Video: Top 10 Games of the WeekSee Zack Poff break down this week's top games, including a Florida showdown.Bishop Gorman climbed back into the Top 10 with a decisive 34-7 win over De La Salle on Saturday in Las Vegas. The Gaels avoided their third straight loss with the victory. No. 1 Mater Dei, which plays California stalwart St Mary's of Stockton at Levi's Stadium, stayed on top with a 62-14 thumping of Bergen Catholic.
No. 2 IMG Academy, which hadn't played in several weeks because of Hurricane Irma, gets a test this week against Miami Central. The Rockets spent a week in Las Vegas after beating Bishop Gorman because of Irma.
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 Football Rankings
Amod Cianelli, Bishop Gorman
Photo by Jann Hendry
: 1.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 1
USA Today Computer: 2
2. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 1.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 2
USA Today Computer: 1
3. (3) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 3.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 5
USA Today Computer: 3
4. (4) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 6
USA Today Computer: 4
5. (5) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)Average rank: 7.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 4
USA Today Computer: 8
6. (7) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 8.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 11
USA Today Computer: 9
7. (6) Allen (Texas)Average rank: 9.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 3
USA Today Computer: 17
8. (8) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 10.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 19
USA Today Computer: 7
9. (10) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 24
USA Today Computer: 6
10. (12) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 15
USA Today Computer: 14
11. (NR) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)Average rank: 13.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 13
USA Today Computer: NR
12. (13) Ben Davis (Indianapolis)Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 20
USA Today Computer: 5
13. (11) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)Average rank: 15.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 25
High School Football America: 8
USA Today Computer: 13
14. (14) St. Xavier (Cincinnati)Average rank: 16.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 22
High School Football America: 9
USA Today Computer: 11
15. (15) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 18
USA Today Computer: 25
16. (16) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14
USA Today Computer: 15
17. (17) South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.)Average rank: 21.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 10
USA Today Computer: NR
18. (9) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 16
USA Today Computer: NR
19. (18) DeSoto (Texas)Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
USA Today Computer: NR
20. (tie) (20) Judson (Converse, Texas)Average rank: 26.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 24
20. (tie) (18) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 26.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 17
USA Today Computer: NR
22. (NR) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 28.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: 12
23. (21) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
24. (25) Katy (Texas)Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 25
USA Today Computer: NR
25. (23) St. Ignatius (Cleveland)Average rank: 30.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12
USA Today Computer: 10
Ranked in 2 PollsBrentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.)Union (Tulsa, Okla.)Hoover (Ala.)East (Salt Lake City)Ranked in 1 PollSanta Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)Northwestern (Miami)Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.)Armwood (Seffner, Fla.)Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)Dowling (West Des Moines, Iowa)Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)Cartersville (Ga.)Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.)Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)Manvel (Texas)Mission Viejo (Calif.)Pearl (Miss.)
