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.
MaxPreps Top 25 Football Composite Rankings

Malik Bakker and Don Bosco Prep have stormed into the No. 1 spot after previous top teams have fallen.
Photo by Richard Ta
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.)
Nela Otukolo,Bishop Gorman
Photo by Jann Hendry
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.)
Cole Cirillo, Bellevue
Photo by Steven Silva
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)
Aca'cedric Ware, Cedar Hill
Photo by David Megginson
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 PollsServite (Anaheim, Calif.) USA Today 24, MaxPreps Computer 22
Ranked in 1 PollArchbishop 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