Columbus entered the High School Football America Top 100 Sunday. The Explorers are ranked No. 95 in the latest rankings created by our proprietary algorithm. Columbus’ only loss is to No. 11 Northwestern.
Florida now has fourteen teams in our national rankings. That ties the Sunshine State with Texas for the most teams in the Top 100.
IMG Academy is the top team at No. 2, followed by American Heritage (Plantation) at No. 7, Northwestern at No. 11, Miami Central at No. 12, St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 21, Cocoa at No. 28, Armwood at No. 44, Deerfield Beach at No. 70, Carol City at No. 71, Viera at No. 85, Venice at No. 87, Plant at No. 91 and Cardinal Gibbons at No. 94.
High School Football America Top 100
| Rank, Team, State | Record | Last Week | Next Week |
| #1 Mater Dei (California) | 8-0 | 1 | Orange Lutheran (CA) |
| #2 IMG Academy (Florida) | 6-0 | 2 | Idle |
| #3 Allen (Texas) | 7-0 | 3 | McKinney (TX) |
| #4 Trinity (Kentucky) | 10-0 | 4 | Idle |
| #5 DeSoto (Texas) | 7-0 | 6 | #77 Duncanville (TX) |
| #6 South Pointe (South Carolina) | 9-0 | 7 | York (SC) |
| #7 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | 6-0 | 9 | Hallandale (FL) |
| #8 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | 6-0 | 10 | Archbishop Ryan (PA) |
| #9 Ben Davis (Indiana) | 9-0 | 13 | #97 Lawrence Central (IN) |
| #10 Corona Centennial (CA) | 6-1 | 14 | Norco (CA) |
| #11 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | 6-1 | 37 | Idle |
| #12 Miami Central (Florida) | 7-2 | 8 | #71 Carol City (FL) |
| #13 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | 7-2 | 11 | Sierra Vista (NV) |
| #14 De La Salle (California) | 8-1 | 12 | Idle |
| #15 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | 8-0 | 15 | Ensworth (TN) |
| #16 Bingham (Utah) | 9-0 | 16 | Cyprus (UT) |
| #17 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | 8-0 | 17 | Mount St. Joseph (MD) |
| #18 St. Edward (Ohio) | 9-0 | 18 | #25 St. Ignatius (OH) |
| #19 Katy (Texas) | 5-0 | 19 | Tompkins (TX) |
| #20 Union (Oklahoma) | 8-0 | 20 | Putnam City North (OK) |
| #21 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | 7-1 | 21 | Blanche Ely (FL) |
| #22 St. John Bosco (California) | 6-2 | 22 | Servite (CA) |
| #23 Mission Viejo (California) | 9-0 | 23 | Idle |
| #24 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | 6-2 | 24 | Archbishop Carroll (DC) |
| #25 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | 8-1 | 38 | #18 St. Edward (OH) |
| #26 St. Xavier (Ohio) | 8-1 | 5 | St. Xavier (KY) |
| #27 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | 9-0 | 25 | Summerville (SC) |
| #28 Cocoa (Florida) | 7-0 | 26 | Pahokee (FL) |
| #29 Grayson (Georgia) | 7-1 | 27 | Rockdale County (GA) |
| #30 Hoover (Alabama) | 7-1 | 28 | Thompson (AL) |
| #31 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | 5-2 | 31 | Don Bosco Prep (NJ) |
| #32 Denton Ryan (Texas) | 6-0 | 29 | Wichita Falls (TX) |
| #33 John Curtis (Louisiana) | 7-1 | 30 | Archbishop Rummel (LA) |
| #34 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | 5-2 | 34 | Idle |
| #35 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) | 9-0 | 33 | North Allegheny (PA) |
| #36 Judson (Texas) | 7-0 | 32 | Clemens (TX) |
| #37 Chaminade (California) | 7-1 | 35 | Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA) |
| #38 East (Utah) | 8-2 | 36 | Northridge (UT) |
| #39 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | 4-3 | 39 | Paramus Catholic (NJ) |
| #40 Aledo (Texas) | 7-0 | 40 | Brewer (TX) |
| #41 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania) | 9-0 | 41 | Canisius (NY) |
| #42 Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) | 5-2 | 42 | La Salle (PA) |
| #43 Archer (Georgia) | 8-0 | 43 | South Gwinnett (GA) |
| #44 Armwood (Florida) | 9-0 | 50 | Hillsborough (FL) |
| #45 Mountain Pointe (Arizona) | 7-2 | 44 | Gilbert (AZ) |
| #46 Chandler (Arizona) | 7-2 | 45 | Hamilton (AZ) |
| #47 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | 5-2 | 46 | #99 Pope John XXIII (NJ) |
| #48 Cartersville (Georgia) | 9-0 | 47 | Troup County (GA) |
| #49 Westlake (Texas) | 7-0 | 48 | Lehman (TX) |
| #50 Lake Travis (Texas) | 5-2 | 51 | Leander (TX) |
| #51 Long Beach Poly (California) | 7-1 | 49 | Lakewood (CA) |
| #52 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | 7-1 | 52 | Irmo (SC) |
| #53 The Woodlands (Texas) | 4-1 | 53 | Conroe (TX) |
| #54 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | 8-0 | 54 | James Clemens (AL) |
| #55 Evangel Christian (Louisiana) | 6-1 | 55 | Idle |
| #56 Wake Forest (North Carolina) | 9-0 | 56 | Wakefield (NC) |
| #57 Owasso (Oklahoma) | 7-1 | 57 | Moore (OK) |
| #58 East St. Louis (Illinois) | 6-1 | 58 | Libertyville (IL) |
| #59 West Point (Mississippi) | 9-0 | 59 | Saltillo (MS) |
| #60 Buford (Georgia) | 6-1 | 60 | Loganville (GA) |
| #61 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | 8-0 | 61 | Prattville (AL) |
| #62 Lowndes (Georgia) | 9-0 | 62 | Colquitt County (GA) |
| #63 Manvel (Texas) | 6-0 | 63 | Texas City (TX) |
| #64 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | 9-0 | 67 | Wayne (OH) |
| #65 Centennial (Arizona) | 8-0 | 65 | Liberty (AZ) |
| #66 Valor Christian (Colorado) | 8-0 | 66 | Poudre (CO) |
| #67 Klein Collins (Texas) | 6-0 | 69 | Stratford (TX) |
| #68 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | 7-0 | 68 | McClellan (AR) |
| #69 Pearl (Mississippi) | 10-0 | 70 | Oak Grove (MS) |
| #70 Deerfield Beach (Florida) | 6-2 | 80 | Piper (FL) |
| #71 Carol City (Florida) | 5-2 | 81 | #12 Miami Central (FL) |
| #72 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | 8-1 | 71 | Grove City (OH) |
| #73 Starkville (Mississippi) | 9-1 | 72 | Warren Central (MS) |
| #74 Prairie Ridge (Illinois) | 9-0 | 73 | Crystal Lake Central (IL) |
| #75 Liberty (Nevada) | 7-1 | 75 | Basic (NV) |
| #76 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | 9-0 | 76 | Joliet West (IL) |
| #77 Duncanville (Texas) | 5-0 | 77 | #5 DeSoto (TX) |
| #78 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) | 8-0 | 78 | Carlisle (PA) |
| #79 Kahuku (Hawaii) | 9-1 | 79 | Idle |
| #80 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | 8-1 | 86 | Benedictine (OH) |
| #81 Midway (Texas) | 8-0 | 82 | Shoemaker (TX) |
| #82 Saint Louis (Hawaii) | 8-0 | 83 | Idle |
| #83 Maine South (Illinois) | 8-1 | 84 | Evanston (IL) |
| #84 Oakland (Tennessee) | 9-0 | 85 | Warren County (TN) |
| #85 Viera (Florida) | 5-1 | 87 | South Fork (FL) |
| #86 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | 7-1 | 88 | #88 Good Counsel (MD) |
| #87 Venice (Florida) | 7-1 | 89 | Palmetto (FL) |
| #88 Good Counsel (Maryland) | 6-2 | 92 | #86 Gonzaga (DC) |
| #89 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | 4-1 | 90 | Hou. Math Science & Tech (TX) |
| #90 Saguaro (Arizona) | 7-2 | 91 | Cactus Shadows (AZ) |
| #91 Plant (Florida) | 7-1 | 74 | Wiregrass Ranch (FL) |
| #92 Bryant (Arkansas) | 8-0 | 94 | North Little Rock (AR) |
| #93 Narbonne (California) | 5-3 | 95 | George Washington Prep (CA) |
| #94 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | 7-1 | 96 | Stranahan (FL) |
| #95 Columbus (Florida) | 6-1 | NR | Coral Gables (FL) |
| #96 Folsom (California) | 8-0 | NR | Rocklin (CA) |
| #97 Lawrence Central (Indiana) | 6-3 | 97 | #9 Ben Davis (IN) |
| #98 Warren Central (Indiana) | 6-3 | 98 | Lawrence North (IN) |
| #99 Pope John Paul XXIII (New Jersey) | 5-2 | 99 | DePaul Catholic (NJ) |
| #100 Phillips Academy (Illinois) | 9-0 | 100 | Morgan Park (IL) |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
