Top 25 Indiana high school football rankings (11/17/2024)

Movement abounds in the state Top 25 as the Semi-State Championships loom; Garrett, East Noble, North Judson-San Pierre, Adams Central and Indianapolis Lutheran join the rankings

Gary Adornato | 2 Hours Ago

North Judson improved to 13-0 as it advanced to the Class 1A Semi-State Championship, earning a place in the Top 25 Indiana high school football rankings, at No. 19. / GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Semi-State championships take place this week in Indiana and in Class 6A we have potentially the game of the year as No. 1 Crown Point will square off against No. 3 Brownsburg, which is coming off a thrilling 21-22 win over then No. 2 Lawrence North.

Check out all of the changes in our latest Top 25 Indiana High School Football Rankings.

TOP 25 INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS

1. Crown Point (12-0)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: def. No. 10 Fort Wayne Carroll, 38-21, 6A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 3 Westfield, 6A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

2. Westfield (11-1)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: def. No. 14 Fishers, 42-18, 6A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 1 Crown Point, 6A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

3. Brownsburg (11-1)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: def. then-No. 2 Lawrence North, 22-21, 6A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 1 Center Grove, 6A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

4. Merrillville (11-1)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: def. No. 20 Valparaiso, 48-14, 5A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. Warsaw, 5A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

5. New Palestine (12-0-1)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: def. then-No. 9 Bishop Chatard, 28-21, 4A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 8 Martinsville, 4A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

6. Center Grove (9-4)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: def. then-No. 4 Warren Central, 23-15, 6A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 3 Brownsburg, 6A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

7. Lawrence North (11-1)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: lost to then No. 5 Brownsburg, 22-21, 6A Regional Championship

Season complete

8. Martinsville (12-1)

Previous rank: 17

Last week: def. Reitz, 35-28, 4A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 5 New Palestine, 4A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

9. Mishawaka (10-3)

Previous rank: 15

Last week: def. then-No. 16 New Prairie, 21-7, 4A Regional Championship

Next week: def. NorthWood, 22-21, 4A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

10. Warren Central (10-2)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: lost to then-No. 11 Center Grove, 23-15, 6A Regional Championship

Season complete

11. Warsaw (9-3)

Previous rank: 21

Last week: def. then-No. 8 Lafayette Jefferson, 44-27, 5A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. 4 Merriville, 5A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

12. Decatur Central (9-2-1)

Previous rank: 22

Last week: def. East Central, 21-16, 5A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. Bloomington South, 5A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

13. Lafayette Jefferson (11-1)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: lost to then-No. 20 Warsaw, 44-27, 5A Regional Championship

Season complete

14. Bishop Chatard (10-3)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: lost to then-No. 7 New Palestine, 29-21, 4A Regional Championship

Season complete

15. Fort Wayne Carroll (9-3)

Previous rank: 10

Last week: lost to No. 1 Crown Point, 38-21, 6A Regional Championship

Season complete

16. Concord (10-2)

Previous rank: 12

Last week: lost to Warsaw, 31-28, 5A Section 11 Championship

Season complete

17. Garrett (13-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: def. Knox, 41-40, Section 4 Championship

Next week: vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Leurs, 4A Semi-State Championship

18. East Noble (13-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: def. East Wayne Wayne, 19-0, 4A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. No. ? Mishawaka, 4A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

19. North Judson-San Pierre (13-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: def. Taylor, 70-6, 1A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. South Adams, 1A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

20. Fishers (7-4)

Previous rank: 14

Last week: loet to No. 3 Westfield, 42-18, 6A Regional Championship

Season complete

21. Adams Central (12-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: def. Eastern, 42-7, 2A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. Andrian, 2A Semi-State Championship, Nov. 22

22. New Prairie (8-3)

Previous rank: 16

Last week: lost to then-No. 15 Mishawaka, 21-7, 4A Regional Championship

Season complete

23. Indianapolis Lutheran (12-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: def. Lapel, 35-0, 2A Regional Championship

Next week: vs. Linton-Stockton, 2A Semi-State Championship

24. Cathedral (6-4)

Previous rank: 17

Last week: lost to No. 2 Lawrence North, 24-17, 6A Section 6 Championship

Season complete

25. Evansville Memorial (11-1)

Previous rank: 19

Last week: lost to Heritage Mills, 38-24, 3A Section 32 Championship, Nov. 8

Season complete

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GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.