All five No. 1 teams stayed the same, but there was one notable omission from this week's MaxPreps Regional Football Rankings — no De La Salle.
Regularly ranked among the top teams in the country, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) is no longer rated in the computerized regional rankings for the Farwest region of the country.
The top three teams in every region stayed the same this week except for the South and the Farwest. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.) switched places at No. 2 and 3 in the Farwest while Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) jumped all the way from No. 7 to No. 3 in the South.
All ratings are based on the MaxPreps Freeman Computer Rankings.
Regional Computer Football Rankings
Northeast
Good Counsel retained its No. 1 ranking after a close win against No. 5 DeMatha.
Photo by Ken Inness
1 (1 last week),
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), 5-1, 69.4
2 (2),
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 3-1, 69.4
3 (3),
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 4-1, 69.2
4 (4),
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 4-1, 64.1
5 (6),
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 5-1, 59.1
6 (5),
Gilman (Baltimore), 4-2, 57.2
7 (7),
Williamstown (N.J.), 5-0, 53.5
8 (9),
Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.), 4-0, 52.9
9 (NR),
Arundel (Gambrills, Md.), 6-0, 52.5
10 (8),
Ansonia (Conn.), 4-0, 50.5
Notes: Only addition this week is Arundel in place of St. Peter's Prep. Otherwise little change among the top 10.
Farwest
Undefeated Crespi moved into the rankings this week at No. 8.
Photo by Ian Tennant
1 (1 last week),
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 6-0, 71.5
2 (3),
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 5-1, 69.6
3 (2),
Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.), 6-0, 68.4
4 (5),
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.), 6-0, 66.4
5 (4),
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 2-4, 66.4
6 (6),
Bellevue (Wash.), 6-0, 64.2
7 (NR),
Mission Viejo (Calif.), 6-0, 64.2
8 (NR),
Crespi (Encino, Calif.), 7-0, 62.6
9 (NR),
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 5-1, 62.3
10 (8),
St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.), 6-1, 61.7
Notes: Most noteworthy item here is that De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) has dropped out of the Farwest ratings despite an unbeaten record. Similarly, undefeated Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.) also exits along with Kahuku. Replacing them are three Pac-5 Division teams from the Southern Section — Mission Viejo, Crespi and Mater Dei.
South
Ensworth made a huge leap this week, moving from No. 7 to No. 3 in the South.
Photo by Chris Evans
1 (1 last week),
Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 7-0, 76.2
2 (2),
Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 5-0, 70.8
3 (7),
Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.), 8-0, 67.6
4 (3),
Hoover (Ala.), 6-0, 66.4
5 (5),
University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 5-0, 66
6 (4),
Washington (Miami), 4-1, 65.9
7 (6),
Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 7-0, 64.5
8 (NR),
Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.), 6-0, 63.4
9 (NR),
New Bern (N.C.), 7-0, 61.7
10 (9),
Norcross (Ga.), 6-0, 61.4
Notes: Camden County and New Bern replace St. Thomas Aquinas and American Heritage in this week's South ratings. Ensworth is the top riser, moving up to No. 3 from No. 7.
Midwest
No. 3 St. Joseph's Prep has run over the competition en route to a perfect 5-0 record.
Photo by Ken Inness
1 (1 last week),
St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 7-0, 71.4
2 (2),
Colerain (Cincinnati), 6-0, 66.6
3 (3),
St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 5-0, 65.8
4 (7),
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 7-0, 65.2
5 (5),
St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 5-2, 64.6
6 (6),
North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 6-0, 62.2
7 (NR),
Carmel (Ind.), 8-0, 61.2
8 (4),
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 5-2, 59.6
9 (NR),
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 7-1, 58.9
10 (NR),
Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio), 7-0, 58.5
Notes: Three new teams this week, although Carmel was absent from the regional ratings for just a week. Also in this week are Center Grove and Pickerington North. St. Edward continues to climb, rising from No. 7 to No. 4.
Southwest
Skyline jumped up one spot to No. 8 in the Southwest this week.
Photo by Dan Wozniak
1 (1 last week),
DeSoto (Texas), 5-0, 71.7
2 (2),
Bentonville (Ark.), 6-0, 69.2
3 (3),
Coppell (Texas), 5-0, 68
4 (4),
Allen (Texas), 4-1, 65.1
5 (8),
Mesquite (Texas), 6-0, 64
6 (7),
Katy (Texas), 5-0, 63.5
7 (6),
North Shore (Houston), 5-0, 63.4
8 (9),
Skyline (Dallas), 4-1, 62.6
9 (5),
Curtis (River Ridge, La.), 6-0, 61.8
10 (10),
Steele (Cibolo, Texas), 5-0, 60.9
Notes: The Southwest was the only region not to add a new team this week, although there was some minor shuffling. Curtis, once the No. 1 team in the region, continues to fall despite its unbeaten record as it comes in at No. 9 this week. Mesquite had the biggest rise, moving from No. 8 to No. 5.
