Maryland High School Football Preseason Classification Rankings

Sheldon Shealer | Aug 25, 2025

Defending champion Quince Orchard, which has won three of the past four 4A titles, starts the season in the No. 1 spot in the Class 4A classification rankings. / Derek Toney

While it's no surprise that national power St. Frances Academy tops the Maryland Private School classification ranking, the MPSSAA favorites are all household names, as well.

Defending state champions Quince Orchard (Class 4A) and North Point (Class 4A-3A) open the season atop their respective classifications. Patuxent, last year’s 2A-1A champion, debuts at No. 1 in Class 1A after being reclassified in the offseason.

Dunbar, the 2024 2A-1A runner-up, leads this year’s 2A-1A rankings, while state semifinalists Milford Mill Academy (now in Class 3A) and Westlake (Class 2A) also begin the season ranked No. 1. All six MPSSAA preseason No. 2 teams made it at least to the state semifinals last year, with two (Arundel and Fort Hill) winning titles and three (Huntingtown, Linganore, and Wise) as state runners-up.

Private Schools

Rank	School	League	'24 Record
1	St. Frances Academy	Independent	8-3
2	DeMatha	WCAC-C	10-1
3	Archbishop Spalding	MIAA A	12-0
4	McDonogh School	MIAA A	10-2
5	Good Counsel	WCAC-C	7-5
6	Georgetown Prep	IAC	7-2
7	Loyola Blakefield	MIAA A	6-5
8	Bishop McNamara	WCAC-C	4-6
9	Mount St. Joseph	MIAA A	4-7
10	Bullis School	IAC	8-2
11	St. Mary's Ryken	WCAC-M	9-3
12	Calvert Hall	MIAA A	7-5
13	Concordia Prep	MIAA A	4-6
14	Archbishop Curley	MIAA B	9-3
15	Landon School	IAC	7-3

Class 4A

Rank	School	Region	'24 Record
1	Quince Orchard	West	13-0
2	Wise	South	11-2
3	Flowers	South	9-3
4	Paint Branch	North	9-2
5	Broadneck	East	10-2
6	Northwest	West	9-3
7	James H. Blake	North	9-3
8	Eleanor Roosevelt	South	7-2
9	Bethesda-CC	North	8-4
10	Dundalk	East	9-3

Class 4A-3A

Rank	School	Region	'24 Record
1	North Point	East	12-2
2	Arundel	East	12-1
3	Mergenthaler Vo-Tech	North	11-3
4	Perry Hall	North	9-3
5	Sherwood	South	10-3
6	Leonardtown	East	8-5
7	Old Mill	East	8-4
8	Frederick	West	7-5
9	Marriotts Ridge	West	8-3
10	Oxon Hill	South	6-4

Class 3A

Rank	School	Region	'24 Record
1	Milford Mill Academy	North	10-2
2	Linganore	West	13-1
3	Stephen Decatur	South	14-0
4	Oakdale	West	8-3
5	Franklin	North	8-4
6	Damascus	West	7-4
7	Edgewood	East	9-2
8	Westminster	North	7-4
9	Atholton	North	9-3
10	South River	South	7-4

Class 2A

Rank	School	Region	'24 Record
1	Westlake	South	10-3
2	Huntingtown	South	10-3
3	Douglass-PG	East	12-1
4	Bel Air	North	7-5
5	Largo	East	6-4
6	Howard	West	9-2
7	Oakland Mills	West	11-2
8	Northern-Calvert	South	7-5
9	Gwynn Park	East	4-7
10	Glenelg	West	6-4

Class 2A-1A

Rank	School	Region	'24 Record
1	Dunbar	South	13-1
2	Middletown	West	9-3
3	Calvert	East	6-5
4	Randallstown	West	10-2
5	Liberty	West	7-5
6	Forest Park	South	8-3
7	Lackey	East	6-5
8	Easton	East	8-4
9	Harford Tech	North	8-2
10	Fallston	North	7-4

Class 1A

Rank	School	Region	'24 Record
1	Patuxent	East	14-0
2	Fort Hill	West	7-7
3	SEED School	North	9-2
4	Perryville	East	10-3
5	Cambridge-S.D.	East	10-1
6	Patterson Mill	South	8-4
7	Boonsboro	North	10-2
8	Havre de Grace	South	7-4
9	Allegany	West	4-6
10	Northern Garrett	West	8-6