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.

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Sep 18, 2023, 12:45pm
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 remained unbeaten on the season with a 35-0 win over Central Crossing.
Olentangy remained unbeaten on the season with a 35-0 win over Central Crossing.
Photo by Scott Reed

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (9/18/2023)

Division I

AP Poll
1. St. Edward (12)  4-1     199
2. Pickerington North (8)      5-0     189
3. Cin. Princeton (2)    5-0     152
4. Olentangy (1)    5-0     121
5. Gahanna Lincoln 5-0     115
6. Hilliard Bradley.  5-0     102
7. Milford    5-0     93
8. Perrysburg      5-0     78
9. Hilliard Davidson       4-1     57
10. Canton McKinley.   4-1     34
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Centerville (1) 33. Cin. Elder 29. Huber Hts. Wayne 26. Cin. St. Xavier 24. Cin. Moeller 19. Cle. Hts. 17. Westerville North 14.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)4-150.7-2
2Lincoln (Gahanna)5-017.0+5
3PNHS (Pickerington)5-024.6-3
4AMHS (Cincinnati)2-343.7+6
5Princeton (Cincinnati)5-018.1-1
6Milford5-019.0+3
7St. Xavier (Cincinnati)3-235.5-5
8Elder (Cincinnati)3-235.8-3
9McKinley (Canton)4-128.5-5
10Olentangy (Lewis Center)5-016.2+5
11HBHS (Hilliard)5-019.5+8
12HDHS (Hilliard)4-110.2-5
13LWHS (West Chester)3-222.1-4
14Dublin Coffman (Dublin)4-122.4+1
15Cleveland Heights4-122.5+6
16Wayne (Huber Heights)4-123.5-5
17OBHS (Delaware)4-121.6+26
18Centerville4-122.2-5
19Hamilton3-223.8+2
20Perrysburg5-03.1+1
21PCHS (Pickerington)2-335.9-12
22UAHS (Columbus)4-115.1-5
23Mentor2-329.3-3
24Jackson (Massillon)4-111.6+15
25Findlay4-112.2-3


Division II

AP Poll
1. Massillon (12)    5-0     220
2. Hoban (11)   5-0     216
3. Cin. Winton Woods (1)   5-0     170
4. Avon   5-0     169
5. Painesville Riverside    5-0     134
6. Walsh Jesuit   5-0     121
7. Canal Winchester   5-0     62
8. Nordonia    5-0     48
9. Cin. Anderson     4-1     39
10. Cin. Withrow     4-1     36
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Avon Lake 22. Xenia 18. Fitch 17. Hudson 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Hoban
2. Massillon Washington
3. Avon
4. Winton Woods
5. Walsh Jesuit
6. Riverside
7. Withrow
8. Anderson
9. Hudson
10. Austintown-Fitch

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Washington (Massillon)5-029.7+3
2Archbishop Hoban (Akron)5-030.6--
3Avon5-024.4-1
4WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)5-08.5-6
5Anderson (Cincinnati)4-116.8+6
6Winton Woods (Cincinnati)5-08.3-5
7Riverside (Painesville)5-08.8-6
8Withrow (Cincinnati)4-115.9+4
9SVSM (Akron)4-118.2--
10Hudson4-113.4-10
11AFHS (Youngstown)4-19.6-4
12North Ridgeville4-111.2+4
13Olmsted Falls4-19.4+10
14Green (Uniontown)3-219.3+7
15Avon Lake4-112.2+6
16Highland (Medina)4-11.8-25
17Nordonia (Macedonia)5-01.2+15
18La Salle (Cincinnati)4-110.9-10
19Canal Winchester5-0-5.6-10
20Kings (Kings Mill)3-216.3-16
21Northmont (Clayton)3-214.7-10
22AWHS (Whitehouse)4-1-0.9-7
23WSHS (Westerville)3-215.1+15
24Loveland2-326.5+54
25Shaker Heights5-0-11.0+30

Division III

AP Poll
1. Tol. Cent. Cath. (19)    5-0     232
2. Hamilton Badin (3)    5-0     200
3. Young. Ursuline (2)    5-0     186
4. Col. Watterson   5-0     162
5. Norton   5-0     117
6. London    5-0     85
7. Medina Buckeye  5-0     60
8. Trotwood-Madison.   3-2     36
9. Tiffin Columbian.   4-1     31
(tie) Kenston    4-1     31
(tie) Cle. VA-SJ   4-1     31
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cin. Mount Healthy 24. Chardon 23. Geneva 17. Col. Hamilton Twp. 17. Bloom-Carroll 13. Celina 13.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Central Catholic (Toledo)5-021.1+1
2Ursuline (Youngstown)5-03.2+9
3Badin (Hamilton)5-08.1-5
4BWHS (Columbus)5-03.0+15
5TMHS (Trotwood)3-225.9-8
6Norton5-00.9+10
7Geneva4-115.0--
8London5-0-2.7-15
9Kenston (Chagrin Falls)5-04.7-25
10VASJ (Cleveland)4-16.4+31
11Columbian (Tiffin)4-112.0+9
12MSHS (Mansfield)3-225.5+16
13Chardon3-218.1-8
14Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)4-11.8-7
15Wapakoneta3-210.8+48
16Celina4-18.5+3
17Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati)4-17.1+9
18Aurora4-11.2+14
19GA (Gates Mills)4-12.5-38
20East (Akron)4-19.5-24
21Buckeye (Medina)5-0-11.1+14
22Defiance4-13.7+3
23Ontario (Mansfield)5-0-10.2+55
24Canfield2-319.7+28
25Jackson4-11.4+2

Division IV

AP Poll
1. Clinton-Massie (14)    5-0     220
2. Canton South (1).    5-0     161
3. Cin. Wyoming (1)  5-0     158
4. Sheridan (1)    5-0     139
5. Sandusky Perkins (2)   4-0     131
6. Steubenville (1)    5-0     123
7. Cle. Glenville (4)  3-2     86
8. Cin. Taft 4 -1     62
(tie) Poland    5-0     62
10. Logan Elm   5-0     52
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Col. Hartley 38. Mentor Lake Cath. 32. Middletown Fenwick 19. Springfield Shawnee 13

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)3-229.8+1
2Perkins (Sandusky)4-0-9.7+20
3CMHS (Clarksville)5-011.2-1
4Canton South (Canton)5-05.1+28
5Poland Seminary (Poland)5-0-5.8+18
6Steubenville4-113.1+18
7Bishop Hartley (Columbus)4-19.9+24
8Shawnee (Springfield)4-1-2.8-11
9Struthers3-210.1-5
10Wyoming (Cincinnati)5-0-8.4-3
11Lake Catholic (Mentor)3-24.3+43
12Van Wert3-212.1-24
13Sheridan (Thornville)5-0-4.5-11
14Taft (Cincinnati)4-10.2-1
15CMHS (Youngstown)3-28.4+18
16St. Clairsville4-1-5.0+44
17Streetsboro4-10.5-3
18Shelby4-1-6.6+89
19West Branch (Beloit)4-10.1-4
20AAHS (Kettering)3-20.4+52
21Logan Elm (Circleville)5-0-11.7+53
22Bellevue3-28.6+8
23GA (Gallipolis)5-0-19.5+15
24Bishop Fenwick (Franklin)4-1-5.0+13
25McKinley (Niles)4-1-5.2+45

Division V

AP Poll
1. Perry (16)      5-0     221
2. Coldwater (3)   5-0     177
3. Liberty Center (2) 5-0     154
4. Valley View (2)   5-0     148
5. Oak Harbor (1)  5-0     141
6. Ironton 4-1     113
7. Norwayne.   5-0     108
8. Harvest Prep     3-1     45
9. Waynesville    4-1     34
10. Garrettsville Garfield   5-0     33
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Milan Edison 28. Middletown Madison 21. Col. Academy 20. West Muskingum 20. Brookville 17. Richmond Edison 12.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Perry5-07.8+6
2HP (Canal Winchester)3-116.0+12
3Liberty Center5-0-9.6-7
4Ironton4-111.0+4
5Norwayne (Creston)5-0-6.1-1
6Coldwater5-00.0-10
7South Range (Canfield)4-17.2-12
8Valley View (Germantown)5-0-10.2-34
9Edison (Milan)5-0-11.4--
10Archbold4-11.2--
11Garfield (Garrettsville)5-0-19.0-27
12Liberty-Benton (Findlay)4-1-6.2-2
13Oak Harbor5-0-30.3-6
14Waynesville4-11.1+38
15Wheelersburg3-2-4.0-5
16Barnesville5-0-28.4+36
17CA (Gahanna)5-0-15.5+33
18Brookville4-1-6.5+29
19Sandy Valley (Magnolia)4-1-11.6+91
20Heath3-2-2.2-20
21Fairland (Proctorville)4-1-9.3+14
22Genoa Area (Genoa)4-1-12.6-8
23WMHS (Zanesville)4-1-4.6+41
24Eastwood (Pemberville)4-1-14.8-18
25PWHS (West Portsmouth)4-1-11.8+20

Division VI

AP Poll
1. Versailles (19) 5-0     223
2. Williamsburg (2).  5-0     162
3. West Jefferson (1)   5-0     156
4. Kirtland   4-1     150
5. Garaway (1)    5-0     139
6. Rootstown (1)   5-0     93
7. Bluffton   5-0     85
8. Collins Western Reserve    5-0     56
9. Jackson-Milton     5-0     50
10. Cin. Country Day    5-0     48
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Fort Frye 31. West Liberty-Salem 29. Columbia 20. Tri-Village 18. Mogadore 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Versailles
2. Kirtland
3. Garaway
4. Bluffton
5. Fort Frye
6. West Jefferson
7. Canton Central Catholic
8. West Liberty-Salem
9. Williamsburg
10. Colonel Crawford

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Versailles5-06.9+1
2Kirtland4-14.4+2
3Garaway (Sugarcreek)5-0-15.0+9
4Bluffton5-0-15.3+21
5West Jefferson5-0-14.7+22
6Ottawa Hills (Toledo)4-1-16.4-11
7Columbus Grove3-2-1.6+9
8CCCHS (Canton)3-2-1.7+34
9Mogadore4-1-10.7+55
10WLSHS (West Liberty)5-0-23.8-28
11Anna2-36.2-12
12Williamsburg5-0-22.1+1
13Carey3-2-7.2-25
14Tri-Village (New Madison)4-1-22.0-65
15CCHS (North Robinson)5-0-28.9-34
16CHS (Columbia Station)5-0-24.1-5
17Fort Frye (Beverly)5-0-30.1-24
18Western Reserve (Collins)5-0-23.7+48
19Tinora (Defiance)2-32.9-16
20Rootstown5-0-22.8+12
21Wayne Trace (Haviland)3-2-10.9+12
22United (Hanoverton)5-0-31.0+37
23JMHS (North Jackson)5-0-30.8+3
24Paint Valley (Bainbridge)4-1-18.0+55
25Parkway (Rockford)2-34.3+26

Division VII

AP Poll
1. Marion Local (23)  5-0     239
2. Hamler Henry   5-0     195
3. Ansonia (1)     5-0     156
4. Reedsville Eastern     5-0     91
5. Danville    5-0     83
6. Malvern    4-1     71
7. Antwerp     5-0     65
8. Tiffin Calvert   5-0     55
9. Dalton    3-1     49
10. Minster     4-01     48
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Hopewell-Loudon 46. McComb 44. Leipsic 36. Cedarville 34. Caldwell 22. Steubenville CC 20. Beaver Eastern 15.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)5-010.7+4
2Dalton3-1-1.3--
3Patrick Henry (Hamler)5-0-8.2-1
4Minster4-12.2+19
5McComb4-1-6.5-58
6Ansonia5-0-27.4+45
7Antwerp5-0-25.0+14
8St. John's (Delphos)3-28.6-19
9Leipsic5-0-14.1+6
10Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)3-20.0+73
11New Bremen2-314.6-1
12Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)5-0-14.8-21
13SHS (New Middletown)3-2-6.5-21
14Riverside (De Graff)4-1-11.7+22
15Hillsdale (Jeromesville)4-1-14.8-24
16LCCHS (Lima)2-36.9-54
17Crestview (Convoy)4-1-6.7+26
18Calvert (Tiffin)5-0-14.7+27
19Danville5-0-29.0+7
20Fort Loramie2-3-3.9+8
21Malvern4-1-10.7-16
22Lucas3-2-12.3+14
23Cedarville4-1-23.8-22
24Mechanicsburg3-2-17.8-5
25WRHS (Berlin Center)4-1-15.4+24

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