Buford ends the season at No. 1 in the media composite top 25 high school football rankings.
The Wolves finished 15-0, capped by a victory in the Georgia Class AAAAAA state championship game over previous No. 1
Carrollton.
Five of seven media outlets included in the composite rankings had Buford at No. 1 while Carrollton finished No. 6 after a 14-1 season.
Aquinas won its seventh straight state championship and finished No. 8 in the composite. The Raiders 14 in a row to end the season after losing their opener to
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) in August.
In Oklahoma, Bixby averaged over 60 points per game en route to its eighth consecutive state title. The Spartans finished No. 16 in the composite.
To be considered for the media composite top 25, a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. 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.
1. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 1.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 2
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 1
USA Today: 1
HSFA: 4
2. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 3.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: 7
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 5
USA Today: 2
HSFA: 6
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 5.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: 5
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 6
USA Today: 5
HSFA: 5
4. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 23
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 3
USA Today: 4
HSFA: 3
5. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 8.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: NR
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 2
USA Today: 3
HSFA: 2
6. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 8.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: 10
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 4
USA Today: 11
HSFA: 12
7. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 9.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 12
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: 9
USA Today: 9
HSFA: 10
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 11.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: NR
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: 7
USA Today: 6
HSFA: 1
9. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: NR
SB Live: 24
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 10
USA Today: 7
HSFA: 7
10. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 15.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: 24
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 11
USA Today: 8
HSFA: 8
11. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 15.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: NR
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 20
USA Today: 13
HSFA: 9
12. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
Massey: 22
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 12
USA Today: 10
HSFA: 14
13. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: NR
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: 20
SC Next: 13
USA Today: 12
HSFA: 11
14. North Shore (Houston, Texas)
Average rank: 20.0
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 9
SB Live: 18
National HSFB: 17
SC Next: 22
USA Today: 18
HSFA: 16
15. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 22.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: 25
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 19
SC Next: 8
USA Today: 14
HSFA: NR
T16. Bixby (Okla.)
Average rank: 23.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: 1
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 14
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
T16. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 23.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: NR
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 21
USA Today: 15
HSFA: 23
18. Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Ga.)
Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: 8
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: NR
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
19. South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
Average rank: 23.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
Massey: NR
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 15
USA Today: 17
HSFA: 19
20. Brownsburg (Ind.)
Average rank: 24.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
Massey: 16
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 24
USA Today: NR
HSFA: 13
21. Creekside (Fairburn, Ga.)
Average rank: 24.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
Massey: 13
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 22
HSFA: 25
22. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
Massey: NR
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: 21
SC Next: 17
USA Today: 23
HSFA: NR
23. Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Average rank: 27.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: NR
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 14
SC Next: 19
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
24. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 25
National HSFB: 22
SC Next: 16
USA Today: 19
HSFA: NR
25. DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
Massey: 3
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 18
SC Next: NR
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
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