Video: Top 25 high school football rankings Zack Poff breaks down the movement after Miami Central falls to Carol City.
With postseason beginning, or about to begin, the shuffling could begin. But for now, the preseason No. 1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) remains the consensus top dog heading into the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
The movement in the Top 10 came via Miami Central falling six spots to No. 12 after its 36-28 loss to Carol City (Miami) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) jumping to No. 3, past both Allen (Texas) and St. John's (Washington, D.C.).
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.
MaxPreps Composite Top 25 High School Football Rankings
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1
2. (2) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Average rank: 2.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 4
3. (4) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 5
4. (tie) (3) Allen (Texas)Average rank: 4.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 2
4. (tie) (3) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 4.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 3
6. (7) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 8.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 9
7. (8) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)Average rank: 9.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 6
8. (13) Carol City (Miami)Average rank: 10
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 10
9. (9) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 11.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 8
10. (10) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 17
11. (13) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 13.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 7
12. (6) Central (Miami)Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 11
13. (11) North Shore (Houston)Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 12
14. (tie) (12) Warren Central (Indianapolis)Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13
14. (tie) (15) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: NR
16. (17) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)Average rank: 18.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 25
17. (16) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 19.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: NR
18. (18) Colerain (Cincinnati)Average rank: 22.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 22
19. (19) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)Average rank: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14
20. (20) Rome (Ga.)Average rank: 26.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 21
21. (20) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 15
22. (22) University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
23. (25) Duncanville (Texas)Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: NR
24. (24) Folsom (Calif.)Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 22
High School Football America: 20
25. (NR) Chandler (Ariz.)Average rank: 31.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
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