Wakefield takes No. 1 in final girls flag football rankings for 2025-26 year

The inaugural HighSchoolOT statewide girls flag football rankings saw Wakefield hold off teams from other seasons to finish in the top spot.

The HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 is presented by State Employees' Credit Union. It is the state's top set of rankings, featuring teams from all classifications across the four major associations.

The statewide top 25 has been around for six years, but this was the first in which girls flag football had rankings. Wakefield went 27-0, winning the fall championship. The sport will remain in the fall next year as an official NCHSAA sport.

The HighSchoolOT rankings went from 10 teams after the fall, to 15 after the winter, to 25 after the spring. Since the sport isn't sanctioned, different parts of the state played at different times.

Right behind Wakefield was spring champion Palisades, followed by fellow fall teams Cardinal Gibbons and Holly Springs and then spring runner-up Berry Academy. Winter champion Pamlico County is seventh.

More 2025 links:

• Purchase and view HSOT girls flag football photos from this season
• HSOT final rankings and all-state history
• Fall championship coverage
  • semifinal and championship game
  • Previous round scores
• Winter championship coverage
  • Full bracket coverage
• Spring championship coverage
  • Full tournament coverage at Bank of America Stadium

HighSchoolOT Girls Flag Football Statewide Top 25

Final Rankings for 2025-26

1. Wakefield (27-0) — Fall champ
2. Palisades (11-1) — Spring champ
3. Cardinal Gibbons (17-2)
4. Holly Springs (18-3)
5. Berry Academy (10-2)
6. Butler (8-2)
7. Pamlico County (9-0) — Winter champ
8. Rocky River (9-2)
9. Willow Spring (16-3)
10. Ashley (17-3)
11. Leesville Road (18-5)
12. Corinth Holders (14-7)
13. Mallard Creek (7-3)
14. Chambers (7-3)
15. Cuthbertson (15-3)
16. Eastern Guilford (14-1)
17. West Charlotte (5-4)
18. Rocky Mount (13-3)
19. Southern Nash (15-3)
20. Hopewell (5-4)
21. Hough (6-3)
22. Apex (16-4)
23. Providence (6-4)
24. Marvin Ridge (11-2)
25. Ayden-Grifton (8-1)

Girls flag football rankings were updated after the fall season, the winter season, and the spring season. The rankings expanded from 10, to 15, to 25 each time.