High school football: Best team in each state in 2025

National champion Buford of Georgia headlines a list of teams that rose above the competition.

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Dec 23, 2025, 1:00pm
National champion Buford (Ga.) headlines our look at the top high school football team from each state to close out the 2025 season. 

Best teams were determined by finishing No. 1 in the final MaxPreps state rankings and winning a postseason championship.

National powers like Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) are among 27 teams that finished the season undefeated. Click here to view each state’s final rankings.
Alabama — Clay-Chalkville (Pinson)
Record: 15-0, 6A state champions

Alaska — Soldotna
Record: 10-0, Division 1 state champions

Arizona — Basha (Chandler)
Record: 12-1, Open Division state champions

Arkansas —Bryant
Record: 13-0, Class 7A state champions

Record: 11-3, Open Division state champions

Record: 14-0, Class 5A state champions

Connecticut — New Canaan
Record: 13-0, Class L state champions

Delaware — Middletown
Record: 10-3, Class 3A state champions

Record: 14-1, Class 5A state champions

Georgia — Buford
Record: 15-0, Class AAAAAA state champions

Record: 9-3, Open Division state champions

Idaho — Rigby
Record: 11-1, Class 6A state champions

Illinois — Chicago Mt. Carmel
Record: 14-0, Class 8A state champions

Indiana — Brownsburg
Record: 14-0, Class 6A state champions

Record: 13-0, Class 4A state champions.

Kansas — Andale
Record: 13-0, Class 3A state champions

Kentucky — Trinity (Louisville)
Record: 13-2, Class 6A state champions

Record: 14-0, Division I Select state champions

Record: 11-1, Class A state champions. 

Maryland — DeMatha (Hyattsville)
Record: 11-0, WCAC Capital champions

Massachusetts — Xaverian Brothers (Westwood)
Record: 11-2, Division I state champions

Record: 14-0, Division 1 state champions

Minnesota — Jackson County Central
Record: 13-0, Class AA state champions

Mississippi — Gulfport
Record: 12-2, Class 7A state champions

Missouri — Platte County
Record: 14-0, Division 5 state champions

Montana — Frenchtown
Record: 11-1, Class A state champions

Nebraska — Millard South (Omaha)
Record: 12-1, Class A state champions

Record: 11-1, Open Division state champions

New Hampshire — Bedford
Record: 12-0, Division 1 state champions

New Jersey — St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)
Record: 10-2, Non-Public A champions 

New Mexico — Cleveland (Rio Rancho)
Record: 12-1, Class 6A state champions

Record: 11-1, CHSFL AAA champions

North Carolina — Grimsley (Greensboro)
Record: 15-0, Class 7A state champions

North Dakota — Langdon/Edmore/Munich
Record: 13-0, Class A state champions

Record: 15-0, Division I state champions

Oklahoma — Bixby
Record: 13-0, Class 6A Division II state champions

Oregon — Lake Oswego
Record: 12-1, Class 6A state champions

Record: 13-1, Class AAAAAA state champions

Rhode Island — Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)
Record: 7-3, Division 1 state champions

South Carolina — Dutch Fork (Irmo)
Record: 12-1, Class AAAAA Division 1 state champions

South Dakota — Sioux Falls Christian
Record: 12-0, Class 11A state champions

Tennessee — Baylor (Chattanooga)
Record: 12-0, Division II Class AAA state champions

Record: 15-1, Conference 5A Division 2 state champions

Record: 12-2, Class 6A state champions

Vermont — Middlebury
Record: 10-1, Division 1 state champions

Virginia — Maury (Norfolk)
Record: 14-1, Class 5 state champions.

Record: 13-0, Class 2A state champions

West Virginia — Princeton
Record: 14-0, Class AAA state champions

Wisconsin —West De Pere
Record: 14-0, Division 2 state champions

Wyoming — Star Valley (Afton)
Record: 12-0, Class 3A state champions

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