Following last week’s games and entering Week 6 of the 2022 high school football schedule, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released its second official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, and seven local schools maintained or increased their previous rankings.
The computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Oct. 23, when 448 schools – the top 16 in each region – will qualify for the playoffs.
There are 711 schools in this week’s 11-player football computer ratings. The 72 largest schools are in Division I, while the remaining schools are divided equally in divisions II through VII (approximately 106 schools in each division). The top 20 schools in each region are listed by division and region. The football page at OHSAA.org includes an explanation of how the ratings are calculated. The top 16 teams in each region in the final report will qualify for the playoffs.
Local schools involved in the top 20 in the Sept. 19 poll:
Div. II, Region 7 – Mount Vernon lost its No. 21 ranking. Uniontown Lake is ranked No. 1 (5-0).
Div 5, Region 18 – Highland (3-2) was ranked 10th, maintaining its position from a week earlier, and Fredericktown (3-2) moved up four spots to No. 15 this week. Liberty Center is ranked No. 1 (5-0).
Div. 5, Region 19 – Centerburg (4-1) continued in its No. 5 ranking, and Utica jumped up seven positions to the No. 13 ranking. Ironton is ranked No.1 (5-0).
Div. VI, Region 23 – Northmor (4-1) gained one spot to No. 3, Mount Gilead leaped three positions to No. 7, East Knox gained two spots to the No. 17 ranking and Cardington-Lincoln fell from its No. 21 slot. Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant is ranked No. 1.
