South Carolina High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Sept. 21, 2025

There's a new No. 1 in the South Carolina Top 25 State Rankings this week, after Dutch Fork saw its 24-game winning streak snapped in a 24-20 loss to Oceanside Collegiate Academy. The Silver Foxes slid back to No. 5.
Irmo takes over the top spot. Three new teams - Oceanside Collegiate, Daniel and Mountain View Prep - join the Top 25.
1. Irmo (5-0)
Previous rank: 2
Defeated Myrtle Beach 59-21; next idle
2. South Pointe (4-1)
Previous rank: 3
Defeated A.C. Flora 35-12; next idle
3. Summerville (3-1)
Previous rank: 4
Defeated Chapin 50-14; next vs. Goose Creek
4. Northwestern (4-1)
Previous rank: 5
Defeated Nation Ford 75-21; next vs. Catawba Ridge
5. Dutch Fork (3-1)
Previous rank: 1
Lost 24-20 to Oceanside Collegiate; next idle
6. North Augusta (5-0)
Previous rank: 6
Defeated Gilbert 56-14; next at Gray Collegiate Academy
7. Belton-Honea Path (5-0)
Previous rank: 7
Defeated Palmetto 49-0; next at Chapman
8. Loris (5-0)
Previous rank: 8
Defeated Socastee 50-6; next idle
9. Woodruff (5-0)
Previous rank: 9
Defeated Chesnee 52-17; next at Wren
10. Newberry (5-0)
Previous rank: 11
Defeated Fairfield Central 45-34; next at Saluda
11. James Island (5-0)
Previous rank: 13
Defeated St. James 63-7; next idle
12. Sumter (4-1)
Previous rank: 14
Defeated Spring Valley 54-0; next at Lugoff-Elgin
13. South Florence (4-1)
Previous rank: 16
Defeated Crestwood 42-0; next idle
14. Dorman (3-1)
Previous rank: 17
Defeated Riverside 31-3; next at James F. Byrnes
15. Greenville (3-1)
Previous rank: 18
Defeated Woodmont 28-18; next vs. J.L. Mann
16. Ridge View (2-2)
Previous rank: 19
Idle; next at Westwood
17. White Knoll (4-1)
Previous rank: 20
Defeated Cane Bay 34-10; next at Fort Dorchester
18. Gaffney (2-2)
Previous rank: 21
Defeated Boiling Springs 34-7; next at Spartanburg
19. T.L. Hanna (3-1)
Previous rank: 22
Defeated then-No. 10 Greenwood 22-21; next vs. Mauldin
20. Camden (4-1)
Previous rank: 23
Defeated Richland Northeast 61-15; next
21. Stratford (4-1)
Previous rank: 24
Defeated Colleton County 51-0; next vs. Dreher
22. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (3-2)
Previous rank: Not ranked
Defeated then-No. 1 Dutch Fork 24-20; next vs. Atlantic Collegiate Academy
23. Daniel (3-1)
Previous rank: Not ranked
Defeated Cljnton 41-33; next vs. Seneca
24. Mountain View Prep (5-0)
Previous rank: Not ranked
Defeated Anderson Cavaliers 51-6; next idle
25. Greenwood (4-1)
Previous rank: 10
Lost 22-21 to then-No. 22 T.L. Hanna; next vs. Hillcrest

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.