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Rankings
2026 Football (through Sept. 28)
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The New York State Sportswriters Association's Steve Grandin compiles the weekly rankings.
After years of mixed use, we are refering to merged programs by the names they use rather than the traditional "School 1"/"School 2" convention.
| CLASS AA |
| 1. | Iona Prep-CHS | 4-0 |
| 2. | Eagle Academy II-PSAL | 4-0 |
| 3. | Monsignor Farrell-CHS | 4-1 |
| 4. | Christian Brothers Academy-2 | 4-0 |
| 5. | St. Francis-MMA | 4-0 |
| 6. | St. Anthony's-CHS | 2-2 |
| 7. | Ward Melville-11 | 3-0 |
| 8. | Massapequa-8 | 3-0 |
| 9. | Shaker-2 | 4-0 |
| 10. | Canisius-MMA | 2-2 |
| 11. | Cardinal Hayes-CHS | 3-1 |
| 12. | Liverpool-3 | 4-0 |
| 13. | Erasmus Hall Campus-PSAL | 1-3 |
| 14. | Sachem North-11 | 3-0 |
| 15. | Christian Brothers Academy-3 | 0-3 |
| 16. | Middletown-9 | 4-0 |
| 17. | Curtis-PSAL | 4-0 |
| 18. | North Rockland-1 | 4-0 |
| 19. | Cicero-North Syracuse-3 | 4-0 |
| 20. | Rush-Henrietta-5 | 4-0 |
| 21. | Saratoga Springs-2 | 3-1 |
| 22. | Archbishop Stepinac-CHS | 1-3 |
| 23. | Chaminade-CHS | 2-3 |
| 24. | Bennett-6 | 2-2 |
| 25. | Tottenville-PSAL | 2-2 |
| 26. | Newburgh Free Academy-9 | 3-1 |
| 27. | Northport-11 | 3-0 |
| 28. | William Floyd-11 | 2-1 |
| 29. | Arlington-1 | 3-1 |
| 30. | Health Sciences/BAS/Global Concept-6 | 2-2 |
| Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln-PSAL (1-2), Corning-4 (2-2), Elmira-4 (2-2), Farmingdale-8 (2-1), Hempstead-8 (3-0), Huntington-11 (2-1), Ithaca-4 (3-1), John F. Kennedy Campus-PSAL (3-1), Lancaster-6 (3-1), Longwood-11 (2-1), Mamaroneck-1 (2-2), New Rochelle-1 (3-0), North Babylon-11 (2-1), Oceanside-8 (2-1), Pittsford-5 (3-1), Port Washington-8 (3-1), Scarsdale-1 (2-1), Shenendehowa-2 (2-2), St. Joseph's Collegiate-MMA (1-3), University Prep-5 (2-2), Walt Whitman-11 (1-2) |
| CLASS A |
| 1. (tie) | Somers/North Salem-1 | 4-0 |
| 1. (tie) | Garden City-8 | 2-1 |
| 3. | Half Hollow Hills East-11 | 3-0 |
| 4. | Clarkstown South-1 | 4-0 |
| 5. | Brighton-5 | 3-0 |
| 6. | East Islip-11 | 3-0 |
| 7. | Rye-1 | 3-1 |
| 8. | St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS | 3-2 |
| 9. | Hilton-5 | 4-0 |
| 10. | Xavier-CHS | 3-1 |
| 11. | Orchard Park-6 | 4-0 |
| 12. | Kellenberg-CHS | 2-2 |
| 13. | Horseheads-4 | 3-1 |
| 14. | Union-Endicott-4 | 3-1 |
| 15. | South Side-8 | 3-0 |
| 16. | Whitesboro-3 | 3-1 |
| 17. | Fordham Prep-CHS | 2-2 |
| 18. | Columba-2 | 4-0 |
| 19. | Carey-8 | 3-0 |
| 20. | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-2 | 4-0 |
| 21. | A. Philip Randolph-PSAL | 1-1 |
| 22. | Grand Island-6 | 4-0 |
| 23. | Harrison-1 | 2-1 |
| 24. | Victor-5 | 3-1 |
| 25. | West Seneca West-6 | 3-1 |
| 26. | Xaverian-CHS | 4-0 |
| 27. | Troy-2 | 3-1 |
| 28. | Williamsville East-6 | 4-0 |
| 29. | West Genesee-3 | 2-2 |
| 30. | St. John the Baptist-CHS | 3-1 |
| Honorable Mention: Auburn-3 (3-1), Bethpage-8 (3-0), Calhoun-8 (1-2), Canandaigua-5 (4-0), Carthage-3 (3-1), Churchville-Chili-5 (4-0), Clarence-6 (2-2), Clarkstown North-1 (3-1), Cornwall-9 (1-3), Eagle Academy III-PSAL (1-1), Fayetteville-Manlius-3 (3-1), Franklin K. Lane-PSAL (3-0), Goshen-9 (4-0), Hamburg-6 (2-2), Hauppauge-11 (2-1), James Madison-PSAL (1-1), John Jay Campus-PSAL (2-0), Lakeland-1 (3-1), Long Beach-8 (1-2), McKee/Staten Island Tech-PSAL (2-0), Mepham-8 (1-2), Minisink Valley-9 (2-2), New Utrecht-PSAL (2-0), Our Lady of Lourdes-9 (3-1), Sheepshead Bay Campus-PSAL (1-2), St. Francis Prep-CHS (2-3), St. Peter's-CHS (1-4), Starpoint-6 (3-1), Stuyvesant-PSAL (2-1), Transit Tech-PSAL (2-1), Vestal-4 (2-2), Washingtonville-9 (3-1), Webster Schroeder-5 (2-2), West Islip-11 (2-1), Westhampton Beach-11 (3-0), William C. Bryant-PSAL (1-0), Williamsville North-6 (3-1) |
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| CLASS B |
| 1. (tie) | Monroe-5 | 4-0 |
| 1. (tie) | Sayville-11 | 3-0 |
| 3. | Wantagh-8 | 3-0 |
| 4. | McKinley-6 | 4-0 |
| 5. | Glens Falls-2 | 4-0 |
| 6. | Westlake-1 | 4-0 |
| 7. | East/World of Inquiry-5 | 2-1 |
| 8. | Averill Park-2 | 4-0 |
| 9. | Maine-Endwell-4 | 3-1 |
| 10. | Plainedge-8 | 2-1 |
| 11. | Johnson City-4 | 4-0 |
| 12. | Vernon-Verona-Sherrill-3 | 4-0 |
| 13. | Port Jervis-9 | 2-2 |
| 14. | Pearl River-1 | 4-0 |
| 15. | West Seneca East-6 | 3-1 |
| 16. | Floral Park-8 | 2-1 |
| 17. | Poly Prep-AIS | 3-0 |
| 18. | Pelham-1 | 4-0 |
| 19. | Lynbrook-8 | 2-1 |
| 20. | Peru/AuSable Valley-7 | 4-0 |
| 21. | Seaford-8 | 1-2 |
| 22. | Rye Country Day-AIS | 2-0 |
| 23. | New Hartford-3 | 3-1 |
| 24. | Beacon-9 | 4-0 |
| 25. | OC Rivals-6 | 4-0 |
| Honorable Mention: Byram Hills-1 (3-1), Chittenango-3 (4-0), Dansville/Wayland-Cohocton-5 (3-1), Depew-6 (4-0), Geneva-5 (3-1), Hendrick Hudson-1 (3-1), Holy Cross-CHS (1-3), Honeoye Falls-Lima-5 (2-2), Indian River-3 (2-2), Iroquois-6 (2-2), John Glenn-11 (3-1), Kings Park-11 (2-1), Malverne-8 (2-1), Maryvale-6 (3-1), Miller Place-11 (2-2), Mount Sinai-11 (3-1), Mount St. Michael-CHS (2-3), Owego Free Academy-4 (1-3), Penn Yan/Dundee-5 (3-1), Petrides-PSAL (3-1), Pioneer-6 (3-1), Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (3-1), Riverdale Country Day-AIS (1-1), Saugerties-9 (2-1), Schalmont/ Duanesburg/Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2 (3-1), Shoreham-Wading River-11 (2-2), St. Mary's-MMA (3-1), Wayne-5 (3-1), Williamsville South-6 (3-1) |
| CLASS C |
| 1. | Chenango Forks-4 | 4-0 |
| 2. | Bayport-Blue Point-11 | 3-0 |
| 3. | Bronxville-1 | 2-1 |
| 4. | Schuylerville-2 | 3-1 |
| 5. | Windsor-4 | 4-0 |
| 6. | Cobleskill-Richmondville-2 | 4-0 |
| 7. | Alexander/Pembroke-5 | 4-0 |
| 8. | Lowville-3 | 3-1 |
| 9. | Waverly-4 | 2-2 |
| 10. | LeRoy/Caledonia-Mumford-5 | 4-0 |
| 11. | Pleasantville-1 | 3-1 |
| 12. | Dover-9 | 3-0 |
| 13. | Johnstown-2 | 3-1 |
| 14. | Gouverneur-10 | 4-0 |
| 15. | Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry-5 | 3-1 |
| 16. | Cazenovia-3 | 3-1 |
| 17. | Bishop Ludden-Grimes/SAS/CSAS-3 | 4-0 |
| 18. | Potsdam-10 | 3-1 |
| 19. | Springville-6 | 3-1 |
| 20. | Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg-6 | 3-1 |
| Honorable Mention: Babylon-11 (1-3), Barker/Royalton-Hartland-6 (3-1), Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton-6 (2-2), Cleveland Hill-6 (3-1), Clymer/Sherman/Panama-6 (3-1), Cold Spring Harbor-8 (1-2), Dobbs Ferry-1 (2-2), East Rochester/Gananda-5 (2-2), Falconer/ Cassadaga Valley Maple Grove-6 (3-1), Fonda-Fultonville-2 (3-1), Fredonia-6 (3-1), General Brown-3 (2-2), Highland-9 (3-1), Holland Patent-3 (4-0), Hoosick Falls/Tamarac-2 (3-1), Hornell/Arkport/ Canaseraga-5 (2-2), James O'Neill-9 (2-2), Lyons/Sodus-5 (3-1), Midlakes-5 (3-1), Ogdensburg Free Academy-10 (3-1), Oneonta-4 (3-1), Solvay-3 (4-0), Susquehanna Valley-4 (3-1), Valhalla-1 (3-1) |
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| CLASS D |
| 1. | Dolgeville-3 | 4-0 |
| 2. | Wilson-6 | 4-0 |
| 3. | Groton-4 | 4-0 |
| 4. | Burke Catholic-9 | 4-0 |
| 5. | Cato-Meridian-3 | 4-0 |
| 6. | Delhi-4 | 3-1 |
| 7. | Randolph-6 | 3-1 |
| 8. | Greenwich-2 | 3-1 |
| 9. | Tuckahoe-1 | 3-1 |
| 10. | Sandy Creek-3 | 4-0 |
| 11. | Newfane-6 | 3-1 |
| 12. | Canisteo-Greenwood-5 | 3-1 |
| 13. | Pavilion/York-5 | 3-1 |
| 14. | Schuyler Storm-4 | 3-1 |
| 15. (tie) | Geneseo/Mount Morris-5 | 3-1 |
| 15. (tie) | Herkimer-3 | 3-1 |
| Honorable Mention: Avon-5 (2-2), Beaver River-3 (3-1), Canajoharie/Fort Plain-2 (3-1), Chester-9 (1-3), Clyde-Savannah-5 (2-2), Deposit/Hancock-4 (3-1), Franklinville/Ellicottville-6 (2-2), Notre Dame/Byron-Bergen-5 (3-1), Moriah/Ticonderoga-7 (2-2), Oakfield-Alabama/Elba-5 (3-1), Sauquoit Valley-3 (3-1), Silver Creek/Forestville-6 (2-2), South Seneca/Romulus-5 (2-1), Tioga-4 (2-2) |
| EIGHT-MAN |
| 1. | Waterville/Hamilton-3 | 4-0 |
| 2. | Morrisville-Eaton/Stockbridge Valley/Madison-3 | 3-1 |
| 3. | Thomas Edison-4 | 4-0 |
| 4. | Pawling-9 | 3-0 |
| 5. | Lansing-4 | 3-0 |
| 6. | Cooperstown/Milford-3 | 4-0 |
| 7. | Frankfort-Schuyler-3 | 2-2 |
| 8. | South Lewis-3 | 3-1 |
| 9. | Unatego/Franklin/Unadilla Valley-4 | 2-2 |
| 10. | Sullivan West-9 | 2-1 |
| Honorable Mention: Broadalbin-Perth-2 (2-1), Catskill/Cairo-Durham-2 (2-2), Corinth/Hadley-Luzerne-2 (2-2), Eldred-9 (1-2), Ellenville-9 (2-2), Hudson Falls/Fort Edward-2 (3-1), Moravia-4 (1-2), Millbrook/ Webutuck-9 (3-0), Stillwater/Saratoga Catholic-2 (3-1), Taconic Hills/Hawthorne Valley-2 (2-1) |
| Winning Streaks: Massapequa 26, Chenango Forks 16, Monroe 15, Sayville 15, Iona Prep 9, William Bryant 8, Xaverian 7 |
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