OHSAA High School Football State Polls: Ohio AP vs. MaxPreps

A look at how the Associated Press Ohio High School Football Polls and MaxPreps Computer Rankings compare this week.

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Oct 27, 2020, 7:00am
Man against mathematics. Here is a look at how this week's final Ohio High School Football Associated Press State Football Polls and the current MaxPreps Ohio High School Football Computer Rankings compare.

The AP poll is chosen weekly by a statewide media vote. The MP Computer Rankings are created from a proprietary equation that factors items such as quality wins and strength of schedule.

DIVISION I

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Pickerington Central (15) 9-0 164
2. West Chester Lakota West (1) 9-0 152
3. Mentor 8-1 118
4. Clayton Northmont (1) 8-0 107
5. Springfield (Springfield, Ohio) 7-1 95
6. Cincinnati St. Xavier 7-2 71
7. Westerville Central 7-1 67
8. Dublin Coffman 9-1 41
9. Princeton (Cincinnati) 6-2 36
10. Lakewood St. Edward 6-2 31
Others receiving 12 or more points: Powell Olentangy Liberty 21. Medina 20.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Xavier (Cincinnati)7-232.9--
2Mentor8-128.8+1
3OLHS (Powell)8-129.0+1
4WCHS (Westerville)7-122.4+4
5Northmont (Clayton)8-023.0-1
6LWHS (West Chester)8-023.3+5
7PCHS (Pickerington)9-012.2+3
8Dublin Coffman (Dublin)8-128.1-7
9Medina6-331.9+3
10St. Edward (Lakewood)6-232.4+3

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DIVISION II

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Akron Hoban (15) 7-0 157
2. Toledo Central Catholic 6-0 129
3. Avon 8-0 123
4. Massillon Perry 8-0 104
5. Westerville South (1) 7-0 79
6. Hudson 8-0 76
7. Massillon Washington 7-1 75
(tie) Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (1) 8-0 75
9. Cincinnati La Salle 6-2 51
10. Piqua 7-1 21
Others receiving 12 or more points: Kings Mills Kings 17.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)7-020.6--
2Washington (Massillon)7-125.4+2
3Hudson8-020.4-5
4La Salle (Cincinnati)6-226.2+1
5Central Catholic (Toledo)6-05.2+3
6Perry (Massillon)8-015.8+8
7Avon8-010.9+11
8AFHS (Youngstown)7-122.4-10
9Benedictine (Cleveland)4-433.7+18
10Kings (Kings Mill)7-010.1+7
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DIVISION III

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Chardon (11) 8-0 155
2. Bellbrook (2) 8-0 136
3. Canfield (1) 8-0 112
4. Hamilton Badin (1) 8-0 111
5. Jonathan Alder (Plain City) (1) 8-0 99
6. Streetsboro (1) 8-0 92
7. Thornville Sheridan 8-0 68
8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales 6-1 59
9. New Philadelphia 7-1 34
10. Kettering Archbishop Alter 6-2 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chardon8-010.4-3
2Canfield8-018.7+4
3Badin (Hamilton)8-012.4--
4Streetsboro8-04.7+26
5New Philadelphia7-115.9+9
6Bellbrook8-07.7+14
7SFDS (Columbus)6-116.3+9
8AAHS (Kettering)6-211.1+14
9Sheridan (Thornville)8-02.8+15
10SVSM (Akron)5-313.4-11
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DIVISION IV

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (13) 8-0 153
2. St. Clairsville (2) 8-0 136
3. Cincinnati Wyoming (1) 7-0 132
4. Bellevue 8-0 103
5. Canal Fulton Northwest 8-0 92
6. Bloom-Carroll (1) 8-0 85
7. Waverly 8-0 80
8. Shelby 8-0 65
9. Indian Hill (Cincinnati) 7-1 28
10. Meadowbrook (Byesville) 8-0 16
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1CMHS (Clarksville)8-01.0+3
2Bellevue8-08.3+8
3Waverly8-01.6+13
4Shelby8-04.2+14
5Ursuline (Youngstown)6-214.4+23
6Van Wert7-16.5--
7Lake Catholic (Mentor)5-211.4+1
8Wyoming (Cincinnati)7-0-3.5+18
9Northwest (Canal Fulton)8-03.8-7
10Valley View (Germantown)6-25.9+39
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DIVISION V

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Kirtland (12) 7-0 162
2. Ironton (1) 8-0 140
3. Canfield S. Range (2) 8-0 128
4. West Lafayette Ridgewood 8-0 111
5. St. Bernard Roger Bacon (2) 8-0 105
6. Wheelersburg 7-1 78
7. Tontogany Otsego 8-0 68
8. Findlay Liberty-Benton 7-1 27
9. Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) 7-1 19
10. Ottawa-Glandorf 7-1 16
Others receiving 12 or more points: Columbiana Crestview 15. Versailles 14. Garfield (Garrettsville) 12.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1RHS (West Lafayette)8-0-5.8+25
2Kirtland7-0-1.5-4
3Ironton8-0-5.1+4
4South Range (Canfield)9-0-3.4--
5Otsego (Tontogany)8-0-3.6+28
6Crestview (Columbiana)6-1-2.7+28
7Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa)7-12.6+8
8Roger Bacon (Cincinnati)8-0-11.6+5
9Wheelersburg7-10.3--
10Liberty-Benton (Findlay)7-14.3-70
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DIVISION VI

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Coldwater (11) 8-0 163
2. Mechanicsburg 8-0 136
3. Fort Frye (Beverly) (3) 8-0 130
4. New Middletown Springfield (1) 8-0 113
5. Archbold (1) 8-0 94
6. Wickliffe 8-0 72
7. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 8-0 62
8. Adena (Frankfort) 8-0 53
9. Creston Norwayne (1) 8-0 41
10. West Jefferson 7-1 25
Others receiving 12 or more points: Mogadore 19. Sherwood Fairview 15.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Mechanicsburg8-02.7+14
2Coldwater8-08.7-8
3Norwayne (Creston)8-0-3.5-2
4SHS (New Middletown)8-0-6.0+14
5Archbold8-0-2.1+17
6Adena (Frankfort)8-0-11.1+34
7CCHS (North Robinson)8-0-6.1-17
8Fairview (Sherwood)8-0-12.7--
9Columbus Grove8-0-6.1+26
10Wickliffe8-0-10.5-9
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DIVISION VII

AP Rankings (Team, first-place votes, record, total points)
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (16) 8-0 169
2. Trimble (Glouster) 8-0 136
3. Ft. Loramie (1) 7-1 116
4. Lima Central Catholic 6-1 113
5. Warren John F. Kennedy 6-2 92
6. Tri-Village (New Madison) 7-1 49
7. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 7-0 36
8. Dalton 6-2 28
9. Riverside (De Graff) 7-1 27
10. Lucas 6-2 24
Others receiving 12 or more points: Perry (Lima) 22. Malvern 20. Norwalk St. Paul 20. New Bremen 19. McDonald 18.

MaxPreps Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)8-00.9-7
2LCCHS (Lima)6-15.6+14
3New Bremen6-26.8+11
4St. Henry5-35.8-10
5Arlington5-2-3.7-4
6Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)7-0-14.4+37
7JFKC (Warren)6-2-3.1+33
8Lucas6-2-1.2+54
9Dalton6-2-6.5+17
10St. Paul (Norwalk)6-2-6.9-29
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