Area teams maintained their spots and one improved in the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association 11A and 9-man Football Polls, released Wednesday.
Velva-Drake-Anamoose Garrison remains alone in the top spot for the fourth straight week. Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm is second, also for the fourth consecutive week.
New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock keeps winning and remains atop the 9-man poll. Again, LaMoure-Litchville/Marion is second. Those teams have been in those spots in every poll this season. Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter moved up one spot this week and is now fourth.
First-place votes in parentheses
NDAPSSA 11A & 9-Man Football Polls – September 30, 2026
| 11A | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison (12) | 6-0 | 78 | 1 |
| 2 Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (5) | 6-0 | 71 | 2 |
| 3 Northern Cass | 6-0 | 42 | 3 |
| 4 Harvey/Wells County | 4-2 | 37 | 4 |
| 5 Central McLean | 5-1 | 16 | 5 |
Receiving votes: Langdon Area/Munich
| 9-MAN | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock (13) | 6-0 | 79 | 1 |
| 2 LaMoure-Litchville/Marion (4) | 6-0 | 70 | 2 |
| 3 Linton/Hazelton-Moffitt-Braddock | 6-0 | 49 | 3 |
| 4 Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter | 5-1 | 28 | 5 |
| 5 Alexander | 6-0 | 22 | 4 |
Receiving votes: Cavalier