Video: Top 25 high school football rankings Zack Poff takes a look at this week's Xcellent 25 high school football rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
Very little shuffling happened this week as the top five teams in this week's Composite Top 25 rolled on. The biggest victory among Top 5 teams was
St. John's impressive 37-34, five-OT thriller over Miami Central. Yet, the Cadets didn't gain any ground against Nos. 1-3 — St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) — nor did Miami Central lose any ground with the quality loss.
The Ascenders were set to meet St. John's in Washington, D.C., this weekend, but
Hurricane Florence has postponed the contest indefinitely. Dozens of other games along the eastern seaboard also have been affected due to the Category 4 storm expected to hit land between Thursday night and Friday morning.
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
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Photo by Neil Fonville
: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 4
2. (2) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Average rank: 2.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 1
3. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 6
4. (4) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 4.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 3
5. (5) Allen (Texas)Average rank: 5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 2
6. (6) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 7.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 12
7. (9) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)Average rank: 10
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 5
8. (7) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 15
9. (7) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 10.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 14
10. (10) Central (Miami)Average rank: 13.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 8
11. (11) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 14.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: NR
12. (12) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)Average rank: 16.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13
13. (13) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 17.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: NR
14. (14) Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.)Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 16
15. (15) Warren Central (Indianapolis)Average rank: 20.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 17
16. (16) Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)Average rank: 20.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 25
High School Football America: 9
17. (17) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)Average rank: 23
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 22
High School Football America: NR
18. (18) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 21
19. (23) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: NR
20. (NR) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: 25
21. (24) Rome (Ga.)Average rank: 26.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: NR
22. (20) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)Average rank: 28
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 20
23. (NR) North Shore (Houston)Average rank: 28.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19
24. (tie) (21) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) Average rank: 29.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
24. (tie) (21) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 29.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11
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