Wisconsin High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams - Nov. 5

by: Andy Villamarzo8 hours agoAndy_Villamarzo

Syndication: Journal Sentinel — Arrowhead's Jebari Craig (17) runs up the middle during the game at home against Sussex Hamilton, Oct. 10, 2025, in Hartland, Wisconsin. Arrowhead won the game, 21-20.

The 2025 Wisconsin high school football season just finished up their second week of postseason action and there’s been some games that has impacted the latest set of rankings.

Arrowhead Warhawks are the No. 1 team in Wisconsin heading into the third week of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) postseason play, narrowly beating Brookfield East, 31-29. Just behind Arrowhead is Muskego and Waunakee at 2-3 in the latest Top 25 Wisconsin high school rankings, according to Massey.

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 Wisconsin high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Nov. 5.

1. Arrowhead Warhawks

Arrowhead Warhawks (10-1) narrowly defeated No. 18 Brookfield East in the second round of the postseason, 31-29, as they continued onto the third round.

Jacob Siner (974 yards, 11 touchdowns) has been the driving force behind Arrowhead’s offense this season and along with fellow back Jebari Craig Jr. (488 yards, seven touchdowns). Arrowhead starting signal caller Nolan Hanson (102 of 162 passes, 1,477 yards) has been steady with wide receivers Logan Crowley (23 catches, 319 yards) and Ryan Heiman (31 catches, 548 yards) leading the way.

2. Muskego Warriors

The Muskego Warriors (9-1) was on point to start off the Division I playoffs in a 64-16 victory over West last week. There’s very few teams playing as well as the Warriors are right now.

Muskego got off to a much better start and just recently upended top-ranked Arrowhead, 21-17, a few weeks ago. The Warriors have been playing very well defensively, allowing just 123 points this fall through 10 games. Muskego pulled off a 38-21 win over Mukwonago a couple weeks ago and now head into the second round of the WIAA playoffs against Case (8-2).

3. Waunakee Warriors

Waunakee (11-0) was able to advance in the postseason with a dominating, 20-0 win over Mukwonago last week in the second round of the WIAA postseason. The Warriors now gear up to face De Pere (7-4) this week.

The Warriors’ defense has been easily one of the best in the state, only yielding 108 points through 11 games.

Waunakee is looking to return to the top of Wisconsin high school football mountain top for the first time since 2021 and they’ll continuing relying upon a stout defense plus needing a solid campaign from starting quarterback Cole Krause. The 6-foot-2 signal caller passed for 243 yards in 2024.

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4. West De Pere Phantoms

Bumping down to the fourth spot in this week’s rankings is West De Pere (11-0) after they cruised to a 42-21 win over Pulaski in the second round of the WIAA playoffs last week.

The Phantoms’ offense remain sizzling as they are averaging 46.2 points per game this season behind the play of quarterback senior quarterback Patrick Greisen, who has completed 208 of 302 passes (68 percent) for 3,048 yards and 40 touchdowns. Ryan Lutz is leading the ground game for West De Pere, with senior tailback rushing for 1,429 yards on 192 carries and 23 touchdowns.

West De Pere enters the third round of the WIAA playoffs against Union Grove (8-1) this week.

5. Homestead Highlanders

Another team dropping down one spot in these latest Top 25 rankings is the Homestead Highlanders (10-0), after a 36-0 rout of Elkhorn Area in the WIAA Division II playoffs. What has been the backbone of Homestead’s success throughout the regular season is the superb play of their high-octane offense, which has averaged well over 40 points per game.

The Highlanders continue onwards in the D-II postseason’s second round this week against No. 15 ranked Monona Grove (10-1).

Wisconsin High School Football Rankings: Nos. 6 – 25

6. Hamilton (9-2)
7. Franklin (11-0)
8. Badger (9-0)
9. Notre Dame De La Baie Academy (10-0)
10. River Falls (10-1)

11. Kimberly (8-4)
12. Bay Port (7-2)
13. Rice Lake (10-1)
14. Mukwonago (6-4)
15. Monona Grove (10-1)

16. Neenah (7-3)
17. Brookfield East (8-3)
18. Catholic Memorial (10-1)
19. Grafton (10-0)
20. Hudson (7-3)

21. Slinger (8-3)
22. New Richmond (8-3)
23. Germantown (7-4)
24. Oconomowoc (5-4)
25. Aquinas (11-0)

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