The Great Lakes states
are defined -
in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With
kickoff coming next week, here's our latest take on our annual and
weekly list of
the top high school football programs in the region. Also listed below are the latest MaxPreps computer
rankings for every Great Lakes
state.
National
acclaim and big-time talent. North Coast football is a
force.
@EFrantzMP's
High School Football Great Lakes Regional
Rankings
9/16/2024
1 (2 last week). Brownsburg (Ind.), 4-0 – beat Avon (Ind.) 45-15
2 (7). East St. Louis (Ill.), 3-0 – beat then-No. 1 Imhotep Charter (Pa.) 35-14
3 (3). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 3-1 – beat Canisius (N.Y.) 41-7
4 (4). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-1 – beat Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) 24-17
5 (5). St. Joseph’s Prep (PA), 1-1 – DNP
6 (6). Belleville (Mich.), 3-0 – beat Churchill (Mich.) 65-0
7 (8). Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 4-0 – beat Turpin (Ohio) 31-0
8 (10). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 2-1 – beat Nazareth Academy (Ill.) 56-33
9 (11). Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 3-0 – beat Stagg (Ill.) 49-3
10 (12). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 3-1 – beat East (Akron, Ohio) 42-6
11 (13). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 4-0 – beat Haverford School (Pa.) 34-6
12 (14). Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4-0 – beat Malvern Prep (Pa.) 21-17
13 (1). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3-1 – lost to then-No. 7 East St. Louis (Ill.) 35-14
14 (21). Westfield (Ind.), 4-0 – beat Noblesville (Ind.) 38-18
15 (16). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 4-0 – beat Lawrence Central (Ind.) 35-0
16 (9). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 3-1 – lost to Mallard Creek (N.C.) 21-14
17 (17) Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 3-0 – beat Harper Woods (Mich.) 45-12
18 (18). Aliquippa (Pa.), 3-0 – beat Mars (Pa.) 42-17
19 (19). Avon (Ohio), 4-0 – beat Elyria (Ohio) 58-0
20 (20). Franklin (Wis.), 4-0 – beat Racine Park (Wis.) 38-0
21 (22). Rockford (Mich.), 3-0 – beat Grandville (Mich.) 37-20
22 (23) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 3-1 – beat Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 42-19
23 (24). De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 3-0 – beat St. Mary’s Prep (Mich.) 38-28
24 (25). Kimberly (Wis.), 3-0 – beat Fond du Lac (Wis.) 42-7
25 (NR). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 3-1 – beat Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio) 31-7
Dropped Out:
15. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 1-2 – lost to St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.) 35-21
Keep an Eye On:
~ Batavia (Ill.), 3-0 – beat Lake Park (Ill.) 56-6
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 1-1 – lost to DePaul Catholic (N.J.) 36-20
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 2-2 – beat Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Ind.) 31-7
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 2-0 – beat Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) 27-0
~ Crown Point (Ind.), 4-0 – beat Lake Central (Ind.) 42-14
~ Harrisburg (Pa.), 3-1 – beat Chambersburg (Pa.) 35-14
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 1-2 – lost to Bergen Catholic (NJ) 31-0
~ Kirtland, (Ohio), 4-0 – beat Independence (Ohio) 44-0
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 4-0 – beat Delphos St. John’s (Ohio) 71-0
~ Minneota (Minn.) – beat BOLD (Minn.) 42-14
~ Peters Township (Pa.), 4-0 – beat Trinity (Pa.) 35-6
~ Pine-Richland (Pa.), 3-0 – beat North Hills (Pa.) 29-24
~ Rice Lake (Wis.), 4-0 – beat Menomonie (Wis.) 36-19
~ St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 3-0 – beat then-No. 15 Loyola Academy (Ill.) 35-21
~ Stewartville (Minn.), 3-0 – beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Minn.) 51-0
~ Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 4-0 – beat St. Ignatius (Ohio) 42-7
~ Zeeland West (Mich.), 3-0 – beat Whitehall (Mich.) 60-43
MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.
Illinois State Rankings
Indiana State Rankings
Michigan State Rankings
Minnesota State Rankings
New York State Rankings
Ohio State Rankings
Pennsylvania State Rankings
Wisconsin State Rankings
