Ohio high school football state polls: Final AP rankings, MP & how we voted

A look at the Buckeye State's top football teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and final Associated Press State Poll.

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Oct 23, 2023, 1:00pm
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 final AP Poll. Also listed is who we voted where.
Massillon Washington beat rival Canton McKinley to finish 10-0.
Massillon Washington beat rival Canton McKinley to finish 10-0.
By Matt Smith

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS (10/23/2023)

Division I

AP Poll
1. Lakewood St. Edward (16)  9-1       198
2. Gahanna Lincoln (2)            10-0     163
3. Cincinnati Princeton (1)      10-0     139
4. Milford        10-0     119
5. Olentangy   9-1       100
6. Hilliard Bradley (1)  9-1       92
7. Pickerington North  9-1       86
8. Olentangy Berlin     9-1       67
9. Cleveland Heights   9-1       51
10. Centerville (1)       8-2       34
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Findlay 29. Cincinnati Moeller 21. West Chester Lakota West 15.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. St. Edward
2. Gahanna Lincoln
3. Milford
4. Moeller
5. Princeton
6. Pickerington North
7. Olentangy Berlin
8. Olentangy
9. Hilliard Bradley
10. Cleveland Heights

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1St. Edward (Lakewood)9-149.2--
2AMHS (Cincinnati)6-442.3-1
3Lincoln (Gahanna)10-023.0+5
4Milford10-023.5-2
5HBHS (Hilliard)9-132.1-5
6Princeton (Cincinnati)10-021.0+4
7PNHS (Pickerington)9-127.0--
8OBHS (Delaware)9-127.5-2
9LWHS (West Chester)8-225.1+6
10Olentangy (Lewis Center)9-126.0-2
11McKinley (Canton)7-335.8+1
12St. Xavier (Cincinnati)6-437.6-2
13Elder (Cincinnati)6-439.0+1
14Cleveland Heights9-122.1-1
15Dublin Coffman (Dublin)7-332.4+22
16UAHS (Columbus)7-330.2+12
17Wadsworth8-220.3+4
18Centerville8-226.2-9
19Medina7-322.0-1
20Findlay8-217.9-3
21PCHS (Pickerington)7-324.3+4
22Mentor7-322.5-3
23Wayne (Huber Heights)7-326.5+17
24Hamilton7-325.8-3
25HDHS (Hilliard)5-527.6-2


Division II

AP Poll
1. Massillon Washington (18) 10-0     203
2. Avon            10-0     175
3. Akron Hoban (1)     8-1       169
4. Cincinnati Anderson (1)      9-1       129
5. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit           9-1       117
6. Cincinnati Withrow 9-1       92
7. Canal Winchester    9-1       83
8. Troy (1)        9-1       71
9. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne          8-2       37
10. Hudson      7-2       33
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Painesville Riverside 22. Medina Highland 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Massillon Washington
2. Hoban
3. Avon
4. Anderson
5. Withrow
6. Walsh Jesuit
7. Hudson
8. Winton Woods
9. Anthony Wayne
10. Canal Winchester

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Washington (Massillon)10-039.3--
2Archbishop Hoban (Akron)8-137.1--
3Avon10-024.3--
4Anderson (Cincinnati)9-123.9+2
5WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)9-123.1--
6Withrow (Cincinnati)9-17.3-5
7Winton Woods (Cincinnati)7-327.0-16
8AFHS (Youngstown)6-326.1--
9Hudson7-223.2+6
10Green (Uniontown)7-323.7+23
11Canal Winchester9-113.7-21
12Riverside (Painesville)8-217.1-13
13Olmsted Falls7-321.2--
14AWHS (Whitehouse)8-212.2+13
15Northmont (Clayton)6-424.0-14
16Nordonia (Macedonia)8-216.9+11
17Lake (Uniontown)7-321.2-14
18SVSM (Akron)5-530.1+4
19Highland (Medina)8-27.3-7
20La Salle (Cincinnati)4-630.8-12
21Kings (Kings Mill)5-526.9+3
22North Ridgeville7-316.8+7
23Harrison7-313.7-11
24Loveland5-526.3-25
25Troy9-1-0.5--


Division III

AP Poll
1. Toledo Central Catholic (15)           10-0     196
2. Hamilton Badin (2)  10-0     174
3. Youngstown Ursuline (2)     10-0     170
4. Watterson (1)          9-1       109
5. Norton        10-0     108
6. London        10-0     100
7. Chagrin Falls Kenston          9-1       60
8. Geneva        9-1       49
9. Aurora         9-1       35
10. Granville    10-0     31
(tie) Trotwood-Madison         8-2       31
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Tiffin Columbian 25. Tipp City Tippecanoe (1) 19. Celina 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Toledo CC
2. Ursuline
3. Badin
4. Kenston
5. Trotwood-Madison
6. Watterson
7. Norton
8. London
9. Geneva
10. Wapakoneta

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Central Catholic (Toledo)10-020.2--
2Ursuline (Youngstown)10-021.7-1
3BWHS (Columbus)9-114.1-12
4Kenston (Chagrin Falls)9-115.0-4
5Wapakoneta8-215.9+26
6Badin (Hamilton)10-012.3+1
7Geneva9-113.5-3
8London10-03.7+8
9Columbian (Tiffin)8-220.8-9
10VASJ (Cleveland)7-320.9-4
11Chardon7-322.1+6
12TMHS (Trotwood)8-25.9--
13Norton10-0-5.6-20
14Aurora9-18.1+10
15Bloom-Carroll (Carroll)8-29.3+9
16MSHS (Mansfield)8-215.7+11
17Jackson9-16.1+4
18Ontario (Mansfield)9-13.9+3
19Canfield6-317.9+11
20Celina8-215.6-9
21Dover6-420.1+12
22Tri-Valley (Dresden)8-25.9+15
23Granville10-0-2.8+15
24Bellefontaine8-26.7-3
25Rocky River9-11.5+2


Division IV

AP Poll
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12)       10-0     190
2. Steubenville (2)       9-1       162
3. Sandusky Perkins (3)           9-0       161
4. Canton South          10-0     132
5. Cleveland Glenville (3)        7-3       99
6. Thornville Sheridan 9-1       86
7. Hartley        8-2       75
8. Cincinnati Wyoming            9-1       41
9. Mentor Lake Catholic          8-2       33
10. Cincinnati Taft       8-2       30
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Poland Seminary 27. Logan Elm 21. Springfield Shawnee (1) 21. Chillicothe Unioto 18. Ready 13. Beloit West Branch 12.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Glenville
2. Clinton-Massie
3. Perkins
4. Steubenville
5. Hartley
6. Taft 
7. Canton South
8. Lake Catholic
9. Alter
10. Poland

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Perkins (Sandusky)9-09.5+11
2Glenville (Cleveland)7-314.5-4
3CMHS (Clarksville)10-09.2+5
4Steubenville9-116.4+3
5Bishop Hartley (Columbus)8-220.1+6
6Poland Seminary (Poland)9-111.7+14
7Struthers7-316.3-6
8Canton South (Canton)10-02.7+6
9Lake Catholic (Mentor)8-216.3+22
10Shelby8-27.1+15
11AAHS (Kettering)7-312.1+2
12West Branch (Beloit)9-11.5-8
13Sheridan (Thornville)9-11.9-2
14Shawnee (Springfield)9-1-3.3-1
15Streetsboro9-1-3.9-15
16Bishop Ready (Columbus)9-1-2.6+39
17Memorial (St. Marys)6-413.4+11
18St. Clairsville8-2-0.4-8
19Van Wert7-313.0+11
20Logan Elm (Circleville)9-11.5+39
21Taft (Cincinnati)8-22.7-19
22CMHS (Youngstown)5-518.1-1
23McKinley (Niles)6-412.4+19
24West Holmes (Millersburg)8-24.3-2
25IVHS (Gnadenhutten)7-32.9+2


Division V

AP Poll
1. Perry (13)    10-0     193
2. Liberty Center (5)    10-0     181
3. Ironton (1)   9-1       128
4. Oak Harbor 10-0     98
5. Coldwater   9-1       88
6. Germantown Valley View (1)          9-1       86
7. Harvest Prep           8-1       80
8. Canfield S. Range    9-1       67
9. Waynesville (1)       8-2       48
10. Milan Edison         9-1       32
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Barnesville 25. Proctorville Fairland 24. Archbold 24. Garrettsville Garfield 23. Creston Norwayne 22. Brookville 21.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Perry
2. Liberty Center
3. Harvest Prep
4. Coldwater
5. Ironton
6. South Range
7. Oak Harbor
8. Waynesville
9. Valley View
10. Edison

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Liberty Center10-04.7-1
2Perry10-07.9-2
3Coldwater9-117.1-1
4HP (Canal Winchester)8-111.9--
5South Range (Canfield)9-112.9+5
6Ironton9-19.6+1
7Archbold9-17.3-1
8Valley View (Germantown)9-16.2-21
9Edison (Milan)9-16.4+29
10Norwayne (Creston)9-1-3.6+2
11Oak Harbor10-0-10.5-9
12Waynesville8-212.1+20
13Wheelersburg6-38.3+13
14Liberty-Benton (Findlay)9-1-2.5+22
15Brookville8-25.9--
16Heath8-2-0.5+15
17Fairland (Proctorville)9-1-0.8-12
18Huron7-36.2-20
19Eastwood (Pemberville)8-2-2.2+18
20WMHS (Zanesville)9-1-3.9+2
21Barnesville10-0-16.3+5
22CA (Gahanna)9-1-6.5-14
23Garfield (Garrettsville)10-0-19.9-4
24Genoa Area (Genoa)7-30.5-33
25PWHS (West Portsmouth)8-2-7.9-29


Division VI

AP Poll
1. Kirtland (12)            9-1       186
2. Sugarcreek Garaway (2)      10-0     158
3. Versailles (4)            8-2       155
4. West Jefferson (2)   9-1       108
5. Bluffton       9-1       88
6. Williamsburg           9-1       86
7. Cincinnati Country Day       10-0     76
8. West Liberty-Salem (1)       9-1       56
9. Columbus Grove     8-2       52
10. Rootstown 8-1       42
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: Carey 26. Columbia Station Columbia 24. New Madison Tri-Village 22. Beverly Fort Frye 20. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 16.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Versailles
2. Kirtland
3. Garaway
4. Columbus Grove
5. Bluffton
6. Canton Central Catholic
7. West Jefferson
8. West Liberty-Salem
9. Williamsburg
10. Cincinnati Country Day

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Versailles8-220.0+6
2Kirtland9-10.0-1
3Garaway (Sugarcreek)10-0-0.4+5
4Bluffton9-1-0.8-26
5Columbus Grove8-25.5+25
6Anna5-520.0+1
7Carey9-2-5.2+21
8West Jefferson9-1-6.6-40
9WLSHS (West Liberty)9-1-10.6-3
10Ottawa Hills (Toledo)9-1-19.7+17
11CCCHS (Canton)6-40.0+2
12Mogadore8-2-9.5+29
13Tinora (Defiance)7-31.6-2
14CCHS (North Robinson)9-1-15.5-4
15Williamsburg9-1-16.1-10
16Tri-Village (New Madison)9-1-20.4-11
17Northmor (Galion)8-2-16.8+4
18CHS (Columbia Station)9-1-18.0-38
19Wynford (Bucyrus)6-4-6.5+17
20Rootstown8-1-19.2-34
21CCDHS (Cincinnati)10-0-37.7+33
22Fort Frye (Beverly)8-2-11.3+27
23Paint Valley (Bainbridge)7-3-9.4-12
24Allen East (Harrod)4-63.4+4
25CHHS (Cleveland)8-1-22.1-17


Division VII

AP Poll
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (19)        10-0     208
2. Ansonia (2)  10-0     170
3. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon  10-0     157
4. Danville       10-0     126
5. Dalton         8-1       119
6. Tiffin Calvert           8-1       62
7. Minster       8-2       43
8. Beaver Eastern        10-0     38
9. Waynesfield-Goshen           10-0     35
10. Hamler Patrick Henry       8-2       31
 
Others receiving 12 or more points: DeGraff Riverside 30. Reedsville Eastern 21. Malvern 21. Antwerp 21. McComb 18. Toronto 18.

How @EFrantzMP Voted
1. Marion Local
2. Dalton
3. Minster
4. Ansonia
5. Hopewell-Loudon
6. Danville
7. Patrick Henry
8. DeGraff Riverside
9. Beaver Eastern
10. Waynesfield-Goshen

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
# School Rec. Str. +/-
1MLHS (Maria Stein)10-019.8+5
2Dalton8-1-1.6-1
3Minster8-212.6-3
4Patrick Henry (Hamler)8-23.8-13
5Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora)7-31.1+3
6Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom)10-0-13.9+20
7McComb8-2-2.5-46
8LCCHS (Lima)6-33.9+22
9Leipsic8-2-1.4+7
10Ansonia10-0-18.8-20
11New Bremen4-618.2+17
12Antwerp9-1-13.2-4
13SHS (New Middletown)7-3-0.7-28
14St. Henry3-724.1+3
15Riverside (De Graff)9-1-12.2+11
16Danville10-0-20.2-9
17Calvert (Tiffin)8-1-7.7-6
18Lucas7-3-4.1+10
19St. John's (Delphos)4-617.6-15
20Hillsdale (Jeromesville)8-2-5.0+12
21Lowellville9-1-19.2+47
22Crestview (Convoy)6-42.1-20
23Ayersville (Defiance)8-2-5.9-6
24St. Paul (Norwalk)6-4-3.1+40
25WRHS (Berlin Center)8-2-7.4+10





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