Video: Xcellent 25 High School Football Rankings Zack Poff takes a look at this week's Xcellent 25 high school football rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
One is the MaxPreps preseason No. 1. The other is the MaxPreps defending National Champion. However you slice it, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) and Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) are going to be battling for the top spot in the nation from August until December.
The Monarchs and Braves sit atop the initial MaxPreps Composite Top 25 rankings for good reason, but IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and its 37-game win streak might have something to say about who ends up on top when the dust settles. Same for a handful of other teams, including Allen (Texas), St. John's (Washington, D.C.) and St. Frances Academy (Baltimore).
MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Football Rankings
St. John Bosco is the MaxPreps preseason No. 1 pick and tied at No. 1 with Mater Dei in the Composite rankings.
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: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 4
1. (tie) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) Average rank: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 1
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 5
4. Allen (Texas)Average rank: 5.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 2
5. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 6.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 9
6. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)Average rank: 6.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 3
7. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 9.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 15
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 10.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 17
9. Chandler (Ariz.)Average rank: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 22
10. (tie) Folsom (Calif.)Average rank: 17.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 24
10. (tie) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 17.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: NR
12. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 10
13. Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)Average rank: 18.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16
14. Hoover (Ala.)Average rank: 19.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6
15. Marietta (Ga.)Average rank: 20.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR
16. Central (Miami)Average rank: 20.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14
17. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 8
18. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)Average rank: 22.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11
19. Katy (Texas)Average rank: 23.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 21
20. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 26.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: NR
21. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: NR
23. Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.)Average rank: 29.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: NR
24. Warren Central (Indianapolis)Average rank: 30
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19
25. University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)Average rank: 30.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: NR
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