High school football 2014 Top 25 composite rankings

Texas had another team enter the MaxPreps Top 25 composite rankings this week.

Manvel (Texas) went from unranked in all polls, to now ranked in three of the four after 42-17 win over North Shore.

Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) was a big mover as well, debuting at the No. 12 position after a convincing win over previously-ranked Centreville.

Jenks (Okla.) also entered the rankings at No. 24 after a 66-20 season-opening win over Bixby.

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. (1) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 1.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1

2. (4) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 3.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 2

3. (2) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 3.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2 
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 4

4. (3) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 4.5 
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3

5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 7

6. (6) Washington (Miami)
Average rank: 5.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 8

7. (7) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 7.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 10

8. (9) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 11.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 20

9. (11) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 13.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 14

10. (10) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 5

11. (13) Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 15.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 12

12. (NR) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 15.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 9

13. (18) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 18.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR

14. (14) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 19.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6

15. (8) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 19.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR

16. (19) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 20.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR

17. (15) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16

18. (16) St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)
Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR

19. (21) Bellevue (Wash.)
Average rank: 21.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: NR

20. (NR) Manvel (Texas)
Average rank: 23.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 17

21. (20) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 26.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR

22. (23) Long Beach Poly (Calif.)
Average rank: 27.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 23

23. (22) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11

24. (NR) Jenks (Okla.)
Average rank: 27.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 18

25. (24) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR

Ranked in 2 Polls
Ben Davis (Indianapolis) USA Today 19, MaxPreps Computer 21
Acadiana (Lafayette, La.) Xcellent 25 17, PrepNation 25

Ranked in 1 Poll
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) MaxPreps Computer 22
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.) USA Today 15
Centreville (Clifton, Va.) MaxPreps Computer 13
Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.) MaxPreps Computer 25
Chandler (Ariz.) PrepNation 22
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) USA Today 20
Easton (New Orleans) USA Today 17
Eden Prairie (Minn.) USA Today 25
Elder (Cincinnati) Xcellent 25 25
Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) MaxPreps Computer 24
Punahou (Honolulu) MaxPreps Computer 15
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) MaxPreps Computer 19