Oakdale jumps to No. 7 in this week's Media State Poll

In what is quickly becoming one of Maryland's premier public-school rivalries, Oakdale took down Linganore, 35-7, last week, reversing the outcome of the teams' 2025 state championship meeting.

The victory propelled Oakdale to No. 7 in this week's Maryland State Poll, the biggest jump among ranked teams. The game was one of several highlights in a week packed with matchups between state-ranked opponents. Interestingly, Oakdale's victory over Linganore was the only game in which the lower-ranked team came out on top. In every other ranked showdown, the higher-ranked team prevailed, including No. 2 DeMatha, No. 3 Archbishop Spalding, No. 5 Quince Orchard, No. 15 Calvert Hall, and No. 17 Loyola Blakefield.

Despite a loss to fellow national power St. James Performance (Va.), St. Frances Academy remains the unanimous No. 1 team in Maryland, ahead of DeMatha and Archbishop Spalding. McDonogh School, which fell to Spalding last week, holds at No. 4, with Quince Orchard rounding out the top five.

The only newcomer to this week’s rankings is Fort Hill, which enters at No. 25.