The 2026 high school football season has entered November, and that means most states are about to kick off postseason play or have likely already begun.
Teams already solidified in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 are entering the new year as favorites to compete for and likely win state championships if all goes according to plan. They’re not the only ones, though.
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Every state has its top dog entering the postseason. Just who is that team for each state?
Here is the USA TODAY Sports Super 50 entering November…
Alabama: Prattville
Alaska: Lathrop
Arizona: Liberty (Peoria)
Arkansas: Shiloh Christian (Springdale)
Colorado: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)
Connecticut: Hand (Madison)
Delaware: Smyrna
Florida: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
Georgia: Buford
Hawaii: Kapolei
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Idaho: Coeur d’Alene
Illinois: East St. Louis
Indiana: Brownsburg
Iowa: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)
Kansas: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)
Kentucky: Trinity (Louisville)
Maine: Thornton Academy (Saco)
Maryland: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Massachusetts: St. John’s Prep (Danvers)
Michigan: Cass Tech (Detroit)
Minnesota: Moorhead
Mississippi: Tupelo
Missouri: Jackson
Montana: Billings West
Nebraska: Omaha Westside
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Nevada: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
New Hampshire: Bishop Guertin (Nashua)
New Jersey: St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City)
New Mexico: Cleveland (Rio Rancho)
New York: Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
North Carolina: Hough (Cornelius)
North Dakota: Kindred
Ohio: Bishop Watterson (Columbus)
Oregon: Lake Oswego
Pennsylvania: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island: La Salle Academy (Providence)
South Carolina: Dutch Fork (Irmo)
South Dakota: Jefferson (Sioux Falls)
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Tennessee: Baylor (Chattanooga)
Texas: Allen
Utah: Mountain Ridge (Herriman)
Vermont: St. Johnsbury Academy
Washington: Puyallup
West Virginia: Martinsburg
Wisconsin: Muskego
Wyoming: Star Valley (Afton)
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Best high school football team in every state: USA TODAY Sports Super 50
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