High school football Top 25 composite rankings

Video: New Xcellent 25 Rankings
See the changes that affected the Xcellent 25 this week.

Mission Viejo (Calif.) and Jenks (Okla.) join the Top 25 composite rankings this week. The top three teams hold strong, but No. 1 takes on No. 11 in a big showdown in Vegas.

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: 2.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation:2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 4

3. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 3

4. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 5.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 4

5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 7

6. (6) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 5

(T) 7. (9) Roswell (Ga.)
Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: 12

(T) 7. (7) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 8

(T) 9. (12) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 12.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: 6

(T) 9. (14) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 12.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 15

11. (8) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 10

12. (19) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 14.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 9

13. (16) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 11

(T) 14. (17) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 16.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: NR

(T) 14. (10) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 16.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 18

16. (11) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 17.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: NR

17. (13) McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14

18. (19) Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 17

(T) 19. (15) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 20

(T) 19. (21) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 19

21. (18) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 22.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: NR

22. (23) Cass Tech (Detroit)
Average rank: 26
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

23. (NR) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 27
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 16

24. (25) Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)
Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13

25. (NR) Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Average rank: 31.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: NR

Ranked in two polls
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.) - 32.4
The Woodlands (Texas) - 32.8

Ranked in one poll
St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)
Kahuku (Hawaii)
Liberty (Henderson, Nev.)
East (Salt Lake City)
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Steele (Cibolo, Texas)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)