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

A look at the Buckeye State's top football teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and latest Associated Press State Poll.

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Eric Frantz
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Sep 25, 2023, 12:30pm
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 the AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.
Olentangy Berlin handed rival Olentangy it's first loss of the season last week 27-20.
Olentangy Berlin handed rival Olentangy it's first loss of the season last week 27-20.
Photo by Soctt Reed

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (9/25/2023)

Division I

AP Poll
1. Lakewood St. Edward (14) 5-1 200
2. Pickerington North (4) 6-0 177
3. Cincinnati Princeton (1) 6-0 158
4. Gahanna Lincoln 6-0 127
5. Hilliard Bradley (1) 6-0 121
6. Milford (1) 6-0 104
7. Canton McKinley 5-1 65
8. Perrysburg 6-0 50
9. Cincinnati Elder 4-2 47
10. Lewis Center Olentangy 5-1 36
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Centerville (2) 35. Delaware Olentangy Berlin 27. Cincinnati Moeller 26. Cincinnati St. Xavier 20. Huber Heights Wayne 17. Hilliard Davidson 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. St. Edward
2. Pickerington North
3. Gahanna Lincoln
4. Princeton
5. Milford
6. Elder
7. Moeller
8. Hilliard Bradley
9. Olentangy Berlin
10. Canton McKinley

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)5-143.2--
2Lincoln (Gahanna)6-012.6--
3PNHS (Pickerington)6-022.4-2
4Milford6-017.7--
5Elder (Cincinnati)4-236.2+2
6AMHS (Cincinnati)3-340.4-4
7Princeton (Cincinnati)6-019.0-4
8HBHS (Hilliard)6-022.4+3
9McKinley (Canton)5-126.8-4
10OBHS (Delaware)5-126.0+12
11St. Xavier (Cincinnati)3-336.2-9
12Olentangy (Lewis Center)5-122.8-5
13Dublin Coffman (Dublin)5-122.9-2
14Cleveland Heights5-120.2--
15LWHS (West Chester)4-221.4-6
16Centerville5-122.4+3
17Hamilton4-223.5+3
18HDHS (Hilliard)4-213.4-19
19Wayne (Huber Heights)5-118.0-12
20Perrysburg6-01.2-3
21PCHS (Pickerington)3-327.7-4
22Wadsworth5-113.0+29
23UAHS (Columbus)4-220.3-8
24Findlay5-17.9+1
25Mentor3-324.5-6


Division II

AP Poll
1. Massillon Washington (17) 6-0 222
2. Akron Hoban (4) 5-0 196
3. Avon 6-0 170
4. Painesville Riverside 6-0 131
5. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 6-0 127
6. Cincinnati Anderson 5-1 100
7. Cincinnati Winton Woods (2) 5-1 83
8. Canal Winchester 6-0 82
9. Cincinnati Withrow 5-1 59
10. Macedonia Nordonia 6-0 47
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Avon Lake 14.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Hoban
2. Massillon Washington
3. Avon
4. Walsh Jesuit
5. Anderson
6. Riveside
7. Withrow
8. Winton Woods
9. Nordonia
10. North Ridgeville

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)5-030.1+1
2Washington (Massillon)6-030.1-1
3Avon6-025.8--
4WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)6-014.4+11
5Anderson (Cincinnati)5-121.9+5
6Withrow (Cincinnati)5-116.3+5
7Riverside (Painesville)6-07.5-3
8Winton Woods (Cincinnati)5-115.3-10
9North Ridgeville5-110.1-2
10SVSM (Akron)4-223.3-15
11Olmsted Falls4-218.7-3
12Hudson4-216.9-17
13AFHS (Youngstown)4-215.2-16
14Canal Winchester6-0-1.7+16
15La Salle (Cincinnati)4-218.6+12
16Green (Uniontown)4-219.4-1
17Kings (Kings Mill)4-217.8+9
18Highland (Medina)5-12.9--
19Nordonia (Macedonia)6-03.7-1
20Avon Lake5-111.6-10
21Lake (Uniontown)5-19.9+22
22Loveland3-323.7+10
23WSHS (Westerville)4-215.9+7
24Shaker Heights6-0-4.8+5
25Northmont (Clayton)3-318.3-13


Division III

AP Poll
1. Toledo Central Catholic (18) 6-0 221
2. Hamilton Badin (4) 6-0 201
3. Youngstown Ursuline (1) 6-0 183
4. Columbus Bishop Watterson 6-0 162
5. Norton 6-0 108
6. London 6-0 95
7. Medina Buckeye 6-0 50
8. Chagrin Falls Kenston 5-1 42
9. Trotwood-Madison 4-2 36
10. Tiffin Columbian 5-1 33
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph 24. Geneva 23. Cincinnati Mount Healthy 19. Columbus Hamilton Township 16.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Toledo CC
2. Badin
3. Ursuline
4. Watterson
5. Kenston
6. Norton
7. Geneva
8. Trotwood-Madison
9. Bloom-Carroll
10. London

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Central Catholic (Toledo)6-020.2--
2Ursuline (Youngstown)6-010.1+8
3BWHS (Columbus)6-07.1+10
4Badin (Hamilton)6-09.0+5
5Kenston (Chagrin Falls)5-111.1+22
6Norton6-0-3.6+10
7Geneva5-116.4+11
8TMHS (Trotwood)4-215.9-6
9VASJ (Cleveland)5-111.6+17
10London6-0-1.6+8
11Columbian (Tiffin)5-112.5-6
12Chardon3-322.9-4
13MSHS (Mansfield)4-221.3-12
14Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)5-11.7-2
15Wapakoneta4-210.1+1
16Celina5-18.5-3
17Defiance5-16.0+18
18Aurora5-1-1.3+1
19Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati)5-13.2-7
20Ontario (Mansfield)6-0-8.4+3
21Jackson5-12.6+7
22Buckeye (Medina)6-0-9.6-8
23East (Akron)5-13.2-19
24Canfield3-317.8-7
25GA (Gates Mills)4-25.8-29


Division IV

AP Poll
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (14) 6-0 205
2. Canton South (2) 6-0 154
3. Cincinnati Wyoming (1) 6-0 148
4. Sandusky Perkins (1) 6-0 147
5. Thornville Sheridan (1) 6-0 134
6. Steubenville (1) 5-1 132
7. Cleveland Glenville (3) 4-2 105
8. Circleville Logan Elm 6-0 53
9. Mentor Lake Catholic 5-1 41
10. Cincinnati Taft 4-2 27
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Springfield Shawnee 19. Middletown Bishop Fenwick 18. St. Clairsville 18. Shelby 13. Streetsboro 13. Columbus Bishop Hartley 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Glenville
2. Clinton-Massie
3. Steubenville
4. Sheridan
5. Perkins
6. Canton South
7. Wyoming
8. Taft
9. Hartley
10. Lake Catholic

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)4-224.4--
2Perkins (Sandusky)5-0-4.4+3
3CMHS (Clarksville)6-012.9+6
4Steubenville5-115.1+12
5Canton South (Canton)6-01.5-16
6Poland Seminary (Poland)5-10.2-21
7Bishop Hartley (Columbus)4-216.0-16
8Lake Catholic (Mentor)5-17.7+8
9Struthers4-210.4-1
10CMHS (Youngstown)4-29.6+12
11Shelby5-1-3.9+23
12Streetsboro5-11.9+16
13Sheridan (Thornville)6-0-9.5-6
14St. Clairsville5-1-2.7+7
15McKinley (Niles)5-1-2.3+37
16Shawnee (Springfield)5-1-4.8-25
17Wyoming (Cincinnati)6-0-6.8-25
18AAHS (Kettering)4-2-1.5+7
19Taft (Cincinnati)4-27.2-20
20West Branch (Beloit)5-1-5.1-5
21Van Wert3-313.0-33
22Logan Elm (Circleville)6-0-12.9-18
23Bellevue3-314.2-21
24Bishop Fenwick (Franklin)4-23.0-11
25Eaton5-1-10.9+51


Division V

AP Poll
1. Perry (15) 6-0 212
2. Coldwater (3) 6-0 174
3. Liberty Center (2) 6-0 167
4. Germantown Valley View (3) 6-0 139
5. Oak Harbor 6-0 114
6. Ironton 5-1 105
7. Creston Norwayne 6-0 90
8. Milan Edison 6-0 78
9. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 4-1 73
10. Waynesville 5-1 24
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Canfield S. Range 18. Garrettsville Garfield 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Coldwater
2. Perry
3. Harvest Prep
4. Liberty Center
5. Valley View
6. Ironton
7. Norwayne
8. Milan Edison
9. South Range
10. Garrettsville Garfield

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Perry6-09.2+1
2HP (Canal Winchester)4-115.8+3
3Liberty Center6-0-5.1+9
4Ironton5-110.8+8
5Edison (Milan)6-0-3.9+41
6South Range (Canfield)5-19.8+14
7Coldwater6-00.8+2
8Norwayne (Creston)6-0-8.8-9
9Valley View (Germantown)6-0-7.6+7
10Archbold5-12.5+16
11Waynesville5-13.2+22
12Wheelersburg3-35.2+18
13Fairland (Proctorville)5-1-3.8+55
14Oak Harbor6-0-24.8-9
15Brookville5-1-5.4+26
16Genoa Area (Genoa)5-1-8.4+43
17Liberty-Benton (Findlay)5-1-9.3-34
18Garfield (Garrettsville)6-0-23.9-42
19CA (Gahanna)6-0-16.2-13
20Heath4-2-3.8-6
21WMHS (Zanesville)5-1-4.6+12
22Barnesville6-0-28.1-41
23PWHS (West Portsmouth)5-1-8.4+35
24Huron4-2-4.2+50
25Eastwood (Pemberville)5-1-16.1--


Division VI

AP Poll
1. Versailles (8) 5-1 197
2. Williamsburg (8) 6-0 176
3. West Jefferson (6) 6-0 166
4. Kirtland 5-1 164
5. Sugarcreek Garaway (1) 6-0 141
6. Bluffton 6-0 110
7. Rootstown 6-0 83
8. West Liberty-Salem 6-0 64
9. Cincinnati Country Day 6-0 34
10. Columbia Station Columbia 6-0 27
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Beverly Fort Frye 21. New Madison Tri-Village 19. Collins Western Reserve 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Versailles
2. Kirtland
3. Garaway
4. Bluffton
5. West Jefferson
6. West Liberty-Salem
7. Williamsburg
8. Rootstown
9. Canton Central Catholic
10. Cincinnati Country Day

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Versailles5-112.9-8
2Kirtland5-1-0.1-1
3Garaway (Sugarcreek)6-0-14.7-5
4Bluffton6-0-14.1+2
5West Jefferson6-0-10.1+40
6WLSHS (West Liberty)6-0-16.7+57
7Anna3-38.2+56
8Columbus Grove4-2-2.1--
9Ottawa Hills (Toledo)5-1-18.7-17
10Mogadore5-1-10.1-1
11CCCHS (Canton)3-34.6-13
12Williamsburg6-0-23.3+17
13Carey4-2-5.6+17
14Tri-Village (New Madison)5-1-20.2+3
15Tinora (Defiance)3-33.6+27
16CCHS (North Robinson)5-1-23.6-34
17CHS (Columbia Station)6-0-29.1-33
18Fort Frye (Beverly)6-1-20.3-34
19Western Reserve (Collins)5-1-19.0-31
20Paint Valley (Bainbridge)5-1-19.4+15
21Rootstown6-0-30.1-11
22Parkway (Rockford)2-48.7+12
23Wayne Trace (Haviland)3-3-8.7-25
24TVHS (Zoarville)4-2-16.8+15
25CHHS (Cleveland)4-1-15.6+32


Division VII

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (21) 6-0 228
2. Hamler Patrick Henry 6-0 189
3. Ansonia (2) 6-0 161
4. Danville 6-0 100
5. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 6-0 85
6. Malvern 5-1 76
7. Antwerp 6-0 59
8. Dalton 4-1 58
9. Reedsville Eastern 5-1 55
10. Tiffin Calvert 5-0 53
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Minster 46. McComb 37. Leipsic 34. Caldwell 16. Cedarville 12. Beaver Eastern 12. Steubenville Catholic Central 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Marion Local
2. Patrick Henry
3. Dalton
4. Minster
5. Ansonia
6. Antwerp
7. Leipsic
8. Hopewell-Loudon
9. Danville
10. Tiffin Calvert

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)6-015.0+3
2Dalton4-11.1+24
3Patrick Henry (Hamler)6-0-5.2+2
4Minster5-12.2-1
5McComb5-1-8.3-9
6Leipsic6-0-13.3--
7Antwerp6-0-23.0-13
8Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)4-2-1.2+8
9New Bremen3-310.5+1
10Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)6-0-13.3-6
11Ansonia6-0-23.6-50
12SHS (New Middletown)4-2-6.2+5
13Calvert (Tiffin)5-0-11.3+17
14Crestview (Convoy)5-1-9.6+3
15Danville6-0-26.5+13
16LCCHS (Lima)3-31.4-13
17Hillsdale (Jeromesville)4-2-6.4-20
18Riverside (De Graff)5-1-14.6-26
19St. John's (Delphos)3-38.8-96
20Lucas4-2-10.3+19
21Malvern5-1-16.7+5
22Fort Loramie3-3-5.0-1
23St. Paul (Norwalk)3-3-2.4+64
24WRHS (Berlin Center)5-1-15.6+7
25St. Henry1-512.5+35


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