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 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.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES	SOS	QW	TPF (tournament performance factor points carried in)	Best win
24new	Northwestern	13-1	D5Division rank #1	73.5±10early	55.8	0	3 points carried in	Prescott (55.8)
36new	Wittenberg-Birnamwood	5-6	D5Division rank #2	69.8±10early	55.8	0	1 points carried in	Bonduel (55.8)
40new	Lake Country Lutheran	11-2	D5Division rank #3	69.2±10early	58.5	1	2 points carried in	Saint Mary's Springs (58.5)
44new	Grantsburg	11-1	Moved from division 6 to division 5.D5Division rank #4	69.0±10early	48.1	0	5 points carried in	Amery (48.1)
51new	Stratford	10-3	D5Division rank #5	67.8±10early	68.7	0	8 points carried in; at the six-point line, up a division next season	—
53new	Mayville	14-0	D5Division rank #6	67.7±10early	58.4	1	1 points carried in	Cedar Grove-Belgium (58.4)
69new	Prairie du Chien	7-4	D5Division rank #7	64.7±10early	77.5	0	2 points carried in	—
70new	Kiel	3-7	D5Division rank #8	64.6±10early	42.3	0	1 points carried in	Sheboygan Falls (42.3)
72new	Colby	1-8	D5Division rank #9	64.4±10early	55.4	0	0 points carried in	Stanley-Boyd (55.4)
74new	Saint Croix Falls	8-3	D5Division rank #10	64.0±10early	45.9	0	3 points carried in	Unity (45.9)
100new	Amherst	10-2	D5Division rank #11	60.9±10early	33.9	0	0 points carried in	Saint Mary Catholic (33.9)
105new	Lancaster	4-6	D5Division rank #12	59.9±10early	55.6	0	2 points carried in	Belleville (55.6)
120new	Brillion	8-3	D5Division rank #13	57.7±10early	34.8	0	—	Sturgeon Bay (34.8)
125new	New Glarus	10-2	D5Division rank #14	57.1±10early	27.3	0	0 points carried in	Pecatonica/Argyle (27.3)
130new	Racine Lutheran	9-2	D5Division rank #15	56.7±10early	58.3	1	0 points carried in	Kewaunee (58.3)
133new	Durand-Arkansaw	7-4	D5Division rank #16	56.5±10early	45.7	0	—	Spring Valley (45.7)
141new	Prescott	3-7	D5Division rank #17	55.8±10early	73.5	0	—	—
146new	Tomahawk	10-2	D5Division rank #18	55.6±10early	36.5	0	0 points carried in	Crandon (36.5)
148new	Stanley-Boyd	2-7	D5Division rank #19	55.4±10early	64.4	0	—	—
149new	Brookfield Academy	7-3	D5Division rank #20	55.2±10early	34.6	0	—	University School of Milwaukee (34.6)
158new	Richland Center	4-6	D5Division rank #21	54.3±10early	32.2	0	—	Viroqua (32.2)
159new	New Holstein	6-4	D5Division rank #22	54.3±10early	48.4	0	—	Southern Door (48.4)
180new	Barron	6-4	D5Division rank #23	51.4±10early	32.1	0	—	Cameron (32.1)
187new	Oostburg	3-6	D5Division rank #24	50.4±10early	45.4	0	—	Kohler (45.4)
199new	Watertown Luther Prep	4-6	D5Division rank #25	48.7±10early	40.7	0	—	Jefferson (40.7)
200new	Winnebago Lutheran	7-4	D5Division rank #26	48.5±10early	71.7	0	—	—
209new	Elk Mound	3-6	D5Division rank #27	47.8±10early	46.9	0	—	—
212new	Milwaukee Academy of Science	4-6	D5Division rank #28	47.7±10early	64.9	0	1 points carried in	—
214new	Laconia	2-8	D5Division rank #29	47.5±10early	28	0	—	Ripon (28)
215new	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau	1-8	D5Division rank #30	47.4±10early	68.8	0	—	—
219new	Horicon/Hustisford	1-7	D5Division rank #31	47.0±10early	64	0	2 points carried in	—
222new	Spooner	2-6	D5Division rank #32	46.9±10early	47.8	0	—	Elk Mound (47.8)
236new	Westfield	6-4	D5Division rank #33	45.3±10early	28.9	0	—	Wautoma (28.9)
246new	Omro	3-7	D5Division rank #34	44.6±10early	33.5	0	—	Green Bay West (33.5)
250new	Spencer/Columbus Catholic	6-5	D5Division rank #35	44.4±10early	56.7	0	—	—
252new	Westby	3-6	D5Division rank #36	44.2±10early	55.9	0	—	—
258new	Brodhead/Juda	0-9	D5Division rank #37	43.4±10early	58.1	0	0 points carried in	—
259new	Chilton	3-7	D5Division rank #38	43.4±10early	50.1	0	—	—
271new	Arcadia	7-3	Moved from division 4 to division 5.D5Division rank #39	41.8±10early	28.2	0	—	Webster (28.2)
278new	Clinton	6-4	D5Division rank #40	40.9±10early	36.3	0	—	East Troy (36.3)
280new	River Valley	6-4	D5Division rank #41	40.7±10early	57.3	0	—	—
311new	Bloomer	2-7	D5Division rank #42	36.8±10early	61.9	0	—	—
313new	Peshtigo	3-6	D5Division rank #43	36.6±10early	62.3	0	—	—
316new	Dodgeville	2-7	D5Division rank #44	36.3±10early	56.2	0	—	—
325new	Sturgeon Bay	0-9	D5Division rank #45	34.8±10early	57.7	0	—	—
327new	University School of Milwaukee	2-7	D5Division rank #46	34.6±10early	55.2	0	—	—
333new	Viroqua	0-9	D5Division rank #47	32.2±10early	54.3	0	—	—
346new	Wautoma	2-7	D5Division rank #48	28.9±10early	45.3	0	—	—
362new	Clintonville	0-9	D5Division rank #49	25.2±10early	49.8	0	—	—
372new	Kingdom Prep Lutheran	1-8	D5Division rank #50	20.3±10early	42.8	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)