As September comes to an end and October quickly approaches, a majority of the country has hit the midway point of the high school football season.
Questions that needed to be answered from the first few weeks of the year have likely been answered. For most states, it’s become crystal clear who the true state title contenders are. But what team can claim the crown as the best team in their respective state as head towards a new month?
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Here are the top teams from every state entering October.
Alabama: Thompson (Alabaster)
Alaska: Lathrop
Arizona: Hamilton (Chandler)
Arkansas: Shiloh Christian (Springdale)
California: Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Colorado: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)
Connecticut: New Canaan
Delaware: Smyrna
Florida: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
Georgia: Buford
Hawaii: Mililani
Idaho: Bishop Kelly (Boise)
Illinois: East St. Louis
Indiana: Brownsburg
Iowa: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)
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Kansas: Mill Valley (Shawnee)
Kentucky: Trinity (Louisville)
Louisiana: Edna Karr (New Orleans)
Maine: Thornton Academy (Saco)
Maryland: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Massachusetts: Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)
Michigan: Catholic Central (Novi)
Minnesota: Moorhead
Mississippi: Tupelo
Missouri: St. Pius X (Kansas City)
Montana: Billings West
Nebraska: Millard South (Omaha)
Nevada: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
New Hampshire: Bishop Guertin (Nashua)
New Jersey: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey)
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New Mexico: Cleveland (Rio Rancho)
New York: Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
North Carolina: Hough (Cornelius)
North Dakota: Kindred
Ohio: Washington (Massillon)
Oklahoma: Bixby
Oregon: Lake Oswego
Pennsylvania: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island: La Salle Academy (Providence)
South Carolina: Dutch Fork
South Dakota: Jefferson (Sioux Falls)
Tennessee: Baylor (Chattanooga)
Texas: Allen
Utah: Mountain Ridge (Herriman)
Vermont: St. Johnsbury Academy
Virginia: Varina (Richmond)
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Washington: Puyallup
West Virginia: Martinsburg
Wisconsin: Arrowhead (Hartland)
Wyoming: Cody
Follow Sports Reporter Joe Spears on X at @joe_spears7 or via email: JSpears@usatodayco.com. For additional high school sports coverage, be sure to follow USA TODAY High School Sports on Instagram and X.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: National high school football rankings: USA TODAY Sports Super 50 after Week 6











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