A few of the best teams in Section III kept crawling up the rankings as a new week’s state poll came out on Wednesday morning, voted on by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

In Class AA, Cicero-North Syracuse (4-0) moved up to No. 6 in the state. The one-spot advancement comes after a win over state honorable mention Fayetteville-Manlius. Corcoran fell out of the state rankings after being ranked in each of the first two polls.

Class A’s Section III representatives remained the same for the third-straight week. Whitesboro (4-0), the three-time defending sectional champ, moved up a spot to No. 10. Indian River (4-0) jumped two spots to No. 14. Those two teams don’t face off in the regular season.

The highest-ranked Section III team comes in Class B: Skaneateles (4-0) moved up a spot to rank No. 2 in the state. The Lakers sit only behind Chenango Forks of Section IV, one of New York’s storied programs with five state titles. Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (4-0) ranks at No. 20 in the state in Class B, up two spots, and Cazenovia (3-1) fell two spots after its first loss of the season.

General Brown (4-0) sticks at No. 5 in Class C for the third-straight week. Canastota (4-0), Utica Notre Dame (4-0) and Lowville (4-0) all maintained their spots in the poll, ranking at Nos. 8, 11 and 18, respectively. Mount Markham fell out of the rankings after dropping to 2-2 on the season.

After losing for the first time this season, Beaver River (3-1) fell out of the Class D state ranks. Herkimer (3-1) dropped one place to No. 10. Two new Section III teams entered the Class D state ranks: No. 6 Frankfort-Schuyler (3-1) and No. 8 Dolgeville (2-1).

The writers aren’t ranking eight-man football teams, but did list the remaining undefeateds. In Section III, there are four: Bishop Grimes, Altmar-Parish-Williamstown, South Lewis and Weedsport, all at 2-0.