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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Oct 9, 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.
Bloom-Carroll won its seventh straight game with a 42-7 victory over Teays Valley.
Bloom-Carroll won its seventh straight game with a 42-7 victory over Teays Valley.
By Scott Iles

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (10/9/2023)

Division I

AP Poll
1. Lakewood St. Edward (9)    7-1       171
2. Pickerington North (3)        8-0       146
3. Hilliard Bradley (3)  8-0       138
4. Cincinnati Princeton           8-0       110
5. Milford (1)   8-0       109
6. Gahanna Lincoln     8-0       92
7. Canton McKinley (1)           7-1       90
8. Lewis Center Olentangy (1) 7-1       69
9. Centerville (2)         7-1       33
10. Cincinnati Moeller 5-3       32
(tie) Delaware Olentangy Berlin         7-1       32
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cleveland Heights 17. Wadsworth 17.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)7-145.4+1
2AMHS (Cincinnati)5-341.5--
3Milford8-021.1+5
4HBHS (Hilliard)8-027.5-1
5PNHS (Pickerington)8-021.0+6
6Lincoln (Gahanna)8-016.2-4
7Olentangy (Lewis Center)7-124.6+1
8OBHS (Delaware)7-127.9-3
9McKinley (Canton)7-129.2+2
10Princeton (Cincinnati)8-019.7--
11Elder (Cincinnati)5-336.0--
12St. Xavier (Cincinnati)4-439.4+1
13LWHS (West Chester)6-221.2+1
14Cleveland Heights7-122.1+4
15Centerville7-122.6+4
16Wadsworth7-116.5-1
17Dublin Coffman (Dublin)6-227.7+5
18PCHS (Pickerington)5-325.0+16
19Whitmer (Toledo)6-221.5-10
20Wayne (Huber Heights)6-223.5+10
21Medina5-321.9-14
22Mentor5-324.5+8
23Hamilton6-220.4-13
24UAHS (Columbus)5-325.6+12
25Findlay6-215.3+18


Division II

AP Poll
1. Massillon Washington (13) 8-0       191
2. Akron Hoban (5)     7-0       176
3. Avon            8-0       158
4. Cincinnati Anderson (1)      7-1       125
5. Canal Winchester    8-0       109
6. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit           7-1       78
7. Painesville Riverside           7-1       74
8. Cincinnati Withrow 7-1       65
9. Hudson        6-2       31
(tie) Troy (1)    7-1       31
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Winton Woods 29. Medina Highland 18.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Washington (Massillon)8-036.7+1
2Archbishop Hoban (Akron)7-035.1-2
3Avon8-023.8--
4WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)7-123.1-3
5Anderson (Cincinnati)7-121.5+3
6Withrow (Cincinnati)7-17.3-5
7Canal Winchester8-07.0+15
8Winton Woods (Cincinnati)6-222.5-5
9Olmsted Falls6-219.2+17
10Hudson6-222.6+6
11Riverside (Painesville)7-112.4-13
12AFHS (Youngstown)4-325.9-2
13SVSM (Akron)4-430.9+6
14Northmont (Clayton)5-324.3+7
15La Salle (Cincinnati)4-428.8-5
16Lake (Uniontown)6-216.5+8
17Highland (Medina)7-14.2-1
18Loveland5-322.0+3
19Harrison6-211.7-5
20AWHS (Whitehouse)6-29.6-7
21Green (Uniontown)4-323.6-22
22Kings (Kings Mill)4-423.9-10
23Avon Lake6-215.3-12
24Nordonia (Macedonia)6-214.5-4
25Shaker Heights7-14.7+4


Division III

AP Poll
1. Toledo Central Catholic (16)           8-0       192
2. Hamilton Badin (3)  8-0       168
3. Youngstown Ursuline (1)     8-0       162
4. Columbus Bishop Watterson          8-0       136
5. Norton        8-0       89
6. London        8-0       79
7. Chagrin Falls Kenston          7-1       63
8. Tiffin Columbian     7-1       56
9. Celina          7-1       27
(tie) Trotwood-Madison         6-2       27
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Geneva 26. Bloom-Carroll 14. Medina Buckeye 12.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Central Catholic (Toledo)8-021.0--
2Ursuline (Youngstown)8-018.5--
3BWHS (Columbus)8-07.1-3
4Kenston (Chagrin Falls)7-114.5+11
5Norton8-0-6.8-2
6Badin (Hamilton)8-06.9-6
7Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)7-17.7+2
8Geneva7-113.8-5
9Columbian (Tiffin)7-116.7+4
10London8-01.9+3
11TMHS (Trotwood)6-28.9-14
12Chardon5-319.9+5
13Wapakoneta6-212.0+16
14VASJ (Cleveland)5-320.8--
15Ontario (Mansfield)8-0-3.5+10
16MSHS (Mansfield)6-219.0+3
17Jackson7-16.5+15
18Aurora7-10.9-1
19Celina7-19.2-10
20Canfield4-320.1+1
21Defiance6-210.4+7
22East (Akron)7-15.7-4
23Dover4-415.7+11
24Bellefontaine6-23.0+18
25Rocky River7-1-1.1-12


Division IV

AP Poll
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (13)       8-0       186
2. Sandusky Perkins (1)           7-0       159
3. Canton South          8-0       125
4. Thornville Sheridan 8-0       122
5. Steubenville (1)       7-1       117
6. Cincinnati Wyoming            8-0       111
7. Cleveland Glenville (4)        5-3       80
8. Mentor Lake Catholic          7-1       72
9. Cincinnati Taft         6-2       33
10. Springfield Shawnee (1)    7-1       29
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Columbus Bishop Hartley 27. Streetsboro 20.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)5-323.6--
2Perkins (Sandusky)7-00.8-3
3CMHS (Clarksville)8-09.4+2
4Bishop Hartley (Columbus)6-222.0-1
5Steubenville7-113.8-4
6Poland Seminary (Poland)7-16.8-3
7Canton South (Canton)8-01.8-4
8Struthers6-210.5+1
9Sheridan (Thornville)8-0-4.7+1
10Streetsboro7-11.3+22
11AAHS (Kettering)5-38.3-6
12West Branch (Beloit)7-10.5-1
13Lake Catholic (Mentor)7-17.4-17
14Shawnee (Springfield)7-1-3.1+17
15St. Clairsville7-1-3.0-2
16Taft (Cincinnati)6-24.9+6
17JAHS (Plain City)6-21.0+4
18Van Wert5-311.2-2
19Shelby6-2-0.6-15
20Licking Valley (Newark)6-23.3+40
21McKinley (Niles)5-36.1-24
22Wyoming (Cincinnati)8-0-7.8-5
23Eaton6-2-3.3-34
24Memorial (St. Marys)4-410.8+36
25AMNHS (Cincinnati)4-412.3+24


Division V

AP Poll
1. Perry (10)    8-0       181
2. Liberty Center (4)    8-0       156
3. Coldwater (4)          8-0       134
4. Germantown Valley View (2)          8-0       130
5. Ironton        7-1       99
6. Oak Harbor 8-0       96
7. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep      6-1       69
8. Creston Norwayne  8-0       59
9. Canfield S. Range    7-1       50
10. Waynesville           7-1       47
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Brookville 16. Milan Edison 15. Garrettsville Garfield 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Coldwater
2. Perry
3. Harvest Prep
4. Liberty Center
5. Valley View
6. Ironton
7. Norwayne
8. South Range
9. Waynesville
10. Oak Harbor

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1HP (Canal Winchester)6-116.3+5
2Liberty Center8-01.0-1
3Perry8-04.4-4
4Ironton7-17.4+2
5South Range (Canfield)7-112.8+9
6Coldwater8-06.4+2
7Valley View (Germantown)8-0-1.8-4
8Norwayne (Creston)8-0-12.4-9
9Archbold7-11.5+7
10Edison (Milan)7-13.0+5
11Waynesville7-15.4+18
12Brookville7-10.0+23
13Oak Harbor8-0-15.2+21
14Wheelersburg4-39.4+34
15Liberty-Benton (Findlay)7-1-5.0+31
16Fairland (Proctorville)7-1-1.4-7
17WMHS (Zanesville)7-1-5.7+33
18Genoa Area (Genoa)6-2-1.6-27
19Barnesville8-0-22.2-16
20Huron6-2-2.6-15
21Garfield (Garrettsville)8-0-22.6-9
22Heath6-2-3.0--
23Eastwood (Pemberville)7-1-12.3+23
24CA (Gahanna)8-0-14.9+12
25PWHS (West Portsmouth)7-1-10.2-3


Division VI

AP Poll
1. Versailles (10)         7-1       172
2. West Jefferson (4)   8-0       153
3. Kirtland (3)  7-1       149
4. Sugarcreek Garaway (2)      8-0       135
5. Williamsburg (1)     8-0       130
6. Bluffton       8-0       112
7. Rootstown   7-0       59
8. Cincinnati Country Day       8-0       44
9. Columbia Station Columbia            8-0       42
10. West Liberty-Salem           7-1       26
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: New Madison Tri-Village 22. Bainbridge Paint Valley 13.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Versailles7-113.6-3
2Kirtland7-1-0.3-1
3Garaway (Sugarcreek)8-0-6.5+8
4Bluffton8-0-7.1+26
5West Jefferson8-0-9.0-10
6Columbus Grove6-22.5+28
7Anna3-521.5+4
8WLSHS (West Liberty)7-1-9.5-2
9Williamsburg8-0-16.9-3
10CCCHS (Canton)5-3-0.8-9
11Ottawa Hills (Toledo)7-1-23.9-15
12Carey6-2-9.9-4
13Tinora (Defiance)5-34.2+11
14Mogadore6-2-8.9+5
15Tri-Village (New Madison)7-1-22.5--
16CCHS (North Robinson)7-1-17.7+14
17CHS (Columbia Station)8-0-22.9+33
18Paint Valley (Bainbridge)7-1-17.2+4
19Rootstown7-0-27.5-10
20Northmor (Galion)6-2-20.5+8
21Fort Frye (Beverly)6-2-16.2+35
22Wayne Trace (Haviland)4-4-5.7-13
23Allen East (Harrod)3-50.1-4
24CHHS (Cleveland)6-1-22.6-21
25Western Reserve (Collins)6-2-17.8-12


Division VII

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (19)        8-0       199
2. Ansonia (1)  8-0       164
3. Danville       8-0       119
4. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon  8-0       110
5. Hamler Patrick Henry         7-1       93
6. Dalton         6-1       72
7. Tiffin Calvert           7-0       67
8. Minster       7-1       59
8. Malvern       7-1       59
10. McComb   7-1       44
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Antwerp 24. Beaver Eastern 22. Reedsville Eastern 20. Steubenville Catholic Central 13.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)8-014.1-1
2Dalton6-1-5.1-9
3Minster7-15.6-3
4Patrick Henry (Hamler)7-11.5-2
5McComb7-1-7.2-17
6Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)5-32.8-13
7SHS (New Middletown)6-2-3.3-12
8Ansonia8-0-19.6-3
9Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)8-0-19.8-20
10Leipsic6-2-1.3-12
11New Bremen3-514.9+11
12Calvert (Tiffin)7-0-12.6--
13Antwerp7-1-15.0-68
14Danville8-0-23.5+11
15LCCHS (Lima)4-35.0+9
16Riverside (De Graff)7-1-12.2+17
17St. Henry2-619.4+11
18St. John's (Delphos)3-515.6+13
19Crestview (Convoy)5-30.3-22
20Hillsdale (Jeromesville)6-2-6.9-4
21Fort Loramie5-3-4.2+8
22Lucas5-3-9.1+2
23Malvern7-1-15.8+2
24Ayersville (Defiance)6-2-9.1+62
25WRHS (Berlin Center)6-2-11.0+17




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