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