High school football 2015 Top 25 Composite Rankings

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It's one thing to enter the Composite Top 25, or any of the established national rankings. It's another to enter and do so in such a high spot.

That's what happened for Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) after the Eagles earned a 24-14 victory over DeMatha, which came in fourth in the Composite Top 25. They're ninth this week in the Composite Top 25 just one week after not having a spot.

Also of note, St. John Bosco broke a tie with Centennial in a battle of two Southern California powers seeking to be called the best in the region.

In order to be considered for these rankings, a team must be ranked in two national polls. If it does not land in all four, the team will be given a 40 to weight into its average. We chose for national polls that have produced rankings for at least five years. The four polls include the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and PrepNation's National Prep Poll.


1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 1.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2

3. (2) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 3

4. (4) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 4.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 5

5. (7) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 7.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 17

6. (8) Trinity (Euless, Texas)
Average rank: 8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 6

7. (6) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 4

8. (10) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 10.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 7

9. (NR) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 14.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 15

10. (11) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 15
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 8

11. (13) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 15.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR

12. (14) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR

13. (15) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Average rank: 17.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR

14. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 19

15. (15) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 18.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR

16. (18) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 20
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 12

17. (19) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.)
Average rank: 20.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR

18. (20) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 22
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR

19. (20) Chandler (Ariz.)
Average rank: 23.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16

20. (23) Gilman (Baltimore)
Average rank: 23.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10

21. (22) Male (Louisville)
Average rank: 24
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR

22. (12) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR

23. (17) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 13

24 (T). (24) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 28.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14

24 (T). (25) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 28.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11