High school football rankings: Texas squads Duncanville, Austin Westlake on the rise in this week's composite top 25

By Steve Montoya Oct 4, 2023, 3:45pm

Panthers are first Lone Star State to enter top 5 on strength of 4-0 start.

Duncanville (Texas) is one of two Lone Star State squads on the move as the Panthers slide into the top 5 of this week's top 25 media composite high school football rankings.

The 4-0 Panthers have outscored their opponents 176-0 over the past three games. Of the six media outlets in the top 25 media composite, only National HSFB has Duncanville outside the Top 10.

Westlake (Austin, Texas) is another Texas team on the rise and slides into the 25 spot.  Blue Star Media and SBLive are the two outlets that have the Chaparrals ranked. They are 5-0, have outscored their opponents 220-35 and have pitched three shutouts on the year.

The composite top 25 takes into account a wide range of approaches to high school football rankings by six different media outlets. That includes computer algorithms by CalPreps and High School Football America as well as expert rankings from MaxPreps, SBLive, Blue Star Media and National HSFB.

To be considered for the rankings a team must be recognized by two or more media outlets. 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.
Austin Westlake enters the top 25 media composite high school football rankings as the Chaps are off to a 5-0 start behind players like Jack Kayser. (Photo: Ralph Parrott)
Austin Westlake enters the top 25 media composite high school football rankings as the Chaps are off to a 5-0 start behind players like Jack Kayser. (Photo: Ralph Parrott)
Top 25 composite football rankings



1. (No. 1 last week) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
CalPreps: 1
High School Football America: 1
SB Live: 1
Blue Star Media: 1
National HSFB: 1

Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
CalPreps: 3
High School Football America: 2
SB Live: 2
Blue Star Media: 2
National HSFB: 4

Average rank: 3.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
CalPreps: 2
High School Football America: 4
SB Live: 3
Blue Star Media: 4
National HSFB: 2

Average rank: 4
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
CalPreps: 5
High School Football America: 3
SB Live: 4
Blue Star Media: 6
National HSFB: 3

Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
CalPreps: 7
High School Football America: 6
SB Live: 7
Blue Star Media: 5
National HSFB: 8

Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
CalPreps: 4
High School Football America: 9
SB Live: 6
Blue Star Media: 3
National HSFB: 14



7. (T6) Buford (Ga.).
Average rank: 7.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
CalPreps: 12
High School Football America: 8
SB Live: 4
Blue Star Media: 7
National HSFB: 11

Average rank: 9.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
CalPreps: 10
High School Football America: 10
SB Live: 9
Blue Star Media: 10
National HSFB: 6

Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
CalPreps: 15
High School Football America: 7
SB Live: 17
Blue Star Media: 9
National HSFB: 10

10. (11) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 11.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
CalPreps: 9
High School Football America: 14
SB Live: 8
Blue Star Media: 11
National HSFB: 15

11. (10) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
CalPreps: 16
High School Football America: 11
SB Live: 11
Blue Star Media: 20
National HSFB: 5

Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
CalPreps: 14
High School Football America: 21
SB Live: 10
Blue Star Media: 8
National HSFB: 16



Average rank: 14.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
CalPreps: 24
High School Football America: 13
SB Live: 13
Blue Star Media: 13
National HSFB: 12

14. (13) Kahuku (Hawaii)
Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
CalPreps: 6
High School Football America: 5
SB Live: 25
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 7

Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
CalPreps: 22
High School Football America: 19
SB Live: 18
Blue Star Media: 19
National HSFB: 9

Average rank: 18.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
CalPreps: 20
High School Football America: 22
SB Live: 23
Blue Star Media: 15
National HSFB: 18

Average rank: 20.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
CalPreps: 11
High School Football America: 16
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 16
National HSFB: 19

Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 17
High School Football America: 20
SB Live: 12
Blue Star Media: 14
National HSFB: 23



Average rank: 24
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
CalPreps: 25
High School Football America: 18
SB Live: 14
Blue Star Media: 24
National HSFB: NR

Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
CalPreps: 18
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 21
National HSFB: 17

Average rank: 25.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 12
SB Live: 16
Blue Star Media: 22
National HSFB: NR

Average rank: 26
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
CalPreps: 23
High School Football America: 15
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 23
National HSFB: NR

Average rank: 26.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
CalPreps: 8
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 13

Average rank: 30.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 20
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 22



Average rank: 32.3
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 22
Blue Star Media: 12
National HSFB: NR

Ranked by two media outlets
Saraland (Ala.) — SB Live, 15; National HSFB, 25
Cocoa (Fla.) — High School Football America, 23; National HSFB, 20
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) — CalPreps, 19; High School Football America, 25
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) — SB Live, 19; Blue Star Media, 25
Serra (San Mateo, Calif.) — CalPreps, 21; SB Live, 24

Ranked in one media outlet
Carrollton (Ga.) — MaxPreps Top 25, 17
Bixby (Bixby, Okla.)— Blue Star Media, 17
Belleville (Mich.) — SB Live, 21
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) — High School Football America, 23
Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.)— MaxPreps Top 25, 24
McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — National HSFB, 24