High school football 2014 Top 25 composite rankings

A total of three new teams enter this week's Top 25 Composite Rankings.

Skyline (Dallas) upset Cedar Hill (Texas), who was ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings, 40-30. Skyline is now ranked in every poll but USA Today and lands at No. 20 this week.

St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) takes over the No. 1 spot this week. The Eagles hammered St. Joseph Regional 42-0.

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 weigh into its average. We chose four national polls that have produced rankings for at least five years. The four polls include the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 writers' rankings, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and PrepNation's National Prep Poll.


1. (2) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 1.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1

2. (3) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 3

2. (16) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 2

4. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 5

5. (4) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 4

6. (6) Washington (Miami)
Average rank: 6.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 4

7. (9) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 10

8. (10) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 11.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 6

9. (1) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 13.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 7

10. (12) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 7

11. (11) Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 14.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 14

12. (18) St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)
Average rank: 17.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR

13. (19) Bellevue (Wash.)
Average rank: 17.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR

14. (13) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR

15. (15) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR

16. (14) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 19.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 8

17. (17) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 19.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12

18. (20) Manvel (Texas)
Average rank: 22.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16

19. (23) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Average rank: 23.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15

20. (NR) Skyline (Dallas)
Average rank: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 20

21. (22) Long Beach Poly (Calif.)
Average rank: 25.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 19

22. (21) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 26
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR

23. (25) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 27.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR

24. (NR) Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 27.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 13

25. (NR) Chandler (Ariz.)
Average rank: 30.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR

Ranked in 2 Polls
Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) PrepNation 24, MaxPreps Computer 22

Ranked in 1 Poll
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) MaxPreps Computer 24
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.) USA Today 16
Centreville (Clifton, Va.) MaxPreps Computer 18
Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.) MaxPreps Computer 25
Curtis (River Ridge, La.) USA Today 23
Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas) USA Today 24
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) PrepNation 17
Easton (New Orleans) USA Today 15
Eden Prairie (Minn.) USA Today 22
Katy (Texas) Xcellent 25 24
Lee's Summit West (Mo.) USA Today 25
Paramus Catholic ( N.J.) PrepNation 23
Punahou (Honolulu) MaxPreps Computer 17
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) MaxPreps Computer 21
Starkville (Miss.) MaxPreps Computer 23