Bosco had been ranked No. 4 before losing 20-19 to
Orange Lutheran (Orange) and dropping to No. 12.
Sierra Canyon was No. 7 and fell to No. 19 after
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) defeated the Trailblazers 21-9 last week. The Eagles rose to No. 10 with the win and will play Orange Lutheran this week in the semifinals.
No. 4
Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and No. 5
Centennial (Corona) will meet this week on the other side of the Southern Section bracket. Mater Dei is coming off a 20-0 win over
Mission Viejo while Centennial topped
Servite (Anaheim) 41-6.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.),
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) and
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) remain unchanged in the top three. IMG Academy and St. Frances Academy don't have any remaining games scheduled.
In Georgia's Class AAAAAA state playoffs, Grayson takes on
Colquitt County (Norman Park) this week in the round of 16 and could play No. 15
Carrollton next week. No. 8
Buford is also in this bracket and could meet Grayson in the final.
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies from the
MaxPreps Top 25,
National HSFB,
Massey,
SB Live,
SC Next,
USA Today and
High School Football America rankings.
To be considered for the media composite top 25, a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. 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.
1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: 2
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 3
USA Today: 1
HSFA: 2
2. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 2.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: 9
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 1
USA Today: 2
HSFA: 1
3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 4.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 8
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 5
USA Today: 4
HSFA: 6
4. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 6.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: 5
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: 6
USA Today: 6
HSFA: 7
5. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: 11
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 4
USA Today: 5
HSFA: 3
6. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 16
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 2
USA Today: 9
HSFA: 9
7. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 7.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 21
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 8
USA Today: 3
HSFA: 4
8. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Average rank: 10.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: 3
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 21
SC Next: 9
USA Today: 10
HSFA: 14
9. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: NR
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 7
USA Today: 7
HSFA: 5
10. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 13.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: NR
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 10
USA Today: 8
HSFA: 8
11. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 15.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: NR
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: 12
USA Today: 14
HSFA: 11
12. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 15.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: 18
SB Live: 20
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 13
USA Today: 11
HSFA: 17
13. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: NR
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 24
USA Today: 13
HSFA: 10
14. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: NR
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 20
SC Next: 15
USA Today: 15
HSFA: 12
15. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: 12
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 18
SC Next: 11
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
16. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 20.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
Massey: 19
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 19
HSFA: 16
17. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 21.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
Massey: NR
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: 16
USA Today: 17
HSFA: 18
18. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 21.2
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 4
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 14
USA Today: 25
HSFA: 13
19. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 22.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
Massey: NR
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: 19
SC Next: 23
USA Today: 16
HSFA: 24
20. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 24.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
Massey: 17
SB Live: 24
National HSFB: 22
SC Next: 25
USA Today: 23
HSFA: NR
21. Bixby (Okla.)
Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: 1
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 17
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
22. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 25.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
Massey: NR
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 23
SC Next: 19
USA Today: 20
HSFA: 15
23. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 27.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: NR
SB Live: 16
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 21
USA Today: 18
HSFA: NR
24. Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 13
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 12
HSFA: 25
25. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 31.0
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 15
SB Live: 21
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 21
HSFA: NR
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