South Carolina High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Oct. 15, 2025

Spartanburg crashes the Top 25 with a thrilling win over then-No. 12 Dorman

Spartanburg Vikings Trenton Lynch (40) celebrates with Spartanburg Vikings Tryon Duncan (7) and Spartanburg Vikings Torrean Davis (1) after scoring a touchdown Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 during the SCHSL football game against the Broome Centurions at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. | Alex Martin/Greenville News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

There wasn't much of a shakeup this week wth most of the teams in the South Carolina High School Football State Rankings winning their contest. One new team, Spartanburg, joined the poll after beating then-No. 12 Dorman in a 33-30 thriller decided by Will Love's 52-yard field goal in the cloising seconds.

Irmo remains our No. 1 team and moved to 7-0 after a 56-14 rout over River Bluff.

1. Irmo (7-0)

Previous rank: 1

Defeated River Bluff 56-14; next vs. White Knoll

2. South Pointe (6-1)

Previous rank: 2

Defeated York 41-0; next at Lancaster

3. Summerville (6-1)

Previous rank: 3

Defeated then-No. 9 James Island 14-9; next at Ashley Ridge

4. Northwestern (7-1)

Previous rank: 4

Defeated Fort Mill 56-40; next at Rock Hill

5. Dutch Fork (5-1)

Previous rank: 5

Defeated then-No. 15 White Knoll 41-24; next vs. Lexington

6. Belton-Honea Path (7-0)

Previous rank: 6

Idle; next at Crescent

7. Loris (7-0)

Previous rank: 7

Defeated Waccamaw 42-9; next at Georgetown

8. Newberry (8-0)

Previous rank: 8

Defeated Fox Creek 41-14; next idle

9. Sumter (6-1)

Previous rank: 10

Idle; next Blythewood

10. South Florence (6-1)

Previous rank: 11

Defeated Lakewood 49-0; next at Wilson

11. Ridge View (5-2)

Previous rank: 14

Defeated Lugoff-Elgin 26-0; next vs. West Florence

12. James Island (6-1)

Previous rank: 9

Lost 14-9 to No. 3 Summerville; next at Fort Dorchester

13. Gaffney (5-2)

Previous rank: 16

Defeated James F. Byrnes 28-16; next vs. Riverside

14. Gray Collegiate Academy (5-2)

Previous rank: 17

Defeated Airport 63-7; next vs. South Aiken

15. North Augusta (6-1)

Previous rank: 18

Idle; next vs. Airport

16. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (6-2)

Previous rank: 20

Defeated North Charleston 49-6; next vs. Battery Creek

17. Stratford (6-1)

Previous rank: 19

Defeated Lucy Beckham 29-28; next vs. Cane Bay

18. Daniel (6-1)

Previous rank: 21

Defeated Travelers Rest 53-7; next vs. Pickens

19. Mountain View Prep (7-0)

Previous rank: 22

Defeated Chapman 50-7; next vs. Woodruff

20. T.L. Hanna (6-1)

Previous rank: 23

Defeated Woodmont 42-9; next at J.L. Mann

21. Swansea (7-0)

Previous rank: 24; next vs. Silver Bluff

Idle; vs. Silver Bluff

22. Camden (5-2)

Previous rank: 25

Idle; next at York

23. Dorman (5-1)

Previous rank: 12

Lost 33-30 to Spartanburg; next at Wade Hampton

24. Spartanburg (4-3)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated then-No. 12 Dorman 33-30; next at Wade Hampton

25. White Knoll (5-2)

Previous rank: 15

Lost 41-24 to No, 5 Dutch Fork; next at No. 1 Irmo