@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

This week's top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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Sep 26, 2022, 8:15am

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The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff having arrived, here's our weekly take on the top high school football programs in the region.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

Week 9/26 Poll
1. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 6-0
2. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 3-1
3. Brownsburg (Ind.), 6-0
4. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio), 6-0
5. Belleville (Mich.), 5-0
6. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 6-0
7. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 5-0
8. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 6-0
9. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-1
10. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 5-0

Next In Line:

Cathedral (Indianapolis), 4-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 6-0
Central Catholic (Toledo), 5-1
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-1
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 5-0
East St. Louis (Ill.), 3-2
Elk River (Minn.), 4-0
Iona Prep (NY), 2-1
Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), 4-0
Mankato West (Minn.), 4-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 5-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 5-0
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 6-0
New Palestine (Ind.), 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

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	CMCHS (Chicago)	5-0	27.7
2	East St. Louis	3-2	45.4
3	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	5-0	18.5
4	LWEHS (Frankfort)	5-0	15.5
5	St. Rita (Chicago)	3-2	37.9
6	SHGHS (Springfield)	5-0	-1.7
7	SCNHS (St. Charles)	4-1	27.5
8	Niles Notre Dame (Niles)	4-1	23.0
9	HHS (Arlington Heights)	5-0	3.5
10	O'Fallon	4-1	19.3
11	NVHS (Naperville)	4-1	20.5
12	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	4-1	17.2
13	Sycamore	5-0	2.0
14	GSHS (Glenview)	5-0	5.1
15	Warren Township (Gurnee)	4-1	16.8
16	Batavia	3-2	19.8
17	Morris	5-0	4.1
18	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	5-0	1.6
19	Marist (Chicago)	3-2	24.0
20	Simeon (Chicago)	5-0	-4.8
21	Geneva	4-1	15.6
22	NNHS (Naperville)	4-1	18.3
23	Lemont	5-0	-0.8
24	Prospect (Mt. Prospect)	4-1	14.4
25	York (Elmhurst)	5-0	3.7

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	6-0	36.9
2	HSHS (Fishers)	6-0	30.8
3	Center Grove (Greenwood)	5-1	33.9
4	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	4-1	17.1
5	New Palestine	6-0	16.4
6	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	4-2	34.3
7	Westfield	3-3	43.9
8	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	6-0	15.4
9	Fishers	4-2	30.2
10	Zionsville	4-2	29.5
11	LCHS (Indianapolis)	3-3	37.5
12	Carmel	4-2	26.6
13	WCHS (Indianapolis)	3-3	31.8
14	Crown Point	6-0	8.3
15	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	6-0	1.7
16	East Central (St. Leon)	5-1	7.4
17	Whiteland	5-1	15.3
18	FCHS (Indianapolis)	3-3	30.5
19	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	4-2	20.5
20	Penn (Mishawaka)	4-2	17.5
21	GSHS (Fort Branch)	6-0	0.1
22	ERHS (Evansville)	6-0	-1.2
23	NorthWood (Nappanee)	6-0	-2.6
24	BJPHS (Indianapolis)	3-2	15.7
25	Martinsville	5-1	13.3

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Dakota (Macomb)	5-0	17.0
2	Belleville	5-0	0.9
3	Caledonia	5-0	9.1
4	CVHS (Clinton Township)	4-1	24.2
5	River Rouge	2-2	17.7
6	Adams (Rochester)	4-1	19.4
7	Catholic Central (Novi)	4-1	25.2
8	Davison	4-1	11.3
9	King (Detroit)	3-1	2.4
10	Rockford	4-1	9.4
11	DLSC (Warren)	4-1	11.2
12	CCHS (Grand Rapids)	5-0	-3.6
13	Frankenmuth	5-0	1.3
14	West Bloomfield	4-1	18.2
15	SCHS (Grand Rapids)	5-0	-2.4
16	Zeeland West (Zeeland)	5-0	-4.6
17	Ubly	5-0	-16.0
18	Clarkston	3-2	26.3
19	Grandville	4-1	17.3
20	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	5-0	8.1
21	Whitehall	5-0	-2.0
22	Brighton	5-0	4.6
23	Mt. Pleasant	5-0	1.9
24	SATHS (Southfield)	4-1	11.9
25	Lapeer	5-0	-1.8

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Elk River	4-0	11.0
2	Mankato West (Mankato)	4-0	-5.4
3	STA (Mendota Heights)	4-0	-7.4
4	Rosemount	4-0	10.4
5	Eden Prairie	3-1	17.3
6	RAHS (Plymouth)	4-0	5.2
7	Rocori (Cold Spring)	5-0	1.8
8	Maple Grove	4-0	3.6
9	Chatfield	4-0	-1.8
10	LSHS (Lakeville)	3-1	9.3
11	Hutchinson	3-1	6.9
12	Barnesville	4-0	1.4
13	Chanhassen	4-0	9.8
14	Prior Lake	4-0	1.5
15	St. Francis	4-0	10.4
16	Stewartville	4-0	-10.4
17	Shakopee	3-1	7.6
18	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	4-0	-7.2
19	Stillwater	4-0	-3.5
20	Andover	2-2	22.1
21	Mahtomedi	4-0	-2.1
22	Becker	3-1	12.8
23	SHS (Inver Grove Heights)	4-0	-2.9
24	Waconia	3-1	13.0
25	Spring Lake Park	3-1	4.9

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	Iona Prep (New Rochelle)	3-1	27.5	--
2	ASHS (White Plains)	4-0	6.4	+1
3	Carmel	3-0	-26.3	-1
4	St. Anthony's (Melville)	2-1	16.5	--
5	Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)	0-2	49.4	+1
6	KMHS (Uniondale)	4-0	7.3	+1
7	St. Francis (Hamburg)	2-1	21.0	+9
8	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	3-0	-0.5	+2
9	CBA (Syracuse)	4-0	-4.8	-1
10	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	2-2	21.6	+8
11	Tioga (Tioga Center)	4-0	-20.9	-6
12	Somers (Lincolndale)	2-0	-6.7	-3
13	Plainedge (Massapequa)	3-0	-13.1	-1
14	UP (Rochester)	4-0	-0.4	-3
15	BBPHS (Bayport)	3-0	-6.6	-2
16	CBA (Albany)	4-0	-6.7	-2
17	General Brown (Dexter)	3-0	-16.1	+23
18	Lancaster	4-0	-19.4	+2
19	Wantagh	3-0	-15.7	+2
20	FMHS (Manlius)	4-0	-18.1	-3
21	Garden City	3-0	-18.9	+1
22	CNSHS (Cicero)	3-1	3.3	+10
23	MFHS (Staten Island)	1-3	24.8	+11
24	Union-Endicott (Endicott)	2-1	5.0	+7
25	Schuylerville	4-0	-23.2	-2

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	AMHS (Cincinnati)	6-0	43.4
2	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	6-0	36.6
3	Washington (Massillon)	5-1	38.6
4	St. Edward (Lakewood)	5-1	45.0
5	LWHS (West Chester)	6-0	25.2
6	Elder (Cincinnati)	5-1	44.0
7	St. Ignatius (Cleveland)	4-1	36.2
8	Princeton (Cincinnati)	5-1	32.0
9	Kings (Kings Mill)	6-0	8.1
10	Centerville	5-1	31.8
11	MLHS (Maria Stein)	6-0	18.7
12	Springboro	5-1	31.2
13	Glenville (Cleveland)	6-0	0.7
14	AFHS (Youngstown)	5-1	26.8
15	Winton Woods (Cincinnati)	6-0	7.7
16	Mentor	3-2	33.1
17	Riverside (Painesville)	5-1	24.9
18	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	2-4	50.1
19	Central Catholic (Toledo)	5-1	16.8
20	Fairfield	5-1	21.0
21	Avon	5-1	25.0
22	Springfield	4-1	25.2
23	Dublin Jerome (Dublin)	6-0	21.5
24	West Holmes (Millersburg)	6-0	3.6
25	Lincoln (Gahanna)	5-1	22.2

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	3-1	45.8
2	North Allegheny (Wexford)	5-0	21.1
3	McKeesport	5-0	17.8
4	IC (Philadelphia)	2-2	29.7
5	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	3-1	10.1
6	Upper St. Clair	5-0	8.7
7	Aliquippa	4-0	18.0
8	McDowell (Erie)	4-1	20.9
9	Central Valley (Monaca)	5-0	5.3
10	HAHS (Greensburg)	5-0	6.9
11	Emmaus	5-0	8.8
12	PTHS (Harrison City)	3-2	32.4
13	Harrisburg	3-1	20.5
14	Cathedral Prep (Erie)	2-2	35.0
15	RCHS (Philadelphia)	4-1	16.0
16	Jersey Shore	5-0	-4.2
17	CVHS (Mechanicsburg)	4-1	23.0
18	State College	5-0	6.7
19	Bethel Park	4-1	20.6
20	UDHS (Fort Washington)	5-0	1.5
21	GVHS (Glen Mills)	5-0	4.8
22	Coatesville	5-0	2.0
23	Danville	5-0	-2.6
24	Gateway (Monroeville)	4-1	15.4
25	PTHS (McMurray)	4-1	15.7

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Mukwonago	6-0	13.1
2	Muskego	5-1	13.9
3	Oak Creek	5-1	6.2
4	Columbus	6-0	-8.6
5	CMHS (Waukesha)	6-0	-2.0
6	Kimberly	6-0	-0.2
7	Arrowhead (Hartland)	5-1	14.0
8	Neenah	6-0	3.0
9	Hartford	5-1	4.8
10	River Falls	6-0	2.7
11	Bay Port (Green Bay)	6-0	-8.0
12	West De Pere (De Pere)	6-0	-6.2
13	Monroe	6-0	-14.1
14	Waunakee	6-0	-3.6
15	Onalaska	6-0	-2.8
16	Hudson	5-1	7.5
17	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	4-2	7.3
18	Franklin	4-2	9.5
19	Racine Horlick (Racine)	5-1	-0.6
20	Lodi	6-0	-5.5
21	Verona	5-1	1.4
22	Aquinas (La Crosse)	6-0	-11.9
23	SMSHS (Fond du Lac)	6-0	-16.5
24	Ellsworth	5-1	-2.7
25	Mayville	6-0	-13.2

@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

This week's top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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