Washington D.C. High School Football Top 10 Rankings - Nov. 11, 2025

Gonzaga climbs to No. 1 in D.C. after defeating then-No. 1 St. John's College

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Here’s this week’s High School on SI District of Columbia football Top 10 and we have a new No. 1 team. In a head-to-head showdown, then-No. 2 Gonzaga Prep College topped St. John's College, the previous No. 1, 24-21.

The other big mover this week was Dunbar, which moved up to No. 5 after routing the previous No. 5 team, Eastern, 42-21.

1. GONZAGA COLLEGE

Previous rank: No. 2

Record: 6-4

Last week: Defeated then-No. 1 Saint John’s College, 24-21

This week: vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.), Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Capital Division semifinal, Nov. 15

2. SAINT JOHN’S COLLEGE

Previous rank: No. 1

Record: 6-4

Last week: Lost to then-No. 2 Gonzaga College, 24-21

This week: vs. DeMatha Catholic (Md.), WCAC Capital Division semifinal at Prince George’s (Md.) Sports Complex, Nov. 14

3. FRIENDSHIP COLLEGIATE ACADEMY 

Previous rank: No. 3

Record: 8-2

Last week: Defeated Riverdale Baptist School, 42-6

This week: vs. Loudoun Sports Academy (Va.), Nov. 14

4. SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL

Previous rank: No. 4

Record: 8-2

Last week: Defeated Landon School (Md.). 32-14

This week: Off (next game - District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) Class A playoffs, TBA)

5. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

Previous rank: No. 7

Record: 4-6

Last week: Defeated then-No. 5 Eastern, 42-21

This week: vs. No. 9 Theodore Roosevelt, District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Stars Division semifinal & DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal, Nov. 15

6. EASTERN 

Previous rank: No. 5

Record: 8-2

Last week: Lost to then-No. 7 Paul Laurence Dunbar, 42-21

This week: vs. No. 8 Calvin Coolidge, DCIAA Stars Division semifinal & State Athletic Association DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal, Nov. 15

7. ARCHBISHOP CARROLL

Previous rank: No. 6

Record: 5-5

Last week: Lost to Saint Mary’s Ryken (Md.), 42-7

This week: at Paul VI Catholic (Va.), WCAC Metro Division semifinal, Nov. 14

8. CALVIN COOLIDGE

Previous rank: No. 8

Record: 6-4

Last week: Did not play

This week: vs. No. 6 Eastern, DCIAA Stars Division semifinal & DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal, Nov. 15

9. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

Previous rank: No. 9

Record: 4-6

Last week: Defeated Ballou, 39-26

This week: at No. 5 Paul Laurence Dunbar, DCIAA Stars Division semifinal & DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal, Nov. 15

10. MARET SCHOOL 

Previous rank: No. 10

Record: 6-3

Last week: Defeated Sidwell Friends School, 50-6

This week: Off (next game - DCSAA Class A playoffs, TBA)