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Early season: these ratings lean on each program’s last three seasons until this year’s games say otherwise. Treat them as a starting point, not a verdict.

Through week 2 · 349 games rated · home edge +2.46 · prior from 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 · How it works →

Last calculated Thu, Sep 17 · 7:26 AM CDT

Divisions 1, 2, 4 and 5

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating, strength of schedule, quality wins and best win.
RankTeamRecordDivESSOSQWBest win
1▲6
Franklin14-0D1Division rank #185.6early75.42Appleton NorthD1 (77.7)
2▲4
Kimberly11-1D1Division rank #283.2early57.11Stevens Point Area Senior HighD1 (64.5)
3▼2
Lake Country Lutheran10-1D5Division rank #183.2early63.12Saint Mary's SpringsD6 (66.7)
4▲1
Muskego10-2D1Division rank #381.6early57.30Kenosha Bradford/Kenosha Reuther (57.7)
5▲8
Mukwonago11-2D1Division rank #481.2early68.42HamiltonD1 (72.4)
8▲19
Appleton North10-3D1Division rank #577.7early64.90Green Bay Preble (44.2)
11–
Wauwatosa West9-3D2Division rank #176.2early59.92Waukesha WestD2 (60.1)
12▲18
DeForest9-2D2Division rank #276.0early49.61Stoughton (60.9)
13▼9
Menomonie10-2D2Division rank #375.8early56.71River FallsD2 (60.3)
14▲27
Oak Creek9-2D1Division rank #675.7early55.31WaterfordD2 (62.2)
16▲8
Pulaski9-3D2Division rank #474.9early62.11Brookfield CentralD2 (70)
17▲17
Freedom10-3D4Division rank #174.6early45.60Fox Valley LutheranD3 (46.7)
18▲11
Union Grove11-1D2Division rank #574.6early59.81Racine LutheranD5 (66.5)
19▲1
Racine Horlick5-5D2Division rank #674.1early48.90BurlingtonD2 (52.7)
20▼18
Waunakee14-0D2Division rank #773.7early57.91MiddletonD1 (62.8)
22▼19
Fond du Lac6-5D1Division rank #773.0early71.40MarshfieldD2 (57.2)
23▲21
Stratford8-3D5Division rank #272.7early68.82EdgarD7 (76.8)
24▼1
Catholic Memorial14-0D4Division rank #272.7early58.91Brookfield CentralD2 (70)
26▲71
Oconomowoc5-5D1Division rank #872.7early51.30Menomonee Falls (57.1)
27▲78
Edgewood10-1D4Division rank #372.5early63.72Lake MillsD4 (68.6)
28▲71
Hamilton9-2D1Division rank #972.4early65.60WhitnallD3 (50)
29▲13
New Richmond6-4D2Division rank #872.2early60.61Saint Croix CentralD4 (66.2)
30▲74
Cedarburg6-4D2Division rank #971.8early58.21GraftonD3 (60.2)
31▼6
Amherst11-1D5Division rank #371.7early53.20MedfordD3 (55.1)
32▲13
Homestead11-3D2Division rank #1071.6early67.72ArrowheadD1 (69.4)
33▼12
West Salem8-2D4Division rank #471.5early44.20Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (44.2)
34▲31
Aquinas14-0D5Division rank #471.4early480Prairie du ChienD5 (48.6)
35▼7
Columbus11-2D4Division rank #571.3early46.90Omro (53)
36▲3
Lodi7-3D4Division rank #671.0early43.30McFarlandD3 (44.9)
39▼3
Bay Port10-2D1Division rank #1070.8early58.51MiddletonD1 (62.8)
40▲28
La Crosse Central7-3D2Division rank #1170.5early45.70Eau Claire Memorial (47.6)
42▲7
Neenah6-5D1Division rank #1170.3early52.71MenashaD3 (62.5)
43▼8
Brookfield Central3-7D2Division rank #1270.0early73.80—
44▼4
Northwestern11-1D4Division rank #769.8early53.11Rice LakeD3 (66.2)
45▲6
Belleville10-3D5Division rank #569.6early45.60Monticello/New Glarus (46.6)
47▼21
Chippewa Falls8-3D1Division rank #1269.4early57.71D.C. EverestD1 (62.2)
49▼35
Arrowhead7-4D1Division rank #1369.4early62.80MarquetteD1 (54)
50▲133
Wittenberg-Birnamwood10-2D5Division rank #669.3early55.40Iola-ScandinaviaD7 (55.4)
51▼33
Brookfield East6-4D2Division rank #1369.2early56.71Wheaton Academy (59.5)
52▼14
Kettle Moraine9-4D2Division rank #1468.8early39.30Wilmot Union (48.5)
53▼41
Lake Mills8-3D4Division rank #868.6early70.41Mineral PointD6 (68.2)
54▼23
Ellsworth12-1D4Division rank #968.3early45.10Superior (45.1)
55▲3
Verona6-4D1Division rank #1468.3early53.41Oshkosh WestD1 (62)
57▼38
Kaukauna6-4D2Division rank #1568.0early450AshwaubenonD3 (49.8)
58▼8
Stanley-Boyd7-4D5Division rank #767.8early41.70Marathon (44.2)
60▲31
Badger8-3D2Division rank #1667.4early66.11MiltonD2 (61.3)
64▲52
Racine Lutheran8-3D5Division rank #866.5early66.51Martin LutherD3 (58.4)
68▲6
Saint Croix Central4-6D4Division rank #1066.2early63.80Elk Mound (55.5)
69▲52
Germantown8-3D2Division rank #1766.0early68.11Hartford UnionD2 (64.6)
70▼14
Wrightstown6-4D4Division rank #1166.0early43.50WaupacaD3 (43.5)
73▼3
Monona Grove6-4D2Division rank #1865.4early46.30West Bend East (50.6)
74▼28
Little Chute5-5D4Division rank #1265.3early43.60New London (43.6)
75▲36
Osceola9-2D4Division rank #1365.0early44.30MondoviD6 (56.7)
77▼45
Hartford Union9-4D2Division rank #1964.6early631Waukesha WestD2 (60.1)
78▲73
Stevens Point Area Senior High6-3D1Division rank #1564.5early64.20Superior (45.1)
82▲37
Berlin7-4D4Division rank #1463.2early470WinneconneD4 (54.2)
83▲41
Middleton8-4D1Division rank #1662.8early72.30—
89▲9
D.C. Everest5-5D1Division rank #1762.2early56.80Green Bay Preble (44.2)
91▼75
Waterford6-5D2Division rank #2062.2early60.90Milwaukee KingD2 (46.1)
93▲9
Oshkosh West4-6D1Division rank #1862.0early460Green Bay East (23.6)
96▲50
Denmark9-3D4Division rank #1561.5early49.90ShawanoD3 (56.1)
97▲88
Mayville11-3D5Division rank #961.4early56.30Horicon/Hustisford (41.7)
98▲5
Milton4-6D2Division rank #2161.3early56.10Fort AtkinsonD3 (44.9)
101▼8
Sheboygan Falls5-5D4Division rank #1660.8early54.60Brown Deer (38.3)
103▼26
Slinger5-5D2Division rank #2260.5early57.10Menomonee Falls (57.1)
104▼21
River Falls8-3D2Division rank #2360.3early67.10—
106▼17
Waukesha West3-7D2Division rank #2460.1early70.40—
107▼35
Watertown Luther Prep5-5D5Division rank #1060.0early48.80Kettle Moraine LutheranD4 (55.1)
108▲5
West De Pere4-6D2Division rank #2559.8early68.40—
109▼14
Kiel5-5D4Division rank #1759.7early47.80KewauneeD5 (52.9)
115▲14
Lakeside Lutheran4-6D4Division rank #1859.4early74.70—
118▲93
River Valley5-5D5Division rank #1158.8early60.10LancasterD6 (47.7)
120▲38
Marshall10-1D5Division rank #1258.6early44.10Black Hawk/Warren, IL (48.5)
121▲26
Hudson5-5D1Division rank #1958.5early69.91River FallsD2 (60.3)
123▲20
Xavier5-4D4Division rank #1958.4early75.40—
127▲30
Nicolet7-4D2Division rank #2658.2early440Oshkosh North (52.4)
129▲48
Brillion9-2D5Division rank #1357.8early51.60Weyauwega-Fremont (32.8)
131▼11
Two Rivers6-4D4Division rank #2057.7early32.40Brown Deer (38.3)
132▲58
Southern Door8-2D5Division rank #1457.6early44.90Oostburg (52.7)
133▲32
University School of Milwaukee6-4D5Division rank #1557.5early42.40Brookfield AcademyD5 (56.4)
136▼18
Marshfield3-6D2Division rank #2757.2early730—
137▼27
Arcadia7-2D5Division rank #1657.1early47.70LancasterD6 (47.7)
139▼22
Wausau West8-2D1Division rank #2057.0early45.70De PereD2 (55.7)
141▲4
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln7-4D1Division rank #2156.9early80.50—
144▲63
Brookfield Academy6-4D5Division rank #1756.4early51.40Milwaukee ReaganD2 (45.4)
147▲6
New Holstein4-6D5Division rank #1856.3early39.20North Fond du Lac (28.9)
152▲68
De Pere9-2D2Division rank #2855.7early470Manitowoc LincolnD1 (37)
160▲31
Kettle Moraine Lutheran4-6D4Division rank #2155.1early55.90Winnebago LutheranD5 (51.8)
164▲18
Prescott5-5D4Division rank #2254.9early55.50SpoonerD5 (43.5)
172▼11
Winneconne5-5D4Division rank #2354.2early58.10Omro (53)
174▼92
Marquette5-6D1Division rank #2254.0early66.40—
179▼4
Kewaskum8-4D4Division rank #2453.2early390CampbellsportD5 (49.6)
184▼50
Kewaunee8-3D5Division rank #1952.9early590—
185▼71
Madison Memorial5-5D1Division rank #2352.9early59.60Janesville CraigD1 (45.5)
186▼60
Burlington5-5D2Division rank #2952.7early620—
195▲22
Winnebago Lutheran5-5D5Division rank #2051.8early51.40ChiltonD5 (47.7)
196▼41
Racine St. Catherine's5-5D4Division rank #2551.6early57.40—
197▲4
Saint Croix Falls7-5D5Division rank #2151.2early63.50—
200▲24
Beaver Dam4-6D2Division rank #3051.1early48.20Sauk Prairie (33.8)
203▲83
Altoona6-4D4Division rank #2650.8early34.50Osseo-Fairchild (34.5)
205▼70
Mauston6-4D4Division rank #2750.5early530Tomah (43.4)
213▼24
Campbellsport9-3D5Division rank #2249.6early54.80New HolsteinD5 (56.3)
217▲86
Richland Center7-4D5Division rank #2348.8early45.70Fennimore (46.8)
218▲30
Prairie du Chien5-5D5Division rank #2448.6early57.40Tomah (43.4)
226▲12
Westby5-5D5Division rank #2548.1early460Benton/Scales Mound (IL)/Shullsburg (43.5)
230▼14
Chilton3-7D5Division rank #2647.7early50.30—
234▲35
Oconto Falls8-2D4Division rank #2847.2early41.60OcontoD6 (45)
244▼80
Milwaukee King6-4D2Division rank #3146.1early53.50—
248▲72
Janesville Craig3-7D1Division rank #2445.5early62.80—
250▼52
Milwaukee Reagan7-2D2Division rank #3245.4early45.70Milwaukee Bay View/Lifelong Learning (35)
262▲21
Wisconsin Dells11-1D4Division rank #2944.6early42.20Richland CenterD5 (48.8)
273▲42
Spooner5-5D5Division rank #2743.5early43.40Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles (31.9)
283▼44
Madison La Follette3-7D1Division rank #2542.0early60.20—
288▼13
Platteville3-7D4Division rank #3040.7early65.50—
289▲18
Poynette5-4D5Division rank #2840.7early43.40Howards Grove (43.4)
311▼26
Clintonville5-5D5Division rank #2938.2early31.90Green Bay West (16.6)
317▼57
Manitowoc Lincoln4-6D1Division rank #2637.0early530—
334▲20
Adams-Friendship4-6D4Division rank #3133.7early550—
349▲6
Tomahawk4-6D5Division rank #3030.9early52.40—

Rankings and records here update once a day, when the ratings are recalculated each morning; each school’s page updates after every game. Records are the official season record: a forfeit counts, a Seeding Only replacement does not. The rating itself uses only played games; hover a record to see how many.

By division

182 of 390 without a division on file

Division 1 top 8 of 26

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
1▲6
Franklin14-0D1Division rank #185.6early
2▲4
Kimberly11-1D1Division rank #283.2early
4▲1
Muskego10-2D1Division rank #381.6early
5▲8
Mukwonago11-2D1Division rank #481.2early
8▲19
Appleton North10-3D1Division rank #577.7early
14▲27
Oak Creek9-2D1Division rank #675.7early
22▼19
Fond du Lac6-5D1Division rank #773.0early
26▲71
Oconomowoc5-5D1Division rank #872.7early

Division 2 top 8 of 32

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
11–
Wauwatosa West9-3D2Division rank #176.2early
12▲18
DeForest9-2D2Division rank #276.0early
13▼9
Menomonie10-2D2Division rank #375.8early
16▲8
Pulaski9-3D2Division rank #474.9early
18▲11
Union Grove11-1D2Division rank #574.6early
19▲1
Racine Horlick5-5D2Division rank #674.1early
20▼18
Waunakee14-0D2Division rank #773.7early
29▲13
New Richmond6-4D2Division rank #872.2early

Division 3 top 8 of 30

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
15▲7
Luxemburg-Casco11-1D3Division rank #175.4early
38▲19
Greendale10-1D3Division rank #270.8early
63▲8
Baraboo9-3D3Division rank #366.5early
66▼7
Jefferson8-3D3Division rank #466.2early
67▼19
Rice Lake11-3D3Division rank #566.2early
72▼3
Plymouth10-1D3Division rank #665.7early
76–
Onalaska6-5D3Division rank #764.9early
79▼19
Whitefish Bay9-3D3Division rank #864.4early

Division 4 top 8 of 31

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
17▲17
Freedom10-3D4Division rank #174.6early
24▼1
Catholic Memorial14-0D4Division rank #272.7early
27▲78
Edgewood10-1D4Division rank #372.5early
33▼12
West Salem8-2D4Division rank #471.5early
35▼7
Columbus11-2D4Division rank #571.3early
36▲3
Lodi7-3D4Division rank #671.0early
44▼4
Northwestern11-1D4Division rank #769.8early
53▼41
Lake Mills8-3D4Division rank #868.6early

Division 5 top 8 of 30

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
3▼2
Lake Country Lutheran10-1D5Division rank #183.2early
23▲21
Stratford8-3D5Division rank #272.7early
31▼6
Amherst11-1D5Division rank #371.7early
34▲31
Aquinas14-0D5Division rank #471.4early
45▲6
Belleville10-3D5Division rank #569.6early
50▲133
Wittenberg-Birnamwood10-2D5Division rank #669.3early
58▼8
Stanley-Boyd7-4D5Division rank #767.8early
64▲52
Racine Lutheran8-3D5Division rank #866.5early

Division 6 top 8 of 31

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
7▲26
Colby14-0D6Division rank #178.8early
37▲27
Cedar Grove-Belgium9-2D6Division rank #270.9early
56▲7
Mineral Point4-6D6Division rank #368.2early
59▼7
Durand-Arkansaw11-2D6Division rank #467.5early
62▲47
Saint Mary's Springs11-3D6Division rank #566.7early
81▼20
Cuba City9-3D6Division rank #663.3early
110▼31
Darlington11-2D6Division rank #759.7early
112▼24
Abbotsford7-4D6Division rank #859.6early

Division 7 top 8 of 28

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
RankTeamRecordDivES
9▲1
Regis12-1D7Division rank #177.0early
10▼1
Edgar8-3D7Division rank #276.8early
21▼4
Black Hawk0-0D7Division rank #373.3early
25▲75
Reedsville13-1D7Division rank #472.7early
41▲46
Hilbert9-2D7Division rank #570.5early
48▲33
Coleman13-1D7Division rank #669.4early
61▼8
Bangor8-2D7Division rank #767.0early
90▼5
Highland10-1D7Division rank #862.2early

Conference strength

mean ES rating of members
ConferenceTeamsMean ESTop team
Valley Football Association-East866.9Kimberly (83.2)
Classic Eight865.8Muskego (81.6)
North Eastern663.6Luxemburg-Casco (75.4)
Marawood563Colby (78.8)
Capitol - Large760.4Columbus (71.3)
Southeast759.8Franklin (85.6)
Big Rivers859.8Menomonie (75.8)
Middle Border859.8Ellsworth (68.3)
Mississippi Valley859.6West Salem (71.5)
North Shore858.8Cedarburg (71.8)
Badger - Large858.7DeForest (76.0)
Valley Football Association-West758.4Stevens Point Area Senior High (64.5)
Southern Lakes857.9Union Grove (74.6)
Greater Metro857.8Hamilton (72.4)
Central Wisconsin - Large757.5Stratford (72.7)
Fox River Classic-North756.5Pulaski (74.9)
Cloverbelt756.2Regis (77.0)
Southwest Wisconsin Activities755.3Belleville (69.6)
Parkland854.4Wauwatosa West (76.2)
East Central854.1Plymouth (65.7)
Woodland753.6Greendale (70.8)
Badger - Small753.6Baraboo (66.5)
Scenic Bluffs753Bangor (67.0)
Wisconsin Flyway852Saint Mary's Springs (66.7)
Big East850.8Reedsville (72.7)
Rock Valley850.8Edgewood (72.5)
Lakeland550.2Hurley (62.0)
Eastern Wisconsin750Kiel (59.7)
Six Rivers449.6Black Hawk (73.3)
Bay749.6Xavier (58.4)
Big Eight749.1Verona (68.3)
Metro Classic848.4Lake Country Lutheran (83.2)
Great Northern748.1Mosinee (60.9)
Coulee648Aquinas (71.4)
Dunn-St. Croix747.8Turtle Lake (61.9)
Southwest Wisconsin547.2River Valley (58.8)
Packerland747.2Southern Door (57.6)
Heart O' North846.6Northwestern (69.8)
Capitol - Small845Marshall (58.6)
Midwest Classic843.9Racine Lutheran (66.5)
Marinette & Oconto/Northern Lakes/Packerland-West742.4Coleman (69.4)
Trailways741.5Johnson Creek (59.6)
Central Wisconsin - Small740.7Iola-Scandinavia (55.4)
Ridge & Valley640.6Highland (62.2)
South Central640.1Mauston (50.5)
Fox River Classic-South738.5Menasha (62.5)
Dairyland638.4Whitehall (52.5)
Milwaukee City (Blackbourn)527.2Milwaukee Reagan (45.4)
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