Preseason Top 100 Public High School Football Programs in America

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Georgia’s Buford High School is the No. 1 team in the High School Football America 100 Preseason Public High School football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. Over the past 20 years, the Wolves have been one of the most powerful programs in the state of Georgia.

Overall, Buford has captured 14 state titles, with 13 of them coming since 2001. As the suburban Atlanta school has grown in size, the program has won the titles in six of the state seven classifications.

On the national scene, Buford begins the season ranked No. 7 in the HSFA 300 preseason national rankings. Last year, the Wolves reached No. 2 nationally before losing in the second round of the 7A state playoffs.

Buford is one of sixteen teams from Georgia that start the year in the preseason public rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm.

Texas has the most public schools in the Top 100, led by No. 2 Duncanville, the state’s reigning Class 6A Division I champs. Overall, there are 18 teams from the Lone Star State in the public rankings. That’s the most for any state.

Florida’s Miami Central was the top public school last year. This year, the Rockets begin the year ranked No. 3 in the public schools Top 100. There are 13 Florida teams in the HSFA 100 public schools rankings.

South Carolina’s Dutch Fork starts 2023 ranked No. 4 in the Top 100, followed by Thompson (Alabama) at No. 5, North Shore (Texas) at No. 6, Colquitt County (Georgia) at No. 7, DeSoto (Texas) at No. 8, Corona Centennial (California) at No. 9 and Langston Hughes (Georgia) at No. 10.

Preseason High School Football America 100 HS Public Schools

Ranking/School/State2022 RecordHSFA 300 Preseason National Ranking
   
No. 1 Buford (Georgia)(11-1)7
No. 2 Duncanville (Texas)(15-0)8
No. 3 Miami Central (Florida)(14-0)9
No. 4 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(14-1)11
No. 5 Thompson (Alabama)(11-3)15
No. 6 North Shore (Texas)(15-1)17
No. 7 Colquitt County (Georgia)(13-1)18
No. 8 DeSoto (Texas)(14-2)21
No. 9 Corona Centennial (California)(9-2)22
No. 10 Langston Hughes (Georgia)(15-0)25
No. 11 Westlake (Austin, Texas)(14-1)26
No. 12 Mission Viejo (California(10-2)27
No. 13 Basha (Arizona)(12-1)28
No. 14 Mill Creek (Georgia)(14-1)29
No. 15 Oakland (Tennessee)(14-1)31
No. 16 Massillon Washington (Ohio)(12-2)32
No. 17 Center Grove (Indiana)(12-2)33
No. 18 Katy (Texas) (14-1)34
No. 19 Walton (Georgia)(10-3)35
No. 20 Denton Guyer (Texas)(14-1)36
No. 21 Carrollton (Georgia)(14-1)37
No. 22 Saguaro (Arizona)(9-4)38
No. 23 Venice (Florida)(9-4)39
No. 24 Lakeland (Florida)(14-0)41
No. 25 Lincoln (San Diego, California)(13-1)42
No. 26 Cocoa (Florida)(11-3)45
No. 27 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(12-1)46
No. 28 East St. Louis (Illinois)(12-2)47
No. 29 Edgewater (Florida)(12-1)48
No. 30 Jones (Orlando, Florida)(11-3)50
No. 31 Kahuku (Hawaii)(12-2)51
No. 32 Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(6-5)53
No. 33 Springfield (Ohio)(13-2)56
No. 34 Bartram Trail (Florida)(12-1)58
No. 35 Milton (Georgia)(10-4)59
No. 36 Aledo (Texas)(14-2)60
No. 37 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(7-4)61
No. 38 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(10-3)62
No. 39 Belleville (Michigan)(14-0)64
No. 40 Vandegrift (Texas)(14-2)65
No. 41 Auburn (Alabama)(12-2)66
No. 42 Lakota West (Ohio)(13-1)67
No. 43 Cedar Grove (Georgia)(11-3)68
No. 44 Highland Springs (Virginia)(15-0)73
No. 45 Corner Canyon (Utah)(11-3)74
No. 46 Liberty (Arizona)(11-1)75
No. 47 Destrehan (Louisiana)(14-0)76
No. 48 Westfield (Texas)(12-2)77
No. 49 Longview (Texas)(14-1)81
No. 50 Saraland (Alabama)(14-1)83
No. 51 Gainesville (Georgia)(14-1)84
No. 52 Long Beach Poly (California)(10-1)85
No. 53 North Cobb (Georgia)(9-3)86
No. 54 Prosper (Texas)(13-2)88
No. 55 Bixby (Oklahoma)(12-1)89
No. 56 South Oak Cliff (Texas)(13-3)90
No. 57 Folsom (California)(12-2)91
No. 58 Roswell (Georgia)(12-2)93
No. 59 Union (Oklahoma)(11-1)99
No. 60 Alcoa (Tennessee)(14-1)100
No. 61 West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(15-0)102
No. 62 Atascocita (Texas)(11-3)103
No. 63 Hamilton (Arizona)(8-3)104
No. 64 Cherry Creek (Colorado) (12-2)105
No. 65 Lake Travis (Texas)(8-5)106
No. 66 Brownsburg (Indiana)(10-2)108
No. 67 Male (Kentucky)(10-5)109
No. 68 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(8-4)112
No. 69 Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(9-2)113
No. 70 Hoover (Alabama)(11-2)114
No. 71 Chandler (Arizona)(9-3)115
No. 72 Bingham (Utah)(10-3)117
No. 73 Jenks (Oklahoma)(9-3)118
No. 74 Skyridge (Utah)(13-1)119
No. 75 Los Alamitos (California)(9-3)120
No. 76 Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(9-3)123
No. 77 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(9-4)124
No. 78 Homestead (Florida)(11-3)125
No. 79 Lehi (Utah)(14-0)126
No. 80 Apopka (Florida)(11-4)127
No. 81 Hough (North Carolina)(11-3)130
No. 82 Detroit MLK (Michigan)(10-3)132
No. 83 Northwestern (South Carolina)(13-2)133
No. 84 Creekside (Georgia)(10-3)134
No. 85 Cibolo Steele (Texas)(11-1)136
No. 86 Grimsley (North Carolina)(15-1)137
No. 87 Grayson (Georgia)(10-3)138
No. 88 Bryant (Texas)(12-0)139
No. 89 Lewisville (Texas)(12-2)140
No. 90 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)(12-1)141
No. 91 Ruston (Lousiana) (13-2)142
No. 92 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(8-4)143
No. 93 Mainland (Florida)(11-4)144
No. 94 Inglewood (California)(13-1)145
No. 95 Arlington Martin (Texas)(10-2)146
No. 96 Carlsbad (California)(10-2)147
No. 97 Rome (Georgia)(12-2)148
No. 98 South Florence (South Carolina)(15-0)149
No. 99 Ware County (Georgia)(14-0)151
No. 100 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(9-3)152

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

Related: Preseason HSFA 300 national rankings

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.