High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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Check out the latest updates in our rankings.

The Top 25 teams remain the same after no major upsets this past weekend.

A total of four teams, John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.), The Woodlands (Texas), East (Salt Lake City) and Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) are ranked in two polls but sit right outside the Top 25.

MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today and High School Football America have all released updated national rankings this week. We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school football’s elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:


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.

1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1

2. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 2

3. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 3

4. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 4

5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 6

6. (6) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 9.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 22
High School Football America: 5

7. (7) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 10.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 7

8. (11) Roswell (Ga.)
Average rank: 11.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 25
High School Football America: 10

9. (8) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 13

10. (9) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 12
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 23

11. (10) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 9

12. (12) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 15.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 8

(T) 13. (14) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: NR

(T) 13. (13) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 17

15. (15) McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.)
Average rank: 18.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 12

16. (17) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 14

17. (16) Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 18.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 15

18. (20) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 19.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 21

19. (19) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 20
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 16

20. (18) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 18

21. (21) Cass Tech (Detroit)
Average rank: 25.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

22. (22) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

23. (23) Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)
Average rank: 28.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11

24. (25) Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Average rank: 31.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: NR

25. (24) Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Average rank: 31.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: NR

Ranked in two polls
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.) - 32.6
The Woodlands (Texas) - 32
East (Salt Lake City) - 32.8
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) - 32

Ranked in one poll
Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)
Kahuku (Hawaii)
Liberty (Henderson, Nev.)
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Steele (Cibolo, Texas)
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)
Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Clinton (Clinton, Miss.)
Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)