First in-season HSFA 300 national high school football rankings

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After a big weekend of games, the 2024 High School Football America national championship chase is shaping up as we release our first in-season HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football.

Let’s start at the top where the highly-anticipated showdown between No. 1 Mater Dei (California) and No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) is set. After a bye week for both teams, Gorman travels to Southern California to play the Monarchs September 8 at Santa Ana, Stadium.

Both teams picked up impressive wins this past weekend.

Mater Dei‘s defense of its 2023 High School Football America national title began with a 42-25 win over No. 12 Corona Centennial (California).

Gorman won its 27th straight with a come-from-behind 29-21 win over No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida). The Gaels last loss came at the hands of Mater Dei on August 26, 2022.

Mater Dei owns four HSFA national championships (2017, 2018, 2021, 2023), while BG won the national crown in 2016.

St. John Bosco (California), owner of national titles in 2019 and 2022, is again in the thick of the national championship conversation after beating three-time defending Florida state champ Chaminade-Madonna. The win moves the Braves up two spots to No. 3 in the latest rankings. C-M drops from No. 3 to No. 5.

Milton climbs five spots to No. 4 this week after taking down Preseason No. 24 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida).

Utah’s Corner Canyon soars from No. 35 to No. 9 this week after its 35-34 upset of Preseason No. 4 IMG Academy (Florida).

Two-time defending state champ Lakeland also makes a huge jump from No. 47 to No. 24 after beating Preseason No. 22 Miami Central (Florida) 16-8.

Overall, their are 17 new teams in our first in-season ranking:

  • No. 72 Collins Hill (Georgia)
  • No. 139 Lone Peak (Utah)
  • No. 147 Arbor View (Nevada)
  • No. 170 Langston Hughes (Georgia)
  • No. 176 Ravenwood (Tennessee)
  • No. 179 Bearden (Tennessee)
  • No. 200 Chaparral (Temecula, California)
  • No. 214 Bishop Manogue (Nevada)
  • No. 217 Winton Woods (Ohio)
  • No. 225 University (Orange City, Florida)
  • No. 232 Hoover (Alabama)
  • No. 233 Eau Gallie (Florida)
  • No. 240 Bishop Verot (Florida)
  • No. 246 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)
  • No. 247 El Camino (Oceanside, California)
  • No. 264 Clovis West (California)
  • No. 283 Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)

High School Football America 300

Ranking/Team/StateRecordPreseason Ranking
No. 1 Mater Dei (California)(1-0)1
No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(2-0)2
No. 3 St. John Bosco (California)(1-0)5
No. 4 Milton (Georgia)(2-0)9
No. 5 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(0-1)3
 No. 6 DeSoto (Texas)(0-0)6
No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(0-1)7
No. 8 Duncanville (Texas)(0-0)8
No. 9 Corner Canyon (Utah)(2-0)35
No. 10 IMG Academy (Florida)(0-1)4
No. 11 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)10
No. 12 Massillon Washington (Ohio)(1-0)11
No. 13 Corona Centennial (California)(0-1)12
No. 14 St. Edward (Ohio)(1-0)13
No. 15 Cocoa (Florida)(1-0)14
No. 16 Good Counsel (Maryland)(0-0)15
No. 17 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(0-0)16
No. 18 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(1-0)18
No. 19 North Shore (Texas)(0-0)17
No. 20 DeMatha (Maryland)(0-0)19
No. 21 Liberty (Arizona)(0-0)20
No. 22 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(1-0)21
No. 23 Colquitt County (Georgia)(2-0)23
No. 24 Lakeland (Florida)(1-0)47
No. 25 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(0-1)24
No. 26 Miami Central (Florida)(0-1)22
No. 27 Buford (Georgia)(1-1)26
No. 28 Venice (Florida)(1-0)29
No. 29 Mission Viejo (California)(2-0)33
No. 30 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(1-0)64
No. 31 Carrollton (Georgia)(2-0)43
No. 32 Loyola Academy (Illinois)(0-0)31
No. 33 Westlake (Austin, Texas)(0-0)32
No. 34 Norland (Florida)(1-0)34
No. 35 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(1-0)36
No. 36 Kahuku (Hawaii)(2-1)30
No. 37 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(0-1)28
No. 38 Centennial (Arizona)(0-0)37
No. 39 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(0-0)38
No. 40 Columbus  (Miami, Florida)(1-0)39
No. 41 Walton (Georgia)(2-0)49
No. 42 East St. Louis (Illinois)(0-0)41
No. 43 Folsom (California)(1-0)61
No. 44 McCallie (Tennessee)(1-0)44
No. 45 Mill Creek (Georgia)(2-0)58
No. 46 Orange Lutheran (California)(1-0)71
No. 47 JSerra (California)(1-0)92
No. 48 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(1-0)88
No. 49 North Crowley (Texas)(0-0)45
No. 50 Saraland (Alabama)(1-0)46
No. 51 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(1-0)48
No. 52 Serra (San Mateo, California)(0-0)51
No. 53 Mililani (Hawaii)(2-0)50
No. 54 Thomas County Central (Georgia)(2-0)53
No. 55 Aledo (Texas)(0-0)52
No. 56 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(0-0)54
No. 57 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(0-0)55
No. 58 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(1-0)56
No. 59 Edgewater (Florida)(0-0)57
No. 60 Jones (Orlando, Florida)(0-0)59
No. 61 Servite (California)(1-0)69
No. 62 Summer Creek (Texas)(0-0)60
No. 63 Atascocita (Texas)(0-0)62
No. 64 De La Salle (California)(0-0)63
No. 65 Weddington (North Carolina)(1-0)73
No. 66 Providence Day (North Carolina)(1-1)65
No. 67 Baylor (Tennessee)(1-0)83
No. 68 Bixby (Oklahoma)(0-0)67
No. 69 Basha (Arizona)(0-0)68
No. 70 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia)(1-1)81
No. 71 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)70
No. 72 Collins Hills (Georgia)(2-0)NR
No. 73 South Oak Cliff (Texas)(0-0)72
No. 74 Grayson (Georgia)(1-1)170
No. 75 Coffee (Georgia)(2-0)74
No. 76 Thompson (Alabama)(0-1)42
No. 77 Gainesville (Georgia)(2-0)78
No. 78 St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(0-0)75
No. 79 Chandler (Arizona)(0-0)77
No. 80 Brownsburg (Indiana)(1-0)80
No. 81 Highland (Arizona)(0-0)79
No. 82 Berkeley Prep (Florida)(0-1)66
No. 83 Trinity (Kentucky)(1-0)84
No. 84 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(1-0)91
No. 85 Douglas County (Georgia)(2-0)105
No. 86 Westfield (Indiana)(1-0)217
No. 87 Rome (Georgia)(0-0)89
No. 88 Cathedral (Indiana)(1-0)166
No. 89 Long Beach Poly (California)(0-1)76
No. 90 Santa Margarita (California)(0-1)82
No. 91 Cibolo Steele (Texas)(0-0)87
No. 92 Center Grove (Indiana)(0-1)25
No. 93 Sierra Canyon (California)(1-1)27
No. 94 Cardinal Hayes (New York)(0-0)93
No. 95 St. Augustine (Florida)(1-0)99
No. 96 Buchholz (Florida)(1-0)103
No. 97 Avon (Ohio)(1-0)104
No. 98 John Curtis (Louisiana)(0-0)96
No. 99 Delbarton (New Jersey)(0-0)98
No. 100 Serra (Gardena, California)(0-1)102
No. 101 Lake Travis (Texas)(0-0)100
No. 102 Port Neches-Grove (Texas)(0-0)101
No. 103 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(1-0)110
No. 104 Oakland (Tennessee)(1-0)111
No. 105 Mandarin (Florida)(1-0)116
No. 106 Houston (Tennessee)(1-0)113
No. 107 Palmetto (Miami, Florida)(1-0)177
No. 108 Homestead (Florida)(0-1)90
No. 109 Iona Prep (New York)(0-0)106
No. 110 Dripping Springs (Texas)(0-0)107
No. 111 Ruston (Louisiana)(0-0)108
No. 112 Vandegrift (Texas)(0-0)109
No. 113 Grimsley (North Carolina)(1-0)129
No. 114 Westside (Anderson, South Carolina)(1-0)140
No. 115 Creekside (Georgia)(0-1)86
No. 116 Zachary (Louisiana)(0-0)115
No. 117 Glenville (Ohio)(1-0)124
No. 118 Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(1-0)212
No. 119 Woodward Academy (Georgia)(0-2)117
No. 120 Los Alamitos (California)(1-0)131
No. 121 Northwestern (South Carolina)(1-0)137
No. 122 Lake Mary (Florida)(1-0)234
No. 123 Rolesville (North Carolina)(1-0)232
No. 124 Archbishop Stepinac (New York)(0-0)118
No. 125 Destrehan (Louisiana)(0-0)119
No. 126 Coppell (Texas)(0-0)120
No. 127 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)126
No. 128 Belleville (Michigan)(0-0)127
No. 129 Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(0-0)128
No. 130 Southfield A&T (Michigan)(0-0)130
No. 131 Monarch (Florida)(1-0)136
No. 132 Byron Nelson (Texas)(0-0)133
No. 133 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(1-0)141
No. 134 Liberty North (Missouri)(0-0)135
No. 135 Male (Kentucky)(1-0)151
No. 136 Armwood (Florida)(1-0)155
No. 137 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(0-0)138
No. 138 Fayetteville (Arkansas)(0-0)139
No. 139 Lone Peak (Utah)(2-0)NR
No. 140 Timpview (Utah)(1-1)181
No. 141 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(0-0)142
No. 142 Skyridge (Utah)(1-1)123
No. 143 Bryant (Arkansas)(0-0)144
No. 144 Saguaro (Arizona)(0-0)145
No. 145 Pittsburg (California)(0-0)145
No. 146 East Central (Indiana)(1-0)147
No. 147 Arbor View (Nevada)(1-0)NR
No. 148 Lincoln (San Diego, California)(0-1)40
No. 149 Lehi (Utah)(2-0)162
No. 150 Liberty (Nevada)(0-1)132
No. 151 Lee County (Georgia)(2-0)159
No. 152 South Florence (South Carolina)(1-0)149
No. 153 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana)(0-0)150
No. 154 Conway (Arkansas)(0-0)152
No. 155 Cardinal Ritter (Missouri) (0-0)154
No. 156 Denton Guyer (Texas)(0-0)156
No. 157 Hamilton (Arizona)(0-0)158
No. 158 Clovis North (California)(1-0)168
No. 159 Norcross (Georgia)(1-1)164
No. 160 Murrieta Valley (California)(1-0)294
No. 161 Highland Park (Texas)(0-0)160
No. 162 Parkview (Arkansas)(0-0)163
No. 163 Oaks Christian (California)(1-0)171
No. 164 Allen (Texas)(0-0)165
No. 165 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(0-1)169
No. 166 Acadiana (Louisiana)(0-0)167
No. 167 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(1-0)179
No. 168 Camden County (Georgia)(2-0)190
No. 169 Brentwood (Tennessee)(1-0)184
No. 170 Langston Hughes (Georgia)(2-0)NR
No. 171 Oak Grove (Mississippi)(0-0)172
No. 172 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)(0-0)173
No. 173 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(0-0)174
No. 174 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)(0-0)175
No. 175 Benedictine (Georgia)(0-2)176
No. 176 Ravenwood (Tennessee)(1-0) NR
No. 177 Katy (Texas)(0-0)178
No. 178 Rancho Cucamonga (California)(0-1)143
No. 179 Bearden (Tennessee)(1-0)NR
No. 180 West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(0-1)125
No. 181 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(0-0)182
No. 182 Alcoa (Tennessee)(0-1)122
No. 183 North Cobb (Georgia)(2-0)199
No. 184 North Gwinnett (Georgia)(1-0)195
No. 185 Highland Springs (Virginia)(0-0)186
No. 186 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(1-1)183
No. 187 Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(0-0)187
No. 188 Maury (Virginia)(0-0)188
No. 189 De Smet (Missouri)(0-0)189
No. 190 Hough (North Carolina)(0-1)193
No. 191 Vanguard (Florida)(0-1)196
No. 192 Roswell (Georgia)(1-0)197
No. 193 Prosper (Texas)(0-0)191
No. 194 Valdosta (Georgia)(2-0)209
No. 195 St. Bonaventure (California)(1-0)202
No. 196 Independence (North Carolina)(1-0)206
No. 197 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California)(1-0)204
No. 198 Lake Wales (Florida)(1-0)205
No. 199 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina)(1-0)208
No. 200 Chaparral (Temecula, California)(1-0)NR
No. 201 San Clemente (California)(0-1)85
No. 202 Westfield (Texas)(0-0)198
No. 203 Bishop Chatard (Indiana)(1-0)203
No. 204 Rockwall (Texas)(0-0)200
No. 205 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (0-0)201
No. 206 Raines (Florida)(1-0)278
No. 207 Longview (Texas) (0-0)207
No. 208 Apopka (Florida)(1-0)214
No. 209 Houston County (Georgia)(2-0)224
No. 210 Bolles School (Florida) (0-1)210
No. 211 Lakota West (Ohio)(1-0)247
No. 212 St. Xavier (Ohio)(0-1)211
No. 213 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(0-1)112
No. 214 Bishop Manogue (Nevada)(2-0)NR
No. 215 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(0-1)194
No. 216 Manatee (Florida)(1-0)225
No. 217 Winton Woods (Ohio)(1-0)NR
No. 218 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)(1-0)221
No. 219 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(1-0)227
No. 220 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(1-0)230
No. 221 Elder (Ohio)(1-0)228
No. 222 Bartram Trail (Florida)(1-0)229
No. 223 Miramar (Florida)(0-1)216
No. 224 Springfield (Ohio)(0-1)94
No. 225 University (Orange City, Florida)(1-0)NR
No. 226 Mainland (Florida)(0-1)97
No. 227 Davison (Michigan)(0-0)218
No. 228 Fort Bend Hightower (Texas)(0-0)219
No. 229 Holy Cross (Louisiana)(0-0)220
No. 230 Lamar (Houston, Texas)(0-0)222
No. 231 Rockhurst (Missouri)(0-0)223
No. 232 Hoover (Alabama)(1-0)NR
No. 233 Eau Gallie (Florida)(1-0)NR
No. 234 Auburn (Alabama)(1-0)233
No. 235 The Woodlands (Texas)(0-0)226
No. 236 Western (Davie, Florida)(0-1)114
No. 237 Ben Davis (Indiana)(0-1)95
No. 238 Vero Beach (Florida)(0-1)157
No. 239 Phoebus (Virginia)(0-0)231
No. 240 Bishop Verot (Florida)(1-0)NR
No. 241 White Knoll (South Carolina)(1-0)235
No. 242 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(1-0)236
No. 243 Germantown (Tennessee)(1-0)240
No. 244 Jesuit (Florida)(0-1)180
No. 245 Cartersville (Georgia)(2-0)245
No. 246 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) (1-0)NR
No. 247 El Camino (Oceanside, California)(1-0)NR
No. 248 Union (Oklahoma)(0-0)237
No. 249 Louisville (Mississippi)(0-0)238
No. 250 Summerville (South Carolina)(0-0)239
No. 251 C.E. King (Texas)(0-0)241
No. 252 Cary-Grove (Illinois)(0-0)242
No. 253 Princeton (Ohio)(0-1)243
No. 254 Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)(0-0)244
No. 255 Warner Robins (Georgia)(1-1)249
No. 256 Pickerington North (Ohio)(0-1)248
No. 257 McKinney (Texas)(0-0)250
No. 258 Ridge Point (Texas)(0-0)252
No. 259 Brandon (Mississippi)(0-0)253
No. 260 Jenks (Oklahoma)(0-0)254
No. 261 Boyle County (Kentucky)(1-0)256
No. 262 Ware County (Georgia)(1-1)258
No. 263 Douglass (Kentucky)(1-0)259
No. 264 Clovis West (California)(1-0)NR
No. 265 Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(0-1)257
No. 266 Crest (North Carolina)(0-0)261
No. 267 Rocklin (California)(1-0)262
No. 268 Muskegon (Michigan)(0-0)263
No. 269 Argyle (Texas)(0-0)264
No. 270 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)(0-0)265
No. 271 Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania)(0-0)266
No.272 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee)(0-1)251
No. 273 Monsignor Farrell (New York)(0-0)268
No. 274 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona)(0-0)269
No. 275 Lewisville (Texas)(0-0)270
No. 276 Cherry Creek (Colorado)(0-0)271
No. 277 Lovejoy (Texas)(0-0)273
No. 278 Gaffney (South Carolina)(0-0)273
No. 279 Higley (Arizona)(0-0)274
No. 280 San Ramon Valley (California) (0-0)275
No. 281 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(0-0)276
No. 282 Brother Martin (Louisiana)(0-0)277
No. 283 Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(1-0)NR
No. 284 Palm Beach Central (Florida)(1-0)282
No. 285 Enterprise (Alabama)(1-0)283
No. 286 Treasure Coast (Florida)(0-1)185
No. 287 College Station (Texas)(0-0)279
No. 288 Archbishop Shaw (Louisiana)(0-0)280
No. 289 Dickinson (Texas)(0-0)281
No. 290 Plant (Florida)(1-0)291
No. 291 Carencro (Louisiana)(0-0)284
No. 292 St. Xavier (Kentucky)(1-0)285
No. 293 Alexandria (Louisiana)(0-0)286
No. 294 Cardinal Newman (Florida)(1-0)287
No. 295 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)288
No. 296 West Jones (Mississippi)(0-0)289
No. 297 Red Oak (Texas)(0-0)290
No. 298 Cleveland Heights (Ohio)(1-0)295
No. 299 Perry (Georgia)(2-0)296
No. 300  Anderson (Ohio)(1-0)297

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

Dropped-out: No. 121 Coconut Creek (Florida), No. 134 Butler (North Carolina), No. 148 Helix (California), No. 153 American Fork (Utah), No. 161 Carlsbad (California), No. 192 Newton (Georgia), No. 213 Cedar Grove (Georgia), No. 215 Parkview (Georgia), No. 246 Hoggard (North Carolina), No. 255 Punahou (Hawaii), No. 260 Gulf Shores (Alabama), No. 267 Oak Ridge (California), No. 293 Hilliard Bradley (Ohio), No. 294 Melissa (Texas), No. 298 Benjamin (Florida), No. 299 Cedar Hill (Texas), No. 300 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)

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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.