It’s hard to believe, but the high school football rankings algorithm, that I created after the 2012 season, turns ten years old this year!
For those of you that aren’t familiar with our rankings history, our first national rankings in 2012 were an opinion poll by yours truly.
The reason I created the algorithm for the 2013 season was because I thought there was a better way to rank teams nationally, regionally and on a statewide basis. Certainly, no system is perfect, but I feel the way I’ve improved the algorithm, through the years, it gives fans an accurate depiction of the best teams in the nation.
Again, no system is perfect. We do the rankings for the fans.
Today, I want to thank everyone, who has taken time over the past decade to check-out our high school football rankings that have grown from a Top 25 (2013-14), to a Top 50 (2015-16) to a Top 100 in 2017. And, since I’m never satisfied, that’s why, last year we expanded to a Top 300 with the help of our partner NFL Play Football.
What’s in-store for 2022? We’ll let you know that in the near future.
However, today I thought it would be fun to celebrate all of the teams that have appeared in our national rankings.
Since 2013, 567 different teams have been recognized. Florida leads the way 89 teams appearing in the national rankings. Texas is second with 78 teams, followed by California with 58 and Georgia with 47.
Teams-by-State that have appeared in the High School Football America national rankings since 2013
Alabama (13 teams) – Auburn, Central (Phenix City), Clay-Chalkville, Daphne, Hewitt-Trussville, Hoover, McGill-Toolen, Mountain Brook, Oxford, Pinson Valley, Spanish Fort, Spain Park, Thompson
Arizona (11 teams) – Chandler, Centennial, Chaparral, Hamilton, Highland, Mountain Pointe, Perry, Pinnacle, Saguaro, Salpointe Catholic, Queen Creek
Arkansas (7 teams) – Bentonville, Bryant, Conway, Fayetteville, Har-Ber North Little Rock, Pulaski Academy
California (58 teams) – Alemany, Bishop Amat, Bellarmine Prep, Buchanan (Clovis), Calabasas, Carlsbad, Catholic Catholic (San Diego), Central (Fresno), Central Catholic (Modesto), Chaminade, Corona Centennial, Corona del Mar, De La Salle, Damien, Edison (Huntington Beach), Etiwanda, Folsom, Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), Helix, Inglewood, JSerra, La Habra, Liberty (Bakersfield), Liberty (Brentwood), Lincoln (San Diego), Long Beach Poly, Los Alamitos, Loyola (Los Angeles), Mater Dei, Mater Dei Catholic, Mission Hills, Mission Viejo, Monterey Trail, Murrieta Valley, Narbonne, Norco, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), Oaks Christian, Orange Lutheran, Paraclete, Pittsburg, Rancho Cucamonga, Rocklin, San Clemente, Santa Margarita, Serra (Gardena), Serra (San Mateo), Servite, Sierra Canyon, St. Augustine, St. Francis (Mountain View), St. John Bosco, St. Mary’s (Stockton), Torrey Pines, Upland, Valencia, Villa Park, Vista Murrieta, Warren
Colorado (2 teams) – Cherry Creek, Valor Christian
Florida (89 teams) – American Heritage (Plantation), Apopka, Armwood, Bartram Trail, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Bolles School, Booker T. Washington (Miami), Braden River, Buchholz, Cardinal Gibbons, Columbia (Lake City), Carol City, Chaminade-Madonna, Champagnat Catholic, Clearwater Academy International, Cocoa, Columbus (Miami), Deerfield Beach, Dillard, Dr. Phillips, Dwyer, Edgewater, Edison (Miami), Escambia, Flagler Palm Coast, Flanagan, Florida St. University HS, Gainesville, Gaither, Gulliver Prep, Hillsborough, Homestead, IMG Academy, Immokalee, Jesuit, Jones (Orlando), Killian, Lake Gibson, Lake Mary, Lake Minneola, Lakeland, Lakewood, Lincoln (Tallahassee), Mainland, Manatee, Mandarin, Merritt Island, Miami Central, Miramar, Mitchell, Naples, Navarre, Niceville, North Ft. Myers, Northwestern (Miami), Oakleaf, Osceola, Oxbridge Academy, Palm Beach Central, Palmetto, Palmetto (Miami), Pine Forest, Plant, Plant City, Raines, Rickards, Riverside (formerly Robert E. Lee, Jacksonville), Riverview Sarasota, Rockledge, Seminole (Sanford), South Dade, Stranahan, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Tampa Bay Tech, Treasure Coast, Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville), University (Ft. Lauderdale), Vanguard, Venice, Vero Beach, Viera, Wakulla, Wekiva, Western, West Orange, Winter Park, Wiregrass Ranch
Georgia (47 teams) – Allatoona, Archer, Bainbridge, Benectine, Blessed Trinity, Brookwood, Buford, Calhoun, Camden County, Cartersville, Carver (Columbus), Cedar Grove, Cherokee, Collins Hill, Colquitt County, Creekside, Dacula, East Coweta, Grayson, Harrison, Hillgrove, Jefferson, Langston Hughes, Lee County, Lowndes, Marietta, Marist, McEachern, Mill Creek, Milton, Norcross, North Cobb, North Gwinnett, North Paulding, Northside (Warner Robins), Parkview, Peach County, Rome, Roswell, Troup County, Valdosta, Walton, Ware County, Warner Robins, West Forsyth, Westlake (Atlanta), Woodward
Hawaii (4 teams) – Kahuku, Mililani, Punahou, St. Louis
Illinois (19 teams) – Brother Rice, Cary-Grove, East St. Louis, Lincoln-Way East, Glenbard West, Joliet Catholic, Lockport, Loyola Academy, Maine South, Mount Carmel (Chicago), Naperville Central, Nazareth Academy, Neuqua Valley, Phillips Academy, Prairie Ridge, Simeon, St. Ignatius Prep, St. Rita, Wheaton North
Indiana (12 teams) – Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Carmel, Cathedral, Center Grove, Lawrence Central, Merrillville, New Palestine, Roncalli, Warren Central, Westfield
Kentucky (4 teams) – Covington Catholic, Male, St. Xavier, Trinity
Louisiana (26 teams) – Acadiana, Alexandria, Archbishop Rummel, Catholic (Baton Rouge), Brother Martin, Carencro, C.E. Byrd, De La Salle, Destrehan, Evangel Christian, John Curtis, Lafayette Christian Academy, Landry-Walker, Madison Prep Academy, Natchitoches Central, Neville, Parkway, Ponchatoula, Ruston, St. Charles Catholic, St. Thomas More, University Lab (Baton Rouge), Warren Easton, Westgate, West Monroe, Zachary
Maryland (10 teams) – Archbishop Spalding, Calvert Hall, DeMatha, Gilman, Good Counsel, Loyola Blakefield, McDonogh, Mount St. Joseph, St. Frances Academy, Wise
Massachusetts (1 team) – Catholic Memorial
Michigan (17 teams) – Adams, Belleville, Brother Rice, Cass Tech, Chippewa Valley, Churchill, Clarkston, Davison, De La Salle Collegiate, Detroit Catholic Central, Detroit Martin Luther King, DeWitt, Mona Shores, Muskegon, Saline, Utica Eisenhower, West Bloomfield
Mississippi (15 teams) – Brandon, Clinton, Greenville Christian, Hattiesburg, Horn Lake, Jackson Prep, Madison Central, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Oak Grove, Oxford, Pearl, South Panola, Starkville, Tupelo, West Point
Missouri (11 teams) – Blue Springs, Blue Springs South, Cardinal Ritter, Christian Brothers College HS, De Smet, Kirkwood, Raymore-Peculiar, Rockhurst, Trinity Catholic, Vianney, Webb City
Nevada (2 teams) – Bishop Gorman, Liberty
New Jersey (14 teams) – Bergen Catholic, Delbarton, DePaul Catholic, Don Bosco Prep, Paramus Catholic, Pope John XXIII, Piscataway, Red Bank Catholic, Seton Hall Prep, St. Augustine, St. Joseph (Hammonton), St. Joseph Regional (Montvale), St. Peter’s Prep, Williamstown
New York (2 teams) – Cardinal Hayes, Iona Prep
North Carolina (16 teams) – Butler, Cardinal Gibbons, Chambers (formerly Vance), Charlotte Catholic, Dudley, East Forsyth, Grimsley, Harding, Hough, Leesville Road, Mallard Creek, Myers Park, Richmond, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Weddington
Ohio (26 teams) – Archbishop Hoban, Archbishop Moeller, Avon, Benedictine, Colerain, Canton McKinley, Chardon, Elder, Lakota West, La Salle, Marysville, Massillon Perry, Massillon Washington, Medina, Mentor, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Springfield, St. Edward, St. Ignatius, St. Xavier, Toledo Central Catholic, Trotwood-Madison, Upper Arlington, Wayne (Huber Heights), Winton Woods
Oklahoma (6 teams) – Bixby, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Norman North, Owasso, Union
Pennsylvania (19 teams) – Archbishop Wood, Cathedral Prep, Central York, Coatesville, Governor Mifflin, Harrisburg, Imhotep Charter, La Salle College HS, Manheim Central, McDowell, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, Parkland, Penn Hills, Penn-Trafford, Pine-Richland, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Southern Columbia, St. Joseph’s Prep
South Carolina (11 teams) – Byrnes, Dorman, Dutch Fork, Fort Dorchester, Gaffney, Myrtle Beach, Northwestern, Spartanburg, South Pointe, Spring Valley, T.L. Hanna
Tennessee (19 teams) – Alcoa, Blackman, Brentwood Academy, Briarcrest Christian, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Ensworth, Farragut, Houston, Lausanne Collegiate, Lipscomb Academy, Maryville, McCallie, Memphis University, Montgomery Bell Academy, Oakland, Pearl-Cohn, Ravenwood, Summit, Whitehaven
Texas (78 teams) – Aledo, Allen, A&M Consolidated, Argyle, Arlington Martin, Atascocita, Bridgeland, Calallen, Carthage, Cedar Hill, Cedar Park, C.E. King, China Springs, Cibolo Steele, College Station, Colleyville Heritage, Coppell, Cy-Fair, Cypress Ranch, Dallas Jesuit, Denton Guyer, Denton Ryan, DeSoto, Dickinson, Duncanville, Ennis, Euless Trinity, Flower Mound, Fort Bend Hightower, Fort Bend Marshall, Foster, Garland, Highland Park, John Tyler, Judson, Katy, Katy Paetow, Katy Tompkins, Klein Collins, Lake Travis, Lamar (Houston), Lancaster, Lone Star (Frisco), Lewisville, Little Elm, Longview, Lovejoy, Lubbock-Cooper, Lufkin, Manvel, Mansfield, Mansfield Summit, Marcus (Flower Mound), Midland Legacy (former Midland Lee), Midway, North Shore, Pearland Dawson, Permian, Prosper, Ridge Point, Richmond Foster, Rockwall, Rockwall-Heath, San Antonio Brennan, Shadow Creek, Skyline, Southlake Carroll, South Oak Cliff, Spring, Stephenville, The Woodlands, Tomball, Tomball Memorial, Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi), West Brook, Westfield, Westlake, Wichita Falls Ridge
Utah (9 teams) – American Fork, Bingham, Corner Canyon, East, Herriman, Lehi, Lone Peak, Orem, Skyridge
Virginia (11 teams) – Bishop Sullivan, Colonial Forge, Highland Springs, Life Christian Academy, Manchester, Ocean Lakes, Oscar Smith, South County, Stone Bridge, Varina, Westfield
Washington (5 teams) – Bellevue, Camas, Eastside Catholic, Graham-Kaposwin, O’Dea
Washington DC (2 teams) – Gonzaga, St. John’s College HS
West Virginia (1 team) – Martinsburg
