Buford, which was in the national championship hunt in 2022 until losing in the second round of the 7A playoffs, leads 32 teams from Georgia in the Preseason High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Wolves, who climbed as high as No. 2 last year, start 2023 ranked No. 7 in our rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
Is another run at the national championship in the cards? Buford will learn very quickly with a season opener against Maryland’s St. Frances Academy, ranked No. 3 in the HSFA 300.
Falling in behind the Wolves is Colquitt County. The Packers, ranked No. 18 in America, will also get a stiff test out of the gate when they play No. 11 Dutch Fork from South Carolina.
Defending 6A champ Langston Hughes is the third Georgia team in our Top 25. The Panthers are ranked No. 25 after a perfect 15-0 season in 2022.
Walton is the fourth highest ranked team at No. 35, followed by 7A runner-up Carrollton at No. 37.
Below you can see all of the Georgia teams in the Top 300 in bold.
2023 Preseason High School Football America 300
| Ranking/Team/State | 2022 Record | 2022 Ranking |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (12-1) | 4 |
| No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) | (13-1) | 1 |
| No. 3 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (8-1) | 7 |
| No. 4 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (14-1) | 5 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (8-1) | 8 |
| No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (14-0) | 4 |
| No. 7 Buford (Georgia) | (11-1) | 32 |
| No. 8 Duncanville (Texas) | (15-0) | 6 |
| No. 9 Miami Central (Florida) | (14-0) | 2 |
| No. 10. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (12-1) | 19 |
| No. 11 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (14-1) | 17 |
| No. 12 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (14-1) | 20 |
| No. 13 St. Edward (Ohio) | (15-1) | 12 |
| No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (13-1) | 9 |
| No. 15 Thompson (Alabama) | (11-3) | 36 |
| No. 16 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (12-2) | 11 |
| No. 17 North Shore (Texas) | (15-1) | 10 |
| No. 18 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (13-1) | 28 |
| No. 19 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (8-4) | 47 |
| No. 20 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) | 21 |
| No. 21 DeSoto (Texas) | (14-2) | 15 |
| No. 22 Corona Centennial (California) | (9-2) | 30 |
| No. 23 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (13-0) | 13 |
| No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (11-2) | 25 |
| No. 25 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (15-0) | 14 |
| No. 26 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (14-1) | 31 |
| No. 27 Mission Viejo (California) | (10-2) | 29 |
| No. 28 Basha (Arizona) | (12-1) | 22 |
| No. 29 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (14-1) | 16 |
| No. 30 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (8-3) | 58 |
| No. 31 Oakland (Tennessee) | (14-1) | 37 |
| No. 32 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (12-2) | 26 |
| No. 33 Center Grove (Indiana) | (12-2) | 70 |
| No. 34 Katy (Texas) | (14-1) | 66 |
| No. 35 Walton (Georgia) | (10-3) | 77 |
| No. 36 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (14-1) | 24 |
| No. 37 Carrollton (Georgia) | (14-1) | 54 |
| No. 38 Saguaro (Arizona) | (9-4) | 44 |
| No. 39 Venice (Florida) | (9-4) | 35 |
| No. 40 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (14-2) | 34 |
| No. 41 Lakeland (Florida) | (14-0) | 18 |
| No. 42 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (13-1) | 43 |
| No. 43 DeMatha (Maryland) | (10-2) | 48 |
| No. 44 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (12-2) | 38 |
| No. 45 Cocoa (Florida) | (11-3) | 40 |
| No. 46 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (12-1) | 33 |
| No. 47 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (12-2) | 62 |
| No. 48 Edgewater (Florida) | (12-1) | 27 |
| No. 49 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (11-2) | 59 |
| No. 50 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (11-3) | 52 |
| No. 51 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (12-2) | 41 |
| No. 52 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (15-1) | 23 |
| No. 53 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (6-5) | 45 |
| No. 54 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (13-2) | 39 |
| No. 55 McCallie (Tennessee) | (10-3) | 104 |
| No. 56 Springfield (Ohio) | (13-2) | 64 |
| No. 57 Orange Lutheran (California) | (7-5) | 106 |
| No. 58 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (12-1) | 98 |
| No. 59 Milton (Georgia) | (10-4) | 94 |
| No. 60 Aledo (Texas) | (14-2) | 81 |
| No. 61 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (7-4) | 65 |
| No. 62 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (10-3) | 53 |
| No. 63 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (9-3) | 51 |
| No. 64 Belleville (Michigan) | (14-0) | 56 |
| No. 65 Vandegrift (Texas) | (14-2) | 101 |
| No. 66 Auburn (Alabama) | (12-2) | 55 |
| No. 67 Lakota West (Ohio) | (13-1) | 46 |
| No. 68 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (11-3) | 42 |
| No. 69 Sierra Canyon (California) | (10-5) | 145 |
| No. 70 Cathedral (Indiana) | (10-2) | 123 |
| No. 71 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (13-1) | 49 |
| No. 72 Clearwater Academy International (Florida) | (9-1) | 79 |
| No. 73 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (15-0) | 74 |
| No. 74 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (11-3) | 86 |
| No. 75 Liberty (Arizona) | (11-1) | 57 |
| No. 76 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (14-0) | 83 |
| No. 77 Westfield (Texas) | (12-2) | 90 |
| No. 78 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (13-1) | 72 |
| No. 79 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (9-6) | 142 |
| No. 80 Baylor (Tennessee) | (11-2) | 61 |
| No. 81 Longview (Texas) | (14-1) | 89 |
| No. 82 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (11-1) | 218 |
| No. 83 Saraland (Alabama) | (14-1) | 213 |
| No. 84 Gainesville (Georgia) | (14-1) | 97 |
| No. 85 Long Beach Poly (California) | (10-1) | 78 |
| No. 86 North Cobb (Georgia) | (9-3) | 85 |
| No. 87 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (13-1) | 73 |
| No. 88 Prosper (Texas) | (13-2) | 84 |
| No. 89 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (12-1) | 80 |
| No. 90 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (13-3) | 75 |
| No. 91 Folsom (California) | (12-2) | 76 |
| No. 92 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (10-2) | 113 |
| No. 93 Roswell (Georgia) | (12-2) | 116 |
| No. 94 Elder (Ohio) | (10-3) | 111 |
| No. 95 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (14-0) | 71 |
| No. 96 De La Salle (California) | (10-4) | 88 |
| No. 97 Iona Prep (New York) | (9-3) | 117 |
| No. 98 JSerra (California) | (6-6) | 109 |
| No. 99 Union (Oklahoma) | (11-1) | 100 |
| No. 100 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (14-1) | 96 |
| No. 101 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (11-1) | 107 |
| No. 102 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (15-0) | 95 |
| No. 103 Atascocita (Texas) | (11-3) | 87 |
| No. 104 Hamilton (Arizona) | (8-3) | 92 |
| No. 105 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (12-2) | 82 |
| No. 106 Lake Travis (Texas) | (8-5) | 177 |
| No. 107 Chaminade (California) | (10-3) | 136 |
| No. 108 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (10-2) | 126 |
| No. 109 Male (Kentucky) | (10-5) | 133 |
| No. 110 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (8-4) | 124 |
| No. 111 Santa Margarita (California) | (6-5) | 110 |
| No. 112 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (8-4) | 102 |
| No. 113 Edison (Huntington Beach, California) | (9-2) | 108 |
| No. 114 Hoover (Alabama) | (11-2) | 60 |
| No. 115 Chandler (Arizona) | (9-3) | 68 |
| No. 116 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 63 |
| No. 117 Bingham (Utah) | (10-3) | 216 |
| No. 118 Jenks (Oklahoma) | (9-3) | 103 |
| No. 119 Skyridge (Utah) | (13-1) | 69 |
| No. 120 Los Alamitos (California) | (9-3) | 67 |
| No. 121 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (13-1) | 114 |
| No. 122 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (11-1) | 121 |
| No. 123 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (9-3) | 112 |
| No. 124 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (9-4) | 120 |
| No. 125 Homestead (Florida) | (11-3) | 105 |
| No. 126 Lehi (Utah) | (14-0) | 93 |
| No. 127 Apopka (Florida) | (11-4) | 119 |
| No. 128 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 258 |
| No. 129 Trinity (Kentucky) | (8-5) | 237 |
| No. 130 Hough (North Carolina) | (11-3) | 143 |
| No. 131 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (5-7) | 220 |
| No. 132 Detroit MLK (Michigan) | (10-3) | 190 |
| No. 133 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (13-2) | 151 |
| No. 134 Creekside (Georgia) | (10-3) | 131 |
| No. 135 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-5) | 157 |
| No. 136 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (11-1) | 152 |
| No. 137 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (15-1) | 128 |
| No. 138 Grayson (Georgia) | (10-3) | 174 |
| No. 139 Bryant (Arkansas) | (12-0) | 50 |
| No. 140 Lewisville (Texas) | (12-2) | 147 |
| No. 141 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (12-1) | 125 |
| No. 142 Ruston (Louisiana) | (13-2) | 129 |
| No. 143 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (8-4) | 148 |
| No. 144 Mainland (Florida) | (11-4) | 154 |
| No. 145 Inglewood (California) | (13-1) | 137 |
| No. 146 Arlington Martin (Texas) | (10-2) | 141 |
| No. 147 Carlsbad (California) | (10-2) | 166 |
| No. 148 Rome (Georgia) | (12-2) | 118 |
| No. 149 South Florence (South Carolina) | (15-0) | 91 |
| No. 150 Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas) | (12-1) | 130 |
| No. 151 Ware County (Georgia) | (14-0) | 134 |
| No. 152 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (9-3) | 179 |
| No. 153 St. Augustine (Louisiana) | (7-3) | 182 |
| No. 154 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (13-2) | 173 |
| No. 155 Serra (Gardena, California) | (7-5) | 176 |
| No. 156 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (7-4) | 161 |
| No. 157 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (13-1) | 149 |
| No. 158 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (9-3) | 156 |
| No. 159 duPont Manual (Kentucky) | (9-3) | 158 |
| No. 160 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (11-4) | 169 |
| No. 161 Bishop Amat (California) | (9-4) | 146 |
| No. 162 Zachary (Louisiana) | (10-3) | 132 |
| No. 163 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (12-2) | 167 |
| No. 164 Kings (Ohio) | (13-2) | 168 |
| No. 165 Weddington (North Carolina) | (13-2) | 227 |
| No. 166 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (7-5) | 238 |
| No. 167 Bolles School (Florida) | (9-5) | 233 |
| No. 168 The Woodlands (Texas) | (10-3) | NR |
| No. 169 Benedictine (Georgia) | (13-2) | 239 |
| No. 170 Glenville (Ohio) | (15-0) | 231 |
| No. 171 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (10-4) | 144 |
| No. 172 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (8-3) | 207 |
| No. 173 Norland (Florida) | (9-3) | 208 |
| No. 174 Lone Peak (Utah) | (7-5) | 236 |
| No. 175 Rockledge (Florida) | (9-3) | 2015 |
| No. 176 Valdosta (Georgia) | (8-3) | 196 |
| No. 177 Liberty (Nevada) | (8-4) | 193 |
| No. 178 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (10-5) | 198 |
| No. 179 Vero Beach (Florida) | (11-2) | 206 |
| No. 180 Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) | (12-2) | 183 |
| No. 181 Starkville (Mississippi) | (12-3) | 184 |
| No 182 Miramar (Florida) | (10-2) | 201 |
| No. 183 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (9-3) | 179 |
| No. 184 Ballard (Kentucky) | (11-3) | 155 |
| No. 185 Butler (North Carolina) | (10-3) | NR |
| No. 186 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (11-2) | 153 |
| No. 187 Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) | (6-6) | 289 |
| No. 188 Picayune (Mississippi) | (15-0) | 263 |
| No. 189 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (8-2) | 257 |
| No. 190 Lakewood (Florida) | (9-5) | 163 |
| No. 191 Chambers (North Carolina) | (9-3) | 159 |
| No. 192 Timpview (Utah) | (10-3) | 140 |
| No. 193 Norcross (Georgia) | (8-4) | NR |
| No. 194 Lake Mary (Florida) | (8-4) | 160 |
| No. 195 Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | (13-2) | 170 |
| No. 196 Houston County (Georgia) | (10-3) | 210 |
| No. 197 Pittsburg (California) | (12-3) | 185 |
| No. 198 Lake Wales (Florida) | (15-0) | 150 |
| No. 199 Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (13-1) | 175 |
| No. 200 Douglass (Kentucky) | (15-0) | 265 |
| No. 201 De La Salle (Louisiana) | (10-1) | 162 |
| No. 202 Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts) | (12-0) | 165 |
| No. 203 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-2) | 244 |
| No. 204 Madison (San Diego, California) | (9-2) | 222 |
| No. 205 Highland (Arizona) | (11-3) | 172 |
| No. 206 Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia) | (7-5) | 256 |
| No. 207 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (9-3) | 262 |
| No. 208 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (10-3) | 250 |
| No. 209 Centerville (Ohio) | (10-3) | 188 |
| No. 210 North Crowley (Texas) | (12-1) | 200 |
| No. 211 St. Rita (Illinois) | (10-3) | 194 |
| No. 212 Bentonville (Arkansas) | (11-2) | 189 |
| No. 213 Winton Woods (Ohio) | (12-1) | 180 |
| No. 214 Brandon (Mississippi) | (12-2) | 192 |
| No. 215 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (9-4) | 202 |
| No. 216 Cy-Fair (Texas) | (10-2) | NR |
| No. 217 Parkview (Georgia) | (8-4) | 280 |
| No. 218 Shadow Creek (Texas) | (11-1) | 208 |
| No. 219 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) | (13-3) | 199 |
| No. 220 Jesuit (Florida) | (9-5) | 191 |
| No. 221 Melissa (Texas) | (11-3) | 279 |
| No. 222 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (10-3) | 276 |
| No. 223 Carmel (Indiana) | (6-4) | 298 |
| No. 224 Raines (Florida) | (9-3) | 235 |
| No. 225 Rockwall (Texas) | (10-2) | 232 |
| No. 226 Mason (Ohio) | (10-3) | 204 |
| No. 227 Lancaster (Texas) | (9-3) | 195 |
| No. 228 Mount St. Joseph (Maryland) | (7-4) | 246 |
| No. 229 Maryville (Tennessee) | (10-4) | 254 |
| No. 230 Cass Tech (Michigan) | (9-4) | 251 |
| No. 231 Bullitt East (Kentucky) | (14-1) | 127 |
| No. 232 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (8-6) | 234 |
| No. 233 American Fork (Utah) | (8-4) | 223 |
| No. 234 Dillard (Florida) | (7-4) | 284 |
| No. 235 Carthage (Texas) | (16-0) | 232 |
| No. 236 Cabot (Arkansas) | (10-3) | 230 |
| No. 237 College Station (Texas) | (13-3) | NR |
| No. 238 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (9-4) | 215 |
| No. 239 Allen (Texas) | (7-4) | 181 |
| No. 240 Conway (Arkansas) | (10-3) | 249 |
| No. 241 Lee County (Georgia) | (8-4) | 261 |
| No. 242 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (13-1) | 264 |
| No. 243 St. Bonaventure (California) | (7-4) | 247 |
| No. 244 Springboro (Ohio) | (8-4) | 228 |
| No. 245 Oaks Christian (California) | (7-4) | 225 |
| No. 246 Westgate (Louisiana) | (10-4) | 253 |
| No. 247 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (12-2) | 240 |
| No. 248 Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (10-2) | 224 |
| No. 249 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (12-1) | 138 |
| No. 250 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (10-3) | 242 |
| No. 251 Cartersville (Georgia) | (12-2) | 229 |
| No. 252 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (9-4) | 281 |
| No. 253 Lake Minneola (Florida) | (10-2) | 272 |
| No. 254 Naples (Florida) | (9-3) | 297 |
| No. 255 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (11-3) | 275 |
| No. 256 Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (12-1) | 252 |
| No. 257 Princeton (Ohio) | (9-3) | 243 |
| No. 258 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (6-5) | 248 |
| No. 259 Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, California) | (9-4) | 267 |
| No. 260 Tupelo (Mississippi) | (13-1) | 277 |
| No. 261 Spartanburg (South Carolina) | (8-5) | 290 |
| No. 262 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (6-6) | 288 |
| No. 263 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | 13-1) | 271 |
| No. 264 Argyle (Texas) | (14-1) | 217 |
| No. 265 East Forsyth (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 274 |
| No. 266 State College (Pennsylvania) | (13-1) | 268 |
| No. 267 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (11-2) | 287 |
| No. 268 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (8-4) | 293 |
| No. 269 Oak Hills (California) | (11-1) | 245 |
| No. 270 Carencro (Louisiana) | (10-3) | 270 |
| No. 271 China Spring (Texas) | (15-1) | 241 |
| No. 272 Dunbar (Florida) | (10-2) | 285 |
| No. 273 Warren Central (Indiana) | (6-6) | 292 |
| No. 274 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (11-2) | 171 |
| No. 275 New Bern (North Carolina) | (16-0) | 122 |
| No. 276 Westfield (Indiana) | (8-4) | 294 |
| No. 277 Brookwood (Georgia) | (6-5) | NR |
| No. 278 Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) | (9-3) | NR |
| No. 279 Pinnacle (Arizona) | (9-5) | NR |
| No. 280 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (4-7) | 299 |
| No. 281 Casteel (Arizona) | (9-4) | NR |
| No. 282 Sandy Creek (Georgia) | (13-2) | 115 |
| No. 283 Choctawhatchee (Florida) | (7-6) | NR |
| No. 284 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (9-2) | NR |
| No. 285 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (5-6) | NR |
| No. 286 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (10-1) | 164 |
| No. 287 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (7-5) | NR |
| No. 288 Manatee (Florida) | (6-4) | NR |
| No. 289 Marist (Georgia) | (10-2) | 187 |
| No. 290 Niceville (Florida) | (9-2) | 295 |
| No. 291 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia) | (14-0) | 212 |
| No. 292 Riverview Sarasota (Florida) | (5-7) | NR |
| No. 293 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (15-0) | NR |
| No. 294 Florida State University HS (Florida) | (14-1) | 211 |
| No. 295 Tampa Catholic (Florida) | (9-2) | 186 |
| No. 296 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) | (11-3) | 269 |
| No. 297 Corona del Mar (California) | (9-4) | 300 |
| No. 298 Rock Creek Christian (Maryland) | (6-3) | 273 |
| No. 299 Phoebus (Virginia) | (15-0) | 259 |
| No. 300 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (13-1) | NR |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
