Cha-cha-changes in the HSFA 100 national high school football rankings

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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.

Related: Top 100 scores September 30-October 2

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

The Other 100 powered by NFL Play Football

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

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)

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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.