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 6

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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	TPF (tournament performance factor points carried in)	Best win
15new	Darlington	14-0	D6Division rank #1	75.7±10early	54.8	3 points carried in	Platteville (54.8)
22new	Edgar	13-1	Moved from division 7 to division 6.D6Division rank #2	73.8±10early	47.3	8 points carried in; at the six-point line, up a division next season	Ladysmith (47.3)
46new	Mondovi	11-2	D6Division rank #3	68.8±10early	47.4	0 points carried in	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (47.4)
59new	Regis	11-1	D6Division rank #4	66.6±10early	42.6	1 points carried in	Turtle Lake (42.6)
73new	Lomira	6-4	D6Division rank #5	64.0±10early	47	4 points carried in	Horicon/Hustisford (47)
111new	Saint Mary's Springs	7-4	D6Division rank #6	58.5±10early	69.2	1 points carried in	—
112new	Cedar Grove-Belgium	8-4	D6Division rank #7	58.4±10early	67.7	1 points carried in	—
113new	Kewaunee	9-2	D6Division rank #8	58.3±10early	56.7	2 points carried in	—
121new	Cambridge	7-3	D6Division rank #9	57.5±10early	44.5	—	Randolph (44.5)
131new	Auburndale	8-2	D6Division rank #10	56.7±10early	44.4	1 points carried in	Spencer/Columbus Catholic (44.4)
135new	Mineral Point	5-5	D6Division rank #11	56.2±10early	36.3	—	Dodgeville (36.3)
138new	Bonduel	9-3	D6Division rank #12	55.8±10early	69.8	2 points carried in	—
140new	Howards Grove	5-5	D6Division rank #13	55.8±10early	53.8	—	Milwaukee King (53.8)
144new	Belleville	7-5	D6Division rank #14	55.6±10early	59.9	2 points carried in	—
147new	Cuba City	3-6	D6Division rank #15	55.4±10early	69.5	0 points carried in	—
151new	Weyauwega-Fremont	6-5	D6Division rank #16	55.2±10early	57.8	—	Berlin (57.8)
160new	Luther	4-5	D6Division rank #17	54.2±10early	51.7	—	—
161new	Marathon	4-6	D6Division rank #18	54.1±10early	36.8	—	Pittsville (36.8)
164new	Manitowoc Lutheran	12-1	D6Division rank #19	53.1±10early	31.8	0 points carried in	Roncalli (31.8)
175new	Waterloo	5-5	D6Division rank #20	51.9±10early	30	—	Adams-Friendship (30)
190new	Bangor	9-2	D6Division rank #21	50.0±10early	44.3	2 points carried in	—
197new	Fennimore	8-3	D6Division rank #22	49.2±10early	26.4	—	Iowa-Grant (26.4)
201new	Southern Door	3-6	D6Division rank #23	48.4±10early	54.3	0 points carried in	—
216new	Ladysmith	3-6	D6Division rank #24	47.3±10early	73.8	—	—
224new	Mishicot	5-5	D6Division rank #25	46.6±10early	43.1	—	Reedsville (43.1)
226new	Abbotsford	6-4	D6Division rank #26	46.3±10early	49.6	—	—
230new	Unity	4-6	D6Division rank #27	45.9±10early	64	0 points carried in	—
238new	Cadott	5-4	D6Division rank #28	45.3±10early	20.1	—	Augusta (20.1)
239new	Poynette	8-3	D6Division rank #29	45.2±10early	38.8	—	Nekoosa (38.8)
242new	Fall Creek	7-4	D6Division rank #30	45.0±10early	56.9	—	—
251new	Melrose-Mindoro	5-5	D6Division rank #31	44.3±10early	50	—	Bangor (50)
254new	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser	8-2	D6Division rank #32	44.2±10early	30.5	—	Cumberland (30.5)
260new	Markesan	9-1	D6Division rank #33	43.3±10early	26.7	—	Assumption (26.7)
272new	Loyal	0-0	D6Division rank #34	41.6±14early	—	—	—
277new	Marshall	5-5	D6Division rank #35	41.0±10early	63	0 points carried in	—
283new	Benton	2-7	D6Division rank #36	40.2±10early	60.6	—	—
293new	Nekoosa	3-6	D6Division rank #37	38.8±10early	45.2	—	—
297new	Fall River/Rio	3-6	D6Division rank #38	38.5±10early	44	—	—
299new	Valders	3-6	D6Division rank #39	38.1±10early	67.4	—	—
301new	Pardeeville	2-7	D6Division rank #40	37.9±10early	49.2	—	—
315new	Crandon	6-5	D6Division rank #41	36.5±10early	55.6	—	—
324new	Oconto	2-7	D6Division rank #42	35.0±10early	57	—	—
328new	Saint Mary Catholic	5-5	D6Division rank #43	33.9±10early	60.9	—	—
334new	Cameron	1-8	D6Division rank #44	32.1±10early	51.4	1 points carried in	—
339new	Cumberland	1-8	D6Division rank #45	30.5±10early	44.2	—	—
358new	Iowa-Grant	5-4	D6Division rank #46	26.4±10early	49.2	—	—
360new	Parkview/Albany	2-7	D6Division rank #47	25.5±10early	42.6	—	—
365new	Living Word Lutheran	3-6	D6Division rank #48	23.2±10early	46.9	—	—
376new	Dodgeland	0-9	D6Division rank #49	17.9±10early	36.5	—	—
380new	Dominican	0-6	Moved from division 5 to division 6.D6Division rank #50	12.7±14early	—	—	—

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)