High school football rankings: Chandler tops Arizona Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

The 2021 high school football season in Arizona kicks off in a few weeks and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. Coming off a 10-0 campaign last fall, Chandler owns the No. 1 spot in our preseason rankings.

The Wolves outscored their opponents 443-112 en route to the Open Division state title last season. The state championship was the program's fifth straight and improved Chandler's win streak to 36 games dating back to the first game of the 2018 season.

An explosive Chandler offense is led by 2022 Ohio State commit Kyion Grayes at wide receiver, Iowa State pledge Quaron Adams at running back, Princeton commit Nason Coleman at tight end and three-star quarterback Blaine Hipa.

Additional defending state champions include Chaparral (6A), Sunrise Mountain (5A), Mesquite (4A), Snowflake (3A), Santa Cruz Valley (2A) and Mogollon (1A) in 8-man. Four of those schools appear in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25.

See the complete list below. Arizona Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

1. Chandler, 10-0 in 2020

2. Hamilton (Chandler), 8-2

3. Saguaro (Scottsdale), 5-2

4. Chaparral (Scottsdale), 6-2

5. Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 7-1

6. Centennial (Peoria), 6-3

7. Desert Edge (Goodyear), 8-1

8. Highland (Gilbert), 7-4

9. Queen Creek, 6-3

10. Casa Grande, 7-2

11. Cactus (Glendale), 8-3

12. Liberty (Peoria), 6-4

13. Williams Field (Gilbert), 5-3

14. Centennial (Peoria), 6-3

15. Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9-2

16. Basha (Chandler), 6-3

17. American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 8-2

18. Corona del Sol (Tempe), 8-1

19. Yuma Catholic (Yuma), 10-1

20. Mesquite (Gilbert), 9-1

21. Pinnacle (Phoenix), 3-4

22. Horizon (Scottsdale), 3-3

23. Higley (Gilbert), 4-5

24. Cesar Chavez (Laveen), 2-1

25. O'Connor (Phoenix), 6-4