Wisconsin High School Football Rankings (Week 1)

Last week was Week 1 for Wisconsin High School Football, and we were met with many great matchups to start. The main eye-opener to point out was three defending State Champions lost in Week 1 that being Aquinas, Monroe, and Regis. This week will be the season opener for the 8-man division and coming on as a defending champion is the Newman Catholic Cardinals after winning 54-0 in the State Championship last season, we will have preseason rankings for the 8-man division below. 

Wisconsin Sports Heroics Rankings List:

Preseason Rankings (Wisconsin Sports Heroics)

Division 1:

1. 1. Kimberly (0-0)
2. 2. Arrowhead (1-0)
3. 3. Middleton (1-0)
4. 4. Muskego (1-0)
5. 5. Mukwonago (1-0)
6. 6. Sussex Hamilton (1-0)
7. 7. Franklin (1-0)
8. 8. Oak Creek (1-0)
9. 9. Neenah (0-1)
10. 10. Verona (0-1)

WATCH LIST: Bay Port (0-1), Marquette (0-1), Appleton North (1-0)

Division 2: 

1. 1. Kettle Moraine (1-0)
2. 2. West De Pere (1-0)
3. 3. Waunakee (1-0)
4. 4. Brookfield Central (1-0)
5. 5. Sun Prairie East (1-0)
6. 6. Kaukauna (1-0)
7. 7. Slinger (1-0)
8. 8. River Falls (1-0)
9. 9. Homestead (1-0)
10. 10. Badger (1-0)

WATCH LIST: Waukesha West (1-0), Germantown (0-1), Beaver Dam (1-0)

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Division 3:

1. 1. Notre Dame (1-0)
2. 2. Pewaukee (1-0)
3. 3. West Salem (1-0)
4. 4. Mount Horeb/Barneveld (1-0)
5. 5. Onalaska (0-1)
6. 6. New Berlin West (1-0)
7. 7. Grafton (1-0)
8. 8. Monroe (0-1)
9. 9. Plymouth (1-0)
10. 10. Wisconsin Lutheran (1-0)

WATCH LIST: Port Washington (1-0), West Bend East (1-0), Whitnall (1-0)

Division 4: 

1. 1. Lodi (1-0)
2. 2. Catholic Memorial (0-1)
3. 3. Ellsworth (1-0)
4. 4. Little Chute (1-0)
5. 5. Baldwin-Woodville (1-0)
6. 6. Two Rivers (1-0)
7. 7. Freedom (1-0)
8. 8. Racine St. Catherine’s (1-0)
9. 9. Edgewood (1-0)
10. 10. Lake Mills (1-0)

WATCH LIST: Prescott (1-0), Saint Croix Central (1-0), KLC (1-0)

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Division 5: 

1. 1. Columbus (1-0)
2. 2. Prairie Du Chen (1-0)
3. 3. Brodhead/Juda (1-0)
4. 4. Amherst (1-0)
5. 5. Aquinas (0-1)
6. 6. Northwestern (1-0)
7. 7. Colby (1-0)
8. 8. Southern Door (1-0)
9. 9. Wrightstown (1-0)
10. 10. Winnebago Lutheran (1-0)

WATCH LIST: Sturgeon Bay (1-0), Mayville (0-1), Wittenberg-Birnamwood (0-1)

Division 6: 

1. 1. Stratford (1-0)
2. 2. Kenosha St. Joseph (1-0)
3. 3. St. Mary Springs (1-0)
4. 4. Cedar Grove-Belgium (1-0)
5. 5. Darlington (1-0)
6. 6. Marshall (1-0)
7. 7. Coleman (1-0)
8. 8. Auburndale (1-0)
9. 9. Kewaunee (1-0)
10. 10. Mondovi (1-0)

WATCH LIST: Unity (1-0), Ladysmith (1-0, Grantsburg (1-0)

Division 7: 

1. 1. Bangor (1-0)
2. 2. Regis (0-1)
3. 3. Cashton (1-0)
4. 4. Edgar (0-1)
5. 5. Pepin/Alma (1-0)
6. 6. Cambria-Friesland (1-0)
7. 7. Potosi/Cassville (1-0)
8. 8. Black Hawk/Warren IL (1-0)
9. 9. Assumption (1-0)
10. 10. Spring Valley (1-0)

WATCH LIST: Hurley (1-0), Lourdes (1-0), Reedsville (1-0)

8-Player (Preseason):

1. 1. Newman Catholic (Defending Champs)
2. 2. Gilman
3. 3. Clayton
4. 4. Owen-Withee
5. 5. Thorp
6. 6. Belmont
7. 7. De Soto
8. 8. Athens
9. 9. Oakfield
10. 10. McDonnell Central

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