Boys Fall 2026 High School Rankings: Third poll of season brings major changes

United Soccer Coaches released the new Boys High School Top 25 Rankings, following continued competition in the Fall 2026 season.

St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) remains atop the coaches’ poll, followed by Kentucky’s St. Xavier at No. 2, Illinois-based St. Laurence at No. 3, New York’s Commack at No. 4, and North Carolina’s Charlotte Catholic rounding out the Top 5.

In total, 9 new teams have entered the Top 25 this week, marking a major shakeup in the national rankings. See below for a full look at the Top 25.

Boys National Poll 3 – Fall 2026

Rank	School	Prev	W-L-T
1	St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.)	1	4-0-0
2	St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)	3	11-0-0
3	St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.)	5	10-0-0
4	Commack (Commack, N.Y.)	10	3-0-0
5	Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.)	12	8-0-0
6	Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)	8	6-0-1
7	Lewiston (Lewiston, Maine)	16	3-0-0
8	Troy (Troy, Mich.)	18	6-0-0
9	Seneca Valley (Harmony, Pa.)	9	4-0-0
10	Twinsburg (Twinsburg, Ohio)	17	7-0-0
11	Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.)	19	5-0-0
12	Mountain View (Meridian, Idaho)	15	8-0-1
13	Bedford (Bedford, N.H.)	7	4-0-1
14	Salesianum School (Wilmington, Del.)	22	2-0-0
15	Brooklyn Tech (Brooklyn, N.Y.)	23	0-0-0
15	DeForest Area (DeForest, Wis.)	RV	6-0-0
17	Spring Valley (Las Vegas, Nev.)	RV	6-0-0
18	McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.)	RV	4-0-0
19	Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.)	NR	6-0-0
20	Bloomington South (Bloomington, Ind.)	NR	7-0-2
21	West Orange (West Orange, N.J.)	NR	2-1-0
21	Maize South (Wichita, Kan.)	RV	4-0-0
23	Baldwinsville (Baldwinsville, N.Y.)	NR	3-0-0
24	St. John’s (Shrewsbury, Mass.)	NR	3-0-0
25	Conestoga (Berwyn, Pa.)	25	3-0-0

Records shown are through games of September 13, 2026

Also receiving votes: Bridgeport (Bridgeport, W.Va.), Lakeridge (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield, Minn.), Columbia (Columbia, Ill.), La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.), Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.), The Pingry School (Basking Ridge, N.J.), St. Joseph (St. Joseph, Mich.), Olathe West (Olathe, Kan.), Martin Luther King, Jr. (New York, N.Y.), Apex Friendship (Apex, N.C.), Nashua South (Nashua, N.H.), Hobbs (Hobs, N.M.), St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio), Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.), Collegiate School (Richmond, Va.), Marquette University High (Milwaukee, Wis.), Castle View (Castle Rock, Colo.)