Millard South did not take an official snap this past week, as the top team in The Sporting News Midwest High School Football Top 25 from Nebraska picked up a forfeit.
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Lincoln High opted to not play this past Friday night, as Millard South moved to 6-1. The lone loss was a game they dominated, but were forced to forfeit due to breaking a state rule.
Mt. Carmel out of Illinois earned a convincing 35-7 triumph, as did fellow state powerhouse Lincoln-Way East, which won 42-14.
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Waukee Northwest, the lone unbeaten Class 5A team in Iowa, made a giant move up the rankings after blasting four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk. The Wolves will now set their sights on cross-town rival Waukee.
Here is the latest edition of The Sporting News Midwest High School Football Top 25:
Midwest High School Football Top 25
No. 1 Millard South (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: vs. North Platte, Thursday, Oct. 16
Last Game: beat Lincoln High by forfeit
Previously Ranked: No. 1
No. 2 Mt. Carmel (Illinois)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Fenwick, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Joliet Catholic, 35-7
Previously Ranked: No. 2
No. 3 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: at Naperville North, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Homewood Floosmoore, 42-14
Previously Ranked: No. 3
No. 4 East St. Louis (Illinois)
2025 Record: 4-2
Next Game: vs. O’Fallon, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Belleville East, 55-7
Previously Ranked: No. 4
No. 5 Waukee Northwest (Iowa)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Waukee, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Southeast Polk, 38-7
Previously Ranked: No. 15
No. 6 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: at Ankeny, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Sioux City North, 49-0
Previously Ranked: No. 5
No. 7 Dowling Catholic (Iowa)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: at Ankeny Centennial, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Waukee, 30-14
Previously Ranked: No. 6
No. 8 Maple Grove (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs Minnetonka, Wednesday, Oct. 15
Last Game: beat Wayzata, 42-21
Previously Ranked: No. 9
No. 9 Omaha Westside (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: vs. Creighton Prep, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Elkhorn South, 58-17
Previously Ranked: No. 10
No. 10 Brother Rice (Illinois)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: vs. St. Laurence, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Niles Notre Dame, 52-14
Previously Ranked: No. 12
No. 11 Iowa City Liberty (Iowa)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: vs. Iowa City High, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Pleasant Valley, 28-14
Previously Ranked: No. 14
No. 12 Wahoo (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Fort Calhoun, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Logan View-Scribner-Snyder, 42-0
Previously Ranked: No. 16
No. 13 Elkhorn South (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: vs. Norfolk, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: lost to Omaha Westside, 58-17
Previously Ranked: No. 11
No. 14 Waverly (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Norris, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Plattsmouth, 55-13
Previously Ranked: No. 18
No. 15 Minnetonka (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: at Maple Grove, Wednesday, Oct. 15
Last Game: lost to Edina, 27-20
Previously Ranked: No. 7
No. 16 Norris (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: at Waverly, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Beatrice, 45-0
Previously Ranked: No. 19
No. 17 Grundy Center (Iowa)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Eagle Grove, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Central Sprngs, 55-0
Previously Ranked: No. 20
No. 18 Elkhorn North (Nebraska)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Gretna East, Thursday, Oct. 16
Last Game: beat Skutt Catholic, 28-17
Previously Ranked: No. 21
No. 19 Glenbard West (Illinois)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: at York, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Hinsdale Central, 44-20
Previously Ranked: No. 22
No. 20 Saint Thomas Aquinas (Kansas)
2025 Record: 5-1
Next Game: at Blue Valley Northwest, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: lost to Rockhurst, 36-35 (OT)
Previously Ranked: No. 8
No. 21 Andale (Kansas)
2025 Record: 6-0
Next Game: at Trinity Academy, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat Smoky Valley, 68-0
Previously Ranked: No. 23
No. 22 Eden Prairie (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 5-2
Next Game: vs. Wayzata, Wednesday, Oct. 15
Last Game: beat Eastview, 35-12
Previously Ranked: No. 24
No. 23 St. Thomas Academy (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 7-0
Next Game: vs. Mahtomedi, Wednesday, Oct. 15
Last Game: beat Two Rivers, 50-14
Previously Ranked: No. 25
No. 24 Lakeville South (Minnesota)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: at Rosemount, Wednesday, Oct. 15
Last Game: beat Prior Lake, 27-23
Previously Ranked: Unranked
No. 25 Nazareth Academy (Illinois)
2025 Record: 6-1
Next Game: at Benet Academy, Friday, Oct. 17
Last Game: beat De La Salle, 43-0
Previously Ranked: Unranked
Dropped out: No. 13 Loyola Academy; No. 17 Johnston.
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