Florida High School Football Top 25 Rankings - Nov. 9

The 2025 Florida high school football has officially seen the conclusion of regular season as the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) last week announced the region quarterfinal matchups, outside of Class 1A, Region 2.

The undefeated IMG Academy Ascenders remain Florida’s No. 1 team as they recently announced that their game against rival St. Frances Academy (Md.) would not be taking place, thus effectively ending their 2025 campaign. St. Thomas Aquinas, Chaminade-Madonna Prep, Raines, Armwood follow the Raiders No. 2 through 5, respectively. Which teams were able to crack the latest set of Top 25 Florida high school football rankings before the FHSAA regional quarterfinals begin?

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 Florida high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Nov. 9.

1. IMG Academy Ascenders

IMG Academy (9-0) season will end with just nine games after the Ascenders announced on Friday that they would not be rescheduling their matchup against St. Frances Academy.

The Ascenders have leaned on the play of Louisville commit Le’Khy Thompkins, who rushed for nearly 200 yards and scored two touchdowns in a win over East St. Louis (Ill.) recently. 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.

Only question left for the Ascenders is will their nine wins be enough to crown them as the country’s No. 1 team?

2. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders

St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders remain in the second spot after closing out the regular season with an impressive 27-21 win over No. 2 Chaminade-Madonna Prep. The Raiders remain the favorite to win Florida’s Class 5A state championship this fall with one of the state’s most talented teams as they begin their title defense versus Palm Bay Heritage.

Three-star quarterback Mason Mallory, who transferred from West Boca Raton during the offseason, has displayed what he could do as the Raiders’ dual-threat behind center. Mallory has so far thrown for 1,435 yards and 15 touchdowns this fall.

When it comes to dominance in the Sunshine State on the high school football level, head coach Roger Harriott has this group prepared to win a unprecedented seventh straight state title.

3. Chaminade-Madonna Prep Lions

Chaminade-Madonna Prep (8-2) winning streak of straight games since losing the regular season opener to nationally ranked St. Frances Academy of Baltimore came to an end when they lost to No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, 27-21, in the finale.

For the Lions, despite the loss, their eyes are set on winning another Class 1A state title come December at Pitbull Stadium as they will begin the postseason quest this week against St. John Paul II.

Four-star Derrek Cooper (Texas commit) is as good as they come for running backs, with the senior rushing for 858 yards 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 more than 500 yards and five scores.

A bright spot is the youth movement at quarterback for the Lions as 14-year old Malik Leonard, who has thrown for 2,034 yards and 20 touchdowns this fall.

4. Raines Vikings

The unbeaten Raines Vikings (9-0) are looking for redemption after last season’s 41-0 loss to Miami Northwestern in the 2024 Class 3A state championship.

The Vikings have dominated the competition they have faced so far this season, with impressive wins coming against Lake Mary and Madison County, respectively. Raines’ latest dominant win was a 57-0 shellacking of Atlantic Coast last week as they completed a undefeated 2025 regular season.

Senior quarterback Timothy Cole is having himself another superb season behind center, throwing for 1,647 yards, 26 touchdowns and one interception. Cole has also added 346 yards rushing on the ground, establishing himself as one of Northeast Florida’s top dual-threat signal callers.

Raines will open the playoffs with a Class 3A, Region 1 quarterfinal against Baker County Senior (4-6).

5. Armwood Hawks

The Hawks of Seffner completed the feat of going 10-0 in their regular season finale win over Riverview, 49-7. Armwood are serious contenders to upend West Boca Raton in Class 6A this fall with the way they’re playing heading into the Florida high school football playoffs.

There’s plenty of reasons to like this undefeated Armwood (10-0) team, including senior three-star quarterback Rhys Brush, who is committed to USF. The Hawks have only given up one touchdown in the last five games, which has included four shutout victories.

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 Jaelen Waters (Miami commit), Larry Warren (UNLV commit) and safeties D’Montae Tims (Colorado commit), Kallen Martinez (UConn commit).

Armwood begins the postseason with a Class 6A, Region 2 quarterfinal versus Melbourne (6-4).

Florida High School Football Rankings: Nos. 6 – 25

6. Northwestern (10-0)
7. Miami Central (7-1)
8. Edgewater (10-0)
9. Cardinal Mooney (9-1)
10. The Bolles School (9-1)

11. F. W. Buchholz (9-1)
12. Deland (10-0)
13. American Heritage (5-5)
14. Venice (6-3)
15. Jesuit (9-1)

16. St. Augustine (9-1)
17. Vero Beach (10-0)
18. Lakeland (8-2)
19. Jones (8-2)
20. Gaither (9-1)

21. Mandarin (9-1)
22. The First Academy (5-5)
23. West Boca Raton (8-2)
24. Atlantic (9-1)
25. Sarasota Booker (9-1)

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