PREP FOOTBALL POLL AND OHSAA COMPUTER RATINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
COLUMBUS -- How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the fifth weekly Associated Press poll of 2003, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cle. St. Ignatius (20) 7-0299
2, Warren Harding (8) 7-0295
3, Mentor (3) 7-0264
4, Cin. Colerain (1) 7-0203
5, Westerville South 7-0153
6, North Canton Hoover (1) 7-0147
7, Lakewood St. Edward 6-1120
8, Cin. Elder 6-1111
9, Tol. Whitmer 7-045
10, Dublin Coffman 6-144
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Brunswick 23. 12, Massillon Jackson 22. 13, Marion Harding 21. 14, Cin. Anderson 14.
DIVISION II
1, Macedonia Nordonia (19) 7-0311
2, Avon Lake (7) 7-0278
3, Cols. Brookhaven (1) 7-0231
4, Whitehall-Yearling 7-0191
5, Pickerington Central (2) 7-0179
6, Sylvania Southview (2) 7-0174
7, Trenton Edgewood (2) 7-0169
8, Howland 6-184
9, Maumee 6-162
10, Kings Mills Kings 6-139
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Tiffin Columbian 15.
DIVISION III
1, Cle. Benedictine (25) 7-0313
2, Germantown Valley View (1) 7-0250
3, Dover (3) 7-0233
4, Steubenville 7-0205
5, Newark Licking Valley (1) 7-0175
6, Beaver Local (2) 7-0160
7, Day. Chaminade-Julienne (1) 6-1137
8, Canal Fulton Northwest 7-044
9, Sunbury Big Walnut 7-041
10, Mentor Lake Cath. 6-130
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Watterson 29. 12, Bellevue 27. 13, St. Marys Memorial 25. 14, Chesterland W. Geauga 23. 15, Akr. Hoban 17. 16 (tie), Gallipolis Gallia, Rayland Buckeye 14.
DIVISION IV
1, Coldwater (17) 7-0305
2, Versailles (3) 7-0276
3, Ironton (8) 7-0264
4, Cardinal Mooney (3) 6-1196
5, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (1) 7-0192
6, Upper Sandusky 7-0149
7, Apple Creek Waynedale (1) 7-0140
8, Coshocton 6-183
9, Bellaire 6-147
10, Delta 6-136
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, United 26. 12, Wickliffe 16. 13, Lima Bath 15. 14 (tie), Huron, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 12.
DIVISION V
1, Marion Pleasant (21) 7-0308
2, Smithville (6) 7-0269
3 (tie), Sarahsville Shenandoah (4) 7-0205
Sycamore Mohawk 7-0205
5, Delphos St. John's 6-1184
6, South Range (1) 7-0135
7, Gates Mills Gilmour (1) 7-0105
8, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 6-191
9, Amanda-Clearcreek 7-090
10, Morral Ridgedale 6-153
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bainbridge Paint Valley 32. 12, Hamler Patrick Henry 28. 13, Columbiana 18. 14, Minford 15.
DIVISION VI
1, Columbus Grove (18) 7-0301
2, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. (3) 7-0239
3, Norwalk St. Paul (3) 7-0236
4, Mogadore (3) 6-1182
5, Covington 7-0176
6, Newark Cath. (3) 6-1174
7, Cory-Rawson (2) 7-0129
8, N. Lewisburg Triad (1) 7-0101
9, Dola Hardin Northern 6-181
10, Maria Stein Marion Local 5-238
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Spring. Cath. Cent. 30. 12 (tie), Shadyside, Leetonia 18. 14, New Matamoras Frontier 15.
COMPUTER RATINGS
COLUMBUS-- Here are the fourth weekly football computer ratings from the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Ratings are by division and region with record and average bi-level points per game (top eight teams in each region advance to regional quarterfinals):
DIVISION I
Region 1
1, Mentor (7-0)19.7571
2, Warren Harding (7-0)19.1785
3, Lakewood St. Edward (6-1)17.8871
4, Cleveland St. Ignatius (7-0)17.4435
5, Cleveland Glenville (6-1)14.5808
6, Lakewood (5-2)12.4928
7, Strongsville (5-2)12.3142
8, Austintown Fitch (4-3)11.4357
9, Mayfield (5-2)11.3642
10, Euclid (4-3)10.8071
Region 2
1, North Canton Hoover (7-0)19.7747
2, Toledo Whitmer (7-0)18.5428
3, Brunswick (7-0)15.0785
4, Massillon Jackson (6-1)13.7928
5, Green (5-1)13.7763
6, Wadsworth (5-2)12.7870
7, Massillon Washington (4-3)12.5642
8, Hudson (6-1)11.7500
9, Toledo DeSales (5-2)11.0642
10, Findlay (4-3)9.6071.
Region 3
1, Westerville South (7-0)19.1785
2, Hilliard Davidson (6-1)15.3500
3, Lancaster (6-1)14.8214
4, Dublin Coffman (6-1)14.4071
5, Grove City (5-2)12.9357
6, Dublin Scioto (6-1)12.8785
7, Wooster (5-2)12.5785
8, Marion Harding (6-1)12.2220
9, Gahanna Lincoln (6-1)11.6000
10, Mount Vernon (6-1)9.8714
Region 4
1, Cincinnati Colerain (7-0)18.8780
2, Mason (6-1)18.4571
3, Clayton Northmont (6-1)17.3928
4, Cincinnati Elder (6-1)17.3525
5, Cincinnati Oak Hills (6-1)15.0428
6, Cincinnati Anderson (6-1)14.2500
7, Huber Heights Wayne (6-1)13.9500
8, Centerville (5-2)13.3142
9, Cincinnati Moeller (4-3)12.8461
10, Cincinnati Princeton (6-1)12.1414
DIVISION II
Region 5
1, Macedonia Nordonia (7-0)16.8214
2, Howland (6-1)14.5357
3, Maple Heights (6-1)12.4240
4, Parma Padua (5-2)11.9044
5, Chardon (5-2)11.1214
6, Madison (6-1)10.6071
7, Copley (4-3)10.2220
8, Akron Garfield (5-2)9.8571
9, Olmsted Falls (4-3)9.2428
10, Berea (4-3)8.9857.
Region 6
1, Sylvania Southview (7-0)20.0642
2, Maumee (6-1)16.5857
3, Avon Lake (7-0)14.2000
4, Amherst Steele (6-1)13.0768
5, Defiance (5-2)12.2714
6, Toledo Woodward (5-2)11.1500
7, Holland Springfield (5-2)10.9428
8, Grafton Midview (4-3)10.9357
9, Tiffin Columbian (6-1)9.9285
10, Lewis Center Olentangy (5-2)8.4785
Region 7
1, Pickerington Central (7-0)16.4571
2, Columbus Brookhaven (7-0)15.4581
3, Whitehall-Yearling (7-0)13.3285
4, Chaney (6-1)13.3084
5, Uniontown Lake (4-3)12.0285
6, Columbus Independence (5-2)11.4117
7, Columbus Walnut Ridge (6-1)9.5325
8, New Philadelphia (6-1)9.5071
9, Marlington (4-3)9.0357
10, Louisville (3-4)7.2142
Region 8
1, Trenton Edgewood (7-0)18.8357
2, Kings Mills Kings (6-1)15.1928
3, Jackson (6-1)13.3571
4, Cincinnati Mt. Healthy (6-1)12.6928
5, Cincinnati Glen Este (5-2)12.4500
6, Cincinnati McNicholas (4-3)10.2500
7, Vandalia Butler (5-2)10.1000
8, Dayton Carroll (4-3)9.4571
9, Norwood (5-2)9.2357
10, Loveland (5-2)9.1214
DIVISION III
Region 9
1, Cleveland Benedictine (7-0)20.4877
2, Mentor Lake Catholic (6-1)16.2670
3, Chesterland West Geauga (7-0)16.1071
4, Medina Buckeye (6-1)14.3825
5, Hunting Valley University School (6-1)13.6928
6, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (5-2)11.8571
7, Akron Hoban (5-2)11.5214
8, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (4-2)11.1103
9, Hubbard (5-2)10.8525
10, Southeast (5-2)10.0928
Region 10
1, Sunbury Big Walnut (7-0)15.2714
2, Columbus Watterson (5-2)13.3071
3, Bellevue (6-1)13.2357
4, Canal Winchester (5-2)12.1785
5, Lima Shawnee (5-2)11.4428
6, Columbus DeSales (4-3)11.3361
7, Pemberville Eastwood (6-1)11.1214
8, Kenton (4-3)10.4500
9, Columbus Hamilton Township (6-1)10.2415
10, Oak Harbor (4-3)9.4642
Region 11
1, Beaver Local (7-0)19.3142
2, Dover (7-0)18.3285
3, Steubenville (7-0)16.8151
4, Canal Fulton Northwest (7-0)16.1214
5, Rayland Buckeye Local (7-0)12.9134
6, New Concord John Glenn (6-1)11.6500
7, Thornville Sheridan (5-2)10.9214
8, Gallipolis Gallia Academy (6-1)10.1437
9, Minerva (6-1)10.0714
10, Poland (5-2)9.9142
Region 12
1, Newark Licking Valley (7-0)15.1714
2, St. Mary's Memorial (6-1)15.1285
3, Bellbrook (6-1)14.9000
4, Kettering Alter (6-1)13.7500
5, Dayton Cham-Julienne (6-1)12.7785
6, Hamilton Ross (5-2)12.6285
7, St. Paris Graham (6-1)12.1857
8, Cincinnati Indian Hill (6-1)11.6785
9, Germantown Valley View (7-0)11.5857
10, Tipp City Tippecanoe (6-1)11.5357
DIVISION IV
Region 13
1, Cardinal Mooney (6-1)12.3214
1, Apple Creek Waynedale (7-0)12.3214
3, Sullivan Black River (6-1)12.0500
4, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (7-0)11.4781
5, Wickliffe (6-1)11.2428
6, Struthers (4-3)10.6932
7, Orrville (4-3)10.4285
8, Wooster Triway (4-3)10.4142
9, Ursuline (4-3)9.5231
10, Girard (5-2)9.3967
Region 14
1, Coldwater (7-0)13.5428
2, Delta (6-1)13.1428
3, Lima Bath (6-1)12.9428
4, Urbana (6-1)12.3928
5, Upper Sandusky (7-0)12.1214
6, Wellington (5-2)11.5857
7, Huron (6-1)10.0714
8, Milan Edison (5-2)9.5214
9, Avon (5-2)9.2428
10, Rossford (4-3)7.7000
Region 15
1, Ironton (7-0)16.7237
2, Williamsport Westfall (6-1)12.4285
3, Coshocton (6-1)11.1428
4, Bellaire (6-1)10.9517
5, Ironton Rock Hill (6-1)8.9581
6, Martins Ferry (5-2)8.6357
7, River Valley (6-1)7.7214
8, Granville (5-2)7.0642
9, New Lexington (4-3)6.8157
10, Portsmouth (3-4)6.0285
Region 16
1, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (7-0)14.6724
2, Versailles (7-0)13.1142
3, Batavia (5-2)9.3038
4, Reading (5-2)9.1357
5, Plain City Jonathon Alder (5-2)8.9928
6, Dayton Oakwood (5-2)8.8357
7, Cincinnati Mariemont (4-3)7.8142
8, West Milton Milton-Union (4-3)6.6214
9, Spring Northeastern (4-3)6.2857
10, London (4-3)6.2697
DIVISION V
Region 17
1, Gates Mills Gilmour Acad. (7-0)15.1000
2, Warren Kennedy (6-1)13.4684
3, South Range (7-0)11.4954
4, Smithville (7-0)11.1332
5, Mineral Ridge (6-1)10.7071
6, Independence (6-1)9.7142
7, Dalton (6-1)9.7000
8, Columbiana (6-0)8.8863
9, Middlefield Cardinal (5-2)8.4000
10, Lisbon (6-1)7.2665
Region 18
1, Sycamore Mohawk (7-0)13.5357
2, Hamler Patrick Henry (6-1)10.4142
3, Delphos St. John's (6-1)9.9928
4, Lorain Clearview (5-2)9.4571
5, Collins Western Reserve (6-1)9.3714
6, Defiance Tinora (5-1)9.1526
7, Bluffton (6-1)8.2357
8, Findlay Liberty-Benton (5-2)7.4714
9, Bucyrus Wynford (5-2)7.4102
10, Liberty Center (5-2)7.3870
Region 19
1, Sarahsville Shenandoah (7-0)16.7244
2, Minford (7-0)12.5142
3, Amanda-Clearcreek (6-1)11.9857
4, Chesapeake (5-2)11.4758
5, Newcomerstown (6-1)11.2000
6, Woodsfield Monroe Central (6-1)10.2645
7, Wheelersburg (5-2)10.1455
8, Crooksville (5-2)9.1071
9, West Lafayette Ridgewood (5-2)8.2357
10, Nelsonville-York (4-3)8.0428
Region 20
1, Bainbridge Paint Valley (7-0)11.8000
2, Marion Pleasant (7-0)11.5071
3, Gahanna Columbus Acad. (5-2)11.2447
4, Morral Ridgedale (6-1)10.7928
5, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (6-1)10.4784
6, Columbus Hartley (4-3)9.6828
7, Arcanum (6-1)9.5357
8, Lees Creek E. Clinton (5-2)8.7365
9, Middletown Fenwick (5-2)8.3285
10, Cardington-Lincoln (5-2)8.1000
DIVISION VI
Region 21
1, Mogadore (6-1)14.3000
2, Norwalk St. Paul (7-0)10.9857
3, Windham (6-1)10.4098
4, Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights (7-0)9.5712
5, Monroeville (5-2)8.4357
6, Leetonia (6-1)8.1142
7, St. Mary's Central Catholic (5-2)7.3714
8, New Washington Buckeye Cent. (5-1)7.1693
9, Lowellville (5-2)6.0571
10, Southington (6-1)5.3904
Region 22
1, Rawson Cory-Rawson (7-0)13.0428
2, Columbus Grove (7-0)11.6214
3, Carey (5-2)8.4714
4, Hicksville (6-1)8.3652
5, Edgerton (4-3)8.3630
6, Mc Comb (5-2)7.8500
7, West Unity Hilltop (5-2)7.3950
8, Delphos Jefferson (5-2)6.8642
9, Northwood (5-2)6.7357
10, Hopewell-Loudon (5-2)6.4928
Region 23
1, Shadyside (6-1)10.8857
2, Newark Catholic (6-1)10.4928
3, Lancaster Fisher Catholic (6-1)10.2071
4, Centerburg (5-2)8.9428
5, New Matamoras Frontier (6-1)8.0857
6, Glouster Trimble (6-1)7.8785
7, Willow Wood Symmes Valley (6-1)7.7142
8, Millersport (6-1)7.4857
9, Danville (5-2)6.7571
10, Marion Catholic (6-1)6.6928
Region 24
1, Covington (7-0)12.5785
2, North Lewisburg Triad (7-0)11.2714
3, Springfield Catholic Central (7-0)11.1857
4, Dola Hardin Northern (6-1)9.2214
5, Troy Christian (6-1)8.3060
6, DeGraff Riverside (6-1)8.2928
7, Maria Stein Marion Local (5-2)7.0357
8, Mechanicsburg (4-3)7.0285
9, Minster (3-4)4.1714
10, Cincinnati Summit Country Day (1-6)3.2024