High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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A total of three new teams enter this week' Top 25 Composite Rankings. But the major focus will be on a few huge showdowns in Southern California.

The semifinals between No. 5 Centennial and No. 6 St. John Bosco, and on the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Mater Dei versus No. 21 Rancho Cucamonga.

MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today and High School Football America have all released updated national rankings this week. We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school football’s elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:


Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. 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. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 1.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 1

2. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 2

3. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 3

4. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 5.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 4 5. (6) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 7

6. (7) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 11

7. (5) Allen (Allen, Texas)
Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 5

8. (9) DeSoto (De Soto, Texas)
Average rank: 9.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 17

9. (8) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 9.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 6

10. (14) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 15
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 14

11. (10) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 15.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 8

12. (11) Roswell (Roswell, Ga.)
Average rank: 16.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 40
High School Football America: 10

13. (12) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Average rank: 16.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: NR

14. (13) McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.)
Average rank: 17.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 9

15. (23) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 21

16. (15) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Average rank: 20
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 15

17. (17) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13

18. (16) Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)
Average rank: 21.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 18

19. (21) Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)
Average rank: 22.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12

20. (20) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 25.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

21. (NR) Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: NR

22. (NR) Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)
Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 19

23. (25) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 31.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepnNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16

24. (24) East (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Average rank: 32
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

25. (NR) John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Average rank: 32.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR


Ranked in two polls
Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.) - 33.4


Ranked in one poll
Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.)
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.)
La Salle (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Liberty (Henderson, Nev.)
Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio)
McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
North Penn (Lansdale, Pa.)
South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.)
Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Steele (Cibolo, Texas)
St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
St. John's (Washington, District of Columbia)
The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas)
Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)
Ryan (Denton, Texas)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)