Southern California’s Mater Dei is closing in on a fourth High School Football America national championship. The Monarchs move back to No. 1 in the latest HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football, after an impressive 35-7 defeat of defending national champ St. John Bosco (California).
By winning the CIF-Southern Section championship, Mater Dei advances to the California Open Division championship in two weeks where it will play No. 29 Serra (San Mateo). A win in that game would likely give the Monarchs, who won national crowns in 2017, 2018 and 2021, the ’23 national title.
Related: Mater Dei No. 1 in Preseason HSFA 300
Fans for No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) fans will be cheering for Serra in that California championship game. The Gaels will need a Serra win to move ahead of Mater Dei in our rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm.
Last Tuesday, Gorman won its 13th Nevada state title in the last 14-years. The Gaels blew-out No. 163 Liberty for the Class 5A Division I championship game played at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders.
No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) also has an outside shot, if Mater Dei losses in two weeks. To stay in the national championship hunt, the Lions will need to win another Florida Class 1M state title. C-M plays unranked Archbishop Carroll this week. If they will, they play the winner of the other semifinal between No. 93 Clearwater Central Catholic and No. 223 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville).
St. John Bosco tumbles from No. 1 to No. 4 this week, followed by IMG Academy (Florida) at No. 5.
St. Thomas Aquinas, looking for its fifth straight state title is No. 6 this week, followed by St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) at No. 7, DeSoto (Texas) at No. 8, Massillon Washington (Ohio) at No. 9 and St. Edward (Ohio) at No. 10.
Three highly-ranked Georgia teams — No. 8 Mill Creek, No. 10 Buford and No. 11 Colquitt County — lost in the Class 7A quarterfinals this past weekend, which causes a big shake-up throughout the latest rankings. The trio of losses leaves Walton as the highest-ranked team in the state at No. 14.
This week, Walton plays No. 198 Camden County for the right to go to the 7A title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons. CC cracks the Top 300 after upsetting defending 7A champ Mill Creek 39-20.
High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football
| Ranking/Team/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (12-1) | 2 |
| No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (12-0) | 3 |
| No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (12-0) | 4 |
| No. 4 St. John Bosco (California) | (11-2) | 1 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (10-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (12-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (11-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 DeSoto (Texas) | (12-0) | 9 |
| No. 9 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (15-0) | 12 |
| No. 10 St. Edward (Ohio) | (14-1) | 13 |
| No. 11 Cocoa (Florida) | (12-1) | 14 |
| No. 12 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (10-1) | 15 |
| No. 13 North Shore (Texas) | (13-0) | 16 |
| No. 14 Walton (Georgia) | (13-0) | 17 |
| No. 15 Duncanville (Texas) | (11-1) | 18 |
| No. 16 Norland (Florida) | (13-0) | 21 |
| No. 17 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (10-1) | 20 |
| No. 18 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (13-1) | 23 |
| No. 19 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (12-2) | 25 |
| No. 20 Corona Centennial (California) | (9-3) | 19 |
| No. 21 Liberty (Arizona) | (11-1) | 30 |
| No. 22 Miami Central (Florida) | (8-4) | 22 |
| No. 23 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (13-1) | 27 |
| No. 24 Sierra Canyon (California) | (11-1) | 24 |
| No. 25 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (13-0) | 28 |
| No. 26 Center Grove (Indiana) | (11-2) | 26 |
| No. 27 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (12-0) | 29 |
| No. 28 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-1) | 32 |
| No. 29 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (12-0) | 33 |
| No. 30 Saraland (Alabama) | (13-0) | 34 |
| No. 31 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (14-0) | 35 |
| No. 32 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (15-0) | 36 |
| No. 33 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (13-1) | 37 |
| No. 34 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (13-1) | 38 |
| No. 35 DeMatha (Maryland) | (9-2) | 31 |
| No. 36 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (11-2) | 56 |
| No. 37 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (10-3) | 44 |
| No. 38 Centennial (Arizona) | (11-1) | 47 |
| No. 39 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (12-1) | 8 |
| No. 40 Summer Creek (Texas) | (12-1) | 61 |
| No. 41 McCallie (Tennessee) | (11-1) | 43 |
| No. 42 Buford (Georgia) | (11-2) | 10 |
| No. 43 Aledo (Texas) | (13-0) | 45 |
| No. 44 Venice (Florida) | (11-2) | 49 |
| No. 45 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (12-1) | 11 |
| No. 46 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (5-6) | 42 |
| No. 47 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (12-0) | 51 |
| No. 48 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (12-0) | 52 |
| No. 49 Grayson (Georgia) | (11-2) | 111 |
| No. 50 Mililani (Hawaii) | (11-2) | 50 |
| No. 51 Atascocita (Texas) | (11-2) | 63 |
| No. 52 Edgewater (Florida) | (11-1) | 46 |
| No. 53 Milton (Georgia) | (11-2) | 125 |
| No. 54 Basha (Arizona) | (10-2) | 48 |
| No. 55 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (12-0) | 62 |
| No. 56 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (12-0) | 70 |
| No. 57 Thompson (Alabama) | (11-1) | 71 |
| No. 58 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (11-1) | 55 |
| No. 59 Carrollton (Georgia) | (11-2) | 40 |
| No. 60 Highland (Arizona) | (9-3) | 57 |
| No. 61 De La Salle (California) | (10-2) | 68 |
| No. 62 Folsom (California) | (11-2) | 69 |
| No. 63 Chandler (Arizona) | (8-3) | 59 |
| No. 64 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (5-5) | 60 |
| No. 65 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 64 |
| No. 66 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) | (13-1) | 65 |
| No. 67 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (9-1) | 66 |
| No. 68 Baylor (Tennessee) | (10-2) | 67 |
| No. 69 Homestead (Florida) | (10-1) | 72 |
| No. 70 Benedictine (Georgia) | (13-0) | 73 |
| No. 71 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (11-2) | 74 |
| No. 72 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (13-0) | 77 |
| No. 73 Lakeland (Florida) | (10-3) | 78 |
| No. 74 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (13-0) | 84 |
| No. 75 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (10-2) | 85 |
| No. 76 Buchholz (Florida) | (13-0) | 93 |
| No. 77 Mission Viejo (California) | (11-3) | 105 |
| No. 78 Servite (California) | (8-6) | 75 |
| No. 79 Long Beach Poly (California) | (10-2) | 76 |
| No. 80 St. Augustine (Florida) | (12-0) | 88 |
| No. 81 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-6) | 80 |
| No. 82 Santa Margarita (California) | (5-6) | 81 |
| No. 83 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (10-5) | 79 |
| No. 84 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (10-3) | 41 |
| No. 85 South Florence (South Carolina) | (14-0) | 82 |
| No. 86 Lake Travis (Texas) | (11-2) | 86 |
| No. 87 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (13-0) | 94 |
| No. 88 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (12-1) | 89 |
| No. 89 Gainesville (Georgia) | (12-1) | 54 |
| No. 90 Carlsbad (California) | (10-1) | 87 |
| No. 91 Creekside (Georgia) | (12-1) | 99 |
| No. 92 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (12-1) | 97 |
| No. 93 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (12-0) | 101 |
| No. 94 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (13-0) | 118 |
| No. 95 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (13-0) | 98 |
| No. 96 Rome (Georgia) | (11-2) | 92 |
| No. 97 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (10-2)* | 147 |
| No. 98 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (10-3) | 95 |
| No. 99 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (11-2) | 104 |
| No. 100 Zachary (Louisiana) | (11-1) | 150 |
| No. 101 Vandegrift (Texas) | (10-1) | 96 |
| No. 102 Western (Davie, Florida) | (9-4) | 100 |
| No. 103 JSerra (California) | (5-6) | 102 |
| No. 104 San Clemente (California) | (9-2) | 103 |
| No. 105 Mandarin (Florida) | (10-3) | 166 |
| No. 106 Ruston (Louisiana) | (12-0)* | 122 |
| No. 107 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (11-1) | 58 |
| No. 108 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (11-2) | 145 |
| No. 109 Serra (Gardena, California) | (9-4) | 107 |
| No. 110 Skyridge (Utah) | (11-3) | 108 |
| No. 111 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (9-3) | 109 |
| No. 112 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (11-2) | 110 |
| No. 113 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (8-3) | 112 |
| No. 114 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (10-3) | 91 |
| No. 115 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (10-1) | 115 |
| No. 116 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (10-1) | 121 |
| No. 117 Mainland (Florida) | (12-1) | 140 |
| No. 118 North Crowley (Texas) | (13-0) | 168 |
| No. 119 Monarch (Florida) | (11-2) | 195 |
| No. 120 Oakland (Tennessee) | (12-2) | 141 |
| No. 121 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (9-4) | 114 |
| No. 122 Iona Prep (New York) | (8-4) | 116 |
| No. 123 Weddington (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 185 |
| No. 124 Clovis North (California) | (13-0) | 153 |
| No. 125 Avon (Ohio) | (14-1) | 124 |
| No. 126 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (13-1) | 83 |
| No. 127 Glenville (Ohio) | (12-3) | 148 |
| No. 128 Coppell (Texas) | (12-1) | 127 |
| No. 129 Butler (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 39 |
| No. 130 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (8-3) | 129 |
| No. 131 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (10-2) | 130 |
| No. 132 American Fork (Utah) | (11-2) | 131 |
| No. 133 Vero Beach (Florida) | (9-3) | 132 |
| No. 134 Lehi (Utah) | (10-3) | 133 |
| No. 135 Douglas County (Georgia) | (13-0) | 236 |
| No. 136 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (11-2) | 134 |
| No. 137 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (10-3) | 135 |
| No. 138 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (9-3) | 136 |
| No. 139 Armwood (Florida) | (10-2) | 137 |
| No. 140 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (9-2) | 138 |
| No. 141 Pittsburg (California) | (13-0) | 154 |
| No. 142 Katy (Texas) | (10-2) | 106 |
| No. 143 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 144 |
| No. 144 Trinity (Kentucky) | (11-3) | 176 |
| No. 145 Marist (Georgia) | (12-1) | 211 |
| No. 146 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (11-2) | 213 |
| No. 147 Oaks Christian (California) | (9-3) | 142 |
| No. 148 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (10-2) | 158 |
| No. 149 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (13-1) | 159 |
| No. 150 Lee County (Georgia) | (10-3) | 120 |
| No. 151 DeLand (Florida) | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 152 Helix (California) | (9-2) | 152 |
| No. 153 Vanguard (Florida) | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 154 Parkview (Arkansas) | (12-0) | 172 |
| No. 155 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (9-3) | 90 |
| No. 156 Timpview (Utah) | (11-2) | 160 |
| No. 157 Male (Kentucky) | (11-2) | 139 |
| No. 158 Southfield A&T (Michigan) | (13-1) | NR |
| No. 159 Westfield (Texas) | (11-2) | 229 |
| No. 160 Belleville (Michigan) | (13-1) | 53 |
| No. 161 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (6-4) | 155 |
| No. 162 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-4) | 156 |
| No. 163 Liberty (Nevada) | (10-3) | 161 |
| No. 164 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (9-1) | 164 |
| No. 165 Pleasant Grove (Utah) | (9-3) | 157 |
| No. 166 East Central (Indiana) | (15-0) | 175 |
| No. 167 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (9-3) | 165 |
| No. 168 Maury (Virginia) | (13-0) | 167 |
| No. 169 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (13-0) | 169 |
| No. 170 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (12-1) | 170 |
| No. 171 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 171 |
| No. 172 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (9-4) | 163 |
| No. 173 De Smet (Missouri) | (10-2) | 173 |
| No. 174 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | (12-1) | 235 |
| No. 175 Lake Wales (Florida) | (12-1) | 113 |
| No. 176 Rocklin (California) | (12-1) | 238 |
| No. 177 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (15-0) | 182 |
| No. 178 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (11-2) | 174 |
| No. 179 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (13-1) | 177 |
| No. 180 Rockwall (Texas) | (11-2) | 126 |
| No. 181 Bryant (Arkansas) | (10-2) | 119 |
| No. 182 Prosper (Texas) | (11-2) | 123 |
| No. 183 Westfield (Indiana) | (11-2) | 178 |
| No. 184 Parkview (Georgia) | (8-3) | 179 |
| No. 185 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (10-2) | 180 |
| No. 186 North Cobb (Georgia) | (7-4) | 181 |
| No. 187 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (7-4) | 186 |
| No. 188 Los Alamitos (California) | (9-3) | 187 |
| No. 189 Allen (Texas) | (9-4) | 200 |
| No. 190 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (12-0) | 197 |
| No. 191 Fayetteville (Arkansas) | (12-0) | 251 |
| No. 192 Independence (North Carolina) | (11-3) | 286 |
| No. 193 Lake Mary (Florida) | (10-2) | 190 |
| No. 194 Valdosta (Georgia) | (8-4) | 191 |
| No. 195 Apopka (Florida) | (8-4) | 192 |
| No. 196 Hough (North Carolina) | (11-2) | 193 |
| No. 197 Hamilton (Arizona) | (7-4) | 194 |
| No. 198 Camden County (Georgia) | (10-3) | NR |
| No. 199 Conway (Arkansas) | (10-2) | 184 |
| No. 200 Highland Park (Texas) | (11-2) | 145 |
| No. 201 White Knoll (South Carolina) | (13-0) | 242 |
| No. 202 Roswell (Georgia) | (11-2) | 151 |
| No. 203 Acadiana (Louisiana) | (10-2) | 241 |
| No. 204 Coffee (Georgia) | (13-0) | 202 |
| No. 205 Davison (Michigan) | (12-1) | 196 |
| No. 206 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 143 |
| No. 207 Jesuit (Florida) | (10-3) | 128 |
| No. 208 Auburn (Alabama) | (9-3) | 201 |
| No. 209 McKinney (Texas) | (9-3) | 203 |
| No. 210 Longview (Texas) | (11-2) | 117 |
| No. 211 Bolles School (Florida) | (8-5) | 271 |
| No. 212 Princeton (Ohio) | (12-1) | 205 |
| No. 213 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (12-1) | 206 |
| No. 214 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (11-2) | 207 |
| No. 215 Cathedral (Indiana) | (8-4) | 208 |
| No. 216 C.E. King (Texas) | (9-4) | 199 |
| No. 217 Elder (Ohio) | (7-5) | 210 |
| No. 218 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (8-5) | 149 |
| No. 219 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (12-0) | 212 |
| No. 220 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (11-1) | 222 |
| No. 221 Carthage (Texas) | (13-0) | 216 |
| No. 222 Louisville (Mississippi) | (13-0) | 218 |
| No. 223 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (9-3) | 231 |
| No. 224 Norcross (Georgia) | (9-3) | 215 |
| No. 225 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) | (12-2) | NR |
| No. 226 Cartersville (Georgia) | (13-0) | 223 |
| No. 227 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (9-3) | 224 |
| No. 228 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 189 |
| No. 229 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (9-5) | 253 |
| No. 230 Houston (Tennessee) | (12-2) | 261 |
| No. 231 Miramar (Florida) | (8-5) | 226 |
| No. 232 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (7-5) | 232 |
| No. 233 Houston County (Georgia) | (9-3) | 219 |
| No. 234 Brandon (Mississippi) | (10-3) | 220 |
| No. 235 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (4-6) | 204 |
| No. 236 Lewisville (Texas) | (8-3) | 227 |
| No. 237 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (5-6) | 221 |
| No. 238 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (9-2) | 188 |
| No. 239 Summerville (South Caroilna) | (13-1) | 228 |
| No. 240 Lakota West (Ohio) | (11-3) | 234 |
| No. 241 Lovejoy (Texas) | (12-1) | 243 |
| No. 242 Phoebus (Virginia) | (13-0) | 245 |
| No. 243 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (8-5) | 246 |
| No. 244 Archbishop Shaw (Louisiana) | (10-2) | 248 |
| No. 245 Ware County (Georgia) | (8-4) | 230 |
| No. 246 Oak Ridge (California) | (10-3) | 239 |
| No. 247 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | (12-1) | 240 |
| No. 248 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (9-4) | 214 |
| No. 249 Ridge Point (Texas) | (9-3) | 247 |
| No. 250 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 250 |
| No. 251 Liberty North (Missouri) | (12-1) | 287 |
| No. 252 Springfield (Ohio) | (10-5) | NR |
| No. 253 Jenks (Oklahoma) | (9-4) | NR |
| No. 254 Punahou (Hawaii) | (7-3) | 252 |
| No. 255 Monsignor Farrell (New York) | (8-3) | 254 |
| No. 256 Union (Oklahoma) | (10-2) | 217 |
| No. 257 Dudley (North Caroilna) | (14-0) | NR |
| No. 258 Rockhurst (Missouri) | (10-2) | 256 |
| No. 259 Colleyville Heritage (Texas) | (12-1) | NR |
| No. 260 Hilliard Bradley (Ohio) | (13-2) | 259 |
| No. 261 Douglass (Kentucky) | (8-5) | 260 |
| No. 262 Argyle (Texas) | (10-3) | 244 |
| No. 263 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 183 |
| No. 264 Crest (North Carolina) | (13-1) | 162 |
| No. 265 Palm Beach Central (Florida) | (10-3) | 249 |
| No. 266 Melissa (Texas) | (10-2) | 257 |
| No. 267 Benjamin (Florida) | (8-3) | 258 |
| No. 268 Muskegon (Michigan) | (12-2) | NR |
| No. 269 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (9-4) | 262 |
| No. 270 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (11-3) | 198 |
| No. 271 Germantown (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 263 |
| No. 272 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (8-3) | 264 |
| No. 273 Carencro (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 265 |
| No. 274 Alexandria (Louisiana) | (8-5) | 266 |
| No. 275 San Ramon Valley (California) | (10-3) | 268 |
| No. 276 Riverview Sarasota (Florida) | (8-5) | 270 |
| No. 277 Manatee (Florida) | (9-3) | 273 |
| No. 278 Eau Gallie (Florida) | (10-2) | 273 |
| No. 279 Raines (Florida) | (10-2) | 274 |
| No. 280 Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania) | (9-1) | 275 |
| No. 281 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (6-5) | 276 |
| No. 282 Friendship Collegiate (Washington, DC) | (10-2) | 277 |
| No. 283 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (7-4) | 278 |
| No. 284 Blanche Ely (Florida) | (9-3) | 279 |
| No. 285 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (7-5) | 280 |
| No. 286 Pearland (Texas) | (9-3) | 281 |
| No. 287 Dickinson (Texas) | (9-2) | 282 |
| No. 288 Murrieta Valley (California) | (9-4) | 283 |
| No. 289 The Woodlands (Texas) | (9-3) | 284 |
| No. 290 Klein Collins (Texas) | (10-2) | 285 |
| No. 291 Boyle County (Kentucky) | (14-0) | 292 |
| No. 292 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (6-5) | 291 |
| No. 293 Dillard (Florida) | (5-6) | 289 |
| No. 294 Carrollwood Day (Florida) | (8-2) | 297 |
| No. 295 Cary-Grove (Illinois) | (12-2) | NR |
| No. 296 Rockledge (Florida) | (6-6) | 296 |
| No. 297 Lee’s Summit North (Missouri) | (10-1) | 295 |
| No. 299 DuPont Manual (Kentucky) | (9-3) | 298 |
| No. 299 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (8-4) | 299 |
| No. 300 Clearwater Academy International (Florida) | (4-5) | 300 |
* Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and Ruston (Louisiana) awarded forfeits wins against Warren Easton (Louisiana) for use of ineligible player.
Dropped-out: No. 209 Cy-Fair (Texas), No. 225 Anderson (Ohio), No. 233 Picayune (Mississippi), No. 237 Richland (Texas), No. 255 Florida State University High (Florida), No. 267 Ballard (Kentucky), No. 69 Sebring (Florida), No. 288 Midland Legacy (Texas), No. 290 Crown Point (Indiana), No. 293 York (Illinois), No. 294 Edwardsville (Illinois).
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
