@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Nov 13, 2022, 9:30am

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 11/14 Poll
1. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 12-1
2. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 12-1
3. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 12-0
4. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 13-0
5. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 8-1
6. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 12-0
7. Belleville (Mich.), 12-0
8. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 12-1
9. East St. Louis (Ill.), 10-2
10. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 10-1

Next In Line (Alphabetical):
Aliquippa (Pa.), 10-0
Brownsburg (Ind.), 10-2*
Caledonia (Mich.), 11-1
Carroll (Ft. Wayne, Ind.), 12-0
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 13-0
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 10-2
Columbus (Wisc.), 13-0
De La Salle Collegiate (Mich.), 11-1
Elder (Cincinnati), 10-3*
Elk River (Minn.), 11-0
Glenbard West (Ill.), 11-1
Glenville (Cleveland), 12-0
Iona Prep (NY), 9-2
Kimberly (Wish.), 12-1
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 12-0
Loyola Academy (Ill.), 11-1
Mankato West (Minn.), 11-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 11-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 11-1
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 12-1
Rockford (Mich.), 10-1*
Roncalli (Indianapolis), 12-1
Springfield (Ohio), 11-1
State College (Pa.), 11-0
York (Elmhurst, Ill.), 12-0



* - season complete

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. +/-
1Caledonia11-130.0
2Rockford10-130.4
3DLSC (Warren)11-120.1
4Belleville12-014.8
5Cass Tech (Detroit)9-325.2
6Clarkston10-231.3
7Dakota (Macomb)11-124.0
8SCHS (Grand Rapids)12-013.1
9King (Detroit)8-319.7
10Davison9-222.1
11Frankenmuth12-06.7
12Dexter12-012.2
13WCHS (Grand Rapids)11-113.1
14Whitehall11-114.4
15FHCHS (Grand Rapids)12-015.4
16Adams (Rochester)10-226.4
17West Bloomfield8-230.1
18Catholic Central (Novi)8-331.0
19SATHS (Southfield)8-325.1
20Muskegon10-217.9
21SFHS (Traverse City)12-05.3
22Grandville7-331.6
23CCHS (Grand Rapids)11-17.8
24Romeo8-328.8
25Mason12-04.6


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Elk River11-020.1
2Mankato West (Mankato)11-016.6
3Hutchinson10-114.9
4Rosemount11-015.7
5Andover7-328.0
6Chatfield11-012.4
7Eden Prairie9-219.6
8LSHS (Lakeville)9-216.8
9EVWHS (Eden Valley)11-09.9
10Maple Grove11-07.7
11Rogers9-321.0
12Mahtomedi10-110.2
13Chanhassen8-224.6
14Stillwater9-219.3
15STA (Mendota Heights)10-19.7
16NLSHS (New London)9-215.7
17Rocori (Cold Spring)9-212.3
18Stewartville10-17.2
19Zimmerman9-312.2
20JCCHS (Jackson)12-00.7
21Barnesville11-0-2.6
22Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)8-217.4
23Milaca9-216.5
24St. Francis7-221.2
25Marshall9-112.4




New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Iona Prep (New Rochelle)9-227.2--
2St. Anthony's (Melville)9-117.5+1
3ASHS (White Plains)8-324.5-1
4Somers (Lincolndale)9-0-0.3+2
5LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)7-38.9--
6BBPHS (Bayport)9-0-3.3+1
7Plainedge (Massapequa)10-0-4.0+1
8St. Francis (Hamburg)6-317.4+4
9Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)7-29.4-5
10Carmel10-0-3.5+1
11CBA (Syracuse)9-0-1.7-2
12Maine-Endwell (Endwell)10-0-0.6-2
13Sayville10-0-6.5--
14Farmingdale10-0-9.3--
15CBA (Albany)11-0-3.1+9
16MQJHS (Rochester)9-25.3+10
17Chaminade (Mineola)5-525.3-2
18WNWCLG (CO-OP) (Warrensburg)11-0-16.2-2
19Holy Trinity (Hicksville)8-10.6-2
20KMHS (Uniondale)6-419.5+2
21Wantagh9-1-5.2+12
22Canarsie (Brooklyn)7-2-4.1-3
23General Brown (Dexter)8-1-5.5--
24Victor8-25.8+5
25Union-Endicott (Endicott)9-1-0.9+2


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1LWHS (West Chester)13-037.8
2St. Edward (Lakewood)12-141.9
3AMHS (Cincinnati)12-145.5
4Springfield11-135.2
5Archbishop Hoban (Akron)12-134.3
6Washington (Massillon)11-133.1
7Central Catholic (Toledo)12-124.6
8Elder (Cincinnati)10-344.9
9Glenville (Cleveland)12-08.4
10Lincoln (Gahanna)12-128.1
11Hudson13-027.1
12Avon12-123.7
13Kings (Kings Mill)12-124.3
14Mason10-340.3
15MLHS (Maria Stein)13-015.0
16Princeton (Cincinnati)9-338.3
17Mentor9-332.3
18Riverside (Painesville)11-229.8
19Winton Woods (Cincinnati)12-126.8
20Centerville10-338.6
21Chardon11-124.8
22New Albany10-323.8
23Liberty Center13-012.6
24AFHS (Youngstown)10-231.3
25St. Ignatius (Cleveland)8-438.1


Pennsylvania State Rankings


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mukwonago12-125.6
2Kimberly12-126.7
3Columbus13-010.0
4Muskego10-228.0
5CMHS (Waukesha)13-08.3
6West De Pere (De Pere)12-113.2
7Bay Port (Green Bay)12-120.2
8Kettle Moraine (Wales)10-321.6
9Neenah9-224.4
10Monroe13-00.3
11Regis (Eau Claire)13-0-1.5
12Arrowhead (Hartland)9-323.5
13Hamilton (Sussex)10-318.2
14West Salem12-14.2
15Appleton North (Appleton)9-322.6
16Aquinas (La Crosse)12-15.5
17Kaukauna8-523.9
18Waunakee11-110.6
19Franklin8-321.8
20Onalaska12-15.3
21Mondovi12-12.4
22Freedom11-26.0
23Fond du Lac5-532.2
24BCHS (Brookfield)10-39.4
25Mayville13-0-3.8