ES Power Rating · Football

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 1 · 176 games rated · home edge -0.47 · computed Thu, Sep 17 · prior from 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23 · How it works →

Records are the official season record, the same as on each school’s page: a forfeit counts, a Seeding Only replacement does not. The rating itself uses only played games; hover a record to see how many.

Division 1

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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.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES	SOS	QW	TPF (tournament performance factor points carried in)	Best win
1new	Arrowhead	13-1	D1Division rank #1	86.3±10early	69.1	1	1 points carried in	Marquette (69.1)
2new	Waunakee	12-1	D1Division rank #2	84.5±10early	55.9	0	4 points carried in	La Crosse Central (55.9)
3new	Hamilton	9-3	D1Division rank #3	82.0±10early	70.4	1	2 points carried in	Kimberly (70.4)
6new	Muskego	11-2	D1Division rank #4	77.6±10early	77.2	0	4 points carried in	—
8new	Appleton North	5-5	D1Division rank #5	77.4±10early	71.2	1	0 points carried in	Mukwonago (71.2)
9new	Badger	11-1	Moved from division 2 to division 1.D1Division rank #6	77.3±10early	53.2	0	6 points carried in; at the six-point line, up a division next season	Greendale (53.2)
10new	Neenah	7-3	D1Division rank #7	77.2±10early	77.6	1	2 points carried in	Muskego (77.6)
16new	Franklin	11-1	D1Division rank #8	75.5±10early	71.9	1	3 points carried in	Catholic Memorial (71.9)
18new	Oconomowoc	5-5	D1Division rank #9	75.1±10early	57	0	—	Pulaski (57)
21new	Stevens Point Area Senior High	5-4	D1Division rank #10	74.1±10early	58	1	—	Chippewa Falls (58)
23new	Bay Port	11-3	D1Division rank #11	73.8±10early	69.4	1	4 points carried in	Middleton (69.4)
25new	Oak Creek	5-5	D1Division rank #12	73.4±10early	51.9	0	—	Waterford (51.9)
26new	Sun Prairie East	5-5	D1Division rank #13	73.0±10early	69.5	1	2 points carried in	Verona (69.5)
31new	Racine Case	8-3	D1Division rank #14	71.5±10early	60.9	1	—	Cedarburg (60.9)
32new	Mukwonago	7-4	D1Division rank #15	71.2±10early	77.4	0	2 points carried in	—
34new	Kimberly	8-3	D1Division rank #16	70.4±10early	82	0	2 points carried in	—
38new	Verona	8-4	D1Division rank #17	69.5±10early	73	0	1 points carried in	—
39new	Middleton	9-2	D1Division rank #18	69.4±10early	73.8	0	0 points carried in	—
41new	Marquette	4-6	D1Division rank #19	69.1±10early	86.3	0	5 points carried in	—
45new	Hudson	8-3	D1Division rank #20	68.9±10early	51.7	0	—	Eau Claire Memorial (51.7)
50new	D.C. Everest	6-4	D1Division rank #21	68.3±10early	74.8	0	2 points carried in	—
62new	Fond du Lac	5-5	D1Division rank #22	66.2±10early	62.8	1	1 points carried in	Hartford Union (62.8)
63new	De Pere	7-5	D1Division rank #23	65.7±10early	37.4	0	0 points carried in	Manitowoc Lincoln (37.4)
71new	Wausau West	5-5	D1Division rank #24	64.4±10early	45.7	0	—	Superior (45.7)
79new	Brookfield East	8-3	D1Division rank #25	63.7±10early	28.6	0	—	Madison East (28.6)
86new	Madison Memorial	4-5	D1Division rank #26	62.8±10early	63.5	0	—	—
109new	Indian Trail High School & Academy	4-5	D1Division rank #27	59.2±10early	55.6	0	—	Westosha Central (55.6)
116new	Chippewa Falls	4-6	D1Division rank #28	58.0±10early	74.1	0	—	—
117new	Sheboygan North	5-4	D1Division rank #29	57.9±10early	39.5	0	—	Kewaskum (39.5)
118new	Appleton East	3-6	D1Division rank #30	57.8±10early	41.2	0	—	Green Bay Southwest (41.2)
123new	Oregon	4-5	D1Division rank #31	57.3±10early	48.2	0	—	Stoughton (48.2)
134new	Janesville Craig	4-5	D1Division rank #32	56.3±10early	49.1	0	—	Sun Prairie West (49.1)
152new	Kenosha Bradford	7-3	D1Division rank #33	55.1±10early	37.5	0	—	Wilmot Union (37.5)
157new	Hortonville	2-7	D1Division rank #34	54.3±10early	77.7	0	—	—
172new	Green Bay Preble	4-5	D1Division rank #35	52.1±10early	50.6	0	—	Oshkosh West (50.6)
176new	Eau Claire Memorial	1-8	D1Division rank #36	51.7±10early	68.9	0	—	—
179new	Janesville Parker	3-6	D1Division rank #37	51.5±10early	68.6	0	—	—
181new	Milwaukee Reagan	10-2	D1Division rank #38	51.4±10early	27.7	0	—	Saint Francis (27.7)
185new	Oshkosh West	1-8	D1Division rank #39	50.6±10early	52.1	0	—	—
193new	Eau Claire North	3-6	D1Division rank #40	49.6±10early	67.7	0	—	—
198new	Sun Prairie West	2-7	D1Division rank #41	49.1±10early	56.3	0	0 points carried in	—
211new	Madison West	5-5	D1Division rank #42	47.8±10early	46.2	0	—	Racine Park (46.2)
223new	Milwaukee Marshall	3-6	D1Division rank #43	46.7±14early	—	0	—	—
231new	Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon Technology	0-0	D1Division rank #44	45.8±14early	—	0	—	—
241new	Beloit Memorial	2-7	D1Division rank #45	45.2±10early	43.2	0	—	—
253new	Kenosha Tremper	2-7	D1Division rank #46	44.2±10early	51.9	0	—	—
261new	Madison La Follette	2-7	D1Division rank #47	43.2±10early	45.2	0	—	Beloit Memorial (45.2)
262new	Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln	0-9	D1Division rank #48	43.1±10early	70	0	—	—
265new	Milwaukee Pulaski/Carmen South/Carmen Southeast	0-0	D1Division rank #49	42.6±14early	—	0	—	—
296new	Milwaukee Pulaski	2-8	D1Division rank #50	38.6±10early	40.3	0	—	—
307new	Manitowoc Lincoln	2-7	D1Division rank #51	37.4±10early	65.7	0	—	—
332new	Milwaukee Bradley Tech/Milwaukee Arts	0-0	D1Division rank #52	32.2±14early	—	0	—	—
340new	Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir	4-7	D1Division rank #53	30.3±10early	61.1	0	—	—
349new	Madison East	0-9	D1Division rank #54	28.6±10early	63.7	0	—	—

TPF is what each program carries into this season from WIAA’s tournament performance factor: one point value a season for its furthest playoff level (Level 3 = 1, state semifinal = 2, championship game = 3, state title = 4), added over three seasons. Six or more moves a program up a division for the next season, one division a year; below six it can come back down one a year. A ↑ marks a program already at six on the two seasons carried in. Source: WIAA points report (Spring 2025-26 Competitive Balance Report).

By division

22 of 381 without a division on file

Division 1 top 8 of 54

Swipe for ES rating

Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
1new	Arrowhead	13-1	D1Division rank #1	86.3±10early
2new	Waunakee	12-1	D1Division rank #2	84.5±10early
3new	Hamilton	9-3	D1Division rank #3	82.0±10early
6new	Muskego	11-2	D1Division rank #4	77.6±10early
8new	Appleton North	5-5	D1Division rank #5	77.4±10early
9new	Badger	11-1	Moved from division 2 to division 1.D1Division rank #6	77.3±10early
10new	Neenah	7-3	D1Division rank #7	77.2±10early
16new	Franklin	11-1	D1Division rank #8	75.5±10early

Division 2 top 8 of 51

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
4new	Homestead	12-1	D2Division rank #1	80.7±10early
5new	West De Pere	14-0	D2Division rank #2	77.7±10early
11new	Slinger	8-3	D2Division rank #3	76.9±10early
14new	New Richmond	8-3	D2Division rank #4	76.0±10early
17new	Notre Dame	13-1	Moved from division 3 to division 2.D2Division rank #5	75.2±10early
19new	Rice Lake	10-2	D2Division rank #6	74.8±10early
29new	Kaukauna	4-6	D2Division rank #7	71.7±10early
33new	Holmen	8-2	D2Division rank #8	71.0±10early

Division 3 top 8 of 51

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
20new	Grafton	14-0	D3Division rank #1	74.5±10early
27new	Plymouth	11-1	D3Division rank #2	72.4±10early
28new	Catholic Memorial	11-2	D3Division rank #3	71.9±10early
52new	Menomonie	4-6	D3Division rank #4	67.7±10early
60new	Onalaska	8-3	D3Division rank #5	66.4±10early
61new	La Crosse Logan	7-4	D3Division rank #6	66.4±10early
66new	Mount Horeb/Barneveld	9-3	D3Division rank #7	65.0±10early
67new	Whitnall	9-2	D3Division rank #8	64.9±10early

Division 4 top 8 of 52

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
7new	Aquinas	11-1	D4Division rank #1	77.5±10early
12new	Baldwin-Woodville	12-1	D4Division rank #2	76.6±10early
13new	Columbus	10-2	D4Division rank #3	76.6±10early
30new	Racine St. Catherine's	10-2	D4Division rank #4	71.7±10early
42new	Wrightstown	7-4	Moved from division 5 to division 4.D4Division rank #5	69.0±10early
43new	Lake Mills	7-3	D4Division rank #6	69.0±10early
47new	Mosinee	9-3	D4Division rank #7	68.7±10early
54new	Xavier	2-7	D4Division rank #8	67.4±10early

Division 5 top 8 of 50

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
24new	Northwestern	13-1	D5Division rank #1	73.5±10early
36new	Wittenberg-Birnamwood	5-6	D5Division rank #2	69.8±10early
40new	Lake Country Lutheran	11-2	D5Division rank #3	69.2±10early
44new	Grantsburg	11-1	Moved from division 6 to division 5.D5Division rank #4	69.0±10early
51new	Stratford	10-3	D5Division rank #5	67.8±10early
53new	Mayville	14-0	D5Division rank #6	67.7±10early
69new	Prairie du Chien	7-4	D5Division rank #7	64.7±10early
70new	Kiel	3-7	D5Division rank #8	64.6±10early

Division 6 top 8 of 50

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
15new	Darlington	14-0	D6Division rank #1	75.7±10early
22new	Edgar	13-1	Moved from division 7 to division 6.D6Division rank #2	73.8±10early
46new	Mondovi	11-2	D6Division rank #3	68.8±10early
59new	Regis	11-1	D6Division rank #4	66.6±10early
73new	Lomira	6-4	D6Division rank #5	64.0±10early
111new	Saint Mary's Springs	7-4	D6Division rank #6	58.5±10early
112new	Cedar Grove-Belgium	8-4	D6Division rank #7	58.4±10early
113new	Kewaunee	9-2	D6Division rank #8	58.3±10early

Division 7 top 8 of 51

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
37new	Potosi/Cassville	11-2	D7Division rank #1	69.5±10early
83new	Boyceville	10-1	D7Division rank #2	63.2±14early
84new	Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic	14-0	D7Division rank #3	63.1±10early
85new	Johnson Creek	9-2	D7Division rank #4	63.0±10early
90new	Pepin/Alma	9-2	D7Division rank #5	62.5±10early
92new	Coleman	9-3	D7Division rank #6	62.3±10early
101new	River Ridge	4-6	D7Division rank #7	60.6±10early
153new	Iola-Scandinavia	2-7	D7Division rank #8	55.1±10early

Conference strength

mean ES rating of members

Conference	Teams	Mean ES	Top team
Classic Eight	7	72.8	Arrowhead (86.3)
Big Rivers	7	65.9	New Richmond (76.0)
Fox Valley Association	8	65.7	Appleton North (77.4)
Greater Metro	7	62.9	Hamilton (82.0)
North Shore	8	62.9	Homestead (80.7)
Badger - Large	7	62.4	Waunakee (84.5)
Middle Border	8	59.9	Baldwin-Woodville (76.6)
Southeast	8	59.2	Franklin (75.5)
Central Wisconsin	7	59.1	Wittenberg-Birnamwood (69.8)
Wisconsin Valley	7	58.3	Stevens Point Area Senior High (74.1)
North Eastern	7	58.3	Wrightstown (69.0)
Fox River Classic-North	8	57.9	West De Pere (77.7)
Mississippi Valley	8	57.8	Holmen (71.0)
East Central	6	57	Plymouth (72.4)
Southwest Wisconsin Activities	5	55.2	Darlington (75.7)
Badger - Small	5	55.1	Portage (62.0)
Bay	7	54.9	Xavier (67.4)
Southern Lakes	8	54.3	Badger (77.3)
Parkland	8	54.2	Catholic Memorial (71.9)
Capitol	6	54.1	Columbus (76.6)
Cloverbelt	7	54	Mondovi (68.8)
Big Eight	8	53.6	Verona (69.5)
Southwest Wisconsin	7	52.5	Prairie du Chien (64.7)
Woodland	7	51.9	Grafton (74.5)
Big East	6	51.4	Cedar Grove-Belgium (58.4)
Wisconsin Flyway	8	50.7	Mayville (67.7)
Great Northern	8	50.1	Mosinee (68.7)
Coulee	8	49.9	Aquinas (77.5)
Heart O' North	7	48.9	Northwestern (73.5)
Metro Classic	8	48.5	Racine St. Catherine's (71.7)
Marawood	7	47.6	Edgar (73.8)
Milwaukee City (Richardson)	4	47.6	Milwaukee King (53.8)
Fox River Classic-South	8	46.6	Notre Dame (75.2)
Eastern Wisconsin	8	46.1	Kiel (64.6)
Eastern Suburban	6	46.1	Cambridge (57.5)
Packerland	8	45.7	Kewaunee (58.3)
Dunn-St. Croix	5	45.6	Boyceville (63.2)
Rock Valley	8	45.5	Monroe (60.2)
Lakeland	7	44.6	Grantsburg (69.0)
Trailways	7	43.8	Johnson Creek (63.0)
Northwoods	8	42.1	Coleman (62.3)
Dairyland	6	40.4	Blair-Taylor (51.7)
South Central	8	39.2	Berlin (57.8)
Midwest Classic-Midwest	5	38.5	Racine Lutheran (56.7)
Six Rivers	4	35.5	River Ridge (60.6)
Scenic Bluffs	8	35.4	Bangor (50.0)
Midwest Classic-Classic	6	34.8	Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (63.1)
Milwaukee City (Blackbourn)	5	22.9	Milwaukee Bay View (40.3)