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

This season's top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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Dec 13, 2021, 8:15am
The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff having arrived, here's our weekly list of the top high school football programs in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

National acclaim and big-time talent. North Coast football is a force. For the final time this year, I rank the region's best teams.
@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings: 12/12/2021 (Final)

1. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0, IHSAA Class 6A State Champion
2. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 15-1, OHSAA Division I State Champion
3. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 14-1, IHSAA Class 5A State Champion
4. Mt. Lebanon (Pa.), 15-0, PIAA Class 6A State Champion
5. Lockport (Ill.), 13-1, IHSA Class 8A State Champion
6. Springfield (Ohio), 13-2, OHSAA Division I Runner-Up
7. Cary-Grove (Ill.), 14-0, IHSA Class 6A State Champion
8. Franklin (Wisc.), 14-0, WIAA Division State Champion
9. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 11-3, PIAA Class 8A Runner-Up
10. Mankato West (Minn.), 13-0, MSHSL Class AAAAA State Champion
 
Next Ten (alphabetical)
- Carmel (N.Y.), 13-0, NYSPHSAA Class AA State Champion
- Chardon (Ohio), 16-0, OHSAA Division III State Champion
- De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 13-0, MHSAA Division 2 State Champion
- East St. Louis (Ill.), 11-3, IHSA Class 6A Runner-Up
- Joliet Catholic (Ill.), 14-0, IHSA Class 4A State Champion
- King (Detroit), 13-1, MHSAA Division 3 State Champion
- Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 12-1, IHSA Class 8A State Semifinalist
- Lakeville South (Minn.), 13-0, MSHSL Class AAAAAA State Champion
- Upper Arlington (Ohio), 14-1, OHSAA Division I State Semifinalist
- Westfield (Ind.), 12-2, IHSAA Class 6A State Runner-Up

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. +/-
1Cary-Grove (Cary)14-021.1--
2Joliet Catholic (Joliet)14-025.1--
3Loyola Academy (Wilmette)12-134.0--
4Lockport13-128.5--
5East St. Louis11-329.0--
6Wheaton North (Wheaton)13-126.0--
7Brother Rice (Chicago)10-330.8--
8Batavia10-128.2--
9Fenwick (Oak Park)12-225.4+1
10CMCHS (Chicago)8-434.5-1
11Maine South (Park Ridge)12-227.1--
12Marist (Chicago)9-426.5--
13St. Rita (Chicago)11-331.0--
14Kankakee13-114.0--
15GNHS (Carol Stream)8-433.9--
16Byron14-06.0--
17NVHS (Naperville)10-222.5--
18Lemont11-18.7--
19SHGHS (Springfield)12-212.6--
20LWEHS (Frankfort)9-323.7+1
21Wilmington14-07.4-1
22Crete-Monee (Crete)9-419.8--
23RBHS (Richmond)12-16.8--
24ICCP (Elmhurst)11-212.6--
25Rochester11-211.2--


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)14-042.9--
2Westfield12-245.2--
3Cathedral (Indianapolis)14-131.5--
4HSHS (Fishers)8-343.1--
5Brownsburg9-342.0--
6Carmel9-241.2--
7Merrillville12-124.0--
8Roncalli (Indianapolis)12-126.6--
9GSHS (Fort Branch)14-113.7--
10LNHS (Indianapolis)7-440.6--
11Mt. Vernon (Fortville)14-113.4--
12Ben Davis (Indianapolis)7-635.9--
13Zionsville9-629.3--
14Fishers6-443.0--
15WCHS (Indianapolis)5-439.2--
16DCHS (Indianapolis)9-225.6--
17East Central (St. Leon)10-317.3--
18BJPHS (Indianapolis)12-320.8--
19Carroll (Fort Wayne)10-217.6--
20LCHS (Indianapolis)4-741.8--
21FCHS (Indianapolis)4-646.2--
22Columbus North (Columbus)6-433.2--
23EMHS (Evansville)11-315.0--
24IBCHS (Indianapolis)7-513.7--
25New Palestine8-420.9--


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1DLSC (Warren)13-023.7--
2Belleville13-123.4--
3King (Detroit)13-121.8--
4CCHS (Grand Rapids)14-014.7--
5DeWitt12-220.6--
6Adams (Rochester)13-124.5--
7TCCHS (Traverse City)12-218.2--
8Chelsea14-08.3--
9UCHS (Hudsonville)13-114.9--
10Rockford11-120.0--
11Grand Blanc12-120.0--
12Fordson (Dearborn)9-324.7--
13SHSHS (Sterling Heights)10-320.4--
14West Bloomfield10-222.3--
15PWHS (Pewamo)14-0-0.1--
16Caledonia10-217.3--
17River Rouge7-317.5--
18Dakota (Macomb)8-419.8--
19Romeo9-216.3--
20Catholic Central (Novi)8-321.9--
21Frankenmuth12-19.9--
22Cedar Springs9-315.7--
23Freeland11-210.4--
24Cass Tech (Detroit)7-416.1--
25LCHS (Lansing)13-18.4--


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mankato West (Mankato)13-023.4--
2LSHS (Lakeville)13-018.0--
3Maple Grove11-217.6--
4Hutchinson12-111.7--
5Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)14-011.4--
6Rogers10-225.0--
7Andover10-116.3--
8Chatfield13-19.6--
9STA (Mendota Heights)10-111.8--
10Mahtomedi10-316.3--
11Eden Prairie10-223.4--
12Shakopee8-319.4--
13Mayer Lutheran (Mayer)13-1-1.7--
14Becker11-111.3--
15Chaska9-119.5--
16Mayo (Rochester)9-214.6--
17Wayzata (Plymouth)8-315.2--
18PEMHS (Elgin)11-39.7--
19Cannon Falls8-210.0--
20RCHS (New Hope)9-315.9--
21Farmington6-519.3--
22SMAHS (Albertville)7-519.4--
23Minneota13-1-3.2--
24KMHS (Kasson)9-411.1--
25Maple River (Mapleton)11-20.2--


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Carmel13-07.3--
2Iona Prep (New Rochelle)11-121.1--
3CBA (Syracuse)9-317.0--
4Tioga (Tioga Center)12-0-2.9--
5Plainedge (Massapequa)12-0-0.1--
6CFHS (Binghamton)11-15.7--
7Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)12-03.4--
8Garden City12-0-2.6--
9Maine-Endwell (Endwell)12-12.7--
10Jamestown12-15.6+1
11St. Francis (Hamburg)7-421.4-1
12Somers (Lincolndale)12-13.1--
13IRHS (Philadelphia)7-112.2--
14BOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)11-24.4--
15Canisius (Buffalo)6-411.8--
16Curtis (Staten Island)9-22.1--
17St. Anthony's (Melville)6-414.9--
18Schuylerville12-1-3.7--
19EIHS (Islip Terrace)10-21.9--
20Massapequa11-10.7--
21Skaneateles9-1-0.8--
22MFHS (Staten Island)8-39.8--
23Bellport (Brookhaven)10-23.7--
24CBA (Albany)9-37.9--
25North Shore (Glen Head)10-22.1--


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)15-137.4--
2Chardon16-025.9--
3Springfield13-232.9--
4St. Xavier (Cincinnati)10-338.4--
5UAHS (Columbus)14-129.9--
6LWHS (West Chester)11-231.7--
7Medina13-128.8--
8Archbishop Hoban (Akron)12-435.9--
9Avon12-331.0--
10AMHS (Cincinnati)11-440.5--
11Winton Woods (Cincinnati)13-333.0--
12St. Ignatius (Cleveland)8-542.1--
13Marysville12-124.3--
14Badin (Hamilton)14-125.5--
15Central Catholic (Toledo)11-330.6--
16PCHS (Pickerington)12-225.8--
17MLHS (Maria Stein)16-014.6--
18Washington (Massillon)11-327.3--
19CMHS (Clarksville)14-118.5--
20Kings (Kings Mill)11-124.2--
21La Salle (Cincinnati)7-639.6--
22Kirtland14-113.8+1
23Princeton (Cincinnati)11-227.2-1
24WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)11-322.3--
25Ursuline (Youngstown)11-425.9--


Pennsylvania State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)15-030.2+1
2SJP (Philadelphia)11-339.4-1
3PTHS (Harrison City)13-225.0+5
4IC (Philadelphia)11-224.0-1
5LSCHS (Wyndmoor)9-233.7-1
6Central Valley (Monaca)15-010.2+1
7GVHS (Glen Mills)14-119.8-2
8Aliquippa13-119.0+1
9SCAHS (Catawissa)15-17.7+5
10CCHS (Pittsburgh)9-333.7--
11GMHS (Shillington)10-120.0-5
12Belle Vernon10-120.7+1
13Central (Martinsburg)14-115.1-1
14Moon Area (Moon Township)12-125.0+1
15Wyomissing15-16.7-4
16Harrisburg12-221.6--
17Malvern Prep (Malvern)8-220.4--
18Coatesville12-218.2+1
19BMDHS (Harrisburg)12-211.5-1
20Bedford10-215.1+2
21Central York (York)10-116.3--
22Freedom (Bethlehem)11-318.2-2
23Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)7-530.2+4
24TJHS (Jefferson Hills)8-315.8+2
25Quakertown13-19.0-1


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Franklin14-017.1--
2CMHS (Waukesha)14-011.7--
3Appleton North (Appleton)10-323.2--
4Waunakee14-015.3--
5Sun Prairie13-116.9--
6Kimberly11-117.7--
7Mukwonago11-220.9--
8Muskego10-219.8--
9Ellsworth12-18.7--
10Pewaukee12-211.4--
11Homestead (Mequon)11-321.2--
12Menomonie10-213.1--
13Oak Creek9-24.9--
14Middleton8-414.1--
15Aquinas (La Crosse)14-0-2.6--
16Bay Port (Green Bay)10-29.6--
17Arrowhead (Hartland)7-420.4--
18Hartford9-419.3--
19Edgewood (Madison)10-1-7.2--
20Columbus11-12.2--
21Whitefish Bay9-311.6--
22WWHS (Wauwatosa)9-312.1--
23Reedsville13-1-8.2--
24Hamilton (Sussex)9-210.9--
25Rice Lake11-39.5--

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