Just like in our national rankings, Mater Dei returns to No. 1 in the High School Football America California Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Monarchs return to their preseason position after Kahuku (Hawaii) upset former No. 1 St. John Bosco 30-23.
While Bosco has a bye week going into Trinity League play, Mater Dei will be on the east coast playing St. Frances Academy in Maryland. After starting No. 3 in the nation in the preseason rankings, SFA has fallen to No. 43 after a 1-4 start.
Two other teams have been interstate matchups. No. 3 Corona Centennial, No. 27 nationally, plays No. 40 Liberty from Arizona. No. 4 Sierra Canyon, which rose to No. 17 nationally this week, will host No. 59 Saguaro from Arizona.
High School Football America California Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei | (4-0) | 2 |
| No. 2 St. John Bosco | (4-1) | 1 |
| No. 3 Sierra Canyon | (4-0) | 4 |
| No. 4 Corona Centennial | (2-2) | 3 |
| No. 5 Lincoln (San Diego) | (5-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Serra (San Mateo) | (3-0) | 7 |
| No. 7 Orange Lutheran | (3-2) | 6 |
| No. 8 Long Beach Poly | (4-1) | 8 |
| No. 9 Mission Viejo | (4-1) | 9 |
| No. 10 Carlsbad | (5-0) | 10 |
| No. 11 Folsom | (3-1) | 12 |
| No. 12 Santa Margarita | (4-1) | 13 |
| No. 13 JSerra | (3-2) | 11 |
| No. 14 Rancho Cucamonga | (5-0) | 15 |
| No. 15 Serra (Gardena) | (3-2) | 16 |
| No. 16 De La Salle | (2-2) | 17 |
| No. 17 Oaks Christian | (2-2) | 14 |
| No. 18 Inglewood | (3-1) | 18 |
| No. 19 Pittsburg | (4-0) | 19 |
| No. 20 Servite | (3-1) | 20 |
| No. 21 Los Alamitos | (3-2) | 21 |
| No. 22 Helix | (5-0) | 22 |
| No. 23 Liberty (Bakersfield) | (4-1) | 23 |
| No. 24 Oak Ridge | (5-0) | 24 |
| No. 25 St. Mary’s (Stockton) | (3-1) | 25 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2023 California Top 25’s
