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Final 2025 Georgia High School Football State Rankings

Buford claims 6A crown, the final state No. 1 ranking and national championship; Five Georgia state champions finish 15-0

Gary Adornato

The Buford Wolves won the GHSA Class 6A state championship and finished ranked No. 1 in the state and nationally.
The Buford Wolves won the GHSA Class 6A state championship and finished ranked No. 1 in the state and nationally. / @OfficialGHSA on X

The 2025 Georgia high school football season came to a close with the GHSA state championship games at the Mercedes Benz Dome in Atlanta and, what a season it was.

The Class 6A final between Buford and Carrollton turned out to be the De Facto the National Championship Game, as the Wolves won a 28-21 thriller and was later named High School On SI National Champions. Carrollton finished No. 6 in the national rankings and Class 5A champion Thomas County Central, cemented a No. 12 national ranking with its state title.

A total of five teams in our final Top 25 state rankings finished with 15-0 records, including Buford, TCC, 4A state champion Creekside, 2A state champ Carver-Columbus and 3A state champ Sandy Creek.

Until next season, here is our Final 2025 Georgia High School Football State Rankings.

1. Buford (15-0)

Last Week: 1 

The Wolves completed a perfect season with a gutsy performance in the the Class 6A state championship game, which turned out to be the de facto national championship game, with a 28-21 over Carrollton.

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A State Champions; High School On SI National Champion

2. Carrollton (14-1)

Last Week: 2 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A Finalist; No. 6 in Final High School On SI National Rankings

3. Thomas County Central (15-0)

Last Week: 3 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A State Champion; No. 12 in Final High School On SI National Rankings

4. Grayson (12-1)

Last Week: 4 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6 State Quarterfinalist

5. Creekside (15-0)

Last Week: 6 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 4A State Champion

6. Carver-Columbus (15-0)

Last Week: 12

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 2A State Champion

7. Gainesville (12-3)

Last Week: 8 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A Finalist

8. Hebron Christian (13-1)

Last Week: 13 

SEASON COMPLETE: Private Class State Champion

9. Sandy Creek (15-0)

Last Week: 15

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 2A State Champion

10. Langston Hughes (12-1) 

Last Week: 5 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5 Quarterfinalist

11. North Gwinnett (12-2)

Last Week: 10

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A State Semifinalist

12. Benedictine (11-3)

Last Week: 14

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 4A Finalist

13. Valdosta (12-2)

Last Week: 9

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A Semifinalist

14. Roswell (12-2)

Last Week: 7

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A Semifinalist

15. Rome (11-3)

Last Week: 11 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A Semifinalist

16. Marist (12-2)

Last Week: 16

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 4A Semifinalist

17. Kell (11-3)

Last Week: 17

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 4A Semifinalist

18. Douglas County (9-4)

Last Week: 18

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A Quarterfinalist

19. North Oconee (12-1)

Last Week: 19 

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 4A Quarterfinalist

20. Cartersville (12-1)

Last Week: 20

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 4A Quarterfinalist

21. Lowndes (10-2) 

Last Week: 21

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A Region Finalist

22. Colquitt County (9-3)

Last Week: 22

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 6A Region Finalist

23. Jackson County (11-2)

Last week: 23

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A Quarterfinalist

24. Houston County (10-2) 

Last Week: 24

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A Region Finalist

25. Lee County (8-4)

Last Week: 25

SEASON COMPLETE: Class 5A Region Finalist

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato is the Senior VP of Content for High School On SI and SBLive Sports. He began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University. In 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

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