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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, 3 and 4

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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)
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)
14▲27
Oak Creek9-2D1Division rank #675.7early55.31WaterfordD2 (62.2)
15▲7
Luxemburg-Casco11-1D3Division rank #175.4early51.41XavierD4 (58.4)
17▲17
Freedom10-3D4Division rank #174.6early45.60Fox Valley LutheranD3 (46.7)
22▼19
Fond du Lac6-5D1Division rank #773.0early71.40MarshfieldD2 (57.2)
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)
33▼12
West Salem8-2D4Division rank #471.5early44.20Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (44.2)
35▼7
Columbus11-2D4Division rank #571.3early46.90Omro (53)
36▲3
Lodi7-3D4Division rank #671.0early43.30McFarlandD3 (44.9)
38▲19
Greendale10-1D3Division rank #270.8early59.81BadgerD2 (67.4)
39▼3
Bay Port10-2D1Division rank #1070.8early58.51MiddletonD1 (62.8)
42▲7
Neenah6-5D1Division rank #1170.3early52.71MenashaD3 (62.5)
44▼4
Northwestern11-1D4Division rank #769.8early53.11Rice LakeD3 (66.2)
47▼21
Chippewa Falls8-3D1Division rank #1269.4early57.71D.C. EverestD1 (62.2)
49▼35
Arrowhead7-4D1Division rank #1369.4early62.80MarquetteD1 (54)
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)
63▲8
Baraboo9-3D3Division rank #366.5early51.71OnalaskaD3 (64.9)
66▼7
Jefferson8-3D3Division rank #466.2early59.41Lakeside LutheranD4 (59.4)
67▼19
Rice Lake11-3D3Division rank #566.2early62.40MedfordD3 (55.1)
68▲6
Saint Croix Central4-6D4Division rank #1066.2early63.80Elk Mound (55.5)
70▼14
Wrightstown6-4D4Division rank #1166.0early43.50WaupacaD3 (43.5)
72▼3
Plymouth10-1D3Division rank #665.7early37.70Sheboygan North (39.7)
74▼28
Little Chute5-5D4Division rank #1265.3early43.60New London (43.6)
75▲36
Osceola9-2D4Division rank #1365.0early44.30MondoviD6 (56.7)
76–
Onalaska6-5D3Division rank #764.9early55.70McFarlandD3 (44.9)
78▲73
Stevens Point Area Senior High6-3D1Division rank #1564.5early64.20Superior (45.1)
79▼19
Whitefish Bay9-3D3Division rank #864.4early55.60Shorewood/Messmer (30)
82▲37
Berlin7-4D4Division rank #1463.2early470WinneconneD4 (54.2)
83▲41
Middleton8-4D1Division rank #1662.8early72.30—
85▼70
Pewaukee12-2D3Division rank #962.7early50.40Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir (44.5)
88▼10
Menasha10-3D3Division rank #1062.5early60.70Beaver DamD2 (51.1)
89▲9
D.C. Everest5-5D1Division rank #1762.2early56.80Green Bay Preble (44.2)
93▲9
Oshkosh West4-6D1Division rank #1862.0early460Green Bay East (23.6)
96▲50
Denmark9-3D4Division rank #1561.5early49.90ShawanoD3 (56.1)
99▲38
Mosinee9-2D3Division rank #1160.9early62.10Racine St. Catherine'sD4 (51.6)
101▼8
Sheboygan Falls5-5D4Division rank #1660.8early54.60Brown Deer (38.3)
105▼39
Grafton7-3D3Division rank #1260.2early55.20Milwaukee Lutheran (38.6)
109▼14
Kiel5-5D4Division rank #1759.7early47.80KewauneeD5 (52.9)
115▲14
Lakeside Lutheran4-6D4Division rank #1859.4early74.70—
116▲46
Rhinelander8-2D3Division rank #1359.3early37.70Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir (44.5)
121▲26
Hudson5-5D1Division rank #1958.5early69.91River FallsD2 (60.3)
122▼67
Martin Luther7-3D3Division rank #1458.4early58.70Greenfield (51)
123▲20
Xavier5-4D4Division rank #1958.4early75.40—
124▼44
Monroe10-3D3Division rank #1558.3early43.90Sauk Prairie (33.8)
128▲72
Portage5-5D3Division rank #1658.0early32.80Adams-FriendshipD4 (33.7)
131▼11
Two Rivers6-4D4Division rank #2057.7early32.40Brown Deer (38.3)
139▼22
Wausau West8-2D1Division rank #2057.0early45.70De PereD2 (55.7)
141▲4
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln7-4D1Division rank #2156.9early80.50—
149▲112
Port Washington7-4D3Division rank #1756.2early67.21PewaukeeD3 (62.7)
150▲55
Shawano4-6D3Division rank #1856.1early50.20Marinette (39)
159▼11
Medford5-5D3Division rank #1955.1early690—
160▲31
Kettle Moraine Lutheran4-6D4Division rank #2155.1early55.90Winnebago LutheranD5 (51.8)
164▲18
Prescott5-5D4Division rank #2254.9early55.50SpoonerD5 (43.5)
168▲1
Wisconsin Lutheran6-4D3Division rank #2054.4early50.30New Berlin EisenhowerD3 (52.2)
170▼3
Notre Dame6-5D3Division rank #2154.2early72.90—
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)
185▼71
Madison Memorial5-5D1Division rank #2352.9early59.60Janesville CraigD1 (45.5)
191▼25
New Berlin Eisenhower5-6D3Division rank #2252.2early62.60—
196▼41
Racine St. Catherine's5-5D4Division rank #2551.6early57.40—
203▲83
Altoona6-4D4Division rank #2650.8early34.50Osseo-Fairchild (34.5)
205▼70
Mauston6-4D4Division rank #2750.5early530Tomah (43.4)
209▼108
Whitnall6-4D3Division rank #2350.0early62.60BurlingtonD2 (52.7)
211▼38
Ashwaubenon3-7D3Division rank #2449.8early75.60—
212▼10
New Berlin West3-7D3Division rank #2549.8early53.90—
234▲35
Oconto Falls8-2D4Division rank #2847.2early41.60OcontoD6 (45)
238▼67
Fox Valley Lutheran5-5D3Division rank #2646.7early56.80Marinette (39)
248▲72
Janesville Craig3-7D1Division rank #2445.5early62.80—
256▲40
Fort Atkinson7-3D3Division rank #2744.9early44.80West Bend West (28.4)
258▲4
McFarland4-6D3Division rank #2844.9early680—
262▲21
Wisconsin Dells11-1D4Division rank #2944.6early42.20Richland CenterD5 (48.8)
272▼4
Waupaca5-5D3Division rank #2943.5early660—
283▼44
Madison La Follette3-7D1Division rank #2542.0early60.20—
288▼13
Platteville3-7D4Division rank #3040.7early65.50—
317▼57
Manitowoc Lincoln4-6D1Division rank #2637.0early530—
334▲20
Adams-Friendship4-6D4Division rank #3133.7early550—
390▼4
Milwaukee Madison3-3D3Division rank #309.5early—0—

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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