2025 Football (through Oct. 26)
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The New York State Sportswriters Association's Steve Grandin compiles the weekly rankings.
CLASS AA
1-Christian Brothers Academy-3 8-0
2-Monsignor Farrell-CHS 7-1
3-Iona Prep-CHS 7-1
4-Massapequa-8 7-0
5-William Floyd-11 7-0
6-Tottenville-PSAL 8-0
7-Erasmus Hall Campus-PSAL 5-2
8-Ward Melville-11 6-1
9-Canisius-MMA 5-3
10-St. Francis-MMA 6-1
11-St. Anthony's-CHS 5-4
12-Christian Brothers Academy-2 6-2
13-John Jay East Fishkill-1 7-0
14-Curtis-PSAL 7-1
15-Farmingdale-8 6-1
16-Bennett-6 7-1
17-Archbishop Stepinac-CHS 6-3
18-Mamaroneck-1 7-1
19-Monroe-Woodbury-9 7-1
20-Liverpool-3 7-1
21-Eagle Academy II-PSAL 6-3
22-St. Joseph's Collegiate-MMA 4-3
23-Northport-11 7-0
24-Chaminade-CHS 5-4
25-Shenendehowa-2 7-1
26-Saratoga Springs-2 6-2
27-Newburgh Free Academy-9 6-2
28-Oceanside-8 5-2
29-Lancaster-6 6-2
30-Cicero-North Syracuse-3 5-3
Honorable Mention:: Abraham Lincoln (4-4), East Meadow (5-2), Huntington (5-2),
Jamestown (5-3), Lindenhurst (5-2), North Babylon (3-4), North Rockland (5-3),
Orchard Park (5-3), Plainedge JFK (5-2), Port Washington (4-3), Rush-Henrietta
(6-2), Sachem North (5-2), Shaker (5-3), South Shore (5-2), University Prep (5-3),
Walt Whitman (5-2).
CLASS A
1-Garden City-8 7-0
2-Rye-1 8-0
3-Somers-1 6-2
4-Whitesboro-3 7-1
5-Health Sciences/BASC/Global Concepts-6 8-0
6-Niskayuna-2 7-1
7-Minisink Valley-9 8-0
8-Cornwall-9 7-1
9-Frank Macchiarola Complex-PSAL 8-0
10-Irondequoit-5 8-0
11-A. Philip Randolph Campus-PSAL 7-1-1
12-McKinley-6 7-1
13-Half Hollow Hills East-11 5-2
14-East Islip-11 6-1
15-Union-Endicott-4 6-1
16-Carey-8 6-1
17-Mepham-8 6-1
18-West Islip-11 6-1
19-Harrison-1 5-3
20-Xavier-CHS 6-2
21-Bethpage-8 6-1
22-East/World of Inquiry-5 6-2
23-East Syracuse-Minoa-3 6-2
24-Williamsville North-6 6-2
25 (tie)-Auburn-3 6-2
25.(tie)-Smithtown West-11 5-2
Honorable Mention:: Ballston Spa (5-3), Bellport (4-3), Boys & Girls (5-1),
Brewster (5-3), Brighton (6-2), Calhoun (5-2), Canandaigua (5-3), Carthage (6-2),
Clarence (5-3), Clarke (5-2), Clarkstown North (5-3), Eagle Academy III (6-0),
East Hampton/Bridgehampton (4-3), Eastchester (4-4), Grand Island (5-3), Hilton
(5-3), Horseheads (6-2), Islip (6-1), Long Beach (5-2), Mahopac (5-3), Queensbury
(5-2), Smithtown East (5-2), South Side (5-2), St. Francis Prep (5-3), St. John
the Baptist (5-3), St. Joseph by the Sea (4-4), St. Peter's (4-4), Stuyvesant
(6-1), Transit Tech (6-1), Troy (6-2), Vestal (4-4), Washingtonville (6-2),
Webster Thomas (6-2), West Seneca West (7-1), William Bryant (6-1), Williamsville
East (6-2), Yorktown (4-4).
CLASS B
1 (tie)-Monroe-5 8-0
1 (tie)-Sayville-11 7-0
3-Plainedge-8 7-0
4-New Hartford-3 8-0
5-Glens Falls-2 8-0
6-Seaford-8 7-0
7-Port Jervis-9 7-1
8-Waverly-4 7-1
9-Williamsville South-6 7-1
10-Maine-Endwell-4 4-3
11-Sleepy Hollow-1 7-1
12-Peru-7 8-0
13-Iroquois-6 7-1
14-Westlake-1 6-1
15-Syracuse Institute of Technology-3 7-1
16-Wantagh-8 5-2
17-Ogdensburg Free Academy-10 7-0
18-Owego Free Academy-4 5-3
19-Mount Sinai-11 5-2
20-Averill Park-2 6-2
21-Saugerties-9 7-1
22-Miller Place-11 6-1
23-Petrides-PSAL 8-0
24-Bayport-Blue Point-11 5-2
25-West Seneca East-6 6-2
Honorable Mention:: Ardsley (5-2), Batavia (4-4), Depew (5-3), East Harlem
Pride (5-1), Floral Park (4-3), Hackley (5-3), Holy Trinity (5-3), Indian River
(5-3), John Glenn (5-2), Lackawanna (6-2), Lansingburgh (5-3), Lynbrook (5-2),
Marlboro (5-2), Mott Haven Campus (6-1), Pearl River (5-3), Pelham (6-2), Pioneer
(6-2), Poly Prep (5-3), Potsdam (6-1), Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (6-2), Red Hook
(6-2), Riverdale Country Day (6-1), Rocky Point (4-3), Rye Country Day (6-1),
Schalmont (5-3), South Park (4-4), Thomas Jefferson Campus (6-1), Vernon-Verona-
Sherrill (6-2), William E. Grady (5-2), Xaverian (5-3).
CLASS C
1-Chenango Forks-4 7-0
2-Babylon-11 7-0
3-Fonda-Fultonville-2 8-0
4-Bronxville-1 7-0
5-Southwestern/Frewsburg-6 8-0
6-Schuylerville-2 7-0
7-General Brown-3 7-1
8-Cazenovia-3 8-0
9-Alexander/Pembroke-5 7-0
10-Cobleskill-Richmondville-2 7-1
11-Barker/Royalton-Hartland-6 7-1
12-Dobbs Ferry-1 5-2
13-Canastota-3 7-1
14-Eden/North Collins-6 7-1
15-Chester/Seward-9 7-1
16-Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton-6 7-1
17-Windsor-4 5-3
18-Marcellus-3 6-2
19-East Rochester/Gananda-5 6-2
20-Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry-5 6-2
Honorable Mention: Akron (6-2), Carle Place (5-2), Clymer/Sherman/Panama (4-4),
Cold Spring Harbor (4-3), Dover (6-2), Gouverneur (5-2), Granville/Whitehall
(5-2), LeRoy/Caledonia-Mumford (5-3), Medina (6-2), Oneonta (5-3), Salamanca
(5-3), Saranac (5-3).
CLASS D
1-Tioga-4 7-1
2-Greenwich-2 8-0
3-Newfane-6 8-0
4-Lowville-3 8-0
5-Tuckahoe-1 7-1
6-Cambridge/Salem-2 7-1
7-Dolgeville-3 6-1
8-Wilson-6 7-1
9-Delhi-4 6-2
10-York/Pavilion-5 7-1
11-Avon-5 6-2
12-Haldane-1 6-2
13-Deposit/Hancock-4 6-2
14-Spencer-Van Etten/Candor-4 6-2
15-Gowanda/Pine Valley-6 6-2
Honorable Mention: Burke Catholic (4-4), Canisteo-Greenwood (5-3), Cato-
Meridian (5-3), Notre Dame (Utica)/UAS (5-3), Randolph (5-3), Sandy Creek (5-3),
Sidney (5-2), Stillwater/Saratoga Catholic (5-3), Trumansburg (5-3).
EIGHT-MAN
1-Frankfort-Schuyler-3 8-0
2-Waterville/Hamilton-3 7-1
3-Morrisville-Eaton/SV/Mad-3 6-2
4-Unatego/Franklin/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton-4 7-1
5-Moravia-4 6-1
6-Thomas Edison-4 6-1
7-Sauquoit Valley-3 5-3
8-Millbrook/Webutuck-9 6-1
9-Pawling-1 6-1
10 (tie)-Eldred-9 6-2
10 (tie)-Sullivan West-9 6-1
Honorable Mention: Cooperstown/Milford (4-4), Corinth/Hadley-Luzerne (5-1),
Onteora (6-2), South Lewis (4-4), Taconic Hills (5-3), Thousand Islands (4-4).