MaxPreps final 2015 national small schools football rankings

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Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.) finished the 2015 season as the No. 1 small school football team in the nation, marking the second season in a row that the Conquerors have finished atop the MaxPreps Small School National Rankings.

Trinity Christian Academy, which began the season ranked No. 1, will enter the 2016 season with 22 straight wins. The Conquerors won the Florida Class 3A state championship.

Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.), which won its third state championship in four seasons, finished at No. 2 while Trenton (Fla.), the Florida Class 1A state champion, ends the year at No. 3.

The rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. For the purposes of this list, small schools are those schools which belong to state enrollment divisions with schools that generally have fewer than 1,000 students.


1. (last time 1) Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 14-0, 66.7
Florida 3A State Champion

2. (19) Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.), 16-0, 61.3
California Small Schools Open Division State Champion

3. (13) Trenton (Fla.), 14-0, 59.9
Florida Class 1A State Champion

4. (12) Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City), 15-0, 58.7
Oklahoma Class 3A State Champion

5. (2) Coldwater (Ohio), 15-0, 57.5
Ohio Division V State Champion

6. (10) Canadian (Texas), 16-0, 56.9
Texas Class 2A-Division I State Champion

7. (NR) Brock (Texas), 16-0, 54.5
Texas Class 3A-Division I State Champion

8. (NR) Elkhorn South (Neb.), 13-0, 53.1
Nebraska Class B State Champion

9. (4) Amherst (Wis.), 14-0, 52.9
Wisconsin Division 5 State Champion

10. (6) Scotus (Columbus, Neb.), 12-1, 52.6
Nebraska Class C1 State Champion

11. (24) Belfry (Ky.), 14-1, 51.1
Kentucky Class 3A State Champion

12. (5) American Heritage (Delray Beach, Fla.), 10-3, 50.3
Florida Class 3A State Runner-up

13. (NR) Chenango Forks (Binghamton, N.Y.), 12-1, 50.1
New York Class C State Champion

14. (NR) Aquinas (David City, Neb.), 12-1, 49.6
Nebraska Class C2 State Champion

15. (NR) Caledonia (Minn.), 14-0, 48.4
Minnesota Class 2A State Champion

16. (NR) Waskom (Texas), 16-0, 47.9
Texas Class 3A-Division II State Champion

17. (NR) Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, Ill.), 13-1, 47.7
Illinois Class 3A State Champion

18. (20) Dillon (S.C.), 14-0, 47.7
South Carolina Class AA Division I State Champion

19. (3) Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 13-2, 47.3
Ohio Division VI Runner-up

20. (NR) Cazenovia (N.Y.), 13-0, 47.3
New York Class B State Champion

21. (NR) Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona, Pa.), 16-0, 47.1
Pennsylvania Class A State Champion

22. (15) Collins (Miss.), 15-1, 46.6
Mississippi Class 3A State Champion

23. (17) Cameron Yoe (Cameron, Texas), 14-2, 46.3
Texas Class 3A-Division I Runner-up

24. (NR) Lafayette Central Catholic (Ind.), 15-0, 46.3
Indiana Class 1A State Champion

25. (NR) Appomattox County (Appomattox, Va.), 15-0, 46.2
Virginia Class 2A State Champion