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STATE CHAMPS! Preseason Top 25 Football Teams in Michigan. Belleville No. 1 to start 2023

By: SCOTT BURNSTEIN, August 21, 2023, 1:40 pm

 

 

 

 

1 Belleville (14-0) – Back-to-Back Division 1 State Champs

First game: vs. #21 River Rouge at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 25th

2 West Bloomfield (8-2) – Division 1

First game: vs. #16 Chippewa Valley at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 24th

3 Warren De La Salle (13-1) – Back-to-Back Division 2 State Champs

First game: vs. #15 Davison at the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic on August 24th

4 Southfield A & T (8-3) – Division 1 

First game: vs. #8 Detroit Cass Tech at Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 26th

5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (13-1) – Division 2 State Runner-up

First game: at Jenison on August 25th

6 Mason (12-1) – Division 3 Regional Champs

First game: vs. Holt on August 24th

7 Rockford (10-1) – Division 1

First game: at #11 Muskegon on August 25th

8 Detroit Cass Tech (9-4) – Division 1 Regional Champs

First game: vs. #4 Southfield A & T at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 26th

9 Detroit King (10-3) – Back-to-Back Division 3 State Champs

First game: vs. Cincinnati St. Xavier at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 26th

10 Saline (8-3) – Division 1

First game: at #22 Brighton (Watch Gametime Live between Saline and Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on the STATE CHAMPS! YouTube Channel)

11 Muskegon (11-3) – Division 3 State Runner-up

First game: vs. #7 Rockford on August 25th

12 Caledonia (12-2) – Division 1 State Runner-up

First game: vs. Romeo at the Battle at the Big House on August 25th

13 Macomb Dakota (11-1) – Division 1 District Champs

First game: vs. Dearborn Fordson on August 24th

14 Detroit Catholic Central (8-3) – Division 1 District Champs

First game: vs. Dearborn on August 24th

15 Davison (9-2) – Division 1

First game: vs. #3 Warren De La Salle at the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic on August 24th

16 Chippewa Valley (7-3) – Division 1

First game: vs. #3 West Bloomfield at Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 24th

17 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (5-6) – Division 4 District Champs

First game: vs. Rochester Adams on August 24th

18 Mount Pleasant (9-2) – Division 3 

First game: at Saginaw Heritage on August 24th

21 River Rouge (5-5) – Division 3 

First game: vs. #1 Belleville at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State on August 25th

22 Brighton (8-2) – Division 1

First game: vs. #10 Brighton (Watch Gametime Live between Saline and Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on the STATE CHAMPS! YouTube Channel)

23 Muskegon Mona Shores (8-3) – Division 2 

First game: at Manitowac Lincoln (Wisconsin) on August 25th