High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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It's pretty obvious who the top three teams are in the country, at least according to the five media outlets who produce national high school football rankings.

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) have all but one of the same vote across the board.

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)
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
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation:2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 2

3. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 3

4. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 5.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 4

5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 7



6. (6) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 10.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 22
High School Football America: 5

7. (14) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 8

8. (7) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 11.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 10

9. (9) Roswell (Ga.)
Average rank: 14.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12

10. (20) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 18

11. (15) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 17.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: NR



12. (12) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6

13. (16) McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.)
Average rank: 19.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14

14. (11) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 19.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 15

15. (16) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 21

16. (12) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 21.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 11

17. (17) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 22.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR



18. (18) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 23
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: NR

(T) 19. (8) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 9

(T) 19. (22) Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 17

21. (21) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 24.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19

22. (NR) Judson (Converse, Texas)
Average rank: 25.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 20

23. (23) Cass Tech (Detroit)
Average rank: 26.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR



24. (24) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 28.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: NR

25. (NR) Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)
Average rank: 29.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13

Ranked in two polls
Jenks (Okla.) - 30.2
Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) - 30.8
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 31.4
Mission Viejo (Calif.) - 32.6
Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) - 33

Ranked in one poll
South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Booker T. Washington (Miami)
Fayetteville (Ark.)
The Woodlands (Texas)
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Kahuku (Hawaii)
Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)
East (Salt Lake City)