High school football rankings: St. Xavier finishes No. 1 in final Kentucky MaxPreps Top 25

The high school football season came to an end in Kentucky over the weekend when St. Xavier (Louisville) defeated Male (Louisville) 31-21 to capture the Class 6A championship and finish on top of the final Kentucky MaxPreps Top 25.

The state title is the 13th for the Tigers, breaking a tie with Mayfield and moving St. Xavier into fourth place all-time in state history for most football state titles. The Tigers finished 14-1 and avenged an early season loss to Male with the championship victory.

Male finished at No. 2 with a 13-1 record. The Bulldogs climbed to 927 wins in the program's history, closing to within nine wins of the all-time national mark of 936 held by Valdosta (Ga.).

South Warren (Bowling Green), the Division 5 state champion, finished at No. 3 with a 14-1 record while Division 4 champion Boyle County (Danville) comes in at No. 4.

Read on for a complete look at the final Kentucky MaxPreps Top 25.

2021 KHSAA STATE CHAMPIONS

6A — St. Xavier (Louisville)
5A — South Warren (Bowling Green)
4A — Boyle County (Danville)
3A — Belfry
2A — Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)
1A — Pikeville

FINAL KENTUCKY MAXPREPS TOP 25

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	St. Xavier (Louisville)	14-1	27.8	+1
2	Male (Louisville)	13-1	21.6	-1
3	SWHS (Bowling Green)	14-1	18.4	+3
4	Boyle County (Danville)	14-1	15.6	+1
5	FDHS (Lexington)	13-2	18.3	-2
6	Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)	15-0	-1.0	+5
7	LCHS (Lexington)	14-1	10.2	-3
8	JCHS (Paintsville)	12-2	13.9	-1
9	Trinity (Louisville)	6-7	31.9	-1
10	MCHS (Richmond)	10-4	18.4	-1
11	WCHS (Versailles)	13-1	11.9	-1
12	DPMHS (Louisville)	8-4	20.5	--
13	CCHS (Park Hills)	9-4	22.4	+2
14	Pikeville	14-2	4.3	-1
15	Owensboro	12-2	3.9	-1
16	Ryle (Union)	9-4	16.8	+2
17	Corbin	12-1	5.2	-1
18	Southwestern (Somerset)	11-2	8.8	-1
19	Bryan Station (Lexington)	10-2	12.8	--
20	LCHS (Lexington)	9-3	21.4	--
21	DCHS (Owensboro)	11-2	9.1	--
22	Ballard (Louisville)	8-4	19.3	--
23	FCHS (Frankfort)	10-4	7.8	+1
24	Bowling Green	6-6	25.6	+1
25	CAL (Louisville)	11-2	2.7	-2