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