2026 PFN Preseason Pennsylvania high school football rankings!!
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Billy Splain | August 17, 2026
The 2026 season is upon us and so in its time. Time for the PFN ranking so take their best shot at what they think is going to happen this year. The rankings were debated for hours and hours and hours, I’m not even kidding. What you’ll find below sometimes looks the same and sometimes doesn’t.
Making it especially difficult this year were champions moving around in classification, as well as playoff teams. There are some familiar faces and some teams the staff believes are going to make a lot of noise.
All the rankings are based on returning players, the skill those players have and showed last year, as well as coaching staffs and their abilities they’ve shown in the past to lead their teams. None of these rankings are based on last year’s records.
| Rank | 6A | Dist | 2025 Record | 2025 rank |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 7 | 13-2 | 2 |
| 2 | LaSalle College | 12 | 13-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Harrisburg | 3 | 13-1 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Joseph’s Prep | 12 | 5-5 | 8 |
| 5 | Bishop McDevitt | 3 | 12-3 | 2 5A |
| 6 | Parkland | 11 | 12-1 | 9 |
| 7 | State College | 6 | 10-3 | 5 |
| 8 | Roman Catholic | 12 | 12-3 | 1 5A |
| 9 | North Allegheny | 7 | 8-4 | NR |
| 10 | Coatesville | 1 | 10-3 | HM |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||||
| Central York | 3 | |||
| Downingtown East | 1 | |||
| Downingtown West | 1 | |||
| North Penn | 1 | |||
| Wilson WL | 3 |
| Rank | 5A | Dist | 2025 Record | 2025 rank |
| 1 | Pine-Richland | 7 | 11-2 | 4 |
| 2 | Imhotep | 12 | 8-5 | HM 6A |
| 3 | Southern Lehigh | 11 | 14-2 | 1 4A |
| 4 | Upper St. Clair | 7 | 10-3 | HM |
| 5 | Springfield-Delco | 1 | 14-1 | 5 |
| 6 | West Chester Rustin | 1 | 10-3 | 10 |
| 7 | Exeter Twp | 3 | 10-3 | HM |
| 8 | Twin Valley | 3 | 14-1 | 4 4A |
| 9 | Strath Haven | 1 | 10-3 | HM |
| 10 | Peters Twp | 7 | 14-1 | 3 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||||
| Chester | 1 | |||
| Garnet Valley | 1 | |||
| Hollidaysburg | 6 | |||
| Moon | 7 | |||
| Penn-Trafford | 7 |
| Rank | 4A | Dist | 2025 Record | 2025 rank |
| 1 | Bonner Prendie | 12 | 6-2 | NR |
| 2 | Shamokin | 4 | 13-1 | 5 |
| 3 | McKeesport | 7 | 9-4 | 8 |
| 4 | North Pocono | 2 | 13-1 | 7 |
| 5 | New Castle | 7 | 9-3 | NR |
| 6 | South Fayette | 7 | 5-5 | NR |
| 7 | West York | 3 | 10-2 | HM |
| 8 | General McLane | 10 | 8-2 | NR |
| 9 | Dallas | 2 | 6-6 | NR |
| 10 | Jersey Shore | 4 | 8-4 | NR |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||||
| Berwick | 2 | |||
| Bethlehem Catholic | 11 | |||
| Montour | 7 | |||
| Simon Gratz | 12 | |||
| Susquehanna Twp | 3 |
| Rank | 3A | Dist | 2025 Record | 2025 rank |
| 1 | Avonworth | 7 | 15-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Aliquippa | 7 | 10-4 | 3 |
| 3 | Hickory | 10 | 10-2 | 9 |
| 4 | Propel Braddock Hills | 7 | 12-1 | 6 |
| 5 | NW Lehigh | 11 | 15-1 | 2 |
| 6 | NDGP | 11 | 12-1 | 5 |
| 7 | Wyomissing | 3 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | Scranton Prep | 2 | 8-6 | 7 |
| 9 | Trinity | 3 | 11-4 | 3 |
| 10 | Audenried Charter | 12 | 6-4 | NR |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||||
| Annville-Cleona | 3 | |||
| Berks Catholic | 3 | |||
| Hopewell | 7 | |||
| Mifflinburg | 4 | |||
| Penn Cambria | 6 |
| Rank | 2A | Dist | 2025 Record | 2025 rank |
| 1 | Southern Columbia | 4 | 15-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Farrell | 10 | 13-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Seton LaSalle | 7 | 12-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Richland | 6 | 12-2 | 8 |
| 5 | Westinghouse | 8 | 7-5 | 10 |
| 6 | Schuylkill Haven | 11 | 12-1 | 7 |
| 7 | South Allegheny | 7 | 10-2 | NR |
| 8 | Western Beaver | 7 | 10-2 | NR |
| 9 | Dunmore | 2 | 8-4 | NR |
| 10 | Greenville | 10 | 12-2 | 8 1A |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||||
| Bishop Canevin | 7 | |||
| Lakeland | 2 | |||
| Karns City | 9 | |||
| Steel Valley | 7 | |||
| Troy | 4 |
| Rank | 1A | Dist | 2025 Record | 2025 rank |
| 1 | Clairton | 7 | 15-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop Guilfoyle | 6 | 13-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Belmont Charter | 12 | 10-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Brockway | 9 | 7-5 | 1A NR |
| 5 | Lackawanna Trail | 2 | 12-2 | 6 |
| 6 | Fort Cherry | 7 | 12-1 | 5 |
| 7 | Steelton-Highspire | 3 | 11-3 | HM |
| 8 | Montgomery | 4 | 10-2 | HM |
| 9 | Line Mountain | 4 | 11-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Mercyhurst Prep | 10 | 6-6 | NR |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||||
| Bishop McCort | 6 | |||
| Jeannette | 7 | |||
| Washington | 7 | |||
| Williams Valley | 11 | |||
| Wilmington | 10 |
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