High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2024 Great Lakes Region Preseason Rankings

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

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Aug 15, 2024, 10:15am

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The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff coming next week, here's our preseason take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin start play next week. Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota kick off the following week. New York kicks off the week of Sept. 2. Also listed below are the MaxPreps preseason computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

Preseason Poll

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
2. Washington (Massillon, Ohio)
3. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
4. Ben Davis (IN)
5. Belleville (MI)
6. Loyola Academy (IL)
7. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)
8. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
9. Center Grove (Ind.)
10. Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.)
11. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)
12. Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)
13. Cleveland Heights (Cleveland, Ohio)
14. Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio)
15. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.)
16. Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio)
17. Brownsburg (Ind.)
18. East St. Louis (Ill.)
19. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)
20. West Bloomfield (Mich.)
21. Aliquippa (Pa.)
22. Franklin (Wis.)
23. Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)
24. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio
25. Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Keep an Eye On:
Andover (Minn.)
Avon (Ohio)
Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.)
Carmel (Ind.)
Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.)
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wis.)
Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Davison (Mich.)
Dexter (Mich.)
Harrisburg (Pa.)
King (Detroit, Mich.)
Mankato West (Minn.)
Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.)
McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
Nazareth Academy (LaGrange, Ill.)
Oak Creek (Wis.)
Pickerington Central (Ohio)

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	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	0-0
2	CMCHS (Chicago)	0-0
3	LWEHS (Frankfort)	0-0
4	East St. Louis	0-0
5	NA (LaGrange Park)	0-0
6	St. Francis (Wheaton)	0-0
7	PRHS (Crystal Lake)	0-0
8	DGNHS (Downers Grove)	0-0
9	St. Rita (Chicago)	0-0
10	Edwardsville	0-0
11	Batavia	0-0
12	Cary-Grove (Cary)	0-0
13	York (Elmhurst)	0-0
14	Rochester	0-0
15	Carmel (Mundelein)	0-0
16	SICP (Chicago)	0-0
17	Marist (Chicago)	0-0
18	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	0-0
19	ICCP (Elmhurst)	0-0
20	Brother Rice (Chicago)	0-0
21	HHS (Arlington Heights)	0-0
22	Barrington	0-0
23	Byron	0-0
24	Maine South (Park Ridge)	0-0
25	Washington	0-0

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	0-0
2	Center Grove (Greenwood)	0-0
3	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	0-0
4	Brownsburg	0-0
5	East Central (St. Leon)	0-0
6	HSHS (Fishers)	0-0
7	Crown Point	0-0
8	Westfield	0-0
9	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	0-0
10	Fishers	0-0
11	LNHS (Indianapolis)	0-0
12	WCHS (Indianapolis)	0-0
13	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	0-0
14	DCHS (Indianapolis)	0-0
15	Penn (Mishawaka)	0-0
16	New Palestine	0-0
17	Noblesville	0-0
18	BSHS (Bloomington)	0-0
19	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	0-0
20	Carmel	0-0
21	Mishawaka	0-0
22	Zionsville	0-0
23	East Noble (Kendallville)	0-0
24	FCHS (Indianapolis)	0-0
25	Merrillville	0-0

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Belleville	0-0
2	Muskegon	0-0
3	Rockford	0-0
4	Lake Orion	0-0
5	Harper Woods	0-0
6	CCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
7	WCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
8	Cass Tech (Detroit)	0-0
9	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	0-0
10	Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)	0-0
11	DLSC (Warren)	0-0
12	Corunna	0-0
13	Goodrich	0-0
14	Davison	0-0
15	SATHS (Southfield)	0-0
16	West Bloomfield	0-0
17	Zeeland West (Zeeland)	0-0
18	Kingsley	0-0
19	Saline	0-0
20	Grandville	0-0
21	Clarkston	0-0
22	Portland	0-0
23	Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon)	0-0
24	Catholic Central (Novi)	0-0
25	CVHS (Clinton Township)	0-0

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Andover	0-0
2	Mankato West (Mankato)	0-0
3	Stewartville	0-0
4	Chanhassen	0-0
5	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	0-0
6	Becker	0-0
7	Rocori (Cold Spring)	0-0
8	Minneota	0-0
9	Hutchinson	0-0
10	STA (Mendota Heights)	0-0
11	LNHS (Lakeville)	0-0
12	Centennial (Circle Pines)	0-0
13	Chaska	0-0
14	Edina	0-0
15	DGFHS (Glyndon)	0-0
16	Waseca	0-0
17	LSHS (Lakeville)	0-0
18	Elk River	0-0
19	Barnesville	0-0
20	B O L D (Olivia)	0-0
21	Orono (Long Lake)	0-0
22	Alexandria	0-0
23	Caledonia	0-0
24	Detroit Lakes	0-0
25	Brainerd	0-0

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	CBA (Syracuse)	0-0
2	Somers (Lincolndale)	0-0
3	Massapequa	0-0
4	EIHS (Islip Terrace)	0-0
5	CBA (Albany)	0-0
6	BBPHS (Bayport)	0-0
7	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	0-0
8	Waverly	0-0
9	Tioga (Tioga Center)	0-0
10	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	0-0
11	Garden City	0-0
12	St. Francis (Hamburg)	0-0
13	Sayville	0-0
14	Harrison	0-0
15	SHS (Clifton Park)	0-0
16	Farmingdale	0-0
17	Niskayuna	0-0
18	SSHS (Rockville Centre)	0-0
19	Rye	0-0
20	CNSHS (Cicero)	0-0
21	Arlington (LaGrangeville)	0-0
22	Carmel	0-0
23	Eastchester	0-0
24	Lancaster	0-0
25	YHS (Yorktown Heights)	0-0

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Washington (Massillon)	0-0
2	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	0-0
3	St. Edward (Lakewood)	0-0
4	AMHS (Cincinnati)	0-0
5	Avon	0-0
6	Central Catholic (Toledo)	0-0
7	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	0-0
8	MLHS (Maria Stein)	0-0
9	PNHS (Pickerington)	0-0
10	Cleveland Heights	0-0
11	Glenville (Cleveland)	0-0
12	Anderson (Cincinnati)	0-0
13	LWHS (West Chester)	0-0
14	Perry	0-0
15	Lincoln (Gahanna)	0-0
16	VASJ (Cleveland)	0-0
17	UAHS (Columbus)	0-0
18	Perkins (Sandusky)	0-0
19	Findlay	0-0
20	Springfield	0-0
21	WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)	0-0
22	HBHS (Hilliard)	0-0
23	Liberty Center	0-0
24	Chardon	0-0
25	HP (Canal Winchester)	0-0

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	0-0
2	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	0-0
3	IC (Philadelphia)	0-0
4	Harrisburg	0-0
5	LSCHS (Wyndmoor)	0-0
6	PTHS (McMurray)	0-0
7	Aliquippa	0-0
8	North Allegheny (Wexford)	0-0
9	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	0-0
10	RCHS (Philadelphia)	0-0
11	Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)	0-0
12	MTHS (Lancaster)	0-0
13	Spring-Ford (Royersford)	0-0
14	Downingtown East (Exton)	0-0
15	Nazareth Area (Nazareth)	0-0
16	Belle Vernon	0-0
17	CBSHS (Warrington)	0-0
18	NL (New Tripoli)	0-0
19	DWHS (Downingtown)	0-0
20	Cocalico (Denver)	0-0
21	Manheim Central (Manheim)	0-0
22	Montour (McKees Rocks)	0-0
23	TJHS (Jefferson Hills)	0-0
24	PJPII (Royersford)	0-0
25	SL (Center Valley)	0-0

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.
1	Franklin	0-0
2	MU (Milwaukee)	0-0
3	Rice Lake	0-0
4	Badger (Lake Geneva)	0-0
5	Kimberly	0-0
6	Waunakee	0-0
7	Lodi	0-0
8	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	0-0
9	BWHS (Baldwin)	0-0
10	Muskego	0-0
11	Kaukauna	0-0
12	SCCHS (Hammond)	0-0
13	Neenah	0-0
14	NDA (Green Bay)	0-0
15	Mukwonago	0-0
16	Columbus	0-0
17	Aquinas (La Crosse)	0-0
18	Hamilton (Sussex)	0-0
19	Edgar	0-0
20	Bay Port (Green Bay)	0-0
21	Verona	0-0
22	Arrowhead (Hartland)	0-0
23	LCHS (Luxemburg)	0-0
24	Oak Creek	0-0
25	New Richmond	0-0

High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2024 Great Lakes Region Preseason Rankings

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

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