Ohio high school football state polls: Final AP, MP & how we voted

By Eric Frantz Oct 25, 2022, 12:15pm

A look at the Buckeye State's top football teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and final Associated Press State Poll.

Here's a look at this week's top Ohio high school football teams by division and overall according to the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and the final AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (10/25/2022)

Division I

AP Poll
1. Lakewood St. Edward (12) 9-1       151
2. West Chester Lakota West (2)        10-0     132
3. Cincinnati Moeller 9-1       127
4. Springfield (2)         8-1       102
5. Cincinnati Elder       8-2       80
5. Gahanna Lincoln     9-1       80
7. Medina        9-1       50
8. Centerville   8-2       31
9. Dublin Jerome         8-2       30
10. Perrysburg            9-1       29
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Princeton 23. Mason 17.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Lakewood St. Edward
2. Cincinnati Moeller     
3. West Chester Lakota West                                   
4. Springfield
5. Cincinnati Elder
6. Gahanna Lincoln
7. Medina
8. Cleveland St. Ignatius                    
9. Centerville
10. Mason

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-I Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division I State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)9-152.0+1
2AMHS (Cincinnati)9-147.4-1
3LWHS (West Chester)10-031.1--
4Springfield8-131.3+1
5Elder (Cincinnati)8-244.5-1
6Lincoln (Gahanna)9-128.9+6
7Centerville8-235.9+3
8St. Ignatius (Cleveland)6-344.3-2
9Princeton (Cincinnati)8-231.2-5
10Mason8-233.5+5
11Fairfield7-333.0--
12Medina9-118.6+7
13Springboro7-336.2+4
14Wayne (Huber Heights)6-434.8-3
15Mentor6-327.8--
16PCHS (Pickerington)7-324.2+3
17Fairmont (Kettering)7-330.8+1
18St. Xavier (Cincinnati)4-645.5-3
19UAHS (Columbus)8-223.2+7
20Dublin Coffman (Dublin)7-331.7+8
21Dublin Jerome (Dublin)8-224.6+5
22Milford8-222.5-4
23Perrysburg9-112.0-3
24McKinley (Canton)5-533.0+3
25New Albany7-319.6-17




Division II

AP Poll
1. Cincinnati Winton Woods (8)         10-0     131
2. Akron Hoban (3)     9-1       130
3. Massillon Washington (1)   8-1       109
4. Xenia (1)      10-0     76
5. Toledo Central Catholic (2)             9-1       70
6. Avon (1)      9-1       68
7. Medina Highland    10-0     59
8. Kings Mills Kings      9-1       42
9. Hudson        10-0     40
10. Painesville Riverside         9-1       38
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Uniontown Lake 33. Austintown-Fitch 17. Trenton Edgewood 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Akron Hoban                      
2. Massillon Washington
3. Cincinnati Winton Woods             
4. Toledo Central Catholic                  
5. Avon
6. Kings Mills Kings                
7. Painesville Riverside            
8. Medina Highland                 
9. Austintown-Fitch
10. Xenia

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-II Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division II State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)9-138.4--
2Washington (Massillon)8-137.2--
3Winton Woods (Cincinnati)10-019.9+3
4Central Catholic (Toledo)9-121.2--
5AFHS (Youngstown)9-127.3-2
6Avon9-123.6-4
7Kings (Kings Mill)9-119.8--
8Riverside (Painesville)9-121.2-3
9Highland (Medina)10-08.3--
10Olmsted Falls8-219.3+12
11Lake (Uniontown)9-119.2+8
12SVSM (Akron)6-330.7-12
13WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)8-216.8+21
14Hudson10-014.2-8
15Xenia10-02.0-1
16WSHS (Westerville)9-115.2+7
17AWHS (Whitehouse)9-111.6+5
18Avon Lake8-216.5+4
19Withrow (Cincinnati)7-316.3+8
20Big Walnut (Sunbury)8-210.7-13
21Edgewood (Trenton)9-19.4-2
22Nordonia (Macedonia)8-214.1-14
23SJJHS (Toledo)5-525.0+9
24Anderson (Cincinnati)5-525.4--
25Hoover (North Canton)7-318.4+22


Division III

AP Poll
1. Hamilton Badin (12)            10-0     155
2. Chardon (3)             8-1       135
3. Canfield       8-1       104
4. Tipp City Tippecanoe (1)     9-1       69
5. Mount Orab Western Brown          9-1       66
6. Thornville Sheridan             9-1       55
7. Youngstown Ursuline          8-2       54
8. Youngstown Chaney           9-1       53
9. Wapakoneta           9-1       40
10. Jackson      8-2       36
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Columbus Bishop Watterson 35. Bellbrook 21. Tiffin Columbian 17. Bloom-Carroll 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Hamilton Badin                  
2. Chardon 
3. Youngstown Chaney 
4. Canfield                      
5. Youngstown Ursuline               
6.Wapakoneta             
7. Tipp City Tippecanoe
8. Columbus Watterson
9. Mt. Orab Western Brown
10. Tiffin Columbian

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-III Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division III State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chardon8-119.5-5
2Badin (Hamilton)10-014.4+8
3Ursuline (Youngstown)8-221.8-3
4Wapakoneta9-116.6+4
5Chaney (Youngstown)9-19.0-5
6Canfield8-111.0-4
7Columbian (Tiffin)8-211.0-2
8BWHS (Columbus)9-15.2+4
9Jackson8-213.1+4
10MSHS (Mansfield)8-213.8-6
11Tippecanoe (Tipp City)9-14.7-4
12Bellbrook8-212.1-4
13Western Brown (Mt. Orab)9-13.0--
14Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)9-11.1+12
15Bellefontaine8-28.5-24
16Alliance8-24.4-4
17London7-312.7+24
18Tallmadge8-24.6+4
19Holy Name (Parma Heights)7-25.5+28
20Sheridan (Thornville)9-14.9+10
21Aurora7-39.2-1
22VASJ (Cleveland)8-21.6+38
23Granville8-26.4+9
24WHS (Washington Courthouse)8-24.4+2
25Tri-Valley (Dresden)8-28.4+1




Division IV

AP Poll
1. Cleveland Glenville (12)      9-0       152
2. Cincinnati Wyoming (2)      10-0     133
3. Millersburg West Holmes (2)          10-0     128
4. Sandusky Perkins    9-1       88
5. Beloit West Branch 9-1       76
6. Van Wert     9-1       72
7. Steubenville            8-2       67
8. Elyria Catholic         8-2       26
9. Chillicothe Unioto   9-1       23
10. St. Clairsville          8-2       21
(tie) Cincinnati Taft     8-2       21
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Bellville Clear Fork 18. St. Marys Memorial 18. Middletown Bishop Fenwick 14.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Cleveland Glenville            
2. Millersburg West Holmes  
3. Cincinnati Wyoming                                
4. Van Wert
5. Sandusky Perkins                      
6. Steubenville
7. Beloit West Branch 
8. Cincinnati Taft  
9. Belleville Clear Fork
10. Chillicothe Unioto

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-IV Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division IV State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)9-0-5.3-5
2West Holmes (Millersburg)10-06.8--
3Van Wert9-112.5-6
4Steubenville8-220.8-5
5Perkins (Sandusky)9-111.1+1
6Wyoming (Cincinnati)10-0-5.4-5
7West Branch (Beloit)9-13.6-5
8Memorial (St. Marys)8-214.7+10
9Clear Fork (Bellville)9-12.9+19
10Elyria Catholic (Elyria)8-28.3-16
11Taft (Cincinnati)8-21.4-3
12Bishop Fenwick (Franklin)7-310.2--
13Bellevue6-413.8-25
14St. Clairsville8-27.7-2
15IVHS (Gnadenhutten)7-34.4-4
16Woodridge (Peninsula)7-33.5+10
17Girard7-35.4-4
18Bishop Hartley (Columbus)4-618.3--
19Shawnee (Springfield)6-47.0+40
20Canton South (Canton)7-33.5+23
21Struthers6-45.9+52
22Urbana8-2-2.9+43
23Northwest (Canal Fulton)7-35.0-24
24Logan Elm (Circleville)8-2-2.1+16
25Unioto (Chillicothe)9-1-12.3-3


Division V

AP Poll
1. Ironton (9)   10-0     122
2. Canfield S. Range (3)           10-0     120
3. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep      10-0     107
4. Liberty Center (1)    10-0     103
5. Coldwater (1)          9-1       86
6. Sugarcreek Garaway           10-0     68
7. Germantown Valley View   9-1       56
8. Milton-Union          10-0     54
9. Springfield Northeastern (1)           10-0     37
10. Pemberville Eastwood      10-0     34
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Chillicothe Zane Trace 22. Bloomdale Elmwood 20. Richmond Edison 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Ironton  
2. Canfield S. Range 
3. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep                                
4. Liberty Center    
5. Coldwater   
6. Milton-Union   
7. Germantown Valley View           
8. Sugarcreek Garaway                     
9. Springfield Northeastern
10. Pemberville Eastwood

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-V Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division V State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1South Range (Canfield)10-08.4-4
2Liberty Center10-06.5+2
3HP (Canal Winchester)10-02.8+4
4Coldwater9-112.3-11
5MUHS (West Milton)10-0-6.0+16
6Ironton10-05.6+2
7Valley View (Germantown)9-111.6+8
8Garaway (Sugarcreek)10-0-4.9+1
9Eastwood (Pemberville)10-0-2.1+9
10Perry8-26.2-6
11NHS (Springfield)10-0-3.6-2
12Huron8-29.2+10
13Brookville9-11.3+22
14Elmwood (Bloomdale)9-10.4+1
15Oak Harbor9-1-4.7-5
16Archbold8-24.3-31
17Greeneview (Jamestown)9-1-6.4-8
18Wheelersburg7-35.1-18
19Madeira (Cincinnati)9-1-7.5-11
20Zane Trace (Chillicothe)10-0-12.7-6
21Fairless (Navarre)8-2-1.6-2
22Norwayne (Creston)7-31.5+31
23PWHS (West Portsmouth)9-1-8.3+44
24CMHS (Youngstown)5-512.0+7
25Genoa Area (Genoa)6-47.4-15




Division VI

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (14)        10-0     158
2. Kirtland (2) 10-0     138
3. Carey           10-0     121
4. Ashland Crestview 10-0     93
5. Mogadore   9-0       80
6. Beverly Fort Frye     9-1       73
7. Columbia Station Columbia            10-0     58
8. Versailles     7-3       42
9. New Madison Tri-Village    9-1       41
10. Lafayette Allen East          9-1       30
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Youngstown Christian 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Maria Stein Marion Local               
2. Kirtland                  
3. Carey                     
4. Mogadore 
5. Beverly Fort Frye               
6. Ashland Crestview 
7. Versailles                   
8. Allen East                      
9. Columbia Station Columbia
10. New Madison Tri-Village

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-VI Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division VI State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)10-017.3+6
2Kirtland10-0-1.3-3
3Versailles7-315.9+14
4Fort Frye (Beverly)9-14.2+3
5Carey10-0-6.9+17
6Crestview (Ashland)10-0-5.6-10
7Mogadore9-0-6.4-7
8Columbus Grove8-20.3+11
9Dalton8-2-3.1-2
10Brookfield9-1-8.4-7
11Allen East (Harrod)9-1-6.0-7
12Tri-Village (New Madison)9-1-18.2+12
13CCCHS (Canton)6-45.9-12
14CCHS (North Robinson)8-2-10.8+4
15CHS (Columbia Station)10-0-17.2+16
16Patrick Henry (Hamler)6-45.4+45
17Northwestern (West Salem)8-2-3.1+13
18Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)8-2-4.1+35
19Ottawa Hills (Toledo)8-1-11.4-2
20VCHS (Youngstown)9-0-22.7-8
21Bellaire6-42.3+2
22Margaretta (Castalia)8-2-11.0-10
23DBHS (Coal Grove)6-4-3.8+34
24Anna4-613.4+29
25Western Reserve (Collins)6-4-5.2+7


Division VII

AP Poll
1. Warren John F. Kennedy (8)           8-1       146
2. McComb (3)            9-1       113
3. Newark Catholic      7-1       108
4. Antwerp (1)             10-0     103
5. Lowellville (1)          10-0     87
6. Ansonia (2) 9-1       79
7. Waynesfield-Goshen          10-0     54
(tie) New Bremen (1) 7-3       54
9. Ft. Loramie 8-2       40
10. Hannibal River      9-1       23
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Arlington 18. Lima Central Catholic 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Warren John F. Kennedy               
2. Newark Catholic                
3. New Bremen
4. Antwerp     
5. McComb   
6. Lowellville
7. Ft. Loramie
8. Waynesfield-Goshen
9. Arlington
10. Ansonia

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-VII Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division VII State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1New Bremen7-310.1-30
2McComb9-1-5.1+33
3JFKC (Warren)9-1-0.2-9
4Newark Catholic (Newark)7-1-5.2-18
5Antwerp10-0-13.3+16
6Fort Loramie8-22.3+9
7LCCHS (Lima)6-413.4-8
8Minster6-412.4-15
9Ansonia9-1-16.5-22
10Lowellville10-0-20.0+7
11Arlington9-1-15.4+44
12Mechanicsburg8-2-6.6+1
13St. Paul (Norwalk)7-3-1.0-2
14Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)7-3-11.0-13
15Ayersville (Defiance)7-3-4.1-15
16Lucas4-67.9-21
17St. John's (Delphos)4-616.7+32
18Gibsonburg8-2-11.3-31
19Riverside (De Graff)7-3-4.5-1
20Hillsdale (Jeromesville)6-4-1.9+2
21Southern (Salineville)9-1-20.9+15
22WGHS (Waynesfield)10-0-32.7+4
23Danville8-2-8.8-8
24SHS (New Middletown)6-4-4.8--
25Jefferson (Delphos)6-4-4.6+15




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