@EFrantzMP’s 2023 High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Oct 22, 2023, 9:45am

Our weekly 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. Here's our weekly take on the top high school football programs in the region along with how the MaxPreps Computer Rankings see it.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

10/22/23 Poll
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia. Pa.), 7-1
2. Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 10-0
3. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 9-1
4. Brownsburg (Ind.), 9-0
5. Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.), 9-0
6. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 9-0
7. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 8-1
8. Belleville (Mich.), 9-0
9. Imhotep Institute (Philadelphia. Pa.), 9-0
10. Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.), 8-1

The Next 5:
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 8-1
Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 10-0
East Central (St. Leon, Ind.), 9-0
Kettle Moraine (Wales, Wis.), 10-0
Mount Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 8-1



Keep an Eye On:
Aliquippa (Pa.), 8-0
Avon (Ohio), 10-0
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-4
Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-3
Cathedral (Indianapolis),
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8-1
Chanhassen (Minn.), 8-0
Davison (Mich.), 9-0
East St. Louis (Ill.), 6-2
Eden Prairie (Minn.), 8-0
Franklin (Wis.), 10-0
Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 7-3
Hamilton (Sussex, Wis.), 10-0
Lake Orion, Mich.), 9-0
Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio), 10-0
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 9-0
Malvern Prep (Pa.), 6-1
Manheim Township (Lancaster, Pa.), 9-0
Milford (Ohio), 10-0
Muskego (Wis.), 9-1
Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 9-0
Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 9-0
Pickerington North (Ohio), 9-1
Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-0
Rockford (Mich.), 9-0
Waunakee (Wis.), 10-0
Westfield (Ind.), 8-1

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. +/-
1Loyola Academy (Wilmette)9-029.2+1
2CMCHS (Chicago)8-132.7-1
3East St. Louis6-231.2--
4LWEHS (Frankfort)9-019.3--
5Edwardsville8-112.3+2
6Barrington9-016.8-1
7HHS (Arlington Heights)9-01.0-1
8York (Elmhurst)8-113.2--
9PRHS (Crystal Lake)9-07.8--
10Maine South (Park Ridge)8-117.5+2
11Batavia8-115.6--
12Morris9-04.5+3
13Brother Rice (Chicago)5-433.1+8
14Normal Community (Normal)9-0-5.4-4
15Kankakee9-0-6.0+11
16Rochester9-0-5.0+1
17ICCP (Elmhurst)7-26.3+7
18St. Francis (Wheaton)7-220.0+2
19Warren Township (Gurnee)7-215.4--
20DGNHS (Downers Grove)7-211.9-2
21Carmel (Mundelein)8-115.5-5
22GWHS (Glen Ellyn)7-212.4-9
23Washington8-12.2+17
24St. Rita (Chicago)5-430.5-10
25Lake Zurich8-111.0--


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)8-144.9--
2Brownsburg9-040.3--
3Ben Davis (Indianapolis)8-136.8--
4IBCHS (Indianapolis)10-017.7+2
5East Central (St. Leon)10-010.3-1
6Westfield8-141.7-1
7Cathedral (Indianapolis)6-338.4--
8HSHS (Fishers)7-238.8--
9Fishers6-337.6--
10Crown Point9-010.0--
11LNHS (Indianapolis)6-332.7+1
12ILHS (Indianapolis)8-04.8-1
13Penn (Mishawaka)8-117.6+1
14ERHS (Evansville)10-010.9-1
15BNHS (Bloomington)8-06.9--
16BSHS (Bloomington)8-111.4--
17FCHS (Indianapolis)4-539.8--
18FWSHS (Fort Wayne)8-19.6--
19New Palestine8-217.2--
20Avon2-747.4+1
21Carmel5-434.0+1
22LCHS (Indianapolis)4-531.4+1
23Noblesville3-640.5+1
24Valparaiso7-216.1-4
25Carroll (Fort Wayne)7-215.1+1


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Rockford9-021.4--
2Lake Orion9-023.0+1
3Davison9-012.2-1
4Belleville9-09.3--
5WCHS (Grand Rapids)9-08.1+2
6Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)8-06.1-1
7FHCHS (Grand Rapids)8-117.5+1
8DLSC (Warren)7-218.7-2
9UEHS (Shelby Township)8-119.0+6
10CCHS (Grand Rapids)8-19.8--
11West Bloomfield7-226.2--
12Corunna9-00.0-3
13Mason9-04.4+1
14Byron Center8-113.2-1
15Muskegon7-216.8-3
16CVHS (Clinton Township)7-220.6+6
17Caledonia7-218.3+2
18Grandville7-223.8--
19Whitehall9-0-0.1-2
20Heritage (Saginaw)7-29.1--
21SATHS (Southfield)8-114.1-5
22Catholic Central (Novi)7-210.5-1
23Clarkston4-532.5+7
24Harper Woods6-319.8+10
25Dakota (Macomb)7-217.3+12


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chanhassen8-013.5+1
2Mankato West (Mankato)7-124.9+1
3Andover7-119.0+1
4Eden Prairie8-016.1-3
5Alexandria8-09.9+2
6Caledonia8-05.3--
7Becker8-05.9+5
8Stewartville8-0-0.3--
9Annandale8-0-2.9--
10EVWHS (Eden Valley)8-0-7.6+8
11Minnetonka6-218.8-6
12Litchfield7-13.0-2
13Brainerd7-17.6+1
14Rogers7-19.1-3
15Barnesville8-0-6.5+2
16Esko8-0-16.2-1
17DGFHS (Glyndon)7-19.2+4
18STA (Mendota Heights)6-213.3-5
19Maple Grove6-210.1+25
20Detroit Lakes7-18.9+7
21LNHS (Lakeville)7-17.9-5
22Minneota8-0-5.5+6
23LSHS (Lakeville)7-19.6-1
24Centennial (Circle Pines)7-18.5+19
25Hutchinson6-210.2+4




New York State Rankings


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Washington (Massillon)10-039.5--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)9-149.5--
3Archbishop Hoban (Akron)8-137.2--
4Avon10-024.5--
5Central Catholic (Toledo)10-020.3--
6MLHS (Maria Stein)10-020.0+5
7AMHS (Cincinnati)6-442.5-1
8Lincoln (Gahanna)10-023.2+5
9Perkins (Sandusky)9-09.6+11
10Milford10-023.7-2
11Ursuline (Youngstown)10-021.9-1
12HBHS (Hilliard)9-132.3-5
13Anderson (Cincinnati)9-124.1+2
14PNHS (Pickerington)9-127.2--
15Princeton (Cincinnati)10-021.2+4
16Glenville (Cleveland)7-314.6-4
17WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)9-123.3--
18OBHS (Delaware)9-127.7-2
19LWHS (West Chester)8-225.3+6
20Olentangy (Lewis Center)9-126.2-2
21BWHS (Columbus)9-114.3-12
22Liberty Center10-04.9-1
23McKinley (Canton)7-336.0+1
24Perry10-08.1-2
25St. Xavier (Cincinnati)6-437.8-2


Pennsylvania State Rankings


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Kettle Moraine (Wales)10-020.9--
2Muskego9-121.9--
3Waunakee10-014.1--
4Franklin10-015.6+1
5Hamilton (Sussex)10-011.5-1
6Arrowhead (Hartland)7-335.6+1
7Kimberly8-125.2+1
8Mukwonago6-435.8-2
9Verona9-115.0+3
10Rice Lake9-114.2+4
11SCCHS (Hammond)9-17.7+4
12Waukesha West (Waukesha)7-326.7-3
13Kaukauna9-119.9--
14MU (Milwaukee)8-211.7-4
15Middleton9-114.1+7
16Neenah8-221.0+8
17Oak Creek8-217.8+2
18Lodi11-01.5-1
19Homestead (Mequon)9-118.1-3
20New Richmond9-115.1+1
21Kewaunee10-0-0.7+4
22NDA (Green Bay)9-11.2+13
23Bay Port (Green Bay)8-26.7+3
24Stevens Point9-113.5-1
25LCHS (Luxemburg)9-19.7+3