Indiana high school football rankings: Two new No. 1s in Week 4 USA TODAY Network poll

Posted by Admin September 9, 2024 Football

There are two new No. 1 teams this week in the USA TODAY Network Indiana high school football poll.

Plainfield (3-0) jumped four spots to No. 1 in a jumbled Class 5A, where five teams received votes for the top spot. The Quakers dominated Mooresville 42-0 on Friday night and also own victories over 5A Terre Haute South and 6A Harrison (West Lafayette). Valparaiso (2-1) received seven first-place votes in 5A, the most of any team, and are in second place just two points behind Plainfield. Merrillville (2-1) dropped from No. 1 to 3 after a 46-13 loss to 6A No. 3 Crown Point.

There is also a new No. 1 in Class 2A, where Lafayette Central Catholic (2-0) climbed to the top spot after a 23-21 win over Logansport. Lutheran (2-1) dropped from No. 1 to 5 after its 45-game winning streak was snapped in a 16-13 loss to now fourth-ranked Triton Central.

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Here is the full USA TODAY Network Indiana poll going into Week 4 (First place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points and last week’s ranking):

Class 6A

W-L Pts. Prev.

Westfield (14) 3-0 166 1
Brownsburg (2) 3-0 142 3
Crown Point (1) 3-0 140 2
Warren Central 3-0 124 4
Hamilton Southeastern 3-0 99 5
Center Grove 2-1 85 6
Carmel 2-1 61 8
Lawrence North 3-0 43 9
Columbus North 3-0 33 10
Cathedral 1-2 31 7

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Fort Wayne Snider 8. Elkhart 2. Ben Davis 1.

Class 5A

W-L Pts. Prev.

Plainfield (4) 3-0 140 5
Valparaiso (7) 2-1 138 3
Merrillville (2) 2-1 121 1
Decatur Central (1) 1-1 120 6
Concord (3) 3-0 88 8
Warsaw 2-1 74 7
Whiteland 1-1 73 2
Lafayette Jeff 3-0 70 10
Bloomington North 2-1 43 9
East Central 1-2 41 4

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 17. Castle 4. Franklin 4. Michigan City 2.

Class 4A

W-L Pts. Prev.

New Palestine (12) 2-0 165 1
Bishop Chatard (4) 3-0 156 2
Evansville Reitz (1) 3-0 123 5
Greenfield-Central 3-0 108 6
Mishawaka 2-1 88 3
Martinsville 3-0 87 7
Brebeuf Jesuit 2-1 66 8
Leo 3-0 63 9
New Prairie 2-1 30 4
NorthWood 2-1 21 10

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Columbia City 10. Roncalli 10. Northview 4. South Bend St. Joseph 4.

Class 3A

W-L Pts. Prev.

Ev. Memorial (14) 3-0 167 1
Gibson Southern (2) 3-0 141 2
Heritage Hills (1) 2-1 117 3
Guerin Catholic 3-0 116 4
Batesville 3-0 85 5
Evansville Mater Dei 3-0 79 6
Tippecanoe Valley 3-0 65 8
West Lafayette 2-1 46 9
Tri-West 2-1 27 10
Mississinewa 3-0 19 NR

Dropped out: Knox (7).

Others receiving votes: Lawrenceburg 10. West Noble 10. Delta 9. Garrett 8. Knox 8. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 6. Culver Academy 4. Lakeland 2. Heritage 1. Maconaquah 1.

Class 2A

W-L Pts. Prev.

Laf. Central Cath. (12) 2-0 155 2
North Posey (3) 3-0 140 3
Brownstown Central (2) 3-0 124 5
Triton Central 2-1 122 6
Lutheran 2-1 115 1
Linton-Stockton 2-1 59 7
Western Boone 3-0 46 9
Eastern Hancock 2-1 45 4
Lapel 3-0 35 10
Bluffton 3-0 15 NR

(tie) North Putnam 3-0 15 NR

Dropped out: Heritage Christian (8)

Others receiving votes: Centerville 13. Heritage Christian 13. Alexandria 10. Adams Central 5. Andrean 5. Paoli 4. Tell City 3. Rochester 2. Monrovia 1. South Vermillion 1.