As we hit regional finals, there’s quite a bit of shake-up in the High School Football America Ohio Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
At the top, three-time defending Division I champ St. Edward has flip-flopped with Archbishop Hoban at No. 3 and No. 4. The Eagles move to No. 3 on its strength of school, despite a 24-21 loss to Hoban in the season finale for both.
All of HSFA’s rankings are based on a proprietary algorithm that we began using in 2013.
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St. Ed’s try for a four-peat continues to week against No. 21 Mentor in the Region 1 final.
St. Xavier also switches with Lakota East at No. 8 and No. 9. The Bombers sit at No. 8 after edging the Firebirds 16-13 last Friday. The win reversed a 17-13 win by Lakota West of St. X in the season opener for both teams.
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St. X will face Greater Catholic League South foe Archbishop Moller for the Division I Region 4 title. Big Mo beat the Bombers 45-37 on September 20, which helped lead the Crusaders to the GCL South championship.
The Division I Region 3 title will be decided in a battle between No. 11 Olentangy Liberty and No. 13 Pickerington North.
In Division II, Hoban will square-off with No. 12 Walsh Jesuit for the Region 5 title. Back on October 4, WJ beat the Knights 19-14.
The Division II Region 4 final is also a Top 25 head-to-head with No. 10 Anderson facing No. 17 La Salle.
The sixth T25 head-to-head this week is in the Division III Region 3 final between No. 23 Bishop Watterson and No. 24 Steubenville. Both teams bring perfect records into the game.
High School Football America Ohio Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Massillon Washington | (11-2) | 1 |
| No. 2 Archbishop Moeller | (12-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 St. Edward | (8-5) | 4 |
| No. 4 Archbishop Hoban | (11-2) | 3 |
| No. 5 Avon | (13-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Glenville | (10-3) | 6 |
| No. 7 Toledo Central Catholic | (12-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 St. Xavier | (10-3) | 9 |
| No. 9 Lakota West | (11-2) | 8 |
| No. 10 Anderson | (13-0) | 10 |
| No. 11 Olentangy Liberty | (11-2) | 12 |
| No. 12 Walsh Jesuit | (13-0) | 14 |
| No. 13 Pickerington North | (11-2) | 15 |
| No. 14 Upper Arlington | (10-3) | 11 |
| No. 15 Winton Woods | (10-2) | 13 |
| No. 16 Olentangy Berlin | (10-3) | 16 |
| No. 17 La Salle | (11-2) | 19 |
| No. 18 Lincoln (Gahanna) | (9-3) | 17 |
| No. 19 Olentangy Orange | (9-3) | 18 |
| No. 20 Elder | (6-6) | 20 |
| No. 21 Mentor | (13-0) | 20 |
| No. 22 Ursuline | (12-1) | 23 |
| No. 23 Bishop Watterson | (13-0) | 22 |
| No. 24 Steubenville | (13-0) | 24 |
| No. 25 Ironton | (12-1) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 25 Benedictine
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
