High school football has already started in Massachusetts, and the best teams in the state are beginning to stand out. Here are the 2023 rankings for Massachusetts high school football.The Massachusetts high school football rankings for 2023 are important because they tell us which are the best high school football teams in the state, some of which aspire to be national champions. This year, Massachusetts teams are at the top of the High School Football America 100 National Rankings for the first time. You can stay updated on this season’s latest Massachusetts high school football rankings and also check out rankings from previous seasons.
update: 9-12-2023.
Massachusetts High School Football Top 25 Rankings 2023
Check out the top 25 Massachusetts high school football teams in the 2023 season! Lots of folks get thrilled when a new football season begins.The high school football season in Massachusetts has begun, and we’ve just revealed the preseason rankings for the top 25 high school football teams .
Massachusetts High School Football Top 25 Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Str.
1
Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)
1-0
37.10
15.6
2
St. John’s Prep (Danvers)
1-0
35.10
14.1
3
Central (Springfield)
1-0
31.10
14.2
4
Xaverian Brothers (Westwood)
1-0
30.70
12.9
5
Franklin
1-0
28.80
11.7
6
King Philip Regional (Wrentham)
1-0
24.70
6.2
7
Milton
1-0
23.80
4.2
8
Hanover
1-0
23.50
22.0
9
Duxbury
0-1
22.00
23.5
10
Milford
1-0
21.30
0.0
11
Andover
1-0
20.70
-2.9
12
North Attleborough
1-0
17.40
14.3
13
Mansfield
0-1
15.60
37.1
14
Bishop Feehan (Attleboro)
0-1
14.30
17.4
15
Billerica Memorial (Billerica)
1-0
14.20
-0.6
16
Central Catholic (Lawrence)
0-1
14.20
31.1
17
Marshfield
0-1
14.10
35.1
18
Middleborough
1-0
13.70
-0.7
19
Everett
0-1
12.90
30.7
20
Amesbury
1-0
12.60
6.7
21
Wachusett Regional (Holden)
0-1
11.70
28.8
22
St. Mary’s (Lynn)
1-0
11.70
-12.7
23
Bishop Fenwick (Peabody)
1-0
10.50
9.0
24
Boston College High (Boston)
1-0
9.70
2.1
25
Chelmsford (North Chelmsford)
0-1
9.20
26.4
Massachusetts Division 1 HS Football Rankings 2023
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Str.
1
St. John’s Prep (Danvers)
1-0
35.10
14.1
2
Central (Springfield)
1-0
31.10
14.2
3
Xaverian Brothers (Westwood)
1-0
30.70
12.9
4
Franklin
1-0
28.80
11.7
5
Andover
1-0
20.70
-2.9
6
Central Catholic (Lawrence)
0-1
14.20
31.1
7
Everett
0-1
12.90
30.7
8
Wachusett Regional (Holden)
0-1
11.70
28.8
9
Boston College High (Boston)
1-0
9.70
2.1
10
Taunton
1-0
9.20
-14.4
11
Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury)
1-0
4.70
3.2
12
St. John’s (Shrewsbury)
1-0
4.00
0.0
13
Attleboro
1-0
3.70
-6.4
14
Methuen
0-1
3.20
4.7
15
Brockton
0-1
2.60
8.6
16
Leominster
0-1
0.00
4.0
17
Haverhill
1-0
0.00
-19.9
18
Needham
1-0
-1.90
-6.8
19
Braintree
1-0
-2.70
-5.1
20
Shrewsbury
0-1
-2.80
20.7
21
Westford Academy (Westford)
1-0
-2.80
-18.3
22
Natick
0-1
-6.70
-2.0
23
Weymouth (South Weymouth)
1-0
-7.80
-15.4
24
Newton North (Newtonville)
1-0
-11.60
-17.7
25
Lawrence
1-0
-12.40
-31.9
26
Framingham
1-0
-13.20
-17.3
27
New Bedford
0-1
-14.30
9.2
28
Lowell
0-1
-18.20
-2.9
29
Acton-Boxborough (Acton)
1-0
-24.80
-32.3
30
Newton South (Newton)
0-1
-29.70
-24.1
31
Durfee (Fall River)
0-1
-29.70
-9.7
32
Lexington
0-1
-32.20
-24.9
33
Brookline
0-1
-45.40
-42.3
Massachusetts Division 2 HS Football Rankings 2023
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Str.
1
Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)
1-0
37.10
15.6
2
King Philip Regional (Wrentham)
1-0
24.70
6.2
3
Bishop Feehan (Attleboro)
0-1
14.30
17.4
4
Marshfield
0-1
14.10
35.1
5
Chelmsford (North Chelmsford)
0-1
9.20
26.4
6
Barnstable (Hyannis)
1-0
8.60
2.6
7
Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody)
1-0
8.60
-15.0
8
North Andover
0-0
1.50
0.0
9
Wellesley
0-1
0.50
1.5
10
Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater)
0-1
0.00
21.3
11
Concord-Carlisle (Concord)
1-0
-0.30
-15.1
12
Quincy
1-0
-2.90
-9.0
13
North Quincy
1-0
-12.40
-22.3
14
Belmont
1-0
-13.20
-35.4
15
Plymouth North (Plymouth)
1-0
-17.40
-22.5
16
Waltham
0-1
-17.60
-11.7
17
Beverly
0-1
-19.80
-0.1
18
Winchester
1-0
-24.00
-29.8
19
Algonquin Regional (Northborough)
0-1
-31.50
-27.6
20
Arlington
0-1
-34.00
-9.5
21
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge)
0-1
-35.30
-13.3
22
Diman RVT (Fall River)
0-1
-51.80
-46.1
Massachusetts Division 3 HS Football Rankings 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Milton
1-0
23.80
4.2
2
Milford
1-0
21.30
0.0
3
North Attleborough
1-0
17.40
14.3
4
Mansfield
0-1
15.60
37.1
5
Billerica Memorial (Billerica)
1-0
14.20
-0.6
6
Walpole
0-1
6.20
24.7
7
Plymouth South (Plymouth)
1-0
4.90
-18.7
8
Woburn Memorial (Woburn)
1-0
0.90
-13.8
9
Masconomet Regional (Boxford)
0-1
-0.50
14.2
10
Westfield
1-0
-1.50
-9.3
11
Hopkinton
1-0
-1.80
-31.6
12
Reading Memorial (Reading)
0-1
-2.80
-2.7
13
Lynn Classical (Lynn)
1-0
-3.60
-7.3
14
Hingham
0-1
-5.00
-2.8
15
Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham)
0-0
-5.10
0.0
16
West Springfield
0-0
-6.20
0.0
17
Whitman-Hanson Regional (Whitman)
1-0
-7.50
-9.3
18
Sharon
1-0
-11.60
-27.7
19
Revere
0-1
-14.90
8.6
20
Dartmouth (South Dartmouth)
1-0
-15.70
-18.0
21
Silver Lake Regional (Kingston)
0-1
-18.60
4.9
22
Oliver Ames (North Easton)
0-1
-22.20
-12.5
23
Stoughton
0-1
-23.30
-20.3
24
Chicopee Comp (Chicopee)
0-1
-24.70
-14.7
25
Doherty Memorial (Worcester)
1-0
-27.50
-31.6
26
Lynn English (Lynn)
0-1
-31.80
-12.5
27
Westborough
0-1
-33.70
-24.2
28
Malden
0-1
-37.10
-37.0
29
Boston Latin (Boston)
1-0
-48.20
-64.4
30
Somerville
0-1
-56.70
-26.1
Massachusetts Division 4 HS Football Rankings 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Duxbury
0-1
22.00
23.5
2
Middleborough
1-0
13.70
-0.7
3
Marblehead
0-1
9.00
10.5
4
Grafton
1-0
8.20
-12.6
5
Scituate
0-1
4.20
23.8
6
Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury)
1-0
4.00
-3.9
7
Bedford
0-1
2.50
8.1
8
Holliston
0-1
1.00
6.9
9
Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield)
1-0
0.50
-22.1
10
Marlborough
1-0
-2.40
-12.6
11
Melrose
1-0
-2.60
-2.9
12
Somerset Berkley Regional (Somerset)
0-1
-2.70
0.7
13
South (Worcester)
1-0
-3.80
-28.8
14
Northampton
0-0
-9.30
0.0
15
Canton
1-0
-9.50
-31.7
16
Ashland
1-0
-11.80
-14.4
17
Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale)
0-1
-12.50
-2.5
18
Nashoba Regional (Bolton)
0-1
-12.50
8.2
19
Longmeadow
0-1
-13.70
0.9
20
Agawam
1-0
-14.60
-24.8
21
Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley)
0-1
-15.00
-0.4
22
Westwood
0-1
-15.30
-7.9
23
East Longmeadow
0-1
-17.20
-13.3
24
Norwood
1-0
-20.20
-23.4
25
Malden Catholic (Malden)
0-1
-24.10
-1.4
26
Burlington
1-0
-24.10
-33.8
27
Nauset Regional (North Eastham)
0-1
-25.90
-10.2
28
Greater New Bedford RVT (New Bedford)
1-0
-27.90
-52.9
29
Essex Tech (Hathorne)
0-1
-29.30
-3.4
30
Fitchburg
0-1
-29.30
-5.3
31
Wayland
0-1
-31.50
-1.9
32
Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst)
1-0
-37.10
-78.4
33
Bristol-Plymouth RVT (Taunton)
0-1
-41.60
-22.2
34
Medford
1-0
-42.20
-45.5
35
Whittier RVT (Haverhill)
1-0
-49.30
-71.9
36
Holyoke
0-1
-50.60
-33.8
37
Southeastern RVT (South Easton)
0-1
-52.80
-28.0
38
Burncoat (Worcester)
1-0
-53.80
-69.9
39
Ludlow
0-1
-64.30
-35.3
Massachusetts Division 5 HS Football Rankings 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Hanover
1-0
23.50
22.0
2
Bishop Fenwick (Peabody)
1-0
10.50
9.0
3
Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica)
1-0
8.10
2.5
4
Foxborough
1-0
6.90
1.0
5
Dedham
1-0
1.50
0.5
6
Apponequet Regional (Lakeville)
0-1
-0.60
13.7
7
Newburyport
1-0
-3.30
-29.4
8
Watertown
1-0
-3.40
-34.8
9
Danvers
0-1
-3.80
4.0
10
North Middlesex Regional (Townsend)
1-0
-5.20
-29.4
11
Old Rochester Regional (Mattapoisett)
0-1
-6.30
3.7
12
Archbishop Williams (Braintree)
0-1
-8.90
-3.0
13
Pembroke
0-1
-9.20
-7.6
14
Blackstone Valley RVT (Upton)
0-1
-9.90
-0.1
15
Dover-Sherborn (Dover)
0-1
-14.30
-11.9
16
Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough)
1-0
-14.60
-23.4
17
Auburn
0-0-1
-15.20
-18.5
18
Wilmington
1-0
-16.20
-27.2
19
Bishop Stang (North Dartmouth)
0-1
-17.90
-15.8
20
Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield)
1-0
-20.70
-24.8
21
Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover)
0-1
-22.00
0.5
22
Falmouth
0-1
-22.40
-17.5
23
Medfield
1-0
-23.20
-40.9
24
Groton-Dunstable (Groton)
0-1
-23.30
-14.7
25
Gloucester
1-0
-26.00
-56.8
26
Worcester Tech (Worcester)
0-1
-27.00
-4.6
27
Montachusett RVT (Fitchburg)
0-1
-30.40
-29.8
28
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional (North Dighton)
0-1
-31.60
-9.6
29
Norton
1-0
-32.50
-38.8
30
Saugus
1-0
-35.70
-62.3
31
Medway
0-1
-40.80
-23.3
32
Dracut
0-0
-45.40
0.0
33
Martha’s Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs)
1-0
-46.90
-52.3
34
Chicopee
0-1
-57.30
-54.0
35
Belchertown
0-0
-62.30
0.0
Massachusetts Division 6 HS Football Rankings 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
St. Mary’s (Lynn)
1-0
11.70
-12.7
2
Lynnfield
1-0
8.10
-5.8
3
North Reading
0-1
6.70
12.6
4
Winthrop
1-0
2.70
-0.4
5
Stoneham
0-1
-0.30
2.7
6
Hudson
1-0
-4.90
-11.5
7
Triton Regional (Byfield)
0-1
-5.70
8.1
8
Cardinal Spellman (Brockton)
1-0
-8.10
-21.4
9
Salem
1-0
-9.40
-34.1
10
Fairhaven
1-0
-9.60
-29.8
11
Abington
1-0
-10.00
-11.6
12
Norwell
1-0
-10.10
-26.0
13
Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham)
0-1
-14.50
-9.0
14
Seekonk
0-1
-18.30
3.2
15
Swampscott
0-0-1
-18.40
-15.3
16
Sandwich (East Sandwich)
0-1
-21.30
-8.2
17
Bay Path RVT (Charlton)
1-0
-24.60
-54.5
18
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth)
1-0
-25.20
-27.4
19
Arlington Catholic (Arlington)
0-1
-27.10
-16.3
20
East Bridgewater
0-1
-27.20
-17.2
21
Weston
0-1
-27.60
-11.7
22
Pentucket Regional (West Newbury)
1-0
-29.50
-32.9
23
Bellingham
0-1
-30.30
-28.1
24
Assabet Valley RVT (Marlborough)
0-1
-30.30
-0.7
25
Pittsfield
1-0
-33.70
-50.7
26
Nipmuc Regional (Upton)
1-0
-38.00
-54.4
27
Tri-County RVT (Franklin)
1-0
-39.80
-41.4
28
Quabbin Regional (Barre)
0-1
-50.50
-46.6
29
Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield)
0-1
-78.30
-37.2
Massachusetts Division 7 HS Football Rankings 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Amesbury
1-0
12.60
6.7
2
Rockland
1-0
3.20
-18.4
3
St. Bernard’s Central Catholic (Fitchburg)
1-0
0.00
-10.0
4
Uxbridge
1-0
-0.20
-27.0
5
Millbury
1-0
-0.60
-30.4
6
Oxford
1-0
-4.50
-27.1
7
Wahconah Regional (Dalton)
1-0
-8.80
-33.8
8
Tyngsborough
1-0
-8.90
-14.6
9
Clinton
0-1
-11.40
-5.0
10
Cohasset
0-1
-11.50
-10.1
11
Manchester Essex (Manchester)
1-0
-15.50
-23.2
12
West Bridgewater
1-0
-17.10
-27.3
13
Lunenburg
1-0
-18.00
-54.2
14
South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover)
1-0
-19.10
-23.2
15
Ipswich
0-1
-23.10
-15.6
16
Lowell Catholic (Lowell)
0-1
-24.70
-20.8
17
Mashpee
0-1
-27.30
-25.3
18
Leicester
0-1
-28.70
-3.9
19
Boston Latin Academy (Dorchester)
0-0
-29.40
0.0
20
Northbridge (Whitinsville)
0-1
-29.80
5.9
21
Littleton
1-0
-32.70
-35.8
22
Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton)
0-1
-32.80
-29.6
23
Taconic (Pittsfield)
1-0
-33.40
-37.5
24
South Hadley
0-1
-33.70
-8.9
25
Monument Mountain (Great Barrington)
1-0
-38.40
-41.2
26
Blue Hills RVT (Canton)
0-1
-39.60
-39.5
27
Nantucket
0-1
-44.30
-20.3
28
Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton)
0-1
-44.60
-35.8
29
Case (Swansea)
1-0
-46.00
-51.9
30
Gardner
1-0
-46.50
-50.6
31
O’Bryant (Roxbury)
0-0
-50.80
0.0
32
Monomoy (Harwich)
1-0
-52.60
-77.6
33
St. Paul (Worcester)
0-1
-54.30
-38.1
34
Chelsea
0-1
-62.20
-35.8
35
East Boston
0-1
-64.30
-48.3
36
Commerce (Springfield)
0-1
-85.10
-81.9
Massachusetts Division 8 HS Football Rankings 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
West Boylston/Tahanto (West Boylston)
1-0
5.90
-29.9
2
KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate (Lynn)
0-1
-12.60
11.7
3
Carver
1-0
-20.20
-44.4
4
Old Colony RVT (Rochester)
1-0
-22.10
-41.7
5
Cathedral/Matignon (Boston)
0-0
-22.90
0.0
6
Hull
0-1
-23.10
-19.2
7
Tech Boston Academy (Dorchester)
1-0
-23.40
-30.0
8
Maynard
0-1
-26.90
-0.3
9
Brighton/Kennedy Health Careers (Brighton)
1-0
-26.90
-38.6
10
Blackstone-Millville (Blackstone)
1-0
-28.00
-30.4
11
Atlantis/Westport (Fall River)
1-0
-29.50
-80.0
12
Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville)
1-0
-29.70
-30.5
13
Boston English/New Mission (Boston)
0-1
-29.90
-23.5
14
South Boston [Excel/Snowden International] (South Boston)
0-0
-33.10
0.0
15
Quaboag Regional (Warren)
1-0
-35.20
-64.4
16
Ayer Shirley (Ayer)
0-1
-35.70
-32.8
17
Ware
1-0
-35.70
-44.7
18
Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn)
1-0
-36.90
-37.2
19
Drury/Mount Greylock Regional (North Adams)
0-1
-37.40
-33.5
20
Prouty (Spencer)
0-1
-38.50
-27.0
21
Randolph
0-1
-38.70
-32.6
22
Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford)
1-0
-39.40
-39.7
23
Lee/Lenox Memorial (Lee)
0-1
-41.10
-38.5
24
Athol
1-0
-41.20
-45.3
25
Millis
0-1
-41.30
-39.9
26
Murdock (Winchendon)
0-1
-45.20
-41.3
27
Bourne
1-0
-46.10
-61.4
28
North (Worcester)
1-0
-47.40
-57.6
29
Pathfinder RVT (Palmer)
1-0
-49.20
-71.1
30
Sutton
0-1
-52.20
-47.0
31
Hoosac Valley (Cheshire)
1-0
-52.20
-71.0
32
Georgetown
0-0
-53.10
0.0
33
Greenfield
1-0
-53.90
-57.4
34
Frontier Regional (South Deerfield)
0-1
-54.10
-18.1
35
Southbridge
0-1
-54.40
-24.7
36
Abby Kelley Foster (Worcester)
0-1
-57.50
-47.5
37
Holbrook
1-0
-59.60
-67.1
38
Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne)
0-1
-61.30
-46.2
39
Franklin County Tech (Turners Falls)
1-0
-65.30
-93.9
40
Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton)
1-0
-65.80
-87.4
41
St. John Paul II (Hyannis)
0-1
-67.00
-59.7
42
Bartlett (Webster)
0-1
-69.80
-53.9
43
Mahar Regional (Orange)
0-1
-70.90
-52.3
44
Palmer
0-1
-71.00
-49.3
45
Roxbury Prep Charter (Jamaica Plain)
0-1
-71.80
-49.4
46
Cape Cod RVT (Harwich)
0-0
-74.80
0.0
47
Wareham
0-1
-77.50
-52.7
48
Keefe Tech (Framingham)
0-1
-79.90
-29.6
49
Springfield International (Springfield)
1-0
-81.80
-85.2
50
Minuteman Regional (Lexington)
0-1
-87.30
-65.9
Do you know how these high school football rankings work?
The rankings take in a team’s win-loss record, the quality of opponents they have faced, and their overall performance during the season.
These rankings serve several purposes:
Polls and Rankings Committees: In many regions, rankings are determined by a panel of experts, coaches, and sports journalists who evaluate teams based on their performance, overall record, and other relevant factors.
Win-Loss Records: A fundamental factor in high school football rankings is a team’s win-loss record. Teams with more wins and fewer losses tend to rank higher. The margin of victory may also be considered in some ranking systems.
Quality Wins: Wins against highly-ranked or traditionally strong teams are often given more weight than wins against weaker opponents. Beating a strong team can significantly boost a team’s ranking.
Scoring and Statistics: Some ranking systems also take into account offensive and defensive performance, including points scored and points allowed.
Playoff and Championship Performance: In many cases, rankings may be adjusted based on a team’s performance in playoff rounds and whether they win a championship in their division or conference.
Coaches’ and Media Polls: Rankings can also be influenced by polls conducted by coaches or the media.
Historical Performance: The track record of a team over the years can sometimes factor into their ranking. A team with a history of success may start with a higher ranking.
Local and Regional Variations: High school football rankings can vary by region, state, or governing body. Different organizations and areas may have their own unique ranking systems and criteria.
The final rankings typically come out at the end of the season after state championships have been determined. Source – maxpreps
