@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Dec 5, 2022, 7:02am

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 postseason play coming to close, 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 12/5 Poll
1. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 15-1*
2. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 14-0*
3. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 11-1
4. Belleville (Mich.), 14-0* St c
5. Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio), 15-1*
6. Springfield (Ohio), 13-2*
7. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 13-2*
8. East St. Louis (Ill.), 12-2*
9. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 13-1*
10. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 12-2*

Next In Line (Alphabetical):
Aliquippa (Pa.), 13-0
Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 14-2*
Brownsburg (Ind.), 10-2*
Caledonia (Mich.), 12-2*
Carroll (Ft. Wayne, Ind.), 13-1*
Cathedral (Indianapolis), 10-2*
Columbus (Wisc.), 14-0*
De La Salle Collegiate (Mich.), 13-1*
East Central (Leon, Ind.), 13-2*
Elder (Cincinnati), 10-3*
Elk River (Minn.), 13-0*
Glenville (Cleveland), 15-0*
Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 12-1*
Harrisburg (Pa.), 11-2
Kimberly (Wisc.), 13-1*
King (Detroit), 10-3*
Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 13-1*
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 13-1*
Mankato West (Minn.), 12-1*
Maple Grove (Minn.), 13-0*
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 12-2*
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 12-2*
Rockford (Mich.), 10-1*
St. Anthony’s (Melville, N.Y.), 11-1*
St. Rita (Chicago), 10-3*



* - season complete

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below are the Top 20 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in the Great Lakes states.

Illinois State Rankings


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)12-236.8
2Brownsburg10-241.1
3HSHS (Fishers)12-136.9
4Cathedral (Indianapolis)10-240.3
5East Central (St. Leon)13-217.3
6Carroll (Fort Wayne)13-126.6
7Roncalli (Indianapolis)12-220.5
8Westfield8-441.6
9New Palestine12-119.3
10Ben Davis (Indianapolis)6-440.1
11IBCHS (Indianapolis)11-422.0
12Carmel6-438.4
13Fishers7-431.0
14Valparaiso11-320.7
15BJPHS (Indianapolis)7-425.5
16LCHS (Indianapolis)5-636.6
17Whiteland12-218.7
18FWSHS (Fort Wayne)11-218.4
19WCHS (Indianapolis)6-629.4
20ILHS (Indianapolis)15-01.1
21Crown Point10-115.5
22LNHS (Indianapolis)4-638.7
23FCHS (Indianapolis)3-742.9
24Noblesville4-737.5
25Lawrenceburg13-29.9


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Belleville14-021.6
2DLSC (Warren)13-120.8
3Caledonia12-231.5
4King (Detroit)10-322.1
5Rockford10-127.5
6Cass Tech (Detroit)9-427.7
7SCHS (Grand Rapids)14-015.7
8WCHS (Grand Rapids)13-114.5
9Dakota (Macomb)11-121.1
10Clarkston10-330.0
11Whitehall11-112.7
12Gladwin14-07.9
13Davison9-217.7
14Frankenmuth13-18.6
15Catholic Central (Novi)8-330.0
16Muskegon11-321.2
17FHCHS (Grand Rapids)13-119.5
18West Bloomfield8-226.5
19SATHS (Southfield)8-322.2
20Adams (Rochester)10-222.3
21Dexter12-111.7
22Grandville7-328.2
23Romeo8-325.7
24SFHS (Traverse City)13-16.5
25CCHS (Grand Rapids)11-29.7


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Elk River13-023.9
2Maple Grove13-014.7
3Mankato West (Mankato)12-120.5
4Andover7-327.0
5Rosemount12-119.5
6Barnesville13-06.1
7Hutchinson11-215.8
8Chatfield12-115.3
9Eden Prairie9-319.9
10LSHS (Lakeville)9-317.9
11NLSHS (New London)11-217.8
12Mahtomedi10-216.0
13SHS (Inver Grove Heights)12-110.7
14STA (Mendota Heights)10-19.8
15Rogers9-422.2
16Chanhassen8-223.4
17EVWHS (Eden Valley)11-111.1
18Stillwater9-216.8
19Zimmerman9-413.7
20Minneota12-24.8
21Milaca9-215.7
22Rocori (Cold Spring)9-312.6
23Stewartville10-13.0
24Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)8-215.4
25St. Francis7-219.9




New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Anthony's (Melville)11-120.6--
2Iona Prep (New Rochelle)9-328.4--
3Somers (Lincolndale)12-03.5+4
4ASHS (White Plains)8-322.0-1
5LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)8-510.3+1
6BBPHS (Bayport)11-0-0.2-2
7Sayville12-00.4-2
8Maine-Endwell (Endwell)13-02.7--
9Garden City12-0-7.0--
10Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)10-2-1.3+2
11St. Francis (Hamburg)6-419.0-1
12Farmingdale12-0-8.1-1
13Tioga (Tioga Center)14-0-10.6+4
14Holy Trinity (Hicksville)9-11.8--
15Plainedge (Massapequa)11-1-3.3--
16Chaminade (Mineola)5-524.8--
17O'Neill (Highland Falls)12-2-3.7+10
18Union-Endicott (Endicott)11-24.2-5
19CBA (Syracuse)9-1-1.7+1
20CNSHS (Cicero)11-2-1.3+3
21KMHS (Uniondale)6-416.6+1
22Canarsie (Brooklyn)10-2-6.6+6
23Pleasantville12-11.1-2
24General Brown (Dexter)11-2-2.3-6
25MQJHS (Rochester)9-33.8+1


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)15-146.1
2Springfield13-241.9
3AMHS (Cincinnati)13-249.2
4Central Catholic (Toledo)15-133.7
5Archbishop Hoban (Akron)14-239.4
6LWHS (West Chester)13-139.0
7Glenville (Cleveland)15-016.8
8South Range (Canfield)16-020.2
9Elder (Cincinnati)10-343.6
10MLHS (Maria Stein)16-020.7
11Washington (Massillon)12-236.0
12Lincoln (Gahanna)13-233.1
13Avon12-227.2
14Kings (Kings Mill)13-227.9
15Mason10-338.0
16Canfield14-125.2
17Hudson13-128.9
18Centerville10-338.2
19Mentor9-435.7
20Princeton (Cincinnati)9-335.1
21St. Ignatius (Cleveland)8-438.4
22Riverside (Painesville)11-226.9
23Winton Woods (Cincinnati)12-124.9
24Kirtland15-110.2
25AFHS (Youngstown)10-229.8


Pennsylvania State Rankings



Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Kimberly13-127.8
2Mukwonago12-226.2
3Columbus14-011.8
4Muskego10-225.3
5Kettle Moraine (Wales)11-321.6
6Monroe14-02.4
7CMHS (Waukesha)13-110.0
8Bay Port (Green Bay)12-117.9
9Neenah9-222.9
10Regis (Eau Claire)14-0-2.3
11West De Pere (De Pere)12-213.6
12Arrowhead (Hartland)9-321.2
13Aquinas (La Crosse)13-15.4
14Hamilton (Sussex)10-315.2
15Appleton North (Appleton)9-320.4
16Waunakee11-18.9
17Kaukauna8-521.3
18West Salem12-25.5
19Franklin8-319.2
20Freedom11-23.7
21Onalaska12-12.0
22Fond du Lac5-531.2
23BCHS (Brookfield)10-37.3
24Stratford11-2-12.1
25Pewaukee8-36.4