High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today and High School Football America have all released updated national rankings this week. We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school football’s elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:


Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.


1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1

2. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 3

3. (3) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 2

4. (4) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 5.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 4

5. (5) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 6.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 6

6. (6) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 12

7. (7) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 5

8. (12) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 7.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepnNation: 8
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 7 9. (8) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 14

10. (9) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 9.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 8

11. (10) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 11.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 10

11. (12) Cass Tech (Detroit)
Average rank: 13.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 15

13. (13) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 9

14. (14) Roswell (Ga.)
Average rank: 17.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 40
High School Football America: 11

15. (15) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 18.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13

16. (18) Hoover (Ala.)
Average rank: 24
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 18

17. (19) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 24.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

18. (21) Chandler (Ariz.)
Average rank: 26.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: NR

19. (17) Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 23

20. (23) St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 28
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepnNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 22

21. (22) East (Salt Lake City)
Average rank: 28.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: NR

22. (24) Edna Karr (New Orleans)
Average rank: 29.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 24

23. (16) The Woodlands (Texas)
Average rank: 30.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16

24. (20) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 30.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 17

25. (NR) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)
Average rank: 31.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: NR

Ranked in two polls
South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.) -33
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) - 33

Ranked in one poll
Aledo (Aledo, Texas)
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Ill.)
St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.)
Cocoa (Cocoa, Fla.)
Clinton (Clinton, Miss.)
Carol City (Miami, Fla.)
Camas (Camas, Wash.)
Cartersville (Cartersville, Ga.)
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.)
St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
La Salle (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Kimberly (Kimberly, Wis.)
Fayetteville (Fayetteville, Ark.)
St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Wake Forest (Wake Forest, N.C.)