Top 25 national high school football composite rankings

By Staff Report Nov 27, 2018, 12:00pm

Mater Dei the new consensus No. 1 after downing St John Bosco in CIF Southern Section final.

Video: Top 25 high school football rankings
MaxPreps football editor Zack Poff breaks it down after Mater Dei's big win over St. John Bosco.

For the first time all season, there's a new No. 1 after Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) beat former No. 1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 17-14 in the CIF Southern Section Division I title game. The win avenges a regular season 41-18 beating by the Braves and puts the Monarchs at No. 1 in four of the five polls used by the Top 25 Composite rankings.

Warren Central (Indianapolis) climbs into the Top 10 at No. 8 after its 27-7 Indiana state title win over Carmel.

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.



Allen sits at No. 4 in the Top 25 Composite rankings and has a shot at No. 1 if it can navigate the Texas UIL playoffs.
Allen sits at No. 4 in the Top 25 Composite rankings and has a shot at No. 1 if it can navigate the Texas UIL playoffs.
Photo by Neil Fonville
MaxPreps Composite Top 25 High School Football Rankings

1. (Last week 2) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1

2. (1) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 3

3. (3) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 4.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 5

4. (5) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 2

5. (4) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)
Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 4

6. (6) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 7



7.  (7) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 15

Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 10

9. (16) North Shore (Houston)
Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 8

10. (9) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 13

11. (10) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 9

12. (11) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 15.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 25

13. (12) St. Louis (Honolulu)
Average rank: 15.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: NR



14. (17) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)
Average rank: 17.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 12

15. (14) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 18.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6

16. (14) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: NR

17. (18) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11

18. (23) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 17

19. (20) Rome (Ga.)
Average rank: 25.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 18



20. (21) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: 22

21. (7) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16

22. (21) University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)
Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

23. (NR) Christian Brothers (St. Louis)
Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR

24. (19) Carol City (Miami)
Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

25. (25) Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Average rank: 29.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14



Ranked in 2 Polls
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Chandler (Ariz.)
Broken Arrow (Okla.)

Ranked in 1 Poll

Aledo (Texas)
Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.)
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)
Longview (Texas)
Mentor (Ohio)
Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)