High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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Mater Dei, IMG locked in up top, but see who made moves in this week's rankings.

While the top 5 remained solid in this week's Composite Top 25 Rankings, perennial California power De La Salle made the week's biggest jump after an impressive Week 10 win over San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.). The Spartans, who haven't been beaten by a Northern California team since 1991, earned the top seed in the NorCal Open Division playoffs.

New to this week's Composite Rankings are Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Brentwood Academy (Tenn.).

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.


MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Football Rankings



1. (last week 1) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1
USA Today Computer: 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
USA Today Computer: 2

3. (3) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 4.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 6
USA Today Computer: 8

4. (4) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 6.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 3
USA Today Computer: 12

5. (5) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 9
USA Today Computer: 6

6. (6) Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 8.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 8
USA Today Computer: 3



7. (7) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 17
USA Today Computer: 5

8. (tie) (9) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 20
USA Today Computer: 4

8. (tie) (8) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 4
USA Today Computer: 18

10. (10) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 11
USA Today Computer: 9

11. (11) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 18
USA Today Computer: 16

12. (14) Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 21
USA Today Computer: 7



13. (12) South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 5
USA Today Computer: NR

14. (20) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 18.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 16
USA Today Computer: 25 15. (13) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 15
USA Today Computer: 22

16. (18) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
USA Today Computer: NR

17. (tie) (15) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 14
USA Today Computer: NR

17. (tie) (17) Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.)
Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 10

17. (tie) (22) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 22
USA Today Computer: 24



20. (21) St. Louis (Honolulu)
Average rank: 23.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 10

21. (23) St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 10
USA Today Computer: 17

22. (24) St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 25
USA Today Computer: 14

23. (25) Union (Tulsa, Okla.)
Average rank: 28
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19
USA Today Computer: NR

24. (NR) Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Average rank: 29.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: NR

25. (NR) Brentwood Academy (Tenn.)
Average rank: 29.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12
USA Today Computer: NR



Ranked in 2 Polls
Duncanville (Texas)
Folsom (Calif.)
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Northwestern (Miami)
Cartersville (Ga.)
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)

Ranked in 1 Poll
Aledo (Texas)
Armwood (Seffner, Fla.)
Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.)
Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.)
Chandler (Ariz.)
Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, S.C.)
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.)
Pearl (Miss.)
Wake Forest (N.C.)