Four-time High School Football America national champ Mater Dei (California) is the No. 1 team in our preseason high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. With a high-powered schedule, the reigning national champs enter 2024 with a good shot a winning their fifth national crown since 2017.
MD and new head coach Raul Lara will find-out if another title is in the offing on September 6 when the Monarchs host preseason No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada).
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Before the Bishop Gorman test, Mater Dei will open the season against No. 12 Corona Centennial (California). After the Gorman game, the Monarchs will travel to No. 30 Kahuku (Hawaii) on September 14. Before entering Trinity League play, they will face No. 18 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) on September 27.
Mater Dei and all five of its Trinity League foes are in our Preseason 300.
MD’s arch-rival, St. John Bosco, checks-in at No. 5. Mater Dei and SJB have won six of our last seven national titles. The Braves and Monarchs will square-off on October 25.
For the second year in a row, Mater Dei enters the season under a new head coach. Lara took-over Monarchs in April after Frank McManus was let go after leading the school to a national title last year. McManus, a longtime assistant, took-over for legendary Bruce Rollinson, who retired at the end of 2022.
Below is the entire HSFA 300 that is created with our proprietary algorithm.
High School Football America 300
| Ranking/Team/State | Record | Final 2023 Ranking |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (13-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (12-0) | 5 |
| No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (14-0) | 2 |
| No. 4 IMG Academy (Florida) | (10-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 St. John Bosco (California) | (11-2) | 3 |
| No. 6 DeSoto (Texas) | (14-0) | 8 |
| No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (14-1) | 6 |
| No. 8 Duncanville (Texas) | (14-1) | 10 |
| No. 9 Milton (Georgia) | (13-2) | 18 |
| No. 10 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) | 22 |
| No. 11 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (16-0) | 9 |
| No. 12 Corona Centennial (California) | (9-3) | 16 |
| No. 13 St. Edward (Ohio) | (15-1) | 11 |
| No. 14 Cocoa (Florida) | (14-1) | 12 |
| No. 15 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (10-1) | 14 |
| No. 16 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (13-1) | 7 |
| No. 17 North Shore (Texas) | (15-1) | 26 |
| No. 18 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (5-6) | 51 |
| No. 19 DeMatha (Maryland) | (9-2) | 44 |
| No. 20 Liberty (Arizona) | (12-1) | 17 |
| No. 21 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (13-0) | 23 |
| No. 22 Miami Central (Florida) | (8-4) | 21 |
| No. 23 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (12-1) | 50 |
| No. 24 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (10-2) | 48 |
| No. 25 Center Grove (Indiana) | (11-2) | 30 |
| No. 26 Buford (Georgia) | (11-2) | 49 |
| No. 27 Sierra Canyon (California) | (11-1) | 29 |
| No. 28 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (13-2) | 25 |
| No. 29 Venice (Florida) | (12-3) | 39 |
| No. 30 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (12-2) | 15 |
| No. 31 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (14-0) | 32 |
| No. 32 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (14-1) | 28 |
| No. 33 Mission Viejo (California) | (13-3) | 56 |
| No. 34 Norland (Florida) | (14-1) | 20 |
| No. 35 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (13-1) | 36 |
| No. 36 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (16-0) | 31 |
| No. 37 Centennial (Arizona) | (11-2) | 46 |
| No. 38 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (13-1) | 35 |
| No. 39 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (13-2) | 33 |
| No. 40 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (11-1) | 63 |
| No. 41 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (10-3) | 83 |
| No. 42 Thompson (Alabama) | (11-2) | 58 |
| No. 43 Carrollton (Georgia) | (11-2) | 65 |
| No. 44 McCallie (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 37 |
| No. 45 North Crowley (Texas) | (14-1) | 104 |
| No. 46 Saraland (Alabama) | (14-1) | 42 |
| No. 47 Lakeland (Florida) | (12-3) | 24 |
| No. 48 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (14-0) | 34 |
| No. 49 Walton (Georgia) | (14-1) | 27 |
| No. 50 Mililani (Hawaii) | (11-2) | 53 |
| No. 51 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (12-1) | 52 |
| No. 52 Aledo (Texas) | (15-0) | 38 |
| No. 53 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (15-0) | 86 |
| No. 54 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (5-5) | 68 |
| No. 55 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (13-2) | 84 |
| No. 56 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (15-0) | 70 |
| No. 57 Edgewater (Florida) | (11-1) | 61 |
| No. 58 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (12-1) | 47 |
| No. 59 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (10-4) | 41 |
| No. 60 Summer Creek (Texas) | (14-2) | 45 |
| No. 61 Folsom (California) | (13-2) | 54 |
| No. 62 Atascocita (Texas) | (11-3) | 60 |
| No. 63 De La Salle (California) | (11-3) | 59 |
| No. 64 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (10-2) | 74 |
| No. 65 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 69 |
| No. 66 Berkeley Prep (Florida) | (13-2) | 19 |
| No. 67 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (13-0) | 55 |
| No. 68 Basha (Arizona) | (10-2) | 62 |
| No. 69 Servite (California) | (8-6) | 78 |
| No. 70 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (12-2)* | 64 |
| No. 71 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-6) | 80 |
| No. 72 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (13-3) | 57 |
| No. 73 Weddington (North Carolina) | (14-2) | 90 |
| No. 74 Coffee (Georgia) | (15-0) | 89 |
| No. 75 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (14-0) | 43 |
| No. 76 Long Beach Poly (California) | (10-2) | 76 |
| No. 77 Chandler (Arizona) | (8-3) | 67 |
| No. 78 Gainesville (Georgia) | (12-1) | 99 |
| No. 79 Highland (Arizona) | (9-3) | 66 |
| No. 80 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (9-1) | 73 |
| No. 81 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) | (13-1) | 71 |
| No. 82 Santa Margarita (California) | (5-6) | 81 |
| No. 83 Baylor (Tennessee) | (10-3) | 72 |
| No. 84 Trinity (Kentucky) | (12-3) | 105 |
| No. 85 San Clemente (California) | (9-2) | 95 |
| No. 86 Creekside (Georgia) | (13-2) | 92 |
| No. 87 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (13-2) | 98 |
| No. 88 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (13-1) | 91 |
| No. 89 Rome (Georgia) | (11-2) | 97 |
| No. 90 Homestead (Florida) | (11-2) | 40 |
| No. 91 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (10-5) | 82 |
| No. 92 JSerra (California) | (5-6) | 107 |
| No. 93 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (12-2) | 109 |
| No. 94 Springfield (Ohio) | (10-6) | 252 |
| No. 95 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (13-1) | 13 |
| No. 96 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (8-3) | 115 |
| No. 97 Mainland (Florida) | (14-1) | 75 |
| No. 98 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (10-2) | 120 |
| No. 99 St. Augustine (Florida) | (13-1) | 77 |
| No. 100 Lake Travis (Texas) | (11-3) | 93 |
| No. 101 Port Neches-Grove (Texas) | (15-1) | 121 |
| No. 102 Serra (Gardena, California) | (9-4) | 111 |
| No. 103 Buchholz (Florida) | (13-1) | 85 |
| No. 104 Avon (Ohio) | (14-1) | 123 |
| No. 105 Douglas County (Georgia) | (13-1) | 137 |
| No. 106 Iona Prep (New York) | (8-4) | 126 |
| No. 107 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (11-3) | 106 |
| No. 108 Ruston (Louisiana) | (14-0)* | 87 |
| No. 109 Vandegrift (Texas) | (10-1) | 108 |
| No. 110 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (9-3) | 114 |
| No. 111 Oakland (Tennessee) | (12-3) | 138 |
| No. 112 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (9-4) | 118 |
| No. 113 Houston (Tennessee) | (13-2) | 127 |
| No. 114 Western (Davie, Florida) | (9-4) | 96 |
| No. 115 Zachary (Louisiana) | (12-2) | 102 |
| No. 116 Mandarin (Florida) | (11-4) | 103 |
| No. 117 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (12-3) | 122 |
| No. 118 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (8-3) | 132 |
| No. 119 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (11-1) | 110 |
| No. 120 Coppell (Texas) | (12-1) | 130 |
| No. 121 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (10-3) | 101 |
| No. 122 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 117 |
| No. 123 Skyridge (Utah) | (11-3) | 112 |
| No. 124 Glenville (Ohio) | (13-3) | 113 |
| No. 125 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (14-1) | 119 |
| No. 126 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-1) | 149 |
| No. 127 Belleville (Michigan) | (13-1) | 163 |
| No. 128 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (10-3) | 116 |
| No. 129 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (13-1) | 128 |
| No. 130 Southfield A&T (Michigan) | (13-1) | 161 |
| No. 131 Los Alamitos (California) | (9-3) | 193 |
| No. 132 Liberty (Nevada) | (10-3) | 167 |
| No. 133 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (13-1) | 88 |
| No. 134 Butler (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 131 |
| No. 135 Liberty North (Missouri) | (13-1) | 150 |
| No. 136 Monarch (Florida) | (11-3) | 125 |
| No. 137 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (11-2) | 143 |
| No. 138 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-4) | 166 |
| No. 139 Fayetteville (Arkansas) | (13-0) | 172 |
| No. 140 Westside (Anderson, South Carolina) | (14-1) | 259 |
| No. 141 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (9-4) | 175 |
| No. 142 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (10-5) | 182 |
| No. 143 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (10-2) | 133 |
| No. 144 Bryant (Arkansas) | (10-2) | 187 |
| No. 145 Saguaro (Arizona) | (9-5) | 235 |
| No. 146 Pittsburg (California) | (13-1) | 140 |
| No. 147 East Central (Indiana) | (15-0) | 169 |
| No. 148 Helix (California) | (9-2) | 154 |
| No. 149 South Florence (South Carolina) | (14-1) | 129 |
| No. 150 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (11-3) | 124 |
| No. 151 Male (Kentucky) | (11-2) | 153 |
| No. 152 Conway (Arkansas) | (10-2) | 203 |
| No. 153 American Fork (Utah) | (11-2) | 134 |
| No. 154 Cardinal Ritter (Missouri) | (14-0) | 243 |
| No. 155 Armwood (Florida) | (10-2) | 139 |
| No. 156 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (7-4) | 192 |
| No. 157 Vero Beach (Florida) | (9-3) | 135 |
| No. 158 Hamilton (Arizona) | (7-4) | 199 |
| No. 159 Lee County (Georgia) | (10-3) | 152 |
| No. 160 Highland Park (Texas) | (11-2) | 204 |
| No. 161 Carlsbad (California) | (10-1) | 100 |
| No. 162 Lehi (Utah) | (10-3) | 136 |
| No. 163 Parkview (Arkansas) | (14-0) | 141 |
| No. 164 Norcross (Georgia) | (9-3) | 224 |
| No. 165 Allen (Texas) | (9-5) | 200 |
| No. 166 Cathedral (Indiana) | (8-4) | 218 |
| No. 167 Acadiana (Louisiana) | (11-3) | 174 |
| No. 168 Clovis North (California) | (13-1) | 145 |
| No. 169 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (10-3) | 142 |
| No. 170 Grayson (Georgia) | (11-3) | 79 |
| No. 171 Oaks Christian (California) | (9-3) | 151 |
| No. 172 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (12-1) | 206 |
| No. 173 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (6-4) | 165 |
| No. 174 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (5-6) | 238 |
| No. 175 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (13-1) | 185 |
| No. 176 Benedictine (Georgia) | (13-1) | 194 |
| No. 177 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (9-2) | 145 |
| No. 178 Katy (Texas) | (10-2) | 148 |
| No. 179 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 160 |
| No. 180 Jesuit (Florida) | (10-3) | 201 |
| No. 181 Timpview (Utah) | (11-2) | 156 |
| No. 182 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (10-2) | 176 |
| No. 183 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (9-3) | 170 |
| No. 184 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 265 |
| No. 185 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (9-3) | 162 |
| No. 186 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (13-2) | 173 |
| No. 187 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (11-3) | 177 |
| No. 188 Maury (Virginia) | (15-0) | 171 |
| No. 189 De Smet (Missouri) | (10-2) | 179 |
| No. 190 Camden County (Georgia) | (10-4) | 207 |
| No. 191 Prosper (Texas) | (11-2) | 188 |
| No. 192 Newton (Georgia) | (8-3) | NR |
| No. 193 Hough (North Carolina) | (11-2) | 198 |
| No. 194 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (11-2) | 184 |
| No. 195 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (8-4) | NR |
| No. 196 Vanguard (Florida) | (11-3) | 159 |
| No. 197 Roswell (Georgia) | (11-2) | 205 |
| No. 198 Westfield (Texas) | (11-3) | 164 |
| No. 199 North Cobb (Georgia) | (7-4) | 181 |
| No. 200 Rockwall (Texas) | (11-2) | 186 |
| No. 201 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (6-5) | 285 |
| No. 202 St. Bonaventure (California) | (12-4) | 300 |
| No. 203 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (15-0) | 180 |
| No. 204 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (12-1) | 94 |
| No. 205 Lake Wales (Florida) | (12-1) | 183 |
| No. 206 Independence (North Carolina) | (11-4) | 242 |
| No. 207 Longview (Texas) | (11-2) | 214 |
| No. 208 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) | (12-3) | 227 |
| No. 209 Valdosta (Georgia) | (8-4) | 196 |
| No. 210 Bolles School (Florida) | (8-6) | 222 |
| No. 211 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (7-5) | 229 |
| No. 212 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (4-6) | 244 |
| No. 213 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (10-5) | 202 |
| No. 214 Apopka (Florida) | (8-4) | 197 |
| No. 215 Parkview (Georgia) | (8-3) | 190 |
| No. 216 Miramar (Florida) | (8-5) | 230 |
| No. 217 Westfield (Indiana) | (11-2) | 189 |
| No. 218 Davison (Michigan) | (12-1) | 209 |
| No. 219 Fort Bend Hightower (Texas) | (12-2) | 178 |
| No. 220 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 210 |
| No. 219 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (10-2) | 191 |
| No. 222 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | (12-1) | 248 |
| No. 223 Rockhurst (Missouri) | (10-2) | 256 |
| No. 224 Houston County (Georgia) | (9-3) | 231 |
| No. 225 Manatee (Florida) | (9-3) | 281 |
| No. 226 The Woodlands (Texas) | (9-3) | 295 |
| No. 227 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (12-1) | 216 |
| No. 228 Elder (Ohio) | (7-5) | 220 |
| No. 229 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (8-5) | 221 |
| No. 230 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (7-5) | 143 |
| No. 231 Phoebus (Virginia) | (15-0) | 234 |
| No. 232 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 228 |
| No. 233 Auburn (Alabama) | (9-3) | 212 |
| No. 234 Lake Mary (Florida) | (10-2) | 195 |
| No. 235 White Knoll (South Carolina) | (14-1) | 211 |
| No. 236 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (9-4) | 223 |
| No. 237 Union (Oklahoma) | (10-2) | 255 |
| No. 238 Louisville (Mississippi) | (14-0) | 208 |
| No. 239 Summerville (South Carolina) | (13-1) | 240 |
| No. 240 Germantown (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 275 |
| No. 241 C.E. King (Texas) | (9-4) | 219 |
| No. 242 Carey-Grove (Illinois) | (12-2) | 296 |
| No. 243 Princeton (Ohio) | (12-1) | 215 |
| No. 244 Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) | (10-2) | NR |
| No. 245 Cartersville (Georgia) | (13-1) | 236 |
| No. 246 Hoggard (North Carolina) | (14-2) | 225 |
| No. 247 Lakota West (Ohio) | (11-3) | 241 |
| No. 248 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (11-2) | 217 |
| No. 249 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (9-4) | 249 |
| No. 250 McKinney (Texas) | (9-3) | 213 |
| No.251 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (14-0) | 158 |
| No. 252 Ridge Point (Texas) | (9-3) | 250 |
| No. 253 Brandon (Mississippi) | (10-3) | 232 |
| No. 254 Jenks (Oklahoma) | (9-5) | 253 |
| No. 255 Punahou (Hawaii) | (7-3) | 257 |
| No. 256 Boyle County (Kentucky) | (15-0) | 268 |
| No. 257 Edison (Huntington Beach, California) | (6-5) | NR |
| No. 258 Ware County (Georgia) | (8-4) | 246 |
| No. 259 Douglass (Kentucky) | (8-5) | 262 |
| No. 260 Gulf Shores (Alabama) | (15-0) | NR |
| No. 261 Crest (North Carolina) | (13-1) | 266 |
| No. 262 Rocklin (California) | (12-2) | 245 |
| No. 263 Muskegon (Michigan) | (12-2) | 271 |
| No. 264 Argyle (Texas) | (10-3) | 264 |
| No. 265 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (9-4) | 251 |
| No. 266 Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania) | (9-1) | 284 |
| No. 267 Oak Ridge (California) | (10-3) | 247 |
| No. 268 Monsignor Farrell (New York) | (8-3) | 254 |
| No. 269 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (8-3) | 276 |
| No. 270 Lewisville (Texas) | (8-3) | 237 |
| No. 271 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (13-1) | 260 |
| No. 272 Lovejoy (Texas) | (12-2) | 263 |
| No. 273 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (9-4) | 273 |
| No. 274 Higley (Arizona) | (13-2) | NR |
| No. 275 San Ramon Valley (California) | (10-3) | 279 |
| No. 276 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (11-3) | 273 |
| No. 277 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (7-4) | 289 |
| No. 278 Raines (Florida) | (10-2) | 283 |
| No. 279 College Station (Texas) | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 280 Archbishop Shaw (Louisiana) | (10-3) | 274 |
| No. 281 Dickinson (Texas) | (9-2) | 293 |
| No. 282 Palm Beach Central (Florida) | (10-3) | 267 |
| No. 283 Enterprise (Alabama) | (9-3) | NR |
| No. 284 Carencro (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 277 |
| No. 285 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (8-4) | 282 |
| No. 286 Alexandria (Louisiana) | (8-5) | 278 |
| No. 287 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (9-2) | 239 |
| No. 288 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (6-6) | NR |
| No. 289 West Jones (Mississippi) | (13-0) | NR |
| No. 290 Red Oak (Texas) | (12-1) | NR |
| No. 291 Plant (Florida) | (11-3) | NR |
| No. 293 Hilliard Bradley (Ohio) | (13-2) | 261 |
| No. 294 Melissa (Texas) | (10-2) | 269 |
| No. 293 Murrieta Valley (California) | (9-4) | 294 |
| No. 295 Cleveland Heights (Ohio) | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 296 Perry (Georgia) | (13-2) | 287 |
| No. 297 Anderson (Ohio) | (13-2) | NR |
| No. 298 Benjamin (Florida) | (8-3) | 270 |
| No. 299 Cedar Hill (Texas) | (8-6) | NR |
| No. 300 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (13-1) | 299 |
*awarded forfeit victories against Warren Easton (Louisiana)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
