There’s no surprise at the top of the High School Football America 100 Private Schools. The same two teams at the top of our national HSFA 300 are also the same two at the top of our private school Top 100.
Southern California-powers Mater Dei and St. John Bosco are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.
Related: Preseason HSFA 300 national rankings
While everyone is waiting for the showdown between the two on October 13, fans shouldn’t overlook the fact that these two will also square-off with No. 3 St. Frances Academy from Maryland.
Bosco will host SFA on September 8. Mater Dei travels to Baltimore on September 22.
90 of the teams in the private ranking are also in our national rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
High School Football America 100 Private Schools
| Ranking/School/State | 2022 Record | HSFA 300 preseason ranking |
| No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (12-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) | (13-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (8-1) | 3 |
| No. 4 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (14-1) | 4 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (8-1) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (14-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (12-1) | 10 |
| No. 8 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (14-1) | 12 |
| No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) | (15-1) | 13 |
| No. 10 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (13-1) | 14 |
| No. 11 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (12-2) | 16 |
| No. 12 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (8-4) | 19 |
| No. 13 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) | 20 |
| No. 14 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (13-0) | 23 |
| No. 15 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (11-2) | 24 |
| No. 16 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (8-3) | 30 |
| No. 17 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (14-2) | 40 |
| No. 18 DeMatha (Maryland) | (10-2) | 43 |
| No. 19 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (12-2) | 44 |
| No. 20 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (11-2) | 49 |
| No. 21 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (15-1) | 52 |
| No. 22 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (13-2) | 54 |
| No. 23 McCallie (Tennessee) | (10-3) | 55 |
| No. 24 Orange Lutheran (California) | (7-5) | 57 |
| No. 25 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (9-3) | 63 |
| No. 26 Sierra Canyon (California) | (10-5) | 69 |
| No. 27 Cathedral (Indiana) | (10-2) | 70 |
| No. 28 Serra (San Mateo, Californi) | (13-1) | 71 |
| No. 29 Clearwater International Academy (Florida) | (9-1) | 72 |
| No. 30 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (13-1) | 78 |
| No. 31 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (9-6) | 79 |
| No. 32 Baylor (Tennessee) | (11-2) | 80 |
| No. 33 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (11-1) | 82 |
| No. 34 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (13-1) | 87 |
| No. 35 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (10-2) | 92 |
| No. 36 Elder (Ohio) | (10-3) | 94 |
| No. 37 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (14-0) | 95 |
| No. 38 De La Salle (California) | (10-4) | 96 |
| No. 39 Iona Prep (New York) | (9-3) | 97 |
| No. 40 JSerra (California) | (6-6) | 98 |
| No. 41 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (11-1) | 101 |
| No. 42 Chaminade (California) | (10-3) | 107 |
| No. 43 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (8-4) | 110 |
| No. 44 Santa Margarita (California) | (6-5) | 111 |
| No. 45 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 116 |
| No. 46 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (13-1) | 121 |
| No. 47 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (11-1) | 122 |
| No. 48 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 128 |
| No. 49 Trinity (Kentucky) | (8-5) | 129 |
| No. 50 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (5-7) | 131 |
| No. 51 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-5) | 135 |
| No. 52 Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas) | (12-1) | 150 |
| No. 53 St. Augustine (Louisiana) | (7-3) | 153 |
| No. 54 Serra (Gardena, California) | (7-5) | 155 |
| No. 55 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (7-4) | 156 |
| No. 56 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (13-1) | 157 |
| No. 57 Bishop Amat (California) | (9-4) | 161 |
| No. 58 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (7-5) | 166 |
| No. 59 Bolles School (Florida) | (9-5) | 167 |
| No. 60 Benedictine (Georgia) | (13-2) | 169 |
| No. 61 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (10-4) | 171 |
| No. 62 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (8-3) | 172 |
| No. 63 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (11-2) | 186 |
| No. 64 Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) | (6-6) | 187 |
| No. 65 De La Salle (Louisiana) | (10-1) | 201 |
| No. 66 Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts) | (12-0) | 202 |
| No. 67 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-2) | 203 |
| No. 68 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (9-3) | 207 |
| No. 69 St. Rita (Illinois) | (10-3) | 211 |
| No. 70 Jesuit (Florida) | (9-5) | 220 |
| No. 71 Mount St. Joseph (Maryland) | (7-4) | 228 |
| No. 72 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (8-6) | 232 |
| No. 73 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (13-1) | 242 |
| No. 74 St. Bonaventure (California) | (7-4) | 243 |
| No. 75 Oaks Christian (California) | (7-4) | 245 |
| No. 76 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (12-2) | 247 |
| No. 77 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (9-4) | 252 |
| No. 78 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (11-3) | 255 |
| No. 79 Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, California) | (9-4) | 259 |
| No. 80 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (6-6) | 262 |
| No. 81 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (11-2) | 274 |
| No. 82 American Leadership Academy (Queen City, Arizona) | (92-) | 284 |
| No. 83 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (5-6) | 285 |
| No. 84 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (10-1) | 286 |
| No. 85 Marist (Georgia) | (10-2) | 289 |
| No. 86 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia) | (14-0) | 291 |
| No. 87 Florida State University HS (Florida) | (14-1) | 294 |
| No. 88 Tampa Catholic (Florida) | (9-2) | 295 |
| No. 89 Rock Creek Christian (Maryland) | (6-3) | 298 |
| No. 90 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (13-1) | 300 |
| No. 91 Punahou (Hawaii) | (9-2) | NR |
| No. 92 St. John’s Prep (Massachusetts) | (11-2) | NR |
| No. 93 Servite (California) | (1-9) | NR |
| No. 94 Carrollwood Day (Florida) | (6-4) | NR |
| No. 95 Modesto Central Catholic (California) | (8-5) | NR |
| No. 96 Bishop Verot (Florida) | (10-3) | NR |
| No. 97 Central Catholic (Oregon) | (10-2) | NR |
| No. 98 Alemany (California) | (3-8) | NR |
| No. 99 Bishop Diego (California) | (9-4) | NR |
| No. 100 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) | (7-5) | NR |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
