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 2 · 355 games rated · home edge +2.85 · 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
22▲2	Northwestern	13-1	D5Division rank #1	73.8±8early	57.2	1	3 points carried in	Somerset (61.2)
27▲17	Grantsburg	11-1	Moved from division 6 to division 5.D5Division rank #2	72.4±8early	57.6	1	5 points carried in	Saint Croix Falls (59.1)
31▲22	Mayville	14-0	D5Division rank #3	71.3±8early	50.2	0	1 points carried in	Cedar Grove-Belgium (56.9)
54▲15	Prairie du Chien	7-4	D5Division rank #4	66.7±8early	79.8	0	2 points carried in	—
64▼28	Wittenberg-Birnamwood	5-6	D5Division rank #5	65.0±8early	59.4	1	1 points carried in	Bonduel (60.4)
65▲35	Amherst	10-2	D5Division rank #6	64.4±8early	42.5	0	0 points carried in	Winnebago Lutheran (46.5)
67▼27	Lake Country Lutheran	11-2	D5Division rank #7	64.3±8early	56.6	1	2 points carried in	Saint Mary's Springs (59.6)
86▼35	Stratford	10-3	D5Division rank #8	61.7±8early	65.6	0	8 points carried in; at the six-point line, up a division next season	—
88▲17	Lancaster	4-6	D5Division rank #9	61.5±8early	52.1	0	2 points carried in	Belleville (56.4)
109▲16	New Glarus	10-2	D5Division rank #10	59.6±8early	42.1	0	0 points carried in	Belleville (56.4)
114▲19	Durand-Arkansaw	7-4	D5Division rank #11	59.2±8early	49.5	0	—	Prescott (53.1)
115▼41	Saint Croix Falls	8-3	D5Division rank #12	59.1±8early	55.3	0	3 points carried in	Unity (38.2)
119▲27	Tomahawk	10-2	D5Division rank #13	58.5±8early	51	1	0 points carried in	Wittenberg-Birnamwood (65)
125▼55	Kiel	3-7	D5Division rank #14	57.7±8early	53.4	0	1 points carried in	Sheboygan Falls (40.4)
149▲9	Richland Center	4-6	D5Division rank #15	54.7±8early	46.9	0	—	Viroqua (30.5)
154▼82	Colby	1-8	D5Division rank #16	54.0±8early	47.9	0	0 points carried in	Stanley-Boyd (41.3)
157▲42	Watertown Luther Prep	4-6	D5Division rank #17	53.8±8early	52.7	0	—	Jefferson (47.2)
167▼26	Prescott	3-7	D5Division rank #18	53.1±8early	66.5	0	—	—
170▼11	New Holstein	6-4	D5Division rank #19	52.3±8early	49.3	0	—	Southern Door (46.4)
176▼46	Racine Lutheran	9-2	D5Division rank #20	51.9±8early	60.9	1	0 points carried in	Kewaunee (61.3)
191▲18	Elk Mound	3-6	D5Division rank #21	50.5±8early	54.9	0	—	—
193▲43	Westfield	6-4	D5Division rank #22	50.0±8early	31.3	0	—	Nekoosa (35)
194▲28	Spooner	2-6	D5Division rank #23	49.9±9early	50.5	0	—	Elk Mound (50.5)
203▼83	Brillion	8-3	D5Division rank #24	49.2±8early	42.7	0	—	Sturgeon Bay (24.1)
205▲9	Laconia	2-8	D5Division rank #25	49.0±8early	41.6	0	—	Ripon (36.2)
207▲73	River Valley	6-4	D5Division rank #26	48.7±8early	49.6	0	—	Wisconsin Dells (37.6)
223▼8	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau	1-8	D5Division rank #27	47.5±8early	71.5	0	—	—
224▲47	Arcadia	7-3	Moved from division 4 to division 5.D5Division rank #28	47.4±8early	39.1	0	—	Whitehall (40.9)
226▼39	Oostburg	3-6	D5Division rank #29	47.3±8early	57.3	0	—	Kohler (48.4)
230▼81	Brookfield Academy	7-3	D5Division rank #30	46.8±8early	41.6	0	—	University School of Milwaukee (31.3)
233▼33	Winnebago Lutheran	7-4	D5Division rank #31	46.5±8early	67.6	0	—	—
234▲16	Spencer/Columbus Catholic	6-5	D5Division rank #32	46.5±8early	46.2	0	—	Pittsville (35.8)
236▲42	Clinton	6-4	D5Division rank #33	46.2±8early	34	0	—	East Troy (38.3)
238▼58	Barron	6-4	D5Division rank #34	46.0±8early	40.6	0	—	Cameron (30.2)
248▼36	Milwaukee Academy of Science	4-6	D5Division rank #35	44.5±8early	65.3	0	1 points carried in	—
253▲6	Chilton	3-7	D5Division rank #36	43.9±8early	44.7	0	—	Oconto (35.6)
257▼38	Horicon/Hustisford	1-7	D5Division rank #37	43.6±8early	68.7	0	2 points carried in	—
271▼19	Westby	3-6	D5Division rank #38	41.8±8early	55.2	0	—	—
274▼16	Brodhead/Juda	0-9	D5Division rank #39	41.4±8early	58	0	0 points carried in	—
275▼127	Stanley-Boyd	2-7	D5Division rank #40	41.3±8early	54.3	0	—	—
279▼33	Omro	3-7	D5Division rank #41	40.9±8early	50.1	0	—	Green Bay West (32.1)
309▲4	Peshtigo	3-6	D5Division rank #42	37.1±8early	43.6	0	—	Green Bay West (32.1)
316▼5	Bloomer	2-7	D5Division rank #43	35.8±8early	64	0	—	—
338▼22	Dodgeville	2-7	D5Division rank #44	31.9±8early	39.6	0	—	—
340▼13	University School of Milwaukee	2-7	D5Division rank #45	31.3±8early	29.7	0	—	Kingdom Prep Lutheran (12.7)
343▼10	Viroqua	0-9	D5Division rank #46	30.5±8early	45.1	0	—	—
356▼10	Wautoma	2-7	D5Division rank #47	27.5±8early	48.9	0	—	—
362▼37	Sturgeon Bay	0-9	D5Division rank #48	24.1±8early	46.4	0	—	—
379▼17	Clintonville	0-9	D5Division rank #49	15.3±8early	38.3	0	—	—
381▼9	Kingdom Prep Lutheran	1-8	D5Division rank #50	12.7±8early	31.4	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

23 of 382 without a division on file

Division 1 top 8 of 54

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Statewide rank and weekly movement, team, record, division and division rank, then ES Power Rating.
Rank	Team	Record	Div	ES
1▲1	Waunakee	12-1	D1Division rank #1	86.8±8early
3▲6	Badger	11-1	Moved from division 2 to division 1.D1Division rank #2	83.8±8early
4▼3	Arrowhead	13-1	D1Division rank #3	81.9±8early
6–	Muskego	11-2	D1Division rank #4	81.5±8early
7▼4	Hamilton	9-3	D1Division rank #5	81.5±8early
8▲2	Neenah	7-3	D1Division rank #6	78.6±8early
12▲4	Franklin	11-1	D1Division rank #7	76.8±8early
18–	Oconomowoc	5-5	D1Division rank #8	74.7±8early

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
2▲2	Homestead	12-1	D2Division rank #1	84.5±8early
9▼4	West De Pere	14-0	D2Division rank #2	78.0±8early
13▲22	River Falls	11-2	D2Division rank #3	76.7±8early
14▲19	Holmen	8-2	D2Division rank #4	75.8±8early
15▼1	New Richmond	8-3	D2Division rank #5	75.6±8early
21▲28	Waukesha West	4-6	D2Division rank #6	74.3±8early
25▼8	Notre Dame	13-1	Moved from division 3 to division 2.D2Division rank #7	72.6±8early
36▲12	Monona Grove	10-2	D2Division rank #8	69.8±8early

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
11▲9	Grafton	14-0	D3Division rank #1	77.8±8early
17▲10	Plymouth	11-1	D3Division rank #2	74.7±8early
23▲59	Luxemburg-Casco	8-3	D3Division rank #3	73.5±8early
29▲31	Onalaska	8-3	D3Division rank #4	71.9±8early
38▲28	Mount Horeb/Barneveld	9-3	D3Division rank #5	69.5±8early
42▼14	Catholic Memorial	11-2	D3Division rank #6	68.8±8early
46▲29	Reedsburg	10-4	D3Division rank #7	67.9±8early
49▲3	Menomonie	4-6	D3Division rank #8	67.2±8early

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
5▲2	Aquinas	11-1	D4Division rank #1	81.7±8early
16▼4	Baldwin-Woodville	12-1	D4Division rank #2	74.8±8early
32▼19	Columbus	10-2	D4Division rank #3	71.3±8early
33▼3	Racine St. Catherine's	10-2	D4Division rank #4	70.8±8early
35▲8	Lake Mills	7-3	D4Division rank #5	69.8±8early
45▲20	Winneconne	14-0	D4Division rank #6	68.0±8early
55▲64	Berlin	8-2	D4Division rank #7	66.5±8early
56▲33	West Salem	8-3	D4Division rank #8	66.2±8early

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
22▲2	Northwestern	13-1	D5Division rank #1	73.8±8early
27▲17	Grantsburg	11-1	Moved from division 6 to division 5.D5Division rank #2	72.4±8early
31▲22	Mayville	14-0	D5Division rank #3	71.3±8early
54▲15	Prairie du Chien	7-4	D5Division rank #4	66.7±8early
64▼28	Wittenberg-Birnamwood	5-6	D5Division rank #5	65.0±8early
65▲35	Amherst	10-2	D5Division rank #6	64.4±8early
67▼27	Lake Country Lutheran	11-2	D5Division rank #7	64.3±8early
86▼35	Stratford	10-3	D5Division rank #8	61.7±8early

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
10▲5	Darlington	14-0	D6Division rank #1	77.9±8early
26▼4	Edgar	13-1	Moved from division 7 to division 6.D6Division rank #2	72.6±8early
44▲2	Mondovi	11-2	D6Division rank #3	68.1±8early
53▲6	Regis	11-1	D6Division rank #4	66.8±8early
57▲16	Lomira	6-4	D6Division rank #5	66.2±8early
80▲71	Weyauwega-Fremont	6-5	D6Division rank #6	62.9±8early
91▲22	Kewaunee	9-2	D6Division rank #7	61.3±8early
100▲38	Bonduel	9-3	D6Division rank #8	60.4±8early

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
39▲45	Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic	14-0	D7Division rank #1	69.0±8early
60▲23	Boyceville	10-1	D7Division rank #2	65.7±9early
75▲10	Johnson Creek	9-2	D7Division rank #3	63.6±8early
78▼41	Potosi/Cassville	11-2	D7Division rank #4	63.2±8early
102▲92	Loyal/Greenwood	4-6	D7Division rank #5	60.2±8early
108▼18	Pepin/Alma	9-2	D7Division rank #6	59.7±8early
122▲49	Glenwood City	6-5	D7Division rank #7	58.0±8early
128▲54	Cochrane-Fountain City	13-1	D7Division rank #8	57.4±8early

Conference strength

mean ES rating of members

Conference	Teams	Mean ES	Top team
Classic Eight	7	73.3	Arrowhead (81.9)
Big Rivers	7	66.6	River Falls (76.7)
Fox Valley Association	8	63.3	Neenah (78.6)
Greater Metro	7	62.4	Hamilton (81.5)
North Shore	8	60.9	Homestead (84.5)
Badger - Large	7	60.8	Waunakee (86.8)
Southeast	8	60	Franklin (76.8)
Middle Border	8	60	Baldwin-Woodville (74.8)
Mississippi Valley	8	59.7	Holmen (75.8)
Fox River Classic-North	8	58.7	West De Pere (78.0)
Central Wisconsin	7	57.7	Wittenberg-Birnamwood (65.0)
Bay	7	57.4	Winneconne (68.0)
North Eastern	7	57.2	Luxemburg-Casco (73.5)
Wisconsin Valley	7	56.5	Stevens Point Area Senior High (71.9)
East Central	6	56.2	Plymouth (74.7)
Southern Lakes	8	56.1	Badger (83.8)
Capitol	6	55.7	Columbus (71.3)
Southwest Wisconsin	7	54.9	Prairie du Chien (66.7)
Badger - Small	5	54.7	Edgewood (57.4)
Parkland	8	54.5	Catholic Memorial (68.8)
Southwest Wisconsin Activities	5	53.5	Darlington (77.9)
Cloverbelt	7	53.1	Mondovi (68.1)
Woodland	7	51.8	Grafton (77.8)
Big Eight	8	51.6	Middleton (70.1)
Wisconsin Flyway	8	50.8	Mayville (71.3)
Great Northern	8	50.8	Mosinee (58.7)
Metro Classic	8	50.4	Racine St. Catherine's (70.8)
Big East	6	50.4	Manitowoc Lutheran (57.8)
Coulee	8	49.7	Aquinas (81.7)
Heart O' North	7	48.6	Northwestern (73.8)
Eastern Suburban	6	48	Cambridge (58.5)
Marawood	7	47.3	Edgar (72.6)
Rock Valley	8	47	Evansville (61.5)
Fox River Classic-South	8	46.9	Notre Dame (72.6)
Lakeland	7	46.6	Grantsburg (72.4)
Eastern Wisconsin	8	46.5	Kiel (57.7)
Dunn-St. Croix	5	45.2	Boyceville (65.7)
Trailways	7	44.4	Johnson Creek (63.6)
Packerland	8	43.7	Kewaunee (61.3)
Dairyland	6	42	Cochrane-Fountain City (57.4)
Milwaukee City (Richardson)	4	40.8	Milwaukee King (51.9)
South Central	8	40.3	Berlin (66.5)
Northwoods	8	39.7	Coleman (55.0)
Midwest Classic-Midwest	5	37.2	Racine Lutheran (51.9)
Scenic Bluffs	8	35.6	Bangor (55.7)
Midwest Classic-Classic	6	35.4	Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (69.0)
Six Rivers	4	34.5	River Ridge (54.6)
Milwaukee City (Blackbourn)	5	25.6	Milwaukee Bay View (40.5)