@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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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

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

Next In Line (Apabetical):
Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY), 5-0
Cathedral (Indianapolis), 5-1
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisc.), 7-0
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 6-1
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 6-0
East St. Louis (Ill.), 4-2
Elk River (Minn.), 5-0
Lincoln-Way East (Ill.), 6-0
Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), 4-0
Mankato West (Minn.), 5-0
Massillon Washington (Ohio), 6-1
McKeesport (Pa.), 6-0
Muckwonago (Wisc.), 7-0
New Palestine (Ind.), 7-0
Roncalli (Indianapolis), 7-0

MaxPreps Computer Rankings

Below are the Top 50 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.

Illinois State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	East St. Louis	4-2	34.9
2	CMCHS (Chicago)	6-0	28.8
3	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	6-0	23.4
4	LWEHS (Frankfort)	6-0	15.3
5	St. Rita (Chicago)	4-2	36.8
6	SHGHS (Springfield)	6-0	-1.9
7	O'Fallon	5-1	20.4
8	Sycamore	6-0	6.4
9	York (Elmhurst)	6-0	10.6
10	SCNHS (St. Charles)	5-1	25.1
11	HHS (Arlington Heights)	6-0	5.4
12	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	5-1	20.1
13	Batavia	4-2	21.2
14	NVHS (Naperville)	5-1	16.0
15	Warren Township (Gurnee)	5-1	14.5
16	RBHS (Richmond)	6-0	1.3
17	Palatine	5-1	15.1
18	Prospect (Mt. Prospect)	5-1	17.1
19	Marist (Chicago)	3-3	29.0
20	Brother Rice (Chicago)	3-3	29.6
21	Reed-Custer (Braidwood)	6-0	-13.0
22	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	5-1	8.8
23	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	5-1	14.1
24	Maine South (Park Ridge)	4-2	19.6
25	PNHS (Plainfield)	6-0	1.7
26	Niles Notre Dame (Niles)	4-2	24.1
27	Simeon (Chicago)	6-0	-8.4
28	Geneva	5-1	12.8
29	Bolingbrook	4-2	20.3
30	PRHS (Crystal Lake)	5-1	11.9
31	Lemont	6-0	-2.7
32	GSHS (Glenview)	5-1	10.3
33	Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet)	6-0	-2.5
34	Edwardsville	5-1	-0.4
35	Lake Zurich	5-1	11.2
36	Pekin	6-0	5.0
37	NNHS (Naperville)	4-2	20.5
38	DGNHS (Downers Grove)	5-1	9.5
39	Princeton	6-0	-4.8
40	Morris	5-1	8.5
41	ICCP (Elmhurst)	5-1	-4.4
42	Lena-Winslow (Lena)	6-0	-9.3
43	Highland	5-1	0.6
44	Jacobs (Algonquin)	5-1	14.4
45	St. Patrick (Chicago)	4-2	20.6
46	Lyons (LaGrange)	5-1	5.8
47	SICP (Chicago)	4-2	14.9
48	Peoria	6-0	-7.2
49	Huntley	5-1	14.6
50	Benet Academy (Lisle)	3-3	27.2

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	7-0	38.4
2	HSHS (Fishers)	7-0	31.1
3	Center Grove (Greenwood)	6-1	32.9
4	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	5-1	20.1
5	New Palestine	7-0	11.5
6	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	7-0	18.1
7	Carmel	5-2	31.4
8	Westfield	4-3	41.3
9	Ben Davis (Indianapolis)	4-3	37.0
10	Fishers	5-2	31.7
11	Zionsville	4-3	35.5
12	LCHS (Indianapolis)	4-3	34.1
13	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	7-0	3.4
14	Whiteland	6-1	18.7
15	Crown Point	7-0	6.0
16	East Central (St. Leon)	6-1	6.2
17	BJPHS (Indianapolis)	4-2	16.9
18	FCHS (Indianapolis)	3-4	34.2
19	WCHS (Indianapolis)	3-4	31.4
20	LNHS (Indianapolis)	3-4	31.4
21	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	4-3	26.8
22	Martinsville	6-1	14.2
23	BSHS (Bloomington)	6-1	2.5
24	ERHS (Evansville)	7-0	0.7
25	NorthWood (Nappanee)	7-0	0.7
26	GSHS (Fort Branch)	7-0	0.5
27	Penn (Mishawaka)	5-2	12.1
28	FCHS (Franklin)	5-2	16.9
29	ILHS (Indianapolis)	7-0	-1.9
30	Merrillville	6-1	7.3
31	West Lafayette	7-0	-4.1
32	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	6-1	-0.3
33	Mooresville	5-2	13.1
34	Noblesville	2-5	36.3
35	Norwell (Ossian)	7-0	-10.1
36	ISMHS (Indianapolis)	6-1	-3.4
37	FWNS (Fort Wayne)	5-2	6.8
38	Andrean (Merrillville)	5-2	0.7
39	Avon	0-7	44.6
40	Mishawaka	6-1	-2.6
41	GCHS (Noblesville)	4-3	15.2
42	Oak Hill (Converse)	7-0	-12.1
43	Harrison (West Lafayette)	6-1	-4.8
44	Mt. Vernon (Fortville)	4-3	14.6
45	Elkhart	6-1	-10.8
46	DCHS (Indianapolis)	3-4	21.4
47	Kokomo	7-0	-13.5
48	Pike (Indianapolis)	0-7	41.5
49	Western Boone (Thorntown)	6-1	-7.8
50	Linton-Stockton (Linton)	7-0	-16.2

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Dakota (Macomb)	6-0	18.5
2	Caledonia	6-0	12.7
3	Rockford	6-0	15.9
4	Belleville	6-0	2.9
5	CVHS (Clinton Township)	5-1	22.6
6	Davison	5-1	14.6
7	Adams (Rochester)	5-1	19.5
8	SCHS (Grand Rapids)	6-0	3.0
9	River Rouge	4-1	6.8
10	DLSC (Warren)	4-1	12.4
11	West Bloomfield	5-1	19.9
12	Whitehall	6-0	1.1
13	Catholic Central (Novi)	4-1	26.4
14	Frankenmuth	6-0	-2.6
15	Clarkston	4-2	27.6
16	Ubly	6-0	-13.1
17	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	6-0	9.6
18	Brighton	6-0	6.0
19	King (Detroit)	4-1	2.6
20	Lapeer	6-0	2.5
21	Grandville	4-2	24.1
22	UEHS (Shelby Township)	5-1	16.2
23	SATHS (Southfield)	5-1	9.9
24	CCHS (Grand Rapids)	5-1	4.3
25	Romeo	4-2	20.6
26	MSHS (Norton Shores)	5-1	-4.2
27	SFHS (Traverse City)	6-0	-2.4
28	Mason	6-0	-3.5
29	Saline	6-0	-5.5
30	Dexter	6-0	-4.7
31	Hudson	6-0	-2.9
32	Zeeland West (Zeeland)	5-1	0.1
33	Mt. Pleasant	5-1	-0.8
34	WCHS (Grand Rapids)	6-0	-4.6
35	Franklin (Livonia)	6-0	0.6
36	Constantine	5-1	0.3
37	Clinton	6-0	-5.5
38	Byron Center	4-2	15.2
39	WLWHS (Walled Lake)	5-1	6.3
40	Cass Tech (Detroit)	3-3	6.1
41	DeWitt	3-3	18.4
42	Riverview	6-0	-5.9
43	Freeland	5-1	-6.4
44	Anchor Bay (Fair Haven)	2-4	22.8
45	Gladwin	6-0	-19.6
46	SSHS (Standish)	6-0	-16.7
47	Hastings	5-1	-0.7
48	Lake Orion	3-3	18.9
49	Portland	5-1	-5.5
50	East Lansing	5-1	1.5

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Elk River	5-0	13.5
2	Rosemount	5-0	15.5
3	Mankato West (Mankato)	5-0	2.2
4	Eden Prairie	4-1	21.0
5	STA (Mendota Heights)	5-0	-4.3
6	RAHS (Plymouth)	5-0	10.0
7	Hutchinson	4-1	8.3
8	Maple Grove	5-0	4.9
9	Barnesville	5-0	-2.3
10	St. Francis	5-0	9.7
11	Chatfield	5-0	-1.6
12	Andover	3-2	22.1
13	Stillwater	5-0	0.6
14	SHS (Inver Grove Heights)	5-0	-0.8
15	Stewartville	5-0	-10.8
16	Mahtomedi	5-0	2.4
17	Prior Lake	4-1	8.4
18	Chanhassen	4-1	15.9
19	LSHS (Lakeville)	3-2	13.8
20	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	5-0	-4.7
21	Rocori (Cold Spring)	5-1	5.7
22	Waconia	4-1	10.2
23	Shakopee	4-1	6.0
24	Caledonia	5-0	-6.7
25	Becker	4-1	5.4
26	Milaca	5-0	-3.3
27	Princeton	4-1	6.1
28	Marshall	5-0	-6.4
29	DGFHS (Glyndon)	5-0	-4.9
30	Spring Lake Park	3-2	7.9
31	Rogers	2-3	18.6
32	JCCHS (Jackson)	5-0	-12.0
33	AHA (Richfield)	4-1	-0.6
34	Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)	4-1	-2.6
35	SRRHS (Sauk Rapids)	5-0	-2.3
36	Waseca	4-1	1.3
37	NLSHS (New London)	4-1	-4.9
38	Monticello	3-2	8.9
39	Owatonna	3-2	11.0
40	Centennial (Circle Pines)	3-2	10.9
41	NCHS (Minneapolis)	5-0	-15.0
42	East Ridge (Woodbury)	3-2	9.3
43	Chaska	3-2	3.5
44	Minnetonka	3-2	11.4
45	KMHS (Kasson)	4-1	-5.4
46	Zimmerman	4-1	-6.4
47	Pequot Lakes	4-1	-4.0
48	Willmar	4-1	0.0
49	Coon Rapids	2-3	22.1
50	Lakeview (Cottonwood)	4-1	-7.0

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	ASHS (White Plains)	5-0	6.4	+1
2	St. Anthony's (Melville)	3-1	22.2	+2
3	Carmel	4-0	-16.9	--
4	Iona Prep (New Rochelle)	3-2	29.1	-3
5	KMHS (Uniondale)	5-0	4.7	+1
6	St. Francis (Hamburg)	2-2	32.7	+1
7	Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)	1-2	28.3	-2
8	BBPHS (Bayport)	4-0	-5.5	+7
9	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	4-0	-1.2	-1
10	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	3-2	12.8	--
11	CBA (Syracuse)	5-0	-5.2	-2
12	Plainedge (Massapequa)	4-0	-13.0	+1
13	Somers (Lincolndale)	3-0	-5.3	-1
14	Tioga (Tioga Center)	5-0	-23.1	-3
15	UP (Rochester)	5-0	-7.6	-1
16	Lancaster	5-0	-13.9	+2
17	CBA (Albany)	5-0	-12.9	-1
18	Union-Endicott (Endicott)	3-1	1.7	+6
19	FMHS (Manlius)	5-0	-15.9	+1
20	Schuylerville	5-0	-20.3	+5
21	MFHS (Staten Island)	2-3	15.8	+2
22	General Brown (Dexter)	4-0	-26.1	-5
23	Victor	4-1	-7.1	+41
24	Garden City	4-0	-21.8	-3
25	SHS (Clifton Park)	4-0	-13.9	+24
26	Wantagh	4-0	-20.1	-7
27	WSHS (Webster)	5-0	-11.5	+2
28	Sayville	4-0	-18.1	-1
29	Farmingdale	4-0	-22.8	+6
30	Canarsie (Brooklyn)	2-1	-9.7	+16
31	Holy Trinity (Hicksville)	5-0	-19.4	-5
32	Madison (Brooklyn)	1-0	-2.7	+5
33	Adirondack (Boonville)	4-0	-22.8	-3
34	CFHS (Binghamton)	4-1	-3.5	+13
35	Pleasantville	4-0	-5.8	+10
36	CNSHS (Cicero)	4-1	-5.2	-14
37	North Shore (Glen Head)	4-0	-13.8	+2
38	Whitesboro (Marcy)	4-1	-4.6	+25
39	Massapequa	4-0	-12.0	+17
40	Rye	5-0	-14.3	-12
41	CSHS (West Nyack)	4-0	-13.1	+7
42	Waverly	4-0	-24.9	-9
43	Randolph	5-0	-13.7	-9
44	PPCD (Brooklyn)	4-0	-29.9	--
45	Curtis (Staten Island)	2-2	6.2	+10
46	Orchard Park	4-1	-9.4	-8
47	Mepham (North Bellmore)	4-0	-20.5	+24
48	MQJHS (Rochester)	4-1	-8.7	-16
49	Arlington (LaGrangeville)	2-3	6.0	-6
50	Canisius (Buffalo)	3-2	4.6	-19

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	AMHS (Cincinnati)	7-0	46.3
2	St. Edward (Lakewood)	6-1	45.2
3	LWHS (West Chester)	7-0	27.9
4	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	7-0	34.2
5	Washington (Massillon)	6-1	40.5
6	Elder (Cincinnati)	5-2	48.6
7	Winton Woods (Cincinnati)	7-0	14.2
8	Princeton (Cincinnati)	6-1	30.8
9	Glenville (Cleveland)	7-0	-0.6
10	Springfield	5-1	29.9
11	Centerville	6-1	29.2
12	Avon	6-1	29.2
13	MLHS (Maria Stein)	7-0	17.9
14	AFHS (Youngstown)	6-1	26.0
15	St. Ignatius (Cleveland)	4-2	39.7
16	Central Catholic (Toledo)	6-1	18.2
17	Fairfield	6-1	23.4
18	Kings (Kings Mill)	6-1	15.4
19	Lincoln (Gahanna)	6-1	25.2
20	Riverside (Painesville)	6-1	18.5
21	Medina	6-1	22.1
22	Springboro	5-2	35.3
23	West Holmes (Millersburg)	7-0	4.0
24	Wayne (Huber Heights)	5-2	27.1
25	Chardon	5-1	26.2
26	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	2-5	51.1
27	Badin (Hamilton)	7-0	9.9
28	Highland (Medina)	7-0	9.0
29	Dublin Jerome (Dublin)	6-1	23.7
30	Mentor	3-3	34.6
31	Hudson	7-0	16.1
32	PCHS (Pickerington)	4-3	28.1
33	Perrysburg	6-1	18.2
34	New Albany	5-2	17.4
35	Milford	6-1	19.8
36	SVSM (Akron)	5-1	22.6
37	Mason	5-2	29.1
38	South Range (Canfield)	7-0	7.2
39	Van Wert	6-1	14.1
40	Dublin Coffman (Dublin)	5-2	28.9
41	Ursuline (Youngstown)	5-2	26.4
42	Wadsworth	5-2	19.9
43	Fairmont (Kettering)	5-2	27.6
44	Kirtland	7-0	-0.8
45	Xenia	7-0	3.7
46	Wapakoneta	6-1	16.4
47	Avon Lake	6-1	11.3
48	Canfield	5-1	23.3
49	Liberty Center	7-0	5.9
50	Chaney (Youngstown)	6-1	14.4

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	4-1	43.0
2	IC (Philadelphia)	2-2	29.1
3	McKeesport	6-0	9.7
4	Upper St. Clair	6-0	10.5
5	Cathedral Prep (Erie)	3-2	35.5
6	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	4-1	7.8
7	Aliquippa	5-0	13.7
8	RCHS (Philadelphia)	5-1	15.4
9	Harrisburg	4-1	18.4
10	Central Valley (Monaca)	6-0	3.8
11	Emmaus	6-0	6.0
12	North Allegheny (Wexford)	5-1	17.7
13	Coatesville	6-0	3.6
14	Gateway (Monroeville)	5-1	18.6
15	HAHS (Greensburg)	5-1	12.7
16	CVHS (Mechanicsburg)	5-1	20.3
17	Jersey Shore	6-0	-4.3
18	PTHS (Harrison City)	4-2	23.9
19	State College	6-0	7.2
20	Bethel Park	5-1	19.0
21	PTHS (McMurray)	5-1	13.5
22	Penn Cambria (Cresson)	6-0	7.3
23	GVHS (Glen Mills)	6-0	6.2
24	Danville	6-0	-4.8
25	Central York (York)	5-1	17.7
26	McDowell (Erie)	4-2	22.4
27	Westinghouse (Pittsburgh)	5-0	-1.3
28	MTHS (Lancaster)	4-2	19.3
29	SHHS (Wallingford)	6-0	-1.0
30	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	3-3	30.6
31	UDHS (Fort Washington)	6-0	-2.7
32	Hempfield (Landisville)	5-1	12.4
33	West Allegheny (Imperial)	5-1	-1.6
34	Richland (Johnstown)	6-0	-1.4
35	Seneca Valley (Harmony)	4-2	19.8
36	Farrell	5-1	-0.1
37	Belle Vernon	3-2	16.8
38	Armstrong (Kittanning)	5-1	4.6
39	AWHS (Warminster)	1-3	43.6
40	Central (Martinsburg)	4-2	16.3
41	HHS (Natrona Heights)	6-0	2.8
42	PHS (Fairless Hills)	5-1	9.0
43	Chester	6-0	-7.4
44	PVHS (Collegeville)	5-1	7.5
45	Downingtown East (Exton)	5-1	9.8
46	DWHS (Downingtown)	5-1	1.3
47	Wyomissing	6-0	-5.7
48	LSCHS (Wyndmoor)	2-3	32.8
49	Avonworth (Pittsburgh)	5-1	5.9
50	Dallas	6-0	-3.9

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Mukwonago	7-0	11.7
2	Muskego	6-1	15.3
3	Columbus	7-0	-4.5
4	Oak Creek	6-1	6.2
5	Neenah	7-0	5.3
6	CMHS (Waukesha)	7-0	-9.1
7	Arrowhead (Hartland)	5-2	17.4
8	Hartford	6-1	2.2
9	Bay Port (Green Bay)	7-0	-7.1
10	Kimberly	6-1	1.3
11	Kettle Moraine (Wales)	5-2	6.5
12	Franklin	5-2	10.8
13	Waunakee	7-0	-3.9
14	West De Pere (De Pere)	7-0	-9.5
15	Monroe	7-0	-17.2
16	River Falls	6-1	4.8
17	Onalaska	7-0	-6.2
18	SMSHS (Fond du Lac)	7-0	-15.5
19	Hudson	6-1	3.8
20	Aquinas (La Crosse)	7-0	-14.2
21	Little Chute	7-0	-8.2
22	Lodi	6-1	0.5
23	Verona	6-1	-3.3
24	Racine Horlick (Racine)	5-2	3.5
25	Ellsworth	6-1	-4.8
26	Fond du Lac	4-3	13.8
27	Regis (Eau Claire)	7-0	-20.1
28	Slinger	6-1	-3.2
29	Chippewa Falls	5-2	4.9
30	Mayville	7-0	-15.5
31	New Richmond	5-2	6.4
32	Kaukauna	4-3	10.0
33	West Bend	6-1	-0.1
34	Middleton	4-3	4.4
35	Hamilton (Sussex)	5-2	-3.6
36	BWHS (Baldwin)	5-1	-3.1
37	MU (Milwaukee)	4-3	2.7
38	Appleton North (Appleton)	5-2	-0.3
39	Freedom	6-1	-13.8
40	BCHS (Brookfield)	6-1	-11.0
41	West Salem	6-1	-16.2
42	Waukesha West (Waukesha)	3-4	15.7
43	Edgewood (Madison)	5-2	0.8
44	Pewaukee	5-2	-5.9
45	Homestead (Mequon)	3-4	9.8
46	Pulaski	5-2	1.9
47	Badger (Lake Geneva)	6-2	-3.9
48	Rice Lake	5-2	-0.9
49	Northwestern (Maple)	7-0	-22.3
50	MMHS (Madison)	5-2	-4.8

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