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Connecticut High School Football State Rankings: Playoff Edition (Dec. 9, 2025)

Three new teams enter the penultimate 2025 rankings out of the Constitution State

Kevin L. Smith

The New Canaan football team will play for a CIAC championship title this weekend.
The New Canaan football team will play for a CIAC championship title this weekend. / Bill Berg

The Connecticut high school football postseason continues to roll on.

High School on SI’s 12th week of rankings out of the Constitution State are here:

1. New Canaan (12-0)

The top-seeded Rams face third-seeded Cheshire in the CIAC Class L championship game following victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.

Previous rank: 1

2. Avon Old Farms (10-0)

The Winged Beavers capped their undefeated 2025 season with a NEPSAC Drew Gamere Bowl title.

Previous rank: 2

3. Killingly (12-0)

The top-seeded Trailblazers go up against second-seeded Hand in the CIAC Class SS title game. Killingly beat Ellington and Ledyard to reach the championship.

Previous rank: 3

4. Choate Rosemary Hall (8-2)

The Wild Boars ended their 2025 campaign with a NEPSAC Leon Modeste Bowl crown.

Previous rank: 4

5. Greenwich (10-2)

The third-seeded Cardinals beat Staples and Fairfield Prep to reach the CIAC Class LL title game.

Previous rank: 6

6. Windsor (11-1)

The top-seeded Warriors knocked off Plainfield and Newington to punch their ticket to the CIAC Class MM title game.

Previous rank: 7

7. Hand HS (11-1)

The second-seeded Tigers take on Killingly in the CIAC Class SS championship game.

Previous rank: 8

8. Berlin (12-0)

The second-seeded Redcoats will face fifth-seeded Brookfield in the CIAC Class M title game.

Previous rank: None

9. Sheehan (10-2)

The Titans will be pitted against sixth-seeded Northwest Catholic in the CIAC Class S championship game this weekend.

Previous rank: None

10. Cheshire (9-3)

The Rams face top-seeded New Canaan in the CIAC Class L title game. Cheshire beat Ludlowe and Ridgefield to reach the championship.

Previous rank: None

Previous rank: St. Joseph (9-3), Wilton (10-3), Fairfield Prep (10-3).

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Kevin L. Smith
KEVIN L. SMITH

Kevin L. Smith, a Rochester (NY) native and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sportswriter in 2013. Since then, he’s held sportswriter and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport (PA), Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com | Post-Standard, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

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