MaxPreps Top 25 national high school football rankings

By Stephen Spiewak Dec 8, 2013, 12:00am

Washington states its case for the No. 1 ranking as others vie for the top spot.


It is getting awfully tight near the top of the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

No. 1 Washington closed out its season with a state title-winning victory over Bolles, but its spot atop the rankings is not locked in. Allen and St. John Bosco both notched impressive victories over the weekend and could have two significant games left to play.

DeSoto and De La Salle remain in the hunt as well, looking to state their cases with two potential games left.

Check out our brackets and state champions from across the country



Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

1. (1) Washington (Miami), 14-0
Washington closed out its perfect season with a 40-21 victory over Bolles.

2. (2) Allen (Texas), 14-0
Allen rolled into the 5A-I semifinals with a 48-13 win over Westfield.

3. (3) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 14-0
With its second victory of the season over Mater Dei, St. John Bosco claimed a Pac-5 title.

4. (4) DeSoto (Texas), 13-0
Game postponed until Monday.

5. (5) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 13-0
The Spartans took home the North Coast Section Division I title with a 49-17 win over California.
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Mountain Pointe closed its season out with a state title.
Mountain Pointe closed its season out with a state title.
Photo by Mark Jones
6. (6) Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.), 15-0
With a victory over Stratford, Northwestern put the exclamation point on a superb season.

7. (7) Central (Miami), 12-1
Without star running back Joseph Yearby, Central held off previously unbeaten Mainland 28-15.



8. (8) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 14-0
Season complete. Division I state champion.

9. (9) Katy (Texas), 14-0
Katy walloped Manvel 56-14.

10. (11) Bellevue (Wash.), 14-0
Bellevue captured its sixth-straight state title with a 52-20 win over Eastside Catholic.
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Mark Fossati did it all for St. Joseph this season, including serving as the team's kicker.
Mark Fossati did it all for St. Joseph this season, including serving as the team's kicker.
Photo by Glenn Kross
11. (17) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 14-1
Moeller survived a shootout against Mentor, winning 55-52 and capturing a Division I state title.

12. (12) Hoover (Ala.), 15-0
For the second year in a row, Hoover took home Alabama's Class 6A title, this time defeating Auburn 20-3.

13. (13) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 10-1
St. Joseph claimed its third-straight state title with a dominant 62-14 win over Pope John XXIII.

14. (14) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 15-0
With a victory over Butler, Mallard Creek advances to the 4AA state title game against Wake Forest.



15. (15) Jenks (Okla.), 13-0
Game postponed until Dec. 12.
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Tony Sanchez and Bishop Gorman took home a fifth-straight state title.
Tony Sanchez and Bishop Gorman took home a fifth-straight state title.
Photo by Jann Hendry
16. (16) Folsom (Calif.), 14-0
Folsom notched its second victory over Oak Ridge to finish the regular season undefeated.

17. (20) Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), 14-0
Dwyer handed East Lake its first loss of the season, 31-24, earning a spot in the Class 7A title game in the process.

18. (18) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 13-2
Randall Cunnigham Jr. accounted for five total touchdowns to help Bishop Gorman defeat Reed (Reno) 49-14 and capture its fifth-straight state title.

19. (19) Blue Springs (Mo.), 14-0
Season complete. Division 6 state champion.

20. (21) Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 14-0
Season complete. Division 2 state champion.
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Speedy Noil and Edna Karr return to the rankings.
Speedy Noil and Edna Karr return to the rankings.
Photo by Stephen Lew
21. (23) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 14-0
Season complete. Class 5A state champion.

22. (25) North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.), 13-1
North Gwinnett advanced to the Class 6A title game with a win over McEachern.



23. (NR) Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.), 14-0
Oscar Smith will play for the Division 6 state title against Centreville after beating Colonial Forge

24. (NR) Karr (New Orleans), 13-1
Karr is playing its best football of the season, dominating the 4A playoffs. Its only loss was a five-point setback to John Curtis.17-0.

25. (NR) Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 15-0
Central Catholic has opened some eyes around the country with back-to-back victories of more than 40 points.