High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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See this week's biggest showdowns, including IMG Academy heading West to take on Utah power East.

American Heritage was this week's biggest mover, jumping six places in the Composite Top 25 to No. 3 after a 23-19 win last week over Cardinal Gibbons. The top two spots are the same as Mater Dei and IMG Academy remained locked in well ahead of the field.

Two newcomers join the Composite 25 as Mission Viejo (Calif.) and Archer (Cartersville, Ga.) join the rankings at 19 and 25, respectively.

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 Football Rankings

1. (last week 1) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 1
USA Today Computer: 1

2. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 1.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 2
USA Today Computer: 2

3. (9) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 5.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 9
USA Today Computer: 12

4. (4) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 3
USA Today Computer: 14

5. (5) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 14
USA Today Computer: 6



6. (7) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 9.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 8
USA Today Computer: 20

7. (8) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 10
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 4
USA Today Computer: 11

8. (10) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 16
USA Today Computer: 5 9. (11) Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 11.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 13
USA Today Computer: 4

10. (14) St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 5
USA Today Computer: 3

11. (6) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 22
USA Today Computer: 7

12. (12) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 13.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 11
USA Today Computer: 22

13. (15) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 17
USA Today Computer: 17



14. (17) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 18.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 19
USA Today Computer: 16

15. (16) South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
USA Today Computer: NR

16. (13) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 21.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 10
USA Today Computer: NR

17. (20) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 24.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6
USA Today Computer: NR

18. (22) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 21
USA Today Computer: NR

19. (NR) Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Average rank: 25.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 23
USA Today Computer: 10



20. (18) Judson (Converse, Texas)
Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 23

21. (24) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 25.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 22
High School Football America: 18
USA Today Computer: 13

22. (21) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 26.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12
USA Today Computer: NR

23. (tie) (19) Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: NR

23. (tie) (23) St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 9

25. (NR) Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Average rank: 28.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 24



Ranked in 2 Polls
St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.)
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Union (Tulsa, Okla.)
Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.)

Ranked in 1 Poll
Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.)
Folsom (Calif.)
Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox, Ill.)
Northwestern (Miami)
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Cartersville (Ga.)
Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Pearl (Miss.)
Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, S.C.)
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Wake Forest (Wake Forest, N.C.)