High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2024 Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Nov 4, 2024, 6:28am

Our latest look at the 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 coming next week, here's our latest take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Also listed below are the latest MaxPreps computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

11/4/2024
1 (1). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 10-0 – DNP
2 (2). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 8-2 – beat Licking Heights (Ohio) 41-6
3 (3). East St. Louis (Ill.), 9-1 – beat Springfield (Ill.) 67-0
4 (4). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 10-0 – beat Stevenson (Mich.) 33-0
5 (6). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-1 – beat Sycamore (Ohio) 63-7
6 (5). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 11-0 – beat South (Willoughby, Ohio) 42-0
7 (8) Lawrence North (Ind.), 10-0 – beat Lawrence Central (Ind.) 40-9
8 (7). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-2 – DNP
9 (9). Westfield (Ind.), 9-1 – beat Harrison (ind.) 49-0
10 (10). Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 10-0 – DNP
11 (11). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 9-2 – beat Firestone (Akron, Ohio) 45-6
12 (12). Belleville (Mich.), 9-1 – beat Pioneer (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 68-0
13 (14). Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 10-0 – beat Nile West (Ill.) 42-0
14 (13). Avon (Ohio), 11-0 – beat North Olmsted (Ohio) 47-12
15 (16). Brownsburg (Ind.), 9-1 – beat Avon (Ind.) 21-13
16 (15). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 9-1 – beat George Washington (Philadelphia, Pa.) 35-0
17 (17). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 11-0 – beat Edgewood (Trenton, Ohio) 78-7
18 (18) Crown Point (Ind.), 10-0 – beat Portage (Ind.) 35-0
19 (19). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 8-1 – Indianapolis Arsenal Tech (Ind.) 39-9
20 (20). Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 10-0 – beat Hamilton (Mich.) 63-20
21 (23). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-3 – beat Milford (Ohio) 41-0
22 (25). Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 8-2 – beat Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island, N.Y.) 35-15
23 (22). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 10-1 – beat Lutheran West (Rocky River, Ohio) 49-14
24. (NR). Elk River (Minn.), 9-1– beat Andover (Minn.) 59-28
25 (NR). Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 10-1 – beat De Pere (Wis.) 52-23
 
Dropped Out:
21. Franklin (Wis.), 10-1 – lost 42-27 to Fond du Lac (Wis.)
24. Moorhead (Minn.), 9-1 – lost 48-44 to Alexandria (Minn.)
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 8-2
~ Arrowhead (Wis.), 9-2
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 6-3
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 10-0
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-3
~ Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8-2
~ Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 6-4
~ Chatfield (Minn.), 10-0
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 9-0
~ Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 9-1
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 7-2
~ DeWitt (Mich.), 10-0
~ Howell (Mich.), 10-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 10-1
~ Loyola Academy (Willemtte, Ill.), 8-2
~ Lyons (LaGrange, Ill.), 10-0
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 11-0
~ Mentor (Ohio), 11-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 10-0
~ Mona Shores (Mich.), 9-1
~ Moorhead (Minn.), 9-1*
~ Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 7-3
~ Mukwonago (Wis.), 9-2
~ North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 9-1
~ Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 9-1
~ Pine-Richland (Pa.), 8-1
~ Slinger (Wis.), 11-0
~ St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 6-5
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 10-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 11-0
~ Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-1
 
* - season complete

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. Louis9-120.3
2LWEHS (Frankfort)9-012.9
3CMCHS (Chicago)7-331.4
4Loyola Academy (Wilmette)8-228.7
5Lyons (LaGrange)10-013.6
6DGNHS (Downers Grove)9-117.4
7Marist (Chicago)9-122.8
8NA (LaGrange Park)8-219.4
9Fenwick (Oak Park)8-226.1
10Libertyville9-114.0
11Batavia9-116.9
12York (Elmhurst)8-220.8
13Oswego10-04.5
14Geneva9-111.2
15Fremd (Palatine)9-110.4
16SCNHS (St. Charles)9-117.7
17NCHS (Naperville)9-117.3
18St. Rita (Chicago)8-217.4
19Joliet Catholic (Joliet)7-324.7
20Brother Rice (Chicago)6-428.4
21Kankakee9-1-2.6
22Cary-Grove (Cary)10-0-1.7
23Quincy10-00.6
24Sycamore10-03.1
25Barrington8-214.1




Indiana State Rankings


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Catholic Central (Novi)10-022.0
2UCHS (Hudsonville)10-016.5
3Dakota (Macomb)9-115.1
4DeWitt10-08.7
5MSHS (Norton Shores)9-116.2
6Saline9-14.6
7Zeeland West (Zeeland)9-120.7
8UEHS (Shelby Township)8-223.1
9GPSHS (Grosse Pointe)10-012.3
10Howell10-011.0
11Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)8-112.2
12Byron Center9-114.2
13Hudsonville9-120.6
14DLSC (Warren)7-224.2
15Oxford7-327.3
16Belleville9-16.8
17Adams (Rochester)8-221.4
18Groves (Beverly Hills)10-04.3
19Clarkston7-321.6
20Frankenmuth10-0-3.2
21SMP (Orchard Lake)7-314.4
22Cass Tech (Detroit)8-23.6
23LCCHS (Jackson)9-13.7
24Niles9-11.6
25FHCHS (Grand Rapids)8-219.5


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Elk River9-111.9
2Alexandria8-223.2
3Moorhead9-116.6
4Maple Grove10-0-1.0
5Becker10-07.8
6Chatfield10-04.4
7RAHS (Plymouth)10-03.1
8Minneota10-0-8.0
9Owatonna10-03.9
10Stewartville11-0-3.8
11Fergus Falls10-02.6
12Chanhassen7-317.6
13Shakopee9-12.3
14Kimball10-0-7.4
15Minnetonka8-24.9
16Andover7-316.8
17Mankato East (Mankato)7-313.1
18Princeton9-15.9
19Edina8-26.7
20Bemidji7-316.9
21JCCHS (Jackson)10-0-11.2
22Orono (Long Lake)8-25.1
23Monticello8-23.9
24Byron9-1-6.7
25Barnesville11-0-14.2


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Iona Prep (New Rochelle)8-228.1--
2Cardinal Hayes (Bronx)6-327.6--
3CBA (Syracuse)9-0-4.5--
4Somers (Lincolndale)9-0-0.1--
5Canisius (Buffalo)7-217.2--
6CBA (Albany)8-0-5.7+1
7St. Francis (Hamburg)5-420.5-1
8St. Anthony's (Melville)7-319.8--
9Rye9-0-1.8+1
10Chaminade (Mineola)7-311.9-1
11Sayville8-0-13.4--
12MFHS (Staten Island)5-523.8--
13Shaker (Latham)8-1-4.2--
14Maine-Endwell (Endwell)9-0-14.0+2
15Garden City8-0-12.0-1
16YHS (Yorktown Heights)6-30.0+4
17Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)6-2-1.9-2
18Farmingdale7-1-6.4-1
19HHHW (Dix Hills)7-1-13.0--
20BBPHS (Bayport)8-0-18.5-2
21SHS (Clifton Park)7-2-3.7+9
22Whitesboro (Marcy)9-0-24.1-1
23Curtis (Staten Island)8-1-8.0-1
24THS (Staten Island)7-2-6.1-1
25Massapequa7-1-8.2+12


Ohio State Rankings


Pennsylvania State Rankings




Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MU (Milwaukee)10-111.5
2Arrowhead (Hartland)9-228.6
3Mukwonago9-225.7
4Slinger11-012.0
5Muskego7-426.2
6NDA (Green Bay)11-05.1
7Homestead (Mequon)9-221.4
8Kaukauna9-221.2
9Neenah9-217.2
10West De Pere (De Pere)10-111.2
11New Richmond11-011.7
12Oconomowoc8-225.6
13Kimberly8-223.6
14MHBHS (CO-OP) (Mount Horeb)11-07.0
15Waunakee10-112.1
16Racine Case (Racine)9-216.3
17Rice Lake9-215.4
18D.C. Everest (Schofield)9-214.8
19Verona10-110.0
20Germantown8-324.6
21BWHS (Baldwin)10-16.9
22Franklin10-114.3
23Freedom11-03.4
24Columbus11-0-0.7
25Badger (Lake Geneva)10-17.0