Admin December 6, 2024
A girls high school flag football team stands atop the national podium for the first time in the 40-plus year history of the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 rankings franchise.
The Central (Phenix City, Ala.) Red Devils are the 2024 fall season Super 25 national champs, holding off an impressive push from top teams in Arizona, California and Colorado, since taking over No. 1 in Week 4 of the rankings.
All season, the Alabama power demonstrated the type of top-tier talent that has become synonymous with championship teams throughout Super 25 history. They were as dominant on the defensive side of the ball, with standout athletes like Janiyah Garrett, as they were on offense, led by a dynamic quarterback in Gerritt Griggs.
Congrats to the Red Devils and all the teams that appeared in the inaugural Super 25 rankings.
Super 25 flag football selection process
In partnership with the NFL, the teams were determined by a USA TODAY Network selection committee of editors and writers in the participating states and the USA TODAY High School Sports staff.
The process considered factors ranging from last year’s results based on NFHS Network data, carryover into this season, and a primary focus on 2024 records and overall performance.
As we close the book on this exciting fall season, here is the final USA TODAY Sports Super 25 girls flag football rankings:
(We’ll see you in the spring!)
1. Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Record: 19-0 | Alabama State Ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran (Calif.)
Record: 23-2 | California State Ranking: 1
3. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 17-0 | Arizona State Ranking: 1
4. Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Record: 19-0 | Colorado State Ranking: 1
5. Guilford (Rockford, Ill.)
Record: 21-1 | Illinois State Ranking: 1
6. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Record: 24-0 | Georgia State Ranking: 1
7. Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Record: 25-3 | California State Ranking: 2
8. North Pole (Alaska)
Record: 12-1 | Alaska State Ranking: 1
9. Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Record: 24-3 | Illinois State Ranking: 2
10. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
Record: 25-0 | California State Ranking: 3
11. Pope (Marietta, Ga.)
Record: 22-2 | Georgia State Ranking: 2
12. Perspectives Leadership (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 21-1 | Illinois State Ranking: 3
13. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Record: 15-2 | Colorado State Ranking: 2
14. South Anchorage (Alaska)
Record: 18-2 | Alaska State Ranking: 2
15. Mountain View (Mesa, Ariz.)
Record: 17-3 | Arizona State Ranking: 2
16. Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.)
Record: 18-3 | California State Ranking: 5
17. Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, Ga.)
Record: 16-1 | Georgia State Ranking: 3
18. Taft (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 23-4 | Illinois State Ranking: 4
19. Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.)
Record: 17-2-1 | Alabama State Ranking: 2
20. Saint Joseph (Lakewood, Calif.)
Record: 21-1 | California State Ranking: 4
21. Arvada West (Colo.)
Record: 16-3 | Colorado State Ranking: 3
22. Montgomery Catholic (Ala.)
Record: 18-5 | Alabama State Ranking: 3
23. Marana (Tucson, Ariz.)
Record: 14-2 | Arizona State Ranking: 3
24. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Record: 20-7 | California State Ranking: 6
25. Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.)
Record: 17-1 | Georgia State Ranking: 4
USA TODAY Network selection committee: Maxwell Donaldson, Reporter at Gadsden Times; Anna Snyder, Reporter at Tuscaloosa News; Will Cheney, CCJ Coastal South Region; Logan Stanley, Reporter at The Arizona Republic; Tommy Deas, CCJ Sports Director; Lauren Jennings