Temp’s Top 25 (After Week 6)

[Rodney]

I will continue speaking the truth about nwi until such time as the overrating of cp ceases

 

Excluding the small schools because I have no idea where any of em are located swi has more state titles than nwi in the last decades or so im fairly certain

Also se indiana may as well

And maybe NE?

 

Nwi did  once give up 133 points combined in the 4a/5a state games

 

Or should I count those schools as ne

[Coach Nowlin]

More fun is looking how many 2a/3a/4a teams fall to lafayette area teams in the past few years in tournmanet level 

I LOVE when we get to get to the tournament and get up in 219 vs 765 area code over the last decade or so.   

[First_Backer_Inside]

21 minutes ago, RegionFBFan said:

Please, name all of these NW guys on here busting that stuff. The reality is there are very few people from NWI that actually post in here. I know of one individual that exaggerates often. The football in NW Indiana is as good or better than the other 4 regions around the State excluding Indy area.

Humor me, and fill out the top programs in the various corners. Honestly, I’m really struggling to identify many in a couple of the corners.

You can see them throughout the top 25 threads week in and week out saying teams like Hobart and Andrean should be in the top 25. Not saying both aren't good teams they aren't top 25 good.

Again same thing to answer your question, not saying the corners of the state have better football than the NW, I'm just saying there aren't more than 1 or 2 teams in the NW playing better football than 25 other teams in the state. 

[RegionFBFan]

4 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

You can see them throughout the top 25 threads week in and week out saying teams like Hobart and Andrean should be in the top 25. Not saying both aren't good teams they aren't top 25 good.

Again same thing to answer your question, not saying the corners of the state have better football than the NW, I'm just saying there aren't more than 1 or 2 teams in the NW playing better football than 25 other teams in the state. 

One individual does not represent the region on here. It happens to be the same guy that exaggerates all the time. I would say he is very passionate about his school.  Hell, I’m an Andrean guy and I know we aren’t a top 25 team all classes but I do know that Merrillville and CP both are.

The vitriol towards Merrillville is ridiculous in my opinion. They are one of the top tier programs in the State. The majority of coaches would love to have a program like theirs that wins, produces numerous  college and NFL talent and has awesome facilities. Yes they deserve to be criticized for not winning a State title with what they have but some of the commentary is just plain ignorant and extremely disrespectful to them and their coaches.

[Coach Nowlin]

9 minutes ago, RegionFBFan said:

One individual does not represent the region on here. It happens to be the same guy that exaggerates all the time. I would say he is very passionate about his school.  Hell, I’m an Andrean guy and I know we aren’t a top 25 team all classes but I do know that Merrillville and CP both are.

The vitriol towards Merrillville is ridiculous in my opinion. They are one of the top tier programs in the State. The majority of coaches would love to have a program like theirs that wins, produces numerous  college and NFL talent and has awesome facilities. Yes they deserve to be criticized for not winning a State title with what they have but some of the commentary is just plain ignorant and extremely disrespectful to them and their coaches.

Made me giggle

 

Concur on Merrillville.    Tough out 

[scarab527]

29 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

You can see them throughout the top 25 threads week in and week out saying teams like Hobart and Andrean should be in the top 25. Not saying both aren't good teams they aren't top 25 good.

Again same thing to answer your question, not saying the corners of the state have better football than the NW, I'm just saying there aren't more than 1 or 2 teams in the NW playing better football than 25 other teams in the state. 

That's literally one guy who everyone in the Region thinks is an idiot lmao 

[scarab527]

Also I agree that only two Region teams should be in the Top 25, if you go on the RSN board it's unanimous that the Region is down this year... yet it still has overall better football this year than any area in the state other than Indy...take from that what you will. 

Edited October 2, 2025 by scarab527

[RegionFBFan]

1 hour ago, Rodney said:

Merrillville is a solid top 35 team

You are just plain ignorant!!

[Rodney]

2 minutes ago, RegionFBFan said:

You are just plain ignorant!!

You think they are farther down like 39ish?

[RegionFBFan]

Just now, Rodney said:

You think they are farther down like 39ish?

Definitely in front of GS and HH

[RegionFBFan]

Merrillville -14 to both of those schools

[Rodney]

 

1 minute ago, RegionFBFan said:

Definitely in front of GS and HH

I dont think so, but i guess it could be a close game.

 

I've also got Ben Davis and Zionsville beating them

 

And questionable one more but I'll get back to you on that one on saturday

[CoachMack219]

4 hours ago, RegionFBFan said:

Ok, let’s go by each region except for Indy area. Tell me the top programs in each region. NW,NE,SW,SE.

NW: Merrillville, CP, Valpo, Hobart, Lowell, and Andrean

NE: Carroll, Snider, BD, BL, ???

SE: East Central, ???

SW: GS, HH, EMD, EM, ??

All of this NW bashing is ridiculous and unfounded. 

 

Northeast (St. Joe's county and East): Carroll, Snider, Dwenger, Luers, Penn, Mishawaka, East Noble, and Elkhart

Southeast: East Central and idk who else is even in Southeast Indiana

Southwest: Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, and hell, Reitz has a more recent state title than nearly the whole Region 

 

I am unaware that open, unbiased dialogue is considered bashing. Yes, Merrillville, CP, Valpo, Hobart, Lowell, and Andrean are great programs that represent us Region Rats proudly. Over the course of the last 20 years our best have combined for 13 State Final appearances, winning 4 of them (3 by Andrean)... The Region has had 4 public schools appear in 8 total State Finals games in the last 20 years with 1 winner (Valpo). I am not TOTALLY sure because I do reside in NWI but I would be willing to bet this is part of (or THE) reason why the rest of the state may not respect us, or our football, as much as RegionFan and others, may want them to. 

 

2 hours ago, scarab527 said:

Also I agree that only two Region teams should be in the Top 25, if you go on the RSN board it's unanimous that the Region is down this year... yet it still has overall better football this year than any area in the state other than Indy...take from that what you will. 

That's just bad. Not the take but the statement itself. Lol 

[CoachMack219]

2 hours ago, Rodney said:

I've also got Ben Davis and Zionsville beating them

Yes. Lol 

[23andCounting]

4 hours ago, RegionFBFan said:

NE: Carroll, Snider, BD, BL, ???

The overall health of NE football is pretty good. It's hard to leave programs like East Noble (last years runner up), Adams Central (four straight finals appearances), Leo, and Homestead out of the conversation. I mean, realistically, is it a guarantee that anyone in NW Indiana other than Crown Point would beat Homestead? Although I have Merrillville in my Top 25, a victory over the Spartans isn't a certainty. 

In short, I believe that NW Indiana has two Top 25 teams, I just really don't know about the overall health of the rest of the region. I can only speak for the NE. And historically speaking, NE Indiana has 32 state titles. East of South Whitley and north of Decatur. 

[temptation]

34 minutes ago, CoachMack219 said:

Northeast (St. Joe's county and East): Carroll, Snider, Dwenger, Luers, Penn, Mishawaka, East Noble, and Elkhart

Southeast: East Central and idk who else is even in Southeast Indiana

Southwest: Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, and hell, Reitz has a more recent state title than nearly the whole Region 

 

I am unaware that open, unbiased dialogue is considered bashing. Yes, Merrillville, CP, Valpo, Hobart, Lowell, and Andrean are great programs that represent us Region Rats proudly. Over the course of the last 20 years our best have combined for 13 State Final appearances, winning 4 of them (3 by Andrean)... The Region has had 4 public schools appear in 8 total State Finals games in the last 20 years with 1 winner (Valpo). I am not TOTALLY sure because I do reside in NWI but I would be willing to bet this is part of (or THE) reason why the rest of the state may not respect us, or our football, as much as RegionFan and others, may want them to. 

 

That's just bad. Not the take but the statement itself. Lol 

26.  Carroll (Fort Wayne)

27. Homestead

28.  Mishawaka

29. Zionsville

30. East Central

31. Bloomington South

32. Concord

33. Ben Davis

34. Plainfield

35. Leo

36. Evansville Memorial

37. Columbus North

38. Lowell

39. Castle

40. Evansville Reitz

41. Warsaw

42. Whiteland

43. Andrean

44. Yorktown

45. Hobart

46. Pendleton Heights

47. Floyd Central

48. South Bend St. Joseph's

49. Jasper

50. Lebanon

[23andCounting]

42 minutes ago, CoachMack219 said:

the rest of the state may not respect us, or our football, as much as RegionFan and others, may want them to. 

I think your fans are just paranoid as a result of the opinion of just a few posters. I follow high school football as much as anyone and I've never thought poorly of football in NW Indiana. I think of programs like Crown Point, Merrillville, Valpo, and Andrean. Historically, you can throw in Hobart. I agree, those programs do a good job of representing football in the northwest corner of the state. Just because you don't win the big one, doesn't mean the football there isn't any good. 

[RegionFBFan]

40 minutes ago, CoachMack219 said:

Northeast (St. Joe's county and East): Carroll, Snider, Dwenger, Luers, Penn, Mishawaka, East Noble, and Elkhart

Southeast: East Central and idk who else is even in Southeast Indiana

Southwest: Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, and hell, Reitz has a more recent state title than nearly the whole Region 

 

I am unaware that open, unbiased dialogue is considered bashing. Yes, Merrillville, CP, Valpo, Hobart, Lowell, and Andrean are great programs that represent us Region Rats proudly. Over the course of the last 20 years our best have combined for 13 State Final appearances, winning 4 of them (3 by Andrean)... The Region has had 4 public schools appear in 8 total State Finals games in the last 20 years with 1 winner (Valpo). I am not TOTALLY sure because I do reside in NWI but I would be willing to bet this is part of (or THE) reason why the rest of the state may not respect us, or our football, as much as RegionFan and others, may want them to. 

 

That's just bad. Not the take but the statement itself. Lol 

Quite the stretch to include Penn and Mishawaka in the NE. 

I would agree on both AC and EN. I’m not quite sure what Homestead has ever achieved.

As I stated, agree that there are only 2 teams in Top 25 from NWI.

Also, thanks for making my point that NWI, NE and SW all have good programs and are on par with each other. Honestly,  you have to convince me otherwise in the SE. Only East Central. 

[Coach Nowlin]

4 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

I think your fans are just paranoid as a result of the opinion of just a few posters. I follow high school football as much as anyone and I've never thought poorly of football in NW Indiana. I think of programs like Crown Point, Merrillville, Valpo, and Andrean. Historically, you can throw in Hobart. I agree, those programs do a good job of representing football in the northwest corner of the state. Just because you don't win the big one, doesn't mean the football there isn't any good. 

does Central time zone count?  

as I would put the Resume since 1999 of RCHS program up there if were allowd to be discussed as NWI ...........

6 Conf titles

8 sectional 

4 Regional

semi

State 

pretty decent 

[23andCounting]

6 minutes ago, RegionFBFan said:

As I stated, agree that there are only 2 teams in Top 25 from NWI.

 I’m not quite sure what Homestead has ever achieved.

Homestead is consistent. They had some teams in the latter part of the 90's and early part of the 2000's that could have given anyone in the state a run for their money. Ever since, they've just been good. Not great, just good. Consistent. 

Edited October 2, 2025 by 23andCounting

[23andCounting]

35 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

as I would put the Resume since 1999 of RCHS program up there if were allowd to be discussed as NWI ...........

In my opinion, RCHS qualifies as NW Indiana. I consider Adams Central NE Indiana without a second thought. They are directly across the state from one another horizontally. 

[Rodney]

Fairly certain ec has more state titles than the whole dac in the last decade

 

Therefore SE > NWI

Why cant we just be honest about nwi teams

Crown point would make an excellent 4a contender year by year provided cathedral didn't get dropped back down

And merrillville will send 46 guys to the nfl and win a regional title most years

[scarab527]

Yeah the DAC is trash but let’s get back to the real issue here: 

Snider has a lower Sagarin rating than Lake Central and LaPorte LMAO

[Komets2727]

3 hours ago, 23andCounting said:

 I’m not quite sure what Homestead has ever achieved.

Homestead is consistent. They had some teams in the latter part of the 90's and early part of the 2000's that could have given anyone in the state a run for their money. Ever since, they've just been good. Not great, just good. Consistent. 

Consistently mediocre. Sparty has talent, reason they do nothing come tourney time is their line play. 

[Komets2727]

1 minute ago, scarab527 said:

Yeah the DAC is trash but let’s get back to the real issue here: 

Snider has a lower Sagarin rating than Lake Central and LaPorte LMAO

Great take, essentially they are playing with a majority of a JV team, but hey, call a spade a spade.