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STATE CHAMPS! Team Rankings: Top 20 – Week of February 26, 2023

By: TJ KELLEY, February 27, 2023, 5:51 pm

STATE CHAMPS! Team Rankings: Top 20 – Week of February 26, 2023

TJ Kelley – Twitter @ScoopIPS

#1 Cass vs. #3 Birmingham Brother Rice in the Operation Friendship game at Calihan Hall is on March 3rd.  Brother Rice wins the Catholic League Championship with a won over the University of Detroit-Jesuit.  Michigan Collegiate moves up with their Charter School Conference Championship win.

In honor of STATE CHAMPS!! 20th anniversary, here are the Top 20 teams in Michigan with last week’s ranking, record, and division are in parenthesis:

 

1. Detroit Cass Tech (21-0) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #1

Last Week: DNP

This Week: March 4^th vs. #3 Birmingham Brother Rice @ University of Detroit-Mercy in the Operation Friendship vs. Catholic League-Central Champion

2. North Farmington (17-1) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #2

Last Week: DNP

This Week: February 27^th vs. Ferndale

3. Birmingham Brother Rice (18-1) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #3

Last Week: Wins on February 20^th vs. Detroit Catholic Central in a Catholic League-Central semifinal and February 24^th over the University of Detroit-Jesuit in the Catholic League Championship

This Week:  March 4^th #1 Detroit Cass Tech @ University of Detroit-Mercy in the Operation Friendship vs. Catholic League-Central Champion

4. Grand Blanc (19-2) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #4

Last Week:  Wins on February 21^st vs. Midland and February 24^th @ Mt. Pleasant

This Week: March 2^nd @ Beecher

5. Muskegon (19-2)– (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #6

Last Week: Wins on February 21^st @ Holland and February 24^th @ Muskegon Mona Shores

This Week: February 28^th vs. Kalamazoo Central

6. Warren Michigan Collegiate (16-2) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #9

Last Week: Wins on February 22^nd vs. Old Redford @ Romulus Summit in a Charter League semifinal and February 24^th win over former #8 Romulus Summit Academy in the Charter School Conference Championship

This Week: February 28^th @ Port Huron

7. Detroit Loyola (20-1) – (Division 3)

Previous Ranking: #7

Last Week: Wins on February 21^st vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett and February 25^th vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard

This Week: February 28^th @ Pontiac

8. University of Detroit-Jesuit (17-4) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #5

Last Week: Win on February 21^st vs. Warren DeLaSalle in a Catholic League-Central semifinal at Birmingham Marian and a February 24^th loss to #3 Birmingham Brother Rice for the Catholic League Championship

This Week: March 4^th vs. Detroit King @ University of Detroit-Mercy in the Operation Friendship

9. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #10

Last Week: Win on February 21^st vs. Ann Arbor Skyline

This Week: February 27^th vs. Westland John Glenn

10. Warren Lincoln (18-4) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #11

Last Week: Wins on February 21^st @ Anchor Bay in a MAC Blue/Gold Semifinal and February 25^th vs. Warren Fitzgerald in the MAC Blue/Gold Championship

This Week: No games scheduled

11. Romulus Summit North Academy (18-1) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #8

Last Week: Win on February 22^nd vs. DEPSA in a Charter League semifinal and a loss on February 24^th vs. #9 Warren Michigan Collegiate in the Charter School Conference Championship

This Week: February 28^th vs, Ypsilanti Lincoln and March 2^nd vs. Woodhaven

12. Grand Rapids Northview (17-4) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #14

Last Week: Wins on February 21^st @ Forest Hills Northern and February 24^th @ former #12 Grand Rapids Christian

This Week: March 2^nd vs. Greenville

13. Warren De La Salle (13-8) – (Division 1)

Previous Ranking: #13

Last Week: Loss on February 21^st vs. then #5 University of Detroit-Jesuit and wins on February 24^th vs. Marine City Cardinal Mooney and February 25^th vs. Detroit Renaissance

This Week: TBD

14. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #12

Last Week: Wins on February 21^st vs. Greenville and February 24^th vs. #14 Grand Rapids

This Week: February 28^th vs. Forest Hills Central and March 2^nd vs. Wyoming

15. Ferndale (12-7) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #16

Last Week: Wins on February 20^th vs. West Bloomfield and February 24^th vs. #2 North Farmington

This Week: February 27^th @ #2 North Farmington, February 28^th @ DEPSA, March 2^nd @ Oak Park

16. Grand Rapids South Christian (18-3) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #17

Last Week: Wins on February 21^st vs. #15 Grand Rapids Catholic Central and February 24^th vs. Cedar Springs

This Week: February 28^th vs. East Kentwood

17. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) – Division 1

Previous Ranking: #18

Last Week: DNP

This Week: February 28^th @ #5 Muskegon

18. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-6) – (Division 2)

Previous Ranking: #15

Last Week: Loss on February 21^st @ #17 Grand Rapids South Christian and a win on February 24^th vs. Kenowa Hills

This Week: March 2^nd @ Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

19. Olivet (20-0) – Division 2

Previous Ranking: #19

Last Week: Win on February 17^th @ Lake Odessa Lakeland

This Week: February 22^nd vs. Fowlerville and February 24^th @ Leslie

20. Lansing Waverly (16-5) – Division 1

Previous Ranking: #20

Last Week: Wins on 21 @ Lansing Everett and February 24^th @ Dewitt

This Week: March 2^nd vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek