Final 2013 MaxPreps Midwest Top 25 high school football rankings

After winning its second straight Ohio Division I state title, Archbishop Moeller from Cincinnati is this year's Midwest high school football champion.

Be sure to check out the MaxPreps Metro pages for some of the regions listed below, and the complete football playoff brackets for each state.

*State Champion


*1. (Last week 1) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 14-1
The Crusaders won their second consecutive and ninth overall Division I state championship by handing No. 8 Mentor its second loss 55-52. Division I title-game records were set by Moeller with 55 points, Moeller star Gus Ragland with five rushing touchdowns (he ran for 189 yards and drilled 12 of 13 passes for 273 yards and three more touchdowns) and the game's total yardage of 1,136. Isaiah Gentry caught seven passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Sam Hubbard and Christian Wersel each made 10 tackles.

*2. (2) Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 14-0

*3. (3) Mount Carmel (Chicago),13-1

4. (4) Colerain (Cincinnati), 12-1
 
*5. (5) Blue Springs (Mo.), 14-0

*6. (6) Eden Prairie (Minn.), 12-0

7. (7) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-2

8. (8) Mentor (Ohio), 13-2
The Cardinals lost a tough 55-52 decision to No. 1 Archbishop Moeller in the Division I state championship game, snapping a 12-game winning streak. They made it close with a 26-7 splurge in the fourth quarter. Conner Krizancic ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns and passed for a title-game record 419 yards and two touchdowns.

*9. (9) Dowling (West Des Moines, Iowa), 14-0

*10. (10) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio), 15-0
The Fighting Irish blanked Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) 24-0 to win the Division III state championship — their sixth overall title — and raise their winning streak to 21 games. Newman Williams scored twice and recovered a fumble on a rainy night, while Parris Campbell ran 19 times for 61 yards.

*11. (11) Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.), 14-0

*12. (12) Clarkston (Mich.), 13-1

*13. (13) Kimberly (Wis.), 14-0

14. (14) Cass Tech (Detroit), 12-1

15. (15) Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 12-2

*16. (16) Loveland (Ohio), 15-0
The Tigers won their first Division II state championship by handing Glenville (Cleveland) its second loss, 41-23, at snow-filled Canton Fawcett Stadium. Freshman Luke Waddell rushed for 175 yards and one touchdown, while the defense accounted for seven turnovers. The champs set a Division II title-game record by exploding for 27 points in the second quarter.

17. (17) St. Rita (Chicago), 12-2

*18. (18) Central (Naperville, Ill.), 11-3

*19. (19) Lincoln (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 11-0

*20. (20) Batavia (Ill.), 13-1

*21. (21) Omaha North (Neb.), 12-1

*22. (22) Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 13-1

*23. (23) Warren Central (Indianapolis), 11-3

*24. (24) Derby (Kan.), 12-1

*25. (25) Fargo South (N.D.), 9-3

Dropped out: None.

The Midwestern region includes all teams from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.