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Football: Associated Press State Poll (9.29.26)
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By Tom Nader
Publisher and Editor
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE POLL
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29, 2026
| Division I | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 | Cincinnati Princeton (15) (6-0) | 186 | 2 |
| 2 | Lakewood St. Edward (1) (5-1) | 148 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Elder (2) (5-1) | 137 | 1 |
| 4 | Gahanna Lincoln (6-0) | 108 | 4 |
| 5 | West Chester Lakota West (5-1) | 87 | 5 |
| 6 | Perrysburg (6-0) | 58 | 6 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Moeller (1) (4-2) | 57 | 9 |
| 8 | Worthington Kilbourne (6-0) | 47 | 7 |
| 9 | Columbus Upper Arlington (5-1) | 41 | NR |
| T10. | Pickerington North (5-1) | 40 | 10 |
| T10. | Mentor (5-1) | 40 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: 12, Toledo Whitmer 24. 13, Cincinnati St. Xavier 17. 14, Springfield 15. 15, Hudson 12. 16, Cleveland St. Ignatius 12. 17, Canton McKinley 8. 18, Cincinnati Winton Woods 4. 19, Columbus St. Charles 3. 20, Beavercreek 1. | |||
| Division II | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 | Columbus Bishop Watterson (12) (6-0) | 183 | 1 |
| 2 | Massillon Washington (5) (6-0) | 162 | 2 |
| 3 | Sunbury Big Walnut (6-0) | 129 | 4 |
| 4 | Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (4-1) | 107 | 3 |
| 5 | Toledo Central Catholic (5-1) | 99 | 5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Anderson (5-1) | 86 | 6 |
| 7 | Wadsworth (6-0) | 60 | 7 |
| 8 | Trotwood-Madison (1) (5-1) | 49 | 9 |
| 9 | Akron Hoban (1) (2-4) | 41 | NR |
| 10 | Harrison (5-1) | 30 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: 11, Oregon Clay 27. 12, Avon 25. 13, New Albany 14. 14, Medina Highland 8. 15, Eastlake North 7. 16, Macedonia Nordonia 6. 17, Mayfield 4. 18, Lima Senior 4. 19, Columbus St. Francis DeSales 2. 20, Fremont Ross 1. 21, Vandalia Butler 1. | |||
| Division III | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 | Bellbrook (10) (6-0) | 171 | 1 |
| 2 | Celina (2) (6-0) | 121 | 2 |
| 3 | Plain City Jonathan Alder (6-0) | 111 | 3 |
| 4 | Steubenville (1) (5-1) | 104 | T4 |
| 5 | Chillicothe (1) (6-0) | 79 | T4 |
| 6 | Newark Licking Valley (6-0) | 78 | 7 |
| 7 | Tipp City Tippecanoe (5-1) | 73 | 6 |
| 8 | Cleveland Glenville (4) (4-2) | 61 | NR |
| 9 | Ontario (1) (6-0) | 54 | 10 |
| 10 | Salem (6-0) | 51 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: 11, Willoughby South 38. 12, Kettering Archbishop Alter 33. 13, Wapakoneta 14. 14, Cincinnati Indian Hill 13. 15, Columbus Linden McKinley 8. 16, Garfield Heights 7. 17, Chillicothe Unioto 7. 18, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 7. 19, Columbus East 4. 20, Cincinnati Hughes 3. 21, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 3. 22, Lodi Cloverleaf 2. 23, Cincinnati Northwest 1. 24, Dover 1. 25, Columbus South 1. | |||
| Division IV | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 | Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (14) (5-0) | 164 | 1 |
| 2 | Sandusky Perkins (3) (6-0) | 131 | 3 |
| 3 | Rocky River (6-0) | 124 | 2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Wyoming (2) (6-0) | 114 | 4 |
| 5 | Shelby (6-0) | 100 | 5 |
| 6 | New Lexington (6-0) | 92 | 6 |
| 7 | Ottawa-Glandorf (6-0) | 81 | 7 |
| 8 | Bellville Clear Fork (5-1) | 39 | NR |
| 9 | London (4-2) | 27 | NR |
| 10 | Canal Fulton Northwest (6-0) | 26 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: 11, Dayton Oakwood 19. 12, Chesterland West Geauga 14. 13, Cincinnati North College Hill 14. 14, Beloit West Branch 14. 15, Bellevue 14. 16, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 13. 17, Springfield Kenton Ridge 11. 18, Belmont Union Local 9. 19, Akron East 9. 20, Uhrichsville Claymont 8. 21, Urbana 8. 22, Norton 5. 23, Zanesville West Muskingum 2. 24, Streetsboro 2. 25, Germantown Valley View 2. 26, Peninsula Woodridge 2. 27, Johnstown-Monroe 1. | |||
| Division V | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 | Perry (14) (6-0) | 180 | 1 |
| 2 | Ironton (5) (5-1) | 154 | 2 |
| 3 | Archbold (6-0) | 103 | 3 |
| 4 | Bluffton (6-0) | 83 | 4 |
| 5 | Coldwater (5-1) | 79 | T5 |
| 6 | Beverly Fort Frye (6-0) | 75 | T5 |
| 7 | Barnesville (6-0) | 57 | 7 |
| 8 | Martins Ferry (6-0) | 50 | 9 |
| T9. | St. Paris Graham (5-1) | 49 | NR |
| T9. | Girard (6-0) | 49 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: 11, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 30. 12, LaGrange Keystone 26. 13, Port Clinton 18. 14, Garrettsville Garfield 17. 15, Wooster Triway 13. 16, Waynesville 10. 17, Youngstown Liberty 8. 18, Williamsburg 8. 19, Castalia Margaretta 8. 20, Vermilion 7. 21, Richwood North Union 7. 22, Middletown Bishop Fenwick 6. 23, Arcanum 3. 24, Pemberville Eastwood 2. 25, Genoa Area 1. 26, Gahanna Columbus Academy 1. 27, South Point 1. | |||
| Division VI | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 . | Liberty Center (14) (6-0) | 177 | 1 |
| 2 | Lima Central Catholic (3) (6-0) | 141 | 2 |
| 3 | Canfield S. Range (6-0) | 137 | 3 |
| 4 | Kirtland (1) (5-1) | 115 | 4 |
| 5 | New Madison Tri-Village (1) (6-0) | 70 | 5 |
| 6 | Nelsonville-York (6-0) | 68 | T6 |
| 7 | Columbus Grove (5-1) | 57 | T6 |
| 8 | Smithville (6-0) | 42 | T8 |
| 9 | Sugarcreek Garaway (5-1) | 33 | NR |
| 10 | St. Henry (3-3) | 28 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: 11, Portsmouth West 24. 12, Elmore Woodmore 21. 13, Mechanicsburg 18. 14, Versailles 16. 15, Delta 16. 16, Collins Western Reserve 13. 17, Cincinnati Deer Park 12. 18, Columbia Station Columbia 11. 19, West Jefferson 11. 20, Newark Catholic 10. 21, Wickliffe 7. 22, Hannibal River 6. 23, Mineral Ridge 3. 24, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 3. 25, Cin. College Prep. 3. 26, Cin. Gamble Montessori 3. | |||
| Division VII | |||
| Rank | School (1st place votes) (record) | Total Points | Previous |
| 1 . | Maria Stein Marion Local (17) (6-0) | 186 | 1 |
| 2 | Minster (6-0) | 159 | 2 |
| 3 | Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (1) (6-0) | 126 | 3 |
| 4 | Leipsic (6-0) | 95 | 5 |
| 5 | Danville (6-0) | 78 | 7 |
| 6 | Willow Wood Symmes Valley (6-0) | 70 | 4 |
| 7 | Shadyside (1) (6-0) | 62 | 9 |
| 8 | Ansonia (5-1) | 58 | 6 |
| 9 | McDonald (6-0) | 52 | 8 |
| 10 | Toronto (6-0) | 39 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: 11, North Baltimore 29. 12, Sycamore Mohawk 25. 13, New Bremen 22. 14, McComb 18. 15, Ft. Loramie 10. 16, Edon 6. 17, Mogadore 5. 18, Strasburg-Franklin 3. 19, Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 2. | |||
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