@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Nov 28, 2022, 7:34am

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 11/28 Poll
1. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 14-1
2. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 14-0*
3. Springfield (Ohio), 13-1
4. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 10-1
5. Belleville (Mich.), 14-0*
6. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 14-1
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.), 12-0
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.), 12-0
Glenville (Cleveland), 14-0
Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 12-1*
Kimberly (Wisc.), 13-1*
King (Detroit), 10-3*
Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 13-1*
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 13-1*
Mankato West (Minn.), 12-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 12-2*
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 12-2*
Rockford (Mich.), 10-1*
St. Anthony’s (Melville, N.Y.), 10-1
St. Rita (Chicago), 10-3*
State College (Pa.), 13-0
Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio), 14-1



* - 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)12-237.7
2Brownsburg10-242.0
3HSHS (Fishers)12-137.8
4Cathedral (Indianapolis)10-241.1
5East Central (St. Leon)13-218.2
6Carroll (Fort Wayne)13-127.5
7Roncalli (Indianapolis)12-221.5
8Westfield8-442.5
9New Palestine12-120.3
10Ben Davis (Indianapolis)6-441.0
11IBCHS (Indianapolis)11-422.9
12Carmel6-439.3
13Fishers7-431.9
14BJPHS (Indianapolis)7-426.5
15Valparaiso11-321.6
16Whiteland12-219.7
17LCHS (Indianapolis)5-637.5
18FWSHS (Fort Wayne)11-219.3
19WCHS (Indianapolis)6-630.3
20ILHS (Indianapolis)15-02.1
21Crown Point10-116.3
22LNHS (Indianapolis)4-639.6
23FCHS (Indianapolis)3-743.8
24Noblesville4-738.4
25Lawrenceburg13-210.9


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Belleville14-022.5
2DLSC (Warren)13-121.6
3Caledonia12-232.4
4King (Detroit)10-323.0
5Rockford10-128.3
6Cass Tech (Detroit)9-428.6
7SCHS (Grand Rapids)14-016.6
8WCHS (Grand Rapids)13-115.3
9Dakota (Macomb)11-122.0
10Clarkston10-330.9
11Gladwin14-08.8
12Whitehall11-113.5
13Davison9-218.6
14Frankenmuth13-19.5
15Catholic Central (Novi)8-330.8
16FHCHS (Grand Rapids)13-120.4
17Muskegon11-322.0
18West Bloomfield8-227.4
19SATHS (Southfield)8-323.1
20Adams (Rochester)10-223.2
21Dexter12-112.6
22Grandville7-329.1
23Romeo8-326.6
24SFHS (Traverse City)13-17.4
25CCHS (Grand Rapids)11-210.6


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Elk River12-020.5
2Mankato West (Mankato)12-017.8
3Rosemount12-017.2
4Hutchinson11-114.8
5Chatfield12-014.1
6Andover7-326.5
7Maple Grove12-010.5
8Eden Prairie9-321.3
9LSHS (Lakeville)9-318.2
10Barnesville12-01.0
11NLSHS (New London)10-216.7
12Mahtomedi10-215.0
13EVWHS (Eden Valley)11-112.4
14Rogers9-422.5
15STA (Mendota Heights)10-19.1
16Chanhassen8-223.8
17Stillwater9-217.3
18Stewartville10-15.7
19Zimmerman9-414.7
20SHS (Inver Grove Heights)11-15.4
21DGFHS (Glyndon)12-07.2
22Milaca9-215.7
23Minneota11-23.7
24Rocori (Cold Spring)9-312.6
25Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)8-215.5




New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Anthony's (Melville)10-121.8--
2Iona Prep (New Rochelle)9-330.6--
3ASHS (White Plains)8-324.1--
4BBPHS (Bayport)11-01.7+1
5Sayville12-02.4+6
6LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)9-310.3+1
7Somers (Lincolndale)11-01.3-1
8Maine-Endwell (Endwell)12-02.1--
9Garden City12-0-5.0+11
10St. Francis (Hamburg)6-315.3-1
11Farmingdale12-0-6.1-1
12Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)9-20.0--
13Union-Endicott (Endicott)11-12.4+2
14Holy Trinity (Hicksville)9-13.7+2
15Plainedge (Massapequa)11-1-1.3-11
16Chaminade (Mineola)5-526.9+3
17Tioga (Tioga Center)13-0-11.7+4
18General Brown (Dexter)11-1-2.0--
19NFA (Newburgh)10-2-1.6+14
20CBA (Syracuse)9-10.4-3
21Pleasantville12-0-0.4+4
22KMHS (Uniondale)6-418.7+1
23CNSHS (Cicero)11-20.7-10
24Carmel10-1-3.6+2
25CBA (Albany)12-1-0.4-11


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)14-143.2
2Springfield13-138.7
3Archbishop Hoban (Akron)14-137.0
4AMHS (Cincinnati)13-249.6
5LWHS (West Chester)13-139.0
6Central Catholic (Toledo)14-128.9
7Glenville (Cleveland)14-013.2
8Elder (Cincinnati)10-343.6
9Washington (Massillon)12-236.4
10Lincoln (Gahanna)13-233.0
11MLHS (Maria Stein)15-016.6
12South Range (Canfield)15-016.8
13Avon12-226.2
14Mason10-338.2
15Kings (Kings Mill)13-227.2
16Hudson13-129.2
17Centerville10-338.7
18Princeton (Cincinnati)9-335.1
19Mentor9-435.3
20Canfield13-123.3
21St. Ignatius (Cleveland)8-438.3
22Riverside (Painesville)11-226.7
23Winton Woods (Cincinnati)12-124.6
24Kirtland15-05.7
25Ironton15-013.1


Pennsylvania State Rankings


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Kimberly13-128.5
2Mukwonago12-227.0
3Columbus14-012.6
4Muskego10-226.1
5Kettle Moraine (Wales)11-322.4
6Monroe14-03.2
7CMHS (Waukesha)13-110.8
8Bay Port (Green Bay)12-118.6
9Neenah9-223.6
10Regis (Eau Claire)14-0-1.5
11West De Pere (De Pere)12-214.4
12Arrowhead (Hartland)9-321.9
13Aquinas (La Crosse)13-16.2
14Appleton North (Appleton)9-321.1
15Hamilton (Sussex)10-316.0
16Waunakee11-19.7
17Kaukauna8-522.0
18West Salem12-26.2
19Franklin8-320.0
20Freedom11-24.4
21Onalaska12-12.7
22Fond du Lac5-531.9
23BCHS (Brookfield)10-38.1
24Stratford11-2-12.9
25Oak Creek7-313.5