High school football 2014 Top 25 composite rankings

With the new week comes a new No. 1 overall team.

Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) jumps to No. 1 after previous No. 1 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) fell to Elder (Cincinnati) on Saturday.

Don Bosco Prep is ranked is ranked No. 1 overall by both the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 writers' poll and PrepNation.

In order to be considered for these rankings, a team must be ranked in two national polls. If it does not land in all four, the team will be given a 40 to weigh into its average. We chose four national polls that have produced rankings for at least five years. The four polls include the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 writers' rankings, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and PrepNation's National Prep Poll.


1. (2 last week) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 2

2. (2) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 2.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 4

3. (4) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 3

4. (5) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 3.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1

5. (6) Washington (Miami)
Average rank: 5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 10

6. (7) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 7

7. (8) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 10.25 
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 5

8. (9) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 8

9. (10) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 13.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 9

10. (11) Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 15

11. (17) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 15.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 16

12. (12) St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR

13. (13) Bellevue (Wash.)
Average rank: 17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR

14. (14) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 17.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR

15. (16) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6

16. (15) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 18.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR

17. (19) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Average rank: 22.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12

18. (23) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 22.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR

19. (18) Manvel (Texas)
Average rank: 23.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25:
PrepNation:
USA Today:
MaxPreps Computer:

20. (20) Skyline (Dallas)
Average rank: 24.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 23

21. (22) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 25.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR

22. (1) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 26
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11

23. (NR) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 26.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 21

24. (NR) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 27
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 24

25. (NR) Starkville (Miss.)
Average rank: 28.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14

Ranked in 2 Polls
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) USA Today 24, MaxPreps Computer 22

Ranked in 1 Poll
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.) USA Today 15
Ben Davis (Indianapolis) MaxPreps Computer 25
Centennial (Corona, Calif.) MaxPreps Computer 20
Curtis (River Ridge, La.) USA Today 20
Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas) USA Today 21
Easton (New Orleans) USA Today 14
Eden Prairie (Minn.) USA Today 19
Elder (Cincinnati) Xcellent 25 25
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) MaxPreps Computer 18
Lee's Summit West (Mo.) USA Today 22
Paramus Catholic ( N.J.) PrepNation 22
Punahou (Honolulu) MaxPreps Computer 13
Warren Central (Indianapolis) MaxPreps Computer 19