The chase for the 2022 High School Football America national championship, powered by NFL Play Football, gets real this week.
Reigning national champ and No. 1 Mater Dei (California) plays No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) on Friday in Southern California. The winner will have the inside track to the national championship that has been won by Mater Dei in three of the last five years. St. John Bosco finished No. 1 in the nation in 2019.
On Friday, No. 136 JSerra almost ended the No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown when the Lions gave Mater Dei all it could handle before losing 21-13.
Speaking of scares, No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) almost had its national championship dreams dashed in Hawaii. After traveling nearly 5,000 miles from Baltimore, the Panthers needed two scores in the final eight minutes in its comeback 22-15 win against reigning Hawaii Open Division champ Kahuku.
The top four teams in the latest High School Football America 300 are in the same spot they started the year.
Related: 2022 Preseason HSFA 300
Georgia’s Buford sits at No. 3 after a perfect 6-0 start that includes four teams inside the Top 300. After a bye week this week, the three-time defending state champs play No. 20 Mill Creek on October 14.
With most of Florida still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Ian, some South Florida teams did play this weekend.
No. 5 Miami Central stays in the national championship hunt after its 41-0 shutout of North Miami Beach. On Friday, the Rockets will play No. 28 Miami Northwestern.
Hurricane Ian caused the game between No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 297 Miramar to be cancelled.
The storm postponed the game between No. 7 Chaminade-Madonna and No. 166 Treasure Coast to Tuesday night. The Titans are 1-4, but all four losses have come against Top 300 teams.
No. 12 American Heritage (Plantation) picked-up an impressive 21-2 win over two-time Class 4A state champ Cardinal Gibbons, which drops two spots to No. 21 in the latest rankings created with HSFA’s proprietary algorithm.
Miami’s Columbus High breaks into the Top 25 at No. 24 after beating Miami High School for a 6-0 start. This week, the Explorers will face No. 140 Homestead.
After double-digit newcomers during the first five polls of the year, only four new teams are welcomed into the HSFA 300 this week.
- No. 199 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)
- No. 226 Clovis West (California)
- No. 294 Rogers (Arkansas)
- No. 300 Roncalli (Indiana)
High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football
Rank | Team/State | Record | Last Week |
No. 1 | Mater Dei (California) | (6-0) | 1 |
No. 2 | St. John Bosco (California) | (6-0) | 2 |
No. 3 | Buford (Georgia) | (6-0) | 3 |
No. 4 | St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (5-0) | 4 |
No. 5 | Miami Central (Florida) | (5-0) | 5 |
No. 6 | St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (5-0) | 6 |
No. 7 | Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (5-0) | 7 |
No. 8 | Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (6-1) | 8 |
No. 9 | North Shore (Texas) | (5-0) | 9 |
No. 10 | Duncanville (Texas) | (4-0) | 10 |
No. 11 | Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (7-0) | 11 |
No. 12 | American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (5-1) | 12 |
No. 13 | Good Counsel (Maryland) | (5-1) | 13 |
No. 14 | IMG Academy (Florida) | (3-1) | 14 |
No. 15 | Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (6-0) | 16 |
No. 16 | Corona Centennial (California) | (5-1) | 17 |
No. 17 | Westlake (Texas) | (5-0) | 18 |
No. 18 | Denton Guyer (Texas) | (6-0) | 20 |
No. 19 | Chandler (Arizona) | (5-0) | 21 |
No. 20 | Mill Creek (Georgia) | (6-0) | 22 |
No. 21 | Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (5-1) | 19 |
No. 22 | DeMatha (Maryland) | (4-1) | 23 |
No. 23 | Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (7-0) | 24 |
No. 24 | Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (6-0) | 26 |
No. 25 | Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (6-0) | 25 |
No. 26 | Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (4-1) | 27 |
No. 27 | St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (4-2) | 15 |
No. 28 | Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (3-2) | 28 |
No. 29 | Oakland (Tennessee) | (6-0) | 29 |
No. 30 | Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (5-0) | 30 |
No. 31 | DeSoto (Texas) | (4-1) | 31 |
No. 32 | Venice (Florida) | (2-2) | 32 |
No. 33 | Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (5-1) | 33 |
No. 34 | Edgewater (Florida) | (5-0) | 34 |
No. 35 | Bixby (Oklahoma) | (5-0) | 35 |
No. 36 | Colquitt County (Georgia) | (6-0) | 36 |
No. 37 | Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (6-1) | 37 |
No. 38 | St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (4-1) | 38 |
No. 39 | Auburn (Alabama) | (7-0) | 39 |
No. 40 | St. Edward (Ohio) | (6-1) | 40 |
No. 41 | Lakota West (Ohio) | (7-0) | 41 |
No. 42 | Long Beach Poly (California) | (6-0) | 42 |
No. 43 | Walton (Georgia) | (4-1) | 43 |
No. 44 | Mission Viejo (California) | (5-1) | 44 |
No. 45 | Katy (Texas) | (6-0) | 45 |
No. 46 | Lakeland (Florida) | (4-0) | 46 |
No. 47 | Serra (San Mateo, California) | (5-0) | 47 |
No. 48 | Folsom (California) | (6-1) | 48 |
No. 49 | Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (4-2) | 75 |
No. 50 | Iona Prep (New York) | (3-2) | 49 |
No. 51 | Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (4-2) | 50 |
No. 52 | Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 51 |
No. 53 | Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 52 |
No. 54 | Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (2-2) | 53 |
No. 55 | Lee County (Georgia) | (5-1) | 54 |
No. 56 | Cocoa (Florida) | (2-2) | 55 |
No. 57 | Thompson (Alabama) | (5-2) | 57 |
No. 58 | Kahuku (Hawaii) | (6-2) | 82 |
No. 59 | Allen (Texas) | (5-1) | 58 |
No. 60 | Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (5-1) | 59 |
No. 61 | Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (2-3)** | 72 |
No. 62 | Bryant (Arkansas) | (4-0) | 61 |
No. 63 | De La Salle (California) | (3-2) | 62 |
No. 64 | Brownsburg (Indiana) | (7-0) | 63 |
No. 65 | St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (4-2) | 64 |
No. 66 | Pittsburg (California) | (4-1) | 65 |
No. 67 | Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (5-2) | 66 |
No. 68 | Longview (Texas) | (5-0) | 67 |
No. 69 | Hoover (Alabama) | (6-1) | 68 |
No. 70 | North Cobb (Georgia) | (3-2) | 69 |
No. 71 | Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (5-1) | 70 |
No. 72 | Hough (North Carolina) | (5-1) | 71 |
No. 73 | Grayson (Georgia) | (5-1) | 73 |
No. 74 | Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (6-0) | 74 |
No. 75 | Basha (Arizona) | (5-0) | 79 |
No. 76 | Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (4-1) | 76 |
No. 77 | Belleville (Michigan) | (6-0) | 77 |
No. 78 | Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (4-3) | 78 |
No. 79 | Center Grove (Indiana) | (6-1) | 80 |
No. 80 | Winton Woods (Ohio) | (7-0) | 81 |
No. 81 | Skyridge (Utah) | (7-1) | 83 |
No. 82 | Cathedral (Indiana) | (5-1) | 84 |
No. 83 | Timpview (Utah) | (6-1) | 85 |
No. 84 | Los Alamitos (California) | (4-2) | 86 |
No. 85 | Creekside (Georgia) | (4-2) | 87 |
No. 86 | East St. Louis (Illinois) | (3-2) | 88 |
No. 87 | Atascocita (Texas) | (4-1) | 89 |
No. 88 | Edison (Huntington Beach, California) | (6-0) | 98 |
No. 89 | Springfield (Ohio) | (5-1) | 95 |
No. 90 | Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-1) | 115 |
No. 91 | Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (5-0) | 90 |
No. 92 | Elder (Ohio) | (5-2) | 91 |
No. 93 | St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (5-1) | 93 |
No. 94 | Lone Peak (Utah) | (4-3) | 92 |
No. 95 | Santa Margarita (California) | (4-2) | 94 |
No. 96 | Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (5-2) | 96 |
No. 97 | Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (5-0) | 97 |
No. 98 | Trinity (Kentucky) | (4-3) | 99 |
No. 99 | Bishop Amat (California) | (5-1) | 102 |
No. 100 | Highland Springs (Virginia) | (5-0) | 105 |
No. 101 | St. Augustine (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 106 |
No. 102 | Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (5-1) | 101 |
No. 103 | Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (5-0) | 103 |
No. 104 | Milton (Georgia) | (2-3) | 104 |
No. 105 | Baylor (Tennessee) | (6-0) | 188 |
No. 106 | Union (Oklahoma) | (6-0) | 107 |
No. 107 | Zachary (Louisiana) | (3-1) | 109 |
No. 108 | McCallie (Tennessee) | (4-2) | 56 |
No. 109 | St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (4-2) | 100 |
No. 110 | Hamilton (Arizona) | (4-1) | 111 |
No. 111 | Gaffney (South Carolina) | (3-2) | 112 |
No. 112 | Arlington Martin (Texas) | (5-1) | 113 |
No. 113 | Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (5-0) | 114 |
No. 114 | Pine Forest (Florida) | (6-0) | 116 |
No. 115 | Valdosta (Georgia) | (6-0) | 117 |
No. 116 | Serra (Gardena, California) | (4-2) | 118 |
No. 117 | Buchholz (Florida) | (4-0) | 119 |
No. 118 | Chaminade (California) | (6-0) | 120 |
No. 119 | Bartram Trail (Florida) | (5-0) | 121 |
No. 120 | Detroit MLK (Michigan) | (4-1) | 122 |
No. 121 | Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (4-2) | 123 |
No. 122 | Chambers (North Carolina) | (4-2) | 124 |
No. 123 | Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) | (4-1) | 125 |
No. 124 | Liberty (Arizona) | (4-0) | 284 |
No. 125 | Corner Canyon (Utah) | (6-2) | 128 |
No. 126 | Saguaro (Arizona) | (2-3) | 60 |
No. 127 | St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (3-3) | 134 |
No. 128 | Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (5-1) | 135 |
No. 129 | South Florence (South Carolina) | (6-0) | 108 |
No. 130 | Lake Travis (Texas) | (2-3) | 126 |
No. 131 | Dupont Manual (Kentucky) | (6-0) | 132 |
No. 132 | Westfield (Texas) | (4-1) | 129 |
No. 133 | Ballard (Kentucky) | (5-1) | 136 |
No. 134 | Highland Park (Texas) | (5-0) | 137 |
No. 135 | Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida) | (2-2) | 139 |
No. 136 | JSerra (California) | (3-3) | 140 |
No. 137 | Alcoa (Tennessee) | (6-1) | 127 |
No. 138 | Lehi (Utah) | (8-0) | 141 |
No. 139 | Jenks (Oklahoma) | (4-1) | 142 |
No. 140 | Homestead (Florida) | (5-0) | 148 |
No. 141 | Apopka (Florida) | (2-2) | 131 |
No. 142 | Roswell (Georgia) | (5-1) | 156 |
No. 143 | Brandon (Mississippi) | (5-0) | 143 |
No. 144 | Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania) | (4-0) | 153 |
No. 145 | Male (Kentucky) | (3-3) | 138 |
No. 146 | Oscar Smith (Virginia) | (4-0) | 145 |
No. 147 | Madison Ridgeland (Mississippi) | (6-2) | 147 |
No. 148 | Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (5-1) | 149 |
No. 149 | Opelika (Alabama) | (4-3) | 133 |
No. 150 | Brookwood (Georgia) | (3-3) | 151 |
No. 151 | Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (6-1) | 228 |
No. 152 | Carrollton (Georgia) | (6-0) | 154 |
No. 153 | Westgate (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 155 |
No. 154 | South Pointe (South Carolina) | (4-2) | 110 |
No. 155 | Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (3-4) | 144 |
No. 156 | Mount St. Joseph (Maryland) | (4-2) | 157 |
No. 157 | Northwestern (South Carolina) | (5-1) | 158 |
No. 158 | Rome (Georgia) | (5-1) | 159 |
No. 159 | Madison Central (Mississippi) | (4-1) | 160 |
No. 160 | University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (3-2) | 161 |
No. 161 | Conway (Arkansas) | (5-0) | 167 |
No. 162 | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (6-0) | 171 |
No. 163 | Providence Day (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 163 |
No. 164 | Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (2-2) | 164 |
No. 165 | Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) | (4-2) | 165 |
No. 166 | Treasure Coast (Florida) | (1-4) | 166 |
No. 167 | Collins Hill (Georgia) | (2-4) | 150 |
No. 168 | Shadow Creek (Texas) | (5-0) | 168 |
No. 169 | Inglewood (California) | (6-0) | 169 |
No. 170 | Prosper (Texas) | (5-1) | 170 |
No. 171 | St. Xavier (Ohio) | (2-5) | 145 |
No. 172 | Rockwall (Texas) | (5-1) | 172 |
No. 173 | Carlsbad (California) | (5-1) | 174 |
No. 174 | Destrehan (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 175 |
No. 175 | South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (3-3) | 176 |
No. 176 | Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (6-1) | 177 |
No. 177 | Lowndes (Georgia) | (3-2) | 178 |
No. 178 | Rockledge (Florida) | (4-1) | 179 |
No. 179 | St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 180 |
No. 180 | De La Salle (Louisiana) | (5-0) | 183 |
No. 181 | Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (5-1) | 181 |
No. 182 | Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (5-2) | 184 |
No. 183 | Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) | (4-1) | 185 |
No. 184 | Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (4-2) | 186 |
No. 185 | John Curtis (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 192 |
No. 186 | Winter Park (Florida) | (5-0) | 187 |
No. 187 | Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 152 |
No. 188 | Fairmont (Ohio) | (5-2) | 189 |
No. 189 | Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (4-2) | 190 |
No. 190 | Niceville (Florida) | (6-0) | 191 |
No. 191 | Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (6-1) | 193 |
No. 192 | Oaks Christian (California) | (4-2) | 194 |
No. 193 | Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (4-3) | 195 |
No. 194 | Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (5-1) | 196 |
No. 195 | Clearwater Academy International (Florida) | (3-0) | 197 |
No. 196 | Carmel (Indiana) | (5-2) | 198 |
No. 197 | Springboro (Ohio) | (5-2) | 199 |
No. 198 | Centerville (Ohio) | (6-1) | 201 |
No. 199 | St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (3-1) | NR |
No. 200 | Lancaster (Texas) | (3-2) | 202 |
No. 201 | Norco (California) | (4-2) | 203 |
No. 202 | Highland (Arizona) | (3-2) | 219 |
No. 203 | Denton Ryan (Texas) | (4-1) | 204 |
No. 204 | Dillard (Florida) | (2-2) | 205 |
No. 205 | Life Christian Academy (Virginia) | (3-3) | 200 |
No. 206 | Brunswick (Georgia) | (6-0) | 206 |
No. 207 | Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas) | (4-1) | 207 |
No. 208 | Helix (California) | (5-1) | 208 |
No. 209 | Oak Hills (California) | (6-0) | 209 |
No. 210 | Kennesaw Mountain (Georgia) | (5-0) | 210 |
No. 211 | Jesuit (Florida) | (2-2) | 211 |
No. 212 | Aledo (Texas) | (4-2) | 212 |
No. 213 | Raines (Florida) | (3-1) | 213 |
No. 214 | Bentonville (Arkansas) | (4-1) | 214 |
No. 215 | Dutchtown (Georgia) | (6-0) | 215 |
No. 216 | C.E. King (Texas) | (3-2) | 216 |
No. 217 | St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (4-2) | 217 |
No. 218 | Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia) | (4-2) | 218 |
No. 219 | St. Mary’s (Stockton) | (6-0) | 220 |
No. 220 | Grimsley (North Carolina) | (6-0) | 221 |
No. 221 | Rockwall-Heath (Texas) | (4-2) | 222 |
No. 222 | Maryville (Tennessee) | (5-2) | 130 |
No. 223 | Vero Beach (Florida) | (6-0) | 225 |
No. 224 | Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts) | (3-0) | 226 |
No. 225 | Martinsburg (West Virginia) | (5-1) | 227 |
No. 226 | Clovis West (California) | (6-0) | NR |
No. 227 | Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (3-2) | 182 |
No. 228 | Alemany (California) | (2-3) | 223 |
No. 229 | Marist (Georgia) | (4-2) | 229 |
No. 230 | Buchanan (Clovis, California) | (5-1) | 162 |
No. 231 | Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (3-2) | 231 |
No. 232 | Ruston (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 232 |
No. 233 | Princeton (Ohio) | (6-1) | 253 |
No. 234 | Blessed Trinity (Georgia) | (4-2) | 234 |
No. 235 | Ben Davis (Indiana) | (4-3) | 235 |
No. 236 | American Fork (Utah) | (6-2) | 243 |
No. 237 | Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (5-0) | 237 |
No. 238 | Lakewood (Florida) | (2-3)* | 238 |
No. 239 | Bingham (Utah) | (6-2) | 239 |
No. 240 | North Crowley (Texas) | (5-0) | 240 |
No. 241 | Citrus Valley (California) | (5-1) | 241 |
No. 242 | Catholic (Arkansas) | (4-0) | 242 |
No. 243 | La Salle (Ohio) | (2-5) | 230 |
No. 244 | Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (2-3) | 244 |
No. 245 | Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida) | (3-2) | 245 |
No. 246 | Liberty (Nevada) | (4-3) | 246 |
No. 247 | Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 247 |
No. 248 | Permian (Texas) | (5-0) | 248 |
No. 249 | Parkview (Georgia) | (5-1) | 249 |
No. 250 | Vanguard (Florida) | (3-2) | 250 |
No. 251 | West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (7-0) | 251 |
No. 252 | Lake Brantley (Florida) | (4-1) | 252 |
No. 253 | Upper Arlington (Ohio) | (5-2) | 233 |
No. 254 | Cabot (Arkansas) | (4-1) | 254 |
No. 255 | Mainland (Florida) | (3-1) | 255 |
No. 256 | North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (5-2) | 256 |
No. 257 | Western (Florida) | (3-1) | 257 |
No. 258 | Lake Mary (Florida) | (3-1) | 258 |
No. 259 | Acadiana (Louisiana) | (4-1) | 259 |
No. 260 | Calhoun (Georgia) | (4-2) | 296 |
No. 261 | Cartersville (Georgia) | (5-1) | 173 |
No. 262 | Warren Central (Mississippi) | (4-1) | 261 |
No. 263 | Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (4-2) | 262 |
No. 264 | Lovejoy (Texas) | (3-2) | 263 |
No. 265 | College Station (Texas) | (4-1) | 264 |
No. 266 | Argyle (Texas) | (5-0) | 265 |
No. 267 | Lake Minneola (Florida) | (4-1) | 266 |
No. 268 | Carthage (Texas) | (6-0) | 267 |
No. 269 | Florida State University HS (Florida) | (5-0) | 268 |
No. 270 | St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois) | (4-2) | 269 |
No. 271 | Calvary Day (Savannah, Georgia) | (4-0) | 271 |
No. 272 | Mountain Brook (Alabama) | (5-1) | 273 |
No. 273 | Tampa Catholic (Florida) | (3-1) | 273 |
No. 274 | Theodore (Alabama) | (6-0) | 274 |
No. 275 | Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Florida) | (2-2) | 275 |
No. 276 | Dakota (Michigan) | (6-0) | 276 |
No. 277 | Apple Valley (California) | (5-1) | 277 |
No. 278 | Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (4-1) | 278 |
No. 279 | Jesuit (Louisiana) | (1-4) | 279 |
No. 280 | Springfield Central (Massachusetts) | (3-1) | 280 |
No. 281 | Reedy (Texas) | (6-0) | 281 |
No. 282 | Naples (Florida) | (4-1) | 282 |
No. 283 | Waxahachie (Texas) | (4-1) | 283 |
No. 284 | Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (5-2) | 285 |
No. 285 | Murrieta Valley (California) | (5-1) | 286 |
No. 286 | Cain Ridge (Tennesee) | (6-1) | 287 |
No. 287 | San Clemente (California) | (5-2) | 288 |
No. 288 | Brother Rice (Illinois) | (3-3) | 289 |
No. 289 | Corona del Mar (California) | (5-1) | 290 |
No. 290 | Ware County (Georgia) | (4-0) | 291 |
No. 291 | China Spring (Texas) | (5-1) | 292 |
No. 292 | Stephenville (Texas) | (6-0) | 293 |
No. 293 | Cedartown (Georgia) | (6-0) | 294 |
No. 294 | Rogers (Arkansas) | (5-0) | NR |
No. 295 | Fayetteville (Arkansas) | (3-2) | 260 |
No. 296 | Hillcrest (Alabama) | (7-0) | 297 |
No. 297 | Miramar (Florida) | (3-1) | 298 |
No. 298 | Sandy Creek (Georgia) | (6-1) | 299 |
No. 299 | Adams (Michigan) | (5-1) | 300 |
No. 300 | Roncalli (Indiana) | (7-0) | NR |
*Forfeit loss
**three forfeit losses
Dropped-out: No. 224 Starkville (Mississippi), No. 236 Vista Murrieta (California), No. 270 Warren Central (Indiana), No. 295 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
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