Losses by nationally ranked teams St. Edward and Long Beach Poly rocked the rankings in the Midwest and the West.
While St. Edward remains top dog in the Midwest rankings, its lead has narrowed significantly over No. 2 Warren Central. In the West, the Jackrabbits of Long Beach Poly dropped eight spots to No. 15, while the team that beat them — Centennial — rose to No. 8.
See pro photo galleries from last week's gamesThe regional rankings are based on the
MaxPreps Computer Rankings. For the purposes of these rankings, the country was broken down into five regions:
West: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska, and Montana.
Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
South:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Northeast: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Delaware and Vermont.
MaxPreps Regional Football Computer Rankings
West1. (last week 1)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 5-0, 86.8
2. (2)
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 3-0, 83.9
3. (3)
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 3-0, 81.9
4. (4)
Folsom (Calif.), 4-0, 81.9
5. (5)
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 4-0, 77.9
See the rest of the West Region's Top 25Southwest1. (last week 1)
Allen (Texas), 4-0, 82.8
2. (2)
DeSoto (Texas), 4-0, 73.2
3. (4)
Skyline (Dallas), 3-0, 71.9
4. (5)
Cedar Hill (Texas), 3-1, 69.7
5. (3)
Manvel (Texas), 3-0, 69.0
See the rest of the Southwest Region's Top 25Midwest1. (last week 1)
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-1, 74.9
2. (7)
Warren Central (Indianapolis), 5-0, 70.8
3. (3)
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 4-0, 68.3
4. (2)
Ben Davis (Indianapolis), 4-1, 68.2
5. (14)
Elder (Cincinnati), 3-1, 67.7
See the rest of the Midwest Region's Top 25South1. (last week 1)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 2-1, 77.9
2. (2)
Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 4-0, 77.6
3. (3)
Washington (Miami), 5-0, 76.2
4. (4)
Buford (Ga.), 4-0, 73.3
5. (7)
Starkville (Miss.), 4-0, 73.8
See the rest of the South Region's Top 25Northeast1. (last week 1)
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 2-0, 85.6
2. (2)
Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.), 4-0, 74.1
3. (3)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 1-1, 69.3
4. (4)
St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 3-0, 67.4
5. (5)
Paramus Catholic (N.J.), 3-0, 66.7
See the rest of the Northeast Region's Top 25