GametimeCT Top 10 Football Poll, Week 10 (Nov. 9): First place votes split, St. Joesph is new No. 1

St. Joseph's player celebrate defeating New Canaan in the CIAC football game between No. 2 St. Joseph and No. 3 New Canaan high schools. Friday November 6, 2026, New Canaan High School, New Canaan, Conn. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media) For the second straight week, there is a new No. 1 team in Connecticut high school football.A week after Fairfield Ludlowe took over the top spot for dethroning New Canaan, St. Joseph has now taken over as No. 1 after handing New Canaan its second consecutive loss. The Hogs defeated New Canaan 21-14 on Friday, while Fairfield Ludlowe had won 34-31 the week prior. Both St. Joseph and Ludlowe received 11 first-place votes, but in the end it was St. Joseph that came out in front with 638 points in the vote against Ludlowe's 636. While St. Joseph received 11 second-place votes, the difference was that Ludlowe received 10 second-place votes and one third-place vote (Hand received the second-place vote on that ballot). This is the first time since the end of the 2019 season that St. Joseph is Connecticut's top team. This week also featured the return of a team into the Top 10 at the expense of New London, which dropped out despite its undefeated record. New Britain, which was knocked out of the Top 10 in the Week 5 poll. The Golden Hurricane's defeated Southington 28-27 to go from unranked to No. 8, while Southington fell from No. 6 to No. 10. New Britain received 307 points, while No. 9 Pomperaug (the only team that did not move positions this week) received 293 points and Southington got 290. New London, now on the outside looking in, received 288 points. New Canaan, which suffered its second straight loss, fell from No. 3 to No. 4 while Hand moved up from No. 5 to No. 3. Masuk moved up two spots to No. 5 whileGreenwich, which lost to Wilton for the third straight year, fell from No. 4 to No. 6. Staples moved up one spot to No. 7. This upcoming week will feature a pair of Top 10 matchups, as No. 1 St. Joseph takes on No. 6 Greenwich and No. 2 Ludlowe takes on No. 7 Staples. Sign up for the Connecticut Briefing from CT Insider. Get the biggest headlines of the day from our network of journalists around the state.This article originally published at GametimeCT Top 10 Football Poll, Week 10 (Nov. 9): First place votes split, St. Joesph is new No. 1.