High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2025 Great Lakes Region Rankings

Our updated look at the top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff upon us, here's our latest take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin started play last week. Illinois, Michigan, New York and Minnesota kick off this week. Also listed below are the current MaxPreps computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

8/26/2025 Poll

Last week’s ranking in parenthesis
1 (1). Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1-0 – beat Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio) 41-20
2 (2). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1-0 – beat Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) 14-7
3 (3). East St. Louis (Ill.), 0-0 – DNP
4 (5). Brownsburg (Ind.), 1-0 – beat Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.) 36-23
5 (4). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 0-1 – lost 31-28 to American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
6 (8). LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 1-0 – beat Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 23-6
7 (6). Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 1-0 – beat Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester, Ohio) 31-12
8 (7). Mount Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 0-0 – DNP
9 (9). Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.), 0-0 – DNP
10 (10). Harrisburg (Pa.), 1-0 – beat Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 40-26
11 (11). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1-0 – beat Cooper (Ky.) 52-10
12 (13). Avon (Ohio), 1-0 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 40-14
13 (12). Westfield (Ind.), 1-0 – beat Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 35-0
14 (15). Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.), 1-0 – beat Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 34-27
15 (16). Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 0-0 – DNP
16 (17). Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 0-0 – DNP
17 (18). Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 0-0 – DNP
18 (19). Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 1-0 – beat Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 33-27
19 (20). Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 0-0 – DNP
20 (21). Lincoln Way-East (Frankfort, Ill.), 0-0 – DNP
21 (NR). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 1-0 – beat Pickerington North (Ohio) 24-0
22 (24). Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 1-0 – beat Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 8-0
23 (25). St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Park, Mich.), 0-0 – DNP
24 (NR). Center Grove (Greenwood, IN), 1-0 – beat Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 24-6
25 (NR). Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 1-0 – beat Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.) 53-26

Dropped Out:
14. Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 0-1 – lost 26-6 to Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)
22. Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio), 0-1 – lost 17-14 to Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
23. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 0-1 – lost

Keep an Eye On:
* Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 1-0
* Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 0-1
* Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.), 1-0
* Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia. Pa.), 0-1
* Lakota West (Wes Chester, Ohio), 0-1
* Maple Grove (Minn.), 0-0
* McKeesport (Pa.), 1-0
* Monsignor Bonner/Prendergast (Drexel Hill, Pa.), 1-0
* St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York), 0-0
* Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 1-0

MaxPreps Computer Rankings

Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.

Illinois State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	East St. Louis	0-0
2	CMCHS (Chicago)	0-0
3	NA (LaGrange Park)	0-0
4	LWEHS (Frankfort)	0-0
5	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	0-0
6	Batavia	0-0
7	St. Rita (Chicago)	0-0
8	York (Elmhurst)	0-0
9	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	0-0
10	Brother Rice (Chicago)	0-0
11	DGNHS (Downers Grove)	0-0
12	Maine South (Park Ridge)	0-0
13	Lyons (LaGrange)	0-0
14	Warren Township (Gurnee)	0-0
15	Marist (Chicago)	0-0
16	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	0-0
17	Geneva	0-0
18	SICP (Chicago)	0-0
19	SCNHS (St. Charles)	0-0
20	St. Francis (Wheaton)	0-0
21	Palatine	0-0
22	Morris	0-0
23	MCHS (Lombard)	0-0
24	Fenwick (Oak Park)	0-0
25	Edwardsville	0-0
26	Rochester	0-0
27	Lena-Winslow (Lena)	0-0
28	ICCP (Elmhurst)	0-0
29	Sycamore	0-0
30	HHS (Arlington Heights)	0-0
31	Kankakee	0-0
32	NNHS (Naperville)	0-0
33	Byron	0-0
34	Prospect (Mt. Prospect)	0-0
35	NCHS (Naperville)	0-0
36	PRHS (Crystal Lake)	0-0
37	PCHS (New Lenox)	0-0
38	Barrington	0-0
39	Lake Zurich	0-0
40	CPCHS (Camp Point)	0-0
41	Carmel (Mundelein)	0-0
42	Cary-Grove (Cary)	0-0
43	Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa)	0-0
44	ACHS (Belleville)	0-0
45	WWSHS (Wheaton)	0-0
46	Morgan Park (Chicago)	0-0
47	Quincy	0-0
48	Normal Community (Normal)	0-0
49	Tolono Unity (Tolono)	0-0
50	LWCHS (New Lenox)	0-0

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Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	1-0	56.0
2	Center Grove (Greenwood)	1-0	41.5
3	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	1-0	42.2
4	HSHS (Fishers)	1-0	37.3
5	LNHS (Indianapolis)	1-0	34.2
6	Westfield	1-0	19.7
7	New Palestine	1-0	13.0
8	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	0-1	47.6
9	Carmel	1-0	37.2
10	WCHS (Indianapolis)	0-1	48.2
11	East Central (St. Leon)	1-0	22.6
12	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	1-0	26.0
13	Crown Point	1-0	1.0
14	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	0-1	46.6
15	Fishers	0-1	41.6
16	Avon	1-0	33.2
17	Zionsville	1-0	27.6
18	LCHS (Indianapolis)	0-1	46.0
19	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	1-0	20.8
20	FCHS (Indianapolis)	1-0	9.0
21	Merrillville	1-0	12.6
22	Warsaw	1-0	33.2
23	DCHS (Indianapolis)	0-1	34.3
24	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	0-1	33.2
25	BSHS (Bloomington)	1-0	4.0
26	Penn (Mishawaka)	1-0	25.5
27	Noblesville	1-0	16.9
28	Mishawaka	1-0	-0.4
29	EMHS (Evansville)	1-0	12.2
30	Pike (Indianapolis)	0-1	34.3
31	Plainfield	1-0	10.6
32	LJHS (Lafayette)	0-1	39.8
33	ERHS (Evansville)	1-0	-8.0
34	Columbus North (Columbus)	1-0	18.1
35	ILHS (Indianapolis)	1-0	-15.3
36	Valparaiso	0-1	32.5
37	Leo	1-0	19.5
38	HHHS (Lincoln City)	1-0	-16.0
39	Harrison (West Lafayette)	1-0	15.8
40	East Noble (Kendallville)	1-0	0.5
41	GSHS (Fort Branch)	1-0	10.3
42	Lawrenceburg	0-1	40.6
43	Mooresville	1-0	15.4
44	FWBD (Fort Wayne)	0-1	34.1
45	Adams Central (Monroe)	1-0	4.6
46	GCHS (Noblesville)	1-0	1.9
47	Concord (Elkhart)	1-0	13.0
48	Homestead (Fort Wayne)	0-1	45.6
49	FWBL (Fort Wayne)	0-1	25.0
50	Knox	1-0	4.4

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Cass Tech (Detroit)	0-0
2	DLSC (Warren)	0-0
3	Catholic Central (Novi)	0-0
4	Rockford	0-0
5	LCCHS (Jackson)	0-0
6	King (Detroit)	0-0
7	UCHS (Hudsonville)	0-0
8	Dakota (Macomb)	0-0
9	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
10	Clarkston	0-0
11	SMP (Orchard Lake)	0-0
12	West Bloomfield	0-0
13	Zeeland West (Zeeland)	0-0
14	Davison	0-0
15	Hudsonville	0-0
16	Muskegon	0-0
17	WCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
18	Adams (Rochester)	0-0
19	DeWitt	0-0
20	Byron Center	0-0
21	MSHS (Norton Shores)	0-0
22	Goodrich	0-0
23	Frankenmuth	0-0
24	Belleville	0-0
25	Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)	0-0
26	Lake Orion	0-0
27	Grandville	0-0
28	CCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
29	Whitehall	0-0
30	Saline	0-0
31	SCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
32	Caledonia	0-0
33	CVHS (Clinton Township)	0-0
34	Mason	0-0
35	UEHS (Shelby Township)	0-0
36	SATHS (Southfield)	0-0
37	Roseville	0-0
38	WLWHS (Walled Lake)	0-0
39	Grand Blanc	0-0
40	GPSHS (Grosse Pointe)	0-0
41	Portland	0-0
42	Freeland	0-0
43	East Lansing	0-0
44	Harper Woods	0-0
45	Dexter	0-0
46	Niles	0-0
47	Groves (Beverly Hills)	0-0
48	Romeo	0-0
49	Lowell	0-0
50	East Kentwood (Kentwood)	0-0

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Elk River	0-0
2	Chanhassen	0-0
3	Maple Grove	0-0
4	Mankato West (Mankato)	0-0
5	Stewartville	0-0
6	STA (Mendota Heights)	0-0
7	Minneota	0-0
8	Moorhead	0-0
9	Becker	0-0
10	Alexandria	0-0
11	Andover	0-0
12	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	0-0
13	Barnesville	0-0
14	Chatfield	0-0
15	Eden Prairie	0-0
16	JCCHS (Jackson)	0-0
17	Shakopee	0-0
18	Hutchinson	0-0
19	RAHS (Plymouth)	0-0
20	Rocori (Cold Spring)	0-0
21	Orono (Long Lake)	0-0
22	Edina	0-0
23	Chaska	0-0
24	Marshall	0-0
25	Waseca	0-0
26	Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)	0-0
27	DGFHS (Glyndon)	0-0
28	LSHS (Lakeville)	0-0
29	Centennial (Circle Pines)	0-0
30	Minnetonka	0-0
31	Owatonna	0-0
32	Waconia	0-0
33	LNHS (Lakeville)	0-0
34	Rogers	0-0
35	Caledonia	0-0
36	Monticello	0-0
37	B O L D (Olivia)	0-0
38	Brainerd	0-0
39	Princeton	0-0
40	Rosemount	0-0
41	Kimball	0-0
42	Albany	0-0
43	Prior Lake	0-0
44	NLSHS (New London)	0-0
45	Annandale	0-0
46	Stillwater	0-0
47	Byron	0-0
48	Litchfield	0-0
49	Goodhue	0-0
50	FCHS (Harmony)	0-0

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Somers (Lincolndale)	0-0
2	Garden City	0-0
3	CBA (Syracuse)	0-0
4	CBA (Albany)	0-0
5	Rye	0-0
6	St. Francis (Hamburg)	0-0
7	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	0-0
8	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	0-0
9	Sayville	0-0
10	BBPHS (Bayport)	0-0
11	CNSHS (Cicero)	0-0
12	Massapequa	0-0
13	Waverly	0-0
14	Harrison	0-0
15	Tioga (Tioga Center)	0-0
16	Whitesboro (Marcy)	0-0
17	Farmingdale	0-0
18	SHS (Clifton Park)	0-0
19	MQJHS (Rochester)	0-0
20	Wantagh	0-0
21	Port Jervis	0-0
22	Niskayuna	0-0
23	CCHS (New Windsor)	0-0
24	Carmel	0-0
25	YHS (Yorktown Heights)	0-0
26	Lancaster	0-0
27	HHHW (Dix Hills)	0-0
28	AI (Rochester)	0-0
29	Pleasantville	0-0
30	Monroe (Rochester)	0-0
31	UP (Rochester)	0-0
32	Westhampton Beach	0-0
33	Plainedge (Massapequa)	0-0
34	NFA (Newburgh)	0-0
35	Shaker (Latham)	0-0
36	Carey (Franklin Square)	0-0
37	EIHS (Islip Terrace)	0-0
38	WFHS (Mastic Beach)	0-0
39	RCSHS (Ravena)	0-0
40	Jamestown	0-0
41	IRHS (Philadelphia)	0-0
42	Brighton (Rochester)	0-0
43	Vestal	0-0
44	Mahopac	0-0
45	General Brown (Dexter)	0-0
46	Schuylerville	0-0
47	CFHS (Binghamton)	0-0
48	Lincoln (Brooklyn)	0-0
49	MWHS (Central Valley)	0-0
50	HSBASGC (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	0-0

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	AMHS (Cincinnati)	1-0	43.5
2	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	1-0	33.4
3	Anderson (Cincinnati)	1-0	30.2
4	St. Edward (Lakewood)	1-0	42.1
5	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	1-0	43.7
6	BWHS (Columbus)	1-0	41.5
7	Glenville (Cleveland)	1-0	43.3
8	PCHS (Pickerington)	1-0	41.0
9	Winton Woods (Cincinnati)	1-0	42.5
10	WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)	1-0	43.2
11	Ursuline (Youngstown)	1-0	30.8
12	UAHS (Columbus)	1-0	28.6
13	Avon	0-0	0.0
14	Highland (Medina)	1-0	25.4
15	Mentor	1-0	33.1
16	Elder (Cincinnati)	1-0	9.9
17	LWHS (West Chester)	0-1	50.8
18	Princeton (Cincinnati)	0-1	59.8
19	Washington (Massillon)	0-1	48.2
20	Central Catholic (Toledo)	0-1	47.4
21	Springfield	0-1	47.8
22	PNHS (Pickerington)	0-1	51.8
23	Big Walnut (Sunbury)	0-1	48.3
24	Lincoln (Gahanna)	0-1	48.1
25	Kirtland	1-0	19.5
26	MLHS (Maria Stein)	1-0	2.0
27	Hudson	1-0	28.9
28	Liberty Center	1-0	4.6
29	Wapakoneta	1-0	8.5
30	McKinley (Canton)	1-0	18.4
31	Coldwater	1-0	27.5
32	Olentangy (Lewis Center)	1-0	34.8
33	IVHS (Gnadenhutten)	1-0	19.8
34	OLHS (Powell)	0-1	35.0
35	Ironton	1-0	-8.8
36	Perry	1-0	1.7
37	Lake (Uniontown)	1-0	29.6
38	Wayne (Huber Heights)	1-0	21.0
39	St. Ignatius (Cleveland)	0-0	0.0
40	HP (Canal Winchester)	0-1	57.1
41	Tippecanoe (Tipp City)	1-0	23.5
42	Olmsted Falls	0-1	45.7
43	Perkins (Sandusky)	0-1	14.8
44	OOHS (Lewis Center)	1-0	14.6
45	Whitmer (Toledo)	1-0	23.7
46	Wadsworth	1-0	9.7
47	Centerville	0-1	23.2
48	Withrow (Cincinnati)	1-0	23.4
49	Steubenville	0-1	47.0
50	Kings (Kings Mill)	0-0	0.0

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	0-1	77.3
2	LSCHS (Wyndmoor)	1-0	43.6
3	Harrisburg	1-0	42.0
4	Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)	1-0	18.1
5	PTHS (McMurray)	1-0	24.0
6	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	0-1	58.7
7	IC (Philadelphia)	0-1	47.3
8	RCHS (Philadelphia)	0-1	44.8
9	North Allegheny (Wexford)	1-0	21.0
10	Upper St. Clair	1-0	19.0
11	Aliquippa	0-0	0.0
12	DWHS (Downingtown)	1-0	25.1
13	McKeesport	1-0	17.0
14	State College	1-0	16.4
15	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	0-1	9.2
16	Central York (York)	1-0	17.0
17	Parkland (Allentown)	1-0	-6.1
18	MTHS (Lancaster)	1-0	23.6
19	Bethel Park	1-0	15.9
20	MBAPC (CO-OP) (Drexel Hill)	1-0	-6.1
21	Nazareth Area (Nazareth)	1-0	-4.5
22	TJHS (Jefferson Hills)	1-0	-9.7
23	Coatesville	1-0	21.8
24	North Penn (Lansdale)	1-0	26.9
25	Belle Vernon	0-0	14.1
26	Wyomissing	1-0	22.5
27	Downingtown East (Exton)	0-1	27.6
28	Montour (McKees Rocks)	1-0	22.7
29	Cathedral Prep (Erie)	1-0	-0.7
30	McDowell (Erie)	0-1	46.0
31	Freedom (Bethlehem)	0-1	37.6
32	Easton Area (Easton)	1-0	22.8
33	Avonworth (Pittsburgh)	1-0	-20.8
34	Neshaminy (Langhorne)	1-0	24.0
35	Chester	1-0	6.8
36	PJPII (Royersford)	1-0	12.4
37	SHHS (Wallingford)	1-0	-7.0
38	CMMHS (Canonsburg)	0-1	43.9
39	Emmaus	0-1	24.2
40	Westinghouse (Pittsburgh)	1-0	8.8
41	CVHS (Mechanicsburg)	0-1	33.4
42	Souderton	1-0	13.1
43	Jersey Shore	1-0	9.5
44	CBWHS (Doylestown)	0-1	24.3
45	Central Valley (Monaca)	0-1	25.5
46	NL (New Tripoli)	1-0	-35.6
47	Springfield	1-0	17.6
48	SCAHS (Catawissa)	0-1	27.4
49	Wilson (West Lawn)	1-0	7.9
50	BRHS (West Chester)	1-0	-5.4

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Arrowhead (Hartland)	1-0	33.3
2	Bay Port (Green Bay)	1-0	23.6
3	Neenah	1-0	36.5
4	Muskego	0-1	36.7
5	West De Pere (De Pere)	1-0	4.2
6	Waunakee	1-0	6.3
7	Franklin	1-0	26.0
8	Hamilton (Sussex)	1-0	32.5
9	MU (Milwaukee)	0-1	43.1
10	Kimberly	0-1	33.7
11	Appleton North (Appleton)	1-0	31.2
12	NDA (Green Bay)	1-0	29.0
13	Mukwonago	0-1	31.9
14	Badger (Lake Geneva)	1-0	2.4
15	Oconomowoc	1-0	11.3
16	Kaukauna	0-1	31.6
17	Columbus	1-0	-7.3
18	Homestead (Mequon)	1-0	9.4
19	Slinger	1-0	-0.6
20	Aquinas (La Crosse)	1-0	11.6
21	Rice Lake	1-0	13.3
22	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	1-0	1.6
23	New Richmond	1-0	6.7
24	CMHS (Waukesha)	0-1	34.1
25	Verona	0-1	30.3
26	Oak Creek	1-0	6.6
27	BWHS (Baldwin)	1-0	-12.7
28	Middleton	0-1	39.7
29	Fond du Lac	1-0	13.9
30	Racine Case (Racine)	1-0	12.6
31	Grafton	1-0	19.9
32	MHBHS (CO-OP) (Mount Horeb)	0-1	20.3
33	Lodi	1-0	12.9
34	Edgar	1-0	-11.8
35	Waukesha West (Waukesha)	1-0	1.1
36	Stratford	0-1	8.9
37	Freedom	1-0	-15.6
38	BCHS (Brookfield)	1-0	5.7
39	Hudson	1-0	-4.7
40	River Falls	1-0	-3.0
41	Onalaska	1-0	11.5
42	Wrightstown	1-0	-7.7
43	Darlington	1-0	-4.6
44	Wausau West (Wausau)	1-0	-12.4
45	Pewaukee	1-0	11.9
46	Stevens Point	1-0	11.6
47	Hartford	0-1	22.9
48	Winneconne	1-0	8.2
49	D.C. Everest (Schofield)	0-1	27.1
50	Regis (Eau Claire)	1-0	-16.7

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