Michigan high school football preseason rankings: Top 20 teams in state

High school football season is here in Michigan, and WDIV is teaming up with STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network to bring you a ranking of the top teams across the state.

Every Tuesday at 3 p.m. during football season, we’ll release an updated list of the rankings on ClickOnDetroit, our social media channels, and our Insider newsletter.

Preseason top 20

Here are the 2025 preseason rankings:

1. Detroit Cass Tech (12-2 last season) -- Division 1
2. Detroit Catholic Central (12-1) -- Division 1
3. Hudsonville (12-2) -- Division 1
4. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (11-3) -- Division 2
5. Detroit King (10-4) -- Division 3
6. Saline (7-4) -- Division 1
7. Rochester Adams (10-3) -- Division 1
8. Warren De La Salle (8-3) -- Division 3
9. Belleville (10-2) -- Division 1
10. Clarkston (7-4) -- Division 1
11. Macomb Dakota (10-2) -- Division 1
12. Davison (7-3) -- Division 1
13. Rockford (7-3) -- Division 1
14. Zeeland West (13-1) -- Division 3
15. Byron Center (12-2) -- Division 2
16. Harper Woods (9-4) -- Division 4
17. DeWitt (12-1) -- Division 3
18. Walled Lake Western (11-1) -- Division 3
19. Howell (11-1) -- Division 1
20. Grandville (6-5) -- Division 1

On the bubble

• Lake Orion (6-4) -- Division 1
• West Bloomfield (5-6) -- Division 1
• Utica Eisenhower (8-3) -- Division 1
• Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (13-1) -- Division 5
• Jackson Lumen Christi (13-1) -- Division 6

Click here to view the rankings on the STATE CHAMPS! website.