@EFrantzMP’s 2023 High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

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

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Oct 16, 2023, 12:15pm
The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. Here's our weekly take on the top high school football programs in the region along with how the MaxPreps Computer Rankings see it.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

10/16/23 Poll
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia. Pa.), 6-1
2. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 8-0
3. Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.), 8-0
4. Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 9-0
5. Mount Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 8-0
6. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 8-1
7. Brownsburg (Ind.), 9-0
8. Belleville (Mich.), 8-0
9. Imhotep Institute (Philadelphia. Pa.), 8-0
10. Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.), 8-1

The Next 5:
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 8-1
Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 9-0
East Central (St. Leon, Ind.), 9-0
Kettle Moraine (Wales, Wis.), 9-0
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 8-0

Keep an Eye On:
Aliquippa (Pa.), 7-0
Avon (Ohio), 9-0
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-4
Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-3
Cathedral (Indianapolis),
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 7-1
Chanhassen (Minn.), 7-0
Davison (Mich.), 8-0
East St. Louis (Ill.), 6-2
Eden Prairie (Minn.), 7-0
Franklin (Wis.), 8-0
Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 6-3
Hamilton (Sussex, Wis.), 9-0
Lake Orion, Mich.), 8-0
Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio), 9-0
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 8-0
Malvern Prep (Pa.), 5-1
Manheim Township (Lancaster, Pa.), 8-0
Milford (Ohio), 9-0
Muskego (Wis.), 8-1
Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 8-0
Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 8-0
Pickerington North (Ohio), 9-0
Rockford (Mich.), 8-0
Waunakee (Wis.), 9-0
Westfield (Ind.), 8-1

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. Str. +/-
1CMCHS (Chicago)8-029.4--
2Loyola Academy (Wilmette)8-023.5--
3East St. Louis6-232.4--
4LWEHS (Frankfort)8-018.8--
5Barrington8-017.6+2
6HHS (Arlington Heights)8-00.0-1
7Edwardsville7-16.7-1
8York (Elmhurst)7-118.1+2
9PRHS (Crystal Lake)8-09.7+4
10Normal Community (Normal)8-0-2.9-2
11Batavia7-118.0-2
12Maine South (Park Ridge)7-117.7-1
13GWHS (Glen Ellyn)6-214.7-1
14St. Rita (Chicago)5-329.9+3
15Morris8-00.1-1
16Carmel (Mundelein)7-116.8+2
17Rochester8-0-9.0+12
18DGNHS (Downers Grove)6-211.4-3
19Warren Township (Gurnee)6-216.3+1
20St. Francis (Wheaton)6-219.4-4
21Brother Rice (Chicago)4-430.6--
22Lena-Winslow (Lena)8-0-9.3+5
23Joliet Catholic (Joliet)6-214.1+1
24ICCP (Elmhurst)6-22.4-2
25Lake Zurich7-113.2-2


Indiana State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Center Grove (Greenwood)8-143.5--
2Brownsburg9-038.2+1
3Ben Davis (Indianapolis)8-135.7-1
4East Central (St. Leon)9-09.8--
5Westfield8-139.7--
6IBCHS (Indianapolis)9-013.6--
7Cathedral (Indianapolis)6-337.0--
8HSHS (Fishers)7-236.8--
9Fishers6-335.6--
10Crown Point9-010.4--
11ILHS (Indianapolis)8-04.7+1
12LNHS (Indianapolis)6-330.9+1
13ERHS (Evansville)9-09.6-2
14Penn (Mishawaka)8-115.1--
15BNHS (Bloomington)8-05.2--
16BSHS (Bloomington)8-19.5+1
17FCHS (Indianapolis)4-538.1+1
18FWSHS (Fort Wayne)8-16.8+1
19New Palestine7-219.1+2
20Valparaiso7-216.3+2
21Avon2-745.5+4
22Carmel5-432.3-6
23LCHS (Indianapolis)4-529.6+4
24Noblesville3-638.6-4
25DCHS (Indianapolis)7-220.7+3


Michigan State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Rockford8-019.5+1
2Davison8-010.4-1
3Lake Orion8-018.2--
4Belleville8-08.0--
5Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)7-05.6+2
6DLSC (Warren)6-224.0--
7WCHS (Grand Rapids)8-07.5-2
8FHCHS (Grand Rapids)7-116.2+1
9Corunna8-0-4.1+8
10CCHS (Grand Rapids)7-112.8-2
11West Bloomfield6-226.8+2
12Muskegon6-218.0--
13Byron Center7-111.1+9
14Mason8-00.0+15
15UEHS (Shelby Township)7-113.3-1
16SATHS (Southfield)7-114.7-6
17Whitehall8-0-0.2-6
18Grandville6-224.0--
19Caledonia6-218.1+4
20Heritage (Saginaw)6-210.6-5
21Catholic Central (Novi)6-218.3+3
22CVHS (Clinton Township)6-216.9-2
23Portland8-0-9.2+12
24Northville8-0-1.1-3
25MSHS (Norton Shores)6-28.7+19


Minnesota State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Eden Prairie7-018.6+2
2Chanhassen7-014.1-1
3Mankato West (Mankato)6-119.5-1
4Andover6-117.4+1
5Minnetonka6-119.0+9
6Caledonia7-03.3-2
7Alexandria7-08.2--
8Stewartville7-0-2.6-2
9Annandale7-0-3.3--
10Litchfield6-18.6--
11Rogers7-03.6--
12Becker7-02.2-4
13STA (Mendota Heights)6-110.5-1
14Brainerd6-19.0+3
15Esko7-0-12.8+7
16LNHS (Lakeville)6-110.8-3
17Barnesville7-0-8.8-1
18EVWHS (Eden Valley)7-0-11.1+1
19Waseca6-1-1.1-4
20Shakopee4-317.1+20
21DGFHS (Glyndon)6-17.5-3
22LSHS (Lakeville)6-110.5-2
23Orono (Long Lake)7-0-3.6--
24Edina4-323.8+13
25Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)6-11.1-4


New York State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Anthony's (Melville)5-226.5--
2Iona Prep (New Rochelle)4-337.8+2
3Cardinal Hayes (Bronx)5-224.6-1
4ASHS (White Plains)5-228.3-1
5MFHS (Staten Island)5-223.0+1
6LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)7-0-5.3+3
7Somers (Lincolndale)5-15.6--
8CBA (Syracuse)7-0-7.2-3
9Maine-Endwell (Endwell)6-0-12.9-1
10Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)4-313.5+1
11SHS (Clifton Park)6-0-2.5-1
12Sayville6-01.2+3
13LILHS (Brookville)5-11.9--
14Garden City6-0-10.7+4
15Tioga (Tioga Center)7-0-21.2-2
16UP (Rochester)7-0-14.5+1
17CNSHS (Cicero)6-1-2.9-1
18St. Francis (Hamburg)2-524.7+3
19YHS (Yorktown Heights)6-0-12.1--
20Canisius (Buffalo)3-420.5-8
21EWIHS (CO-OP) (Rochester)6-0-9.0+1
22Lancaster6-1-3.5+16
23BBPHS (Bayport)6-0-12.8-3
24Niskayuna6-1-13.2--
25CBA (Albany)5-1-8.6+4


Ohio State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Washington (Massillon)9-037.3--
2St. Edward (Lakewood)8-146.6--
3Archbishop Hoban (Akron)8-032.5--
4Avon9-023.3--
5Central Catholic (Toledo)9-021.3--
6AMHS (Cincinnati)5-444.9+1
7HBHS (Hilliard)9-030.7+2
8Milford9-023.4--
9BWHS (Columbus)9-012.1+9
10Ursuline (Youngstown)9-021.3+1
11MLHS (Maria Stein)9-016.2+2
12Glenville (Cleveland)6-317.6-6
13Lincoln (Gahanna)9-018.4+1
14PNHS (Pickerington)9-022.3-4
15Anderson (Cincinnati)8-123.0--
16OBHS (Delaware)8-129.4+1
17WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)8-123.0-5
18Olentangy (Lewis Center)8-126.3-2
19Princeton (Cincinnati)9-019.4+1
20Perkins (Sandusky)8-04.8+2
21Liberty Center9-02.3+4
22Perry9-06.6+4
23St. Xavier (Cincinnati)5-438.7+1
24McKinley (Canton)7-230.3-5
25LWHS (West Chester)7-223.1+2


Pennsylvania State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1SJP (Philadelphia)6-136.4--
2MTHS (Lancaster)8-013.9+1
3IC (Philadelphia)8-015.2-1
4CCHS (Pittsburgh)7-130.6+1
5Malvern Prep (Malvern)5-140.3-1
6BMDHS (Harrisburg)8-016.1--
7PTHS (McMurray)8-015.9+2
8Parkland (Allentown)8-016.5-1
9North Allegheny (Wexford)7-122.0-1
10Nazareth Area (Nazareth)7-121.0--
11Harrisburg7-121.0+1
12Downingtown East (Exton)7-04.9-1
13RCHS (Philadelphia)6-121.1--
14LSCHS (Wyndmoor)4-334.5+1
15Spring-Ford (Royersford)7-116.8-1
16CBWHS (Doylestown)8-010.8+2
17Aliquippa7-02.3-1
18TJHS (Jefferson Hills)7-18.3+3
19ACCHS (Allentown)6-226.2+3
20SCHA (Philadelphia)6-08.5+5
21DWHS (Downingtown)7-113.3-4
22SL (Center Valley)8-0-4.0+2
23State College5-217.1-4
24Belle Vernon6-11.8+3
25Cocalico (Denver)7-15.4+5


Wisconsin State Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Kettle Moraine (Wales)9-023.6+1
2Muskego8-132.2-1
3Waunakee9-011.6+3
4Hamilton (Sussex)9-010.0--
5Franklin9-013.2--
6Mukwonago6-331.3-3
7Arrowhead (Hartland)6-333.1--
8Kimberly7-119.7+2
9Waukesha West (Waukesha)6-329.5+7
10Verona8-110.1-2
11MU (Milwaukee)7-212.9--
12Hudson8-114.0+11
13Kaukauna8-117.2-4
14Rice Lake8-111.8+4
15Homestead (Mequon)8-116.6-1
16SCCHS (Hammond)8-17.3+5
17Lodi10-0-0.1-2
18Oak Creek7-213.0-1
19Edgar8-1-4.5+1
20Port Washington9-00.2-7
21New Richmond8-112.3-9
22Middleton8-17.3-3
23Stevens Point8-19.9-1
24Neenah7-216.7--
25Kewaunee9-0-3.8--

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