Texas high school football state rankings: Cy Falls makes jump after key district victory against Cy-Fair

Cy-Falls Kaden McCarty (9) reacts to getting.a fumble recovery in the second quarter against Cy-Fair at Pridgeon Stadium in Houston on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle) North Shore, Katy and Ridge Point remained unbeaten and leading the way for the Houston-area teams in this week's state rankings, provided by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Cypress Falls moved up after its big win over Cy-Fair, and Pearland and Manvel are right next to each other ahead of their own key matchup this week.

Class 6A1. Waxahachie (5-0) Last week: W: Dallas Skyline, 61-14. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. North Shore (5-0) Last week: W: Atascocita, 35-0. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. North Crowley (5-0) Last week: W: Crowley, 35-14. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Allen (5-0) Last week: W: Princeton, 65-7. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. San Antonio Johnson (3-0) Last week: W: San Antonio Lee, 66-6. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>6. Katy (5-0) Last week: W: Cinco Ranch, 30-3. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>7. Ridge Point (5-0) Last week: W: Clements, 40-3. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>8. C.E. King (4-1) Last week: W: Crosby, 45-3. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>9. Coppell (4-1) Last week: W: Richardson Pearce, 55-10. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>10. Denton Guyer (3-1) Last week: W: Frisco Wakeland, 35-7. Previous ranking: No. 11.

>11. Shadow Creek (3-1) Last week: W: Dobie, 67-2. Previous ranking: No. 12.

>12. Lewisville (1-3) Last week: W: Flower Mound Marcus, 40-7. Previous ranking: No. 13.

>13. Longview (4-1) Last week: W: Royse City, 42-7. Previous ranking: No. 15.

>14. Pearland (5-0) Last week: W: Pasadena Memorial, 49-0. Previous ranking: No. 16.

>15. Manvel (4-0) Last week: W: Alvin, 53-0. Previous ranking: No. 19.

>16. Cypress Falls (4-0) Last week: W: Cy-Fair, 41-38. Previous ranking: No. 22.

>17. Prosper (4-1) Last week: W: McKinney, 63-26. Previous ranking: No. 23.

>18. Atascocita (3-2) Last week: L: North Shore, 35-0. Previous ranking: No. 14.

>19. Austin Westlake (3-1) Last week: W: Midland Lee, 49-6. Previous ranking: No. 25.

>20. Cibolo Steele (3-1) Last week: W: San Antonio Pieper, 64-28. Previous ranking: No. 20.

>21. Summer Creek (3-2) Last week: W: Humble, 35-12. Previous ranking: No. 21.

>22. Cy-Fair (3-1) Last week: L: Cypress Falls, 41-38. Previous ranking: No. 18.

>23. Deer Park (5-0) Last week: W: Clear Lake, 62-7. Previous ranking: No. 24.

>24. Southlake Carroll (3-2) Last week: W: Haslet Eaton, 49-6. Previous ranking: NR.

>25. Klein Cain (4-0) Last week: W: Magnolia West, 58-7. Previous ranking: NR.

>Dropped out: No. 8 Cypress Ranch, No. 17 Willis.

Class 5A Division I1. Smithson Valley (4-0) Last week: W: Bastrop Cedar Creek, 84-7. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Frisco Lone Star (4-0) Last week: W: Melissa, 35-30. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Randle (4-0) Last week: W: Dulles, 91-0. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Port Arthur Memorial (5-0) Last week: W: Goose Creek Memorial, 23-0. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. Angleton (5-0) Last week: W: Iowa Colony, 34-24. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>6. Boerne Champion (5-0) Last week: W: Austin Anderson, 61-32. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>7. DeSoto (3-2) Last week: W: Midlothian, 52-6. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>8. Pflugerville Weiss (4-1) Last week: W: Killeen Shoemaker, 42-28. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>9. Richland (5-0) Last week: W: Carrollton Creekview, 63-7. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>10. College Station (4-1) Last week: W: A&M Consolidated, 45-27. Previous ranking: NR.

>Dropped out: No. 10 A&M Consolidated.

Class 5A Division II1. South Oak Cliff (2-2) Last week: W: Dallas Wilson, 63-14. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Anna (5-0) Last week: W: Frisco Independence, 70-14. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Boerne (5-0) Last week: W: Alamo Heights, 38-31. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Argyle (4-1) Last week: W: Grapevine, 49-13. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>5. Brenham (5-0) Last week: W: Bastrop, 40-3. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>6. Mansfield Timberview (5-0) Last week: W: Midlothian Heritage, 54-7. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>7. Alamo Heights (4-1) Last week: L: Boerne, 38-31. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>8. Lovejoy (5-0) Last week: W: Colleyville Heritage, 38-35 OT. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>9. Gregory-Portland (4-1) Last week: W: Brownsville Lopez, 64-7. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>10. Montgomery (5-0) Last week: W: Splendora, 48-19. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>Dropped out: None.

Class 4A Division I1. Stephenville (5-0) Last week: W: Canyon West Plains, 35-17. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Lindale (5-0) Last week: W: Henderson, 29-21. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Decatur (4-0) Last week: W: Carrollton Ranchview, 63-7. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. SA Davenport (3-1) Last week: W: Canyon Lake, 56-41. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. Bay City (4-1) Last week: W: Brookshire Royal, 49-7. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>6. La Vernia (4-1) Last week: W: Uvalde, 31-14. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>7. El Campo (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>8. CC Calallen (4-1) Last week: W: CC Moody, 69-7. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>9. Kerrville Tivy (4-0) Last week: W: Austin LBJ, 70-14. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>10. Longview Pine Tree (3-2) Last week: W: Kilgore, 34-28. Previous ranking: NR.

>Dropped out: No. 8 Springtown.

Class 4A Division II1. Carthage (4-0) Last week: W: West Orange-Stark, 23-7. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Waco La Vega (5-0) Last week: W: Waco, 40-14. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Texarkana Pleasant Grove (5-0) Last week: W: C.E. Byrd (La.), 47-7. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (5-0) Last week: W: Plainview, 63-0. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>5. Cuero (5-0) Last week: W: Salado, 28-14. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>6. Brock (3-1) Last week: W: Monterrey Tech (Mexico), 63-7. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>7. Wimberley (4-0) Last week: W: Bellville, 49-35. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>8. West Orange-Stark (3-2) Last week: L: Carthage, 23-7. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>9. Graham (5-0) Last week: W: Peaster, 48-21. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>10. Gilmer (4-1) Last week: W: Sunnyvale, 49-28. Previous ranking: NR.

>Dropped out: No. 9 Sunnyvale.

Class 3A Division I1. Columbus (5-0) Last week: W: Willowridge, 68-3. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Wall (5-0) Last week: W: Midland Greenwood, 31-13. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>3. Malakoff (5-0) Last week: W: Mineola, 70-7. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>4. Gunter (3-1) Last week: L: Fort Worth All Saints, 25-9. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>5. Winnsboro (5-0) Last week: W: Commerce, 44-34. Previous ranking: NR.

>6. Yoakum (2-2) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>7. Sinton (3-2) Last week: W: Gonzales, 28-18. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>8. Clyde (5-0) Last week: W: Fort Stockton, 56-21. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>9. Cameron Yoe (4-0) Last week: W: McGregor, 46-9. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>10. Shallowater (4-1) Last week: L: Idalou, 46-35. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>Dropped out: No. 5 Paradise.

Class 3A Division II1. Idalou (5-0) Last week: W: Shallowater, 46-35. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>2. Newton (3-1) Last week: W: Texarkana Liberty-Eylau, 46-6. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>3. Jefferson (4-1) Last week: W: Pittsburg, 41-14. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>4. Poth (4-1) Last week: W: Blanco, 19-14. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>5. Troup (4-1) Last week: L: Tatum, 33-21. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>6. East Bernard (4-1) Last week: W: Wallis Brazos, 42-35. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>7. Canadian (3-2) Last week: W: Pampa, 53-7. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>8. George West (5-0) Last week: W: Aransas Pass, 71-18. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>9. Arp (5-0) Last week: W: Timpson, 58-25. Previous ranking: NR.

>10. Jacksboro (4-1) Last week: L: Cisco, 49-42. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>Dropped out: No. 8 Lexington.

Class 2A Division I1. Shiner (5-0) Last week: W: Danbury, 60-0. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Mason (5-0) Last week: W: Ingram Moore, 55-34. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Axtell (4-0) Last week: W: Corsicana Mildred, 38-13. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Ganado (2-2) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. Joaquin (3-1) Last week: W: Mansfield (La.), 42-34. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>6. Rosebud-Lott (5-0) Last week: W: Bruceville-Eddy, 40-7. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>7. Kenedy (5-0) Last week: W: Weimar, 40-39. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>8. Muenster (4-1) Last week: W: Fort Worth Christian, 38-21. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>9. Price Carlisle (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>10. Thorndale (5-0) Last week: W: Marlin, 37-7. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>Dropped out: None.

Class 2A Division II1. Bremond (5-0) Last week: W: Somerville, 63-20. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Gruver (5-0) Last week: W: Wellington, 56-28. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Collinsville (5-0) Last week: W: Alvord, 62-35. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Ropesville Ropes (4-0) Last week: W: New Deal, 63-7. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. Stratford (4-1) Last week: W: Texico (N.M.), 9-7. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>6. Wink (5-0) Last week: W: Coahoma, 36-13. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>7. Goldthwaite (5-0) Last week: W: Winters, 69-0. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>8. Windthorst (4-1) Last week: W: Petrolia, 54-8. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>9. Wellington (4-1) Last week: L: Gruver, 56-28. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>10. Albany (3-1) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>Dropped out: None.

Class 1A Division I 6-Man1. Gilmer Union Hill (4-0) Last week: W: Tyler HEAT, 65-14. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Jayton (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Gordon (5-0) Last week: W: Stephenville Faith, 52-32. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Aquilla (5-0) Last week: W: Jonesboro, 54-8. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. Borden County (5-0) Last week: W: Whiteface, 75-69. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>6. Water Valley (5-0) Last week: W: Westbrook, 102-100. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>7. Whiteface (4-1) Last week: L: Borden County, 75-69. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>8. Medina (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>9. Menard (5-0) Last week: W: Paint Rock, 78-0. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>10. Hermleigh (5-0) Last week: W: West Texas, 62-0. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>Dropped out: None.

Class 1A Division II 6-Man1. Cherokee (5-0) Last week: W: Rocksprings, 56-41. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Motley County (5-0) Last week: W: Booker, 72-20. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Balmorhea (5-0) Last week: W: El Paso Leadership, 48-0. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>4. Strawn (3-1) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>5. Mount Calm (5-0) Last week: W: Penelope, 48-16. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>6. Richland Springs (4-1) Last week: L: Houston Emery-Weiner, 58-12. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>7. Paducah (3-1) Last week: W: Spur, 55-0. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>8. Knox City (4-1) Last week: W: Veribest, 59-14. Previous ranking: NR.

>9. Gustine (4-1) Last week: W: Eden, 50-0. Previous ranking: NR.

>10. Hart (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: NR.

>Dropped out: No. 4 Benjamin, No. 9 Zephyr, No. 10 Rocksprings.

Private Schools 11-Man1. Dallas First Baptist (5-0) Last week: W: Waco Live Oak, 45-0. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. San Antonio Cornerstone (4-1) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Austin Regents (4-1) Last week: W: San Antonio St. Anthony's, 71-0. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. Fort Worth All Saints (4-2) Last week: W: Gunter, 25-9. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>5. Dallas Parish Episcopal (4-2) Last week: W: Dallas Bishop Lynch, 20-17. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>6. Argyle Liberty Christian (3-2) Last week: W: Addison Trinity Christian, 47-7. Previous ranking: No. 8.

>7. Lutheran South (6-0) Last week: W: San Antonio Central Catholic, 48-14. Previous ranking: NR.

>8. Episcopal School of Dallas (5-0) Last week: W: San Antonio Texas Military Institute, 56-43. Previous ranking: NR.

>9. Frisco Legacy Christian (3-2) Last week: W: Plano Prestonwood, 43-39. Previous ranking: NR.

>10. Plano Prestonwood (3-2) Last week: L: Frisco Legacy Christian, 43-39. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>Dropped out: No. 5 Second Baptist, No. 9 Dallas Christian, No. 10 The Woodlands Christian.

Private Schools 6-Man1. Fort Worth Covenant Classical (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 1.

>2. Houston Emery-Weiner (5-0) Last week: W: Richland Springs, 58-12. Previous ranking: No. 2.

>3. Fort Worth Nazarene Christian (4-1) Last week: W: Waco Texas Wind, 84-68. Previous ranking: No. 3.

>4. San Marcos Hill Country (3-1) Last week: W: New Braunfels Spartans, 72-7. Previous ranking: No. 4.

>5. Pasadena First Baptist (4-1) Last week: W: Huntsville Alpha Omega, 58-22. Previous ranking: No. 6.

>6. Azle Christian (4-0) Last week: Idle. Previous ranking: No. 7.

>7. Lucas Christian (5-1) Last week: W: Irving The Highlands, 54-22. Previous ranking: No. 9.

>8. Waco Texas Wind (4-1) Last week: L: Fort Worth Nazarene Christian, 84-68. Previous ranking: No. 5.

>9. Bulverde Bracken Christian (5-0) Last week: W: Fredericksburg Heritage, 58-26. Previous ranking: No. 10.

>10. Plano Coram Deo (4-1) Last week: W: Oakwood, 62-14. Previous ranking: NR.

>Dropped out: No. 8 Huntsville Alpha Omega.

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