The Wildcats and the Eagles, who meet on Saturday night at 7 in storied Lakewood Stadium, are also ranked 1-2 in the all-important OHSAA Region 1 Computer Playoff Rankings. Saint Ignatius holds down the No. 1 spot in Region 1 entering this week.
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. St. Edward (21) | 9-0 | 253 |
| 2. Saint Ignatius (3) | 8-1 | 194 |
| 3. Toledo Whitmer (2) | 9-0 | 193 |
| 4. Hilliard Bradley | 9-0 | 169 |
| 5. Cincinnati St. Xavier | 8-1 | 139 |
| 6. Mentor | 8-1 | 106 |
| 7. Centerville | 8-1 | 95 |
| 8. Canton McKinley | 8-1 | 57 |
| 9. Stow-Munroe Falls | 8-1 | 56 |
| 10. Pickerington Central | 9-0 | 40 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Massillon Perry 27. Cincinnati Colerain 21. Huber Heights Wayne 13.