Arroyo Grande players (left) were highlighted during community’s recent Christmas parade. This year’s team won a Central Section title with a win over Bakersfield. At right, El Cerrito head coach Tim Johnson shows off collection of trophies that team won during its last three games of the season. Photos: @AGFOOTBALL2 / X.com & @CoachTim_78 / X.com.
To keep our all-time archives of final state rankings continuing, here’s a look at our final traditional look at teams placed according to five divisions instead of just medium/small. That’s the way they were done for many years, beginning in the late 1970s by founder Nelson Tennis and continued until the CIF state championships came back in 2006. Already named as teams of the year in these divisions are Santa Margarita for D1, Bakersfield Christian for D2, Kennedy of Delano for D3, Sonora for D4 and Ferndale for D5. There are 85 teams in all with a state ranking in these divisions with more than 20 others mentioned.
FOR THE OVERALL FINAL STATE TOP 75 (1-25), CLICK HERE.
FOR THE OVERALL FINAL STATE TOP 75 (26-75), CLICK HERE.
FOR THE FINAL STATE RANKINGS IN MEDIUM SCHOOL/SMALL SCHOOL FORMAT, CLICK HERE.
FOR ARCHIVES OF OUR FINAL STATE FOOTBALL RANKINGS GOING BACK TO 1975, CLICK HERE.
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(All based on section by section playoff formats plus combination of enrollment and traditional placement into state rankings that we have done for more than 45 years)
(After all games played in 2025 season)
