It is time to take a look at this week’s Bound Wisconsin Football Coaches Poll. Division assignment this year is based on official WIAA assignments released prior to the start of the season. For more information on the changes to division assignments and the new playoff system for this year, please visit here.

Division 1

Some shakeups in Division 1 with last week’s top two teams going down. West De Pere moves to the top spot after beating former #2 Bay Port in one of the top five showdowns. The Pirates slide to fourth. In the other, top-ranked Arrowhead fell to #5 Muskego, as Arrowhead now drops to fifth with Muskego third. Hamilton is up to second.

Division 2

Notre Dame stays atop Division 2, with Union Grove up to second. That’s because former number two Homestead lost to Wisconsin Lutheran and dips to sixth. Monona Grove, New Richmond, and Holmen round out the top five. Beaver Dam enters the rankings at number ten, replacing Grafton.

Division 3

Pewaukee and Port Washington are the top two, while La Crosse Logan is up to third with Winneconne fourth and New Berlin West fifth. Reedsburg dropped a close one to Logan and falls one sport to sixth, while Plymouth’s first loss of the year against West Bend West has the Panthers down from third to seventh. Whitefish Bay replaces New Berlin Eisenhower.

Division 4

Freedom is still the top-ranked team, with West Salem slipping ahead of Northwestern for second. Delavan-Darien drops out after a loss to Lodi, with Lake Mills and Aquinas moving up a couple spots. Racine St. Catherine’s is into the rankings at number nine this week.

Division 5

Darlington continues to occupy the top spot in Division 5, followed by Amherst. Durand-Arkansaw moves just ahead of Racine Lutheran. Mayville re-enters the poll while Arcadia drops out of the rankings.

Division 6

Bonduel is still number one, but Edgar has moved just ahead of unbeaten Lomira for second. Regis falls a few spots after losing to Mondovi. Cedar Grove-Belgium replaces Pardeeville in the poll this week.

Division 7

Cochrane-Fountain City holds fast at number one in the Division 7 Bound Wisconsin Coaches Poll. Ithaca/Weston is up to second after former number two Glenwood City lost and dips all the way to tenth. Shiocton also suffered its first loss of the year and goes from third to sixth. Coleman, who beat Shiocton 42-0, moves into the poll at number eight.

8-Player

Gilman, Belmont, Valley Christian are one, two, three again this week. Clear Lake fell for the first time on the year, to Prairie Farm/Clayton, and slides out of the top five to ninth. Palmyra-Eagle is still undefeated and has made a jump up to seventh this week.

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].