Video: Top 25 high school football rankings Zack Poff breaks down the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings after two weeks of action.
The top five in this week's Composite Top 25 high school football rankings are the same as last week, but the gap is closing.
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) continues to sit atop the rankings, while Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) didn't let the forfeit ruling distract them from taking care of business in Las Vegas as the Monarchs dispatched Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) to move to 1-1 on the season.
But closing in on both California schools is IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), which saw its win streak extended to 38 games after a 42-0 win over Pennsylvania champions Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.). Allen (Texas) begins is 2018 campaign this week and sits at 4, while St. John's (Washington, D.C.) is at No. 5 and the featured game in the MaxPreps Top 10 Games of the Week.
MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Football Rankings
Average rank: 1.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 3
2. (2) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Average rank: 2.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 1
3. (3) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 2.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 4
4. (4) Allen (Texas)Average rank: 5.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 2
5. (5) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 9
6. (6) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 5
7. (8) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 8.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 15
8. (7) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 14
9. (tie) (11) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 20
9. (tie) (9) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 19
11. (14) Hoover (Ala.)Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6
12. (10) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: NR
13. (13) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)Average rank: 17.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16
14. (15) Central (Miami)Average rank: 18.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12
Average rank: 20
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 10
Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 8
17. (24) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)Average rank: 21.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 21
18. (21) Warren Central (Indianapolis)Average rank: 21.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 17
19. (23) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)Average rank: 22
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNAtion: 21
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR
20. (18) Katy (Texas)Average rank: 23
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 23
21. (20) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)Average rank: 26
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
22. (NR) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 25
23. (19) Rome (Ga.)Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: NR
24. (NR) Owasso (Okla.)Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 22
25. (22) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 29.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11
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