The Michigan high school football season kicked off Thursday, Aug. 27 with a bevy of blowouts and nailbiters, and even a massive upset, as talent-rich Harper Woods, No. 4 in last week's Super 25, fell to Chelsea.
Here's the Detroit Free Press' Super 25 football rankings following Week 1 of the 2026 MHSAA football season. Be sure to check out our top 10 in every division.
MHSAA football rankings in Michigan: Super 25 after Week 1
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(Last week's ranking in parentheses at end of line.)
- Detroit Cass Tech (Division 1): 1-0 (1).
- Novi Detroit Catholic Central (D-1): 1-0 (2).
- Orchard Lake St. Mary's (D-2): 1-0 (3).
- Saline (D-1): 1-0 (5).
- East Kentwood (D-1): 1-0 (6).
- DeWitt (D-3): 1-0 (8).
- Detroit King (D-3): 1-0 (7).
- Howell (D-1): 1-0 (9).
- Birmingham Brother Rice (D-2): 1-0 (10).
- Dearborn Divine Child (D-4): 1-0 (11).
- Grand Blanc (D-1): 1-0 (14).
- Warren De La Salle (D-3): 1-0 (15).
- Clarkston (D-1): 1-0 (18).
- Romeo (D-1): 1-0 (20).
- Chelsea (D-3): 1-0 (NR).
- Belleville (D-1): 0-1 (12).
- Harper Woods (D-3): 0-1 (4).
- Grand Rapids West Catholic (D-5): 1-0 (19).
- Brighton (D-1): 1-0 (21).
- Rockford (D-1): 0-1 (16).
- Grand Rapids Catholic Central (D-5): 1-0 (22).
- Grosse Pointe South (D-2): 1-0 (23).
- Byron Center (D-2): 1-0 (NR).
- Grandville (D-1): 1-0 (NR).
- Portage Central (D-1): 0-1 (17).
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Jared Ramsey covers high school sports for theDetroit Free Press. Contact him at jramsey@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Ranking Super 25 Michigan high school football teams after Week 1
