High school football rankings: Chandler of Arizona debuts in composite top 25 after impressive home win

Wolves rise to No. 21 after beating previously ranked Orange Lutheran.

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Sep 13, 2023, 2:00pm
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) is on the rise in this week's top 25 media composite high school football rankings after beating Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) 61-21 on Friday.

The Lions went from an average rank of 9 to 6.6 after the 40-point blowout win. They face another big test this week with a road game against No. 15 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.).

Chandler (Ariz.) jumps into the rankings with an average rank of 27.5 after beating Orange Lutheran 35-10.

The composite top 25 takes into account a wide range of approaches to high school football rankings by six different media outlets. That includes computer algorithms by CalPreps and High School Football America as well as expert rankings from MaxPreps, SBLive, Blue Star Media and National HSFB.

To be considered for the rankings a team must be recognized 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.
Chandler of Arizona moved to No. 21 of this week's top 25 media composite high school football rankings after the Wolves' 35-10 win over previously ranked Orange Lutheran. (Photo: Marcus Wilkins)
Chandler of Arizona moved to No. 21 of this week's top 25 media composite high school football rankings after the Wolves' 35-10 win over previously ranked Orange Lutheran. (Photo: Marcus Wilkins)
Top 25 composite football rankings

1. (No. 1 last week) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
CalPreps: 1
High School Football America: 2
SB Live: 1
Blue Star Media: 1
National HSFB: 1

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
CalPreps: 5
High School Football America: 1
SB Live: 2
Blue Star Media: 2
National HSFB: 3

T3. (3) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 3.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
CalPreps: 2
High School Football America: 4
SB Live: 3
Blue Star Media: 4
National HSFB: 2

T3. (4) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 3.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
CalPreps: 3
High School Football America: 3
SB Live: 4
Blue Star Media: 3
National HSFB: 4

5. (7) Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 6.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
CalPreps: 6
High School Football America: 5
SB Live: 7
Blue Star Media: 10
National HSFB: 6

6. (5) Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
CalPreps: 7
High School Football America: 6
SB Live: 6
Blue Star Media: 6
National HSFB: 10

7. (6) Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 7.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
CalPreps: 4
High School Football America: 8
SB Live: 6
Blue Star Media: 5
National HSFB: 13

8. (T8) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 8.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
CalPreps: 14
High School Football America: 10
SB Live: 9
Blue Star Media: 9
National HSFB: 5

9. (T8) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 10.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
CalPreps: 9
High School Football America: 11
SB Live: 10
Blue Star Media: 12
National HSFB: 7

10. (10) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
CalPreps: 15
High School Football America: 9
SB Live: 8
Blue Star Media: 8
National HSFB: 14

11. (11) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
CalPreps: 10
High School Football America: 7
SB Live: 18
Blue Star Media: 11
National HSFB: 9

12. (12) North Shore (Houston)
Average rank: 12
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
CalPreps: 11
High School Football America: 17
SB Live: 12
Blue Star Media: 7
National HSFB: 16

13. (13) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
CalPreps: 8
High School Football America: 15
SB Live: 11
Blue Star Media: 13
National HSFB: 15

14. (16) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)
Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 11
SB Live: 13
Blue Star Media: 15
National HSFB: 11

15. (17) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 13
SB Live: 14
Blue Star Media: 17
National HSFB: 8

16. (20) Walton (Marietta, Ga.)
Average rank: 22.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
CalPreps: 22
High School Football America: 21
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 18
National HSFB: 19

17. (18) Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)
Average rank: 24.3
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 17
High School Football America: 18
SB Live: 15
Blue Star Media: 16
National HSFB: NR

18. (14) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
CalPreps: 13
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 25
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 12

19. (20) Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Average rank: 25.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
CalPreps: 16
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 21
National HSFB: 17

20. (19) Columbus (Miami)
Average rank: 25.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 12
SB Live: 17
Blue Star Media: 23
National HSFB: NR

21. (NR) Chandler (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
CalPreps: 20
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 22
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 23

22. (22) Saraland (Ala.)
Average rank: 29.8
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 18
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 16
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 25

23. (25) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 30.1
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 19
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 22
National HSFB: 20

24. (NR) Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.)
Average rank: 31
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 23
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 19
Blue Star Media: 24
National HSFB: NR

25. (24) Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 32.8
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 23
Blue Star Media: 14
National HSFB: NR

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