Top 25 national high school football composite rankings

By Staff Report Dec 4, 2018, 3:00pm

St. Edward, Chandler move into rankings after capturing state crowns.

Video: Top 25 high school football rankings
MaxPreps football editor Zack Poff tackles this week's national rankings.

Chandler (Ariz.) and St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) each jumped into this week's Composite Top 25 rankings after grabbing state crowns.

The Wolves won their third straight 6A Arizona title with a 65-28 pasting of Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.), while the Eagles dethroned unbeaten Colerain (Cincinnati) with a 24-10 state title win.

The other big winner of the week was De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), which beat Liberty (Brentwood, Calif.) 42-7 to win its 27th consecutive North Coast Section title and move into the CIF Open Division state title game Saturday against No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.). Saturday's game is a rematch of last season, a game the Monarch won 52-21 on their way to being named National Champions.



Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. 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.


MaxPreps Composite Top 25 High School Football Rankings
St. Edward downed Colerain 24-10 to win the Ohio Division I title.
St. Edward downed Colerain 24-10 to win the Ohio Division I title.
Photo by Michael Noyes
1. (Last week 1) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 3

3. (3) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 7

4. (5) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)
Average rank: 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 4

5. (6) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 6



6. (5) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 9.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 2

7. (9) North Shore (Houston)
Average rank: 10.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 8

8. (10) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 12.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 13

9. (14) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)

Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 12

10. (15) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 14.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 5

11. (12) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 20

12. (11) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 15.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 9



13. (8) Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 15.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 10

14. (13) St. Louis (Honolulu)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: NR

15. (16) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: NR

16. (18) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 21.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 15

17. (17) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
Average rank: 23.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11

18. (NR) Chandler (Ariz.)

Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 22

19. (NR) Duncanville (Texas)

Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: NR

20. (21) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 27.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19

21. (23) Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.)
Average rank: 27.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: NR



22. (tie) (20) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 17

22. (tie) (NR) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: NR

22. (tie) (22) University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)
Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

25. (25) Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14

Ranked in 2 Polls
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)

Ranked in 1 Poll