The Monarchs had been the unanimous No. 1 all season until falling to
Centennial (Corona, Calif.) on Sept. 12. Mater Dei fell to No. 9 last week but jumped back up with the statement win.
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) remained No. 1 after a 49-20 win over
St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii). The Braves (5-0) still face composite No. 13
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) as well as Mater Dei in the regular season.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) is in the No. 2 spot and plays in the MaxPreps Game of the Week against
Central (Phenix City, Ala.) on Friday. Right behind the Ascenders are
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) and
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.).
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. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 2
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 1
USA Today: 1
HSFA: 1
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 3.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 7
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 2
USA Today: 2
HSFA: 3
3. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 3.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: 1
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 3
USA Today: 7
HSFA: 2
4. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 4.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: 12
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 5
USA Today: 3
HSFA: 4
5. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 6.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 3
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 4
USA Today: 5
HSFA: 5
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 7.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: 9
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 6
USA Today: 6
HSFA: 6
7. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 8.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: 6
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: 7
USA Today: 8
HSFA: 9
8. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: 18
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: 11
USA Today: 4
HSFA: 11
9. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Average rank: 11.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: 21
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 9
USA Today: 16
HSFA: 8
10. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: 13
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: 22
SC Next: 10
USA Today: 9
HSFA: 13
11. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Average rank: 14.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
Massey: 17
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 20
USA Today: 12
HSFA: 12
12. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 14.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: 24
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 16
USA Today: 14
HSFA: 14
T13. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: NR
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 14
USA Today: 15
HSFA: 10
T13. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: NR
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: 8
USA Today: 11
HSFA: 7
T15. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 17.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: NR
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 16
SC Next: 19
USA Today: 10
HSFA: 16
T15. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Average rank: 17.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: 5
SB Live: 16
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 12
USA Today: 18
HSFA: 18
17. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
Massey: NR
SB Live: 20
National HSFB: 14
SC Next: 13
USA Today: 13
HSFA: 21
18. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 23.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: 8
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: 23
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 17
HSFA: NR
19. Milton (Ga.)
Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 18
SC Next: 18
USA Today: NR
HSFA: 15
20. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 27.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
Massey: NR
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 22
USA Today: 24
HSFA: 17
21. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
Massey: NR
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 21
USA Today: 22
HSFA: NR
22. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 29.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
Massey: NR
SB Live: 21
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 19
HSFA: 19
T23. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 30.7
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 10
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 23
HSFA: 22
T23. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)
Average rank: 30.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: NR
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 20
HSFA: NR
T25. Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 31.5
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 25
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 15
USA Today: 21
HSFA: NR
T25. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 31.5
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 20
SB Live: 18
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 23
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
Ranked by two media outletsBixby (Okla.)Brownsburg (Ind.)Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.)Mission Viejo (Calif.)Ranked by one media outletAledo (Texas)Bryant (Ark.)Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)Central (Miami, Fla.)Central (Phenix City, Ala.)Creekside (Fairburn, Ga.)East St. Louis (Ill.)Folsom (Calif.)Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.)Lakeland (Fla.)Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.)Prosper (Texas)Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.)Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Ga.)Waxahachie (Texas)West Boca Raton (Boca Raton, Fla.)
