With one month to go in the 2018 high school football season, the jockeying continues for the “mythical” national championship that goes along with being the No. 1 team in the final High School Football America 100 national high school football rankings.
The top spot will be on the line this coming weekend when No. 1 St. John Bosco plays No. 3 for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship in Southern California. Back in mid-October, Bosco beat Mater Dei, which was then ranked No. 1 in our Top 100, 41-18.
In Georgia, two of the state’s quarterfinal matchups feature head-to-head showdowns between team in our Top 100. No. 4 Colquitt County takes-on No. 59 North Gwinnett in a rematch of last year’s AAAAAAA championship game, which North Gwinnett won on a last second field goal. The other head-to-head is No. 69 Hillgrove playing No. 81 Milton.
In Florida, in the Class 7A quarters, No. 85 Plant plays Lakeland, which is new to the Top 100 this week at No. 99. In the 5A quarterfinals, No. 29 American Heritage (Plantation) plays No. 82 Cardinal Gibbons.
Joining Lakeland as new entrants into the national rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm are: Horn Lake (Mississippi) at No. 90, Utah 6A champ Lone Peak at No. 91, Denton Ryan (Texas) at No. 92, Utah 5A champ Corner Canyon at No. 93, Liberty (Nevada) at No. 94, Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) at No. 95, Coatesville (Pennsylvania) at No, 96, Brother Rice (Illinois) at No. 97, Male (Kentucky) at No. 98 and Vance from North Carolina at No. 99.
High School Football America 100
| Rank, Team, State | Record | Last Week |
| #1 St. John Bosco (California) | (13-0) | `1 |
| #2 Allen (Texas) | (11-0) | 2 |
| #3 Mater Dei (California) | (11-2)* | 3 |
| #4 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (12-0) | 4 |
| #5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (7-1) | 5 |
| #6 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (10-0) | 6 |
| #7 De La Salle (California) | (12-0) | 7 |
| #8 North Shore (Houston, TX) | (11-0) | 10 |
| #9 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (9-1) | 11 |
| #10 Miami Central (Florida) | (9-2) | 12 |
| #11 Warren Central (Indiana) | (13-0) | 13 |
| #12 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (10-0) | 14 |
| #13 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (13-0) | 15 |
| #14 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (10-0) | 16 |
| #15 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (11-1) | 17 |
| #16 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (12-0) | 18 |
| #17 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-1) | 19 |
| #18 Colerain (Ohio) | (12-0) | 22 |
| #19 Folsom (California) | (10-1) | 20 |
| #20 Rome (Georgia) | (12-0) | 21 |
| #21 Grayson (Georgia) | (10-2) | 23 |
| #22 Katy (Texas) | (10-1) | 25 |
| #23 Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) | (12-0) | 26 |
| #24 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (9-3) | 33 |
| #25 Corona Centennial (California) | (12-1) | 8 |
| #26 Carol City (Florida) | (9-3)*** | 9 |
| #27 Aledo (Texas) | (11-0) | 27 |
| #28 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (11-0) | 28 |
| #29 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (10-1)**** | 31 |
| #30 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (9-2) | 32 |
| #31 DeMatha (Maryland) | (8-3) | 30 |
| #32 Duncanville (Texas) | (10-0) | 34 |
| #33 Westlake (Austin, TX) | (10-1) | 35 |
| #34 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (13-0) | 37 |
| #35 Chandler (Arizona) | (12-1) | 38 |
| #36 Maryville (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 39 |
| #37 Oakland (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 40 |
| #38 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (11-0) | 41 |
| #39 Lake Travis (Texas) | (10-1) | 42 |
| #40 Centennial (Arizona) | (13-0) | 43 |
| #41 Oaks Christian (California) | (12-0) | 24 |
| #42 JSerra (California) | (9-3) | 44 |
| #43 Judson (Texas) | (10-0) | 45 |
| #44 Saint Louis (Hawaii) | (10-0) | 46 |
| #45 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (11-0) | 47 |
| #46 Cypress Ranch (Texas) | (11-0) | 49 |
| #47 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (11-0) | 51 |
| #48 Blessed Trinity (Georgia) | (12-0) | 52 |
| #49 Wake Forest (North Carolina) | (10-0) | 53 |
| #50 Wekiva (Florda) | (11-1) | 54 |
| #51 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (10-2) | 56 |
| #52 Euless Trinity (Texas) | (9-1) | 57 |
| #53 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (7-4) | 36 |
| #54 Hoover (Alabama) | (9-3) | 59 |
| #55 St. Edward (Ohio) | (9-3) | 62 |
| #56 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (6-4) | 55 |
| #57 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (9-3) | 60 |
| #58 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (11-1) | 58 |
| #59 Deerfield Beach (Florida) | (11-1) | 61 |
| #60 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (9-2) | 63 |
| #61 Thompson (Alabama) | (10-1) | 64 |
| #62 North Little Rock (Arkansas) | (12-0) | 65 |
| #63 Muskegon (Michigan) | (13-0) | 66 |
| #64 Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri) | (11-1) | 67 |
| #65 Saguaro (Arizona) | (12-1) | 68 |
| #66 Longview (Texas) | (11-0) | 69 |
| #67 Highland Park (Texas) | (11-0) | 70 |
| #68 Columbus (Florida) | (12-0)***** | 71 |
| #69 Hillgrove (Georgia) | (12-0) | 78 |
| #70 Armwood (Florida) | (11-1) | 74 |
| #71 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (10-1) | 75 |
| #72 West Monroe (Louisiana) | (12-0) | 77 |
| #73 Archer (Georgia) | (10-2) | 91 |
| #74 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (12-0) | 93 |
| #75 Parkview (Georgia) | (11-1) | 72 |
| #76 Mentor (Ohio) | (11-2) | 29 |
| #77 Westfield (Virginia) | (12-0) | 85 |
| #78 Valor Christian (Colorado) | (12-0) | 86 |
| #79 Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (8-2) | 87 |
| #80 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (12-0) | 88 |
| #81 Milton (Georgia) | (9-2) | 89 |
| #82 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (9-2) | 90 |
| #83 Charlotte Christian (North Carolina) | (11-0) | 84 |
| #84 Walton (Georgia) | (10-2) | 50 |
| #85 Plant (Florida) | (11-1) | 95 |
| #86 Lufkin (Texas) | (10-1) | 96 |
| #87 Mission Viejo (California) | (6-6)** | 80 |
| #88 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (8-3) | 83 |
| #89 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-6) | 82 |
| #90 Horn Lake (Mississippi) | (13-0) | NR |
| #91 Lone Peak (Utah) | (10-3) | NR |
| #92 Denton Ryan (Texas) | (11-0) | NR |
| #93 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (12-0) | NR |
| #94 Liberty (Nevada) | (7-4) | NR |
| #95 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (10-2) | NR |
| #96 Coatesville (Pennsylvania) | (13-0) | NR |
| #97 Brother Rice (Illinois) | (13-0) | NR |
| #98 Male (Kentucky) | (12-1) | NR |
| #99 Lakeland (Florida) | (12-0) | NR |
| #100 Vance (North Carolina) | (11-1) | NR |
Dropped-out:
*Mater Dei (California) forfeited its opening game victory against Bishop Amat (California) for self-reporting using an ineligible player. However, because the player didn’t affect the on-field outcome, it is still calculated as a victory in our algorithm.
**Mission Viejo (California) forfeited its first four victories for self-reporting using an ineligible player. However, because the player didn’t affect the on-field outcomes, the four games are still calculated as victories in our algorithm.
***Carol City (Florida) forfeited its first two victories against nationally-ranked American Heritage (Plantation, FL) and Columbus (Florida) for using ineligible players, but it was determined those players didn’t affect the on-field outcomes.
****American Heritage (Plantation, FL) awarded forfeit victory after loss against Carol City.
*****Columbus (Florida) awarded forfeit victory after loss against Carol City.
