Massillon Washington is the No. 1 high school football team in Ohio for the 2023 season. The Tigers finish at the top of the High School Football America Ohio Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football, after winning the state’s Division II state title.
The state championship, combined with 15-13 win over three-time Division I champ St. Edward, in mid-September, gave Massillon Washington the edge over the Eagles in our statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
In our national rankings, Massillon Washington finished No. 9. St. Ed’s finished No. 11 in the country.
The top fifteen teams in the statewide rankings finished inside the HSFA 300 national rankings.
High School Football America Ohio Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Preseason Ranking |
| No. 1 Massillon Washington | (16-0) | 2 |
| No. 2 St. Edward | (15-1) | 1 |
| No. 3 Archbishop Hoban | (13-2) | 3 |
| No. 4 Toledo Central Catholic | (16-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Archbishop Moeller | (10-5) | 5 |
| No. 6 Glenville | (13-2) | 13 |
| No. 7 Avon | (14-1) | 21 |
| No. 8 Princeton | (12-1) | 19 |
| No. 9 Lincoln (Gahanna) | (12-1) | 11 |
| No. 10 Pickerington North | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 11 Elder | (7-5) | 8 |
| No. 12 St. Xavier | (7-5) | 10 |
| No. 13 Lakota West | (11-3) | 7 |
| No. 14 Springfield | (10-6) | 6 |
| No. 15 Hilliard Bradley | (13-2) | NR |
| No. 16 Upper Arlington | (11-4) | NR |
| No. 17 Anderson | (13-2) | NR |
| No. 18 Milford | (11-1) | NR |
| No. 19 Medina | (10-4) | 23 |
| No.20 Cleveland Heights | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 21 Canton McKinley | (9-4) | NR |
| No. 22 Centerville | (9-3) | 14 |
| No. 23 Pickerington Central | (8-4) | 17 |
| No. 24 Winton Woods | (8-4) | 15 |
| No. 25 Walsh Jesuit | (12-2) | NR |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2023 Ohio Top 25’s
