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Pennsylvania Power Rankings: 2026 Week 3
1. Central Catholic (3-0)
Last Week: 1
Beat #6 Pine-Richland 48-24
2. Harrisburg (3-0)
Last Week: 4
Won over Cumberland Valley 28-7
3. State College (3-0)
Last Week: 7
Defeated #5 Bishop McDevitt 27-20
4. Central Bucks West (3-0)
Last Week: 12
Beat Souderton 35-14
5. Upper St. Clair (3-0)
Last Week: 8
Won over Canon-McMillan 21-10
6. Imhotep Charter (2-1)
Last Week: 20
Defeated #3 Malvern Prep 27-21
7. St. Jospeh’s Prep (1-1)
Last Week: 2
Lost to Bergen Catholic (NJ) 33-3
8. Malvern Prep (1-1)
Last Week: 3
Lost to #20 Imhotep Charter 27-21
9. Roman Catholic (1-2)
Last Week: 10
Beat DeMatha Catholic (MD) 14-7
10. Bishop McDevitt (2-1)
Last Week: 5
Lost to #7 State College 27-20
11. Pine-Richland, Gibsonia (2-1)
Last Week: 6
Lost to #1 Central Catholic 48-24
12. La Salle College, Wyndmoor (1-2)
Last Week: 9
Won over Archbishop Wood 38-24
13. Cardinal O’Hara (3-0)
Last Week: 11
Defeated Neumann-Goretti 53-0
14. Southern Lehigh (3-0)
Last Week: 14
Beat Jim Thorpe 43-7
15. Northwestern Lehigh (3-0)
Last Week: 15
Won over Bangor 56-7
16. Springfield-Delco (3-0)
Last Week: 18
Defeated Lower Merion 54-0
17. Penn-Trafford (3-0)
Last Week: 19
Beat Moon Area 22-7
18. Twin Valley (3-0)
Last Week: NR
Won over Wyomissing 42-14
19. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (3-0)
Last Week: NR
Defeated Central Bucks South 33-0
20. Pope John Paul II (3-0)
Last Week: NR
Beat West Chester Rustin 26-14
Dropped Out: #13 Trinity (7) (2-1) Lost to Hempfield Area 44-20, #16 Aliquippa (1-1) Lost to Seton LaSalle 28-0, #17 Montour (2-1) Lost to South Fayette 35-28
Teams to watch: Downingtown East, North Hills, Garnet Valley, Chester, Shamokin, West York, Jersey Shore, Parkland, Bethlehem Catholic, South Fayette, Spring-Ford, Manheim Township, Avonworth, Propel Braddock Hills, Thomas Jefferson
