Defending Division 3 state champ Detroit Martin Luther King starts 2022 ranked No. 1 in the High School Football America Michigan Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football. Once again this year, the Crusaders will test themselves against two strong out-of-state opponents that start the season in our national rankings.
MLK will open against Indiana’s Warren Central, No. 249 in our Preseason 300. The Crusaders will close-out the regular season against No. 28 Archbishop Moeller from Ohio.
Detroit King opens the season ranked No. 34 in the High School Football America 300.
No. 2 Belleville, the state’s defending Division 1 champ is also in the Top 100 at No. 67.
Defending Division 2 champ De La Salle Collegiate is just outside the Top 100 at No. 103.
In all, the top six teams in the statewide rankings are ranked in the HSFA 300.
High School Football America Michigan Top 10
| Ranking/Team | ’21 Record | Preseason National Ranking |
| No. 1 Detroit MLK | (13-1) | 34 |
| No. 2 Belleville | (13-1) | 67 |
| No. 3 De La Salle Collegiate | (13-0) | 103 |
| No. 4 West Bloomfield | (10-2) | 212 |
| No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central | (8-3) | 248 |
| No. 6 Cass Tech | (7-4) | 250 |
| No. 7 Chippewa Valley | (7-4) | Inside Top 1000 |
| No. 8 Adams | (13-1) | Inside Top 1000 |
| No. 9 Clarkston | (8-2) | Inside Top 1000 |
| No. 10 Dakota | (9-4) | Inside Top 1000 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
