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

By Eric Frantz Oct 18, 2021, 11:00am

A look at the Buckeye State's top football teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and 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 AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.


MaxPreps State Rankings: Divisional
This week's Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings based on division. All teams ranked.

Division I State Rankings
Division VII State Rankings

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week's Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.



# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Xavier (Cincinnati)7-240.9--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)8-133.9--
3Medina9-024.4+1
4LWHS (West Chester)7-129.0+1
5Marysville8-023.6+3
6AMHS (Cincinnati)7-244.8+3
7Springfield7-126.5-4
8PCHS (Pickerington)8-121.6-2
9UAHS (Columbus)9-020.9-2
10Avon7-227.5+1
11St. Ignatius (Cleveland)5-443.8+7
12Benedictine (Cleveland)6-127.7-2
13Chardon9-015.6+4
14Archbishop Hoban (Akron)7-231.6+7
15Central Catholic (Toledo)7-227.6-1
16Princeton (Cincinnati)8-125.9+4
17Kings (Kings Mill)9-019.4-1
18New Albany9-012.1+4
19La Salle (Cincinnati)5-449.1-6
20Washington (Massillon)7-229.2-5
21Big Walnut (Sunbury)9-07.7-2
22Highland (Medina)8-117.5+3
23WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)7-213.8+8
24LEHS (Liberty Township)7-226.2-12
25Hudson8-122.1+3

AP POLLS
Released 10/18/2021

Division I
1. Medina (15)     9-0     202
2. Marysville (2)     8-0     169
3. Lakewood St. Edward (1)     8-1     146
4. Columbus Upper Arlington (1)     9-0     134
5. Springfield     7-1     96
6. New Albany     9-0     95
7. Cincinnati St. Xavier     7-2     89
8. West Chester Lakota West     7-1     82
9. Pickerington Central     8-1     75
10. Cincinnati Moeller (2)     7-2     71

Others receiving 12 or more points: Centerville (1) 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Medina, 2. St. Edward, 3. Springfield, 4. St. Xavier, 5. Lakota West, 6. Marysville, 7. Pickerington Central, 8. Upper Arlington, 9. Moeller, 10. St. Ignatius

Division II
1. Kings Mills Kings (12)     9-0     184
2. Piqua (1)     8-0     159
3. Akron Hoban (5)     7-2     153
4. Sunbury Big Walnut (2)     9-0     144
5. Cleveland Benedictine (1)     6-1     142
6. Medina Highland     8-1     84
7. Toledo Central Catholic     7-2     79
8. Avon (1)     7-2     74
9. Barberton     8-1     57
10. Hudson     8-1     47

Others receiving 12 or more points: Massillon Washington 31.Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 12.



How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Hoban, 2. Benedictine, 3. Walsh, 4. Toledo CC, 5. LaSalle, 6. Massillon Washington, 7. Avon, 8. Kings, 9. Big Walnut, 10. Piqua

Division III
1. Chardon (20)     9-0     213
2. Hamilton Badin (1)     8-0     176
3. Granville     8-0     147
4. Millersburg West Holmes     9-0     139
5. Dover     8-0     137
6. Norton     9-0     103
7. Hubbard     9-0     60
8. Chagrin Falls Kenston     8-1     54
9. Columbus Bishop Hartley     7-2     35
10. Aurora     7-2     32

Others receiving 12 or more points: Bellbrook (1) 23. St. Marys Memorial 20. Canfield 19.

How @EFrantzMP Voted:
1. Chardon, 2. Badin, 3. Hartley, 4. Granville, 5. West Holmes, 6. Dover, 7. Aurora, 8. Steubenville, 9. Bellbrook, 10. Canfield

Division IV
1. Cincinnati Wyoming (17)     9-0     209
2. Bloom-Carroll (2)     9-0     187
3. Eaton (1)     9-0     144
4. Beloit West Branch     9-0     123
5. Cincinnati McNicholas (1)     8-0     115
6. Clarksville Clinton-Massie     7-1     99
7. Van Wert     8-1     93
(tie) Bellevue (1)     8-1     93
9. St. Clairsville     8-1     44
10. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph     6-1     30

Others receiving 12 or more points: Port Clinton 25. LaGrange Keystone 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Wyoming, 2. Bloom-Carroll, 3. Clinton-Massie, 4. McNicholas, 5. Glenville, 6. Eaton, 7. Van Wert, 8. West Branch, 9. Bellevue, 10. VASJ

Division V
1. Kirtland (21)     8-0     218
2. Canfield S. Range     9-0     179
3. Tontogany Otsego     8-0     169
4. Ironton     8-1     130
5. West Lafayette Ridgewood     9-0     119
6. Sugarcreek Garaway     9-0     98
7. Garrettsville Garfield     9-0     74
8. Piketon     8-0     56
9. Versailles     8-1     54
10. Camden Preble Shawnee (1)     9-0     34

Others receiving 12 or more points: Bloomdale Elmwood 24. Elyria Catholic 15.


How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Kirtland, 2. Ironton, 3. South Range, 4. Otsego, 5. Elmwood 6. Versailles, 7. Ridgewood, 8. Garaway, 9. Garfield, 10. Eastwood

Division VI
1. Archbold (15)     9-0     206
2. Mechanicsburg (5)     9-0     183
3. West Jefferson     9-0     150
4. Columbus Grove     9-0     120
5. Ashland Crestview     9-0     118
6. Beverly Fort Frye 7     -1     112
7. Coldwater (1)     7-2     93
8. New Middletown Springfield (1)     8-1     76
9. Columbia Station Columbia     8-1     43
10. Carey     8-1     23

Others receiving 12 or more points: Leavittsburg LaBrae 16. Mogadore 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Archbold, 2. Mechanicsburg, 3. West Jefferson, 4. Columbus Grove, 5. Ashland Crestview, 6. Fort Frye, 7. Coldwater, 8. New Middletown Springfield, 9. Liberty Center, 10. Columbia

Division VII
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (22)     9-0     220
2. Lima Central Catholic     8-1     166
3. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon     8-1     126
4. Newark Catholic     8-1     107
4. Sugar Grove Berne Union     8-0     107
6. Norwalk St. Paul     7-1     91
7. New Madison Tri-Village     8-1     90
8. Lucas     7-1     73
9. McComb     8-1     59
10. Shadyside     7-1     58

Others receiving 12 or more points: Edon 41. St. Henry 23. New Bremen 15. Dalton 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Marion Local, 2. McComb, 3. LCC, 4. Hopewell-Loudon, 5. Newark Catholic, 6. St. Henry, 7. Lucas, 8. New Bremen, 9. Edon, 10. St. Paul

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