Video: Top 25 high school football rankings MaxPreps football editor Zack Poff breaks it down after Mater Dei's big win over St. John Bosco.
For the first time all season, there's a new No. 1 after Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) beat former No. 1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 17-14 in the CIF Southern Section Division I title game. The win avenges a regular season 41-18 beating by the Braves and puts the Monarchs at No. 1 in four of the five polls used by the Top 25 Composite rankings.
Warren Central (Indianapolis) climbs into the Top 10 at No. 8 after its 27-7 Indiana state title win over Carmel.
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.
Allen sits at No. 4 in the Top 25 Composite rankings and has a shot at No. 1 if it can navigate the Texas UIL playoffs.
Photo by Neil Fonville
: 1.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1
2. (1) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)Average rank: 2.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 3
3. (3) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 4.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 5
4. (5) Allen (Texas) Average rank: 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 2
5. (4) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 4
6. (6) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 7.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 7
7. (7) Colerain (Cincinnati)Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 15
Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 10
9. (16) North Shore (Houston)Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 8
10. (9) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 13
11. (10) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 9
12. (11) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 15.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 25
13. (12) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 15.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: NR
14. (17) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)Average rank: 17.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 12
15. (14) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 18.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6
16. (14) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: NR
17. (18) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11
18. (23) Folsom (Calif.)Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 17
19. (20) Rome (Ga.)Average rank: 25.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 18
20. (21) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: 22
21. (7) Central (Miami)Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16
22. (21) University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
23. (NR) Christian Brothers (St. Louis)Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR
24. (19) Carol City (Miami)Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
25. (25) Central (Phenix City, Ala.)Average rank: 29.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14
Ranked in 2 PollsSt. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) Chandler (Ariz.)Broken Arrow (Okla.)
Ranked in 1 PollAledo (Texas)Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.)JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)Longview (Texas)Mentor (Ohio)Mission Viejo (Calif.)Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
