The first October High School Football America 100, powered by NFL Play Football, gives a clear idea of what the national championship chase looks like.
Mater Dei took control of its own destiny with its 42-21 win over No. 4 St. John Bosco. If the Monarchs win a California Open Division title, Mater Dei will capture its third national title in the last five years. MD won our national titles in 2017 and 2018.
Related: Mater Dei tops St. John Bosco
However, that’s a big IF, since the Monarchs still have four Trinity League regular season games left, along with a CIF-Southern Section postseason that is likely to include another game against St. John Bosco.
One of three of Mater Dei’s four remaining regular season games are against teams ranked nationally. This week, the Monarchs will play No. 127 Orange Lutheran, followed by an October 15 matchup against No. 95 Santa Margarita. On October 23, Mater Dei will play arch-rival Servite, which enters the Top 25 at No. 24.
Waiting for Mater Dei to slip-up are a pair of two-time defending state champs — Westlake (Texas) at No. 2 and Thompson (Alabama) at No. 3.
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St. John Bosco holds on to the No. 4 spot in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm. The Braves will try to bounce back from the Mater Dei loss this week against JSerra, the only Trinity League team not ranked nationally.
Defending national champ IMG Academy (Florida) rounds-out the Top 5. The Ascenders, who right now only have four games left, will play three teams in our national rankings — No. 21 St. Frances Academy (Maryland), No. 56 East St. Louis (Illinois) and No. 120 Auburn (Alabama).
There are five new teams in the HSFA 100 this week — DePaul (New Jersey) at No. 93, Santa Margarita (California) at No. 95, Mill Creek (Georgia) at No. 96, Rockwall-Heath (Texas) at No. 98 and Bryant (Arkansas) at No. 99.
High School Football America 100 powered by NFL Play Football
| Rank/School/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (4-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (5-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Thompson (Alabama) | (7-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 St. John Bosco (California) | (5-1) | 4 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (5-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (6-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Katy (Texas) | (6-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 Center Grove (Indiana) | (7-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (5-0) | 10 |
| No. 10 Oakland (Tennessee) | (6-0) | 11 |
| No. 11 Hoover (Alabama) | (7-0) | 12 |
| No. 12 Chandler (Arizona) | (5-0) | 13 |
| No. 13 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (5-0) | 14 |
| No. 14 Cathedral (Indiana) | (7-0) | 15 |
| No. 15 St. Edward (Ohio) | (7-0) | 16 |
| No. 16 Jesuit (Florida) | (5-0) | 17 |
| No. 17 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (5-1) | 18 |
| No. 18 Hamilton (Arizona) | (5-0) | 19 |
| No. 19 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (5-1) | 20 |
| No. 20 Collins Hill (Georgia) | (7-0) | 24 |
| No. 21 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (3-1) | 27 |
| No. 22 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (8-0) | 21 |
| No. 23 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (5-0) | 23 |
| No. 24 Servite (California) | (6-0) | 26 |
| No. 25 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (6-0) | 30 |
| No. 26 Miami Central (Florida) | (3-2) | 28 |
| No. 27 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (5-0) | 29 |
| No. 28 Venice (Florida) | (5-0) | 31 |
| No. 29 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (5-0) | 32 |
| No. 30 Corona Centennial (California) | (6-0) | 33 |
| No. 31 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (4-1) | 37 |
| No. 32 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (6-1) | 9 |
| No. 33 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (4-2) | 34 |
| No. 34 Denton Ryan (Texas) | (5-1) | 35 |
| No. 35 Buford (Georgia) | (5-1) | 38 |
| No. 36 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (2-2) | 55 |
| No. 37 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (4-1) | 25 |
| No. 38 Bridgeland (Texas) | (5-0) | 39 |
| No. 39 North Cobb (Georgia) | (4-1) | 42 |
| No. 40 Jenks (Oklahoma) | (4-1) | 40 |
| No. 41 Duncanville (Texas) | (3-1) | 43 |
| No. 42 Milton (Georgia) | (5-1) | 44 |
| No. 43 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (5-1) | 41 |
| No. 44 Male (Kentucky) | (5-0) | 47 |
| No. 45 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (6-0) | 48 |
| No. 46 Hough (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 49 |
| No. 47 Cocoa (Florida) | (3-1) | 52 |
| No. 48 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (3-0) | 50 |
| No. 49 Aledo (Texas) | (5-0) | 46 |
| No. 50 Chambers (North Carolina) | (5-1) | 51 |
| No. 51 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (4-1) | 53 |
| No. 52 La Salle College HS (Pennsylvania) | (6-0) | 71 |
| No. 53 Lee County (Georgia) | (6-1) | 61 |
| No. 54 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (2-2) | 45 |
| No. 55 Maryville (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 56 |
| No. 56 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (5-1) | 66 |
| No. 57 St. Francis (Mountain View, California) | (4-0) | 54 |
| No. 58 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 22 |
| No. 59 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (5-1) | 57 |
| No. 60 Edgewater (Florida) | (5-1) | 59 |
| No. 61 Highland Park (Texas) | (4-1) | 60 |
| No. 62 De La Salle (California) | (3-2) | 58 |
| No. 63 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (5-1) | 62 |
| No. 64 Atascocita (Texas) | (5-1) | 64 |
| No. 65 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (3-0) | 65 |
| No. 66 Cartersville (Georgia) | (6-0) | 67 |
| No. 67 Westfield (Texas) | (5-0) | 70 |
| No. 68 Lake Travis (Texas) | (4-1) | 68 |
| No. 69 Allen (Texas) | (4-1) | 69 |
| No. 70 North Shore (Texas) | (5-1) | 72 |
| No. 71 Euless Trinity (Texas) | (4-1) | 73 |
| No. 72 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (4-2) | 75 |
| No. 73 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (4-1) | 78 |
| No. 74 Creekside (Georgia) | (5-1) | 74 |
| No. 75 Arlington Martin (Texas) | (4-2) | 77 |
| No. 76 Greenville Christian (Mississippi) | (7-1) | 79 |
| No. 77 DeMatha (Maryland) | (4-1) | 80 |
| No. 78 Rockledge (Florida) | (6-0) | 81 |
| No. 79 Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana) | (3-0) | 82 |
| No. 80 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (6-1) | 83 |
| No. 81 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (4-2) | 84 |
| No. 82 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (6-1) | 87 |
| No. 83 Lakota West (Ohio) | (6-1) | 88 |
| No. 84 Valor Christian (Colorado) | (6-0) | 89 |
| No. 85 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (4-1) | 90 |
| No. 86 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (1-1) | 86 |
| No. 87 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (6-0) | 92 |
| No. 88 Niceville (Florida) | (6-0) | 93 |
| No. 89 Carmel (Indiana) | (6-1) | 94 |
| No. 90 Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) | (5-1) | 95 |
| No. 91 Springfield (Ohio) | (6-0) | 96 |
| No. 92 Longview (Texas) | (5-1) | 97 |
| No. 93 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (4-1) | 102 |
| No. 94 Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri) | (5-1) | 99 |
| No. 95 Santa Margarita (California) | (5-1) | 105 |
| No. 96 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (6-0) | 106 |
| No. 97 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (4-3) | 98 |
| No. 98 Rockwall-Heath (Texas) | (5-1) | 103 |
| No. 99 Bryant (Arkansas) | (4-1) | 104 |
| No. 100 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (5-2) | 63 |
The Other 100 powered by NFL Play Football
| Rank/School/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 101 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (4-1) | 101 |
| No. 102 Los Alamitos (California) | (5-1) | 116 |
| No. 103 Bolles School (Florida) | (6-0) | 165 |
| No. 104 Buchanan (Clovis, California) | (5-1) | 117 |
| No. 105 McCallie (Tennessee) | (5-0) | 120 |
| No. 106 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (5-2) | 110 |
| No. 107 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (7-0) | 150 |
| No. 108 Oscar Smith (Virginia) | (4-1) | 108 |
| No. 109 Westfield (Indiana) | (6-1) | 111 |
| No. 110 Norco (California) | (5-1) | 112 |
| No. 111 Grayson (Georgia) | (5-2) | 113 |
| No. 112 Mission Viejo (California) | (5-1) | 138 |
| No. 113 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (3-2) | 115 |
| No. 114 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 121 |
| No. 115 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 114 |
| No. 116 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (5-2) | 119 |
| No. 117 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (6-1) | 126 |
| No. 118 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (6-0) | 122 |
| No. 119 Rockwall (Texas) | (4-2) | 107 |
| No. 120 Auburn (Alabama) | (6-1) | 85 |
| No. 121 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (6-0) | 127 |
| No. 122 Medina (Ohio) | (7-0) | 131 |
| No. 123 Sierra Canyon (California) | (3-3) | 109 |
| No. 124 T.L. Hanna (South Carolina) | (6-0) | 124 |
| No. 125 Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 136 |
| No. 126 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (5-1) | 36 |
| No. 127 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-1) | 123 |
| No. 128 Central (Fresno, California) | (5-0) | 130 |
| No. 129 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (2-3) | 146 |
| No. 130 Alexandria (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 137 |
| No. 131 Cedar Hill (Texas) | (3-2) | 128 |
| No. 132 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (4-2) | 129 |
| No. 133 Charlotte Catholic (North Carolina) | (5-1) | 132 |
| No. 134 Apopka (Florida) | (4-1)) | 133 |
| No. 135 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (4-0) | 134 |
| No. 136 Fort Bend Marshall (Texas) | (6-0) | 135 |
| No. 137 Folsom (California) | (6-0) | 140 |
| No. 138 Walton (Georgia) | (3-1) | 141 |
| No. 139 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (6-1) | 142 |
| No. 140 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (5-2) | 139 |
| No. 141 Lowndes (Georgia) | (4-2) | 143 |
| No. 142 Dillard (Florida) | (6-0) | 144 |
| No. 143 La Salle (Ohio) | (4-3) | 100 |
| No. 144 DeSoto (Texas) | (3-2) | 145 |
| No. 145 Iona Prep (New York) | (4-1) | 152 |
| No. 146 Killian (Florida) | (6-0) | 156 |
| No. 147 Liberty (Nevada) | (6-1) | 157 |
| No. 148 Spring (Texas) | (4-1) | 149 |
| No. 149 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (3-2) | 148 |
| No. 150 Lakeland (Florida) | (4-1) | 153 |
| No. 151 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (6-1) | 154 |
| No. 152 Tompkins (Katy, Texas) | (5-1) | 91 |
| No. 153 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (4-2) | 76 |
| No. 154 Skyridge (Utah)` | (7-1) | HM |
| No. 155 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (4-1) | 158 |
| No. 156 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (2-3) | 159 |
| No. 157 St. Xavier (Louisville, Kentucky) | (5-1) | 178 |
| No. 158 Deerfield Beach (Florida) | (4-2) | 166 |
| No. 159 Corona del Mar (California) | (5-1) | 147 |
| No. 160 Lone Peak (Utah) | (4-2) | 125 |
| No. 161 Queen Creek (Arizona) | (4-0) | 155 |
| No. 162 Carlsbad (California) | (6-0) | 163 |
| No. 163 Chaparral (Arizona) | (4-1) | 160 |
| No. 164 Saguaro (Arizona) | (3-1) | 161 |
| No. 165 Carthage (Texas) | (4-0) | 162 |
| No. 166 Central York (Pennsylvania) | (6-0) | 164 |
| No. 167 Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi, Texas) | (6-0) | 167 |
| No. 168 American Fork (Utah) | (5-2) | 168 |
| No. 169 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (5-0) | 169 |
| No. 170 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (5-2) | 170 |
| No. 171 De Smet (Missouri) | (4-2) | 171 |
| No. 172 Lovejoy (Texas) | (5-0) | 172 |
| No. 173 Gulliver Prep (Florida) | (5-0) | 173 |
| No. 174 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (4-1) | 174 |
| No. 175 Shadow Creek (Texas) | (3-2) | 175 |
| No. 176 Madison Prep Academy (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 176 |
| No. 177 Vero Beach (Florida) | (4-1) | 177 |
| No. 178 Lake Mary (Florida) | (5-0) | 179 |
| No. 179 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (4-1) | 180 |
| No. 180 Lake Gibson (Florida) | (3-3) | 181 |
| No. 181 Myers Park (North Carolina) | (5-2) | 182 |
| No. 182 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) | (4-2) | 183 |
| No. 183 St. Augustine (Florida) | (3-2) | 184 |
| No. 184 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 185 |
| No. 185 Acadiana (Louisiana) | (3-2) | 186 |
| No. 186 Dickinson (Texas) | (4-2) | 187 |
| No. 187 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (3-1) | 188 |
| No. 188 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (5-1) | 189 |
| No. 189 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (5-0) | 190 |
| No. 190 C.E. King (Texas) | (6-0) | 191 |
| No. 191 Chaminade (California) | (4-1) | 192 |
| No. 192 Armwood (Florida) | (4-2) | 193 |
| No. 193 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (5-2) | 196 |
| No. 194 Edison (Huntington Beach, California) | (4-2) | 197 |
| No. 195 Martinsburg (West Virginia) | (6-0) | 194 |
| No. 196 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (3-2) | 195 |
| No. 197 De La Salle (Louisiana) | (2-1) | 198 |
| No. 198 Lakewood (Florida) | (6-0) | 199 |
| No. 199 Brother Rice (Illinois) | (5-1) | HM |
| No. 200 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (5-0) | HM |
High School Football America National Rankings — Honorable Mention
| Alabama (1 team) | Record |
| Clay-Chalkville Cougars | (6-0) |
| Arkansas (3 teams) | |
| Conway Wampus Cats | (4-1) |
| Fayetteville Bulldogs | (3-2) |
| North Little Rock Charging Wildcats | (4-1) |
| California (14 teams) | |
| Alemany Warriors | (2-3) |
| Bellarmine Prep Bells | (4-1) |
| Bishop Amat Lancers | (4-2) |
| Etiwanda Eagles | (6-0) |
| Inglewood Sentinels | (4-0) |
| Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits | (3-3) |
| Loyola Cubs | (5-2) |
| Mission Hills Grizzlies | (4-2) |
| Modesto Central Catholic | (5-1) |
| Pittsburg Pirates | (2-1) |
| San Clemente Tritons | (5-2) |
| St. Mary’s Rams (Stockton) | (4-2) |
| Vista Murrieta Broncos | (5-1) |
| Warren Bears | (5-0) |
| Florida (19 teams) | |
| Berkeley Prep Buccaneers | (5-0) |
| Bloomingdale Bulls | (3-2) |
| Buchholz Bobcats | (4-1) |
| Champagnat Catholic Lions | (3-2) |
| Clearwater Academy International Knights | (5-1) |
| Gaither Cowboys | (3-3) |
| Hillsborough Terriers | (3-2) |
| Mitchell Mustangs | (5-1) |
| Osceola Kowboys | (4-1) |
| Palm Beach Central Broncos | (5-0) |
| Raines Vikings | (3-2) |
| Rickards Raiders | (4-1) |
| Riverside Generals | (6-0) |
| Riverview Sarasota Rams | (5-1) |
| Stranahan Mighty Dragons | (4-1) |
| Vanguard Knights | (5-0) |
| Viera Hawks | (4-1) |
| West Orange Warriors | (4-1) |
| Wiregrass Ranch Bulls | (3-1) |
| Georgia (12 teams) | |
| Archer Tigers | (2-4) |
| Blessed Trinity Titans | (4-2) |
| Brookwood Broncos | (4-2) |
| Carver (Columbus) Tigers | (5-1) |
| East Coweta Indians | (5-1) |
| Jefferson Dragons | (6-0) |
| Langston Hughes Panthers | (5-1) |
| Marietta Blue Devils | (3-2) |
| Marist War Eagles | (3-1) |
| North Gwinnett Bulldogs | (3-4) |
| Roswell Hornets | (5-1) |
| Illinois (5 teams) | |
| Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers | (6-0) |
| Mount Carmel (Chicago) Caravan | (4-2) |
| Nequa Valley Wildcats | (6-0) |
| St. Ignatius Prep Wolfpack | (6-0) |
| St. Rita Mustangs | (4-2) |
| Indiana (1 team) | |
| Merrillville Pirates | (7-0) |
| Kentucky (1 team) | |
| Trinity Shamrocks | (1-5) |
| Louisiana (6 teams) | |
| C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets | (4-1) |
| Natchitoches Central Chiefs | (5-0) |
| Neville Tigers | (4-1) |
| St. Charles Catholic Comets | (3-0) |
| St. Thomas More Cougars | (2-3) |
| Zachary Broncos | (5-0) |
| Maryland (2 teams) | |
| Calvert Hall Cardinals | (4-1) |
| Mount St. Joseph Gaels | (4-2) |
| Massachusetts (1 team) | |
| Catholic Memorial Knights | (4-0) |
| Michigan (4 teams) | |
| Belleville Tigers | (5-1) |
| Churchill Chargers | (6-0) |
| Clarkston Wolves | (5-1) |
| West Bloomfield Lakers | (5-1) |
| Mississippi (1 team) | |
| Starkville Yellowjackets | (5-0) |
| New Jersey (1 team) | |
| St. Augustine Hermits | (5-1) |
| Ohio (4 teams) | |
| Benedictine Bengals | (6-0) |
| Chardon Hilltoppers | (7-0) |
| Elder Panthers | (3-4) |
| Marysville Monarchs | (6-0) |
| Oklahoma (2 teams) | |
| Owasso Rams | (4-1) |
| Union Football Team | (4-1) |
| Pennsylvania (5 teams) | |
| Cathedral Prep Ramblers | (5-1) |
| Governor Mifflin Mustangs | (5-0) |
| McDowell Trojans | (5-0) |
| Mount Lebanon Blue Devils | (6-0) |
| Pittsburgh Central Catholic | (5-1) |
| South Carolina (2 teams) | |
| Fort Dorchester Patriots | (5-0) |
| Spring Valley Vikings | (4-1) |
| Tennessee (2 teams) | |
| Briarcrest Christian Saints | (7-0) |
| Summit Spartans | (7-0) |
| Texas (13 teams) | |
| A&M Consolidated Tigers | (5-1) |
| College Station Cougars | (5-0) |
| Colleyville Heritage Panthers | (4-1) |
| Dallas Jesuit Rangers | (4-1) |
| Ennis Lions | (5-0) |
| Fort Bend Hightower Mavericks | (4-1) |
| Garland Owls | (6-0) |
| Lone Star Rangers | (4-1) |
| Mansfield Summit Jaguars | (3-2) |
| Manvel Mavericks | (3-2) |
| Ridge Point Panthers | (4-1) |
| San Antonio Brennan Bears | (5-0) |
| Wichita Falls Rider Raiders | (5-0) |
| Virginia (2 teams) | |
| South County Stallions | (5-0) |
| Stone Bridge Bulldogs | (6-0) |
