Each week MaxPreps will compile the Top 10 teams in each of five regions across the United States. The top teams in each of the five regions in the first rankings of the season include Bergen Catholic (N.J.) in the Northeast, Santa Margarita (Calif.) in the Farwest, Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) in the South, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) in the Midwest and Skyline (Dallas) in the Southwest.
MaxPreps Regional Computer Football Rankings
NortheastGood Counsel couldn't come away with awin on its trip to Las Vegas.
Photo by Jann Hendry
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Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 0-0, 73.3
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Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), 0-1, 69.9
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St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 0-0, 62.7
4,
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 0-0, 62.7
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Gilman (Baltimore), 0-1, 57.9
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St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 0-0, 55.3
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Maine-Endwell (Endwell, N.Y.), 0-0, 52.9
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Timber Creek Regional (Erial, N.J.), 0-0, 52.6
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Orchard Park (N.Y.), 0-0, 51.7
10,
St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.), 0-0, 49.9
Notes: Only two teams here have played and both lost. Our Lady of Good Counsel is still ranked highly despite a 27-22 loss to Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). Gilman is also still in the ratings despite a 35-14 loss to Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati).
Far westBishop Gorman celebrated a victory overOur Lady of Good Counsel.
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Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 1-0, 86.1
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Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.), 0-0, 70.4
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Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 1-0, 70
4,
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.), 1-0, 69.5
5,
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.), 0-0, 67.8
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De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 0-0, 67.4
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Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.), 0-0, 66.4
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Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.), 1-0, 65.8
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Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.), 1-0, 65
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Bellevue (Wash.), 0-0, 63
Notes: Only a couple teams have started here. Santa Margarita held off Brophy College Prep 27-14 while Bishop Gorman topped Our Lady of Good Counsel 27-22. Oaks Christian opened with a big win over Del Oro, 40-0, while Rancho Cucamonga rolled 40-17 against Redlands and Westlake eased past Granite Bay 24-6.
SouthTrinity has been attempting a boatload ofextra points thus far.
Photo by Megan Stearman
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Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 2-0, 85.8
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Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 0-0, 75.7
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Washington (Miami), 0-0, 75.5
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Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.), 2-0, 74.3
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Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 1-0, 73.7
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Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 1-0, 70.4
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Immokalee (Fla.), 1-0, 69.3
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American Heritage (Delray Beach, Fla.), 0-0, 67.2
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University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 1-0, 65.5
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Armwood (Seffner, Fla.), 0-0, 64.5
Notes: Trinity and Ensworth have each played twice in this region. Trinity edged Montgomery Bell Academy 27-23 and blasted Brentwood Academy 52-23. Ensworth got by Memphis University 35-28 and romped past Lexington Catholic 62-14. Grayson got past McEachern 31-12 while Byrnes won a big showdown with Oscar Smith 42-21. Immolakee also had a 47-0 win over LaBelle and University knocked off Trotwood-Madison 33-14.
MidwestKeith Watkins II and Archbishop Moellerstarted strong on the national stage.
Photo by Wayne Litmer
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Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 1-0, 67.8
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St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 1-0, 65.8
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Carmel (Ind.), 2-0, 64.1
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Ben Davis (Indianapolis), 2-0, 62.6
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Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.), 0-0, 61.3
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St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 1-0, 60
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Cass Tech (Detroit), 1-0, 59.1
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Bolingbrook (Ill.), 1-0, 58.7
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North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 0-0, 58.6
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Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake, Ill.), 1-0, 57.8
Notes: Archbishop Moeller moves to the top of the rankings after its 35-14 victory over Gilman. St. Ignatius easily defeated Cardinal Mooney 31-7 while Carmel has won twice, beating Columbus North 27-7 and Valparaiso 21-20. Ben Davis has also won twice with victories over Indianapolis Cathedral 24-21 and Pike 24-0. Others getting one win include St. Xavier with a 43-39 triumph over Middletown, Cass Tech with a 25-18 victory over Brother Rice, Bolingbrook with a 33-6 victory over Plainfield South and Prairie Ridge with a 35-28 win over Glenbard South.
Southwest1,
Skyline (Dallas), 0-0, 75.2
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Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 0-0, 68.2
3,
Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 0-0, 65.2
4,
Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas), 0-0, 63.5
5,
Union (Tulsa, Okla.), 0-0, 62.6
6,
Manvel (Texas), 0-0, 62.3
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Longview (Texas), 0-0, 59
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Mansfield (Texas), 0-0, 58.8
9,
Christian Brothers (St. Louis), 1-0, 58.6
10,
Tyler (Texas), 0-0, 58.5
Notes: Christian Brothers is the only team to play so far, defeating Fort Zumwalt West 34-13.
Here are the state breakdowns:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Far west: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Montana
South: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
Southwest: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Missouri, Nebraska