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.

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Oct 17, 2022, 12:00pm
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.

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (10/17/2022)

Division I

AP Poll
1. Lakewood St. Edward (11) 8-1       162
2. West Chester Lakota West (3)        9-0       155
3. Cincinnati Moeller (1)         8-1       137
4. Springfield (3)         7-1       126
5. Cincinnati Elder       7-2       70
6. Cincinnati Princeton           8-1       65
7. Gahanna Lincoln     8-1       60
8. Medina        8-1       46
9. Perrysburg 8-1       44
10. Dublin Jerome       7-2       41
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Centerville 35. Cleveland Heights 28.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Lakewood St. Edward
2. Cincinnati Moeller
3. West Chester Lakota West                                   
4. Springfield
5. Cincinnati Elder
6. Princeton
7. Gahanna Lincoln
8. Medina
9. Cleveland St. Ignatius                    
10. Cleveland Heights

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-I Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division I State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1AMHS (Cincinnati)8-149.7--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)8-150.0--
3LWHS (West Chester)9-030.8--
4Elder (Cincinnati)7-247.4--
5Springfield7-131.1--
6Princeton (Cincinnati)8-128.6--
7St. Ignatius (Cleveland)5-344.8+2
8Centerville7-233.7+4
9Lincoln (Gahanna)8-127.0+5
10Fairfield6-333.2-4
11Mason7-230.8+15
12Wayne (Huber Heights)6-332.4+10
13Springboro6-336.4-9
14Mentor5-331.9-1
15Medina8-117.4-7
16St. Xavier (Cincinnati)3-648.2-4
17New Albany7-218.1+10
18Fairmont (Kettering)6-332.8-8
19PCHS (Pickerington)6-325.3+3
20Milford7-224.2+1
21Perrysburg8-113.9-9
22UAHS (Columbus)7-221.7+15
23Dublin Jerome (Dublin)7-223.5-17
24Dublin Coffman (Dublin)6-330.3-7
25McKinley (Canton)5-429.0+4


Division II

AP Poll
1. Akron Hoban (12)   9-0       168
2. Cincinnati Winton Woods (4)         9-0       147
3. Massillon Washington        7-1       122
4. Xenia (1)      9-0       99
5. Toledo Central Catholic (1)             8-1       78
6. Avon            8-1       74
7. Medina Highland    9-0       73
8. Hudson        9-0       56
9. Painesville Riverside           8-1       41
10. Kings Mills Kings   8-1       37
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Trenton Edgewood 27. Austintown-Fitch 21. Uniontown Lake 19. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 13.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Akron Hoban                      
2. Massillon Washington
3. Cincinnati Winton Woods             
4. Toledo Central Catholic                  
5. Avon
6. Kings Mills Kings                
7. Painesville Riverside            
8. Medina Highland                 
9. Austintown-Fitch
10. Xenia

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-II Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division II State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)9-032.6--
2Washington (Massillon)7-136.2--
3Central Catholic (Toledo)8-121.4+3
4Winton Woods (Cincinnati)9-018.7-2
5Avon8-127.5--
6AFHS (Youngstown)8-127.3-3
7Riverside (Painesville)8-123.0-1
8Kings (Kings Mill)8-117.9+1
9SVSM (Akron)6-229.5+4
10Highland (Medina)9-09.1+5
11Hudson9-015.4-3
12Lake (Uniontown)8-118.4+8
13Olmsted Falls7-218.2+10
14Xenia9-01.5-6
15WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)7-212.8+4
16WSHS (Westerville)8-114.2+4
17AWHS (Whitehouse)8-111.8-6
18Big Walnut (Sunbury)8-19.3+11
19Avon Lake7-216.1-18
20Nordonia (Macedonia)7-215.9+5
21Edgewood (Trenton)8-19.8+9
22Withrow (Cincinnati)6-316.5-2
23Anderson (Cincinnati)5-422.5-3
24SJJHS (Toledo)4-525.3+2
25La Salle (Cincinnati)2-743.7-7


Division III

AP Poll
1. Hamilton Badin (15)            9-0       172
2. Chardon (2)             7-1       148
3. Canfield       7-1       110
4. Mount Orab Western Brown          8-1       106
5. Tipp City Tippecanoe          8-1       104
6. Bellbrook (1)           8-1       53
(tie) Youngstown Chaney       8-1       53
8. Youngstown Ursuline          7-2       43
9. Wapakoneta           8-1       37
10. Columbus Bishop Watterson        8-1       31
(tie) Thornville Sheridan         8-1       31
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Tiffin Columbian 28. Dresden Tri-Valley 25. Jackson 24. Bellefontaine 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Hamilton Badin                  
2. Chardon 
3. Youngstown Chaney 
4. Canfield                      
5. Youngstown Ursuline               
6. Bellbrook 
7. Wapakoneta             
8. Tipp City Tippecanoe
9. Mt. Orab Western Brown
10. Columbus Watterson

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-III Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division III State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chardon7-122.9+1
2Ursuline (Youngstown)7-221.3+3
3Badin (Hamilton)9-013.0-1
4Wapakoneta8-114.6-4
5Chaney (Youngstown)8-112.5-3
6Canfield7-111.0-5
7Columbian (Tiffin)7-212.2-10
8MSHS (Mansfield)7-215.2-5
9Bellefontaine8-16.4-5
10BWHS (Columbus)8-12.7-12
11Tippecanoe (Tipp City)8-15.9-2
12Jackson7-211.2+21
13Bellbrook8-19.1+2
14Western Brown (Mt. Orab)8-15.6+3
15Alliance7-24.8+3
16Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)8-10.0+11
17Tallmadge7-22.9-3
18Aurora6-310.8-8
19London6-39.8+6
20Sheridan (Thornville)8-12.6+33
21Granville7-24.7-4
22WHS (Washington Courthouse)7-22.7-36
23Tri-Valley (Dresden)7-29.2-26
24Holy Name (Parma Heights)6-22.3+41
25US (Hunting Valley)7-1-0.8-8


Division IV

AP Poll
1. Cleveland Glenville (14)      9-0       173
2. Cincinnati Wyoming (3)      9-0       157
3. Millersburg West Holmes (1)          9-0       142
4. Steubenville            8-1       114
5. Van Wert     8-1       87
6. Sandusky Perkins    8-1       83
7. Beloit West Branch 8-1       78
8. Elyria Catholic         8-1       34
9. Chillicothe Unioto   8-1       25
10. Columbus East      7-1       21
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: St. Clairsville 16. Middletown Bishop Fenwick 15. St. Marys Memorial 14.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Cleveland Glenville            
2. Millersburg West Holmes         
3. Cincinnati Wyoming   
4. Van Wert
5. Steubenville                      
6. Sandusky Perkins
7. Beloit West Branch
8. Elyria Catholic                   
9. Cincinnati Taft  
10. Clear Fork

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-IV Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division IV State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Glenville (Cleveland)8-0-4.7--
2West Holmes (Millersburg)9-08.4-2
3Van Wert8-112.9+3
4Steubenville8-118.5+4
5Perkins (Sandusky)8-111.4+7
6Wyoming (Cincinnati)9-0-8.5--
7West Branch (Beloit)8-11.5--
8Memorial (St. Marys)7-212.5-6
9Elyria Catholic (Elyria)8-15.4+7
10Clear Fork (Bellville)8-11.2+18
11Taft (Cincinnati)7-21.5+29
12Bellevue6-312.7-6
13Bishop Fenwick (Franklin)6-311.3+12
14St. Clairsville7-27.7+11
15IVHS (Gnadenhutten)6-35.0-2
16Northwest (Canal Fulton)7-22.7+3
17Girard6-35.3-36
18Bishop Hartley (Columbus)4-515.5+15
19Woodridge (Peninsula)6-32.9+11
20Unioto (Chillicothe)8-1-11.8-2
21New Lexington8-1-8.6-2
22JAHS (Jefferson)6-35.7+28
23Wauseon6-33.1-10
24Poland Seminary (Poland)5-414.3-33
25AAHS (Kettering)5-46.9-14


Division V

AP Poll
1. Coldwater (9)          9-0       157
2. Ironton (6)   9-0       142
3. Canfield S. Range (1)           9-0       116
4. Liberty Center         9-0       109
5. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep      9-0       90
6. Sugarcreek Garaway           9-0       69
7. Pemberville Eastwood        9-0       41
8. Milton-Union          9-0       40
(tie) Springfield Northeastern            9-0       40
10. Chillicothe Zane Trace      9-0       25
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Germantown Valley View 24. Bloomdale Elmwood 21. Perry 18. Cincinnati Madeira 17. Jamestown Greeneview (1) 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Ironton  
2. Coldwater             
3. Canfield S. Range     
4. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep                                
5. Liberty Center        
6. Sugarcreek Garaway                     
7. Milton-Union                    
8. Springfield Northeastern
9. Germantown Valley View
10. Pemberville Eastwood

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-V Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division V State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1South Range (Canfield)9-07.6-2
2Coldwater9-07.5+3
3Liberty Center9-05.6-3
4HP (Canal Winchester)9-01.2+16
5Ironton9-04.3-1
6Garaway (Sugarcreek)9-0-7.8--
7MUHS (West Milton)9-0-8.6-1
8Valley View (Germantown)8-17.0+7
9Perry7-27.7+17
10NHS (Springfield)9-0-4.4-2
11Eastwood (Pemberville)9-0-4.3-6
12Huron7-28.4+3
13Elmwood (Bloomdale)8-1-0.4+5
14Archbold8-12.2+2
15Brookville8-1-0.7+1
16Oak Harbor8-1-6.3+4
17Wheelersburg7-21.5-12
18Greeneview (Jamestown)8-1-6.1+16
19Madeira (Cincinnati)9-0-12.0+7
20Zane Trace (Chillicothe)9-0-12.5-12
21Fairless (Navarre)7-2-2.0+27
22Genoa Area (Genoa)5-411.2-3
23CMHS (Youngstown)5-48.0--
24Edison (Milan)6-35.7-3
25Norwayne (Creston)6-30.5-57


Division VI

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (14)        9-0       167
2. Kirtland (3) 9-0       151
3. Carey           9-0       126
4. Mogadore   8-0       107
5. Ashland Crestview 9-0       92
6. Beverly Fort Frye     8-1       73
7. Columbia Station Columbia            9-0       50
8. Versailles     6-3       43
9. Lafayette Allen East            8-1       41
10. New Madison Tri-Village 8-1       37
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Youngstown Christian 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Maria Stein Marion Local               
2. Kirtland                  
3. Carey                     
4. Mogadore 
5. Beverly Fort Frye               
6. Ashland Crestview 
7. Versailles                   
8. Allen East
9. Columbia Station Columbia
10. New Madison Tri-Village

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-VI Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division VI State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)9-013.8-2
2Kirtland9-01.6-3
3Versailles6-314.7+4
4Crestview (Ashland)9-0-5.9+6
5Fort Frye (Beverly)8-12.1+10
6Mogadore8-0-7.7-26
7Carey9-0-8.9-17
8Brookfield8-1-8.1+36
9Dalton7-2-2.8+52
10Columbus Grove7-2-0.2+8
11Allen East (Harrod)8-1-5.4-5
12CCCHS (Canton)5-49.8-5
13Tri-Village (New Madison)8-1-19.6+53
14CCHS (North Robinson)7-2-9.9-2
15Ottawa Hills (Toledo)7-1-13.2+41
16CHS (Columbia Station)9-0-20.3+18
17Northwestern (West Salem)7-2-3.5+26
18VCHS (Youngstown)9-0-23.6-21
19Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)7-2-6.6-20
20Patrick Henry (Hamler)5-42.4+32
21Margaretta (Castalia)7-2-8.9-18
22Bellaire5-44.6+27
23NYHS (Nelsonville)8-1-21.7+19
24Western Reserve (Collins)5-4-3.9+20
25United (Hanoverton)8-1-24.8+23


Division VII

AP Poll
1. Warren John F. Kennedy (8)           7-1       154
2. Newark Catholic      6-1       124
3. Antwerp (2)             9-0       105
4. McComb (2)            8-1       101
5. Ansonia (3) 8-1       87
6. New Bremen (2)      7-2       84
7. Lowellville   9-0       82
8. Waynesfield-Goshen          9-0       48
9. Ft. Loramie 7-2       30
10. Hannibal River      8-1       25
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Lima Central Catholic 21. Minster 19. Arlington 16.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. New Bremen 
2. Warren John F. Kennedy               
3. Newark Catholic                
4. Antwerp     
5. McComb   
6. Lowellville
7. Ft. Loramie
8. Minster
9. Waynesfield-Goshen
10. Ansonia

MaxPreps Computer Rankings: D-VII Top 25
This week's Ohio MaxPreps Division VII State Rankings (all teams ranked).

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1New Bremen7-29.6+9
2JFKC (Warren)8-11.3-28
3Newark Catholic (Newark)6-1-2.0+33
4McComb8-1-8.7-7
5Antwerp9-0-15.4-21
6Fort Loramie7-20.0+31
7LCCHS (Lima)6-310.6-2
8Minster6-39.1-24
9Ansonia8-1-13.9+19
10Lowellville9-0-22.0+7
11Mechanicsburg7-2-7.7+54
12St. Paul (Norwalk)6-31.0-10
13Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)6-3-10.0+3
14Lucas4-56.5-31
15Gibsonburg8-1-14.9-33
16Ayersville (Defiance)6-3-1.9-59
17Arlington8-1-19.6-5
18Riverside (De Graff)7-2-10.0-2
19Fort Recovery3-614.7-34
20Hillsdale (Jeromesville)5-4-0.1-13
21WGHS (Waynesfield)9-0-34.7-3
22Danville7-2-7.7+10
23St. John's (Delphos)3-615.2-4
24Southern (Salineville)8-1-24.4--
25SHS (New Middletown)5-4-0.1+16


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