Final 2021 Top 30 national high school football composite rankings

MaxPreps National Champion Mater Dei ends season as consensus No. 1 team after dominating 12-0 season.

By Steve Montoya

Dec 21, 2021, 1:20pm

Zack Poff and Steve Montoya join Amanda Guerra on CBS HQ to break down the final MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) goes wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country and Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, WA) makes the biggest jump in the final rankings going from one of the first teams out of the Top 25 to No. 11 after beating Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA) 40-36. The loss dropped Collins Hill from No. 3 to No. 12.

Final MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings: Mater Dei gos wire-to-wire as No. 1 team 58,809 views 9:01

This time a year ago Westlake (Austin, Texas) still had four remaining games to play, Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) had wrapped up a six game season, and Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Servite (Anaheim, Calif.), and St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) wouldn't see the field until the spring. A year later they finish atop of the final Top 30 national high school football composite rankings.

The Monarchs finish the season as the consensus national champion by MaxPreps, CalPreps and High School Football America after beating five opponents that finished in the top 12. The Southern California power joins Servite and St. John Bosco as three teams all from the same league that finish in the top 5.

Only schools recognized within all three Top 100 media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite Top 25 rankings. You also have to land in one of the three polls Top 25 to be considered.

Mater Dei finished as the consensus No. 1 high school football team in the country.

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MaxPreps Composite Top 30 high school football rankings

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
High School Football America: 1

CalPreps: 1

2. Westlake (Austin, Texas)

Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
High School Football America: 2

CalPreps: 5

3. Servite (Anaheim, Calif.)

Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
High School Football America: 7

CalPreps: 2

4. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)

Average rank: 5.60
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
High School Football America: 3

CalPreps: 11

5. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Average rank: 6
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
High School Football America: 8

CalPreps: 4

6. North Shore (Houston)

Average rank: 7.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
High School Football America: 4

CalPreps: 6

7. (tie) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
High School Football America: 12

CalPreps: 16

7. (tie) Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)

Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
High School Football America: 5

CalPreps: 19

9. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)

Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
High School Football America: 11

CalPreps: 15

9. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
High School Football America: 20

CalPreps: 3

11. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
High School Football America: 6

CalPreps: 20

12. Duncanville (Texas)

Average rank: 12.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
High School Football America: 9

CalPreps: 7

13. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
High School Football America: 13

CalPreps: 17

14. Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.)

Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
High School Football America: 26

CalPreps: 10

15. Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

Average rank: 17
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
High School Football America: 25

CalPreps: 12

16. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)

Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
High School Football America: 25

CalPreps: 12

17. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Average rank: 19.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
High School Football America: 15

CalPreps: 28

18. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)

Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
High School Football America: 17

CalPreps: 21

19. Central (Miami)

Average rank: 22.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
High School Football America: 16

CalPreps: 32

20. Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.)

Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
High School Football America: 50

CalPreps: 9

20. Venice (Fla.)

Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 40
High School Football America: 22

CalPreps: 8

22. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)

Average rank: 24
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
High School Football America: 18

CalPreps: 30

22. Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

Average rank: 24
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
High School Football America: 10

CalPreps: 40

24. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)

Average rank: 25.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
High School Football America: 19

CalPreps: 38

24. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)

Average rank: 25.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 26
High School Football America: 32

CalPreps: 18

26. Bixby (Okla.)

Average rank: 26
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
High School Football America: 23

CalPreps: 37

27. Buford (Ga.)

Average rank: 26.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 29
High School Football America: 21

CalPreps: 29

28. Warner Robins (Ga.)

Average rank: 30
MaxPreps Top 25: 39
High School Football America: 29

CalPreps: 22

29. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)

Average rank: 30.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
High School Football America: 37

CalPreps: 31

30. Milton (Ga.)

Average rank: 32.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 32
High School Football America: 41

CalPreps: 24

Also appeared in at least one Top 25 poll: Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Lone Peak (Highland, Utah), Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), Mission Viejo (Calif.)

Final 2021 Top 30 national high school football composite rankings

MaxPreps National Champion Mater Dei ends season as consensus No. 1 team after dominating 12-0 season.

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