High School Football America 300 welcomes 12 teams to the national high school football rankings

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The top five teams in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, have big challenges in front of them this weekend. All five face Top 100 teams that could dash their hopes of a 2022 HSFA national championship.

No. 1 Mater Dei (California), the HSFA reigning nation champ, will face No. 48 Los Alamitos (California) in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 semifinals. The winner will face the winner of the other semi between No. 5 St. John Bosco (California) and No. 29 Mission Viejo (California).

No. 2 Buford (Georgia) will battle No. 71 Walton (Georgia) in the second round of Georgia’s 7A playoffs. Buford, winners of three straight state titles, is on a 16-game postseason win streak.

No. 3 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) will try to close-out a perfect 9-0 season when it faces No. 12 IMG Academy (Florida). SFA has already beaten five teams that are ranked No. 74 or higher.

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In Florida, arch-rivals No. 4 Miami Central and No. 36 Miami Northwestern will square-off in the second round of the 2M playoffs. MC won this year’s regular season matchup 42-7 on October 7.

With five weeks to go before the crowning of this year’s national champ, a dozen teams enter the Top 300 created with the HSFA proprietary algorithm:

  • No. 171 Lewisville (Texas)
  • No. 209 A.C. Reynolds (North Carolina)
  • No. 260 Catawba Ridge (South Carolina)
  • No. 281 New Albany (Ohio)
  • No. 282 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)
  • No. 283 Vandegrift (Texas)
  • No. 284 Caledonia (Michigan)
  • No. 285 Klein Cain (Texas)
  • No. 286 Saraland (Alabama)
  • No. 287 Clarkston (Michigan)
  • No. 288 Glenville (Ohio)
  • No. 296 Badin (Ohio)

High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football

RankTeam/StateRecordLast Week
No. 1Mater Dei (California)(11-0)1
No. 2Buford (Georgia)(11-0)2
No. 3St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(8-0)3
No. 4 Miami Central (Florida)(10-0)4
No. 5 St. John Bosco (California)(10-1)5
No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(10-0)6
No. 7Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(9-0)7
No. 8Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(12-1)8
No. 9North Shore (Texas)(11-0)9
No. 10Duncanville (Texas)(10-0)10
No. 11American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(10-1)11
No. 12IMG Academy (Florida)(7-1) 12
No. 13Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(11-0)13
No. 14St. Edward (Ohio)(12-1)16
No. 15Denton Guyer (Texas)(11-0)15
No. 16Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(10-1)19
No. 17Westlake (Texas)(11-0)17
No. 18Colquitt County (Georgia)(11-0)18
No. 19DeMatha (Maryland)(10-1)21
No. 20Langston Hughes (Georgia)(11-0)22
No. 21Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(9-1)23
No. 22Edgewater (Florida)(11-0)24
No. 23Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(12-1)25
No. 24Mill Creek (Georgia)(10-1)26
No. 25Massillon Washington (Ohio)(11-1)28
No. 26Columbus (Miami, Florida)(10-1)26
No. 27Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(12-1)29
No. 28Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(11-1)31
No. 29Mission Viejo (California)(10-1)39
No. 30Corona Centennial (California)(9-2)14
No. 31Southlake Carroll (Texas)(11-0)31
No. 32DeSoto (Texas)(9-2)32
No. 33Cedar Grove (Georgia)(8-2)33
No. 34Lakota West (Ohio)(13-0)37
No. 35St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(8-1)35
No. 36Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(6-4)36
No. 37Katy (Texas)(11-0)40
No. 38Lakeland (Florida)(10-0)41
No. 39Serra (San Mateo, California)(11-0)42
No. 40Folsom (California)(10-1)43
No. 41Iona Prep (New York)(9-2)44
No. 42Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(8-2)45
No. 43Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(11-0)46
No. 44Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(9-1)47
No. 45Jones (Orlando, Florida)(9-2)48
No. 46Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(10-2)49
No. 47Venice (Florida)(6-3)50
No. 48Los Alamitos (California)(9-2)64
No. 49Hoover (Alabama) (11-1)51
No. 50Edna Karr (Louisiana)(6-3)**52
No. 51Kahuku (Hawaii)(10-2)53
No. 52St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(7-4)57
No. 53Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(9-2)54
No. 54Cocoa (Florida)(7-3)55
No. 55Auburn (Alabama)(11-1)56
No. 56Good Counsel (Maryland)(8-3)12
No. 57Thompson (Alabama)(9-3)58
No. 58North Cobb (Georgia)(9-2)59
No. 59Pittsburg (California)(10-1)60
No. 60Longview (Texas)(11-0)63
No. 61Long Beach Poly (California)(10-1)38
No. 62Bryant (Arkansas)(9-0)62
No. 63Belleville (Michigan)(12-0)65
No. 64Liberty (Arizona)(10-0)66
No. 65Oakland (Tennessee)(11-1)67
No. 66Springfield (Ohio)(11-1)70
No. 67Basha (Arizona)(9-1)69
No. 68Cathedral (Indiana)(10-1)75
No. 69Hamilton (Arizona)(8-2)102
No. 70Skyridge (Utah)(12-1)74
No. 71Walton (Georgia)(9-2)71
No. 72Chandler (Arizona)(8-2)34
No. 73 Creekside (Georgia)(9-2)76
No. 74East St. Louis (Illinois)(9-2)77
No. 75Atascocita (Texas)(9-2)78
No. 76Hough (North Carolina)(10-2)79
No. 77Center Grove (Indiana)(10-2)80
No. 78Corner Canyon (Utah)(11-2)83
No. 79Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(11-1)88
No. 80Highland Springs (Virginia)(11-0)84
No. 81Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(10-0)85
No. 82Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(12-0)96
No. 83Bartram Trail (Florida)(11-0)89
No. 84Zachary (Louisiana)(8-2)90
No. 85Union (Oklahoma)(10-0)91
No. 86Cibolo Steele (Texas)(11-0)92
No. 87Milton (Georgia)(8-3)95
No. 88Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(9-1)101
No. 89Loyola Academy (Illinois)(11-1)103
No. 90Pine Forest (Florida)(10-0)97
No. 91St. Augustine (Louisiana)(7-2)98
No. 92Baylor (Tennessee)(9-2)105
No. 93Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(8-4)72
No. 94McCallie (Tennessee)(10-2)106
No. 95Carrollton (Georgia)(11-0)108
No. 96Orange Lutheran (California)(7-5)86
No. 97Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(9-2)87
No. 98JSerra (California)(6-6)94
No. 99Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)(12-0)154
No. 100Santa Margarita (California)(6-5)100
No. 101Elder (Ohio)(10-3)81
No. 102St. Xavier (Kentucky)(10-2)82
No. 103Prosper (Texas)(10-1)109
No. 104Trinity (Kentucky)(8-4)107
No. 105Brownsburg (Indiana)(10-2)73
No. 106Bishop Amat (California)(9-3)104
No. 107Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(8-4)99
No. 108Cherry Creek (Colorado)(9-2)115
No. 109Arlington Martin (Texas)(10-1)116
No. 110Bixby (Oklahoma)(9-1)110
No. 111Saguaro (Arizona)(7-3)118
No. 112John Curtis (Louisiana)(8-2)112
No. 113Jenks (Oklahoma)(8-2)114
No. 114Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(9-2)120
No. 115De La Salle (California)(8-3)121
No. 116Lehi (Utah) (13-0)122
No. 117Westfield (Texas)(10-1)123
No. 118St. Ignatius (Ohio)(8-4)117
No. 119Highland Park (Texas)(11-0)124
No. 120Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(8-3)125
No. 121South Florence (South Carolina)(12-0)126
No. 122Timpview (Utah) (10-2)127
No. 123Roswell (Georgia)(10-1)129
No. 124Apopka (Florida)(8-3)131
No. 125Rome (Georgia)(10-1)132
No. 126Homestead (Florida)(8-2)133
No. 127Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(8-3)134
No. 128Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(10-1)136
No. 129Lincoln (San Diego, California)(10-1)137
No. 130Destrehan (Louisiana)(10-0)142
No. 131Alcoa (Tennessee)(11-1)130
No. 132Chaminade (California)(10-2)144
No. 133Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(9-2)*138
No. 134Northwestern (South Carolina)(11-1)139
No. 135Ballard (Kentucky)(10-2)140
No. 136Shadow Creek (Texas)(11-0)143
No. 137St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(9-1)147
No. 138Thomas County Central (Georgia)(11-0)148
No. 139Male (Kentucky)(8-4)188
No. 140Inglewood (California)(12-0)153
No. 141Grayson (Georgia)(9-2)145
No. 142St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(6-5)128
No. 143Dupont Manual (Kentucky)(9-3)135
No. 144St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)(9-1)145
No. 145Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(12-1)155
No. 146Lee County (Georgia)(8-3)157
No. 147Rockwall (Texas)(10-1)158
No. 148Carlsbad (California)(10-1)159
No. 149De La Salle (Louisiana)(9-0)160
No. 150Chambers (North Carolina)(9-3)93
No. 151South Oak Cliff (Texas)(8-3)151
 No. 152 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(7-4)61
No. 153Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(7-2)156
No. 154Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(9-1)161
No. 155Rockledge (Florida)(9-2)162
No. 156Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(10-1)163
No. 157Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(12-1)165
No. 158Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)(9-1)168
No. 159Oak Grove (Mississippi)(10-2)170
No. 160Warren Easton (Louisiana)(9-1)***172
No. 161Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(7-4)173
No. 162Brandon (Mississippi)(10-1)174
No. 163Woodward Academy (Georgia)(10-1)175
No. 164Buchholz (Florida)(8-2)176
No. 165Ruston (Louisiana)(10-1)180
 No. 166Serra (Gardena, California)(7-5)*119
No. 167Kings (Ohio)(12-1)279
No. 168Rancho Cucamonga (California)(9-3)164
No. 169Lancaster (Texas)(9-2)178
No. 170Winton Woods (Ohio)(12-1)68
No. 171St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(10-1)111
No. 172Lewisville (Texas)(10-1)NR
No. 173Grimsley (North Carolina)(12-0)183
No. 174St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois)(10-2)189
No. 175Allen (Texas)(7-4)113
No. 176Sierra Canyon (California)(8-4)205
No. 177Raines (Florida)(8-2)193
No. 178West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(12-0)194
No. 179Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)(9-1)181
No. 180Bentonville (Arkansas)(9-1)182
No. 181Centerville (Ohio)(10-3)166
No. 182Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(9-0)184
No. 183Highland (Arizona)(7-3)185
No. 184Gaffney (South Carolina)(8-3)186
No. 185Aledo (Texas)(9-2)187
 No. 186Liberty (Nevada)(8-4)177
No. 187Valdosta (Georgia)(8-3)150
No. 188Warren Central (Mississippi)(10-1)195
No. 189North Crowley (Texas) (11-0)196
No. 190Miramar (Florida)(9-1)197
No. 191Cabot (Arkansas)(9-2)198
No. 192Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana)(7-3)199
No. 193Conway (Arkansas)(9-2)200
No. 194Mason (Ohio)(10-3)191
No. 195Tampa Catholic (Florida)(9-1)201
No. 196Dripping Springs (Texas)(10-1)208
No. 197Jesuit (Florida)(7-4)203
No. 198Marist (Georgia)(9-2)207
No. 199Archbishop Stepinac (New York) (8-3)190
No. 200Lake Travis (Texas)(7-4)213
No. 201Lake Mary (Florida)(7-3)209
No. 202Houston County (Georgia)(9-2)219
No. 203Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(8-2)202
No. 204Brunswick (Georgia)(10-1)169
No. 205Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(9-1)212
 No. 206Pickerington Central (Ohio)(9-4)167
No. 207Bingham (Utah)(10-3)152
No. 208University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(7-3)206
No. 209A.C. Reynolds (North Carolina)(11-1)NR
No. 210North Gwinnett (Georgia)(9-2)221
No. 211Vero Beach (Florida)(10-1)220
No. 212St. Xavier (Ohio)(5-7)210
No. 213Catholic (Arkansas)(10-0)211
No. 214Madison (San Diego, California)(9-2)192
No. 215American Fork (Utah)(8-4)214
No. 216Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(9-3)215
No. 217Lakewood (Florida)(7-4)*223
No. 218Oaks Christian (California)(7-4)218
No. 219Dillard (Florida)(7-3)***225
No. 220Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(6-5)226
No. 221Mainland (Florida)(8-3)228
No. 222Westgate (Louisiana)(8-3)232
No. 223Martinsburg (West Virginia)(9-2)222
No. 224Springboro (Ohio)(8-4)224
No. 225Lake Minneola (Florida)(9-1)241
No. 226Maryville (Tennessee)(9-3)234
No. 227Detroit MLK (Michigan)(8-3)242
No. 228Cartersville (Georgia)(10-1)243
No. 229Argyle (Texas)(11-0)244
No. 230Lone Peak (Utah)(7-5)227
No. 231Camden County (Georgia)(8-3)235
No. 232Princeton (Ohio)(9-3)229
No. 233Oak Hills (California)(11-1)179
No. 234Florida State University HS (Florida)(11-0)246
No. 235Roncalli (Indiana)(12-1)265
No. 236Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(7-4)149
No. 237St. Bonaventure (California)(7-4)236
No. 238Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)(6-5)238
No. 239Brother Martin (Louisiana)(6-5)239
No. 240Gainesville (Georgia)(11-0)266
No. 241Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) (6-5)298
No. 242Cass Tech (Michigan)(9-3)***282
No. 243Carthage (Texas)(11-0)247
No. 244Western (Florida)(7-3)248
No. 245Calvary Day (Savannah, Georgia)(10-0)249
No. 246China Spring (Texas)(10-1)250
No. 247Theodore (Alabama) (12-0)251
No. 248Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Florida)(6-2)252
No. 249Reedy (Texas) (11-0)253
No. 250Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(7-5)254
No. 251Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia)(10-0)255
No. 252Springfield Central (Massachusetts)(9-1)256
No. 253Naples (Florida)(8-2)257
No. 254Waxahachie (Texas)(9-2)258
No. 255Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(9-2)259
No. 256Ware County (Georgia)(10-0)260
No. 257Cain Ridge (Tennesee)(11-1)261
No. 258Cedartown (Georgia)(11-0)262
No. 259Melissa (Texas)(9-2)263
No. 260Catawba Ridge (South Carolina)(11-1)NR
No. 261Corona del Mar (California)(9-3)268
No. 262Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(10-1)269
No. 263Sandy Creek (Georgia)(9-2)273
No. 264Fayetteville (Arkansas)(7-3)270
No. 265Providence Day (North Carolina) (11-1)274
No. 266State College (Pennsylvania)(11-0)280
No. 267East Forsyth (North Carolina)(12-0)278
No. 268Tupelo (Mississippi)(12-0)275
No. 269San Clemente (California)(7-4)267
No. 270Picayune (Mississippi)(12-0)277
No. 271Lincoln-West East (Illinois)(12-0)281
No. 272Rock Creek Christian Academy (Maryland)(6-3)273
No. 273Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania)(8-2)283
No. 274Madison-Ridgeland (Mississippi)(10-3)285
No. 275Mountain Brook (Alabama)(10-2)286
No. 276Douglass (Kentucky)(12-0)287
No. 277Phoebus (Virginia)(11-0)289
No. 278Parkview (Georgia)(8-3)291
No. 279Granite Hills (El Cajon, California)(9-2)297
No. 280Spartanburg (South Carolina)(8-4)298
No. 281New Albany (Ohio)(10-3)NR
No. 282De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(11-1)NR
No. 283Vandegrift (Texas)(10-1)NR
No. 284Caledonia (Michigan)(11-1)NR
No. 285Klein Cain (Texas)(10-1)NR
No. 286Saraland (Alabama)(12-1)NR
No. 287Clarkston (Michigan)(10-2)NR
No. 288Glenville (Ohio)(12-0)NR
No. 289Warren Central (Indiana)(6-6)240
No. 290South Pointe (South Carolina)(8-4)245
No. 291Westfield (Indiana)(8-4)288
No. 292Niceville (Florida)(9-2)171
No. 293Apple Valley (California)(8-3)261
No. 294Carmel (Indiana)(6-4)296
No. 295Treasure Coast (Florida)(4-6)233
No. 296Badin (Ohio)(13-0)NR
No. 297Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(5-6)237
No. 298Brother Rice (Illinois)(7-5)276
No. 299Ben Davis (Indiana)(6-4)299
No. 300Hartselle (Alabama)(12-0)300

Dropped-out: No. 141 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina), No. 204 Permian (Texas), No. 218 Dakota (Michigan), 231 Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville, Florida), No. 232 Helix (California), No. 233 Horn (Texas), No. 264 Adams (Michigan), No. 272 Hillcrest (Alabama), No. 285 Martin County (Florida), No. 286 Upper Arlington (Ohio), No. 290 Riverside (Painesville, Ohio), No. 292 Lowndes (Georgia)

*Forfeit loss

**three forfeit losses

***Awarded forfeit victory

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

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