@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Sep 26, 2022, 8:15am

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 9/26 Poll
1. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 6-0
2. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 3-1
3. Brownsburg (Ind.), 6-0
4. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 6-0
5. Belleville (Mich.), 5-0
6. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 6-0
7. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 5-0
8. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 6-0
9. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-1
10. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 5-0
 
Next In Line:

Cathedral (Indianapolis), 4-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 6-0
Central Catholic (Toledo), 5-1
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-1
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 5-0
East St. Louis (Ill.), 3-2
Elk River (Minn.), 4-0
Iona Prep (NY), 2-1
Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), 4-0
Mankato West (Minn.), 4-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 5-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 5-0
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 6-0
New Palestine (Ind.), 6-0

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



Illinois State Rankings


Indiana State Rankings


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Dakota (Macomb)5-017.0
2Belleville5-00.9
3Caledonia5-09.1
4CVHS (Clinton Township)4-124.2
5River Rouge2-217.7
6Adams (Rochester)4-119.4
7Catholic Central (Novi)4-125.2
8Davison4-111.3
9King (Detroit)3-12.4
10Rockford4-19.4
11DLSC (Warren)4-111.2
12CCHS (Grand Rapids)5-0-3.6
13Frankenmuth5-01.3
14West Bloomfield4-118.2
15SCHS (Grand Rapids)5-0-2.4
16Zeeland West (Zeeland)5-0-4.6
17Ubly5-0-16.0
18Clarkston3-226.3
19Grandville4-117.3
20FHCHS (Grand Rapids)5-08.1
21Whitehall5-0-2.0
22Brighton5-04.6
23Mt. Pleasant5-01.9
24SATHS (Southfield)4-111.9
25Lapeer5-0-1.8


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Elk River4-011.0
2Mankato West (Mankato)4-0-5.4
3STA (Mendota Heights)4-0-7.4
4Rosemount4-010.4
5Eden Prairie3-117.3
6RAHS (Plymouth)4-05.2
7Rocori (Cold Spring)5-01.8
8Maple Grove4-03.6
9Chatfield4-0-1.8
10LSHS (Lakeville)3-19.3
11Hutchinson3-16.9
12Barnesville4-01.4
13Chanhassen4-09.8
14Prior Lake4-01.5
15St. Francis4-010.4
16Stewartville4-0-10.4
17Shakopee3-17.6
18EVWHS (Eden Valley)4-0-7.2
19Stillwater4-0-3.5
20Andover2-222.1
21Mahtomedi4-0-2.1
22Becker3-112.8
23SHS (Inver Grove Heights)4-0-2.9
24Waconia3-113.0
25Spring Lake Park3-14.9


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Iona Prep (New Rochelle)3-127.5--
2ASHS (White Plains)4-06.4+1
3Carmel3-0-26.3-1
4St. Anthony's (Melville)2-116.5--
5Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)0-249.4+1
6KMHS (Uniondale)4-07.3+1
7St. Francis (Hamburg)2-121.0+9
8Maine-Endwell (Endwell)3-0-0.5+2
9CBA (Syracuse)4-0-4.8-1
10LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)2-221.6+8
11Tioga (Tioga Center)4-0-20.9-6
12Somers (Lincolndale)2-0-6.7-3
13Plainedge (Massapequa)3-0-13.1-1
14UP (Rochester)4-0-0.4-3
15BBPHS (Bayport)3-0-6.6-2
16CBA (Albany)4-0-6.7-2
17General Brown (Dexter)3-0-16.1+23
18Lancaster4-0-19.4+2
19Wantagh3-0-15.7+2
20FMHS (Manlius)4-0-18.1-3
21Garden City3-0-18.9+1
22CNSHS (Cicero)3-13.3+10
23MFHS (Staten Island)1-324.8+11
24Union-Endicott (Endicott)2-15.0+7
25Schuylerville4-0-23.2-2


Ohio State Rankings




Pennsylvania State Rankings


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mukwonago6-013.1
2Muskego5-113.9
3Oak Creek5-16.2
4Columbus6-0-8.6
5CMHS (Waukesha)6-0-2.0
6Kimberly6-0-0.2
7Arrowhead (Hartland)5-114.0
8Neenah6-03.0
9Hartford5-14.8
10River Falls6-02.7
11Bay Port (Green Bay)6-0-8.0
12West De Pere (De Pere)6-0-6.2
13Monroe6-0-14.1
14Waunakee6-0-3.6
15Onalaska6-0-2.8
16Hudson5-17.5
17Kettle Moraine (Wales)4-27.3
18Franklin4-29.5
19Racine Horlick (Racine)5-1-0.6
20Lodi6-0-5.5
21Verona5-11.4
22Aquinas (La Crosse)6-0-11.9
23SMSHS (Fond du Lac)6-0-16.5
24Ellsworth5-1-2.7
25Mayville6-0-13.2