Averaging nearly 50 points per game, Bixby (8-0) sits last at No. 25 heading into this week’s showdown with fellow undefeated Reds. Broken arrow.
No. 2 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) And number 4 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) Other programs that received acclaim were No. 1.
Schools from California, Florida and Texas combined to produce 12 of the top 25 spots in the rankings.
Composite ratings include a wide range of methodologies including Maxpreps top 25, National HSFB, SP Live, Next SC, USA Today and High school american football Global rankings.
To be considered for the Top 25 media list, a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. Teams were given a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of the Top 25, rewarding teams that received unanimous praise.
Composite media top 25
1. Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Average rank: 1.5
Maxpreps top 25: 1
National HSFB: 2
USA Today: 2
the next: 1
SP Live: 2
HSFA: 1
2. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
Average rank: 2.8
Maxpreps top 25: 2
National HSFB: 4
USA Today: 1
the next: 5
SP Live: 3
HSFA: 2
3. Buford (Georgia)
Average rank: 3.0
Maxpreps top 25: 3
National HSFB: 3
USA Today: 3
the next: 2
SP Live: 4
HSFA: 3
4. IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
Average rank: 3.8
Maxpreps top 25: 5
National HSFB: 1
USA Today: 7
the next: 3
SP Live: 1
HSFA: 6
5. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Average rank: 6.6
Maxpreps top 25: 7
National HSFB: 7
USA Today: 6
the next: 6
SP Live: 6
HSFA: 8
6. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, California)
Average rank: 8.0
Maxpreps top 25: 4
National HSFB: 8
USA Today: 9
the next: 7
SP Live: 7
HSFA: 13
T7. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tennessee).
Average rank: 8.1
Maxpreps top 25: 9
National HSFB: 9
USA Today: 12
the next: 9
SP Live: 5
HSFA: 5
T7. Columbus (Miami, Florida)
Average rank: 8.1
Maxpreps top 25: 6
National HSFB: 6
USA Today: 5
the next: 10
SP Live: 15
HSFA: 7
9. Carrollton (Georgia)
Average rank: 8.5
Maxpreps top 25: 10
National HSFB: 14
USA Today: 11
the next: 4
SP Live: 8
HSFA: 4
10. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 9.3
Maxpreps top 25: 8
National HSFB: 15
USA Today: 4
the next: 11
SP Live: 9
HSFA: 9
T11. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California)
Average rank: 13.3
Maxpreps top 25: 11
National HSFB: 10
USA Today: 13
the next: 14
SP Live: 22
HSFA: 10
T11. Central Thomas County (Thomasville, Georgia)
Average rank: 13.3
Maxpreps top 25: 12
National HSFB: 13
USA Today: 14
the next: 13
SP Live: 12
HSFA: 16
T13. Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina)
Average rank: 15.1
Maxpreps top 25: 15
National HSFB: 18
USA Today: 17
the next: 12
SP Live: 11
HSFA: 18
T13. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 15.1
Maxpreps top 25: 13
National HSFB: 19
USA Today: 8
the next: 15
SP Live: 19
HSFA: 17
15. Brownsburg, Indiana
Average rank: 15.8
Maxpreps top 25: 14
National HSFB: 23
USA Today: 15
the next: 22
SP Live: 10
HSFA: 11
16. De La Salle (Concord, California)
Average rank: 16.3
Maxpreps top 25: 16
National HSFB: 16
USA Today: 16
the next: 21
SP Live: 17
HSFA: 12
17. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
Average rank: 23.8
Maxpreps top 25: 18
National HSFB: 11
USA Today: 20
the next: nothing
SP Live: nothing
HSFA: 14
18. Edna Carr (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Average rank: 24.1
Maxpreps top 25: 22
National HSFB: nothing
USA Today: 24
the next: 19
SP Live: 21
HSFA: 19
19. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Florida)
Average rank: 24.5
Maxpreps top 25: 17
National HSFB: 12
USA Today: nothing
the next: 16
SP Live: nothing
HSFA: 22
20. Trinity (Louisville, Kentucky)
Average rank: 24.8
Maxpreps top 25: 21
National HSFB: 24
USA Today: 18
the next: nothing
SP Live: 25
HSFA: 21
21. Centennial (Corona, California)
Average rank: 29.3
Maxpreps top 25: 24
National HSFB: 17
USA Today: nothing
the next: nothing
SP Live: nothing
HSFA: 15
22. Prattville (Ala.)
Average rank: 30.6
Maxpreps top 25: 20
National HSFB: 21
USA Today: nothing
the next: nothing
SP Live: 23
HSFA: nothing
23. Saint Francis Academy (Baltimore, MD)
Average rank: 32.1
Maxpreps top 25: nothing
National HSFB: nothing
USA Today: 25
the next: 24
SP Live: nothing
HSFA: 24
24. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Average rank: 32.5
Maxpreps top 25: 19
National HSFB: nothing
USA Today: nothing
the next: nothing
SP Live: 16
HSFA: nothing
25. Bixby (Okla.)
Average rank: 32.6
Maxpreps top 25: nothing
National HSFB: nothing
USA Today: 23
the next: nothing
SP Live: 13
HSFA: nothing
Arranged by two media outlets
Central (Miami, Florida)
King (Houston, Texas)
Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Sorted by one media outlet
Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio)
Cass Tech (Detroit, Michigan)
East St. Louis, Illinois
Folsom, California
North Shore (Houston, Texas)
Orange Lutheran (Orange, California)
Raines (Jacksonville, Florida)
Randle (Richmond, Texas)
Ridge Point (Missouri City, Texas)
St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)
Waxahachie (Texas)
