High school football 2015 Top 25 Composite Rankings

Video: Xcellent 25 Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

Surprises and upsets have been the theme of the National Football League season. But in the high school football world, there is only one new team in this week's composite rankings.

St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) jumps in at No. 24 despite the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 and PrepNation leaving the Green Knights out. SJR beat DePaul Catholic (Wayne) to move to 3-0 on the season with wins over Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) and St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio).

In order to be considered for these rankings, a team must be ranked in two national polls. If it does not land in all four, the team will be given a 40 to weight into its average. We chose for national polls that have produced rankings for at least five years. The four polls include the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and PrepNation's National Prep Poll.


1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 1.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1

2. (2) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 3

3. (3) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 4.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 6

4. (5) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 5.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 5

5. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 5.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 4

6. (6) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 6.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 16

7. (9) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 2

8. (8) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 10.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 13

9. (7) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR

10. (10) Trinity (Euless, Texas)
Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 20

11. (12) Spartanburg (S.C.)
Average rank: 14.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 17

12. (20) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 21

13 (T). (16) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 17.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR

13 (T). (16) La Salle (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 17.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 7

15. (15) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.)
Average rank: 18.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 19

15. (13) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Average rank: 18.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 8

17. (18) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR

18 (T). (11) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 20.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR

18 (T). (14) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Average rank: 20.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR

20. (23) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 23
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 9

21. (19) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.)
Average rank: 23.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14

22. (21) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 23.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 12

23. (24) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Average rank: 25.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR

24. (NR) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 11

25. (24) Westfield (Houston)
Average rank: 29.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15