Final Vermont High School Football Top 25 Rankings - Nov. 18

The Vermont high school football season kicked off back on Aug. 29, but now the campaign has ended after final weekend of the VPA state championship games just took place at South Burlington High School.

The top two teams, St. Johnsbury Academy and Middlebury Union, meet this weekend in Burlington for Vermont’s Division I state championship. How did Massey Ratings rank Vermont’s Top 25 high school football teams after the state’s final three games of the 2025 season?

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 final Vermont high school football Top 25 rankings of the 2025 season, according to Massey as of Nov. 18.

1. Middlebury Union Tigers (10-1)

Middlebury Union all throughout this 2025 season proved themselves to be a serious contender for the Division I state championship and now have capped this season off with a title, defeating St. Johnsbury Academy, 13-7, holding off a late surge by the Tigers. Evidence that proved that Middlebury could hang with previous top-ranked St. Johnsbury Academy was two victories over Burr And Burton Academy, including the Division I state semifinal win. The Tigers throughout the season has played with renewed energy defensively towards making a run behind a defense that is only yielding around 13 points per game.

2. St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers (9-2)

When it comes to Vermont high school football’s top teams, St. Johnsbury Academy has been one of the state’s best throughout the course of this 2025 season. The Hilltoppers weren’t able to capture what they had been chasing throughout the season and that was the Division I state championship, falling just short in a 13-7 loss to Middlebury Union. St. Johnsbury Academy the previous week was able to avenge a regular season loss to Rutland Senior by defeating them in the Division I state semifinal, 33-13.

3. Hartford Hurricanes (9-1)

The Hartford Hurricanes were right on the cusp of being in this week’s Division II state championship game, only to be upended by Fair Haven Union, 14-13, a team they beat by 33 at the beginning of the season. Now the Hurricanes began our Vermont high school football Top 25 rankings at No. 3, and will likely finish in the same position as their hopes of bringing hope a state title will have to wait another year.

4. Rutland Senior Raiders (5-4)

The Vermont high school football Division I state runner-ups from a year ago take the fourth spot after falling as they saw their season end last week at the hands of St. Johnsbury Academy, 33-13. The Raiders were the only team to hand the Hilltoppers a loss this 2025 season. Though Rutland Senior‘s season has officially come to a close, there’s some key players that will be returning in 2026, including junior quarterback Giovanni Spallieri, who was a main cog in the Rutland offensive attack.

5. Burr And Burton Academy Bulldog (5-4)

Rounding out the Top 5 of these Vermont high school football rankings are the Burr And Burton Academy, which saw its season end last week in the Division I state semifinals in a 27-7 loss to Middlebury Union. After a string 4-1 start to the season, it was the latter end that hurt the Bulldogs as they finished 3-2 in their final five games.

Vermont High School Football Rankings: Nos. 6 – 25

6. Essex Comm. Ed. Ctr. (4-4)
7. Bellows Falls Union (10-1)
8. Colchester (7-3)
9. Fair Haven Union (6-4)
10. Champlain Valley (3-6)

11. Mt. Anthony (3-5)
12. Lyndon Institute (7-3)
13. Woodstock (9-2)
14. U-32 (5-3)
15. Burlington (0-8)

16. Brattleboro Union (1-7)
17. Bellows Free Academy (3-6)
18. North Country Mount Abraham (8-2)
19. Rice Memorial (4-5)
20. Otter Valley (6-4)

21. Belllows Free-Fair (6-3)
22. Mt. Mansfield (1-8)
23. North Country (0-8)
24. Springfield (5-4)
25. Mill River Usd #40 (4-5)

How to Follow Vermont High School Football

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