Class L champion New Canaan finished the season as the No. 1 ranked team in both top 10 football polls. Voters in the New Haven Register/GameTimeCT sportwriters and broadcasters poll had the Rams as the top team along with the Hartford Courant’s coaches poll.
New Canaan (12-1) beat Darien, 35-21 to win their third straight Class L championship. Class LL champion Greenwich was No. 2 in both polls with Class MM champion Masuk taking No. 3 in both polls.
The top six spots were the same in both polls with Class SS champion Killingly at No. 4, Class M champion St. Joseph at No. 5 and Windsor, the Class MM runner-up at No. 6. Killingly, the only undefeated team in the state at 13-0, received first place votes in both polls.
It’s the ninth consecutive season that an FCIAC team finished the year at No. 1 in the polls. Since 2015, Darien (four times), Greenwich (twice), St. Joseph and Staples have been ranked No. 1. The last non-FCIAC team to be ranked No. 1 was Southington in 2014.
2024 GameTimeCT and New Haven Register’s Top 10 state football sportwriters and broadcaster poll
FINAL, Dec. 16, 2024 | ||||
First place points in parentheses, final record, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, last week’s ranking and CIAC classification: | ||||
Team | Rec. | Pts. | LW | Class |
1. New Canaan (19) | 12-1 | 626 | 3 | L |
2. Greenwich | 11-2 | 568 | 9 | LL |
3. Masuk | 10-3 | 466 | nr | MM |
4. Killingly (2) | 13-0 | 445 | 10 | SS |
5. St. Joseph | 10-3 | 438 | nr | M |
6. Windsor | 12-1 | 436 | 1 | MM |
7. Darien | 10-3 | 326 | 8 | L |
8. Brookfield | 12-1 | 315 | 6 | M |
9. Newtown | 11-1 | 284 | 4 | L |
10. West Haven | 10-3 | 273 | nr | LL |
Other teams receiving votes: Ansonia (12-1), 270; Staples (10-2), 255; Daniel Hand (11-1), 247; Fairfield Prep (10-2), 145; Sheehan (10-3), 79; Bunnell (9-3), 43; Bloomfield (9-4), 42; Glastonbury (8-3), 22; Woodland (8-4), 16; Maloney (6-5), 15; Naugatuck (9-2), 15; Notre Dame-West Haven (7-4), 14; Newington (10-2), 8; Waterbury Career Academy (8-4), 7. | ||||
THE FOLLOWING VOTED: Will Aldam, GametimeCT; Sean Patrick Bowley, GametimeCT; Bryant Carpenter, GametimeCT; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, GametimeCT; Ned Griffen, GametimeCT correspondent; Mark Jaffee, Republican-American of Waterbury; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Jonah Karp, Fox61; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, GametimeCT; Dave Phillips, GametimeCT correspondent; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Dave Stewart, GametimeCT; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3. DID NOT VOTE: Rob Gullo, New Britain Herald; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT. |
2024 Hartford Courant Top 10 state football coaches poll
FINAL, Dec. 16, 2024 | ||||
First place points in parentheses, final record, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, last week’s ranking and CIAC classification: | ||||
Team | Rec. | Pts. | LW | Class |
1. New Canaan (11) | 12-1 | 388 | 3 | L |
2. Greenwich | 11-2 | 356 | nr | LL |
3. Masuk | 10-3 | 314 | nr | L |
4. Killingly (1) | 13-0 | 289 | 9 | SS |
5. St. Joseph | 10-3 | 288 | nr | M |
6. Windsor | 12-1 | 227 | 1 | MM |
7. Ansonia | 12-1 | 207 | nr | LL |
8. Darien | 10-3 | 186 | 8 | L |
9. West Haven | 10-3 | 182 | 2 | M |
10. Brookfield | 12-1 | 173 | 5 | M |
Also receiving votes: Hand (11-1), 163 points; Staples (10-2), 150; Newtown (11-1), 110; Fairfield Prep (10-2), 103; Sheehan (10-3), 77; Glastonbury (8-3), 31; Maloney (6-5), 17; Bunnell (9-3), 16; Notre Dame-West Haven (7-5), 10; Tied, Bloomfield (10-3), Fairfield Ludlowe (8-3), Naugatuck (9-2) and Woodland (8-4), 7. | ||||
Voters: Erik Becker, Hand; Tom Brockett; Ansonia; Joe Della Vecchia; St. Joseph; Mike Ellis; Fitch; Rob Fleeting; Windsor; Kevin Frederick, Maloney; Tanner Grove; Montville; Andy Guyon; Xavier; Joe Lato; Woodland; Brian Mazzone; Stafford/East Windsor/Somers; Bryan Muller; Brookfield; Marce Petroccio; Trumbull; Nathan Tyler, Stratford. |
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