Predicting every high school football champion in every classification of every state

By Kevin Askeland Aug 8, 2025, 11:30am

Archbishop Moeller in Ohio, Duncanville in Texas and Venice in Florida among favorites to win titles.

Alongside the introduction of the national high school football computer rankings, MaxPreps is also identifying championship favorites at every level in every state.

Predictions for over 470 state divisions are based on the preseason rankings. For California, section champions were selected due to the state's bowl-game state championship format and selection process. Teams are placed in enrollment divisions based on state association listings and the most current information available.

Read on for a look at the projected title winners in your state.
After going 16-0 in 2024, Grimsley is our pick to repeat in North Carolina's largest classification. The Whirlies return the nation's top-rated quarterback in Tennessee commit Faizon Brandon. (PHOTO: Jason Jackson)
After going 16-0 in 2024, Grimsley is our pick to repeat in North Carolina's largest classification. The Whirlies return the nation's top-rated quarterback in Tennessee commit Faizon Brandon. (PHOTO: Jason Jackson)
Predicting 2025 state champions

Alabama
7A — Thompson (Alabaster)
6A — Parker (Birmingham)
5A — Montgomery Catholic (Montgomery)
4A — Jackson
3A — Fyffe
2A — Reeltown (Notasulga)
1A — Leroy
AISA AAA — Chambers Academy (LaFayette)
AISA AA — Patrician Academy (Butler)
AISA 8-man — Macon-East Montgomery Academy (Cecil)
ACSC — Evangel Christian (Alabaster)
Christian 6-man — First Assembly Christian (Ashland)
Christian 8-man — Jacksonville Christian Academy (Jacksonville)

Alaska
9-man — Seward
I — Dimond (Anchorage)
II — Soldotna
III — Barrow (Utqiagvik)



Arizona
6A — Liberty (Peoria)
5A — Desert Edge (Goodyear)
4A — Eastmark (Mesa)
3A — Thatcher
2A — Pima
1A — Hayden (Winkelman)
CAA I — Skyline-Gila River (Chandler)
CAA II — AZ Compass Prep (Chandler)
CAA III — Heritage Academy (Mesa)

Arkansas
7A — Bryant
6A — Greenwood
5A — Parkview (Little Rock)
4A — Arkadelphia
3A — Rivercrest (Wilson)
2A — Hazen
8-Man — Strong

California
Northern Section
Division 2 — Pleasant Valley (Chico)
Division 3 — Orland
Division 4 — Winters
Division 5 — Biggs
8-man — Hayfork

Sac-Joaquin Section
Division 1 — Folsom
Division 2 — Grant (Sacramento)
Division 3 — Oakdale
Division 4 — Patterson
Division 5 — Hughson
Division 6 — Sonora
Division 7 — Summerville (Tuolumne)

North Coast Section
Division 1 — Pittsburg
Division 2 — De La Salle (Concord)
Division 3 — El Cerrito
Division 4 — San Marin (Novato)
Division 5 — Acalanes (Lafayette)
Division 6 — Marin Catholic (Kentfield)
Division 7 — St. Vincent de Paul (Petaluma)
8-Man Division 1 — California School for the Deaf (Fremont)
8-Man Division 2 — Cornerstone Christian (Antioch)

Central Coast Section
Open Division — Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco)
Division 1 — Los Gatos
Division 2 — Wilcox (Santa Clara)
Division 3 — Aptos
Division 4 — Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
Division 5 — Alisal (Salinas)



Central Section
Division 1 — Clovis East (Clovis)
Division 2 — Central Valley Christian (Visalia)
Division 3 — Kennedy (Delano)
Division 4 — Shafter
Division 5 — Atascadero
Division 6 — Corcoran
8-man — Mojave

Los Angeles City Section
Open — Birmingham (Lake Balboa)
Division 1 — Franklin (Los Angeles)
Division 2 — El Camino Real (Woodland Hills)
Division 3 — Panorama (Panorama City)
8-man — Sherman Oaks CES (Reseda)

Southern Section
Division 1 — Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Division 2 — Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)
Division 3 — Edison (Huntington Beach)
Division 4 — Long Beach Poly
Division 5 — Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates)
Division 6 — St. Francis (La Canada)
Division 7 — Warren (Downey)
Division 8 — St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey)
Division 9 — Highland (Palmdale)
Division 10 — Brentwood School (Los Angeles)
Division 11 — Grand Terrace
Division 12 — Palmdale
Division 13 — Pasadena
Division 14 — San Gabriel
8-man — Santa Clara (Oxnard)

San Diego Section
Open — Lincoln (San Diego)
Division 1 — Carlsbad
Division 2 — Helix (La Mesa)
Division 3 — St. Augustine (San Diego)
Division 4 — Ramona
Division 5 — Bonita Vista (Chula Vista)
Division 5-AA — Coastal Academy (Oceanside)
Division VI (8-man) — St. Joseph Academy (San Marcos)

Oakland Section
OAL — McClymonds (Oakland)

San Francisco Section
AAA — Lincoln (San Francisco)



Colorado
5A — Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)
4A — Broomfield
3A — Green Mountain (Lakewood)
2A — Delta
1A — Limon
A 6-Man — Stratton
A 8-Man — Haxtun

Connecticut
L — New Canaan
LL — Greenwich
MM — Masuk (Monroe)
M — St. Joseph (Trumbull)
SS — Killingly
S — Ansonia

Delaware
3A — Appoquinimink (West Middletown)
2A — Howard (Wilmington)
1A — Newark

District of Columbia
DCSAA AA — Friendship Collegiate Academy
DCSAA A — St. Albans

Florida
7A — Venice
6A — West Boca Raton (Boca Raton)
5A — St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
4A — American Heritage (Plantation)
3A — Northwestern (Miami)
2A — Cocoa
1A — Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood)
Rural — Hawthorne
Sunshine State 8-man A — City of Life Christian Academy (Kissimmee)
Sunshine State 8-man AA — Foundation Christian Academy (Valrico)
Sunshine State 8-man AAA — Florida School for the Deaf & Blind (St. Augustine)
Sunshine State A — Windermere Prep (Windermere)
Sunshine State AA — Harvest Community (Jacksonville)
Sunshine State AAA — Glades Day (Belle Glade)
Sunshine State AAAA — Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg)
Sunshine State AAAAA — Jupiter Christian (Jupiter)
Sunshine State 8-man Championship — Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg)
Sunshine State Championship — Master's Academy (Oviedo)
Sunshine State Atlantic — Frostproof
Sunshine State Atlantic 1A — Space Coast (Cocoa)

Georgia
AAAAAA — Grayson (Loganville)
AAAAA — Milton
AAAA — North Oconee (Bogart)
AAA — Jefferson
AA — Hebron Christian (Dacula)
A D1 — Savannah Christian (Savannah)
A D2 — Bowdon
GAPPS 11-man AA — Cherokee Christian (Woodstock)
GAPPS 9-man AA — Pinecrest Academy (Cumming)
GAPPS 9-man A — Trinity Christian School of Griffin
GIAA AAAA — St. Anne-Pacelli (Columbus)
GIAA AAA — John Milledge Academy (Milledgeville)
GIAA AA — Brentwood (Sandersville)
GIAA A — Edmund Burke Academy (Waynesboro)
GIAA 8-man — Sherwood Christian Academy (Albany)



Hawaii
I-Open — Kahuku
I — Leilehua (Wahiawa)
II — Waimea

Idaho
6A — Rigby
5A — Skyline (Idaho Falls)
4A — Sugar-Salem (Sugar City)
3A — West Side (Dayton)
2A — Kendrick
1A — Dietrich

Illinois
8A — Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)
7A — Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)
6A — East St. Louis
5A — Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park)
4A — Rochester
3A — Montini Catholic (Lombard)
2A — Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa)
1A — Lena-Winslow (Lena)

Indiana
6A — Brownsburg
5A — Cathedral (Indianapolis)
4A — Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis)
3A — Evansville Memorial (Evansville)
2A — Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis)
1A — Providence (Clarksville)

Iowa
5A — Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)
4A — Lewis Central (Council Bluffs)
3A — Williamsburg
2A — Van Meter
1A — Grundy Center
A — West Hancock (Britt)
8-Man — St. Mary's (Remsen)

Kansas
6A — Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner)
5A — Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park)
4A — Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)
3A — Andale
2A — Southeast of Saline (Gypsum)
1A — Conway Springs
6-Man — Weskan
8-Man I — Hoxie
8-Man II — Axtell
KASC — Manhattan Eagles (Manhattan)



Kentucky
1A — Pikeville
2A — Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)
3A — Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville)
4A — Boyle County (Danville)
5A — Bowling Green
6A — Trinity (Louisville)

Louisiana
I Non-Select — Ruston
I Select — Edna Karr (New Orleans)
II Non-Select — North DeSoto (Stonewall)
II Select — Archbishop Shaw (Marrero)
III Non-Select — St. James (St. James)
III Select — Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette)
IV Non-Select — Haynesville
IV Select — Ouachita Christian (Monroe)

Maine
A — Portland
B — Fryeburg
C — Leavitt (Turner)
D — Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale (Winthrop)
8-Man Large — Greely (Cumberland Center)
8-Man Small — Old Orchard Beach

Maryland
1A — Fort Hill (Cumberland)
2A — Huntingtown
2A/1A — Middletown
3A — Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore)
4A — Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg)
4A/3A — Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore)
MIAA A — Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
MIAA B — Archbishop Curley (Baltimore)
WCAC Capital — DeMatha (Hyattsville)
WCAC Metro — Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)

Massachusetts
1 — St. John's Prep (Danvers)
2 — Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)
3 — King Philip Regional (Wrentham)
4 — Duxbury
5 — Foxborough
6 — Fairhaven
7 — Uxbridge
8 — KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate (Lynn)

Michigan
1 — Cass Tech (Detroit)
2 — St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake)
3 — De La Salle Collegiate (Warren)
4 — Unity Christian (Hudsonville)
5 — West Catholic (Grand Rapids)
6 — Lumen Christi Catholic (Jackson)
7 — Millington
8 — Ubly
8-Man 1 — Pickford
8-Man 2 — Forest Park (Crystal Falls)



Minnesota
A — Minneota
AA — Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley)
AAA — Waseca
AAAA — Stewartville
AAAAA — Elk River
AAAAAA — Maple Grove
9-Man — Fertile-Beltrami (Fertile)

Mississippi
1A — Calhoun City
2A — Charleston
3A — Noxubee County (Macon)
4A — Louisville
5A — West Point
6A — Picayune
7A — Tupelo
MAIS 3A — Kirk Academy (Grenada)
MAIS 4A — Tri-County Academy (Flora)
MAIS 5A — Parklane Academy (McComb)
MAIS 6A — Hartfield Academy (Flowood)
MAIS 8-Man 2A — DeSoto (West Helena)
MAIS 8-Man 1A — Claiborne Academy (Haynesville, La.)

Missouri
6 — Nixa
5 — Cardinal Ritter College Prep (St. Louis)
4 — Kearney
3 — Blair Oaks (Jefferson City)
2 — Lamar
1 — Marionville
8-Man — Archie

Montana
A — Billings Central Catholic (Billings)
AA — Billings West (Billings)
B — Florence-Carlton (Florence)
C 6-Man — Box Elder
C 8-Man — Fairview

Nebraska
A — Millard South (Omaha)
B — Bennington
C1 — Wahoo
C2 — Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk)
D1 — Sandy Creek (Fairfield)
D2 — Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (Bruning)
D6 — Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (Sumner)

Nevada
1A — Pahranagat Valley (Alamo)
2A — Lake Mead Christian Academy (Henderson)
3A — Truckee (Calif.)
4A — Silverado (Las Vegas)
5A I — Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)



New Hampshire
I — Bedford
II — Pelham
III — Campbell (Litchfield)
IV — Raymond

New Jersey
Group 1 North — Cedar Grove
Group 2 North — Westwood (Washington Township)
Group 3 North — NV-Old Tappan
Group 4 North — Ramapo (Franklin Lakes)
Group 5 North — Union City
Group 1 South — Glassboro
Group 2 South — Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson)
Group 3 South — Mainland Regional (Linwood)
Group 4 South — Winslow Township (Atco)
Group 5 South — Toms River North (Toms River)
Non-Public A — Bergen Catholic (Oradell)
Non-Public B — DePaul Catholic (Wayne)

New Mexico
6A — Cleveland (Rio Rancho)
5A — Artesia
4A — Bloomfield
3A — St. Michael's (Santa Fe)
2A — Texico
6-Man — Logan
8-Man — Melrose

New York
A — Rye
AA — Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse)
B — Maine-Endwell (Endwell)
C — Waverly
D — Tioga (Tioga Center)
8-Man — Frankfort-Schuyler (Frankfort)
CHSFL AA-1 — Moore Catholic (Staten Island)
CHSFL AA-2 — Xaverian (Brooklyn)
CHSFL AAA — Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
Long Island I — William Floyd (Mastic Beach)
Long Island II — East Islip (Islip Terrace)
Long Island III — Sayville
Long Island IV — Bayport-Blue Point (Bayport)
Monsignor Martin A — St. Francis (Hamburg)
PSAL A — East Harlem (New York)
PSAL AA — Boys & Girls (Brooklyn)
PSAL AAA — Madison (Brooklyn)
PSAL AAAA — Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)

North Carolina
1A — Robbinsville
2A — Tarboro
3A — Shelby
4A — Reidsville
5A — Monroe
6A — Seventy-First (Fayetteville)
7A — Grimsley (Greensboro)
8A — Rolesville
NCISAA 11 Man Division I — Providence Day (Charlotte)
NCISAA 11 Man Division II — Trinity Christian (Fayetteville)

North Dakota
AAA — Fargo Davies (Fargo)
AA — Kindred
A — Velva/Garrison/Drake/Anamoose (Velva)
6-Man — Drayton
9-Man — New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock (New Rockford)



Ohio
I — Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
II — Archbishop Hoban (Akron)
III — Central Catholic (Toledo)
IV — Glenville (Cleveland)
V — Ironton
VI — Kirtland
VII — Marion Local (Maria Stein)

Oklahoma
2A-I — Washington
2A-II — Vian
3A — Lincoln Christian (Tulsa)
4A — Wagoner
5A — Del City
6A-I — Bixby
6A-II — Stillwater
A-I — Fairview
A-II — Woodland (Fairfax)
B-I — Dewar
B-II — Seiling
C — Tipton
Frontier Christian — Claremore Christian (Claremore)
HCAA 2A — Southwest Christian Academy (Moore)
HCAA 3A — Abundant Life (North Little Rock, Ark.)

Oregon
6A — West Linn
5A — Wilsonville
4A — Marist (Eugene)
3A — Cascade Christian (Medford)
2A 9-man — St. Paul
1A 6-Man — Powers
1A 8-Man — Adrian 

Pennsylvania
A — Westinghouse (Pittsburgh)
AA — Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa)
AAA — Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli)
AAAA — McKeesport
AAAAA — Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)
AAAAAA — St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

Rhode Island
I — Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)
II — Westerly
III — Classical (Providence)
IV — Narragansett

South Carolina
A — Abbeville
AA — Clinton
AAA — Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant)
AAAA — South Florence (Florence)
AAAAA — Dutch Fork (Irmo)
SCISA 8 Man — Richard Winn Academy (Winnsboro)
SCISA A — Williamsburg Academy (Kingstree)
SCISA AA — Pee Dee Academy (Mullins)
SCISA AAA — Hilton Head Christian Academy (Hilton Head Island)
SCISA AAAA — Hammond (Columbia)
SEIFL — Georgia Force Christian (Sugar Hill, Ga.)



South Dakota
11A — Dell Rapids
11AA — Pierre T.F. Riggs
11AAA — Lincoln (Sioux Falls)
11B — Winner
9A — Howard
9AA — Hamlin (Hayti)
9B — Sully Buttes (Onida)
All Nations 9A — Winnebago (Neb.)
All Nations 9B — Lower Brule

Tennessee
1A — McKenzie
2A — East Nashville Magnet (Nashville)
3A — Giles County (Pulaski)
4A — Alcoa
5A — West (Knoxville)
6A — Oakland (Murfreesboro)
II-A — Nashville Christian (Nashville)
II-AA — Battle Ground Academy (Franklin)
II-AAA — Baylor (Chattanooga)
Southeastern Extreme — Tennessee Heat (Nashville)

Texas
1A 6-Man I — Gordon
1A 6-Man II — Jayton
2A-I — Refugio
2A-II — Albany
3A-I — Malakoff
3A-II — Gunter
4A-I — Celina
4A-II — Carthage
5A-I — Aledo
5A-II — Randle (Richmond)
6A-I — Duncanville
6A-II — Vandegrift (Austin)
Southwest Prep 3A — Trinity Valley (Fort Worth)
Southwest Prep 4A — Episcopal (Bellaire)
TAIAO I — BVCHEA HomeSchool (Bryan)
TAIAO II — Lubbock Titans (Lubbock)
TAIAO III — West Texas Tornadoes (Slaton)
TAPPS 6-Man I — First Baptist Christian (Pasadena)
TAPPS 6-Man II — Covenant Classical (Fort Worth)
TAPPS 6-Man III — Wichita Christian (Wichita Falls)
TAPPS I — Liberty Christian (Argyle)
TAPPS II — All Saints (Fort Worth)
TAPPS III — Dallas Christian (Mesquite)
TAPPS IV — First Baptist (Dallas)
TCAF 6-Man II — Faustina Academy (Irving)
TCAL 6-Man II — DaVinci (San Antonio)
TCAL 6-Man I — Annapolis Christian Academy (Corpus Christi)

Utah
1A — Beaver
2A — San Juan (Blanding)
3A — Morgan
4A — Ridgeline (Millville)
5A — Bountiful
6A — Corner Canyon (Draper)
8-man — Kanab

Vermont
I — Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg)
II — Hartford (White River Junction)
III — Bellows Falls (Bellows Falls)

Virginia
Class 1 — Essex (Tappahannock)
Class 2 — Graham (Bluefield)
Class 3 — Liberty Christian (Lynchburg)
Class 4 — Phoebus (Hampton)
Class 5 — Maury (Norfolk)
Class 6 — Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)
VISAA I — Benedictine (Richmond)
VISAA II — North Cross (Roanoke)
VISFL I — Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg)Eastern Christian — Northern Virginia HomeSchool (Manassas)



Washington
4A — Lake Stevens
3A — O'Dea (Seattle)
2A — Anacortes
1A — Royal (Royal City)
2B — Okanogan
1B — Almira-Coulee-Hartline (Coulee City)

West Virginia
A — Wahama (Mason)
AA — Williamstown
AAA — Bridgeport
AAAA — Martinsburg

Wisconsin
1 — Muskego
2 — West De Pere (De Pere)
3 — Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay)
4 — Baldwin-Woodville (Baldwin)
5 — Stratford
6 — Grantsburg
7 — Edgar
8-Man — Owen-Withee (Owen)

Wyoming
2A — Big Horn
3A — Star Valley (Afton)
4A — Sheridan
6-Man — Little Snake River (Baggs)
9-Man — Pine Bluffs