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.

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Eric Frantz
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Oct 16, 2023, 12:30pm
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.
Bishop Hartley beat KIPP Columbus 49-6 to improve to 7-2.
Bishop Hartley beat KIPP Columbus 49-6 to improve to 7-2.
By Scott Iles

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

Division I

AP Poll
1. St. Edward (11)     8-1 164
2. Hilliard Bradley (4)   9-0 137
3. Pickerington North (1)   9-0 129
4. Cincinnati Princeton    9-0 107
5. Milford    9-0 105
6. Gahanna Lincoln   9-0 93
7. Lewis Center Olentangy    8-1 59
8. Delaware Olentangy Berlin  8-1 49
9. Centerville (2)    8-1 40
10. Cincinnati Moeller   5-4 20
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cleveland Heights 18. Canton McKinley 15. Findlay 12.

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. Olentangy
10. Cleveland Heights

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)8-146.6--
2AMHS (Cincinnati)5-444.9+1
3HBHS (Hilliard)9-030.7+2
4Milford9-023.4--
5Lincoln (Gahanna)9-018.4+1
6PNHS (Pickerington)9-022.3-4
7OBHS (Delaware)8-129.4+1
8Olentangy (Lewis Center)8-126.3-2
9Princeton (Cincinnati)9-019.4+1
10St. Xavier (Cincinnati)5-438.7+1
11McKinley (Canton)7-230.3-5
12LWHS (West Chester)7-223.1+2
13Cleveland Heights8-121.3+2
14Elder (Cincinnati)5-439.5-4
15Centerville8-124.2+1
16Wadsworth7-221.2-6
17Medina6-323.8+19
18Findlay7-219.9+22
19UAHS (Columbus)6-328.6+16
20Dublin Coffman (Dublin)6-330.1-18
21Mentor6-324.9+2
22PCHS (Pickerington)6-325.1-13
23Hamilton7-222.5--
24HDHS (Hilliard)5-425.8+10
25OOHS (Lewis Center)4-532.9+3


Division II

AP Poll
1. Massillon (13)   9-0 173
2. Hoban (3)      8-0 157
3. Avon     9-0 137
4. Canal Winchester    9-0 105
(tie) Cincinnati Anderson (1)    8-1 105
6. Walsh Jesuit  8-1 84
7. Cincinnati Withrow     8-1 63
8. Painesville Riverside    8-1 56
9. Troy (1)   8-1 37
10. Cincinnati Winton Woods    7-2 26
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Hudson 21. 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)9-037.3--
2Archbishop Hoban (Akron)8-032.5--
3Avon9-023.3--
4Anderson (Cincinnati)8-123.0--
5WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)8-123.0-5
6Winton Woods (Cincinnati)7-225.6+7
7Withrow (Cincinnati)8-18.3+4
8Canal Winchester9-011.5+2
9AFHS (Youngstown)5-325.9+9
10Riverside (Painesville)8-114.5-2
11Hudson7-222.2-13
12Olmsted Falls6-321.6-28
13Northmont (Clayton)6-322.5-5
14Lake (Uniontown)7-218.4+7
15Green (Uniontown)6-321.8+10
16La Salle (Cincinnati)4-530.1-13
17Highland (Medina)8-13.5-1
18AWHS (Whitehouse)7-210.3+2
19Loveland5-425.7-3
20SVSM (Akron)4-531.4-30
21Harrison6-317.2-10
22Nordonia (Macedonia)7-215.6+9
23Kings (Kings Mill)5-423.9-4
24North Ridgeville6-317.1+27
25Troy8-1-1.6+5


Division III

AP Poll
1. Toledo Central Catholic (13)    9-0 169
2. Hamilton Badin (3)    9-0 148
3. Youngstown Ursuline (2)     9-0 144
4. Columbus Watterson   9-0 124
5. Norton      9-0 75
6. London     9-0 67
7. Chagrin Falls Kenston    8-1 61
8. Tiffin Columbian    8-1 47
9. Geneva    8-1 40
10. Celina    8-1 30
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Trotwood-Madison 26. Chardon 16.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Central Catholic (Toledo)9-021.3--
2BWHS (Columbus)9-012.1+9
3Ursuline (Youngstown)9-021.3+1
4Kenston (Chagrin Falls)8-115.7+3
5Geneva8-116.5+6
6Columbian (Tiffin)8-117.2+6
7Badin (Hamilton)9-09.9+1
8VASJ (Cleveland)6-324.0+26
9Norton9-0-6.2-11
10London9-01.6-5
11TMHS (Trotwood)7-27.3-5
12Chardon6-320.5+6
13Wapakoneta7-212.7+5
14Aurora8-14.9+9
15HTHS (Columbus)9-0-6.6+69
16Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)7-211.7-43
17Celina8-111.4+6
18Jackson8-15.8-6
19MSHS (Mansfield)7-217.0-13
20Ontario (Mansfield)8-11.7-16
21Canfield5-317.7--
22Dover5-417.6+9
23Bellefontaine7-27.5+11
24Tri-Valley (Dresden)7-23.3+33
25Granville9-0-6.1+42


Division IV

AP Poll
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (11)    9-0 167
2. Sandusky Perkins (2)    8-0 146
3. Steubenville (1)      8-1 131
4. Canton South      9-0 109
5. Cleveland Glenville (3)     6-3 77
6. Thornville Sheridan     8-1 61
7. Columbus Hartley    7-2 48
8. Cincinnati Wyoming    8-1 47
9. Cincinnati Taft        7-2 44
10. Springfield Shawnee (1)     8-1 32
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Mentor Lake Catholic 31. West Branch 19. Unioto 17. Streetsboro 16.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)6-317.6-6
2Perkins (Sandusky)8-04.8+2
3CMHS (Clarksville)9-08.5-1
4Steubenville8-116.6+15
5Bishop Hartley (Columbus)7-219.9-3
6Poland Seminary (Poland)8-18.2+2
7Struthers7-213.3+15
8Canton South (Canton)9-01.6-2
9West Branch (Beloit)8-12.5+5
10AAHS (Kettering)6-39.8+2
11Lake Catholic (Mentor)7-215.1+7
12Streetsboro8-1-1.9-9
13Shelby7-24.9+36
14Sheridan (Thornville)8-10.1-25
15Shawnee (Springfield)8-1-3.5-5
16St. Clairsville7-22.2-8
17Taft (Cincinnati)7-25.0-3
18Eaton7-20.4+19
19Memorial (St. Marys)5-412.2+17
20Van Wert6-311.6-1
21CMHS (Youngstown)5-413.5+32
22West Holmes (Millersburg)7-24.4+15
23IVHS (Gnadenhutten)6-32.2+15
24Girard5-410.4+5
25JAHS (Plain City)6-35.3-23


Division V

AP Poll
1. Perry (10)     9-0 156
2. Liberty Center (3)   9-0 134
3. Coldwater (3)     9-0 131
4. Valley View (2)    9-0 127
5. Ironton      8-1 100
6. Oak Harbor     9-0 90
7. Harvest Prep  7-1 66
8. Canfield S. Range     8-1 65
9. Waynesville     7-2 20
10. Creston Norwayne    8-1 19
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Brookville 15. Barnesville 12. Proctorville Fairland 12.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Liberty Center9-02.3+4
2Perry9-06.6+4
3Coldwater9-012.3+22
4HP (Canal Winchester)7-113.9-13
5Valley View (Germantown)9-02.8+28
6South Range (Canfield)8-112.7-4
7Ironton8-18.9-12
8Archbold8-16.3+27
9Norwayne (Creston)8-1-4.5-13
10Oak Harbor9-0-9.9+13
11Edison (Milan)8-13.2-14
12Wheelersburg5-37.1-13
13Brookville7-25.2-22
14Waynesville7-28.1-26
15Liberty-Benton (Findlay)8-1-5.7-3
16Fairland (Proctorville)8-1-0.3+2
17Huron7-21.7+35
18Genoa Area (Genoa)7-2-1.7+8
19Heath7-2-0.8+27
20CA (Gahanna)9-0-11.1+25
21WMHS (Zanesville)8-1-4.2-10
22Barnesville9-0-19.5-7
23Garfield (Garrettsville)9-0-21.3+5
24Eastwood (Pemberville)7-2-5.4+7
25PWHS (West Portsmouth)8-1-12.9-4


Division VI

AP Poll
1. Kirtland (5)    8-1 147
(tie) West Jefferson (8)     9-0 147
3. Versailles (3)       7-2 131
4. Garaway (1)     9-0 130
5. Bluffton      9-0 103
6. Rootstown     8-0 69
7. Williamsburg    8-1 54
8. Cincinnati Country Day     9-0 46
9. Columbia Station Columbia     9-0 45
10. West Liberty-Salem (1)    8-1 42
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: New Madison Tri-Village 21.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Versailles7-218.5-6
2Kirtland8-1-0.2-1
3Bluffton9-0-4.3+8
4Garaway (Sugarcreek)9-0-3.7-5
5Columbus Grove7-21.7-6
6West Jefferson9-0-8.9-25
7Anna4-521.7--
8Carey8-2-6.8+29
9WLSHS (West Liberty)8-1-10.7-19
10CCCHS (Canton)5-44.2-4
11Ottawa Hills (Toledo)8-1-22.3-9
12Tinora (Defiance)6-34.1+6
13CCHS (North Robinson)8-1-14.9+20
14Williamsburg8-1-14.4-45
15Tri-Village (New Madison)8-1-22.1-4
16Mogadore7-2-13.0-12
17CHS (Columbia Station)9-0-21.2-5
18Rootstown8-0-24.6+8
19Northmor (Galion)7-2-18.4+28
20Paint Valley (Bainbridge)7-2-12.6-49
21Wynford (Bucyrus)5-4-7.0+64
22CHHS (Cleveland)7-1-21.3+15
23Allen East (Harrod)3-65.5+4
24Wayne Trace (Haviland)4-5-2.6-5
25Fort Frye (Beverly)7-2-14.7-8


Division VII

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (15)   9-0 177
2. Ansonia (3)   9-0 145
3. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon     9-0 110
4. Danville       9-0 101
5. Dalton     7-1 87
6. Tiffin Calvert     8-0 84
7. Minster      8-1 72
8. Hamler Patrick Henry     7-2 45
9. McComb     8-1 44
10. Malvern      8-1 36
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Beaver Eastern 27.

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

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)9-016.2+2
2Dalton7-11.1+21
3Minster8-18.1+13
4McComb8-1-6.0+1
5Patrick Henry (Hamler)7-26.6-21
6Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)6-32.4-8
7Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)9-0-18.5+8
8Ansonia9-0-16.4+4
9SHS (New Middletown)7-2-2.4-8
10Antwerp8-1-13.6+10
11Leipsic7-2-3.2-5
12LCCHS (Lima)5-31.7+7
13Danville9-0-22.8+2
14St. John's (Delphos)4-516.1+22
15Calvert (Tiffin)8-0-12.4-7
16St. Henry2-725.5+14
17New Bremen3-618.3-18
18Riverside (De Graff)8-1-14.2-8
19Lucas6-3-5.4+33
20Crestview (Convoy)6-30.6+5
21Hillsdale (Jeromesville)7-2-7.0-7
22Ayersville (Defiance)7-2-6.3+14
23Malvern8-1-19.7-5
24WRHS (Berlin Center)7-2-9.0--
25Fort Loramie5-4-0.8-36





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