After Chandler Basha's loss at Orange Lutheran in California last week, there is movement at the top of The Arizona Republic's weekly high school football rankings, with Chandler Hamilton replacing the Bears in the top spot in 6A. The Huskies dominated Arbor View out of Las Vegas, 44-0 last week.
Basha will get a chance to make a case that it still is the top team in Arizona on Sept. 18 when it plays host to red-hot Peoria Liberty, which moved up to No. 2 by beating Utah's Corner Canyon 38-24 last week. Hamilton and Basha do not meet in the regular season.
Here are The Arizona Republic's updated high school football rankings for the AIA's 6A through 1A conferences as of Sept. 8, 2026.
6A Conference
1. Hamilton, 2-0
2. Liberty, 2-0
3. Basha, 1-1
4. Chandler, 1-1
5. Centennial, 2-0
6. Brophy Prep, 1-1
7. Mesa Mountain View, 2-0
8. Perry, 2-0
9. Red Mountain, 2-0
10. Williams Field, 2-0
5A Conference
1. Desert Edge, 2-0
2. Desert Mountain, 2-0
3. Horizon, 2-0
4. ALA Gilbert North, 2-0
5. Millennium, 2-0
6. Canyon View, 2-0
7. Notre Dame Prep, 2-0
8. Cactus, 1-1
9. Chaparral, 2-0
10. Desert View, 2-0
4A Conference
1. Mica Mountain, 2-0
2. Snowflake, 2-0
3. Bradshaw Mountain, 2-0
4. Northwest Christian, 2-0
5. Peoria, 2-0
6. St. Mary's, 2-0
7. Paradise Honors, 2-0
8. Gila Ridge, 2-0
9. Arcadia, 1-1
10. Combs, 2-0
3A Conference
1. Benjamin Franklin, 3-0
2. Round Valley, 3-0
3. Crismon, 3-0
4. Payson, 3-0
5. Valley Christian, 2-1
6. Gilbert Christian, 3-0
7. Pusch Ridge, 2-1
8. Thatcher, 2-1
9. Show Low, 3-0
10. Seton Catholic, 1-2
2A Conference
1. Scottsdale Christian, 2-0
2. San Tan Charter, 3-0
3. Willcox, 3-0
4. Santa Cruz, 3-0
5. Benson, 3-0
6. Phoenix Christian, 2-1
7. Chandler Prep, 2-0
8. Camp Verde, 2-0
9. Veritas Prep, 2-1
9. St. Johns, 2-1
10. Pima, 1-2
1A Conference
1. Hayden, 3-0
2. Williams, 3-0
3. Mohave Accelerated, 3-0
4. Mogollon, 2-1
5. Joseph City, 2-1
6. St. David, 2-1
7. Duncan, 2-1
8. Bagdad, 1-2
9. Ray, 1-2
10. Cicero Prep/North Phoenix Prep, 2-1
Richard Obert has been covering high school sports since the 1980s for The Arizona Republic. Catch the best high school sports coverage in the state. Sign up for Azcentral Preps Now. And be sure to subscribe to our daily sports newsletters so you don't miss a thing. To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at richard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-316-8827. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter:@azc_obert
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