Top 10 Vermont high school football rankings (10/16/2024)

Champlain Valley Union and Rutland continue to remain as our top two teams out of Vermont in this week's rankings as the regular season heads into the final week

CVU's Alex Provost gets some yards after the catch during the Redhawks' D1 football semifinal vs the Essex Hornets on Saturday afternoon in Hinesburg D1 Football Semifinal Essex At Cvu 05nov22 9014 / AL FREY/ FOR THE FREE PRESS / USA TODAY NETWORK

It’s that time of the year, everyone. High school football games kicked off throughout the state of Vermont October 10-12 and there was plenty of great action taking place.

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The No. 1 team in the Green Mountain State continues to be Champlain Valley Union followed by a new No. 2 in Rutland.

Here’s the complete breakdown of Vermont's elite high school football teams, heading into Week 7 of the 2024 season, as we see it.

2024 High School On SI Football Top 10 Vermont high school football rankings

1. Champlain Valley Union (7-0)

CVU's Alex Provost makes a nice catch along the sideline during the Redhawks' D1 football semifinal vs the Essex Hornets on Saturday afternoon in Hinesburg D1 Football Semifinal Essex At Cvu 05nov22 9010 / AL FREY/ FOR THE FREE PRESS / USA TODAY NETWORK

The RedHawks look like an unstoppable force at this point and their latest win speaks to that. CVU cruised past Burr & Barton, 41-3, last week. Next up is Burlington/South Burlington on the road.

2. Rutland (6-1)

Now based on the officials misapplying the rules in overtime of Rutland four-overtime loss to Essex per northern officials commissioner Bryan Fortier, we kept the Raiders at the No. 2 spot. Rutland bounced back with a resounding 54-7 win over Bellows Free Academy.

3. Hartford (5-2)

It was another easy win when it came to the last week for Burlington, as they defeated North Country Union, 49-12.

4. Woodstock (6-0)

The big movers of the week is the Woodstock Wasps after they soundly defeated Lyndon Institute, 41-23. Wasps cap the regular season with a road game against Windsor.

5. Bellows Free Academy/Lamoille (7-0)

Another program that saw themselves help their stock in the second to last week of the season was Bellows Free Academy/Lamoille after narrowly defeating Rice Memorial, 20-14.

6. Burlington/South Burlington (6-1)

Burlington/South Burlington cruised to a 27-7 victory over Brattleboro and the regular season home finale is a home date against No. 1 Champlain Valley Union.

7. Bellows Falls (5-2)

The Terriers found themselves back in the expert rankings after a hard fought 14-7 win over Fair Haven a couple weeks ago. Despite losing to Hartford 34-14, this Bellows Falls team is still among Vermont's best. Bellows Free rolled to a 41-0 win over Springfield last week.

8. Rice Memorial (6-1)

With the Green Knights’ lone loss coming against the team ahead of them in these rankings, as they fell to Bellows Free Academy/Lamoille last week. Rice Memorial will look to finish the regular season on a good note when they take on Milton on the road.

9. Lyndon Institute (5-2)

The Vikings flip flop with Woodstock after falling to the Wasps 41-23 last week. Lyndon Institute will look to bounce back this week against St. Johnsbury Academy.

10. Middlebury (5-2)

Middlebury finds themselves back in the state rankings after the upended a very good Essex team 28-23 last week. They cap the regular season with a road tilt against Burr & Barton.

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