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

By Eric Frantz Sep 20, 2021, 12:30pm

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)5-037.6--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)5-026.8--
3Springfield4-016.5+2
4La Salle (Cincinnati)4-152.4-1
5LWHS (West Chester)4-126.2+1
6PCHS (Pickerington)4-131.1-2
7Medina5-024.6+3
8Benedictine (Cleveland)4-018.0+1
9AMHS (Cincinnati)4-138.8+2
10Marysville4-019.0-2
11Mentor3-240.7+3
12St. Ignatius (Cleveland)3-236.3+4
13UAHS (Columbus)5-013.0-1
14LEHS (Liberty Township)4-124.4+4
15Chardon5-013.0--
16Archbishop Hoban (Akron)3-234.4-9
17Archbold5-011.5+14
18OLHS (Powell)3-232.8+14
19Central Catholic (Toledo)3-228.3+1
20Avon Lake4-125.0-7
21Avon3-228.4+2
22Colerain (Cincinnati)3-235.9-1
23Kings (Kings Mill)5-016.4-1
24Princeton (Cincinnati)4-123.6+2
25Ursuline (Youngstown)4-122.4-1

AP POLLS
Released 9/20/2021

Division I
1. St. Xavier (18)  5-0   207
2. Lakewood St. Edward (3)  5-0   197
3. Medina   5-0   170
4. Springfield    5-0   150
5. Marysville (1)   5-0   123
6. Columbus Upper Arlington   5-0   85
7. Lakota West   4-1   80
8. Massillon Jackson   5-0   77
9.  Moeller   4-1   63
10. Centerville (1)   4-1   21

Others receiving 12 or more points: Pickerington Central 18. Hilliard Darby 16.

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

Division II
1. Cleveland Benedictine (11) 4-0   209
2. La Salle (11)  4-1   204
3. Kings  5-0   152
4. Medina Highland   5-0   108
5. Hudson   5-0   106
6. Willoughby South   5-0   90
7. Sunbury Big Walnut 5-0   81
8. Piqua    5-0   80
9. Akron Hoban  2-2   47
10. Avon Lake  4-1   45

Others receiving 12 or more points: Fremont Ross 25. Massillon Washington 19. Xenia (1) 14. Avon 16. Toledo Central Catholic 13.


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

Division III
1. Chardon (14)   5-0   209
2. Hamilton Badin (5)    5-0   194
3. Chagrin Falls Kenston (2)  5-0   152
4. Granville 5-0   131
5. Aurora (1)  5-0   126
6. Millersburg West Holmes   5-0   108
7. Dover (1)4-0   74
8. Steubenville   4-1   63
9. Streetsboro   4-0   57
10. Ross     4-1   36

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Columbus Bishop Hartley 23. Norton 18.  Hubbard 14.  Monroe 13.

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

Division IV
1. Cincinnati Wyoming (14)  5-0   203
2. Bloom-Carroll 5-0   175
3. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (2)  3-0   143
4. Eaton (4)   5-0   131
5. Beloit West Branch  5-0   124
6. McNicholas (1)  5-0   113
7. Van Wert 4-1   79
8. Youngstown Ursuline (2)   4-1   69
9. Waverly  4-0   64
10. Clinton-Massie   3-1   61

Others receiving 12 or more points: Navarre Fairless 21. Clyde 17. Bellevue 16.

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

Division V
1. Kirtland (21)   5-0   225
2. Canfield S. Range   5-0   177
3. Tontogany Otsego (1)  5-0   143
4. Ironton  4-1   136
5. Garrettsville Garfield  5-0   125
6. West Lafayette Ridgewood    5-0   104
7. Piketon  5-0   75
8. Sugarcreek Garaway  5-0   70
9. Pemberville Eastwood  5-0   58
10. Mariemont   4-1   34

Others receiving 12 or more points: Camden Preble Shawnee (1) 33.  Bellaire 24. Versailles 20.


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

Division VI
1. Coldwater (17)   5-0   222
2. Beverly Fort Frye (2)   5-0   175
3. Archbold (4)   5-0   174
4. Mechanicsburg   5-0  143
5. Columbia Station Columbia  5-0   90
6. Mogadore 4-1   86
7. Ashland Crestview  5-0   83
8. West Jefferson  5-0   82
9. Columbus Grove   5-0   71
10. Cols. Africentric  5-0   30

Others receiving 12 or more points: Galion Northmor 26.  New Middletown Springfield 24. Arcanum 16.

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

Division VII
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (22)  5-0   229
2. Newark Catholic    5-0   176
3. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon  5-0   147
4. Lucas    5-0   138
5. Norwalk St. Paul   5-0   123
6. New Bremen   5-0   121
7. Portsmouth Notre Dame   5-0   87
8. Shadyside (1)   5-0   64
9. Sugar Grove Berne Union    5-0   36
10. New Madison Tri-Village   4-1   28

Others receiving 12 or more points: Glouster Trimble 25. McComb 22. Lima Central Catholic 21. Edon 14.

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

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