With one week left in the 2018 football season, it comes down to Texas.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) is the consensus No. 1, with all five rankings services in the Composite Top 25 choosing the Monarchs for the top spot. However, No. 4 North Shore (Houston) and No. 5 Duncanville (Texas) meet Saturday for the UIL Texas 6A Division I state championship.
A resounding win by either? Well, that might be enough to leapfrog Mater Dei. But we shall see.
Meanwhile, Milton (Ga.) joins the Composite Top 25 at No. 21 after its Georgia AAAAAAA state title win over Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.).
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.
MaxPreps Composite Top 25 High School Football Rankings
1. (Last week 1) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1
2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)Average rank: 2.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 3
3. (3) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 4.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 5
4. (5) North Shore (Houston)Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 2
5. (16) Duncanville (Texas)Average rank: 7.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 17
6. (7) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 9.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 11
7. (8) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)Average rank: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 9
8. (9) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: 4
9. (11) Folsom (Calif.)Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: 12
10. (10) Warren Central (Indianapolis)Average rank: 14.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
11. (11) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 14.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 16
12. (14) St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: 6
13. (15) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: NR
14. (11) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 8
15. (17) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 18.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: NR
16. (tie) (18) Chandler (Ariz.)Average rank: 22
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: 18
16. (tie) (19) Lakeland (Fla.)Average rank: 22
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: NR
18. (20) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)Average rank: 24.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
PrepNation: 25
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: NR
19. (23) Central (Phenix City, Ala.)Average rank:24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 10
20. (6) Allen (Texas)Average rank: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 22
21. (NR) Milton (Ga.)Average rank: 26.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 20
22. (tie) (20) Christian Brothers (St. Louis)Average rank: 27
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: NR
22. (tie) (20) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)Average rank: 27
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14
24. (24) John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)Average rank: 28
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 19
High School Football America: 25
25. (25) Broken Arrow (Okla.)Average rank: 29.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 13
Ranked in 2 Polls
Ranked in 1 Poll
Duncanville is No. 6 in this week's Composite Top 25 and takes on No. 5 North Shore for the UIL Texas 6A Division I state title.
File photo by Robbie Rakestraw
