UP Poll
The United Press selected a mythical state champion as early as 1945. Beginning in 1953, a board of ten coaches from across the state was established to vote on which teams they thought were the 'Big Ten.' The UP merged with the International News Service in 1957 to form the United Press International, which continued polling coaches.
| Year |
Champion |
| 1945 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) |
| 1946 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) |
| 1947 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) |
| 1948 |
Evansville Reitz (10-0) |
| 1949 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) |
| 1950 |
East Chicago Washington (7-1), Fort Wayne Central Catholic (10-0), Gary Roosevelt (8-0-1), Lafayette Jefferson (9-0) & Mishawaka (9-1) |
| 1951 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (7-1), Hammond Noll (9-0-1), Linton-Stockton (10-0), Richmond (9-0) & South Bend Central (9-1) |
| 1952 |
Richmond (10-0) |
| 1953 |
South Bend Washington (10-0) |
| 1954 |
Whiting (8-1) |
| 1955 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (9-0) |
| 1956 |
Richmond (9-0) |
| 1957 |
East Chicago Roosevelt (8-0-1) |
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Evansville Reitz (10-0) |
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