Mission Viejo (Calif.) is on the rise in the media composite top 25 high school football rankings after a 53-14 victory over
Folsom (Calif.) last week. The Diablos are ranked in the top 10 by three of the six media outlets included, moving them up to No. 9 in the composite.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) is the unanimous No. 1 but has a tall task this week against
Centennial (Corona, Calif.). The Huskies have a 2-1 record and are No. 21 in both the MaxPreps Top 25 and the media composite top 25.
On Sept. 19, Mater Dei faces
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.), the No. 3 team in the media composite top 25.
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies from the
MaxPreps Top 25,
National HSFB,
Massey, SB Live,
SC Next and
USA Today rankings.
To be considered for the media composite top 25, a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. 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. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 1
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 1
USA Today: 1
2. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: 2
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 2
USA Today: 3
3. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 3.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: 4
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 3
USA Today: 2
4. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 5.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: 3
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: 5
USA Today: 6
5. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 6.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 13
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 6
USA Today: 5
6. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 6.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 17
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 4
USA Today: 4
7. Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 7.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: 6
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: 9
USA Today: 8
8. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 8.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: 5
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 14
SC Next: 7
USA Today: 7
T9. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: 7
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: 18
USA Today: 9
T9. Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: 10
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 16
SC Next: 16
USA Today: 10
11. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 14.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: NR
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 8
USA Today: 11
12. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 16.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: 18
SB Live: 18
National HSFB: 25
SC Next: 12
USA Today: 12
13. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Average rank: 16.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: NR
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 10
USA Today: 15
14. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: 9
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 11
USA Today: 14
15. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 19.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: NR
SB Live: 16
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 17
USA Today: 20
16. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 19.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
Massey: NR
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 14
USA Today: 13
17. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Average rank: 21.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
Massey: 25
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 16
18. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 21.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
Massey: NR
SB Live: 20
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: 15
USA Today: 18
19. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: NR
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: 17
SC Next: 22
USA Today: 23
20. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Average rank: 24.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
Massey: 12
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 13
USA Today: 24
21. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
Massey: NR
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: 21
SC Next: 24
USA Today: 25
T22. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 27.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: NR
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 17
T22. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 27.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
Massey: NR
SB Live: 21
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 23
USA Today: 22
24. Milton (Ga.)
Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 20
SC Next: 20
USA Today: NF
25. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
Massey: 14
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 21
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