Top 10 Vermont high school football rankings (10/8/2024)

Champlain Valley Union and Rutland continue to remain as our top two teams out of Vermont in this week's rankings

CVU's quarterback. Ollie Cheer throws a pass out to the sideline during the Redhawks' D1 football semifinal vs the Essex Hornets on Saturday afternoon in Hinesburg D1 Football Semifinal Essex At Cvu 05nov22 9013 / 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 3-5 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 6 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 (6-0)

The RedHawks look like an unstoppable force at this point and their latest win speaks to that. CVU cruised past Middlebury, 41-7, last week. Next up is Burr & Barton on the road.

2. Rutland (5-1)

Now based on the officials misapplying the rules in overtime of Rutland four-overtime loss to Essex per northern officials commissioner Bryan Fortier, we are going to keep the Raiders at the No. 2 spot.

3. Hartford (4-2)

It was another easy win when it came to the last week for Burlington, as they defeated Bellows Falls 34-14.

4. Lyndon Institute (5-1)

After a 62-20 throttling of North Country Union, Lyndon Institute has a big matchup this week against a undefeated Woodstock team.

5. Rice Memorial (6-0)

The Green Knights kept the good times rolling in a 40-0 victory over Mill River a couple weeks ago. Solid showing by Rice Memorial and now they have Bellows Free Academy on deck.

6. Burlington/South Burlington (5-1)

Burlington/South Burlington cruised to a 31-13 victory over Colchester and up next is a home meeting with Brattleboro.

7. Bellows Falls (4-2)

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.

8. Essex (4-2)

We know that Essex defeated Rutland (see above), but because of the of the rules being misapplied, we bring them up to No. 3 and not ahead of the Raiders.

9. Bellows Free Academy/Fairfax (5-0)

With the Eagles’ lone loss coming against the team ahead of them in these rankings, they re-entered the mix after a 51-16 throttling of Missisquoi Valley. Last week Bellows Free Academy/Fairfax defeated Mt. Abraham, 40-25.

10. Woodstock (5-0)

The Wasps continued their undefeated start to the season after a convincing 38-0 victory over Mill River last week. Huge game this week against Lyndon Institute.

Vermont high school football computer rankings (10/7/2024)

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