Connecticut High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams - Nov. 17

The Connecticut high school football’s CIAC regular season has just about wrapped up as the state playoffs are full steam ahead after this week.

Taking the No. 1 spot in this week’s Top 25 rankings out of the Constitution State is Avon Old Farms after they defeated The Williston Northampton School, 35-21, in the Drew Gamere Bowl. Which other teams from around Connecticut high school football deserves to be in the discussion?

The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.

Here is the latest Connecticut high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Nov. 17.

1. Avon Old Farms Beavers

Avon Old Farms (10-0) opened up the Connecticut high school football season by avenging a loss to Brunswick School from last season and have set the tone for the rest of the campaign. The Beavers have a talented offense that’s averaging 40.7 points per game, led by quarterback Matthew Baer, running back Kharon Craig, and offensive tackle Charlie Thom (Notre Dame commitment).

The Beavers have concluded their season play out of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Counci (NEPSAC) when they defeated The Williston Northampton School last week in the Drew Gamere Bowl, 35-21.

2. New Canaan Rams

The defending Class L state champion New Canaan Rams (9-0) welcomed back longtime head coach Lou Marinelli, who missed his first Connecticut high school football game since 1981, in last week’s 42-13 win over Trumbull.

New Canaan has used a high-powered offense to cruise past the first few of opponents so far, with quarterback Maddox Hoffman throwing for 1,303 yards and 16 touchdowns this fall. Running back Henry Stein has rushed for 908 yards and seven touchdowns.

The Rams look to make it 10 in a row when they take on Darien on Thanksgiving Day.

3. St. Thomas More Chancellors

St. Thomas More (1-3) remain steady as the No. 3 team in our latest set of Connecticut high school football rankings after a 50-21 loss to New Jersey’s No. 3 team, Hun School to end their season.

The Chancellors only losses from the 2024 season came against Maryland’s St. Frances Academy, Hun School, and Florida’s IMG Academy, respectively. St. Thomas More doesn’t have anymore scheduled games left on their 2025 slate.

Among the players the Chancellors feature on their roster are four-star edge rusher Alhassan Iddrissu (UCF), cornerback Terron Johnson, running back Malichi Greaves, and linebacker Christian King.

4. Choate Rosemary Hall Wild Boars

Choate Rosemary Hall (8-2) saw its 18-game winning streak snapped back in Week 1 when they lost against New Hampshire’s Phillips Exeter Academy in a battle of top-ranked teams in their respective states.

The Wild Boars ended their 2025 season in exciting fashion as they avenged that defeat by beating Phillips Exeter Academy in the Leon Modeste Bowl in a 44-42 thriller last week.

In 2024, the Wild Boars had completed their second consecutive perfect season after defeating Brunswick School. They have lost only four games over the last four Connecticut high school football seasons and only allowed only four opponent to score double digits.

The Wild Boars are another prep school that features multiple future Division I players, including Tanner Raymond (Rutgers) and interior offense lineman Will Tellers.

5. Daniel Hand Tigers

The Daniel Hand Tigers (8-1) make their way into the Top 5 of this week’s Connecticut high school football rankings after a 49-18 throttling of West Haven last week.

Fueling the Daniel Hand offensive attack is the strong play of senior quarterback Bobby Reh, who has thrown for 1,685 yards and 20 touchdowns to only three mere picks.

Next up for the Tigers is a day before Thanksgiving meeting with Guilford (8-1) on Nov. 26.

Connecticut High School Football Rankings: Nos. 6 – 25

6. Killingly (8-0)
7. St Joseph (7-2)
8. Cheshire Academy (7-3)
9. Greenwich (7-2)
10. Brunswick School (6-4)

11. Wilton (7-1)
12. Windsor (8-1)
13. Fairfield College Preparatory (7-2)
14. Newtown (7-2)
15. New Britain (8-1)

16. The Taft School (5-4)
17. Darien (6-3)
18. Cheshire (8-2)
19. Staples (5-4)
20. Kingswood-Oxford School (7-2)

21. Woodland Regional (8-0)
22. The Loomis Chaffee School (3-6)
23. Brookfield (7-2)
24. Bunnell (7-2)
25. Southington (6-3)

How to Follow Connecticut High School Football

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