You've seen AllSportsPeople High School Football Top 25.
And we've introduced you to the AllSportsPeople Composite Rankings which takes that top 25 and combines it with the rankings from seven other major selectors.
And now it's time for The NEXT 25 presented by AllSportsPeople.
The NEXT 25 is a weekly list of teams hoping to break into one of those Top 25 rankings in the weeks to come, and as soon as they do, they'll move up to the SN Composite Rankings. And, of course, the Top 25 they crack could be ours. These are essentially the "bubble" teams sitting just outside the composite rankings. They'll hang out here in The NEXT 25 until they get their opportunity to move up – or down if they don't perform in those key contests.
The Lake Travis [Austin, TX] Cavaliers lost their only national Top 25 votes this week to fall out of the composite index and land here at the top of "bubble" rankings, knocking the Cherry Creek [Greenwood Village, CO] Bruins down a notch this week.
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The NEXT 25 presented by AllSportsPeople
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No. 1 Lake Travis [Austin, TX] Cavaliers
2025 Record: 14-0
Last Week: No. 45 (tie)
Next Game: 12/13/2025 — vs. No. 34 North Shore [Houston, TX] Mustangs (12-2)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Lake Travis 27, NR Johnson [San Antonio, TX] Jaguars (13-1)
W/L Streak: 14 wins
Beating the undefeated Johnson Jaguars last Friday wasn't enough to keep Lake Travis in AllSportsPeople Composite Rankings, and after losing their only national Top 25 votes, they fall back here onto the "bubble." There's a good chance they'll be ranked somewhere if they can get past their toughest foe, yet, on Saturday – the No. 34 North Shore Mustangs from Houston.
No. 2 Cherry Creek [Greenwood Village, CO] Bruins
2025 Record: 14-0
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 1
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/6/2025 — Cherry Creek 56, NR Ralston Valley [Arvada, CO] Mustangs 28 (13-1)
W/L Streak: 27 wins
Cherry Creek slips a spot this week despite winning Colorado's CHSAA Class 5A championship last Saturday in convincing fashion with a 56-28 win over Ralston Valley. Their drop is only due to Lake Travis being unable to hold onto its Top 25 votes in last week's rankings.
No. 3 Lone Star [Frisco, TX] Rangers
2025 Record: 14-0
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 4
Next Game: 12/12/2025 — vs. No. 23/SN No. 13 Aledo [TX] Bearcats (14-0)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Lone Star 58, SN NEXT No. 17 Highland Park [Dallas, TX] Scots 38 (12-2)
W/L Streak: 14 wins
Is the ride about to end for the Rangers? Nobody's been able to beat Lone Star, yet, but they'll face their highest-ranked opponent, yet, in the No. 23/SN No. 13 Aledo Bearcats. But if they can figure out a way to win Friday night, then a state title just might be in the cards for the Rangers.
No. 4 The St. James Performance Academy [Springfield, VA] Strivers
2025 Record: 8-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 5
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 11/1/2025 — No. 4/SN No. 4 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers 35 (8-1), The St. James Performance Academy 0
W/L Streak: 1 loss
The St. James Performance Academy wrapped up a successful first season with an 8-1 finish, losing only to No. 4/SN No. 4 St. Frances Academy in the regular-season finale. The Strivers are an up-and-coming name to keep an eye on in all high school sports in the future.
No. 5 Nashville [TN] Christian Eagles
2025 Record: 13-0
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 11
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/4/2025 — Nashville Christian 59, NR University School of Jackson [TN] Bruins 7 (11-2)
W/L Streak: 23 wins
Nashville Christian won Tennessee's TSSAA Division II-A state championship in a 59-7 rout of the USJ Bruins to conclude a perfect 13-0 season.
No. 6 Cardinal Mooney [Sarasota, FL] Cougars
2025 Record: 13-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 14
Next Game: 12/10/2025 — Cardinal Mooney 52, Bolles [Jacksonville, FL] Bulldogs 28 (13-2)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Cardinal Mooney 40, NR Cocoa [FL] Tigers 0 (8-5)
W/L Streak: 13 wins
Cardinal Mooney defeated Cocoa on Friday, December 5, in the semifinals of Florida's FHSAA Class 2A playoffs, and then captured the state championship five days later in a 52-28 rout of the Bolles Bulldogs.
No. 7 La Salle College [Wyndmoor, PA] Explorers
2025 Record: 13-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 17
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/6/2025 — La Salle College 34, NR Central Catholic [Pittsburgh, PA] Vikings 20 (12-2)
W/L Streak: 7 wins
La Salle College won Pennsylvania's PIAA Class 6A state championship game against the heavyweights from Pittsburgh – the Central Catholic Vikings in a hard-fought 34-20 win on Saturday, December 6.
No. 8 Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants
2025 Record: 12-2
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 18
Next Game: 12/11/2025 — Gainesville 37, NR Rome [GA] Wolves 6 (11-3)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Gainesville 40, SN NEXT No. 3 Langston Hughes [Fairburn, GA] Panthers 32 (12-1)
W/L Streak: 3 wins
In a span of six days, Gainesville defeated the previously unbeaten Langston Hughes Panthers and the Rome Wolves to earn a spot in Georgia's GHSA Class 5A state championship game.
No. 9 Avon [OH] Eagles
2025 Record: 14-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 22
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/4/2025 — Avon 37, SN NEXT No. 19 Anderson [Cincinnati, OH] Raptors 20 (14-1)
W/L Streak: 13 wins
Avon defeated the Anderson Raptors for the second straight season in Ohio's OHSAA Division II state championship game.
No. 10 Carthage [TX] Bulldogs
2025 Record: 14-0
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 8
Next Game: 12/12/2025 — vs. NR Brock [TX] Eagles (14-0)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Carthage 63, NR Athens [TX] Hornets 28 (11-3)
W/L Streak: 29 wins
Carthage blew out the Athens Hornets, 63-28, last Friday in a rematch of their 61-56 regular-season shootout back on October 17. Now, the Bulldogs will meet the undefeated Brock Eagles in what could be their toughest game of the season in the Texas UIL Class 4A Division II semifinals.
No. 11 Celina [TX] Bobcats
2025 Record: 14-0
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 10
Next Game: 12/12/2025 — vs. NR Stephenville [TX] Yellow Jackets (14-0)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Celina 52, NR Alvarado [TX] Indians 27 (12-1)
W/L Streak: 30 wins
Celina rocked the previously undefeated Alvarado Indians, 52-27, last week, and now they'll have to face another unbeaten squad against the powerful Stephenville Yellow Jackets. Can the Bobcats keep their 30-game win streak alive for another week?
No. 12 Roswell [GA] Hornets
2025 Record: 12-2
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 16
Next Game: 12/11/2025 — No. 29 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets 49 (14-0), Roswell 28
Last Game: 11/28/2025 — Roswell 42, NR Sequoyah [Canton, GA] Chiefs 35 (11-2)
W/L Streak: 10 wins
Roswell's season ended Thursday night in Georgia's Class 5A semifinals in a 49-28 loss to undefeated Thomas County Central.
No. 13 Don Bosco Prep [Ramsey, NJ] Ironmen
2025 Record: 11-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 20
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 11/28/2025 — NR St. Joseph Regional [Montvale, NJ] Green Knights 24 (10-2), Don Bosco Prep 21
W/L Streak: 1 loss
Don Bosco Prep's hopes of a Top 15 national finish were dashed in a rematch with St. Joseph Regional. The Ironmen lost, 24-21, in the New Jersey NJISAA Non-Public A state championship game – the second time the two teams played a game that ended by a field goal margin in 2025. Don Bosco won the regular-season meeting, 17-14, in overtime, but in the end, St. Joseph Regional won the game that counted the most.
No. 14 Vero Beach [FL] Indians
2025 Record: 14-0
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: 12/13/2025 — vs. NR Lake Mary [FL] Rams (11-3)
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — Vero Beach 45, Palmetto [Miami, FL] Panthers 44 (11-3) [2OT]
W/L Streak: 14 wins
Vero Beach beat Palmetto last Friday in a 45-44 double-overtime thriller to advance to Florida's FHSAA Class 7A state championship game on Saturday, December 13.
No. 15 Elder [Cincinnati, OH] Panthers
2025 Record: 12-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 23
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 11/21/2025 — NR St. Xavier [Cincinnati, OH] Bombers 42 (10-2), Elder 34
W/L Streak: 1 loss
Ohio's OHSAA Division I playoff bracket is one of the most difficult brackets in the entire country, and even an undefeated Elder squad ultimately couldn't find a way to successfully navigate it. The Panthers' season ended in a 42-34 loss to their rivals from St. Xavier, who were knocked out of the playoffs themselves a week later.
No. 16 Cass Tech [Detroit, MI] Technicians
2025 Record: 13-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 24
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 11/30/2025 — NR Catholic Central [Novi, MI] Shamrocks 42 (14-0), Cass Tech 19
W/L Streak: 1 loss
Cass Tech ran into a buzzsaw in Michigan's Division I state championship game, losing in blowout fashion to fellow unbeaten, Catholic Central. The Technicians were favored, and while an upset was never out of the question, the manner in which the Shamrocks won was stunning.
No. 17 Dutch Fork [Irmo, SC] Silver Foxes
2025 Record: 11-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 25
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/6/2025 — Dutch Fork 40, NR Summerville [SC] Green Wave 20 (12-3)
W/L Streak: 9 wins
Dutch Fork defeated Summerville, 40-20, to claim South Carolina's SCHSL Class 5A state championship on Saturday, December 6.
No. 18 Brentwood [TN] Academy Eagles
2025 Record: 11-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 12
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/4/2025 — No. 20/SN No. 22 Baylor [Chattanooga, TN] Red Raiders (12-0) 28, Brentwood Academy 24
W/L Streak: 1 loss
Brentwood Academy put up a good fight, but ultimately lost to the Baylor Red Raiders on Thursday, December 4, in Tennessee's TSSAA Division II-AAA state championship game.
No. 19 Langston Hughes [Fairburn, GA] Panthers
2025 Record: 12-1
Last Week: SN NEXT No. 3
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/5/2025 — SN NEXT No. 20 Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants 40 (11-2), Langston Hughes 32
W/L Streak: 1 loss
Langston Hughes' perfect season came to an abrupt end in a 40-32 loss to the Gainesville Red Elephants in Georgia's GHSA Class 5A quarterfinals.
No. 20 Trinity [Louisville, KY] Shamrocks
2025 Record: 13-2
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/6/2025 — Trinity 28, NR South Warren [Bowling Green, KY] Spartans 14 (13-1)
W/L Streak: 8 wins
Trinity claimed Kentucky's KHSAA Class 6A state championship in a 28-14 win over South Warren on Saturday, December 6.
No. 21 Gulfport [MS] Admirals
2025 Record: 12-2
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/6/2025 — Gulfport 21, NR Tupelo [MS] Golden Wave 20 (13-2)
W/L Streak: 11 wins
Gulfport won Mississippi's MHSAA Class 7A state championship on Saturday, December 6, with a 21-20 win over the favored Tupelo Golden Wave
No. 22 Xaverian Brothers [Westwood, MA] Hawks
2025 Record: 11-2
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/6/2025 — Xaverian Brothers 41, St. John's Prep [Danvers, MA] Eagles (11-2)
W/L Streak: 9 wins
Xaverian Brothers closed out its 2025 campaign with two close back-to-back wins over their rivals from St. John's Prep – a 21-18 thriller in their annual Thanksgiving Day classic, followed by a 41-35 shootout win just nine days later in the Massachusetts MIAA Division 1 state championship game.
No. 23 O'Dea [Seattle, WA] Fighting Irish
2025 Record: 13-1
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 12/5/2025 —O'Dea 21, NR Mount Tahoma [Tacoma, WA] T-Birds (13-1)
W/L Streak: 13 wins
The state of Washington's top-ranked O'Dea beat the previously undefeated Mount Tahoma T-Birds, 21-14, for the Evergreen State's Class 3A state championship on Friday, December 5.
No. 24 Iona Prep [New Rochelle, NY] Gaels
2025 Record: 11-1
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 11/29/2025 — Iona Prep 42, NR St. Francis [Hamburg, NY] Red Raiders (10-2)
W/L Streak: 5 wins
Iona Prep concluded the 2025 season as New York's top prep program, claiming the NYCHSFL Class 3A state championship in a 42-21 rout of St. Francis.
No. 25 Andale [KS] Indians
2025 Record: 13-0
Last Week: Unranked
Next Game: Season has concluded
Last Game: 11/28/2025 — Andale 38, Hayden [Topeka, KS] Wildcats 6 (12-1)
W/L Streak: 26 wins
The Andale Indians put the wraps on a second straight undefeated season, knocking off fellow unbeaten Hayden in the Kansas KSHSAA Class 3A state championship game on Friday, November 28.
Weekly NEXT 25 Schedule
NR – Not ranked
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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- SN NEXT No. 6 Cardinal Mooney [Sarasota, FL] Cougars 52 (14-1), NR Bolles [Jacksonville, FL] Bulldogs 28 (13-2)
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
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- SN NEXT No. 8 Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants 37 (12-2), NR Rome [GA ] Wolves 6 (11-3)
- No. 27 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets 49 (14-0), SN NEXT No. 12 Roswell [GA] Hornets 28 (12-2)
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Friday, December 12, 2025
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- SN NEXT No. 10 Carthage [TX] Bulldogs (14-0) vs. NR Brock [TX] Eagles (14-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- SN NEXT No. 11 Celina [TX] Bobcats (14-0) vs. NR Stephenville [TX] Yellow Jackets (14-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
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- SN NEXT No. 1 Lake Travis [Austin, TX] Cavaliers (14-0) vs. No. 34 North Shore [Houston, TX] Mustangs (12-2)— 4 p.m. EST (3 p.m. CST local)
- SN NEXT No. 14 Vero Beach [FL] Indians (14-0) vs. NR Lake Mary [FL] Rams — 7:30 p.m. EST local
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IDLE
SN NEXT No. 2 Cherry Creek [Greenwood Village, CO] Bruins (14-0); SN NEXT No. 4 The St. James Performance Academy [Springfield, VA] Strivers (8-1); SN NEXT No. 5 Nashville [TN] Christian Eagles (13-0); SN NEXT No. 7 La Salle College [Wyndmoor, PA] Explorers (13-1); SN NEXT No. 9 Avon [OH] Eagles (14-1); SN NEXT No. 13 Don Bosco Prep [Ramsey, NJ] Ironmen (11-1); SN NEXT No. 15 Elder [Cincinnati, OH] Panthers (12-1); SN NEXT No. 16 Cass Tech [Detroit, MI] Technicians (13-1); SN NEXT No. 17 Dutch Fork [Irmo, SC] Silver Foxes (12-1); SN NEXT No. 18 Brentwood [TN] Academy Eagles (11-1); SN NEXT No. 19 Langston Hughes [Fairburn, GA] Panthers (12-1); SN NEXT No. 20 Trinity [Louisville, KY] Shamrocks (13-2); SN NEXT No. 21 Gulfport [MS] Admirals (12-2); Xaverian Brothers [Westwood, MA] Hawks (11-2); SN NEXT No. 23 O'Dea [Seattle, WA] Fighting Irish (13-1); SN NEXT No. 24 Iona Prep [New Rochelle, NY] Gaels; SN NEXT No. 25 Andale [KS] Indians (13-0)
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