First in-season HSFA 300 national high school football rankings are out

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As the calendar gets ready to change to September, there isn’t any change at the top of the top of the High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football.

The top five teams in HSFA’s preseason national rankings remain in their position after impressive wins over some nationally-ranked powers.

Related: 2022 Preseason Rankings

Reigning national champ Mater Dei (California) is No. 1 after a 24-21 come-from-behind win over No. 13 Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada. This week the Monarchs will be challenged with another tough road contest against No. 17 Corona Centennial (California).

No. 2 St. John Bosco picked-up huge win in Texas over three-time HSFA national champ (2012-2014) Allen. The game was never in-doubt as the Braves routed the Eagles 52-14.

Buford (Georgia) is off to a 2-0 start that includes an impressive 38-7 win over preseason No. 17 Thompson (Alabama) in a battle between three-time defending state champs from neighboring states. This week, the Wolves will challenge No. 20 North Cobb (Georgia).

No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) received a scare this weekend at the NFL Alumni Academy Freedom Bowl in Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Panthers edged No. 66 East St. Louis 20-13. This weekend, SFA travels to Texas to play No. 16 Desoto.

DeSoto will bring a 1-0 record into the game after opening its season in the Nike Kickoff Classic, sponsored by the NFL, at Nike World Headquarters in Oregon. The Eagles beat St. Augustine (Louisiana) 35-10.

Another head-to-head Top 25 battle this week will be in Arizona, where No. 5 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) faces No. 21 Saguaro. Both teams won state titles in 2021.

There are two new teams in the Top 25 from HSFA’s preseason rankings.

Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee), coached by former NFL Super Bowl MVP quarterback Trent Dilfer, sits at No. 22 this week, up seven spots from its preseason ranking.

Dilfer’s squad has beaten preseason No. 65 Milton (Georgia) and three-time defending champ Thompson, which fell from No. 17 to No. 80 after an 0-2 start.

Also new to the Top 25 this week is Ohio’s Archbishop Moeller at No. 23.

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Overall, there are nine new teams to the Top 100:

  • No. 70 Auburn (Alabama)
  • No. 79 Brownsburg (Indiana)
  • No. 86 Skyridge (Utah)
  • No. 88 Pittsburg (California)
  • No. 90 Winton Woods (Ohio)
  • No. 92 Orange Lutheran (California)
  • No. 93 Timpview (Utah)
  • No. 98 Collins Hill (Georgia)
  • No. 100 Warren Central (Indiana)

High School Football America 300

RankTeam/StateRecordPreseason Rank
No. 1Mater Dei (California)(2-0)1
No. 2St. John Bosco (California)(1-0)2
No. 3Buford (Georgia)(2-0)3
No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(1-0)4
No. 5 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(1-0)5
No. 6 Miami Central (Florida)(1-0)18
No. 7St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(1-0)9
No. 8North Shore (Texas)(1-0)8
No. 9Duncanville (Texas)(1-0)10
No. 10Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(1-0)21
No. 11St. Edward (Ohio)(2-0)11
No. 12Good Counsel (Maryland)(1-0)15
No. 13Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(1-1)13
No. 14IMG Academy (Florida)(0-1)7
No. 15Westlake (Texas)(1-0)12
No. 16DeSoto (Texas)(1-0)14
No. 17Corona Centennial (California)(2-0)19
No. 18St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(0-1)6
No. 19American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(2-0)25
No. 20North Cobb (Georgia)(1-0)16
No. 21Saguaro (Arizona)(0-0)20
No. 22Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(2-0)29
No. 23Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(2-0)28
No. 24Denton Guyer (Texas)(1-0)24
No. 25Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(1-0)33
No. 26Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(1-0)42
No. 27Chandler (Arizona)(0-0)27
No. 28Langston Hughes (Georgia)(2-0)30
No. 29Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(2-0)36
No. 30Mission Viejo (California)(2-0)49
No. 31Venice (Florida)(0-1)23
No. 32Southlake Carroll (Texas)(1-0)31
No. 33Jesuit (Florida)(1-0)32
No. 34Grayson (Georgia)(2-0)35
No. 35Mill Creek (Georgia)(2-0)37
No. 36Oakland (Tennessee)(2-0)39
No. 37Center Grove (Indiana)(2-0)43
No. 38DeMatha (Maryland)(0-1)38
No. 39Bixby (Oklahoma)(1-0)44
No. 40Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)40
No. 41Springfield (Ohio)(1-0)50
No. 42Jones (Orlando, Florida)(1-0)72
No. 43McCallie (Tennessee)(2-0)52
No. 44South Pointe (South Carolina)(2-0)86
No. 45Zachary (Louisiana)(0-0)45
No. 46Lakota West (Ohio)(2-0)54
No. 47Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(1-0)60
No. 48Cocoa (Florida)(0-1)47
No. 49Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(2-0)64
No. 50Lakeland (Florida)(1-0)53
No. 51 Hamilton (Arizona)(0-0)51
No. 52Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(2-0)90
No. 53Gaffney (South Carolina)(0-1)48
No. 54Katy (Texas)(1-0)55
No. 55Lee County (Georgia)(2-0)142
No. 56St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(0-1)58
No. 57South Oak Cliff (Texas)(0-1)61
No. 58Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(2-0)69
No. 59East St. Louis (Illinois)(0-1)66
No. 60Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(1-0)77
No. 61St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(1-0)68
No. 62Walton (Georgia)(1-1)78
No. 63Colquitt County (Georgia)(2-0)75
No. 64Jenks (Oklahoma)(1-0)62
No. 65Belleville (Michigan)(1-0)67
No. 66De La Salle (California)(1-0)70
No. 67Serra (San Mateo, California)(1-0)99
No. 68Columbus (Miami, Florida)(1-0)79
No. 69Bryant (Arkansas)(1-0)76
No. 70Auburn (Alabama)(2-0)149
No. 71Long Beach Poly (California)(2-0)91
No. 72Folsom (California)(1-1)63
No. 73Iona Prep (New York)(0-0)74
No. 74Cherry Creek (Colorado)(1-0)85
No. 75Longview (Texas)(1-0)88
No. 76Madison Central (Mississippi)(1-0)89
No. 77Los Alamitos (California)(1-1)59
No. 78Allen (Texas)(0-1)57
No. 79Brownsburg (Indiana)(2-0)137
No. 80Thompson (Alabama)(0-2)17
No. 81Brookwood (Georgia)(1-1)80
No. 82Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(1-1)81
No. 83Hough (North Carolina)(1-1)82
No. 84Hoover (Alabama) (1-1)83
No. 85Cathedral (Indiana)(1-1)26
No. 86Skyridge (Utah)(3-0)167
No. 87Edgewater (Florida)(1-0)100
No. 88Pittsburg (California)(1-0)101
No. 89Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(1-1)87
No. 90Winton Woods (Ohio)(2-0)113
No. 91Kahuku (Hawaii)(2-0)92
No. 92Orange Lutheran (California)(2-0)122
No. 93Timpview (Utah) (3-0)283
No. 94Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(1-0)97
No. 95Lone Peak (Utah)(2-1)84
No. 96Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(1-0)95
No. 97Liberty (Nevada)(1-1)96
No. 98Collins Hill (Georgia)(1-0)103
No. 99Corner Canyon (Utah)(2-1)93
No. 100Warren Central (Indiana)(1-1)249
No. 101Santa Margarita (California)(2-0)129
No. 102Loyola Academy (Illlinois)(1-0)116
No. 103Arlington Martin (Texas)(1-0)127
No. 104Atascocita (Texas)(1-0)104
No. 105Milton (Georgia)(0-2)65
No. 106Katy Paetow (Texas)(1-0)106
No. 107Westfield (Texas)(1-0)108
No. 108Maryville (Tennessee)(2-0)109
No. 109Massillon Washington (Ohio)(1-1)111
No. 110Bishop Amat (California)(2-0)125
No. 111Lake Travis (Texas)(0-1)73
No. 112Cedar Grove (Georgia)(1-0)105
No. 113De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(1-0)102
No. 114Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(1-0)114
No. 115Brother Martin (Louisiana)(0-0)115
No. 116Detroit MLK (Michigan)(0-1)34
No. 117Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(1-1)163
No. 118Serra (Gardena, California)(0-2)118
No. 119DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)119
No. 120St. Ignatius (Ohio)(1-0)120
No. 121Highland Springs (Virginia)(1-0)205
No. 122Alcoa (Tennessee)(2-0)124
No. 123Chambers (North Carolina)(1-1)56
No. 124Rome (Georgia)(2-0)173
No. 125Pine Forest (Florida)(1-0)126
No. 126Carlsbad (California)(1-0)164
No. 127Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey)(1-0)135
No. 128Buchholz (Florida)(1-0)141
No. 129Apopka (Florida)(1-0)136
No. 130Basha (Arizona)(0-0)130
No. 131Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(1-0)133
No. 132Bartram Trail (Florida)(1-0)132
No. 133St. Xavier (Ohio)(0-2)131
No. 134Edna Karr (Louisiana)(0-0)134
No. 135La Salle (Ohio)(2-0)144
No. 136Union (Oklahoma)(1-0)145
No. 137Lowndes (Georgia)(1-1)117
No. 138St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(0-1)110
No. 139Warner Robins (Georgia)(0-1)23
No. 140Madison Ridgeland (Mississippi)(2-1)143
No. 141Highland Park (Texas)(1-0)145
No. 142Valdosta (Georgia)(2-0)155
No. 143Elder (Ohio)(2-0)247
No. 144Calvert Hall (Maryland)(1-0)152
No. 145Norco (California)(0-1)140
No. 146Oscar Smith (Virginia)(1-0)153
No. 147St. Francis (Mountain View, California)(1-0)154
No. 148Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(1-0)263
No. 149Chaminade (California)(2-0)HM
No. 150Edison (Miami, Florida)(0-0)148
No. 151Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(1-0)157
No. 152Treasure Coast (Florida)(0-1)139
No. 153Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(0-1)150
No. 154Pickerington Central (Ohio)(1-1)121
No. 155Rockledge (Florida)(1-0)183
No. 156St. Xavier (Kentucky)(2-0)161
No. 157Lake Gibson (Florida)(1-0)168
No. 158University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)156
No. 159Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(1-0)158
No. 160Brandon (Mississippi)(1-0)160
No. 161Northwestern (South Carolina)(2-0)169
No. 162Bolles School (Florida)(1-0)170
No. 163La Salle College HS (Pennsylvania)(1-0)171
No. 164JSerra (California)(1-1)HM
No. 165Joliet Catholic (Illinois)(1-0)175
No. 166Homestead (Florida)(1-0)270
No. 167Bentonville (Arkansas)(1-0)191
No. 168Merritt Island (Florida)(0-0) 166
No. 169Cary-Grove (Illinois)(1-0)185
No. 170Rockwall (Texas)(1-0)178
No. 171Buchanan (Clovis, California)(1-0)179
No. 172Providence Day (North Carolina) (2-0)180
No. 173Dillard (Florida)(1-0)189
No. 174Jesuit (Louisiana)(0-0)172
No. 175Rancho Cucamonga (California)(2-0)HM
No. 176Cibolo Steele (Texas)(1-0)213
No. 177Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(2-0)265
No. 178Shadow Creek (Texas)(1-0)187
No. 179Acadiana (Louisiana)(0-0)177
No. 180Creekside (Georgia)(0-1)181
No. 181Pickerington North (Ohio)(2-0)253
No. 182Lehi (Utah) (3-0)193
No. 183Servite (California)(0-2)41
No. 184Westgate (Louisiana)(0-0)182
No. 185Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(1-0)211
No. 186Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina)(0-2)46
No. 187Cartersville (Georgia)(2-0)197
No. 188Warren Easton (Louisiana)(0-0)186
No. 189West Orange (Florida)(1-0)194
No. 190Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(0-1)188
No. 191Conway (Arkansas)(0-0)222
No. 192Palmetto (Miami, Florida) (0-1)174
No. 193Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(1-0)206
No. 194Destrehan (Louisiana)(0-0)192
No. 195North Gwinnett (Georgia)(2-0)210
No. 196West Bloomfield (Michigan)(1-0)212
No. 197Ponchatoula (Louisiana)(0-0)195
No. 198Woodward Academy (Georgia)(1-1)208
No. 199Mater Dei Catholic (California)(0-2)196
No. 200De La Salle (Louisiana)(0-0)198
No. 201Blessed Trinity (Georgia)(2-0)HM
No. 202Roswell (Georgia)(2-0)241
No. 203New Braunfels (Texas)(1-0)HM
No. 204Denton Ryan (Texas)(0-1)71
No. 205Niceville (Florida)(1-0)203
No. 206Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(1-0)209
No. 207Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)(1-0)HM
No. 208Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(0-0) 199
No. 209Martinsburg (West Virginia)(1-0)200
No. 210Aledo (Texas)(0-1)94
No. 211American Fork (Utah)(3-0)214
No. 212Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(1-1)218
No. 213Loyola Blakefield (Maryland)(1-0)204
No. 214Carmel (Indiana)(0-2)128
No. 215Lockport (Illinois)(1-0)215
No. 216Kennesaw Mountain (Georgia)(2-0)202
No. 217C.E. King (Texas)(1-0)224
No. 218St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(0-0)216
No. 219Jones County (Georgia)(2-0)HM
No. 220Prosper (Texas)(1-0)254
No. 221Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(1-1)219
No. 222Graham-Kapowsin (Washington)(0-0) 220
No. 223Raines (Florida)(1-0)221
No. 224Catholic (Arkansas)(1-0) NR
No. 225Euless Trinity (Texas)(0-1)112
No. 226Alemany (California)(1-1)223
No. 227Rockwall-Heath (Texas)(0-1)225
No. 228Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(1-0)277
No. 229Spring (Texas)(1-0)227
No. 230Neville (Louisiana)(0-0) 228
No. 231Chardon (Ohio)(2-0)231
No. 232Tompkins (Katy, Texas)(1-0)230
No. 233Regis Jesuit (Colorado)(1-0)HM
No. 234Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)(0-1)159
No. 235Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana)(0-0)233
No. 236Ballard (Kentucky)(2-0)HM
No. 237Lake Mary (Florida)(1-0)235
No. 238Starkville (Mississippi)(1-0)236
No. 239Butler (North Carolina)(2-0)237
No. 240Lakewood (Florida)(1-0)238
No. 241Lake Stevens (Washington)(0-0)239
No. 242Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(1-1)234
No. 243Penn-Trafford (Pennsylvania)(1-0)232
No. 244Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(2-0)258
No. 245Upper Arlington (Ohio)(2-0)243
No. 246Trinity (Kentucky)(1-1)287
No. 247Modesto Central Catholic (California)(1-1)245
No. 248Cedar Hill (Texas)(0-1)246
No. 249Vista Murrieta (California)(2-0)271
No. 250Ben Davis (Indiana)(1-1)251
No. 251Oak Grove (Mississippi)(1-0)252
No. 252Vanguard (Florida)(1-0)259
No. 253Male (Kentucky)(1-1)98
No. 254Corona del Mar (California)(2-0)267
No. 255Valor Christian (Colorado)(0-1)151
No. 256Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)(1-0)273
No. 257Vero Beach (Florida)(1-0)257
No. 258Lovejoy (Texas)(1-0)284
No. 259Marietta (Georgia)(1-1)278
No. 260Palm Beach Central (Florida)(1-0)266
No. 261Owasso (Oklahoma)(0-1)268
No. 262College Station (Texas)(0-1)123
No. 263Highland (Arizona)(0-0) 260
No. 264St. Mary’s (Stockton)(1-0)261
No. 265Colleyville Heritage (Texas)(1-0)269
No. 266Grimsley (North Carolina)(2-0)275
No. 267Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida)(1-0)273
No. 268Inglewood (California)(2-0)285
No. 269Miramar (Florida)(1-0)279
No. 270Carthage (Texas)(1-0)282
No. 271Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(1-0)HM
No. 272Ridge Point (Texas)(0-1)255
No. 273Manvel (Texas)(0-1)264
No. 274Gulliver Prep (Florida)(0-1)107
No. 275Berkeley Prep (Florida)(0-1)147
No. 276John Curtis (Louisiana)(0-0)286
No. 277Brother Rice (Illinois)(1-0)297
No. 278Life Christian Academy (Virginia)(1-1)298
No. 279McDonogh (Maryland)(1-0)299
No. 280Calhoun (Georgia)(1-1)201
No. 281Stone Bridge (Virginia)(1-0)280
No. 282Bingham (Utah)(2-1)289
No. 283St. Bonaventure (California)(1-1)190
No. 284Naples (Florida)(1-0)288
No. 285Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (Georgia)(1-1)HM
No. 286Chippewa Valley (Michigan)(1-0)HM
No. 287Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(1-1)HM
No. 288Oaks Christian (California)(1-1)HM
No. 289Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(1-0)HM
No. 290Columbia (Lake City, Florida)(0-1)281
No. 291St. Augustine (Florida)(0-1)276
No. 292China Spring (Texas)(1-0)291
No. 293Stephenville (Texas)(1-0)293
No. 294Cabot (Arkansas)(1-0)HM
No. 295Gardendale (Alabama)(1-1)300
No. 296Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(0-0)295
No. 297Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(1-1)217
No. 298Fayetteville (Arkansas)(0-1)244
No. 299Western (Florida)(1-0)HM
No. 300Springfield Central (Massachusetts)(0-0)294

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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.