Each week Mr. PA Football ranks the top PIAA teams in the state, regardless of size classification. Check back each week to see which teams sit atop of our top 20 power rankings!
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Pennsylvania Power Rankings: 2026 Week 1
1. Central Catholic (1-0)
Last Week: 1
Beat Bergen Catholic (NJ) 45-30
2. St. Jospeh’s Prep (0-0)
Last Week: 3
Idle
3. Malvern Prep (0-0)
Last Week: 4
Idle
4. Harrisburg (1-0)
Last Week: 6
Won over York 40-19
5. La Salle College, Wyndmoor (0-1)
Last Week: 2
Lost to Paramus Catholic (NJ) 35-14
6. Bishop McDevitt (1-0)
Last Week: 7
Defeated Our Lady of Good Counsel (MD) 35-21
7. Roman Catholic (0-1)
Last Week: 5
Lost to St. John Bosco (CA) 45-25
8. Pine-Richland, Gibsonia (1-0)
Last Week: 9
Beat Avon (OH) 48-18
9. State College (1-0)
Last Week: 11
Won over No. 18 Central York 35-28
10. Upper St. Clair (1-0)
Last Week: 12
Defeated Mt. Lebanon 35-0
11. Episcopal Academy (0-0)
Last Week: 17
Idle
12. North Penn (1-0)
Last Week: 19
Beat Lower Dauphin 41-7
13. Imhotep Charter (1-0)
Last Week: T 20
Won Over Camden (NJ) 29-8
14. Cardinal O’Hara (1-0)
Last Week: T 20
Defeated Audenried 50-0
15. McKeesport (1-0)
Last Week: 24
Beat Brashear 61-0
16. Northwestern Lehigh (1-0)
Last Week: 25
Won Over Valley View 28-16
17. Aliquippa (0-0)
Last Week: 23
Idle
18. Wilson-West Lawn (1-0)
Last Week: NR
Defeated Governor Mifflin (48-7)
19. Springfield-Delco (1-0)
Last Week: NR
Beat Perkiomen Valley 27-7
20. Penn-Trafford (1-0)
Last Week: NR
Won over Norwin 31-7
Dropped Out: #8 Peters Township (0-1) Lost to Canon-McMillan 19-3, #10 Easton Area (0-1) Lost to Central Bucks West 36-7, #13 North Allegheny (0-1) Lost to North Hills 13-3, #14 Downingtown West (0-1) Lost to Bethlehem Freedom 51-20, #15 Avonworth (0-1) Lost to Hopewell 34-14, #16 Parkland (0-1) Lost to Phillipsburg (NJ) 28-21, #18 Central York Lost to #11 State College 35-28, #21 Coatesville (0-1) Lost to Plymouth Whitemarsh 21-20, #22 Moon Area Lost to Montour 28-25
Teams to watch: Central Bucks West, Bethel Park, Springside Chestnut Hill, Downingtown East, Haverford School, Southern Lehigh, Bethlehem Freedom, Canon-McMillan, North Hills, Hopewell, Plymouth Whitemarsh, Montour, Twin Valley, Woodland Hills, Garnet Valley, Chester, Shamokin, West York, Jersey Shore, Pope John Paul II
*Note: The Preseason Power Rankings listed 25 teams and now the Power Rankings will revert back to the customary Power 20.
