2025 CONNECTICUT FALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

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In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and in 2021, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states two years ago.

We went to all 50 states in winter of 2023 and now we add our friends from the North in Canada on top of dividing Texas into two regions, similar to what we did with California. No one has ever done that before…until now!

This is still a one-man operation for the most part, but we have some help with some partners on Instagram like good friends at OC Student Sections and Stadium Geeks with help from Maryland Student Section Rater, NorCal Student Sections and many more.

This year we plan to get several “barstool” pages that showcase Student Sections in their states. Some of those pages were very helpful last year as we get more accurate with our rankings.

I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

This past season, we several more Student Sections, including some big powerhouse ones that not only will be a top dawg in their state, but will be a big player in the National side!

We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

We continue with the 2025 Fall Student Section Season with a preview of Connecticut.

This became one of the solid Student Section state in the US of A. A lot of fantastic Student Sections here. This is a deep list and with a wedding I’m attending in New York, I could make the drive to Connecticut in October to checkout one of those fantastic Student Section. We can’t wait.

Last Football season, we had the Daniel Hand Tiger Den as the top Football Student Section in Connecticut. The Tiger Den had to make a strong impression in order to be at the top of the state for the Fall Student Section Rankings. It is going to take a strong Instagram marketing game that requires showing off their Student Section and possibly even more. This state is super deep with great Student Sections.

In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that while they aren’t ranked super high or weren’t ranked high last year, they’re a Student Section to lookout for and for Connecticut, it’s Morgan Dawgpound. The Dawgpound made it to the Top 5 last year, but they didn’t really promote their Student Section on Instagram as much as others. If they want another Top 5 or maybe the top spot, they’ll need to show off the Dawgpound on social media on a consistent basis!

Will the Dawgpound prove themselves once again or will the Tiger Den hold down their Fall title in The Constitution State? Let’s find out.

2025 CONNECTICUT FALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

  1. Northwest Catholic Belly (2024 Rank: 3)

The Belly looks like contenders for the top spot, but they’ll need to show off their Student Section a lot more than they did last year on Instagram. When you have a Student Section like that, you better show it off. If they stay consistent in that department, they’ll finish at the top spot!

  1. Daniel Hand Tiger Den (2024 Rank: 1)
  2. Old Lyme (2024 Rank: NR)
  3. East Haven Hive (2024 Rank: 22)
  4. Masuk Red Army (2024 Rank: 2)
  5. Notre Dame Green Machine (2024 Rank: 4)
  6. Newton Hawks Nest (2024 Rank: 6)
  7. Morgan Dawgpound (2024 Rank: 5)
  8. Lyman Hall Wob Mob (2024 Rank: 8)
  9. North Haven Tribe (2024 Rank: 9)
  10. East Hanford Nest (2024 Rank: NR)
  11. Southington Knight Krew (2024 Rank: 10)
  12. Bunnell Dawgpound (2024 Rank: 7)
  13. Glastonbury (2024 Rank: NR)
  14. Manchester Tribe (2024 Rank: 16)
  15. Newington Storm (2024 Rank: 11)
  16. Sheehan Titan Pit (2024 Rank: 13)
  17. Danbury (2024 Rank: 12)
  18. Ellington Knights Nation (2024 Rank: 14)
  19. West Haven Devils Den (2024 Rank: 17)
  20. Coginchaug Devils Den (2024 Rank: 15)
  21. Cromwell Mob (2024 Rank: 18)
  22. Platt Panther Pack (2024 Rank: 23)
  23. Windsor Locks Ship (2024 Rank: 19)
  24. Warde Stampede (2024 Rank: 24)
  25. Ridgefield Tigers Lair (2024 Rank: 20)
  26. Conard Red Zone (2024 Rank: 25)
  27. Brookfield Bomb Squad (2024 Rank: 26)
  28. Kolbe-Cathedral Cougarville (2024 Rank: 28)
  29. East Catholic Nest (2024 Rank: 29)
  30. Darien (2024 Rank: 39)
  31. Greenwich Crazies (2024 Rank: 30)
  32. Westhill Purple Pack (2024 Rank: 31)
  33. East Lyme (2024 Rank: NR)
  34. Choate Rosemary Hall School (2024 Rank: 27)
  35. Rockville (2024 Rank: NR)
  36. Maloney (2024 Rank: 33)
  37. New London (2024 Rank: NR)
  38. Cheshire Academy (2024 Rank: 37)
  39. Brunswick School (2024 Rank: 32)

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