Florida Super 25: St. Thomas Aquinas goes to wire-to-wire at No. 1

St. Thomas Aquinas is No. 1.

The Raiders received nine of 12 possible first-place votes to claim the top spot in the final USA TODAY Florida Super 25. Aquinas (10-0) goes wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the state.

It's the second consecutive season that a team went from the preseason to the postseason as the No. 1 team in the Florida poll. IMG accomplished the feat in 2025.

IMG (9-0) remains the No. 2 this season, as it has been all year. The Ascenders received the other three first-place votes.

Columbus, Chaminade-Madonna, West Boca, Carol City, DeLand, Carrollwood Day, Raines and Venice round out the top 10.

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9 first-place votes)

2. IMG Academy (3 first-place votes)

3. Columbus

4. Chaminade-Madonna

West Boca Raton and Spanish River play in a regular season high school football game on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 in Boca Raton.

5. West Boca

6. Carol City

7. DeLand

Carrollwood Day RB Kam Battle rushes in a game against Community School of Naples on Oct. 17, 2026.

8. Carrollwood Day

9. Raines

10. Venice

11. Lakeland

12. Miami Central

13. Columbia

14. Lake Wales

15. Armwood

16. American Heritage

17. Tampa Bay Tech

18. The First Academy

19. Cardinal Newman

Davin Davidson (4) of Cardinal Mooney scampers in for a Cougars touchdown in Cardinal Mooney's 67-10 win over Wellen Park.