@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Nov 22, 2021, 9:45am

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 list of the top high school football programs in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings: 11/22/2021

1. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 13-0
2. East St. Louis (Ill.), 11-2
3. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 13-1
4. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 13-1
5. Governor Mifflin (Shillington, Pa.), 10-0
6. Westfield (Ind.), 12-1
7. Mt. Lebanon (Pa.), 12-0
8. Franklin (Wisc.), 14-0
9. Springfield (Ohio), 12-1
10. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 11-3

Next Ten (alphabetical)
- Garnet Valley (Pa.), 13-0
- Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 9-1
- Joliet Catholic (Ill.), 13-0
- King (Detroit), 12-1
- Lakeville South (Minn.), 12-0
- Lockport (Ill.), 12-1
- Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 12-1
- Mankato West (Minn.), 12-0
- St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 9-2
- Upper Arlington (Ohio), 14-0

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. +/-
1East St. Louis11-227.8+1
2Loyola Academy (Wilmette)12-135.2-1
3Lockport12-127.2+4
4Joliet Catholic (Joliet)13-024.3-1
5Cary-Grove (Cary)13-016.7+5
6Wheaton North (Wheaton)12-124.2+5
7Maine South (Park Ridge)12-125.7+5
8Brother Rice (Chicago)10-331.4-4
9St. Rita (Chicago)11-229.8--
10Kankakee13-012.7+4
11Batavia10-129.0-3
12CMCHS (Chicago)8-435.6-6
13Marist (Chicago)9-428.3-8
14Fenwick (Oak Park)11-224.0-1
15SHGHS (Springfield)12-110.8+6
16NVHS (Naperville)10-224.4+3
17Lemont11-111.7+3
18GNHS (Carol Stream)8-434.2+5
19Crete-Monee (Crete)9-422.6-2
20Rochester11-214.8-5
21LWEHS (Frankfort)9-325.3+1
22Warren Township (Gurnee)9-218.7+2
23Byron13-03.5+22
24RBHS (Richmond)12-17.7+1
25Marion10-210.2+5


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)13-042.0--
2Westfield12-145.0+1
3Cathedral (Indianapolis)13-132.7-1
4HSHS (Fishers)8-346.3--
5Brownsburg9-344.6--
6Carmel9-243.4+1
7Merrillville12-126.6-1
8Roncalli (Indianapolis)12-129.0--
9LNHS (Indianapolis)7-442.5--
10GSHS (Fort Branch)13-112.1+5
11Mt. Vernon (Fortville)13-114.9--
12Ben Davis (Indianapolis)7-638.0-2
13Zionsville9-528.7+6
14Fishers6-445.9+3
15WCHS (Indianapolis)5-441.3-1
16DCHS (Indianapolis)9-227.8-3
17BJPHS (Indianapolis)12-220.8-5
18East Central (St. Leon)10-319.8-2
19Carroll (Fort Wayne)10-220.5-1
20LCHS (Indianapolis)4-743.8+1
21FCHS (Indianapolis)4-648.7+3
22Columbus North (Columbus)6-435.1+1
23EMHS (Evansville)11-317.7-1
24IBCHS (Indianapolis)7-516.4+3
25New Palestine8-423.1+3


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1UCHS (Hudsonville)13-016.3+2
2Adams (Rochester)13-025.8+3
3TCCHS (Traverse City)12-118.7-1
4DeWitt12-121.2-3
5CCHS (Grand Rapids)13-016.3+2
6King (Detroit)12-120.2+3
7DLSC (Warren)12-022.2+1
8Belleville12-121.4+2
9Rockford11-124.0-3
10Grand Blanc12-124.7-6
11West Bloomfield10-226.9+1
12SHSHS (Sterling Heights)10-322.7-1
13Caledonia10-222.0+1
14Fordson (Dearborn)9-325.4+2
15PWHS (Pewamo)13-0-0.7+6
16Chelsea13-04.9+11
17Dakota (Macomb)8-422.5--
18Romeo9-219.3+2
19Cedar Springs9-320.1+3
20River Rouge7-318.9+5
21Catholic Central (Novi)8-324.8+3
22Frankenmuth12-112.9-9
23WCHS (Grand Rapids)9-219.5+5
24Holt7-323.0-1
25LCHS (Lansing)12-111.0+1


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mankato West (Mankato)12-024.7--
2Maple Grove11-116.5+5
3LSHS (Lakeville)12-016.3-1
4Rogers10-228.2-1
5Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)13-011.5-1
6Hutchinson11-112.1+3
7Andover10-119.3-2
8Chatfield12-111.5+2
9STA (Mendota Heights)10-114.8+2
10Eden Prairie10-226.3-4
11Mahtomedi10-214.0+7
12Shakopee8-321.5--
13Becker11-114.2-5
14Chaska9-122.6+1
15Mayer Lutheran (Mayer)12-1-3.7+5
16Mayo (Rochester)9-217.9+10
17Wayzata (Plymouth)8-318.3-1
18PEMHS (Elgin)11-29.9+17
19Cannon Falls8-214.0+6
20Minneota13-0-4.1+1
21KMHS (Kasson)9-310.5+20
22RCHS (New Hope)9-318.7-9
23Farmington6-521.9-6
24SMAHS (Albertville)7-522.1--
25New Prague7-321.9+17


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Iona Prep (New Rochelle)10-122.8--
2Carmel11-04.2--
3St. Francis (Hamburg)7-321.9--
4Jamestown12-03.8--
5Plainedge (Massapequa)11-0-2.2+2
6Garden City11-0-4.6--
7Somers (Lincolndale)11-01.5+12
8Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)11-01.7-3
9CFHS (Binghamton)9-12.7+3
10Tioga (Tioga Center)10-0-7.1+10
11Canisius (Buffalo)6-416.2-3
12CBA (Syracuse)7-312.6+24
13Curtis (Staten Island)9-1-0.2+3
14St. Anthony's (Melville)6-418.3+1
15IRHS (Philadelphia)7-110.5+14
16EIHS (Islip Terrace)10-11.4+10
17SWRHS (Shoreham)10-1-0.8+8
18Maine-Endwell (Endwell)10-1-1.0-1
19CA (Canandaigua)11-10.0-8
20Schuylerville11-0-6.5+4
21BOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)9-1-4.0-3
22Bellport (Brookhaven)10-13.3+6
23MFHS (Staten Island)8-313.0-2
24CNSHS (Cicero)9-23.2+26
25MQJHS (Rochester)9-10.2+2


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)13-135.4--
2St. Xavier (Cincinnati)10-340.8--
3Springfield12-129.2+8
4Avon12-232.6+3
5UAHS (Columbus)14-028.7+1
6Chardon14-024.3+7
7Archbishop Hoban (Akron)11-335.9+5
8LWHS (West Chester)11-234.1-5
9AMHS (Cincinnati)11-340.8+7
10Medina13-132.2-6
11Central Catholic (Toledo)11-334.7-2
12Marysville12-127.5-7
13Badin (Hamilton)13-022.8+1
14St. Ignatius (Cleveland)8-545.0+1
15PCHS (Pickerington)12-229.0-5
16Washington (Massillon)11-330.8-8
17Kirtland13-011.6+11
18Winton Woods (Cincinnati)11-331.2+4
19WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)11-325.8-1
20Princeton (Cincinnati)11-229.7--
21CMHS (Clarksville)12-115.2+2
22Ursuline (Youngstown)10-325.3+16
23Kings (Kings Mill)11-125.1+3
24La Salle (Cincinnati)7-641.1+3
25Granville13-020.3+4




Pennsylvania State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)12-027.2+2
2GMHS (Shillington)10-021.9-1
3SJP (Philadelphia)9-237.0-1
4GVHS (Glen Mills)13-016.8--
5LSCHS (Wyndmoor)9-235.0+1
6IC (Philadelphia)9-118.2+1
7Central (Martinsburg)13-013.1+1
8Belle Vernon10-015.8+2
9Harrisburg12-124.8--
10CCHS (Pittsburgh)9-333.0-5
11Coatesville12-118.0+2
12Moon Area (Moon Township)12-021.1-1
13Malvern Prep (Malvern)8-223.3+1
14Central York (York)10-119.9+1
15Bedford10-217.8-3
16PTHS (Harrison City)10-216.5+5
17BMDHS (Harrisburg)10-14.0+9
18Cathedral Prep (Erie)11-111.1+6
19Quakertown12-111.7-3
20Central Valley (Monaca)12-0-1.4--
21Jersey Shore13-04.4+2
22Wyomissing13-0-2.7+7
23Aliquippa10-19.2+5
24Wilson (West Lawn)9-425.6-7
25TJHS (Jefferson Hills)8-317.1-7


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Franklin14-019.9--
2CMHS (Waukesha)14-014.4--
3Appleton North (Appleton)10-326.0+1
4Waunakee14-018.2+3
5Sun Prairie13-119.7-2
6Mukwonago11-223.7-1
7Kimberly11-120.5-1
8Muskego10-222.7--
9Ellsworth12-111.4--
10Homestead (Mequon)11-324.0--
11Pewaukee12-214.0--
12Menomonie10-215.9--
13Oak Creek9-27.8+2
14Middleton8-416.6-1
15Aquinas (La Crosse)14-00.0+8
16Bay Port (Green Bay)10-212.4+2
17Hartford9-422.1--
18Arrowhead (Hartland)7-423.2-4
19Edgewood (Madison)10-1-4.5--
20Columbus11-14.8+1
21Whitefish Bay9-314.4-1
22WWHS (Wauwatosa)9-314.7--
23Reedsville13-1-5.6+21
24Hamilton (Sussex)9-213.8+1
25Rice Lake11-312.3-1

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