High school football action in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska is in the books for this past week, meaning the newest edition of The Sporting News Midwest high school football Top 25 is here.
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While no change occurred at the top, a team that was in the Top 10 last week suffered a loss while another in the poll was knocked out following a second defeat this season.
Here is the latest edition of The Sporting News Midwest high school football Top 25 for Week 6:
The Sporting News Midwest High School Football Top 25: Week 6
No. 1 Millard South (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: at Lincoln High, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Papillion-Last Vista, 58-3
Previously Ranked: No. 1
No. 2 Mt. Carmel (Illinois)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Joliet Catholic, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Brother Rice, 27-14
Previously Ranked: No. 2
No. 3 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Homewood Floosmoore, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Metea Valley, 42-6
Previously Ranked: No. 3
No. 4 East St. Louis (Illinois)
2025 Record: 3-2
Next Game: at Belleville East, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Edwardsville, 54-0
Previously Ranked: No. 4
No. 5 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: at Sioux City North, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Ankeny Centennial, 24-7
Previously Ranked: No. 5
No. 6 Dowling Catholic (Iowa)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: vs. Waukee, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 34-0
Previously Ranked: No. 6
No. 7 Minnetonka (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: vs. Edina, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Wayzata, 28-0
Previously Ranked: No. 8
No. 8 Saint Thomas Aquinas (Kansas)
2025 Record: 5-0
Next Game: vs. Rockhurst, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Bishop Miege, 43-14
Previously Ranked: No. 9
No. 9 Maple Grove (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Wayzata, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat St. Michael-Albertville, 35-24
Previously Ranked: No. 10
No. 10 Omaha Westside (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: at Elkhorn South, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Remont, 63-7
Previously Ranked: No. 11
No. 11 Elkhorn South (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: vs. Omaha Westside, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Burke, 63-0
Previously Ranked: No. 12
No. 12 Brother Rice (Illinois)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: at Niles North Dame, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: lost to Mt. Carmel, 27-14
Previously Ranked: No. 7
No. 13 Loyola Academy (Illinois)
2025 Record: 4-1
Next Game: at Providence Catholic, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Saint Ignatius College Prep, 28-7
Previously Ranked: No. 13
No. 14 Iowa City Liberty (Iowa)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: at Pleasant Valley, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Davenport Central, 54-7
Previously Ranked: No. 14
No. 15 Waukee Northwest (Iowa)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Southeast Polk, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Ottumwa, 70-0
Previously Ranked: No. 16
No. 16 Wahoo (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 5-0
Next Game: vs. Mount Michael-Benedictine, Friday, Oct. 3
Last Game: beat Douglas County West, 56-14
Previously Ranked: No. 17
No. 17 Johnston (Iowa)
2025 Record: 4-1
Next Game: at Ankeny, Friday, Oct. 3
Last Game: beat Council Bluffs Lincoln, 49-7
Previously Ranked: No. 18
No. 18 Waverly (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Logan View Scribner Snyder, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Beatrice, 62-21
Previously Ranked: No. 19
No. 19 Norris (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: vs. Beatrice, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Standing Bear, 42-0
Previously Ranked: No. 20
No. 20 Grundy Center (Iowa)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Central Springs, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat South Hardin, 21-12
Previously Ranked: No. 21
No. 21 Elkhorn North (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Skutt Catholic, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Elkhorn, 51-7
Previously Ranked: No. 22
No. 22 Glenbard West (Illinois)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Hinsdale Central, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Hinsdale South, 63-0
Previously Ranked: No. 23
No. 23 Andale (Kansas)
2025 Record: 5-0
Next Game: vs. Smoky Valley, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Nickerson, 45-3
Previously Ranked: No. 24
No. 24 Eden Prairie (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 4-2
Next Game: at Eastview, Friday, Oct. 10
Last Game: beat Moorhead, 34-33
Previously Ranked: No. 25
No. 25 St. Thomas Academy (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Two Rivers, Thursday, Oct. 9
Last Game: beat Hastings, 48-13
Previously Ranked: Unranked
Dropped out: No. 15 Gardner-Edgerton
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