· 2 min read · Massachusetts 16, Rankings, 2026 season
Massachusetts 16, September 29, 2026: Mansfield opens at No. 1
Mansfield (3-0) is No. 1 in the Massachusetts 16 high school football rankings, ahead of Catholic Memorial and Marshfield, after the MIAA power ratings released September 29, 2026. Full top 16, biggest movers and every division leader.
By Massachusetts Football
The MIAA released new football power ratings on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Put all 262 programs on that one statewide scale and Mansfield (3-0, Division 3, rating 42.84) opens at No. 1 in the Massachusetts 16, ahead of Catholic Memorial and Marshfield. These are the first ratings of the 2026 season, so there is no movement to report yet. The MIAA updates them on Tuesdays and Fridays from here on, and the Massachusetts 16 refreshes the same day.
The Massachusetts 16
| # | Team | Div | Record | Rating | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield | 3 | 3-0 | 42.84 | — |
| 2 | Catholic Memorial | 2 | 3-0 | 40.61 | — |
| 3 | Marshfield | 3 | 2-1 | 31.94 | — |
| 4 | Bridgewater-Raynham | 2 | 1-2 | 31.59 | — |
| 5 | Danvers | 4 | 3-0 | 30.93 | — |
| 6 | Melrose | 3 | 2-1 | 26.90 | — |
| 7 | Andover | 1 | 2-1 | 26.61 | — |
| 8 | Scituate | 4 | 3-0 | 26.19 | — |
| 9 | Springfield Central | 1 | 2-1 | 24.20 | — |
| 10 | Plymouth South | 3 | 1-2 | 22.99 | — |
| 11 | Algonquin | 2 | 3-0 | 22.51 | — |
| 12 | St. John's Prep | 1 | 3-0 | 21.82 | — |
| 13 | Abington | 6 | 3-0 | 21.15 | — |
| 14 | Xaverian Brothers | 1 | 2-1 | 20.26 | — |
| 15 | Central Catholic | 1 | 1-2 | 19.87 | — |
| 16 | Swampscott | 5 | 2-1 | 19.77 | — |
Division leaders
The current top seed in each of the eight MIAA divisions.
- Division 1: Andover (2-1, 26.61), then Springfield Central (2-1) · full Division 1 rankings
- Division 2: Catholic Memorial (3-0, 40.61), then Bridgewater-Raynham (1-2) · full Division 2 rankings
- Division 3: Mansfield (3-0, 42.84), then Marshfield (2-1) · full Division 3 rankings
- Division 4: Danvers (3-0, 30.93), then Scituate (3-0) · full Division 4 rankings
- Division 5: Swampscott (2-1, 19.77), then Shawsheen Valley Tech (3-0) · full Division 5 rankings
- Division 6: Abington (3-0, 21.15), then Hudson (3-0) · full Division 6 rankings
- Division 7: Wahconah Regional (2-1, 11.13), then Tyngsborough (3-0) · full Division 7 rankings
- Division 8: Lee (3-0, 14.40), then Franklin County Tech (3-0) · full Division 8 rankings
About these rankings
The MIAA rating is a team's average margin of victory, capped at plus or minus 14 points per game, plus the average rating of its opponents. Because it is computed across every game in the state, it is one scale for all eight divisions, and the Massachusetts 16 is simply the top 16 on it. The MIAA updates the ratings on Tuesdays and Fridays in season; the full rankings and all eight divisions update the same day.