A Southern California clash reshaped the latest USA TODAY Sports flag football Super 25, with JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) topping Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.) to remain unbeaten. The Lions' impressive win created a shift in the top half of the rankings, which also included the top-ranked Illinois team moving up a spot.
Meanwhile, as action gets underway in Arizona, more outcomes around the flag football landscape have impacted the rankings as well, highlighted by several new teams appearing in this week's best of the best.
Super 25 flag football selection process
In partnership with the NFL, the teams are 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 considers factors ranging from last year's results based on NFHS Network data, carryover into this season, and a primary focus on 2025 records and overall performance. A team's state ranking influences its national placement, a process that allows editorial expertise and objectivity to blend with the ever-present subjectivity.
With that in mind, here is the latest USA TODAY Sports Super 25 girls flag football rankings:
(Records updated as of September 18, 2025)
1. Orange Lutheran (Calif.)
Record: 17-0
California State Ranking: 1
2. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 1-0
Arizona State Ranking: 1
3. Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Record: 10-0
Colorado State Ranking: 1
4. Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Record: 6-0
Alabama State Ranking: 1
5. Willowbrook (Villa Park, Ill.)
Record: 11-0
Illinois State Ranking: 1
6. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Record: 17-0
California State Ranking: 2
7. Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Record: 15-1
California State Ranking: 3
8. Vestavia Hills (Ala.)
Record: 15-1
Alabama State Ranking: 2
9. Camarillo (Calif.)
Record: 15-1
California State Ranking: 4
10. Carmel (Mundelein, Ill.)
Record: 10-1
Illinois State Ranking: 2
11. Evanston (Ill.)
Record: 8-1
Illinois State Ranking: 3
12. Wasilla (Alaska)
Record: 11-1
Alaska State Ranking: 1
13. Highland (Gilbert, Ariz.)
Record: 1-0
Arizona State Ranking: 2
14. Red Mountain (Mesa, Ariz.)
Record: 1-0
Arizona State Ranking: 3
15. Bonita Vista (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Record: 10-0
California State Ranking: 5
16. Mountain View (Mesa, Ariz.)
Record: 1-0
Arizona State Ranking: 4
17. Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.)
Record: 13-1
California State Ranking: 6
18. Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, Ga.)
Record: 0-0
Georgia State Ranking: 1
19. Chaparral (Parker, Colo.)
Record: 7-1
Colorado State Ranking: 2
20. Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Record: 12-1
Illinois State Ranking: 3
21. Saint Joseph (Lakewood, Calif.)
Record: 12-1
California State Ranking: 7
22. McClatchy (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 11-1
California State Ranking: 8
23. Pope (Marietta, Ga.)
Record: 0-0
Georgia State Ranking: 2
24. Arvada West (Colo.)
Record: 7-2
Colorado State Ranking: 3
25. Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
Record: 8-0
Illinois State Ranking: 4
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Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
Moody (Ala.)
Campo Verde (Gilbert, Ariz.)
Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.)
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Outside the Super 25, the game continues to grow, including in Alabama (which will forever hold rank as the state with the first-ever flag football Super 25 national champion).
Some pictures truly are worth a 1000 words.
USA TODAY Network selection committee: Maxwell Donaldson, Reporter at Gadsden Times; Jaeden Day, Reporter at Tuscaloosa News; Will Cheney, CCJ Coastal South Region; Logan Stanley, Reporter at The Arizona Republic; Tommy Deas, CCJ Sports Director; Rick Suter, USA TODAY HSS.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: USA TODAY Sports Super 25 girls flag football rankings ahead of Week 4
