Michigan’s high school football state playoffs are about a month away, meaning it’s time for teams to swing for peak form entering the home stretch of the regular season.
Several are already in playoff mode.
Another week of statements, upsets and thrillers in Week 5 delivered quite the shakeup for MLive’s fifth set of top 25 rankings for the 2025 season, so follow along to see who made the biggest jumps and where all the state’s top teams stack up, along with what’s next for them entering Week 5.
On the bubble: Howell (4-1), Utica Eisenhower (4-1), Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (4-1), Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5-0), Byron Center (2-3), Oxford (3-2), Mount Pleasant (5-0), Northville (4-1), Mona Shores (3-2)
25. Brighton (4-1)
Previous ranking: Unranked
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Northville (21-14)
This week: at Plymouth (1-4)
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24. Dearborn Divine Child (5-0)
Previous ranking: Unranked
Division: 4
Last week: Defeated Jackson Lumen Christi (17-13)
This week: vs. Detroit U-D Jesuit (0-5)
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23. Gibraltar Carlson (5-0)
Previous ranking: Unranked
Division: 2
Last week: Defeated Taylor (48-8)
This week: vs. Southgate Anderson (2-3)
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22. Hudsonville Unity Christian (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 25
Division: 4
Last week: Defeated Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (52-16)
This week: at Zeeland West (4-1)
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21. Grosse Pointe South (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 24
Division: 2
Last week: Defeated Roseville (47-25)
This week: at Macomb L’Anse Creuse North (0-5)
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20. Grandville (3-2)
Previous ranking: No. 8
Division: 1
Last week: Lost to Rockford (28-0)
This week: vs. Jenison (3-2)
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19. West Bloomfield (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 20
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Birmingham Groves (20-7)
This week: at Oxford (3-2)
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18. Goodrich (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 18
Division: 4
Last week: Defeated Clio (65-14)
This week: at Owosso (4-1)
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17. Detroit King (3-2)
Previous ranking: No. 19
Division: 3
Last week: Defeated Detroit Western (74-0)
This week: vs. Detroit East English (1-4)
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16. Muskegon (3-2)
Previous ranking: Unranked
Division: 2
Last week: Defeated Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (40-21)
This week: at Mona Shores (3-2)
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15. DeWitt (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 17
Division: 3
Last week: Defeated East Lansing (58-7)
This week: at Holt (3-2)
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14. Clarkston (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 16
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Rochester Adams (21-7)
This week: vs. Lake Orion (0-5)
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13. Belleville (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 15
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Livonia Franklin (31-21)
This week: vs. Dearborn (3-2)
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12. East Kentwood (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 14
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Caledonia (42-6)
This week: vs. Holland West Ottawa (1-4)
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11. Portage Central (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 12
Division: 2
Last week: Defeated Mattawan (46-3)
This week: at Kalamazoo Central (3-2)
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10. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (3-1)
Previous ranking: No. 11
Division: 2
Last week: Bye
This week: at Detroit Country Day (2-3)
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9. Macomb Dakota (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 10
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (20-0)
This week: at Romeo (3-2)
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8. Grand Blanc (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 7
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Lansing Everett (41-6)
This week: vs. Lapeer (2-3)
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7. Harper Woods (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 6
Division: 4
Last week: Defeated Southfield Arts & Technology (34-0)
This week: vs. Rochester (2-3)
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6. Davison (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 6
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Saginaw United (49-8)
This week: at East Lansing (1-4)
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5. Rockford (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 9
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Grandville (28-0)
This week: vs. Hudsonville (5-0)
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4. Hudsonville (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 4
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Jenison (42-0)
This week: at Rockford (4-1)
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3. Saline (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 3
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Monroe (42-0)
This week: at Ann Arbor Huron (3-2)
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2. Detroit Cass Tech (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 2
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Detroit Mumford (1-3)
This week: at Detroit Western (1-4)
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Detroit Catholic Central (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 1
Division: 1
Last week: Defeated Warren De La Salle Collegiate (36-6)
This week: vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (2-3)
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