The Catholic Conference grabs the top three spots in the Globe’s first Top 20 football poll of the 2025 season, with defending Division 2 champion Catholic Memorial sitting atop the fray, followed by two-time defending D1 champion Xaverian.
Central Catholic brings back a ton of experience after a down year and Bishop Feehan is another program loaded with returners. Needham debuts at No. 10 after graduating the bulk of the senior class that carried the program to the D1 Super Bowl.
Scituate returns key players from an undefeated D4 Super Bowl squad and Shawsheen looks to keep rolling after going undefeated for the D5 state title. Barnstable is coming off a strong series of performances this summer and Milton is primed to bounce back after a down year.
The Globe’s Top 20 football poll
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