High school football Top 25 composite rankings

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It's hard not to look ahead, as No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) will be on the road to take on No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) this week.

Before we get to the big weekend ahead, we break down the Top 25 composite rankings, as four new teams join the party.

MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today and High School Football America have all released updated national rankings this week. We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school football’s elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:


Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 1.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 2

2. (2) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation:2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 3

3. (3) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 1

 4. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 4.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 4

5. (5) Booker T. Washington (Miami)
Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 8

6. (6) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 5

7. (8) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 9.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 10

8. (7) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 9

9. (12) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 11.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 6

10. (11) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11

11. (10) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 12

12. (13) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 18.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 17
High School Football America: 20

(T) 13. (15) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 19.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7

(T) 13. (21) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 19.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 21

15. (25) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 25
High School Football America: 23

16. (14) McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.)
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16

17. (15) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 22.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

18. (24) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Average rank: 23.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: NR

19. (18) Roswell (Ga.)
Average rank: 23.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14

20. (19) Cass Tech (Detroit)
Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR

21. (NR) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Average rank: 28
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 13

(T) 22. (20) Cedar Hill (Texas)
Average rank: 28.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR

(T) 22. (NR) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 28.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 22

24. (NR) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 29.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: NR

25. (NR) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 29.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 19

Ranked in two polls
Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.) - 29.8
St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) - 29.8
Union (Tulsa, Okla.) - 30.6
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 37.8

Ranked in one poll
Clinton (Miss.)
Armwood (Seffner, Fla.)
Fayetteville (Ark.)
Kahuku (Hawaii)
Judson (Converse, Texas)
Jenks (Okla.)
Katy (Texas)
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)
Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Liberty (Henderson, Nev.)
Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
Warren Central (Indianapolis)