Final high school football 2015 Top 25 Composite Rankings

Video: Xcellent 25 Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

And now it's settled.

Centennial led the way, and Colquitt County and Bishop Gorman lurked. But in the end, Katy is the top team in the Composite Top 25.

The Tigers earned a Texas state title with an outright dominant defense and their relatively easy victory in the state title game - couple with an undefeated record - were plenty to get them to the No. 1 spot.

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. (6 last week) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 3

2. (5) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1

3. (2) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 3.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 7

4 (T). (1) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 4.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 2

4 (T). (3) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 4.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 13

6 (T). (9) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 6.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 6

6 (T). (4) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 6.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 4

8. (7) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 9

9. (10) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 11.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 5

10. (12) Male (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 12
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 18

11 (T). (8) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 15

11 (T). (14) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 21

13. (13) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 16.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 16

14. (15) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Average rank: 16.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 20

15. (16) Gilman (Baltimore)
Average rank: 18.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 19

16. (17) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 20
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 14

17. (18) Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)
Average rank: 20.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR

18. (21) Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Average rank: 22.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: NR

19. (11) Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 23
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 25

20. (19) Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.)
Average rank: 24.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR

21 (T). (NR) North Shore (Houston)
Average rank: 25.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR

21 (T). (20) Spanish Fort (Ala.)
Average rank: 25.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR

23. (21) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 26.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 24

24. (24) Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10

25. (23) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 30
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 22