Video: New Top 25 Rankings
See our breakdown of the movement in this week's rankings. With several key states getting started over the weekend, high school football is officially back. With it come the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings.
No. 1 De La Salle, which opens its season this weekend with a game in Texas against Dallas-area power Trinity (Euless), remains at No. 1, where it debuted when the rankings were released in June.
The most notable movement is the fall of IMG Academy, from No. 6 to No. 25, as the result of a loss to American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.).
The game was technically a scrimmage, but it leaves IMG on the fringe of the Top 25 and has American Heritage poised to crack the rankings.
Archer, Chandler, Bingham and Oxford all impressed in their openers, as did Mallard Creek, which dominated Independence and has the look of a potential Top 5 team.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
Kyle Davis and Archer got their season off to a winning start in Georgia.
Photo by Dennis Carter
De La Salle opens its season in Texas against Euless Trinity.
2. (2) Central (Miami), 0-0The Rockets will take on DeMatha (Md.) on Aug. 29. They routed Royal Palm Beach 48-6 in their preseason kickoff classic.
3. (3) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 0-0The No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Composite Rankings takes on Chandler (Ariz.) on Aug. 29.
4. (4) Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 1-0Georgia's top team opened up with a 49-21 victory over North Paulding.
5. (5) DeSoto (Texas), 0-0Arlington Martin awaits DeSoto on Aug. 29.
6. (6) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 0-0Centennial will host East (Salt Lake City) on Aug. 28.
7. (8) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 1-0Mallard Creek looked absolutely dominant in a 58-6 victory over Independence.
8. (16) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 0-0The Raiders will face Booker T. Washington on Aug. 28. They blanked Dillard 24-0 in their preseason kickoff classic.
9. (9) Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), 0-0Flanagan will take on Stoneman Douglas to kick off its season on Aug. 28.
10. (10) Allen (Texas), 0-0Allen faces Guyer (Denton, Texas) on Aug. 28.
11. (11) Katy (Texas), 0-0The Tigers' season begins Aug. 27 against Kingwood.
12. (12) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 0-0Ocean Lakes opens its season Aug. 28 against Salem.
13. (13) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 1-0Bingham pitched a shutout, 38-0, against Westlake (Saratoga Springs).
14. (14) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 0-0DeMatha will take on Miami Central in its season opener.
15. (15) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 0-0The march for a national title begins on Aug. 28 against La Mirada.
16. (17) Chandler (Ariz.), 1-0The 2015 rendition of the Chandler Wolves debuted with a 56-10 victory over Pinnacle.
17. (18) Spartanburg (S.C.), 0-0South Carolina's top team will open its season against Wakulla.
18. (19) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 0-0Mainland's kickoff classic game was canceled due to lightning.
19. (21) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 1-0Clay-Chalkville routed Blackman, 38-7.
20. (20) Manvel (Texas), 0-0Manvel opens on Aug. 28 against a talented Westfield (Houston) squad.
21. (22) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 0-0Rummel opens with University Lab on Sept. 4.
22. (23) Oxford (Miss.), 1-0Oxford pounded Southhaven, 35-0.
23. (24) Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.), 0-0Bishop Amat opens on Aug. 28 against Mater Dei.
24. (25) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 1-0South Panola defeated Clinton 35-25 to open its season.
25. (7) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 0-0IMG lost in a tough one to American Heritage, 19-7, in a preseason kickoff classic that will not count toward its record.
