LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An undefeated trio of schools continue to lead the way in the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Georgia’s East Coweta (24-0), Oklahoma’s Pocola (25-0) and Nebraska’s Gretna (27-0) kept rolling, with their combined 76-0 season mark setting the pace atop the national rankings. The No. 1 Indians were idle after beating their eight opponents over the previous two weeks by an 89-6 margin, but get back to action on Monday against Newnan.
No. 2 Pocola overwhelmed its four adversaries this week by a 38-2 margin, and the third-ranked Dragons averaged 10 runs while winning all three of their contests. East Coweta and Gretna have both won 34 of their last 36 games.
Weather permitting, a ranked matchup between No. 4 Buford (18-1) and No. 6 North Cobb (21-1) is slated for Saturday in Georgia. The Wolves have won eight straight since a 5-3 loss to Wesleyan on Sept. 4, while North Cobb is riding an 11-game win streak.
Seventh-ranked Broomfield (18-0) is the other unbeaten school in the Top 25. The Eagles scored a pair of lopsided shutouts this past week versus Monarch and Horizon.
Overall, the first nine teams in the rankings remained the same for a second week, including No. 9 Dale (34-1), which enjoyed a perfect 8-0 run over the last seven days.
Elsewhere, No. 16 Lincoln Southwest (21-3) gained two spots and No. 21 Blue Springs South (17-5) jumped three places after both compiled 6-0 weeks. The Jaguars are now ranked one spot ahead of Raymore-Peculiar after defeating the (14-5) Panthers 2-1 last Thursday.
State rankings submitted by the 2024 NFCA High School Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality and strength of schedule.
NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll – Sept. 26, 2024
|
Rank |
Team |
2024 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
East Coweta (Ga.) |
24-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Pocola (Okla.) |
25-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Gretna (Neb.) |
27-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Buford (Ga.) |
18-1 |
4 |
|
5 |
Van Meter (Iowa) |
43-1 |
5 |
|
6 |
North Cobb (Ga.) |
21-1 |
6 |
|
7 |
Broomfield (Colo.) |
18-0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Lutheran (Colo.) |
15-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Dale (Okla.) |
34-1 |
9 |
|
10 |
Wesleyan (Ga.) |
17-1 |
12 |
|
11 |
Caddo (Okla.) |
25-2 |
14 |
|
12 |
Pleasant Valley (Iowa) |
40-3 |
15 |
|
13 |
Owasso (Okla.) |
21-3 |
16 |
|
14 |
Valor Christian (Colo.) |
15-2 |
10 |
|
15 |
Eaton (Colo.) |
15-2 |
11 |
|
16 |
Lincoln Southwest (Neb.) |
21-3 |
18 |
|
17 |
Lassiter (Ga.) |
15-4 |
19 |
|
18 |
Pope (Ga.) |
14-4 |
20 |
|
19 |
Dewar (Okla.) |
30-4 |
13 |
|
20 |
Piedmont (Okla.) |
22-4 |
17 |
|
21 |
Blue Springs South (Mo.) |
17-5 |
24 |
|
22 |
Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.) |
14-5 |
21 |
|
23 |
Silver Creek (Colo.) |
13-5 |
25 |
|
24 |
Helias Catholic (Mo.) |
12-5 |
22 |
|
25 |
Papillion-LaVista (Neb.) |
18-7 |
23 |
Dropped out: None.
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