Maryland High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Oct. 13, 2025

Unbeaten Howard and Potomac claim spots in this week's Top 25 and St. Mary's returns after routing then-No. 10 Loyola

St. Mary's stunned then-No. 10 Loyola Blakefield by dropping 50 points on the Dons in a win in Annapolis, on Friday, to return to the Top 25. / St. Mary's Athletics

Two unbeaten teams highlight three newcomers in this week’s High School on SI Maryland football Top 25 poll.

Howard and Potomac, debuts at Nos. 24 and 25, respectively. Howard’s 6-0 start is its best since 2017 when the Howard County (Md.) school reached the Maryland Class 4A state championship game.

Potomac (6-0) is enjoying its best start since 2004 (14-0) when the Prince George’s County (Md.) squad won the Maryland 2A state crown. The Wolverines host No. 9 Henry A. Wise Friday evening.

Saint Mary’s returns to the poll after scoring 50 points in a win over then-No. 10 Loyola Blakefield. Nationally-ranked Saint Frances Academy and DeMatha Catholic remain Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the Maryland Top 25.

Archbishop Spalding, Quince Orchard and Our Lady of Good Counsel make up the rest of the Top 5. The second 5 features Charles H. Flowers, North Point, Milford Mill Academy, Henry A. Wise and Paint Branch. 

Here’s this week’s High School on SI Maryland football Top 25:

1. SAINT FRANCES ACADEMY

Previous rank: No. 1 

Record: 6-1

Last week: Defeated Saint Thomas More (Conn.), 60-0

This week: vs. The Hun School of Princeton (N.J.) at Under Armour Stadium, Oct. 17

2. DEMATHA CATHOLIC 

Previous rank: No. 2

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated then-No. 6 Our Lady of Good Counsel, 7-0

This week: at No. 15 Bishop McNamara, Oct. 18

3. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING 

Previous rank: No. 3

Record: 6-2

Last week: Defeated then-No. 16 Concordia Prep, 49-10

This week: Off (next game - at No. 17 Loyola Blakefield, Oct. 24)

4. QUINCE ORCHARD

Previous rank: No. 5

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated Sherwood, 35-28

This week: at Clarksburg, Oct. 16

5. OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

Previous rank: No. 6

Record: 4-3

Last week: Lost to No. 2 DeMatha Catholic, 7-0

This week: at Saint John’s College (D.C.). Oct. 18

6. CHARLES H. FLOWERS

Previous rank: No. 7

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated Bladensburg, 57-0

This week: vs. Oxon Hill, Oct. 17

7. NORTH POINT

Previous rank: No. 8

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated then-No. 24 Huntingtown, 34-14

This week: vs. LaPlata, Oct. 17

8. MILFORD MILL ACADEMY

Previous rank: No. 9

Record: 5-0

Last week: Defeated New Town, 50-8

This week: vs. Woodlawn, Oct. 16

9. HENRY A. WISE 

Previous rank: No. 11

Record: 4-2

Last week: Defeated Eleanor Roosevelt, 35-16

This week: at No. 25 Potomac Oct. 17

10. PAINT BRANCH

Previous rank: No. 12

Record: 5-1

Last week: Defeated Springbrook, 63-0

This week: vs. Walt Whitman, Oct. 17

11. LINGANORE

Previous rank: No. 13

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated Oakdale, 45-14

This week: vs. Middletown, Oct. 17

12. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE

Previous rank: No. 17

Record: 4-2

Last week: Defeated then-No. 5 McDonogh School, 28-21

This week: vs. No. 16 Saint Mary’s, Oct. 17

13. MCDONOGH SCHOOL

Previous rank: No. 4

Record: 5-2

Last week: Lost to then-No. 17 Calvert Hall College, 28-21

This week: Off (next game - at Concordia Prep, Oct. 25)

14. SAINT MARY’S RYKEN

Previous rank: No. 14

Record: 4-3

Last week: Defeated Paul VI Catholic (Va.), 48-14

This week: at Bishop Denis J. O’Connell (Va.), Oct. 18

15. BISHOP MCNAMARA

Previous rank: No. 21

Record: 4-3

Last week: Defeated Gonzaga College (D.C.), 21-0

This week: vs. No. 2 DeMatha Catholic, Oct. 18

16. SAINT MARY’S

Previous rank: Not ranked

Record: 4-3

Last week: Defeated then-No. 10 Loyola Blakefield, 50-35

This week: at No. 13 Calvert Hall College, Oct. 17

17. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD 

Previous rank: No. 10

Record: 4-3

Last week: Lost to Saint Mary’s, 50-35

This week: vs. No. 18 Mount Saint Joseph, Oct. 17

18. MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH

Previous rank: No. 18

Record: 5-3

Last week: Defeated Gilman School, 20-9

This week: at No. 17 Loyola Blakefield, Oct. 17

19. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

Previous rank: No. 19

Record: 5-0

Last week: Defeated Baltimore City College, 48-0

This week: vs. Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical at Morgan State University, Oct. 18

20. ARUNDEL

Previous rank: No. 20

Record: 5-1

Last week: Defeated Glen Burnie, 34-13

This week: at Severna Park, Oct. 17

21. WICOMICO

Previous rank: No. 22

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated North Caroline, 50-7

This week: at Kent Island, Oct. 16

22. CALVERT

Previous rank: No. 23

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated Maurice J. McDonough, 44-0

This week: vs. Chopticon, Oct. 17

23. BULLIS SCHOOL 

Previous rank: No. 25

Record: 4-3

Last week: Defeated Potomac School (Va.), 45-10

This week: vs. Episcopal (Va.), Oct. 17

24. HOWARD

Previous rank: Not ranked

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated Glenelg, 14-7

This week: vs. Atholton, Oct. 17

25. POTOMAC

Previous rank: Not ranked

Record: 6-0

Last week: Defeated Northwestern, 48-3

This week: vs. No. 9 Henry A. Wise, Oct. 17