
28	LCCHS (Jackson)	9-3	17.1
29	Dow (Midland)	10-2	15.6
30	CCHS (Grand Rapids)	9-1	11.4
31	Ludington	9-1	7.2
32	Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)	10-2	13.1
33	DLSC (Warren)	6-6	24.9
34	Howell	9-2	11.7
35	Big Rapids	10-2	8.0
36	Portland	11-1	4.4
37	Beal City (Mt. Pleasant)	11-1	0.1
38	EGRHS (Grand Rapids)	9-3	13.5
39	Byron Center	7-4	20.8
40	BRHS (Bloomfield Hills)	6-5	25.0
41	Grandville	4-6	33.0
42	Almont	12-0	3.0
43	Kent City	12-0	-2.3
44	Davison	8-2	14.2
45	Frankenmuth	10-2	3.4
46	Lowell	10-2	8.7
47	King (Detroit)	7-5	15.0
48	Muskegon	7-4	19.3
49	Carlson (Gibraltar)	11-1	3.0
50	SFHS (Traverse City)	7-3	17.0

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	JCCHS (Jackson)	12-0	6.9
2	Minneota	12-0	0.3
3	Marshall	11-1	15.3
4	Chanhassen	11-1	14.3
5	Holdingford	12-1	4.7
6	Alexandria	9-2	14.9
7	Spring Lake Park	12-0	6.0
8	Goodhue	12-0	0.7
9	Breckenridge	13-0	0.2
10	Orono (Long Lake)	9-3	11.9
11	Elk River	9-3	14.8
12	Byron	9-1	8.7
13	Annandale	12-0	-1.9
14	KMHS (Kasson)	11-1	3.5
15	STA (Mendota Heights)	11-1	9.3
16	Monticello	8-2	13.9
17	DGFHS (Glyndon)	9-3	9.1
18	Waseca	12-0	2.5
19	NCHS (Minneapolis)	10-1	-0.2
20	MCCHS (Slayton)	9-3	6.8
21	Rocori (Cold Spring)	8-2	13.6
22	Pillager	8-1	7.1
23	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	9-3	7.8
24	Maple Grove	10-1	5.6
25	Pierz	10-1	-3.7
26	Staples-Motley (Staples)	8-2	5.4
27	Grand Rapids	10-2	-4.2
28	Pine Island	10-1	-3.4
29	Caledonia	9-3	7.2
30	Minnetonka	9-3	8.2
31	Parkers Prairie	9-2	0.7
32	Chaska	7-3	9.9
33	Osakis	9-2	3.4
34	FCHS (Harmony)	10-1	-4.5
35	Hill-Murray (Maplewood)	9-2	0.1
36	Edina	8-4	10.0
37	Stewartville	7-3	3.4
38	Eden Prairie	8-3	6.0
39	Fergus Falls	8-3	9.8
40	LSHS (Lakeville)	9-3	3.6
41	Bemidji	5-5	15.7
42	Moorhead	8-4	9.0
43	Dawson-Boyd (Dawson)	8-3	2.1
44	CDHHS (St. Paul)	7-4	4.4
45	Zimmerman	7-3	6.5
46	Triton (Dodge Center)	7-4	10.4
47	HFCHS (Victoria)	8-3	5.0
48	Centennial (Circle Pines)	9-2	-1.1
49	Mahtomedi	8-2	2.9
50	Willmar	6-4	7.1

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	CBA (Syracuse)	10-0	4.0
2	Saratoga Springs	9-2	14.0
3	Bronxville	9-0	0.7
4	Greenwich	10-0	-7.2
5	Glens Falls	11-0	-3.2
6	Rye	11-0	5.9
7	CBA (Albany)	8-3	17.6
8	Plainedge (Massapequa)	10-0	-4.9
9	St. Francis (Hamburg)	9-1	10.9
10	SHS (Clifton Park)	8-2	14.8
11	CFHS (Binghamton)	10-0	-1.7
12	Somers (Lincolndale)	8-3	13.5
13	MVHS (Slate Hill)	10-0	-0.8
14	Seaford	9-1	-4.4
15	MWHS (Central Valley)	10-1	1.0
16	Niskayuna	10-1	-2.0
17	Schuylerville	10-0	-5.7
18	Lowville	11-0	-4.9
19	Waverly	9-2	10.3
20	Sayville	10-0	-1.3
21	Sleepy Hollow	9-1	-6.8
22	Tioga (Tioga Center)	10-1	2.6
23	OFA (Owego)	8-3	8.7
24	Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda)	10-1	-5.2
25	Mamaroneck	10-1	1.6
26	Liverpool	9-2	0.8
27	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	9-1	-3.6
28	New Hartford	11-0	-6.0
29	CCHS (New Windsor)	8-2	2.5
30	Westlake (Thornwood)	8-1	0.7
31	Garden City	10-0	-14.6
32	Port Jervis	9-2	-1.2
33	JJHS (Hopewell Junction)	10-1	2.4
34	Massapequa	10-0	-10.6
35	Shaker (Latham)	6-4	8.8
36	General Brown (Dexter)	10-1	-9.0
37	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	5-4	11.1
38	Newfane	11-0	-12.0
39	EIHS (Islip Terrace)	9-1	-4.5
40	Monroe (Rochester)	9-0	-20.1
41	Averill Park	8-3	-0.3
42	GHS (Guilderland Center)	6-4	8.1
43	Babylon	10-0	-13.9
44	Harrison	6-4	10.1
45	Whitesboro (Marcy)	10-1	-8.8
46	HHHE (Dix Hills)	8-2	-5.6
47	Union-Endicott (Endicott)	8-2	-2.4
48	CLWB (CO-OP) (Mayville)	10-1	-16.2
49	Southwestern (Jamestown)	10-1	-11.4
50	SWHS (Smithtown)	8-2	-4.0

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Elder (Cincinnati)	12-0	32.4
2	Anderson (Cincinnati)	12-0	9.4
3	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	10-1	30.5
4	St. Edward (Lakewood)	10-2	27.8
5	OOHS (Lewis Center)	12-0	14.4
6	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	9-2	30.8
7	BWHS (Columbus)	11-0	17.8
8	WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)	10-1	22.3
9	AMHS (Cincinnati)	8-4	38.1
10	Washington (Massillon)	9-3	24.7
11	Liberty Center	12-0	7.2
12	Central Catholic (Toledo)	9-4	29.4
13	Avon	11-1	17.3
14	Highland (Medina)	12-0	9.4
15	CVCA (Cuyahoga Falls)	11-0	10.0
16	Shelby	12-0	10.2
17	MLHS (Maria Stein)	12-0	16.8
18	IVHS (Gnadenhutten)	11-0	7.8
19	Steubenville	9-2	23.3
20	Wheelersburg	12-0	4.9
21	Ironton	9-1	10.1
22	Big Walnut (Sunbury)	11-1	12.5
23	London	12-0	11.1
24	Wadsworth	11-1	12.1
25	Mentor	12-0	8.2
26	CMHS (Youngstown)	9-2	20.9
27	Tippecanoe (Tipp City)	12-0	4.2
28	Liberty-Benton (Findlay)	12-1	7.0
29	Kirtland	12-0	2.3
30	TMHS (Trotwood)	8-3	18.3
31	Girard	12-0	4.8
32	VASJ (Cleveland)	10-1	3.4
33	Indian Hill (Cincinnati)	12-0	0.5
34	PCHS (Pickerington)	11-1	10.8
35	New Lexington	11-1	8.5
36	St. Henry	10-1	15.0
37	Galion	11-1	10.7
38	Princeton (Cincinnati)	9-3	19.1
39	Glenville (Cleveland)	9-3	13.8
40	Hudson	10-3	17.5
41	Middletown	10-2	14.1
42	CCHS (North Robinson)	12-1	3.8
43	AFHS (Youngstown)	9-2	17.0
44	Wapakoneta	11-1	9.5
45	Perry	10-2	10.1
46	La Salle (Cincinnati)	9-4	21.4
47	Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)	11-1	6.2
48	McKinley (Canton)	9-3	19.5
49	Taft (Cincinnati)	11-1	-2.6
50	Badin (Hamilton)	10-2	12.1

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	LSCHS (Wyndmoor)	10-1	35.5
2	RCHS (Philadelphia)	9-3	30.9
3	SJP (Philadelphia)	5-5	42.9
4	PTHS (McMurray)	12-0	13.7
5	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	11-1	16.9
6	Twin Valley (Elverson)	12-0	2.4
7	Easton Area (Easton)	13-0	16.5
8	Harrisburg	12-0	13.2
9	Avonworth (Pittsburgh)	12-0	8.3
10	Central York (York)	11-1	11.1
11	ICA (Pittsburgh)	12-0	1.6
12	NL (New Tripoli)	13-0	5.8
13	North Penn (Lansdale)	11-2	15.7
14	Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)	11-1	6.6
15	Farrell	10-2	7.7
16	STHS (Harrisburg)	12-0	7.4
17	COHHS (Springfield)	9-4	20.8
18	Hollidaysburg	13-0	8.7
19	IC (Philadelphia)	8-5	20.6
20	Bishop McCort (Johnstown)	12-1	6.2
21	Chester	12-0	5.1
22	Solanco (Quarryville)	11-1	5.6
23	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	10-2	11.1
24	Pennridge (Perkasie)	12-1	13.7
25	Richland (Johnstown)	12-1	5.8
26	SL (Center Valley)	12-1	6.1
27	State College	10-2	9.6
28	Parkland (Allentown)	12-1	7.8
29	MBAPC (CO-OP) (Drexel Hill)	6-5	23.2
30	SAHS (Coal Township)	13-0	-0.2
31	Springfield	13-0	4.5
32	Upper St. Clair	10-3	11.8
33	DWHS (Downingtown)	8-3	16.5
34	Wyomissing	10-2	8.0
35	Coatesville	10-3	15.3
36	NPHS (Covington Township)	13-0	2.8
37	Clairton	12-1	-2.5
38	Oil City	10-1	2.6
39	WVHS (Tower City)	12-1	-2.1
40	Port Allegany	12-0	-4.4
41	Schuylkill Haven	12-1	-1.4
42	Penn Cambria (Cresson)	11-2	1.2
43	SCAHS (Catawissa)	12-1	3.4
44	General McLane (Edinboro)	8-2	5.6
45	BGHS (Altoona)	11-2	8.5
46	Liberty (Bethlehem)	8-4	12.7
47	Laurel (New Castle)	12-1	-3.2
48	BRHS (West Chester)	10-3	9.2
49	CVHS (Lancaster)	10-1	1.3
50	Moon Area (Moon Township)	9-4	14.2

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	West De Pere (De Pere)	13-0	11.4
2	Bay Port (Green Bay)	11-2	13.9
3	Arrowhead (Hartland)	12-1	17.8
4	Muskego	11-2	17.0
5	Winneconne	13-0	1.9
6	NDA (Green Bay)	13-0	4.0
7	Grafton	12-0	3.7
8	Homestead (Mequon)	12-1	10.6
9	Northwestern (Maple)	13-0	-0.1
10	Darlington	13-0	3.7
11	Waunakee	12-1	7.2
12	Badger (Lake Geneva)	11-1	5.1
13	Little Chute	12-1	7.5
14	BWHS (Baldwin)	12-1	6.0
15	Hamilton (Sussex)	9-3	15.4
16	St. Joseph (Kenosha)	15-0	-4.6
17	CFCHS (Fountain City)	13-0	-3.6
18	Aquinas (La Crosse)	11-1	3.2
19	Edgar	13-0	-0.1
20	Mayville	13-0	0.9
21	Franklin	11-0	5.2
22	Stratford	10-3	10.9
23	River Falls	11-2	7.9
24	Columbus	11-2	3.5
25	Slinger	8-3	12.5
26	Amherst	10-2	6.8
27	Mondovi	11-2	2.6
28	CMHS (Waukesha)	11-2	2.9
29	Plymouth	11-1	-0.6
30	Mukwonago	7-4	14.9
31	St. Catherine's (Racine)	10-2	0.1
32	Regis (Eau Claire)	11-1	-0.2
33	MLHS (Manitowoc)	12-1	-1.2
34	Monona Grove (Monona)	10-2	2.2
35	Boyceville	11-1	-5.1
36	BEHS (Brookfield)	8-3	8.8
37	Altoona	8-3	8.9
38	Kimberly	8-3	12.2
39	Freedom	10-2	6.0
40	De Pere	7-5	14.0
41	Pulaski	7-4	13.0
42	Neenah	7-3	12.4
43	New Richmond	8-3	4.2
44	Grantsburg	11-1	-0.7
45	Oshkosh North (Oshkosh)	10-2	0.9
46	Germantown	7-4	11.5
47	LCLHS (Hartland)	11-2	1.4
48	Rice Lake	10-2	7.4
49	Middleton	9-2	0.6
50	Pepin/Alma (Pepin)	9-2	-4.4

High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2025 Great Lakes Region Rankings

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