The 2016 Division I State Runner-Up Wildcats received the most first-place votes this week with 13, but St. Xavier edged Saint Ignatius in total voting points, 237-232. The Bombers, who are Ohio's defending Division I State Champion, earned 10 first-place votes.
Please note that the teams in bold face are all members of Region 1, as designated by the OHSAA. Region 1 accounts for half of the teams ranked/receiving points in this week's AP Division I poll. It's not a surprise, since these six teams make up the top six programs in the Region 1 computer playoff rankings by playoff guru Joe Eitel.
- Eddie Dwyer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2017, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cincinnati St. Xavier (10) | 7-0 | 237 |
| 2. Cleveland St. Ignatius (13) | 7-0 | 232 |
| 3. Lakewood St. Edward (2) | 7-0 | 202 |
| 4. Centerville | 7-0 | 168 |
| 5. Toledo Whitmer (1) | 7-0 | 154 |
| 6. Canton McKinley | 7-0 | 128 |
| 7. Hilliard Bradley | 7-0 | 94 |
| 8. Mentor | 6-1 | 59 |
| 9. Pickerington North | 6-1 | 33 |
| 10. Stow-Munroe Falls | 6-1 | 30 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 24. Euclid (6-1) 12.