Washington D.C. High School Football Top 10 Rankings - Nov. 17, 2025

Coolidge knocks off Eastern in DCIAA playoffs and climbs two spots; No. 1 Gonzaga advances to WCAC championship

The Coolidge Colts have romped into the next round of the playoffs and will face Dunbar on Thanksgiving. / Coolidge Colts Football/Carlos Gomez

Calvin Coolidge is the big winner in the latest High School on SI District of Columbia football Top 10. 

The Colts moved up two spots to No. 6 after an overtime victory over Eastern in the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Stars Division semifinals and State (DCSAA) Class AA quarterfinals. Coolidge will play No. 5 Paul Laurence Dunbar on Thanksgiving for the Stars Division title and a spot in the Class AA state final. 

Gonzaga remains No. 1 after advancing to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Capital Division championship with a win over Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.). The Stags will play nationally-ranked DeMatha Catholic (Md.) in the title game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. (date and time to be announced). 

The rest of the Top 5 remain intact with St. John’s College, Friendship Collegiate Academy, Saint Albans School and Dunbar. 

Here’s this week’s High School on SI District of Columbia football Top 10: 

1. GONZAGA COLLEGE

Previous rank: No. 1

Record: 7-4

Last week: Defeated Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.), 31-28, Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Capital Division semifinal

This week: vs. Maryland’s DeMatha Catholic, WCAC Capital Division final at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, TBA)

2. SAINT JOHN’S COLLEGE

Previous rank: No. 2

Record: 6-5

Last week: Lost to DeMatha Catholic (Md.), 42-0, WCAC Capital Division semifinal

SEASON COMPLETE - WCAC CAPITAL DIVISION SEMIFINALIST

3. FRIENDSHIP COLLEGIATE ACADEMY 

Previous rank: No. 3

Record: 9-2

Last week: Defeated Loudoun Sports Academy (Va.), 18-14

This week: Off (next game - vs. No. 7 Eastern, District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) Class AA semifinal, Nov. 29)

4. SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL

Previous rank: No. 4

Record: 9-2

Last week: Defeated No. 10 Maret School, 49-38, DCSAA Class A quarterfinal

This week: vs. Digital Pioneers Academy, DCSAA Class A semifinal, Nov. 22

5. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

Previous rank: No. 5

Record: 5-6

Last week: Defeated No. 9 Theodore Roosevelt, 25-19, District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Stars Division semifinal & DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal

This week: Off (next game - vs. No. 6 Calvin Coolidge, DCIAA Stars Division final/Turkey Bowl & DCSAA Class AA semifinal at Eastern, Nov. 27)

6. CALVIN COOLIDGE

Previous rank: No. 8

Record: 7-4

Last week: Defeated then-No. 6 Eastern, 13-7, DCIAA Stars Division semifinal & DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal

This week: Off (next game - vs. No. 5 PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR, DCIAA Stars Division final/Turkey Bowl & DCSAA Class AA semifinal at Eastern, Nov. 27

7. EASTERN 

Previous rank: No. 6

Record: 8-3

Last week: Lost to then-No. 8 Calvin Coolidge, 13-7, DCIAA Stars Division semifinal & State Athletic Association DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal

This week: Off (next game - vs. No. 3 Friendship Collegiate Academy, DCSAA Class AA semifinal, Nov. 29)

8. ARCHBISHOP CARROLL

Previous rank: No. 7

Record: 5-6

Last week: Lost to Paul VI Catholic (Va.), 32-29, WCAC Metro Division semifinal

SEASON COMPLETE - WCAC METRO DIVISION SEMIFINALIST

9. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

Previous rank: No. 9

Record: 4-7

Last week: Lost to No. 5 Paul Laurence Dunbar, 25-19, DCIAA Stars Division semifinal & DCSAA Class AA quarterfinal

SEASON COMPLETE - DCIAA STARS DIVISION SEMIFINALIST & DCSAA CLASS AA QUARTERFINALIST

10. MARET SCHOOL 

Previous rank: No. 10

Record: 6-4

Last week: Lost to No. 4 Saint Albans School, 49-38, DCSAA Class A quarterfinal

SEASON COMPLETE - DCSAA CLASS A QUARTERFINALIST