By the end of this week, we’ll have a clear picture of which team will have the best shot at the 2023 High School Football America national championship. Heading into the weekend, only three teams — No. 1 Mater Dei (California), No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) and No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) — have a legitimate shot at the title.
As we’ve been saying for a couple of weeks, the national crown is Mater Dei’s to lose. The Monarchs head into Saturday night’s California Open Division championship game against No. 25 Serra (San Mateo) as the favorite to finish atop of the national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. If MD beats the Padres, the Monarchs, who won our national titles in 2017, 2018 and 2021, will clinch the national championship, even though the final HSFA 300 won’t be released until December 17.
So what happens if Tom Brady’s alma mater beats Mater Dei? That would vault Serra into the national championship hunt, along with Gorman and Chaminade-Madonna.
Serra is a heavy underdog going into the Mater Dei game. When the Padres played Monarchs for the Open Division title in 2021, they lost 44-7. Last year, the Padres played St. John Bosco for the Open Division crown, losing 45-0 to the eventual national champs.
Serra’s biggest wins of year came in Week 1 and Week 2. The Padres opened with a 21-14 win over No. 56 Folsom. The following weekend, they shutout No. 55 De La Salle. Both DLS and Folsom will also be playing for state championships this weekend.
De La Salle will face No. 68 Mission Viejo for the Division I-AA championship. Folsom will square-off with No. 299 St. Bonaventure for the Division I-A.
No. 2 Gorman’s season has been finished for two weeks. The Gaels could get a little help in our algorithm rankings if Mission Viejo wins the 1-AA title game. The reason that would help the Gaels is because they easily beat No. 79 Long Beach Poly 60-15 on August 25. Poly owns a 32-28 win over MV.
No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna will be playing for the Florida 1M state championship. The Lions play No. 80 Clearwater Central Catholic on Thursday.
High School Football America 300
| Ranking/Team/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (12-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (12-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (13-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 St. John Bosco (California) | (11-2) | 4 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (10-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (13-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (12-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 DeSoto (Texas) | (13-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (16-0) | 9 |
| No. 10 St. Edward (Ohio) | (15-1) | 10 |
| No. 11 Cocoa (Florida) | (13-1) | 11 |
| No. 12 North Shore (Texas) | (14-0) | 13 |
| No. 13 Walton (Georgia) | (14-0) | 14 |
| No. 14 Duncanville (Texas) | (12-1) | 15 |
| No. 15 Norland (Florida) | (14-0) | 16 |
| No. 16 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (10-1) | 17 |
| No. 17 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (13-1) | 18 |
| No. 18 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (12-2) | 19 |
| No. 19 Corona Centennial (California) | (9-3) | 20 |
| No. 20 Liberty (Arizona) | (12-1) | 21 |
| No. 21 Miami Central (Florida) | (8-4) | 22 |
| No. 22 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) | 28 |
| No. 23 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (13-2) | 23 |
| No. 24 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (14-0) | 25 |
| No. 25 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (12-0) | 29 |
| No. 26 Sierra Canyon (California) | (11-1) | 24 |
| No. 27 Center Grove (Indiana) | (12-2) | 26 |
| No. 28 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (12-0) | 27 |
| No. 29 Saraland (Alabama) | (14-0) | 30 |
| No. 30 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (14-0) | 31 |
| No. 31 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (16-0) | 32 |
| No. 32 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (13-1) | 33 |
| No. 33 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (13-1) | 34 |
| No. 34 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (12-2) | 36 |
| No. 35 McCallie (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 41 |
| No. 36 DeMatha (Maryland) | (9-2) | 35 |
| No. 37 Summer Creek (Texas) | (13-1) | 40 |
| No. 38 Venice (Florida) | (12-2) | 44 |
| No. 39 Centennial (Arizona) | (11-2) | 38 |
| No. 40 Homestead (Florida) | (11-1) | 69 |
| No. 41 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (10-4) | 37 |
| No. 42 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (12-1) | 39 |
| No. 43 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (10-2) | 12 |
| No. 44 Buford (Georgia) | (11-2) | 42 |
| No. 45 Milton (Georgia) | (12-2) | 53 |
| No. 46 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (12-1) | 45 |
| No. 47 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (5-6) | 46 |
| No. 48 Aledo (Texas) | (14-0) | 43 |
| No. 49 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (13-0) | 48 |
| No. 50 Mililani (Hawaii) | (11-2) | 50 |
| No. 51 Atascocita (Texas) | (11-3) | 51 |
| No. 52 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (13-0) | 55 |
| No. 53 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (13-0) | 56 |
| No. 54 Thompson (Alabama) | (11-1) | 57 |
| No. 55 De La Salle (California) | (11-2) | 61 |
| No. 56 Folsom (California) | (12-2) | 62 |
| No. 57 Edgewater (Florida) | (11-1) | 52 |
| No. 58 Basha (Arizona) | (10-2) | 54 |
| No. 59 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (11-1) | 58 |
| No. 60 Carrollton (Georgia) | (11-2) | 59 |
| No. 61 Highland (Arizona) | (9-3) | 60 |
| No. 62 Lakeland (Florida) | (11-3) | 73 |
| No. 63 Chandler (Arizona) | (8-3) | 63 |
| No. 64 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (5-5) | 64 |
| No. 65 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 65 |
| No. 66 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) | (13-1) | 66 |
| No. 67 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (9-1) | 67 |
| No. 68 Mission Viejo (California) | (12-3) | 77 |
| No. 69 Baylor (Tennessee) | (10-3) | 68 |
| No. 70 Grayson (Georgia) | (11-3) | 49 |
| No. 71 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (12-2) | 71 |
| No. 72 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (14-0) | 74 |
| No. 73 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (13-1) | 88 |
| No. 74 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (10-2) | 75 |
| No. 75 St. Augustine (Florida) | (13-0) | 80 |
| No. 76 Buchholz (Florida) | (13-1) | 76 |
| No. 77 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (13-1) | 72 |
| No. 78 Servite (California) | (8-6) | 78 |
| No. 79 Long Beach Poly (California) | (10-2) | 79 |
| No. 80 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (13-0) | 93 |
| No. 81 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-6) | 81 |
| No. 82 Santa Margarita (California) | (5-6) | 82 |
| No. 83 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (10-5) | 83 |
| No. 84 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (10-3) | 84 |
| No. 85 Creekside (Georgia) | (13-1) | 91 |
| No. 86 Lake Travis (Texas) | (11-3) | 86 |
| No. 87 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (12-1) | 47 |
| No. 88 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (14-0) | 94 |
| No. 89 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (13-1) | 92 |
| No. 90 Gainesville (Georgia) | (12-1) | 89 |
| No. 91 Carlsbad (California) | (10-1) | 90 |
| No. 92 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (11-2)* | 97 |
| No. 93 Zachary (Louisiana) | (12-1) | 100 |
| No. 94 Mandarin (Florida) | (11-3) | 105 |
| No. 95 Ruston (Louisiana) | (13-0)* | 106 |
| No. 96 Rome (Georgia) | (11-2) | 96 |
| No. 97 Mainland (Florida) | (13-1) | 117 |
| No. 98 North Crowley (Texas) | (14-0) | 118 |
| No. 99 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (10-3) | 98 |
| No. 100 San Clemente (California) | (9-2) | 104 |
| No. 101 Weddington (North Carolina) | (13-2) | 123 |
| No. 102 Trinity (Kentucky) | (12-3) | 144 |
| No. 103 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (11-3) | 99 |
| No. 104 Western (Davie, Florida) | (9-4) | 102 |
| No. 105 JSerra (California) | (5-6) | 103 |
| No. 106 Vandegrift (Texas) | (10-1) | 101 |
| No. 107 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (12-2) | 112 |
| No. 108 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (11-1) | 107 |
| No. 109 Berkeley Prep (Florida) | (12-2) | NR |
| No. 110 Serra (Gardena, California) | (9-4) | 109 |
| No. 111 Skyridge (Utah) | (11-3) | 110 |
| No. 112 Glenville (Ohio) | (13-3) | 127 |
| No. 113 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (9-3) | 111 |
| No. 114 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (8-3) | 113 |
| No. 115 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (10-3) | 114 |
| No. 116 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 143 |
| No. 117 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (9-4) | 121 |
| No. 118 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (14-1) | 149 |
| No. 119 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (10-2) | 116 |
| No. 120 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (12-2) | 145 |
| No. 121 Avon (Ohio) | (14-1) | 125 |
| No. 122 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (11-2) | 148 |
| No. 123 Monarch (Florida) | (11-3) | 119 |
| No. 124 Iona Prep (New York) | (8-4) | 122 |
| No. 125 South Florence (South Carolina) | (14-1) | 85 |
| No. 126 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (13-1) | 126 |
| No. 127 Houston (Tennessee) | (13-2) | 230 |
| No. 128 Coppell (Texas) | (12-1) | 128 |
| No. 129 Butler (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 129 |
| No. 130 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (8-3) | 130 |
| No. 131 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (10-2) | 131 |
| No. 132 American Fork (Utah) | (11-2) | 132 |
| No. 133 Vero Beach (Florida) | (9-3) | 133 |
| No. 134 Lehi (Utah) | (10-3) | 134 |
| No. 135 Douglas County (Georgia) | (13-1) | 135 |
| No. 136 Oakland (Tennessee) | (12-3) | 120 |
| No. 137 Armwood (Florida) | (10-2) | 139 |
| No. 138 Pittsburg (California) | (13-1) | 141 |
| No. 139 Parkview (Arkansas) | (14-0) | 154 |
| No. 140 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (10-3) | 137 |
| No. 141 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (11-2) | 136 |
| No. 142 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (9-3) | 138 |
| No. 143 Clovis North (California) | (13-1) | 124 |
| No. 144 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (9-2) | 140 |
| No. 145 Marist (Georgia) | (12-2) | 145 |
| No. 146 Katy (Texas) | (10-2) | 142 |
| No. 147 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-1) | 164 |
| No. 148 Liberty North (Missouri) | (13-1) | 251 |
| No. 149 Oaks Christian (California) | (9-3) | 147 |
| No. 150 Lee County (Georgia) | (10-3) | 150 |
| No. 151 Male (Kentucky) | (11-2) | 157 |
| No. 152 Helix (California) | (9-2) | 152 |
| No. 153 Timpview (Utah) | (11-2) | 156 |
| No. 154 DeLand (Florida) | (11-3) | 151 |
| No. 155 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (14-0) | 169 |
| No. 156 Vanguard (Florida) | (11-3) | 153 |
| No. 157 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 171 |
| No. 158 Southfield A&T (Michigan) | (13-1) | 158 |
| No. 159 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (9-3) | 155 |
| No. 160 Belleville (Michigan) | (13-1) | 160 |
| No. 161 Westfield (Texas) | (11-3) | 159 |
| No. 162 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (6-4) | 161 |
| No. 163 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-4) | 162 |
| No. 164 Liberty (Nevada) | (10-3) | 163 |
| No. 165 Pleasant Grove (Utah) | (9-3) | 165 |
| No. 166 East Central (Indiana) | (15-0) | 166 |
| No. 167 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (9-3) | 167 |
| No. 168 Maury (Virginia) | (14-0) | 168 |
| No. 169 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (13-1) | 170 |
| No. 170 Fayetteville (Arkansas) | (13-0) | 191 |
| No. 171 Acadiana (Louisiana) | (11-2) | 203 |
| No. 172 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (9-4) | 172 |
| No. 173 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (10-2) | 115 |
| No. 174 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (11-3) | 108 |
| No. 175 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | (12-2) | 174 |
| No. 176 De Smet (Missouri) | (10-2) | 173 |
| No. 177 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (15-0) | 177 |
| No. 178 Stockbridge (Georgia) | (12-2) | NR |
| No. 179 Lake Wales (Florida) | (12-1) | 175 |
| No. 180 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (11-2) | 178 |
| No. 181 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (13-1) | 179 |
| No. 182 Rockwall (Texas) | (11-2) | 180 |
| No. 183 Bryant (Arkansas) | (10-2) | 181 |
| No. 184 Prosper (Texas) | (11-2) | 182 |
| No. 185 Westfield (Indiana) | (11-2) | 183 |
| No. 186 Parkview (Georgia) | (8-3) | 184 |
| No. 187 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (10-2) | 185 |
| No. 188 North Cobb (Georgia) | (7-4) | 186 |
| No. 189 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (7-4) | 187 |
| No. 190 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (13-0) | 190 |
| No. 191 Los Alamitos (California) | (9-3) | 188 |
| No. 192 Benedictine (Georgia) | (13-1) | 70 |
| No. 193 Lake Mary (Florida) | (10-2) | 193 |
| No. 194 Valdosta (Georgia) | (8-4) | 194 |
| No. 195 Apopka (Florida) | (8-4) | 195 |
| No. 196 Hough (North Carolina) | (11-2) | 196 |
| No. 197 Hamilton (Arizona) | (7-4) | 197 |
| No. 198 Allen (Texas) | (9-5) | 189 |
| No. 199 Coffee (Georgia) | (14-0) | 204 |
| No. 200 Jesuit (Florida) | (10-3) | 207 |
| No. 201 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (10-5) | 229 |
| No. 202 Conway (Arkansas) | (10-2) | 199 |
| No. 203 Highland Park (Texas) | (11-2) | 200 |
| No. 204 Roswell (Georgia) | (11-2) | 202 |
| No. 205 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (12-1) | 220 |
| No. 206 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (13-0) | 219 |
| No. 207 Camden County (Georgia) | (10-4) | 198 |
| No. 208 Louisville (Mississippi) | (14-0) | 222 |
| No. 209 Davison (Michigan) | (12-1) | 205 |
| No. 210 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 206 |
| No. 211 White Knoll (South Carolina) | (13-1) | 201 |
| No. 212 Auburn (Alabama) | (9-3) | 208 |
| No. 213 McKinney (Texas) | (9-3) | 209 |
| No. 214 Longview (Texas) | (11-2) | 210 |
| No. 215 Princeton (Ohio) | (12-1) | 212 |
| No. 216 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (12-1) | 213 |
| No. 217 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (11-2) | 214 |
| No. 218 Cathedral (Indiana) | (8-4) | 215 |
| No. 219 C.E. King (Texas) | (9-4) | 216 |
| No. 220 Elder (Ohio) | (7-5) | 217 |
| No. 221 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (8-5) | 218 |
| No. 222 Bolles School (Florida) | (8-6) | 211 |
| No. 223 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (9-4) | 223 |
| No. 224 Norcross (Georgia) | (9-3) | 224 |
| No. 225 Hoggard (North Carolina) | (14-1) | NR |
| No. 226 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (9-3) | 227 |
| No. 227 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) | (12-3) | 225 |
| No. 228 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (12-2) | 228 |
| No. 229 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (9-5) | 243 |
| No. 230 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (7-5) | 232 |
| No. 231 Miramar (Florida) | (8-5) | 231 |
| No. 232 Houston County (Georgia) | (9-3) | 233 |
| No. 233 Brandon (Mississippi) | (10-3) | 234 |
| No. 234 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (4-6) | 235 |
| No. 235 Phoebus (Virginia) | (14-0) | 242 |
| No. 236 Saguaro (Arizona) | (9-5) | NR |
| No. 237 Cartersville (Georgia) | (13-1) | 226 |
| No. 238 Lewisville (Texas) | (8-3) | 236 |
| No. 239 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (5-6) | 237 |
| No. 240 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (9-2) | 238 |
| No. 241 Summerville (South Caroilna) | (13-1) | 239 |
| No. 242 Lakota West (Ohio) | (11-3) | 240 |
| No. 243 Independence (North Carolina) | (11-4) | 192 |
| No. 244 Cardinal Ritter (Missouri) | (14-0) | NR |
| No. 245 Grant (Sacramento, California) | (12-2) | NR |
| No. 246 Rocklin (California) | (12-2) | 176 |
| No. 247 Ware County (Georgia) | (8-4) | 245 |
| No. 248 Oak Ridge (California) | (10-3) | 246 |
| No. 249 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | (12-1) | 247 |
| No. 250 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (9-4) | 248 |
| No. 251 Ridge Point (Texas) | (9-3) | 249 |
| No. 252 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (9-4) | 250 |
| No. 253 Springfield (Ohio) | (10-6) | 252 |
| No. 254 Jenks (Oklahoma) | (9-5) | 253 |
| No. 255 Monsignor Farrell (New York) | (8-3) | 255 |
| No. 256 Union (Oklahoma) | (10-2) | 256 |
| No. 257 Rockhurst (Missouri) | (10-2) | 258 |
| No. 258 Punahou (Hawaii) | (7-3) | 254 |
| No. 259 Columbine (Colorado) | (14-0) | NR |
| No. 260 Westside (Anderson, South Carolina) | (14-1) | NR |
| No. 261 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (13-1) | 95 |
| No. 262 Hilliard Bradley (Ohio) | (13-2) | 260 |
| No. 263 Douglass (Kentucky) | (8-5) | 261 |
| No. 264 Lovejoy (Texas) | (12-2) | 241 |
| No. 265 Argyle (Texas) | (10-3) | 262 |
| No. 266 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (13-1) | 263 |
| No. 267 Crest (North Carolina) | (13-1) | 264 |
| No. 268 Palm Beach Central (Florida) | (10-3) | 265 |
| No. 269 Boyle County (Kentucky) | (15-0) | 291 |
| No. 270 Melissa (Texas) | (10-2) | 266 |
| No. 271 Benjamin (Florida) | (8-3) | 267 |
| No. 272 Muskegon (Michigan) | (12-2) | 268 |
| No. 273 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (9-4) | 269 |
| No. 274 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (11-3) | 270 |
| No. 275 Archbishop Shaw (Louisiana) | (10-3) | 244 |
| No. 276 Germantown (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 271 |
| No. 277 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (8-3) | 273 |
| No. 278 Carencro (Louisiana) | (9-3) | 273 |
| No. 279 Alexandria (Louisiana) | (8-5) | 274 |
| No. 280 San Ramon Valley (California) | (10-3) | 275 |
| No. 281 Riverview Sarasota (Florida) | (8-5) | 276 |
| No. 282 Manatee (Florida) | (9-3) | 277 |
| No. 283 Eau Gallie (Florida) | (10-2) | 278 |
| No. 284 Raines (Florida) | (10-2) | 279 |
| No. 285 Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania) | (9-1) | 280 |
| No. 286 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (6-5) | 281 |
| No. 287 Friendship Collegiate (Washington, DC) | (11-2) | 282 |
| No. 288 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (7-4) | 283 |
| No. 289 Blanche Ely (Florida) | (9-3) | 284 |
| No. 290 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (7-5) | 285 |
| No. 291 Pearland (Texas) | (9-3) | 286 |
| No. 292 Dickinson (Texas) | (9-2) | 287 |
| No. 293 Murrieta Valley (California) | (9-4) | 288 |
| No. 294 The Woodlands (Texas) | (9-3) | 289 |
| No. 295 Carey-Grove (Illinois) | (12-2) | 295 |
| No. 296 Clearwater Academy International (Florida) | (4-5) | 300 |
| No. 297 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (8-4) | 299 |
| No. 298 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (6-5) | 292 |
| No. 299 St. Bonaventure (California) | (12-3) | NR |
| No. 300 Carrollwood Day (Florida) | (8-2) | 294 |
* Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and Ruston (Louisiana) awarded forfeits wins against Warren Easton (Louisiana) for use of ineligible player.
Dropped-out: No. 87 Bishop McDevitt (Pennsylvania), No. 221 Carthage (Texas), No. 257 Dudley (North Carolina), No. 259 Colleyville Heritage (Texas), No. 290 Klein Collins (Texas), No. 293 Dillard (Florida), No. 296, Rockledge (Florida), No. 297 Lee’s Summit North (Missouri), No. 298 DuPont Manual (Kentucky)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
