Gonzaga’s (Washington, D.C.) upset of former No. 15 DeMatha (Maryland) has a big effect on the latest High School Football America Top 100.
First, the win brings the Eagles into the national rankings developed with our proprietary algorithm at No. 90. Second, Gonzaga drags Viera (Florida) into the rankings at No. 89. Viera is the only team to defeat Gonzaga this season — 21-6 on September 1. Viera’s only loss was in overtime to Cocoa (Florida), which climbs three spots this week to No. 32. Third, DeMatha tumbles 23 spots to No. 38.
Related: Top 100 Scoreboard
Gonzaga and Viera are two of four new teams in the national rankings.
Pope John XXIII (New Jersey) enters at No. 98 after beating former No. 52 Paramus Catholic (New Jersey). This week the Lions will try to continue climbing when they face No. 46 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey).
The fourth new team is Cardinal Gibbons (Florida), which is at No. 99 and will be able to improve that ranking with a win over No. 10 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) this weekend.
The two aforementioned Top 100 match-ups are one of seven match-ups this weekend featuring Top 100 teams. The others are: No. 1 Mater Dei (California) vs. No. 15 St. John Bosco (California), No. 4 Grayson (Georgia) vs. No. 95 Archer (Georgia), No. 25 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) vs. No. 40 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey), No. 36 Lake Travis (Texas) vs. No. 61 Westlake (Texas) and No. 45 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) vs. No. 85 Carol City (Florida).
The addition of Cardinal Gibbons and Viera gives Florida thirteen teams in the Top 100. Texas leads the way with fourteen teams.
High School Football America Top 100
| Rank, Team, State | Record | Last Week | Next Week |
| #1 Mater Dei (California) | 6-0 | 1 | #15 St. John Bosco (CA) |
| #2 IMG Academy (Florida) | 5-0 | 2 | Idle |
| #3 Allen (Texas) | 5-0 | 3 | Plano (TX) |
| #4 Grayson (Georgia) | 6-0 | 4 | #95 Archer (GA) |
| #5 Trinity (Kentucky) | 8-0 | 5 | Seneca (KY) |
| #6 St. Xavier (Ohio) | 7-0 | 6 | Clarkson Football North (Canada) |
| #7 DeSoto (Texas) | 5-0 | 7 | Grand Prairie (TX) |
| #8 South Pointe (South Carolina) | 7-0 | 8 | Lancaster (TX) |
| #9 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | 7-0 | 9 | Archbishop Moeller (OH) |
| #10 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | 4-0 | 10 | #99 Cardinal Gibbons (FL) |
| #11 Miami Central (Florida) | 5-1 | 11 | Hialeah-Miami Lakes (FL) |
| #12 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | 5-0 | 12 | Father Judge (PA) |
| #13 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | 5-2 | 13 | Desert Oasis (NV) |
| #14 De La Salle (California) | 6-1 | 14 | Foothill (CA) |
| #15 St. John Bosco (California) | 5-1 | 16 | #1 Mater Dei (CA) |
| #16 Ben Davis (Indiana) | 8-0 | 17 | North Central (IN) |
| #17 Corona Centennial (CA) | 4-1 | 18 | Corona Santiago (CA) |
| #18 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | 7-0 | 19 | Idle |
| #19 St. Edward (Ohio) | 7-0 | 20 | Canada Prep (Canada) |
| #20 Hoover (Alabama) | 5-1 | 21 | Huffman (AL) |
| #21 Bingham (Utah) | 8-0 | 22 | American Fork (UT) |
| #22 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | 6-0 | 25 | Gilman (MD) |
| #23 Katy (Texas) | 3-0 | 23 | Seven Lakes (TX) |
| #24 Mission Viejo (California) | 7-0 | 24 | San Juan Hills (CA) |
| #25 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | 4-1 | 27 | #39 Bergen Catholic (NJ) |
| #26 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | 5-1 | 29 | Fort Lauderdale (FL) |
| #27 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | 4-2 | 26 | Bishop McNamara (MD) |
| #28 Union (Oklahoma) | 6-0 | 28 | Norman North (OK) |
| #29 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | 7-0 | 30 | Ashley Ridge (SC) |
| #30 Denton Ryan (Texas) | 5-0 | 31 | Idle |
| #31 John Curtis (Louisiana) | 5-1 | 32 | St. Augustine (LA) |
| #32 Cocoa (Florida) | 5-0 | 35 | Everglades Prep (FL) – Monday |
| #33 Judson (Texas) | 5-0 | 33 | East Central (TX) |
| #34 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) | 7-0 | 34 | Shaler (PA) |
| #35 Chaminade (California) | 5-1 | 36 | Loyola (CA) |
| #36 Lake Travis (Texas) | 4-1 | 39 | #61 Westlake (TX) |
| #37 East (Utah) | 7-1 | 38 | West Jordan (UT) |
| #38 DeMatha (Maryland) | 4-2 | 15 | Good Counsel (MD) |
| #39 Aledo (Texas) | 5-0 | 37 | Azle (TX) |
| #40 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | 3-2 | 42 | #25 St. Peter’s Prep (NJ) |
| #41 Mountain Pointe (Arizona) | 6-1 | 40 | Desert Ridge (AZ) |
| #42 Chandler (Arizona) | 6-2 | 41 | Idle |
| #43 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania) | 7-0 | 43 | West Toronto Prep (Canada) |
| #44 Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) | 5-2 | 45 | Archbishop Carroll (PA) |
| #45 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | 4-1 | 46 | #85 Carol City (FL) |
| #46 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | 3-2 | 47 | #98 Pope John Paul XXIII (NJ) |
| #47 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | 3-2 | 44 | Delbarton (NJ) |
| #48 Cartersville (Georgia) | 7-0 | 51 | Sandy Creek (GA) |
| #49 Long Beach Poly (California) | 5-1 | 48 | Compton (CA) |
| #50 Armwood (Florida) | 5-0 | 49 | King (FL) |
| #51 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | 5-1 | 50 | White Knoll (SC) |
| #52 The Woodlands (Texas) | 2-1 | 53 | West Brook (TX) |
| #53 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | 6-0 | 54 | Sparkman (AL) |
| #54 Evangel Christian (Louisiana) | 4-1 | 55 | Southwood (LA) |
| #55 Wake Forest (North Carolina) | 7-0 | 56 | Corinth Holders (NC) |
| #56 Owasso (Oklahoma) | 5-1 | 57 | Southmoore (OK) |
| #57 East St. Louis (Illinois) | 5-1 | 59 | O’Fallon (IL) |
| #58 West Point (Mississippi) | 7-0 | 58 | Olive Branch (MS) |
| #59 Buford (Georgia) | 4-1 | 60 | Cedar Shoals (GA) |
| #60 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | 6-0 | 61 | Jefferson Davis (AL) |
| #61 Westlake (Texas) | 6-0 | 62 | #36 Lake Travis (TX) |
| #62 Lowndes (Georgia) | 7-0 | 63 | Tift County (GA) |
| #63 Manvel (Texas) | 4-0 | 64 | Fort Bend Marshall (TX) |
| #64 Colquitt County (Georgia) | 6-1 | 65 | Camden County (GA) |
| #65 Valor Christian (Colorado) | 6-0 | 66 | Lakewood (CO) |
| #66 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | 7-0 | 67 | Stebbins (OH) |
| #67 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | 6-0 | 69 | Sylvan Hills (AR) |
| #68 Klein Collins (Texas) | 3-0 | 68 | Klein Forest (TX) |
| #69 Pearl (Mississippi) | 8-0 | 70 | George County (MS) |
| #70 Centennial (Arizona) | 7-0 | 76 | Sierra Linda (AZ) |
| #71 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | 6-1 | 71 | Pickerington North (OH) |
| #72 Cass Tech (Michigan) | 5-1 | 73 | TBD |
| #73 Starkville (Mississippi) | 7-1 | 74 | Madison Central (MS) |
| #74 Prairie Ridge (Illinois) | 7-0 | 75 | Jacobs (IL) |
| #75 Booker T. Washington (Florida) | 3-3 | 72 | Chaminade-Madonna (FL) |
| #76 Plant (Florida) | 5-0 | 77 | Leto (FL) |
| #77 Liberty (Nevada) | 5-1 | 78 | Coronado (NV) |
| #78 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | 7-0 | 80 | Thornwood (IL) |
| #79 Duncanville (Texas) | 5-0 | 85 | Nimitz (TX) |
| #80 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) | 6-0 | 84 | Central Dauphin (PA) |
| #81 Kahuku (Hawaii) | 7-1 | 83 | Kapolei (HI) |
| #82 Midway (Texas) | 6-0 | 82 | Killeen (TX) |
| #83 Saint Louis (Hawaii) | 7-0 | 86 | Idle |
| #84 Deerfield Beach (Florida) | 3-2 | 88 | Stoneman Douglas (FL) |
| #85 Carol City (Florida) | 4-1 | 89 | #45 Northwestern (Miami, FL) |
| #86 Maine South (Illinois) | 6-1 | 94 | New Trier (IL) |
| #87 Oakland (Tennessee) | 7-0 | 95 | Siegel (TN) |
| #88 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | 6-1 | 96 | Walsh Jesuit (OH) |
| #89 Viera (Florida) | 4-1 | NR | Martin County (FL) |
| #90 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | 6-1 | NR | Archbishop Carroll (DC) |
| #91 Venice (Florida) | 5-1 | 79 | Lakewood Ranch (FL) – Monday |
| #92 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | 2-1 | 91 | Chavez (TX) |
| #93 Saguaro (Arizona) | 6-2 | 92 | Shadow Mountain (AZ) |
| #94 Bryant (Arkansas) | 6-0 | 99 | Southside (AR) |
| #95 Archer (Georgia) | 6-0 | 97 | #4 Grayson (GA) |
| #96 Lawrence Central (Indiana) | 6-2 | 91 | Carmel (IN) |
| #97 Warren Central (Indiana) | 5-3 | 93 | River Rouge (MI) |
| #98 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey) | 5-0 | NR | #46 St. Joseph Regional (NJ) |
| #99 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | 5-0 | NR | #10 American Heritage (FL) |
| #100 Narbonne (California) | 3-3 | 100 | Banning (Wilmington, CA) |
Dropped-out: No. 52 Paramus Catholic (New Jersey), No. 83 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee), No. 87 McDonogh (Maryland), No. 98 Good Counsel (Maryland)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
