The 2025 high school football season has now officially come to an end, meaning that our Top 25 rankings receive its’ final update of the year. Let’s take a look at that update, as well as which team finished the season at No. 1 overall.
Buford atop final 2025 national high school football rankings
- Buford (GA) +1
- IMG Academy (FL) -1
- St. Frances Academy (MD) +1
- Bishop Gorman (NV) -1
- St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) E
- Grimsley (NC) E
- Edna Karr (LA) E
- Santa Margarita (CA) +5
- Carrollton (GA) +2
- DeMatha (MD) +4
- Bixby (OK) +10
- Raines (FL) NR
- Miami Northwestern (FL) -4
- Grayson (GA) -2
- Baylor (TN) +7
- Creekside (GA) NR
- Centennial (CA) -1
- Corner Canyon (UT) -1
- Mater Dei (CA) -1
- St. John Bosco (CA) -1
- Clay-Chalkville (AL) +3
- Thomas County Central (GA) NR
- Brownsburg (IN) +2
- South Oak Cliff (TX) NR
- North Shore (TX) NR
While there were many teams to pick from, finishing the season as the nation’s No. 1 team are the Buford Wolves out of Georgia. Jumping a spot, Buford concluded the season with a ranked victory over Carrollton to claim Georgia’s 6A title, 28-21, to cap an undefeated 15-0 season.
In addition to Buford, a few other ranked teams also saw notable jumps in the final update, with Santa Margarita among those.
A total of five teams were also new additions to the final Top 25 after a strong finish to the season that included state titles in their respective states, headlined by Florida’s Raines at No. 12.
