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

By Eric Frantz Oct 21, 2024, 7:45am

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.

National acclaim and big-time talent. North Coast football is a force.
@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

10/21/2024
1 (2). East St. Louis (Ill.), 8-0 – beat Edwardsville (Ill.) 14-7
2 (3). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 7-2 – beat Harding (Warren, Ohio) 45-14
3 (4). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 9-0 – beat Father Judge (Philadelphia, Pa.) 42-0
4 (5). Belleville (Mich.), 8-0 – beat Fordson (Dearborn, Mich.) 31-0
5 (6). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 8-0 – beat Grand Ledge (Mich.) 55-0
6 (8). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 9-0 – beat Brunswick (Ohio) 38-7
7 (17). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-1 – beat then-No. 16 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 35-30
8 (7). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-2 – beat Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 48-20
9 (12) Lawrence North (Ind.), 9-0 – beat Pike (Ind.) 24-14
10 (13). Westfield (Ind.), 8-1 – beat Franklin Center (Ind.) 44-7
11 (10). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 7-2 – beat Central York (Pa.) 41-7
12 (11). Avon (Ohio), 9-0 – beat Steele (Amherst, Ohio) 42-7
13 (NR). Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 9-0 – beat Moon Area (Moon Township, Pa.) 35-7
14 (15). Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 8-0 – beat Andrew (Tinley Park, Ill.) 49-20
15 (19). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 8-1 – beat Simon Gratz (Philadelphia, Pa.) 30-7
16 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 8-1 – lost to Hamilton Southeastern (Ill.) 30-23
17 (18). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 6-2 – beat Fenwick (Oak Park, Ill.) 35-10
18 (20). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 9-0 – beat then-No. 14 Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio) 31-17
19 (NR) Crown Point (Ind.), 9-0 – beat Michigan City (Ind.) 35-8
20 (25). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 8-1 – beat then-No. 22 Cathedral 34-28 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
21 (NR). Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 8-0 – beat Zeeland East (Mich.) 56-14
22 (21). Franklin (Wis.), 9-0 – beat Racine Horlick (Wis.) 42-21
23 (23). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 8-1 – beat St. Francis de Sales (Toledo, Ohio) 28-7
24 (24). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-3 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 31-19
25 (25). Moorhead (Minn.), 8-0 – beat Sauk Rapids-Rice (Minn.) 49-14
 
Dropped Out:
9. Pine-Richland (Pa.), 7-1 – lost 28-21 to North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) 28-21
14. Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 8-1 – lost to then-No. 20 Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio) 31-17
16. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-4 – lost to then-No. 17 Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 35-30
22. Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 5-3 – lost to then-No. 25 Warren Central (Ind.) 34-28
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 6-2
~ Arrowhead (Wis.), 7-2
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 4-2
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 8-0
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 5-3
~ Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 7-2
~ Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-3
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 7-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 5-2
~ Elk River (Minn.), 7-1
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 6-2
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 8-1
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 9-0
~ Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 8-1
~ Mentor (Ohio), 9-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 8-0
~ Mona Shores (Mich.), 8-0
~ Mukwonago (Wis.), 7-1
~ Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 7-1
~ Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.), 7-0
~ Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 8-1
~ Pine-Richland (Pa.), 7-1
~ Slinger (Wis.), 9-0
~ St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-4
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 8-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 9-0
~ Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 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. +/-
1East St. Louis8-018.8
2CMCHS (Chicago)6-238.3
3LWEHS (Frankfort)7-013.8
4NA (LaGrange Park)7-125.4
5Cary-Grove (Cary)8-014.1
6Loyola Academy (Wilmette)6-227.2
7Geneva8-09.2
8Lyons (LaGrange)8-014.9
9Marist (Chicago)7-123.9
10Oswego8-0-2.3
11Batavia7-119.1
12Fenwick (Oak Park)6-223.8
13St. Rita (Chicago)6-222.2
14Joliet Catholic (Joliet)5-331.0
15Brother Rice (Chicago)5-324.3
16Edwardsville6-217.4
17NCHS (Naperville)8-012.9
18DGNHS (Downers Grove)7-16.5
19SCNHS (St. Charles)7-117.3
20Fremd (Palatine)7-17.1
21Libertyville7-17.5
22Sycamore8-06.4
23Barrington7-110.0
24Palatine7-110.4
25Quincy8-0-4.2


Indiana State Rankings


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Catholic Central (Novi)8-022.1
2UCHS (Hudsonville)8-012.5
3MSHS (Norton Shores)8-011.5
4Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)7-08.3
5DeWitt8-06.7
6Belleville8-03.5
7UEHS (Shelby Township)7-118.2
8DLSC (Warren)5-229.1
9Dakota (Macomb)7-112.8
10Howell8-06.8
11Oxford6-221.2
12Hudsonville7-119.7
13Zeeland West (Zeeland)7-117.4
14GPSHS (Grosse Pointe)8-07.9
15SMP (Orchard Lake)5-318.8
16Groves (Beverly Hills)8-02.6
17Byron Center7-17.1
18Frankenmuth8-0-7.7
19Goodrich7-13.5
20LCCHS (Jackson)7-18.7
21Lake Orion6-218.9
22Grand Blanc7-111.3
23Adams (Rochester)6-220.5
24Rockford6-216.7
25WLWHS (Walled Lake)8-0-5.0


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Moorhead8-010.8
2Elk River7-111.5
3Chatfield8-02.4
4Alexandria6-218.1
5Becker8-05.2
6RAHS (Plymouth)8-00.2
7Minneota8-0-13.6
8Maple Grove8-0-3.0
9Stewartville8-0-2.0
10Kimball8-0-9.3
11Owatonna8-01.6
12Minnetonka6-215.1
13Shakopee7-19.8
14Andover6-212.3
15Fergus Falls8-0-0.1
16Bemidji6-215.6
17Edina6-212.4
18Caledonia6-26.2
19Mankato West (Mankato)5-317.4
20Chanhassen5-313.6
21Barnesville8-0-11.7
22Mankato East (Mankato)6-24.9
23Waseca7-1-2.0
24Rocori (Cold Spring)6-29.4
25Monticello6-24.9


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1CBA (Syracuse)7-0-2.1
2Somers (Lincolndale)7-04.6
3CBA (Albany)6-0-5.1
4St. Francis (Hamburg)4-317.7
5Sayville6-0-13.9
6Rye7-0-5.9
7Shaker (Latham)6-1-2.7
8Maine-Endwell (Endwell)7-0-18.8
9BBPHS (Bayport)6-0-16.4
10EIHS (Islip Terrace)6-0-18.9
11Garden City7-0-15.9
12YHS (Yorktown Heights)4-34.9
13Oceanside6-0-12.7
14OFA (Owego)6-0-19.3
15Liverpool6-1-5.5
16HHHW (Dix Hills)5-1-16.2
17Whitesboro (Marcy)7-0-26.9
18Bronxville6-0-13.9
19Farmingdale5-1-9.8
20Fairport6-1-5.2
21Massapequa5-1-8.6
22New Hartford7-0-21.7
23Waverly4-1-14.0
24SHS (Clifton Park)5-2-7.3
25MWHS (Central Valley)6-1-10.4


Ohio State Rankings




Pennsylvania State Rankings


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MU (Milwaukee)8-116.4
2Slinger9-08.8
3Arrowhead (Hartland)7-222.7
4Mukwonago7-222.5
5Franklin9-03.7
6Oconomowoc8-118.1
7Kimberly7-114.1
8MHBHS (CO-OP) (Mount Horeb)9-05.8
9Homestead (Mequon)7-217.7
10Waunakee8-18.3
11Verona9-02.6
12New Richmond9-06.7
13NDA (Green Bay)9-0-4.5
14Racine Case (Racine)8-12.9
15VPMHS (Madison)8-1-0.6
16West De Pere (De Pere)8-13.2
17Neenah7-214.9
18Kaukauna7-217.3
19Germantown7-216.6
20Badger (Lake Geneva)8-14.0
21Muskego5-422.5
22Hamilton (Sussex)7-213.9
23Cedarburg7-210.8
24Rice Lake7-210.3
25Grafton8-11.5