It's time to welcome a trio of highly regarded football programs to the composite rankings, as Mater Dei of California, Byrnes of South Carolina and St. Edward of Ohio all get their names into the foray.

Mountain Pointe of Arizona jumps eight spots to ninth and Manatee moves five spots to 18th. Even though Hamilton of Arizona won its game against Liberty, the Huskies dropped out of the composite rankings.

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.


1. (Previous 1) Washington (Miami)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1 (Previous 1)
PrepNation: 1 (1)
USA Today: 1 (1)
Rivals: 1 (1)
MaxPreps Computer: 1 (1)

2. (2) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 3.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3 (2)
PrepNation: 2 (2)
USA Today: 2 (2)
Rivals: 3 (2)
MaxPreps Computer: 9 (7)

3. (4) Central (Miami)
Average rank: 4.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8 (9)
PrepNation: 3 (5)
USA Today: 6 (7)
Rivals: 4 (4)
MaxPreps Computer: 3 (8)

4. (3) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4 (4)
PrepNation: 4 (4)
USA Today: 8 (8)
Rivals: 5 (4)
MaxPreps Computer: 4 (2)

5. (5) DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2 (6)
PrepNation: 11 (16)
USA Today: 12 (15)
Rivals: 3 (3)
MaxPreps Computer: 2 (9)

6. (6) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Average rank: 10.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12 (13)
PrepNation: 10 (10)
USA Today: 14 (14)
Rivals: 8 (8)
MaxPreps Computer: 7 (7)

7. (7) Karr (New Orleans)
Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5 (5)
PrepNation: 5 (6)
USA Today: 18 (19)
Rivals: 6 (6)
MaxPreps Computer: 21 (18)

8. (9) Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Average rank: 12.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11 (12)
PrepNation: 13 (12)
USA Today: 16 (17)
Rivals: 10 (11)
MaxPreps Computer: 12 (12)

9. (17) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
Average rank: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16 (18)
PrepNation: 15 (15)
USA Today: 15 (16)
Rivals: 13 (15)
MaxPreps Computer: 11 (NR)

10. (14) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 14.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18 (20)
PrepNation: 17 (17)
USA Today: 9 (13)
Rivals: 17 (22)
MaxPreps Computer: 10 (10)

10. (13) Paramus Catholic (N.J.)
Average rank: 14.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19 (15)
PrepNation: 16 (14)
USA Today: 3 (4)
Rivals: 25 (NR)
MaxPreps Computer: 8 (3)

12. (15) Bellevue (Wash.)
Average rank: 14.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10 (11)
PrepNation: 12 (11)
USA Today: 21 (23)
Rivals: 24 (NR)
MaxPreps Computer: 5 (5)

12. (12) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 14.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7 (8)
PrepNation: 9 (7)
USA Today: 4 (5)
Rivals: 12 (13)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (NR)

14. (11) North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)
Average rank: 14.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6 (7)
PrepNation: 14 (13)
USA Today: 25 (25)
Rivals: 9 (10)
MaxPreps Computer: 20 (13)

15. (10) Hoover (Ala.)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14 (17)
PrepNation: 7 (9)
USA Today: 5 (6)
Rivals: 14 (14)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (19)

16. (16) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 18.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21 (22)
PrepNation: 6 (7)
USA Today: 10 (11)
Rivals: 15 (17)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (NR)

17. (18) University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13 (16)
PrepNation: 18 (19)
USA Today: 20 (21)
Rivals: 11 (12)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (NR)

18. (23) Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23 (24)
PrepNation: 20 (22)
USA Today: 23 (NR)
Rivals: 18 (25)
MaxPreps Computer: 19 (23)

19. (NR) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 22.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17 (NR)
PrepNation: 8 (18)
USA Today: NR (NR)
Rivals: 6 (7)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (NR)

20. (20) Serra (Gardena, Calif.)
Average rank: 22.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR (NR)
PrepNation: 21 (21)
USA Today: 7 (9)
Rivals: NR (NR)
MaxPreps Computer: 6 (4)

21. (21) Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.)
Average rank: 24
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22 (23)
PrepNation: 24 (24)
USA Today: 11 (12)
Rivals: NR (NR)
MaxPreps Computer: 23 (17)

22. (22) Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.)
Average rank: 26.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR (NR)
PrepNation: 23 (23)
USA Today: 13 (11)
Rivals: NR (NR)
MaxPreps Computer: 15 (15)

23. (25) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)
Average rank: 28.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR (NR)
PrepNation: 19 (20)
USA Today: 24 (24)
Rivals: 20 (20)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (NR)

23. (NR) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 28.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24 (25)
PrepNation: NR (NR)
USA Today: NR (NR)
Rivals: 23 (NR)
MaxPreps Computer: 16 (11)

25. (NR) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.)
Average rank: 31
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR (NR)
PrepNation: NR (NR)
USA Today: 19 (20)
Rivals: 16 (18)
MaxPreps Computer: NR (NR)

Dropped out
St. Thomas Aquinas, Hamilton, Curtis

Ranked in 2 polls
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) - Xcellent 25 25, PrepNation 25
Miramar (Fla.) - USA Today 22, PrepNation 22

Ranked in 1 poll
Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.) - MaxPreps Computer 17
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) - MaxPreps Computer 25
Cass Tech (Detroit) - Rivals 19
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) - MaxPreps Computer 13
Coppell (Texas) - Xcellent 25 10
Curtis (River Ridge, La.) - Xcellent 25 20
Folsom (Calif.) - Xcellent 25 14
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) - Rivals 21
Jenks (Jenks, Okla.) - USA Today 17
Lamar (Houston) - Rivals 22
Mission Viejo (Calif.) - MaxPreps Computer 14
Punahou (Honolulu) - MaxPreps Computer 22
St. Xavier (Cincinnati) - MaxPreps Computer 24
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.) - MaxPreps Computer 18