MaxPreps Regional High School Football Computer Rankings: South Region

By Kevin Askeland Sep 8, 2015, 4:44pm

St. Thomas Aquinas takes over top spot from IMG Academy.

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St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) was the only new No. 1 team this week as it took over the top spot from IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) in the MaxPreps South Region football computer rankings.

IMG Academy dropped to No. 2 while DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) and Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.) remained at Nos. 3 and 4. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) made the biggest jump, going from No. 25 to No. 13 after defeating Buford.

The regional rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. The South region includes teams from Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Washington D.C., Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.



MaxPreps South Region Football Computer Rankings
St. Thomas Aquinas moves into the top spot this week in the South rankings.
St. Thomas Aquinas moves into the top spot this week in the South rankings.
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1. (last week 2) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 2-0, 91.4

2. (1) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 2-0, 90.1

3. (3) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 2-0, 85.6

4. (4) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 2-0, 75.5

5. (5) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 2-0, 73.5

6. (6) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 3-0, 72.5



7. (8) Spartanburg (S.C.), 2-0, 71.3

8. (7) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 3-0, 70.5

9. (11) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 3-0, 69.6

10. (10) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 2-0, 69.3

11. (15) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 1-0, 69.0

12. (9) Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.), 2-0, 68.8



13. (25) McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), 2-0, 68.6

14. (13) Maryville (Tenn.), 3-0, 68.1

15. (18) Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 2-0, 66.1

16. (16) Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.), 2-0, 65.6

17. (19) Central (Miami), 1-1, 65.2

18. (24) Capital (Charleston, W. Va.), 2-0, 64.4



19. (NR) Madison Central (Madison, Miss.), 3-0, 64.4

20. (22) Gilman (Baltimore), 1-1, 64.0

21. (NR) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 1-1, 62.6

22. (NR) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 3-0, 61.8

23. (NR) Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.), 2-0, 60.6

24. (20) Starkville (Miss.), 2-1, 60.5



25. (14) Noxubee County (Macon, Miss.), 2-1, 60.3