The 2025 Florida high school football campaign heads into its final week of regular season play as teams begin to look ahead to if they may make the postseason or not. <\/p>\n
The undefeated\u00a0IMG Academy<\/a>\u00a0Ascenders played a rare Saturday afternoon home game, defeating East St. Louis (Ill.) to remain Florida\u2019s No. 1 team. Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a>, Armwood<\/a>\u00a0and St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a> following at No. 2-3-4, respectively. Which other teams were able to crack the latest set of Top 25 Florida high school football rankings?<\/p>\n The\u00a0Massey Ratings<\/a>, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.<\/p>\n Here is the latest Florida high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Oct. 26.<\/p>\n 1. IMG Academy Ascenders<\/p>\n IMG Academy<\/a>\u00a0(9-0) has fully leaned on the play of their offensive line and that was on full display Saturday afternoon in a 38-14 win over\u00a0East St. Louis<\/a>\u00a0(Ill.). <\/p>\n The Ascenders leaned on the play of Louisville commit Le\u2019Khy Thompkins, who rushed for nearly 200 yards and scored two touchdowns. When it comes to playing bully ball up front, no other Florida high school program in the state knows how to do that any better than IMG Academy, under the guidance of former Ohio State offensive line coach Greg Studrawa. <\/p>\n Up next for IMG Academy, the Ascenders head back on the road up to New Jersey to face The Hun School (N.J.) and then close out the regular season against St. Frances Academy (Md.), respectively.<\/p>\n 2. Chaminade-Madonna Lions<\/p>\n Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a>\u00a0(8-1) have won eight straight games since losing the regular season opener to nationally ranked St. Frances Academy of Baltimore. For the Lions, their eyes are set on winning another Class 1A state title come December at Pitbull Stadium.<\/p>\n Four-star\u00a0Derrek Cooper<\/a>\u00a0(Texas commit) is as good as they come for running backs, with the senior rushing for 782 yards on 74 carries and scoring 11 touchdowns. The offense is more than just Cooper alone, however. Also putting up some strong numbers right behind Cooper is junior tailback Arwin Jackson, who has rushed for 546 yards and five scores.<\/p>\n A bright spot is the youth movement at quarterback for the Lions as 14-year old Malik Leonard, who has completed 102 of 139 passes (73 percent) for 1,739 yards and 20 touchdowns this fall.<\/p>\n The Lions have their toughest test of the season this upcoming Friday night when they take on No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas on the road. <\/p>\n 3. Armwood Hawks<\/p>\n The Hawks of Seffner, who are now coming off their ninth straight win and fourth consecutive shutout, a 49-0 defeat of Wharton<\/a>, take aim at a 10-0 season this week. Armwood are serious contenders to upend West Boca Raton in Class 6A this fall with the way they\u2019re playing heading into the Florida high school football playoffs. <\/p>\n There\u2019s plenty of reasons to like this undefeated\u00a0Armwood<\/a>\u00a0(9-0) team, including senior three-star quarterback\u00a0Rhys Brush<\/a>, who is committed to\u00a0USF<\/a>. The Hawks look to pull off a undefeated regular season on Friday night when they take on Riverview<\/a>. <\/p>\n Looking deeper at this Armwood roster and head coach Evan Davis has a slew of Power Four recruits littered all over the defense, including in the secondary with cornerbacks\u00a0Jaelen Waters<\/a>\u00a0(Miami commit),\u00a0Larry Warren<\/a>\u00a0(UNLV commit) and safeties\u00a0D\u2019Montae Tims<\/a>\u00a0(Colorado commit),\u00a0Kallen Martinez<\/a>\u00a0(UConn commit).<\/p>\n 4. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders<\/p>\n St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a>\u00a0Raiders went on the road to face a upset-minded American Heritage<\/a> bunch, but held on for a 19-12 victory over the Patriots. The Raiders remain the favorite to win Florida\u2019s Class 5A state championship this fall with one of the state\u2019s most talented teams. <\/p>\n Three-star quarterback\u00a0Mason Mallory<\/a>, who transferred from\u00a0West Boca Raton<\/a>\u00a0during the offseason, has displayed what he could do as the Raiders\u2019 dual-threat behind center. Mallory has so far thrown for 1,284 yards and 15 touchdowns this fall.<\/p>\n When it comes to dominance in the Sunshine State on the high school football level, head coach\u00a0Roger Harriott\u00a0has this group prepared to win a unprecedented seventh straight state title.<\/p>\n The Raiders close out regular season play on Friday night when they host No. 2\u00a0Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a> in what will be the Game of the Week in the Sunshine State. <\/p>\n 5. Miami Northwestern Bulls<\/p>\n Miami\u00a0Northwestern<\/a>\u00a0since its victory over rival Miami Central has had a breezy stretch, with their latest victory being a 49-0 thrashing of St. Brendan Catholic<\/a>. The Bulls are the favorites to repeat as Florida\u2019s Class 3A state champions this fall. <\/p>\n Despite the departure of coach\u00a0Teddy Bridgewater, the Bulls have remained one of Florida\u2019s top tier programs. When looking at this team, there\u2019s a very real possibility of repeating as Class 3A state champions.\u00a0Neimann Lawrence<\/a>, a sophomore four-star quarterback, has taken over the full reigns behind center with Leon Strawder transferring to American Heritage.<\/p>\n Miami Northwestern finishes the Florida high school football regular season with a 9-1 record and likely the No. 1 seed in Class 3A, Region 4. <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Raines<\/a> (8-0) 11.\u00a0Lakeland<\/a>\u00a0(8-1) 16.\u00a0Jesuit<\/a>\u00a0(7-1) 21.\u00a0Deland<\/a> (9-0)
<\/a>7.\u00a0St. Augustine<\/a>\u00a0(9-0)
<\/a>8.\u00a0Miami Central<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)
<\/a>9.\u00a0Edgewater<\/a>\u00a0(9-0)
<\/a>10.\u00a0Cardinal Mooney<\/a>\u00a0(8-1)<\/p>\n
<\/a>12.\u00a0The Bolles School<\/a>\u00a0(8-1)
<\/a>13.\u00a0Venice<\/a>\u00a0(6-3)
<\/a>14.\u00a0American Heritage<\/a>\u00a0(4-5)
<\/a>15.\u00a0Choctawhatchee<\/a>\u00a0(9-0)<\/p>\n
17.\u00a0Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0(9-0)
18.\u00a0F. W. Buchholz<\/a>\u00a0(8-1)
<\/a>19.\u00a0Vero Beach<\/a>\u00a0(9-0)
20.\u00a0Tampa Bay Tech<\/a>\u00a0(7-2)<\/p>\n
22.\u00a0Jones<\/a>\u00a0(7-2)
23.\u00a0Gaither<\/a>\u00a0(8-1)
<\/a>24.\u00a0Sarasota Booker<\/a>\u00a0(8-1)
<\/a>25.\u00a0Pace<\/a> (9-1)<\/p>\n