Michigan high school football rankings in each division after Week 8

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are the Detroit Free Press' rankings for the top 10 teams in each of the eight divisions following Week 8 of the 2026 Michigan high school football season, compiled by prep writer Jared Ramsey.

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Michigan high school football rankings after Week 8

Rank, school, record, last week's ranking

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Division 1

1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 8-0 (1).
2. Detroit Cass Tech, 8-0 (2).
3. East Kentwood, 8-0 (3).
4. Saline, 8-0 (4).
5. Howell, 8-0 (6).
6. Romeo, 8-0 (7)
7. Grand Blanc, 8-0 (8).
8. Clarkston, 7-1 (5).
9. Oxford, 7-1 (9).
10. Portage Central, 7-1 (10).

Division 2

1. Orchard Lake St. Mary's, 6-2 (1).
2. Muskegon Mona Shores, 7-1 (2).
3. Gibraltar Carlson, 8-0 (4).
4. Grosse Pointe South, 7-1 (3).
5. Caledonia, 6-2 (5).
6. Birmingham Brother Rice, 6-2 (6).
7. Byron Center, 6-2 (7).
8. Allen Park, 7-1 (9).
9. South Lyon, 6-2 (10).
10. Walled Lake Western, 7-1 (NR).

Division 3

1. Chelsea, 8-0 (2).
2. Harper Woods, 7-1 (5).
3. Detroit King, 6-2 (1).
4. Coopersville, 8-0 (6).
5. Port Huron, 8-0 (8).
6. Zeeland West, 7-1 (7).
7. St. Joseph, 7-1 (9).
8. Mason, 7-1 (3).
9. Warren De La Salle, 5-3 (NR).
10. Mt. Pleasant, 7-1 (10).

Division 4

1. Goodrich, 8-0 (2).
2. Dearborn Divine Child, 7-1 (1).
3. Grand Rapids South Christian, 7-1 (3).
4. Edwardsburg, 8-0 (6).
5. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 7-1 (5).
6. Portland, 8-0 (7).
7. Paw Paw, 7-1 (8).
8. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern, 7-1 (9).
9. Vicksburg, 7-1 (4).
10. Marshall, 7-1 (10).

Division 5

1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 7-1 (1).
2. Monroe Jefferson, 8-0 (2).
3. Frankenmuth, 7-1 (3).
4. Grand Rapids West Catholic, 6-2 (5).
5. Kingsford, 8-0 (8).
6. Berrien Springs, 8-0 (7).
7. Kalamazoo United, 8-0 (6).
8. Saginaw Swan Valley, 7-1 (4).
9. Lakewood, 7-1 (10).
10. Hopkins, 7-1 (NR).

Division 6

1. Jackson Lumen Christi, 7-1 (1).
2. Almont, 8-0 (2).
3. Kingsley, 8-0 (3).
4. Marine City, 8-0 (4).
5. Detroit Edison, 7-1 (6).
6. Clinton, 7-1 (5).
7. Sanford Meridian, 8-0 (8).
8. Montrose, 7-1 (9).
9. Ecorse, 7-1 (7).
10. Detroit Central, 7-1 (10).

Division 7

1. Pewamo-Westphalia, 7-0 (2).
2. Ithaca, 8-0 (5).
3. Millington, 8-0 (4).
4. Constantine, 7-1 (6).
5. Menominee, 7-1 (1).
6. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 7-1 (3).
7. North Muskegon, 7-1 (9).
8. Hanover-Horton, 7-1 (7).
9. Schoolcraft, 6-2 (10).
10. McBain, 6-2 (NR).

Division 8

1. Beal City, 8-0 (1).
2. Hudson, 7-1 (3).
3. Madison Heights Madison, 7-1 (2).
4. Decatur, 8-0 (5).
5. Royal Oak Shrine Catholic, 8-0 (6).
6. Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 7-1 (7).
7. New Lothrop, 7-1 (8).
8. East Jordan, 7-1 (9).
9. Bark River-Harris, 7-1 (10).
10. Springport, 7-1 (NR).

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Jared Ramsey covers high school sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [e-mail].

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