It’s has been a bad couple of weeks for all of the saints in Ohio, meaning St. Edward, St. Igantius and St. Xavier. All three of the powerhouse are now officially into their off-seasons before the semifinal round of the playoffs.
No. 10 St. Igantius lost 23-21 to Mentor in the state Division I quarterfinals on friday in rematch of their regular season dual won by St. Igantius 41-31 in September. Thanks to its win over the Wildcats and its defeat of St. Edward last week, Mentor soars into the new High School Football America Top 100 national rankings at No. 49 this week.
Defending Division I champ St. X also played a rematch game over the weekend against Colerain. St. X beat Colerain 20-17 in overtime in September, but Friday night it was the Cardinals who came out on-top with a 21-14 win to advance to the state semis and also break into the national rankings at No. 91. This week, Colerain will try to advance to the state title game when it faces No. 48 Pickerington Central.
Colerain and Mentor are two of six new teams in the rankings. Also new to the rankings created with our proprietary algorithm are: North Gwinnett (Georgia) at No. 92 after knocking-off former No. 26 Grayson (Georgia); Maryville (Tennessee) at No. 95; Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) at No. 96; and McGill-Toolen (Alabama) at No. 97.
The Colerain-Pickerington Central game is one of a eleven head-to-head match-ups in the Top 100 this coming week.
Top 100 match-ups this week
No. 1 Mater Dei (California) vs. No. 21 Mission Viejo (California)
No. 6 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) vs. No. 83 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)
No. 9 Corona Centennial (California) vs. No. 19 St. John Bosco (California)
No. 11 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) vs. No. 59 Carol City (Florida)
No. 14 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) vs. No. 64 Liberty (Nevada)
No. 22 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) vs. No. 39 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)
No. 41 Judson (Texas) vs. No. 43 Lake Travis (Texas)
No. 48 Pickerington Central (Ohio) vs. No. 91 Colerain (Ohio)
No. 57 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) vs. No. 97 McGill-Toolen (Alabama)
No. 67 Thompson (Alabama) vs. No. 70 Hoover (Alabama)
No. 73 Oakland (Tennessee) vs. No. 95 Maryville (Tennessee)
High School Football America Top 100
| Rank, Team, State | Record | Last Week | Next Week |
| #1 Mater Dei (California) | 12-0 | 1 | #21 Mission Viejo (CA) |
| #2 IMG Academy (Florida) | 8-0 | 2 | Season completed |
| #3 Allen (Texas) | 11-0 | 3 | South Grand Prairie (TX) |
| #4 Trinity (Kentucky) | 13-0 | 4 | Central Hardin (KY) |
| #5 South Pointe (South Carolina) | 13-0 | 5 | Greer (SC) |
| #6 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | 10-0 | 6 | #83 Cardinal Gibbons (FL) |
| #7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | 11-0 | 7 | Parkland (PA) |
| #8 Ben Davis (Indiana) | 13-0 | 8 | Penn (IN) |
| #9 Corona Centennial (CA) | 10-1 | 9 | #19 St. John Bosco (CA) |
| #10 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | 12-0 | 11 | Season completed |
| #11 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | 9-2 | 13 | #59 Carol City (FL) |
| #12 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | 11-0 | 12 | Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) |
| #13 Miami Central (Florida) | 9-3 | 14 | Season completed |
| #14 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | 10-2 | 15 | #64 Liberty (NV) |
| #15 De La Salle (California) | 10-1 | 14 | Pittsburg (CA) |
| #16 Bingham (Utah) | 12-0 | 17 | Season completed |
| #17 Katy (Texas) | 9-0 | 18 | Cypress Ranch (TX) |
| #18 Union (Oklahoma) | 12-0 | 19 | Idle |
| #19 St. John Bosco (California) | 10-2 | 20 | #9 Corona Centennial (CA) |
| #20 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | 9-2 | 22 | Season completed |
| #21 Mission Viejo (California) | 12-0 | 21 | #1 Mater Dei (CA) |
| #22 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | 13-0 | 23 | #39 Dutch Fork (SC) |
| #23 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | 9-2 | 25 | Idle |
| #24 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | 10-2 | 34 | Doral Academy (FL) |
| #25 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) | 13-0 | 30 | State College (PA) |
| #26 Archer (Georgia) | 12-0 | 32 | Colquitt County (GA) |
| #27 Denton Ryan (Texas) | 11-0 | 27 | Birdville (TX) |
| #28 John Curtis (Louisiana) | 10-1 | 28 | Scotlandville (LA) |
| #29 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | 9-2 | 29 | Idle |
| #30 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | 8-3 | 33 | Idle |
| #31 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania) | 11-0 | 35 | Thomas Jefferson (PA) |
| #32 Armwood (Florida) | 12-0 | 36 | Vanguard (FL) |
| #33 Duncanville (Texas) | 11-0 | 39 | Euless Trinity (TX) |
| #34 Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) | 9-2 | 38 | Wyoming Valley West (PA) |
| #35 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | 7-3 | 40 | Idle |
| #36 Aledo (Texas) | 11-0 | 37 | Grapevine (TX) |
| #37 Westlake (Texas) | 11-0 | 41 | Smithson Valley (TX) |
| #38 Chandler (Arizona) | 11-2 | 45 | Perry (AZ) |
| #39 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | 11-1 | 47 | #22 Fort Dorchester (SC) |
| #40 DeSoto (Texas) | 10-1 | 46 | Southlake Carroll (TX) |
| #41 Judson (Texas) | 10-1 | 48 | #43 Lake Travis (TX) |
| #42 Owasso (Oklahoma) | 11-1 | 50 | Idle |
| #43 Lake Travis (Texas) | 9-2 | 49 | #41 Judson (TX) |
| #44 Evangel Christian (Louisiana) | 8-1 | 52 | Catholic (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| #45 Wake Forest (North Carolina) | 13-0 | 55 | Sanderson (NC) |
| #46 West Point (Mississippi) | 13-0 | 55 | Olive Branch (MS) |
| #47 Cocoa (Florida) | 10-1 | 60 | University (FL) |
| #48 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | 12-1 | 67 | #91 Colerain (OH) |
| #49 Mentor (OH) | 12-1 | NR | Olentangy Liberty (OH) |
| #50 Pearl (Mississippi) | 14-0 | 69 | Meridian (MS) |
| #51 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | 11-2 | 10 | Season completed |
| #52 East (Utah) | 10-3 | 31 | Season completed |
| #53 St. Xavier (Ohio) | 10-2 | 24 | Season completed |
| #54 St. Edward (Ohio) | 10-2 | 54 | Season completed |
| #55 Buford (Georgia) | 9-1 | 56 | Stockbridge (GA) |
| #56 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | 13-0 | 58 | Toledo Central Catholic (OH) |
| #57 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | 11-0 | 59 | #97 McGill-Toolen (AL) |
| #58 Manvel (Texas) | 10-0 | 62 | Nederland (TX) |
| #59 Carol City (Florida) | 8-3 | 68 | #11 Northwestern (FL) |
| #60 Klein Collins (Texas) | 10-0 | 64 | Stony Point (TX) |
| #61 Grayson (Georgia) | 10-2 | 26 | Season completed |
| #62 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | 12-0 | 65 | Nettleton (AR) |
| #63 Prairie Ridge (Illinois) | 13-0 | 70 | Nazareth Academy (IL) |
| #64 Liberty (Nevada) | 11-1 | 71 | #14 Bishop Gorman (NV) |
| #65 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | 1-3 | 72 | Loyola Academy (IL) |
| #66 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | 12-1 | 74 | Avon (OH) |
| #67 Thompson (Alabama) | 12-0 | 79 | #70 Hoover (AL) |
| #68 Saint Louis (Hawaii) | 10-0 | 76 | Season completed |
| #69 Centennial (Arizona) | 11-1 | 80 | Notre Dame Prep (AZ) |
| #70 Hoover (Alabama) | 9-3 | 86 | #67 Thompson (AL) |
| #71 Midway (Texas) | 11-0 | 75 | Byron Nelson (TX) |
| #72 Venice (Florida) | 11-1 | 81 | Tampa Bay Tech (FL) |
| #73 Oakland (Tennessee) | 13-0 | 78 | #95 Maryville (TN) |
| #74 Plant (Florida) | 11-1 | 85 | Lakeland (FL) |
| #75 Kahuku (Hawaii) | 11-2 | 73 | Season completed |
| #76 Maine South (Illinois) | 9-1 | 83 | Season completed |
| #77 Chaminade (California) | 9-2 | 61 | Season completed |
| #78 Mountain Pointe (Arizona) | 10-3 | 44 | Season completed |
| #79 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | 8-1 | 83 | Ridge Point (TX) |
| #80 Saguaro (Arizona) | 11-2 | 84 | Salpointe Catholic (AZ) |
| #81 Viera (Florida) | 8-2 | 82 | Season completed |
| #82 Narbonne (California) | 8-3 | 87 | Fairfax (CA) |
| #83 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | 10-1 | 88 | #6 American Heritage (Plantation, FL) |
| #84 Columbus (Florida) | 9-1 | 89 | Miami (FL) |
| #85 Folsom (California) | 12-0 | 90 | Jesuit (CA) |
| #86 North Little Rock (Arkansas) | 11-0 | 91 | Conway (FL) |
| #87 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | 11-0 | 94 | Page (NC) |
| #88 Phillips Academy (Illinois) | 13-0 | 95 | Dunlap (IL) |
| #89 Winton Woods (Ohio) | 12-1 | 98 | Massillon Washington (OH) |
| #90 Mission Hills (California) | 11-0 | 96 | Torrey Pines (CA) |
| #91 Colerain (Ohio) | 11-2 | NR | #48 Pickerington Central (OH) |
| #92 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | 11-1 | NR | Marietta (GA) |
| #93 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) | 8-4 | 91 | Season completed |
| #94 Good Counsel (Maryland) | 8-3 | 92 | Season completed |
| 95 Maryville (Tennessee) | 12-1 | NR | #73 Oakland (TN) |
| #96 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | 9-2 | NR | Clearwater Central Catholic (FL) |
| #97 McGill-Toolen (Alabama) | 12-0 | NR | #57 Central (Phenix City, AL) |
| #98 Miramar (Florida) | 9-2 | 99 | Season completed |
| #99 Deerfield Beach (Florida) | 8-3 | 100 | Season completed |
| #100 Cartersville (Georgia) | 11-1 | 42 | Season completed |
Dropped-out: No. 43 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama), No. 51 The Woodlands (Texas), No. 57 Lowndes (Georgia), No. 63 Valor Christian (Colorado), No. 69 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), No. 97 Eastside Catholic (Washington)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
