2022 Preseason 300 national high school football rankings

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The 10th annual High School Football America national preseason high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, are out. The HSFA 300 is created with our proprietary algorithm.

Reigning national champ Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) starts 2022 at No. 1. The Monarchs will be looking for their fourth national title in the last eight years.

The battle for the top spot in the nation will be in Southern California’s Trinity League. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) begins the year at No. 2.

The two national heavyweights will meet October 7 in what could be the first of two matchups between them. Between 2016 and 2019, the Braves and Monarchs played their Trinity League regular season game and followed it up with a playoff game.

SJB owns a national title from 2019, which means the Trinity League has won the last four national titles in non-COVID years. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) won the 2020 national crown, but California only played an abbreviated spring school, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Georgia’s Buford checks-in at No. 3. The Wolves are moving-up to Georgia’s largest classification (7A) after winning three straight titles. The last two titles came in 6A. The 2019 state championship was in 5A.

Buford owns 14 overall state titles. The Wolves have won those titles in every possible classification, starting with its Class 1A title in 1978. No other team in Georgia has been able to move-up with that type of success.

St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) starts at No. 4 thanks to a challenging schedule that will have the Panthers crisscrossing the country. SFA will have six Top 100 head-to-head matchups in Florida, Hawaii, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

New Jersey’s Bergen Catholic rounds-out the Top 5. The defending Non-Public A champs finished last season ranked No. 3 in the HSFA 100.

Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) defending champ St. John’s College High School (Washington, DC) opens 2022 at No. 6, followed by IMG at No. 7, North Shore (Houston, Texas) at No. 8, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) at No. 9 and Duncanville (Texas) at No. 10.

Florida leads the way with six teams in the Top 25. Texas has five teams. California and Georgia have three teams each.

Like Southern California’s Trinity League, WCAC also has two teams in the Top 25. Joining St. John’s is Good Counsel at No. 15. Those two met for the league title last fall.

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RankTeam & State2021 Record2021 Rank
No. 1Mater Dei (California)(12-0)1
No. 2St. John Bosco (California)(10-2)8
No. 3Buford (Georgia)(14-1)21
No. 4St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(8-1)12
No. 5Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(12-0)3
No. 6 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(11-0)19
No. 7IMG Academy (Florida)(9-1)13
No. 8North Shore (Texas)(15-1)4
No. 9St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(14-1)6
No. 10Duncanville (Texas)(13-2)9
No. 11St. Edward (Ohio)(15-1)17
No. 12Westlake (Texas)(16-0)2
No. 13Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(12-1)15
No. 14DeSoto (Texas)(11-3)73
No. 15Good Counsel (Maryland)(7-5)78
No. 16North Cobb (Georgia)(10-2)64
No. 17Thompson (Alabama)(13-1)14
No. 18Miami Central (Florida)(12-2)16
No. 19Corona Centennial (California)(11-1)19
No. 20Saguaro (Arizona)(12-1)25
No. 21Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(12-1)18
No. 22Warner Robins (Georgia)(14-1)29
No. 23Venice (Florida)(14-1)22
No. 24Denton Guyer (Texas)(14-2)30
No. 25American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(6-4)61
No. 26Cathedral (Indiana)(14-1)28
No. 27Chandler (Arizona)(11-2)43
No. 28Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(11-4)78
No. 29Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(13-1)51
No. 30Langston Hughes (Georgia)(13-2)110
No. 31Southlake Carroll (Texas)(14-1)32
No. 32Jesuit (Florida)(15-0)5
No. 33Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(11-2)24
No. 34Detroit MLK (Michigan)(13-1)44
No. 35Grayson (Georgia)(10-4)161
No. 36Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(13-1)95
No. 37Mill Creek (Georgia)(11-2)117
No. 38DeMatha (Maryland)(7-3)84
No. 39Oakland (Tennessee)(15-0)10
No. 40Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(12-1)35
No. 41Servite (California)(10-3)7
No. 42Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(10-4)49
No. 43Center Grove (Indiana)(14-0)11
No. 44Bixby (Oklahoma)(13-0)23
No. 45Zachary (Louisiana)(15-0)63
No. 46Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina)(16-0)**34
No. 47Cocoa (Florida)(11-2)27
No. 48Gaffney (South Carolina)(15-0)38
No. 49Mission Viejo (California)(9-2)168
No. 50Springfield (Ohio)(13-2)58
No. 51 Hamilton (Arizona)(11-1)37
No. 52McCallie (Tennessee)(13-0)36
No. 53Lakeland (Florida)(9-2)162
No. 54Lakota West (Ohio)(12-2)80
No. 55Katy (Texas)(14-1)39
No. 56Chambers (North Carolina)(0-16)*40
No. 57Allen (Texas)(11-3)59
No. 58St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(11-3)67
No. 59Los Alamitos (California)(9-2)98
No. 60Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(8-5)99
No. 61South Oak Cliff (Texas)(15-1)46
No. 62Jenks (Oklahoma)(12-1)33
No. 63Folsom (California)(11-4)130
No. 64Dutch Fork (California)(12-1)54
No. 65Milton (Georgia)(13-2)41
No. 66East St. Louis (Illinois)(12-3)172
No. 67Belleville (Michigan)(13-1)149
No. 68St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(8-4)138
No. 69Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(12-4)119
No. 70De La Salle (California)(10-3)86
No. 71Denton Ryan (Texas)(12-2)105
No. 72Jones (Orlando, Florida)(11-3)57
No. 73Lake Travis (Texas)(12-3)53
No. 74Iona Prep (New York)(11-1)101
No. 75Colquitt County (Georgia)(8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 76Bryant (Arkansas)(13-1)52
No. 77Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(13-1)66
No. 78Walton (Georgia)(9-4)107
No. 79Columbus (Miami, Florida)(9-4)120
No. 80Brookwood (Georgia)(10-3)180
No. 81Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(9-3)100
No. 82Hough (North Caroilna)(15-0)***42
No. 83Hoover (Alabama) (12-1)31
No. 84Lone Peak (Utah)(10-2)85
No. 85Cherry Creek (Colorado)(12-2)70
No. 86South Pointe (South Carolina)(12-1)88
No. 87Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(12-2)89
No. 88Longview (Texas)(9-4)118
No. 89Madison Central (Mississippi)(13-1)122
No. 90Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(15-0)104
No. 91Long Beach Poly (California)(11-4)Not in Top 200
No. 92Kahuku (Hawaii)(10-0)Not in Top 200
No. 93Corner Canyon (Utah)(12-2)109
No. 94Aledo (Texas)(12-1)114
No. 95Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(10-4)75
No. 96Liberty (Nevada)(9-2)188
No. 97Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(14-1)77
No. 98Male (Kentucky)(13-1)55
No. 99Serra (San Mateo, California)(11-2)81
No. 100Edgewater (Florida)(10-2)115

*forfeited 15 games in 2021

**awarded two forfeit victories in 2021

***awarded forfeit victory in 2021

High School Football America’s Next 100 – No. 101 through No. 200

RankTeam & State2021 Record2021 Rank
No. 101Pittsburg (California)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 102De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(13-0)133
No. 103Collins Hill (Georgia)(15-1)26
No. 104Atascocita (Texas)(11-3)56
No. 105Cedar Grove (Georgia)(12-3)Not in Top 200
No. 106Katy Paetow (Texas)(15-1)71
No. 107Gulliver Prep (Florida)(9-2)166
No. 108Westfield (Texas)(12-1)48
No. 109Maryville (Tennessee)(13-1)68
No. 110St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(6-4)145
No. 111Massillon Washington (Ohio)(11-3)137
No. 112Euless Trinity (Texas)(11-2)97
No. 113Winton Woods (Ohio)(13-3)94
No. 114Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(13-1)92
No. 115Brother Martin (Louisiana)(5-6)****82
No. 116Loyola Academy (Illinois)(12-1)181
No. 117Lowndes (Georgia)(10-3)108
No. 118Serra (Gardena, California)(11-4)158
No. 119DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(9-3)141
No. 120St. Ignatius (Ohio)(7-5)136
No. 121Pickerington Central (Ohio)(12-2)96
No. 122Orange Lutheran (California)(10-5)91
No. 123College Station (Texas)(15-1)76
No. 124Alcoa (Tennessee)(14-1)69
No. 125Bishop Amat (California)(8-4)Not in Top 200
No. 126Pine Forest (Florida)(12-2)153
No. 127Arlington Martin (Texas)(9-3)146
No. 128Carmel (Indiana)(9-2)191
No. 129Santa Margarita (California)(6-5)144
No. 130Basha (Arizona)(10-1)Not in Top 200
No. 131St. Xavier (Ohio)(10-3)142
No. 132Bartram Trail (Florida)(9-3)170
No. 133Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(11-2)74
No. 134Edna Karr (Louisiana)(11-1)125
No. 135Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey)(7-4)141
No. 136Apopka (Florida)(12-3)47
No. 137Brownsburg (Indiana)(9-3)187
No. 138Sierra Canyon (California)(7-5)113
No. 139Treasure Coast (Florida)(10-2)60
No. 140Norco (California)(8-3)143
No. 141Buchholz (Florida)(12-2)72
No. 142Lee County (Georgia)(11-2)90
No. 143Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Mississippi)(11-3)Not in Top 200
No. 144La Salle (Ohio)(7-6)173
No. 145Union (Oklahoma)(12-1)Not in Top 200
No. 146Highland Park (Texas)(10-2)134
No. 147Berkeley Prep (Florida)(12-1)126
No. 148Edison (Miami, Florida)(7-5)200
No. 149Auburn (Alabama)(10-3)102
No. 150Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(10-1)190
No. 151Valor Christian (Colorado)(13-1)87
No. 152Calvert Hall (Maryland)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 153Oscar Smith (Virginia)(13-1)93
No. 154St. Francis (Mountain View, California)(11-1)83
No. 155Valdosta (Georgia)(4-6)Not in Top 200
No. 156University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(13-0)147
No. 157Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(10-2)82
No. 158Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(7-4)Not in Top 200
No. 159Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 160Brandon (Mississippi)(11-3)Not in Top 200
No. 161St. Xavier (Kentucky)(14-1)45
No. 162Killian (Florida)(12-2)112
No. 163Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(9-3)198
No. 164Carlsbad (California)(11-1)194
No. 165Westfield (Indiana)(12-2)116
No. 166Merritt Island (Florida)(13-2)106
No. 167Skyridge (Utah)(11-2)Not in Top 200
No. 168Lake Gibson (Florida)(9-4)128
No. 169Northwestern (South Carolina)(11-2)139
No. 170Bolles School (Florida)(8-3)148
No. 171La Salle College HS (Pennsylvania)(9-2)165
No. 172Jesuit (Louisiana)(10-1)152
No. 173Rome (Georgia)(8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 174Palmetto (Miami, Florida) (9-3)124
No. 175Joliet Catholic (Illinois)(14-0)175
No. 176Deerfield Beach (Florida)(9-3)174
No. 177Acadiana (Louisiana)(11-3)Not in Top 200
No. 178Rockwall (Texas)(9-3)163
No. 179Buchanan (Clovis, California)(10-2)167
No. 180Providence Day (North Carolina) (8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 181Creekside (Georgia)(11-3)157
No. 182Westgate (Louisiana)(12-2)123
No. 183Rockledge (Florida)(9-3)164
No. 184North Little Rock (Arkansas)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 185Cary-Grove (Illinois)(14-0)Not in Top 200
No. 186Warren Easton (Louisiana)(9-3)197
No. 187Shadow Creek (Texas)(9-3)184
No. 188Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(13-1)Not in Top 200
No. 189Dillard (Florida)(10-3)183
No. 190St. Bonaventure (California)(9-1)Not in Top 200
No. 191Bentonville (Arkansas)(8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 192Destrehan (Louisiana)(10-1)Not in Top 200
No. 193Lehi (Utah) (11-3)Not in Top 200
No. 194West Orange (Florida)(11-2)176
No. 195Ponchatoula (Louisiana)(12-1)Not in Top 200
No. 196Mater Dei Catholic (California)(13-0)Not in Top 200
No. 197Cartersville (Georgia)(11-1)112
No. 198De La Salle (Louisiana)(6-5)*****Not in Top 200
No. 199Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(12-0)Not in Top 200
No. 200Martinsburg (West Virginia)(13-1)Not in Top 200

**** forfeited five wins in 2021

***** forfeited four wins in 2021

High School Football America Rankings – No. 201 through No. 300

RankTeam & State2021 Record2021 Rank
No. 201Calhoun (Georgia)(12-3)150
No. 202Kennesaw Mountain (Georgia)(10-2)Not. In Top 200
No. 203Niceville (Florida)(10-2)189
No. 204Loyola Blakefield (Maryland)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 205Highland Springs (Virginia)(10-4)Not in Top 200
No. 206Fort Dorchester (South Caroina)(12-1)179
No. 207Mt. Lebanon (Pennsylvania)(15-0)62
No. 208Woodward Academy (Georgia)(11-1)Not. In Top 200
No. 209Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(11-1)196
No. 210North Gwinnett (Georgia)(6-6)Not in Top 200
No. 211Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 212West Bloomfield (Michigan)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 213Cibolo Steele (Texas)(11-1)Not in Top 200
No. 214American Fork (Utah)(7-4)Not in Top 200
No. 215Lockport (Illinois)(13-1)103
No. 216St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(11-0)121
No. 217Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(11-3)127
No. 218Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(11-3)Not in Top 200
No. 219Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(9-4)Not in Top 200
No. 220Graham-Kapowsin (Washington)(15-0)50
No. 221Raines (Florida)(8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 222Conway (Arkansas)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 223Alemany (California)(8-4)151
No. 224C.E. King (Texas)(10-3)160
No. 225Rockwall-Heath (Texas)(11-3)131
No. 226Summit (Tennessee)(14-1)159
No. 227Spring (Texas)(11-2)132
No. 228Neville (Louisiana)(11-2)Not in Top 200
No. 229Richmond (North Carolina)(10-2)Not in Top 200
No. 230Tompkins (Katy, Texas)(11-2)135
No. 231Chardon (Ohio)(16-0)Not in Top 200
No. 232Penn-Trafford (Pennsylvania)(13-2)156
No. 233Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana)(4-5)Not in Top 200
No. 234Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(7-4)***Not in Top 200
No. 235Lake Mary (Florida)(10-2)185
No. 236Starkville (Mississippi)(12-2)182
No. 237Butler (North Carolina)(7-3)Not in Top 200
No. 238Lakewood (Florida)(10-3)186
No. 239Lake Stevens (Washington)(11-1)Not in Top 200
No. 240Rocklin (California)(12-1)177
No. 241Roswell (Georgia)(10-3)169
No. 242Vandegrift (Texas)(12-2)155
No. 243Upper Arlington (Ohio)(14-1)178
No. 244Fayetteville (Arkansas)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 245Modesto Central Catholic (California)(13-2)Not in Top 200
No. 246Cedar Hill (Texas)(8-5)171
No. 247Elder (Ohio)(5-6)Not in Top 200
No. 248Detroit Catholic Central (Michigan)(8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 249Warren Central (Indiana)(5-4)Not in Top 200
No. 250Cass Tech (Michigan)(7-4)Not in Top 200
No. 251Ben Davis (Indiana)(7-6)Not in Top 200
No. 252Oak Grove (Mississippi)(11-3)Not in Top 200
No. 253Pickerington North (Ohio)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 254Prosper (Texas)(9-5)Not in Top 200
No. 255Ridge Point (Texas)(11-2)Not in Top 200
No. 256Riverview (Sarasota, Florida)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 257Vero Beach (Florida)(7-3)Not in Top 200
No. 258Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(8-4)Not in Top 200
No. 259Vanguard (Florida)(12-1)Not in Top 200
No. 260Highland (Arizona)(11-4)Not in Top 200
No. 261St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 262Archer (Georgia)(7-5)Not in Top 200
No. 263Osceola (Orlando, Florida)(9-3) Not in Top 200
No. 264Manvel (Texas)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 265Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(9-4)Not in Top 200
No. 266Palm Beach Central (Florida)(10-1)Not in Top 200
No. 267Corona del Mar (California)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 268Owasso (Oklahoma)(8-3)Not in Top 200
No. 269Colleyville Heritage (Texas)(12-2)Not in Top 200
No. 270Homestead (Florida)(10-2)Not in Top 200
No. 271Vista Murrieta (California)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 272Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 273Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida)(9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 274Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi, Texas)(12-2)Not in Top 200
No. 275Grimsley (North Carolina)(11-1)Not in Top 200
No. 276St. Augustine (Florida)(6-3)Not in Top 200
No. 277Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(5-6)Not in Top 200
No. 278Marietta (Georgia)(7-5)Not in Top 200
No. 279Miramar (Florida)(7-4) Not in Top 200
No. 280Stone Bridge (Virginia)(15-0)Not in Top 200
No. 281Columbia (Lake City, Florida)(6-5)Not in Top 200
No. 282Carthage (Texas)(11-1)Not in Top 200
No. 283Timpview (Utah) (9-3)Not in Top 200
No. 284Lovejoy (Texas)(12-2)Not in Top 200
No. 285Inglewood (California)(11-1)Not in Top 200
No. 286John Curtis (Louisiana)(5-4)Not in Top 200
No. 287Trinity (Kentucky)(6-7)Not in Top 200
No. 288Naples (Florida)(10-1)Not in Top 200
No. 289Bingham (Utah)(7-5)Not in Top 200
No. 290Central (Fresno, California)(9-2)Not in Top 200
No. 291China Spring (Texas)(16-0)Not in Top 200
No. 292Hueytown (Alabama)(13-2)Not in Top 200
No. 293Stephenville (Texas)(16-0)Not in Top 200
No. 294Springfield Central (Massachusetts)(10-2)Not in Top 200
No. 295Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(10-4)Not in Top 200
No. 296Rock Creek Christian Academy (Maryland)(7-1)Not in Top 200
No. 297Brother Rice (Illinois)(10-3)Not in Top 200
No. 298Life Christian Academy (Virginia)(4-6)Not in Top 200
No. 299McDonogh (Maryland)(6-6)Not in Top 200
No. 300Gardendale (Alabama)(10-3)Not in Top 200

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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