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