MaxPreps Medium Schools National High School Football Rankings

The 2013 mythical national champions, the Washington Tornadoes, may not be ranked No. 1 in the Xcellent 25 national rankings this year, but they are still the No. 1 medium school in the nation.

According to the latest MaxPreps Medium Schools National Football Rankings, Washington holds a 3.2-point lead over No. 2 Bellevue (Washington) for the top spot. Washington is the defending 5A state champion in Florida while Bellevue is the defending 3A state champion in Washington.

Webb City (Mo.), a perennial state champion in Missouri, comes in at the No. 3 spot while Georgia powerhouse Buford is the No. 4 team. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), which was not ranked in the preseason medium schools national rankings, is the No. 5 team in the latest rankings.

The rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. Medium-sized schools are those schools which participate in enrollment divisions generally between 1,000 and 2,000 students.


1. (preseason 2) Washington (Miami), 9-0, 67.3

2. (3) Bellevue (Wash.), 8-0, 64.5

3. (16) Webb City (Mo.), 10-0, 62.5

4. (4) Buford (Ga.), 8-0, 61.4

5. (NR) Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 8-0, 60.0

6. (8) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.), 8-1, 59.9

7. (25) Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 9-0, 59.2

8. (13) Oxford (Miss.), 8-1, 58.4

9. (NR) Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio), 9-0, 57.6

10. (NR) Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.), 7-1, 57.4

11. (NR) Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.), 8-0, 55.8

12. (NR) West Point (Miss.), 7-3, 55.6

13. (10) Argyle (Texas), 8-0, 53.7

14. (20) South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.), 9-0, 53.5

15. (NR) Knoxville Catholic (Tenn.), 9-0, 53.2

16. (NR) O'Dea (Seattle), 7-1, 52.6

17. (NR) Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.), 8-0, 52.3

18. (NR) Hubbard (Ohio), 9-0, 52.1

19. (1) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 5-3, 51.8

20. (NR) Wayne County (Waynesboro, Tenn.), 7-2, 51.5

21. (NR) Salem (Va.), 8-0, 51.5

22. (NR) DePaul (Wayne, N.J.), 5-2, 51.4

23. (NR) Timpview (Provo, Utah), 10-0, 51.3

24. (NR) Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.), 7-2, 51.2

25. (NR) Noxubee County (Macon, Miss.), 8-2, 51.0