October is here. The leaves are changing. And, the chase for the 2023 High School Football America national championship will heat up as the temperatures cool down.
Three-time HSFA national champ Mater Dei (California) is in control of its destiny, heading into Week 7. Because of its strength of schedule, if the top-ranked Monarchs run-the-table, the school will pick-up its fourth national crown since 2017.
The road to the championship has plenty of hurdles. To finish No. 1 in the nation, Mater Dei will have to win eight games. All eight games will be against teams ranked in the HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football.
The biggest hurdle will come in two weeks when first-year head coach Frank McManus takes his squad to No. 6 St. John Bosco (California). Bosco is the defending national champ.
No. 2 Bishop Gorman is expected to win out in Nevada, giving the Gaels their 13th state title in the last fourteen years. Gorman will need some help to win their second HSFA national crown. The Gaels, who won the 2016 national championship, will need someone to knock-off Mater Dei, plus they’ll need to play a highly-ranked team in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series.
Last year, Gorman beat No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna in the season-ending GEICO game. If Gorman and C-M win out and Mater Dei loses, a possible GEICO matchup could decide the 2023 national champion.
High School Football America 300
| Ranking/Team/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (6-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (6-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (6-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 IMG Academy (Florida) | (4-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (7-1) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. John Bosco (California) | (5-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (5-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 Buford (Georgia) | (6-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Duncanville (Texas) | (4-0) | 9 |
| No. 10 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (4-1) | 10 |
| No. 11 Miami Central (Florida) | (2-2) | 11 |
| No. 12 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (6-0) | 12 |
| No. 13 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (6-0) | 13 |
| No. 14 DeSoto (Texas) | (4-0) | 14 |
| No. 15 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (7-0) | 15 |
| No. 16 Sierra Canyon (California) | (6-0) | 16 |
| No. 17 St. Edward (Ohio) | (6-1) | 18 |
| No. 18 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (3-1) | 19 |
| No. 19 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (6-0) | 20 |
| No. 20 North Shore (Texas) | (5-0) | 21 |
| No. 21 Walton (Georgia) | (5-0) | 22 |
| No. 22 Center Grove (Indiana) | (6-1) | 23 |
| No. 23 Cocoa (Florida) | (4-1) | 24 |
| No. 24 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (6-0) | 25 |
| No. 25 Corona Centennial (California) | (4-2) | 26 |
| No. 26 McCallie (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 28 |
| No. 27 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (4-1) | 27 |
| No. 28 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (5-0) | 29 |
| No. 29 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (5-0) | 30 |
| No. 30 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (7-0) | 32 |
| No. 31 DeMatha (Maryland) | (5-0) | 33 |
| No. 32 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (6-0) | 38 |
| No. 33 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (4-2) | 39 |
| No. 34 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (2-5) | 40 |
| No. 35 Atascocita (Texas) | (5-0) | 35 |
| No. 36 Liberty (Arizona) | (4-1) | 36 |
| No. 37 Chandler (Arizona) | (6-0) | 37 |
| No. 38 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (3-2) | 31 |
| No. 39 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (5-0) | 41 |
| No. 40 Saraland (Alabama) | (6-0) | 42 |
| No. 41 Aledo (Texas) | (6-0) | 43 |
| No. 42 Butler (North Carolina) | (6-1) | 44 |
| No. 43 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 45 |
| No. 44 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (5-0) | 46 |
| No. 45 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 48 |
| No. 46 Carrollton (Georgia) | (5-1) | 47 |
| No. 47 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (7-0) | 49 |
| No. 48 Edgewater (Florida) | (6-0) | 52 |
| No. 49 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (7-1) | 53 |
| No. 50 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (7-0) | 58 |
| No. 51 Long Beach Poly (California) | (5-1) | 51 |
| No. 52 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (2-3) | 56 |
| No. 53 Mission Viejo (California) | (5-2) | 54 |
| No. 54 Basha (Arizona) | (5-1) | 57 |
| No. 55 Norland (Florida) | (5-0) | 59 |
| No. 56 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (3-2) | 55 |
| No. 57 Belleville (Michigan) | (6-0) | 60 |
| No. 58 Katy (Texas) | (5-1) | 61 |
| No. 59 Gainesville (Georgia) | (6-0) | 62 |
| No. 60 Oakland (Tennessee) | (6-1) | 63 |
| No. 61 Vandegrift (Texas) | (5-0) | 64 |
| No. 62 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (6-0) | 65 |
| No. 63 Skyridge (Utah) | (8-0) | 66 |
| No. 64 Carlsbad (California) | (6-0) | 67 |
| No. 65 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 68 |
| No. 66 Venice (Florida) | (3-2) | 69 |
| No. 67 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 70 |
| No. 68 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (4-2) | 71 |
| No. 69 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 72 |
| No. 70 Highland (Arizona) | (4-2) | 73 |
| No. 71 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (6-1) | 81 |
| No. 72 JSerra (California) | (4-2) | 100 |
| No. 73 Baylor (Tennessee) | (5-2) | 74 |
| No. 74 Mainland (Florida) | (6-0) | 75 |
| No. 75 Orange Lutheran (California) | (3-3) | 50 |
| No. 76 De La Salle (California) | (4-2) | 79 |
| No. 77 Folsom (California) | (4-2) | 80 |
| No. 78 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (6-0) | 180 |
| No. 79 Thompson (Alabama) | (4-1) | 17 |
| No. 80 Santa Margarita (California) | (4-2) | 78 |
| No. 81 Lakeland (Florida) | (4-2) | 82 |
| No. 82 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (7-0) | 83 |
| No. 83 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (5-1) | 87 |
| No. 84 Lake Travis (Texas) | (4-1) | 85 |
| No. 85 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (5-0) | 86 |
| No. 86 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (6-0) | 97 |
| No. 87 Benedictine (Georgia) | (6-0) | 89 |
| No. 88 Male (Kentucky) | (5-1) | 90 |
| No. 89 South Florence (South Carolina) | (5-0) | 91 |
| No. 90 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (4-2) | 92 |
| No. 91 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 93 |
| No. 92 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (5-1) | 95 |
| No. 93 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (4-2) | 94 |
| No. 94 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (6-0) | 98 |
| No. 95 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (5-1) | 99 |
| No. 96 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (5-1) | 101 |
| No. 97 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) | (7-0) | 102 |
| No. 98 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (5-0) | NR |
| No. 99 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (4-3) | 164 |
| No. 100 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (3-1) | 34 |
| No. 101 St. Augustine (Florida) | (5-0) | 103 |
| No. 102 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (5-0) | 104 |
| No. 103 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (4-2) | 96 |
| No. 104 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (3-2) | 105 |
| No. 105 Armwood (Florida) | (4-1) | 106 |
| No. 106 Elder (Ohio) | (4-3) | 76 |
| No. 107 Vero Beach (Florida) | (4-1) | 108 |
| No. 108 Rome (Georgia) | (5-1) | 109 |
| No. 109 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (4-1) | 110 |
| No. 110 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (6-0) | 111 |
| No. 111 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (6-0) | 113 |
| No. 112 Weddington (North Carolina) | (5-1) | 114 |
| No. 113 Creekside (Georgia) | (5-1) | 115 |
| No. 114 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (4-1) | 116 |
| No. 115 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (4-1) | 117 |
| No. 116 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (5-1) | 118 |
| No. 117 Apopka (Florida) | (3-2) | 112 |
| No. 118 Iona Prep (New York) | (3-2) | 121 |
| No. 119 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (6-0) | 127 |
| No. 120 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (4-1) | NR |
| No. 121 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (6-0) | 124 |
| No. 122 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (3-2) | 119 |
| No. 123 Serra (Gardena, California) | (4-2) | 120 |
| No. 124 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (4-2) | 122 |
| No. 125 Lee County (Georgia) | (5-1) | 132 |
| No. 126 American Fork (Utah) | (7-1) | 125 |
| No. 127 Lehi (Utah) | (6-2) | 123 |
| No. 128 Newton (Georgia) | (6-0) | 142 |
| No. 129 Enterprise (Alabama) | (4-1) | 128 |
| No. 130 Grayson (Georgia) | (4-2) | 107 |
| No. 131 Auburn (Alabama) | (5-1) | 129 |
| No. 132 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (4-2) | 136 |
| No. 133 Oaks Christian (California) | (4-2) | 126 |
| No. 134 McKinney (Texas) | (6-0) | 130 |
| No. 135 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (7-0) | 131 |
| No. 136 Zachary (Louisiana) | (4-0) | 133 |
| No. 137 Parkview (Georgia) | (5-1) | 134 |
| No. 138 Longview (Texas) | (4-1) | 135 |
| No. 139 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) | (6-0) | 137 |
| No. 140 Lake Wales (Florida) | (5-0) | 138 |
| No. 141 Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 139 |
| No. 142 Ruston (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 140 |
| No. 143 Prosper (Texas) | (5-1) | 141 |
| No. 144 Bryant (Arkansas) | (4-1) | 143 |
| No. 145 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (5-1) | 144 |
| No. 146 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (5-1) | 145 |
| No. 147 North Cobb (Georgia) | (3-2) | 145 |
| No. 148 Western (Davie, Florida) | (3-2) | 147 |
| No. 149 Milton (Georgia) | (3-2) | 148 |
| No. 150 Rockwall (Texas) | (5-1) | 149 |
| No. 151 De Smet (Missouri) | (6-0) | 222 |
| No. 152 Highland Park (Texas) | (4-1) | 150 |
| No. 153 Houston County (Georgia) | (5-1) | 151 |
| No. 154 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (4-1) | 152 |
| No. 155 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (4-2) | 229 |
| No. 156 Roswell (Georgia) | (5-1) | 153 |
| No. 157 Pittsburg (California) | (5-0) | 154 |
| No. 158 Avon (Ohio) | (7-0) | 155 |
| No. 159 Glenville (Ohio) | (5-2) | 156 |
| No. 160 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (2-4) | 77 |
| No. 161 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (2-4) | 159 |
| No. 162 Crest (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 160 |
| No. 163 Valdosta (Georgia) | (4-2) | 161 |
| No. 164 Westfield (Indiana) | (6-1) | 162 |
| No. 165 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (6-1) | 163 |
| No. 166 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (6-1) | 84 |
| No. 167 Timpview (Utah) | (6-2) | 165 |
| No. 168 Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (6-0) | 166 |
| No. 169 Homestead (Florida) | (3-1) | 167 |
| No. 170 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (4-2) | 168 |
| No. 171 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (4-1) | 169 |
| No. 172 Liberty (Nevada) | (5-2) | 170 |
| No. 173 Servite (California) | (4-2) | 171 |
| No. 174 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (2-3) | 172 |
| No. 175 Los Alamitos (California) | (4-2) | 173 |
| No. 176 Maury (Virginia) | (5-0) | 174 |
| No. 177 North Crowley (Texas) | (5-0) | 175 |
| No. 178 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (2-3) | 176 |
| No. 179 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (4-1) | 177 |
| No. 180 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 178 |
| No. 181 Hamilton (Arizona) | (5-1) | 179 |
| No. 182 Helix (California) | (6-0) | 181 |
| No. 183 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 182 |
| No. 184 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (5-2) | 184 |
| No. 185 Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | (5-1) | 185 |
| No. 186 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (6-1) | 186 |
| No. 187 Princeton (Ohio) | (7-0) | 187 |
| No. 188 Parkview (Arkansas) | (5-0) | 188 |
| No. 189 Lake Mary (Florida) | (5-0) | 189 |
| No. 190 Norcross (Georgia) | (5-1) | 190 |
| No. 191 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (4-1) | 191 |
| No. 192 East Central (Indiana) | (7-0) | 208 |
| No. 193 Conway (Arkansas) | (4-0) | 193 |
| No. 194 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (4-2) | 194 |
| No. 195 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (5-1) | 195 |
| No. 196 Manatee (Florida) | (6-0) | 197 |
| No. 197 Trinity (Kentucky) | (4-3) | 209 |
| No. 198 Buchholz (Florida) | (5-0) | 199 |
| No. 199 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (6-0) | 200 |
| No. 200 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (2-4) | 202 |
| No. 201 Melissa (Texas) | (5-0) | 203 |
| No. 202 Davison (Michigan) | (6-0) | 204 |
| No. 203 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (3-2) | 205 |
| No. 204 Dillard (Florida) | (3-2) | 206 |
| No. 205 Oak Ridge (California) | (5-1) | 201 |
| No. 206 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida) | (4-1) | 211 |
| No. 207 Monarch (Florida) | (5-1) | 212 |
| No. 208 Centerville (Ohio) | (6-1) | 213 |
| No. 209 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (6-0) | 214 |
| No. 210 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 215 |
| No. 211 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (7-0) | 216 |
| No. 212 Lakota West (Ohio) | (5-2) | 217 |
| No. 213 Cathedral (Indiana) | (5-2) | 218 |
| No. 214 Carthage (Texas) | (6-0) | 219 |
| No. 215 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (6-0) | 220 |
| No. 216 Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (4-1) | 221 |
| No. 217 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (2-4) | 271 |
| No. 218 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (4-1) | 210 |
| No. 219 Hough (North Carolina) | (5-1) | 261 |
| No. 220 West Charlotte (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 225 |
| No. 221 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (4-2) | 226 |
| No. 222 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (3-3) | 227 |
| No. 223 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 228 |
| No. 224 Miramar (Florida) | (2-3) | 207 |
| No. 225 St. Rita (Illinois) | (4-2) | 192 |
| No. 226 Cartersville (Georgia) | (6-0) | 230 |
| No. 227 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (5-0) | 231 |
| No. 228 Coppell (Texas) | (5-0) | NR |
| No. 229 Benjamin (Florida) | (5-0) | 237 |
| No. 230 Chapman (South Carolina) | (6-1) | 259 |
| No. 231 Ware County (Georgia) | (3-2) | 232 |
| No. 232 Byrnes (South Carolina) | (6-1) | 260 |
| No. 233 Coffee (Georgia) | (5-0) | 234 |
| No. 234 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (4-3) | 235 |
| No. 235 Spartanburg (South Carolina) | (4-3) | 196 |
| No. 236 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (3-2) | 233 |
| No. 237 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (3-4) | 183 |
| No. 238 Lewisville (Texas) | (3-2) | 158 |
| No. 239 Brandon (Mississippi) | (3-2) | 239 |
| No. 240 Carencro (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 241 |
| No. 241 Marist (Georgia) | (5-1) | 242 |
| No. 242 Bolles School (Florida) | (3-3) | 251 |
| No. 243 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (4-2) | 252 |
| No. 244 Rockledge (Florida) | (3-3) | 243 |
| No. 245 Anderson (Ohio) | (6-1) | 244 |
| No. 246 Winton Woods (Ohio) | (6-1) | 245 |
| No. 247 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (4-2) | 247 |
| No. 248 Raines (Florida) | (4-1) | 248 |
| No. 249 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 249 |
| No. 250 Louisville (Mississippi) | (6-0) | 250 |
| No. 251 Starkville (Mississippi) | (5-1) | 254 |
| No. 252 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (4-1) | 255 |
| No. 253 Douglass (Kentucky) | (2-3) | 256 |
| No. 254 Northwest Rankin (Mississippi) | (4-1) | 257 |
| No. 255 Germantown (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 258 |
| No. 256 Picayune (Mississippi) | (3-2) | 224 |
| No. 257 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (5-2) | 198 |
| No. 258 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (5-1) | 264 |
| No. 259 C.E. King (Texas) | (4-1) | 240 |
| No. 260 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (2-4) | 262 |
| No. 261 Centennial (Arizona) | (6-0) | NR |
| No. 262 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (4-1) | 269 |
| No. 263 DuPont Manual (Kentucky) | (5-1) | 263 |
| No. 264 Saguaro (Arizona) | (3-3) | 88 |
| No. 265 Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida) | (4-1) | 253 |
| No. 266 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (5-1) | 265 |
| No. 267 Murrieta Valley (California) | (5-1) | 266 |
| No. 268 Westfield (Texas) | (3-2) | 267 |
| No. 269 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (3-3) | 268 |
| No. 270 Carmel (Indiana) | (4-3) | 246 |
| No. 271 Chaminade (California) | (3-3) | 236 |
| No. 272 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (6-0) | 270 |
| No. 273 Dickinson (Texas) | (4-1) | 273 |
| No. 274 Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia) | (3-3) | 273 |
| No. 275 Houston (Tennessee) | (5-2) | 275 |
| No. 276 Ridge Point (Texas) | (4-2) | 276 |
| No. 277 St. Augustine (Louisina) | (2-3) | 157 |
| No. 278 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | (4-1) | 278 |
| No. 279 Westgate (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 223 |
| No. 280 San Clemente (California) | (5-1) | 280 |
| No. 281 Pinnacle (Arizona) | (5-1) | 281 |
| No. 282 Mandarin (Florida) | (4-2) | 279 |
| No. 283 Argyle (Texas) | (3-2) | 283 |
| No. 284 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | (5-2) | 284 |
| No. 285 Lambert (Georgia) | (5-0) | 285 |
| No. 286 East Coweta (Georgia) | (5-1) | 286 |
| No. 287 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (4-0) | 287 |
| No. 288 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (5-1) | 291 |
| No. 289 Punahou (Hawaii) | (5-2) | 290 |
| No. 290 Pleasant Grove (Utah) | (7-1) | 282 |
| No. 291 Campbell (Hawaii) | (6-1) | 289 |
| No. 292 Union (Oklahoma) | (4-1) | 294 |
| No. 293 Phoebus (Virginia) | (4-0) | 295 |
| No. 294 Niceville (Florida) | (5-1) | 296 |
| No. 295 Edmond Santa Fe (Oklahoma) | (3-1) | 297 |
| No. 296 Clovis North (California) | (6-0) | 298 |
| No. 297 Douglas County (Georgia) | (6-0) | 299 |
| No. 298 West Linn (Oregon) | (5-0) | 300 |
| No. 299 West Point (Mississippi) | (3-2) | NR |
| No. 300 Tupelo (Mississippi) | (4-2) | 277 |
Dropped-out: No. 238 Dublin Coffman (Ohio), No. 274 Hoover (Alabama), No. 288 Sandy Creek (Georgia), No. 292 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia), No. 293 Jenks (Oklahoma)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
