The 2025 preseason football media poll is out and it looks a lot like 2024.

Defending state champions Rigby (6A), Hillcrest (5A), Sugar-Salem (4A) and West Side (3A) all enter the season as No. 1 picks.

Kendrick in 2A and Carey in 1A also took top honors in the poll.

From eastern Idaho, Skyline was selected third in 5A and American Falls was fifth in 4A.

As expected, the 3A poll was highlighted by area teams, with Aberdeen, Declo and Ririe rounding out the top four behind West Side.

In 8-man rankings, Butte County was second in 2A and Rockland was third in 1A.

Games start Friday with Week 0 matchups.

Idaho State Media Poll Preseason

CLASS 6A

Team (1st-place votes) 2024 Pts 1. Rigby (9) 11-1 53 2. Rocky Mountain (2) 10-1 41 3. Eagle 9-2 29 4. Coeur d’Alene 8-3 25 5. Timberline 6-4

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