High school football 2014 Top 25 composite rankings

Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.) jumped into three of the four national polls this week, earning the high praise after starting the season 5-0.

Two other new teams enter this week's Top 25 as well, Carmel (Ind.) and Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.).

In order to be considered for these rankings, a team must be ranked in two national polls. If it does not land in all four, the team will be given a 40 to weigh into its average. We chose four national polls that have produced rankings for at least five years. The four polls include the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 writers' rankings, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and PrepNation's National Prep Poll.





Updated: New order as of 1 p.m. EST.

1. (1) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 1.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1

2. (2) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 2.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3

3. (3) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 2

4. (5) Washington (Booker T)  (Miami)
Average rank: 5.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 9

5. (4) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 5.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 12

6. (6) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 8



7. (7) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
 Average rank: 9.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 5

8. (10) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 11.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 10

9. (9) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 12
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 4

9. (8) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 12
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 4

11. (15) Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 20

12. (11) Bellevue (Wash.)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 40

13. (12) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 19



14. (13) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 40

14. (18) Starkville (Miss.)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 7

16. (14) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 17.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 40

17. (20) Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.)
Average rank: 21.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 6

17. (17) Skyline (Dallas)
Average rank: 21.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 11

19. (NR) Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.)
Average rank: 25.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 15



20. (21) Manvel (Texas)
Average rank: 26.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 40

21. (NR) Carmel (Ind.)
Average rank: 26.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 40
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 22

22. (25) Punahou (Honolulu)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 23

23. (24) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Average rank: 28.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 40

24. (NR) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.)
Average rank: 28.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 40
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 40

25. (19) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 40
MaxPreps Computer: 40



Ranked in 2 Polls
Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Webb City (Mo.)

Ranked in 1 Poll
Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Crespi (Encino, Calif.)
Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas)
Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.)
Eden Prairie (Minn.)
Fulton (Knoxville, Tenn.)
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
La Salle (Cincinnati)
McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.)