Escanaba, in 11-player, and Pickford, in eight-player, grabbed the top spots in the first Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportcaster Association prep football poll of the 2025 season.

First-place votes are in parentheses, followed by team record, and total poll points:

ELEVEN PLAYER

Escanaba (2) 2-0 22

Menominee (2) 2-0 21

Negaunee (1) 2-0 17

Calumet 2-0 9

Marquette 1-1 4

Others: Bark River-Harris (2-0) 1; Kingsford (1-1) 1

EIGHT PLAYER

Pickford (4) 2-0 24

Norway (1) 2-0 18

Newberry 2-0 16

North Dickinson 2-0 8

Gogebic 2-0 4

Others: St. Ignace (2-0) 3; Forest Park (1-1) 2