Aquinas (2-0) is ranked No. 1 in four of the six media outlets included. No. 2
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and No. 4
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) each received one first-place vote.
Bishop Gorman dropped to No. 6 while
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), which opened the season as the No. 1 team in the composite, sits at No. 7.
Notre Dame commit Zayden Gamble returned a punt for a touchdown Saturday as St. Thomas Aquinas defeated DeSoto 38-14. The Raiders are the No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Top 25 and the media composite. (PHOTO: Jeff Klein)
After not receiving top 25 mention from any media outlet this season, Columbus jumps into a tie for No. 9 ahead of its showdown with No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas.
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) moved up two spots to No. 5 after topping
Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 21-20 last week. The Huskies were ranked No. 7 in the composite and fell to a tie at No. 9 after the loss.
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies from the
MaxPreps Top 25,
National HSFB,
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.
MEDIA COMPOSITE TOP 25
Average rank: 1.67
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
National HSFB: 3
USA Today: 1
SC Next: 1
SB Live: 3
HSFA: 1
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.67
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
National HSFB: 2
USA Today: 2
SC Next: 3
SB Live: 1
HSFA: 5
3. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 3.83
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
National HSFB: 5
USA Today: 4
SC Next: 2
SB Live: 5
HSFA: 2
4. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 4.17
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
National HSFB: 1
USA Today: 3
SC Next: 5
SB Live: 2
HSFA: 12
5. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 4.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
National HSFB: 4
USA Today: 5
SC Next: 6
SB Live: 4
HSFA: 3
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 7.83
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
National HSFB: 9
USA Today: 8
SC Next: 7
SB Live: 7
HSFA: 8
7. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
National HSFB: 10
USA Today: 9
SC Next: 9
SB Live: 8
HSFA: 9
8. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 10.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
National HSFB: 13
USA Today: 13
SC Next: 11
SB Live: 6
HSFA: 6
T9. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 10.83
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
National HSFB: 8
USA Today: 7
SC Next: 13
SB Live: 14
HSFA: 10
T9. Columbus (Miami, Fla.)
Average rank: 10.83
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
National HSFB: 6
USA Today: 6
SC Next: 13
SB Live: 17
HSFA: 7
T11. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 11.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
National HSFB: 19
USA Today: 15
SC Next: 4
SB Live: 12
HSFA: 4
T11. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 11.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
National HSFB: 7
USA Today: 12
SC Next: 12
SB Live: 11
HSFA: 11
13. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 12.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
National HSFB: 11
USA Today: 19
SC Next: 8
SB Live: 9
HSFA: 20
14. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Average rank: 13.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
National HSFB: 17
USA Today: 10
SC Next: 10
SB Live: 13
HSFA: 13
15. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 15.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
National HSFB: 14
USA Today: 14
SC Next: 21
SB Live: 10
HSFA: 19
T16. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 17.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
National HSFB: 20
USA Today: 16
SC Next: 19
SB Live: 18
HSFA: 21
T16. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 17.33
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
National HSFB: 12
USA Today: 18
SC Next: 14
SB Live: 23
HSFA: 14
18. North Shore (Houston, Texas)
Average rank: 24.33
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
National HSFB: 16
USA Today: 20
SC Next: 15
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: 15
19. Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)
Average rank: 26.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 24
SC Next: 18
SB Live: 19
HSFA: N/A
20. Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Ga.)
Average rank: 26.83
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
National HSFB: 18
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 20
HSFA: 22
21. West Boca Raton (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Average rank: 27.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
National HSFB: 22
USA Today: 23
SC Next: 17
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: N/A
22. Brownsburg (Ind.)
Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 25
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 16
HSFA: N/A
23. Central (Miami, Fla.)
Average rank: 30.67
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
National HSFB: 15
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: 25
T24. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 32.17
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 17
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: N/A
T24. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 32.17
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 15
HSFA: 18
Ranked by two media outletsAmerican Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)East St. Louis (Ill.)Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)Ranked by one media outletBixby (Okla.)Carol City (Miami, Fla.)Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.)Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)DeSoto (Texas)Duncanville (Texas)Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
