High school football 2015 Top 25 Composite Rankings

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

One big name fell out, one big name took a big leap and four new names appear in this week's Composite Top 25.

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) tumbled all the way out of the rankings after its 6-3 loss to Deerfield Beach. Meanwhile, St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) moved up to 11th from 22nd after knocking off previously ranked Mainland (Fla.).

And four new teams are now in: Male (Louisville, Ky.), Gilman (Baltimore), Colerain (Cincinnati) and Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.).

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 weigh into its average. We chose four 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 (T). (3) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 2

2 (T). (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 7

4 (T). (6) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 4.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 5

4 (T). (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 4.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 4

6. (7) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 7.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 3

7. (11) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 9.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 25

8. (9) Trinity (Euless, Texas)
Average rank: 12.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 16

9. (10) Spartanburg (S.C.)
Average rank: 13.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 12

10. (12) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 17

11. (22) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 6

12. (13) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR

13. (8) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 16.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR

14. (16) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 18.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR

15 (T). (17) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR

15 (T). (17) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR

17. (19) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 8

18. (21) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 21.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 11

19. (23) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.)
Average rank: 22.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR

20 (T). (24) Chandler (Ariz.)
Average rank: 23.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14

20 (T). (25) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 23.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR

22. (NR) Male (Louisville)
Average rank: 24.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR

23. (NR) Gilman (Baltimore)
Average rank: 25.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15

24. (NR) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 28
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10

25. (NR) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 13