With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Crown Point 9-0 (1)

Noah Ehrlich, Larry Ellison, Trevor Gibbs, Lucas Szymborski and Co. complete the Duneland Athletic Conference champion’s dominant regular season against Michigan City.

2. Merrillville 8-1 (2)

Adam Camphor, John Peters and the Pirates continue to impress, with their only loss coming to Crown Point and their latest win coming against Chesterton.

3. Valparaiso 6-3 (3)

Thomas Burda, Kellan Hosek and the Vikings close out another strong regular season with a win against Lake Central.

4. Chesterton 5-4 (4)

Andrew Goveia, Owen Edlen and the Trojans figure to be a tough out as they pursue the program’s first sectional title, opening the postseason against …

5. Michigan City 3-6 (8)

Adrian Holley and the Wolves, who acquit themselves well against the juggernaut that is Craig Buzea’s Crown Point.

6. Hanover Central 7-2 (5)

Caiden Verrett, Dylan Bowen and the Wildcats split the Northwest Crossroads Conference title three ways with …

7. Andrean 5-4 (6)

Ethan Reyna and the 59ers, who defeat Lowell to clinch their share, and with …

8. Hobart 5-4 (9)

Willy Shearer and the Brickies, who take down Highland to wrap up their share.

9. Wheeler 7-2 (10)

Caleb Klimczak, Bryce Compton, Jayden Ortiz and the Bearcats seize the Greater South Shore Conference South Division title with a victory against …

10. Griffith 8-1 (7)

… Ryan Bullion and the Panthers, who suffer their first loss of the season.

Offensive player of the week

Junior quarterback Kodie Young completes 8 of 13 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns for Portage, which tops LaPorte 35-14 for its fourth win of the season after going 0-10 in 2023.

Defensive player of the week

Junior linebacker Jalen Arnold posts 13 tackles with two for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery for Morton, which beats East Chicago Central 56-0 for its fourth straight win after going 0-4 against a challenging schedule.