Duncanville is a solid No. 1 in the first in-season High School Football America Texas Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Panthers opened with a solid 38-13 win over South Oak Cliff in a battle of reigning state champs.
This week, the Panthers will test its Texas pride when it plays Florida’s Rockledge, ranked No. 186 in our national rankings, created with our proprietary algorithm. Duncanville is ranked No. 6 nationally.
Related: HSFA 300 national rankings
McKinney makes a big move into the statewide rankings this week. The Lions are No. 19 this week after beating preseason No. 11 Longview, which has to No. 20 this week.
Also new to the rankings this week is Shadow Creek at No. 25.
As far as the week ahead, there two head-to-head matchups in the Top 25
- No. 5 Denton Guyer vs. No. 8 Aledo
- No. 6 Katy vs. No. 13 Atascocita
High School Football America Texas Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Preseason Ranking |
| No. 1 Duncanville | (1-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 North Shore | (1-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 DeSoto | (1-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 Westlake | (1-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Denton Guyer | (1-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Katy | (1-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Southlake Carroll | (1-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 Aledo | (1-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Vandegrift | (1-0) | 9 |
| No. 10 Westfield | (1-0) | 10 |
| No. 11 Prosper | (1-0) | 12 |
| No. 12 South Oak Cliff | (0-1) | 13 |
| No. 13 Atascocita | (1-0) | 14 |
| No. 14 Lake Travis | (1-0) | 15 |
| No. 15 Cibolo Steele | (1-0) | 16 |
| No. 16 Lewisville | (1-0) | 17 |
| No. 17 Arlington Martin | (0-1) | 18 |
| No. 18 Parish Episcopal (Dallas) | (0-1) | 19 |
| No. 19 McKinney | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 20 Longview | (0-1) | 11 |
| No. 21 Dripping Springs | (0-1) | 20 |
| No. 22 Mansfield Timberview | (1-0) | 23 |
| No. 23 The Woodlands | (0-1) | 21 |
| No. 24 North Crowley | (1-0) | 24 |
| No. 25 Shadow Creek | (1-0) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 22 Brennan (San Antonio), No. 25 Cy-Fair
