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 final Associated Press State Poll.

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Oct 25, 2021, 10:00am
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 final AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.


MaxPreps State Rankings: Divisional
This week's Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings based on division. All teams ranked.

Division I State Rankings
Division VII State Rankings

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week's Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)9-137.9+1
2St. Xavier (Cincinnati)8-241.4-1
3LWHS (West Chester)8-131.4+1
4Medina10-026.7-1
5Springfield8-126.7+2
6UAHS (Columbus)10-023.8+3
7Marysville9-024.3-2
8PCHS (Pickerington)9-124.7--
9AMHS (Cincinnati)7-345.9-3
10St. Ignatius (Cleveland)6-445.3+1
11Avon8-226.0-1
12Chardon10-016.7+1
13Central Catholic (Toledo)8-228.4+2
14Princeton (Cincinnati)9-128.3+2
15Archbishop Hoban (Akron)7-336.5-1
16New Albany10-013.7+2
17Badin (Hamilton)9-018.4+10
18Benedictine (Cleveland)6-231.2-6
19Washington (Massillon)8-230.9+1
20Kings (Kings Mill)10-019.8-3
21Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow)8-225.5+9
22Big Walnut (Sunbury)10-010.2-1
23WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)8-216.1--
24Highland (Medina)9-117.8-2
25Wayne (Huber Heights)8-225.3+9


FINAL AP POLLS
Released 10/25/2021

Division I
1. Medina (13)     10-0     164
2. Marysville (2)     9-0     140
3. Lakewood St. Edward     9-1     133
4. Columbus Upper Arlington (1)     10-0     107
5. Springfield (1)     8-1     98
6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (1)     8-2     84
7. New Albany     10-0     81
8. West Chester Lakota West     8-1     62
9. Pickerington Central     9-1     44
10. Cincinnati Moeller     7-3     36

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Princeton 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Medina, 2. St. Edward, 3. St. Xavier, 4. Springfield, 5. Lakota West, 6. Pickerington Central, 7. Marysville, 8. Upper Arlington, 9. Moeller, 10. New Albany

Division II
1. Kings Mills Kings (12)     10-0     154
2. Piqua (3)     9-0     147
3. Sunbury Big Walnut (2)     10-0     125
4. Medina Highland     9-1     80
5. Toledo Central Catholic     8-2     76
6. Barberton     9-1     73
7. Avon     8-2     70
8. Akron Hoban (1)     7-3     69
9. Cleveland Benedictine     6-2     47
10. Massillon Washington     8-2     39

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 21. Cincinnati Anderson 17. Ashville Teays Valley 16. North Canton Hoover 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Hoban, 2. Walsh, 3. Toledo CC, 4. Massillon Washington, 5. Benedictine, 6. Avon, 7. LaSalle, 8. Kings, 9. Big Walnut, 10. Piqua

Division III
1. Chardon (15)     10-0     166
2. Hamilton Badin (2)     9-0     149
3. Granville     9-0     122
4. Millersburg West Holmes     10-0     104
5. Dover     9-0     97
6. Norton     9-0     73
7. Chagrin Falls Kenston     9-1     50
8. Columbus Bishop Hartley     8-2     43
9. Bellbrook (1)     8-2     29
10. Aurora     8-2     28

Others receiving 12 or more points: Canfield 26. Monroe 20. St. Marys Memorial 18. Hubbard 14. Jackson 13. Wapakoneta 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted:
1. Chardon, 2. Badin, 3. Hartley, 4. Granville, 5. West Holmes, 6. Dover, 7. Aurora, 8. Steubenville, 9. Bellbrook, 10. Canfield

Division IV
1. Cincinnati Wyoming (14)     10-0     173
2. Bloom-Carroll (3)     10-0     154
3. Beloit West Branch     10-0     121
4. Clarksville Clinton-Massie     8-1     98
5. Van Wert     9-1     88
6. Eaton (1)     9-1     64
7. St. Clairsville     9-1     58
8. Cincinnati McNicholas     8-1     57
9. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph     6-1     37
10. Bellevue     8-2     35

Others receiving 12 or more points: Waverly 26. Clyde 25. Port Clinton 24. Cleveland Glenville 17.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Wyoming, 2. Bloom-Carroll, 3. Clinton-Massie, 4. Glenville, 5. Van Wert, 6. West Branch, 7. Bellevue, 8. McNicholas, 9. VASJ, 10. Eaton

Division V
1. Kirtland (17)     9-1     176
2. Canfield S. Range     10-0     150
3. Tontogany Otsego     9-0     129
4. Ironton     9-1     111
5. Sugarcreek Garaway     10-0     103
6. Garrettsville Garfield     10-0     77
7. Piketon     9-0     58
8. Versailles     9-1     56
9. Camden Preble Shawnee (1)     10-0     46
10. West Lafayette Ridgewood     9-1     28

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Taft 14. Elyria Catholic 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Kirtland, 2. Ironton, 3. South Range, 4. Otsego, 5. Versailles, 6. Elmwood 7. Garaway, 8. Garfield, 9. Ridgewood, 10. Eastwood

Division VI
1. Archbold (10)     10-0     163
2. Mechanicsburg (7)     10-0     162
3. Columbus Grove     10-0     122
4. Ashland Crestview     10-0     108
5. Beverly Fort Frye     8-1     90
6. Coldwater     8-2     77
7. New Middletown Springfield (1)     9-1     54
8. Carey     9-1     47
9. West Jefferson     9-1     44
10. Columbia Station Columbia     9-1     42

Others receiving 12 or more points: Leavittsburg Labrae 23. Willow Wood Symmes Valley 17. Proctorville Fairland 14. Liberty Center 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Archbold, 2. Mechanicsburg, 3. Columbus Grove, 4. Ashland Crestview, 5. Fort Frye, 6. Coldwater, 7. New Middletown Springfield, 8. West Jefferson, 9. Liberty Center, 10. Columbia

Division VII
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (18)     10-0     180
2. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon     9-1     131
3. Newark Catholic     9-1     127
4. Norwalk St. Paul     8-1     91
5. Sugar Grove Berne Union     9-0     87
6. McComb     9-1     71
7. Lucas     8-1     70
8. New Madison Tri-Village     9-1     66
9. Lima Central Catholic     8-2     44
10. Edon     9-1     34

Others receiving 12 or more points: Shadyside 30. Glouster Trimble 16. St. Henry 14.

How @EFrantzMP Voted: 1. Marion Local, 2. McComb, 3. Hopewell-Loudon, 4. Newark Catholic, 5. St. Henry, 6. New Bremen, 7. LCC, 8. Lucas, 9. Edon, 10. St. Paul

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