Ahead of showdown with rival Mater Dei, St. John Bosco now the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation.
Allen (8-0) is No. 19 after beating
Prosper 31-30. The Eagles won each of their first seven games this season by 33 points or more, including three shutouts.
Hamilton (8-0) comes in at No. 21 after taking down nationally-ranked rival
Basha (Chandler) in the MaxPreps Game of the Week. The Huskies have several young playmakers led by four-star wide receiver
Roye Oliver III, who has 494 receiving yards and seven touchdowns the past two weeks.
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) has been the No. 1 team in the composite since Sept. 16 but the Braves (9-0) now have the top ranking from all seven media outlets. Sophomore quarterback
Koa Malau'ulu continued to shine last week, upping his season total to 30 touchdowns against one interception.
Bosco will take on Trinity League rival
Mater Dei (Santa Ana) this week. The Monarchs are tied for No. 11 in the composite and have won three in a row against the Braves.
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies from the
MaxPreps Top 25,
National HSFB,
Massey,
SB Live,
SC Next,
USA Today and
High School Football America rankings.
To be considered for the media composite top 25, a team must be included in the rankings 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.
1. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 1
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 1
USA Today: 1
HSFA: 1
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 3
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 2
USA Today: 2
HSFA: 3
T3. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 3.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: 8
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 3
USA Today: 3
HSFA: 2
T3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 3.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: 7
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 5
USA Today: 4
HSFA: 4
5. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 6.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: 6
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 6
USA Today: 5
HSFA: 7
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 8.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 18
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: 4
USA Today: 8
HSFA: 5
7. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: 24
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 10
USA Today: 6
HSFA: 10
8. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Average rank: 11.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: 2
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 21
SC Next: 9
USA Today: 13
HSFA: 16
T9. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 13.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: NR
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 18
SC Next: 7
USA Today: 7
HSFA: 8
T9. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 13.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: 21
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: 17
USA Today: 9
HSFA: 13
T11. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: 20
SB Live: 25
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 16
USA Today: 11
HSFA: 11
T11. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: NR
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: 8
USA Today: 12
HSFA: 6
13. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 17.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: NR
SB Live: 24
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 12
USA Today: 19
HSFA: 9
14. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 17.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: NR
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 14
USA Today: 25
HSFA: 12
15. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 17.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
Massey: NR
SB Live: 16
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 11
USA Today: 10
HSFA: 19
16. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 21.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
Massey: 17
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: 19
USA Today: NR
HSFA: 20
17. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 21.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
Massey: NR
SB Live: 18
National HSFB: 20
SC Next: 24
USA Today: 15
HSFA: 14
18. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 21.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: 11
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: 19
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 14
HSFA: NR
19. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 22.4
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 5
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 25
USA Today: 17
HSFA: 15
20. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 25.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
Massey: NR
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 23
SC Next: 20
USA Today: 16
HSFA: 18
21. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 26.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: 16
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: 22
SC Next: 22
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
22. Bixby (Okla.)
Average rank: 26.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
Massey: 4
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 22
HSFA: NR
23. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 28.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: NR
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 18
USA Today: 23
HSFA: NR
24. Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 13
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 13
USA Today: 18
HSFA: NR
25. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 30.2
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 14
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 21
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
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Ranked by two media outlets
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