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
9/30/20241 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 6-0 – beat then-No. 12 Westfield (Ind.) 17-13
2 (3). East St. Louis (Ill.), 5-0 – beat O’Fallon (Ill.) 55-0
3 (2). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 4-2 – lost to DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 20-14
4 (8). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 5-1 – beat Mt. Vernon (Ill.) 56-13
5 (5). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3-1 – beat Father Judge (Philadelphia, Pa.) 42-13
6 (6). Belleville (Mich.), 5-0 – beat Franklin (Mich.) 35-6
7 (7). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 4-1 – beat Benet Academy (Ill.) 48-13
8 (14) Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 5-0 – beat De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.) 31-14
9 (11). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 6-0 – beat Cardinal O’hara (Springfield, Pa.) 48-0
10 (18). Avon (Ohio), 6-0 – beat Olmsted Falls (Ohio) 35-14
11 (9). Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-0 – beat Little Miami (Morrow, Ohio) 41-14
12 (10). Lincoln-East (Frankfort, Ill.), 5-0 – beat Homewood-Flossmor (Ill.) 48-7
13 (12). Westfield (Ind.), 5-1 – lost to then-No. 1 Brownsburg (Ind.) 17-13
14 (4). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-3 – lost to Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) 28-27
15 (13). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-1 – beat John Bartram (Philadelphia. Ap.) 60-0
16 (15). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-0 – beat Pike (Ind.) 18-7
17 (20) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-1 – beat Lawrence Central (Ind.) 27-18
18 (24). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-0 – beat Milford (Ohio) 57-6
19 (25). Pine-Richland (Pa.), 5-0 – beat Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 71-0
20 (17). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-1 – beat LaSalle (Cincinnati, Ohio) 38-0
21 (19). Franklin (Wis.), 5-0 – beat Bradford/Reuther (Wis.) 38-7
22 (21). Kimberly (Wis.), 5-0 – beat Hortonville (Wis.) 35-7
23 (22). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 5-1 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 27-26
24 (23). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 6-0 – beat Benedictine (Cleveland, Ohio) 20-12
25 (NR). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 4-2 – beat Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) 22-17
Dropped Out:
16. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4-2 – lost to Bonner/Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill, Pa.) 38-30
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 5-0
~ Andover (Minn.), 4-1
~ Batavia (Ill.), 5-0
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 3-1
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 5-0
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 3-2
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 4-0
~ Crown Point (Ind.), 6-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 3-2
~ Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 4-2
~ Harrisburg (Pa.), 5-1
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 3-2
~ Kirtland, (Ohio), 6-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 5-1
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 6-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 5-0
~ Moorhead (Minn.), 5-0
~ Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 5-1
~ Oconomowoc (Wis.), 6-0
~ St. Rita (Chicago, Ill.), 4-1
~ Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 5-0
~ Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 6-0
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 6-0
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
