Michigan high school football: Ranking top teams in each geographic region, Final
This high school football season, The Detroit News ranked teams across the entire state of Michigan. The regions are assembled by county, breaking down the 83 in Michigan into four geographic regions: southeast, southwest, northeast and northwest. These regions are not coequals, with both the southeast and southwest likely having an outsize share of teams that would fill out the top of a state-wide ranking. These are the final rankings for this season with the state playoffs beginning Oct. 30-31. SOUTHEAST (18 counties) (Genesee, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Tuscola, Washtenaw, Wayne) Detroit Cass Tech (9-0) Detroit Catholic Central (8-1) Saline (9-0) Grand Blanc (9-0) Howell (9-0) Romeo (9-0) Clarkston (8-1) Birmingham Brother Rice (7-2) Dearborn Divine Child (8-1) Grosse Pointe South (8-1) More: High school football playoffs preview: Contenders, predictions for each division SOUTHWEST (17) (Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren) East Kentwood (9-0) Muskegon Mona Shores (8-1) Portage Central (8-1) Caledonia (7-2) Byron Center (7-2) Grand Ledge (9-0) Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (8-1) Grand Rapids South Christian (8-1) Hudsonville (7-2) Coopersville (8-1) More: Detroit News’
