2023 State Preseason Poll

[mt1fan]

We all know the preseason poll means nothing, its still nice to see where teams are sitting to begin the year. A few SEO teams in the top 20 with Zane Trace with the highest ranking.

Division I
Place ID School
1 1056 Archbishop Moeller
2 972 Mason
3 680 Grove City
4 1510 Sylvania Northview
5 1354 St. Ignatius
6 1614 Walsh Jesuit
7 1086 New Albany
8 1211 Olentangy Orange
9 724 Archbishop Hoban
10 1203 Olentangy Liberty
11 1571 University School
12 360 Chardon
12 846 Lebanon
14 1552 Troy
15 1202 Olentangy (Lewis Center)
16 292 Butler
17 764 Jackson (Massillon)
17 522 Elder
19 1006 Medina
20 336 Centerville
Other teams receiving votes (points):
North Royalton (9), Hilliard Darby (9), St Xavier (8), Perrysburg (6), Brunswick (5),
Wadsworth (4), Fairfield (4), Aurora (3), Clay (Oregon) (3), Steele (3), Lancaster (2),
Washington (Massillon) (1)

Place ID School
1 464 Defiance
2 158 Badin (Hamilton)
3 802 Kenston
4 304 Canfield
5 1420 Sheridan
6 1568 Unioto
7 1616 Wapakoneta
8 964 Marlington
9 448 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
10 1392 Salem
11 510 Eaton
12 1626 Washington Court House
13 286 Buckeye Valley
14 164 Batavia
15 794 Johnstown-Monroe
16 796 Jonathan Alder
17 584 Field
18 1534 Tippecanoe
18 534 Elyria Catholic
20 369 Cinci Hills Christian Academy
20 1488 Steubenville
Other teams receiving votes (points):
Bishop Hartley (14), Jackson (12), Ursuline (11), Chaminade Julienne (10), Bellbrook (10),
Kenton Ridge (10), Bellefontaine (9), Gilmour Academy (8), Wyoming (8), Archbishop McNicholas (7),
Norton (7), Indian Hill (6), Van Wert (6), Miami Trace (6), Cloverleaf (6), Buckeye (Medina) (5),
Hawken (5), Shawnee (Springfield) (4), Tallmadge (4), Indian Valley (4), Bryan (3),
Ontario (3), Carrollton (3), Tecumseh (3), Alliance (2), St Clairsville (2), Indian Creek (2),
West Branch (2), Licking Valley (2), Reading (2), Holy Name (1), New Philadelphia (1),
Waverly (1)

Division III
Place ID School
1 1640 Waynedale
2 518 Edison (Milan)
3 1752 Zane Trace
4 614 Fredericktown
5 1586 Valley (Lucasville)
6 1742 Wynford
7 294 Harrison Central
8 862 Liberty-Benton
9 134 Archbold
10 667 Cincinnati Christian
10 1548 Triway
12 346 Chagrin Falls
13 754 Indian Lake
14 866 Liberty Union
15 394 Coldwater
16 1268 Portsmouth
17 1460 South Range
18 1590 Valley View
18 318 Carlisle
18 508 Eastwood
Other teams receiving votes (points):
Fairland (6), Fairview (Sherwood) (6), Columbiana (5), Ottawa-Glandorf (5), Ottawa Hills (4),
Genoa Area (4), Centerburg (4), Oak Harbor (3), Cincinnati Country Day (2), Champion (1),
Huron (1), Worthington Christian (1), Wheelersburg (1), Northeastern (Springfield) (1)

Division IV
Place ID School
1 878 Lincolnview
2 1536 Toronto
3 1702 Whiteoak
4 714 Berlin Hiland
5 720 Hillsdale
6 1090 Newark Catholic
7 602 Fort Loramie
8 1004 Mechanicsburg
9 1052 Minster
10 1352 St Henry
11 1144 Northmor
12 990 McComb
13 230 South Webster
14 126 Antwerp
15 298 Calvert
15 1038 Miller City
17 604 Fort Recovery
18 798 Kalida
19 1400 Seneca East
20 154 Ayersville
Other teams receiving votes (points):
Strasburg-Franklin (8), Troy Christian (8), Fairfield (Leesburg) (7), Springfield (New Middletown) (6),
Clay (Portsmouth) (5), Dalton (5), Hopewell-Loudon (4), Western Reserve (Berlin Center (4),
St Paul (4), Old Fort (2), Fayetteville-Perry (2), Columbus Grove (2), Bradford (2),
Montpelier (2), Fairfield Christian Academy (1), Berne Union (1), Cedarville (1),
Toledo Christian (1)

[baseball16]

Please save this and compare in May .

[mt1fan]

Please save this and compare in May .

I anticipate it will be completely different

[transplant]

Did I overlook Minford? Are they on the list? Or are they not expected to compete this year?

[FACSPORTS]

Where did these rankings come from?

[danicalifornia]

Where did these rankings come from?

OHSBCA, who runs polls throughout the season

Typically the beginning polls are based on who was good previously, strong programs…and coaches who get along with other coaches lol

[Ed Ott]

Wow haha. So the southeast district has 2 if the top 6 D2 teams in Ohio, D3 two in the top 5 and D4 has the 3rd best team in the state?