In the closest finish ever, St. John Bosco (California) edged-out Miami Central (Florida) for the 2022 High School Football America national championship. It’s the second time that the Braves have been our national champ. They also won the title in 2019.
Over the last four weeks of the season, the two powers were neck-and-neck in our rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm. While, Central closed the gap slightly by winning the Florida 2M title on Friday by beating No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation), it wasn’t enough.
Below is a snapshot of some of the areas where Bosco held an edge over the Rockets:
Opponent Win Pct. | Wins vs. Top 300 Teams | Wins vs. State Champs | Wins vs. Opponents with 10+ wins | Sub .500 opponents | |
St. John Bosco | 69.59% | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Miami Central | 67.07% | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Following Central in our final rankings for the season is St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) at No. 3. Both teams have won four straight Florida high school football championships.
Mater Dei (California), the only team to beat Bosco this year, finishes No. 4. The Monarchs, the 2021 national champs, began the season ranked No. 1 and stayed there until losing to SJB in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship Thanksgiving weekend.
Since 2017, Bosco and Mater Dei have won five of the last six High School Football American national titles.
Bishop Gorman finishes at No. 5. The Gaels only defeat was a narrow three-point loss to Mater Dei.
Gorman strengthen its ranking this weekend when it routed Florida state champ Chaminade-Madonna 49-14 in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series. The loss dropped C-M from No. 4 to No. 9 in the final rankings.
Texas state champ Duncanville finishes No. 6 after defeating defending state champ and former No. 7 North Shore in the 6A Division I title game Saturday night.
St. Frances Academy (Maryland) checks-in No. 7. Four of the Panthers victories came against state champs — No. 15 DeSoto (Texas), No. 17 Dutch Fork (South Carolina), No. 41 Kahuku (Hawaii) and No. 62 East St. Louis (Louisiana). SFA also beat Florida runner-up Venice.
Florida leads the way with 43 teams in the final Top 300. Texas is next with 36 teams in the national rankings, followed by California with 34 and Georgia with 32 teams in the HSFA 300.
Overall, 208 teams in the final HSFA 300 were ranked in our Preseason Top 300.
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Rank | Team/State | Record | Preseason Ranking |
No. 1 | St. John Bosco (California) | (13-1) | 2 |
No. 2 | Miami Central (Florida) | (14-0) | 18 |
No. 3 | St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (14-0) | 9 |
No. 4 | Mater Dei (California) | (12-1) | 1 |
No. 5 | Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (14-1) | 13 |
No. 6 | Duncanville (Texas) | (15-0) | 10 |
No. 7 | St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (8-1) | 4 |
No. 8 | IMG Academy (Florida) | (8-1) | 7 |
No. 9 | Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (13-1) | 21 |
No. 10 | North Shore (Texas) | (15-1) | 8 |
No. 11 | American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (12-2) | 25 |
No. 12 | St. Edward (Ohio) | (15-1) | 11 |
No. 13 | Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (13-0) | 29 |
No. 14 | Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (15-0) | 30 |
No. 15 | DeSoto (Texas) | (14-2) | 14 |
No. 16 | Mill Creek (Georgia) | (14-1) | 37 |
No. 17 | Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (14-1) | 64 |
No. 18 | Lakeland (Florida) | (14-0) | 53 |
No. 19 | St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (12-1) | 58 |
No. 20 | Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (14-1) | 79 |
No. 21 | Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) | 5 |
No. 22 | Basha (Arizona) | (12-1) | 130 |
No. 23 | Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (15-1) | 218 |
No. 24 | Denton Guyer (Texas) | (14-1) | 24 |
No. 25 | Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (11-2) | 33 |
No. 26 | Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (12-2) | 111 |
No. 27 | Edgewater (Florida) | (12-1) | 100 |
No. 28 | Colquitt County (Georgia) | (13-1) | 75 |
No. 29 | Mission Viejo (California) | (10-2) | 49 |
No. 30 | Corona Centennial (California) | (9-2) | 19 |
No. 31 | Westlake (Texas) | (14-1) | 12 |
No. 32 | Buford (Georgia) | (11-1) | 3 |
No. 33 | Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (12-1) | 31 |
No. 34 | Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (14-2) | 69 |
No. 35 | Venice (Florida) | (9-4) | 23 |
No. 36 | Thompson (Alabama) | (11-3) | 17 |
No. 37 | Oakland (Tennessee) | (14-1) | 39 |
No. 38 | John Curtis (Louisiana) | (12-2) | 286 |
No. 39 | Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (13-2) | 28 |
No. 40 | Cocoa (Florida) | (11-3) | 47 |
No. 41 | Kahuku (Hawaii) | (12-2) | 982 |
No. 42 | Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (11-3) | 105 |
No. 43 | Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 44 | Saguaro (Arizona) | (9-4) | 20 |
No. 45 | Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (6-5) | 42 |
No. 46 | Lakota West (Ohio) | (13-1) | 54 |
No. 47 | St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (8-4) | 6 |
No. 48 | DeMatha (Maryland) | (10-2) | 38 |
No. 49 | Serra (San Mateo, California) | (13-1) | 99 |
No. 50 | Bryant (Arkansas) | (12-0) | 76 |
No. 51 | Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (9-3) | 60 |
No. 52 | Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (11-3) | 72 |
No. 53 | Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (10-3) | 36 |
No. 54 | Carrollton (Georgia) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 55 | Auburn (Alabama) | (12-2) | 149 |
No. 56 | Belleville (Michigan) | (14-0) | 67 |
No. 57 | Liberty (Arizona) | (11-1) | NR |
No. 58 | Good Counsel (Maryland) | (8-3) | 15 |
No. 59 | Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (11-2) | 40 |
No. 60 | Hoover (Alabama) | (11-2) | 83 |
No. 61 | Baylor (Tennessee) | (11-2) | NR |
No. 62 | East St. Louis (Illinois) | (12-2) | 66 |
No. 63 | Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) | (12-1) | 265 |
No. 64 | Springfield (Ohio) | (13-2) | 50 |
No. 65 | Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (7-4)** | 134 |
No. 66 | Katy (Texas) | (14-1) | 55 |
No. 67 | Los Alamitos (California) | (9-3) | 59 |
No. 68 | Chandler (Arizona) | (9-3) | 27 |
No. 69 | Skyridge (Utah) | (13-1) | 167 |
No. 70 | Center Grove (Indiana) | (12-2) | 43 |
No. 71 | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (14-0) | 211 |
No. 72 | Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (13-1) | 77 |
No. 73 | Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (13-1) | 116 |
No. 74 | Highland Springs (Virginia) | (15-0) | 205 |
No. 75 | South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (13-3) | 61 |
No. 76 | Folsom (California) | (12-2) | 63 |
No. 77 | Walton (Georgia) | (10-3) | 78 |
No. 78 | Long Beach Poly (California) | (10-1) | 91 |
No. 79 | Clearwater Academy International (Florida) | (9-1) | 295 |
No. 80 | Bixby (Oklahoma) | (12-1) | 44 |
No. 81 | Aledo (Texas) | (14-2) | 94 |
No. 82 | Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (12-2) | 85 |
No. 83 | Destrehan (Louisiana) | (14-0) | 192 |
No. 84 | Prosper (Texas) | (13-2) | 254 |
No. 85 | North Cobb (Georgia) | (9-3) | 16 |
No. 86 | Corner Canyon (Utah) | (11-3) | 93 |
No. 87 | Atascocita (Texas) | (11-3) | 104 |
No. 88 | De La Salle (California) | (10-4) | 70 |
No. 89 | Longview (Texas) | (14-1) | 88 |
No. 90 | Westfield (Texas) | (12-2) | 108 |
No. 91 | South Florence (South Carolina) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 92 | Hamilton (Arizona) | (8-3) | 51 |
No. 93 | Lehi (Utah) | (14-0) | 193 |
No. 94 | Milton (Georgia) | (10-4) | 65 |
No. 95 | West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 96 | Alcoa (Tennessee) | (14-1) | 124 |
No. 97 | Gainesville (Georgia) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 98 | Bartram Trail (Florida) | (12-1) | 132 |
No. 99 | Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida) | (10-4) | 263 |
No. 100 | Union (Oklahoma) | (11-1) | 145 |
No. 101 | Vandegrift (Texas) | (14-2) | 242 |
No. 102 | Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (8-4) | 81 |
No. 103 | Jenks (Oklahoma) | (9-3) | 62 |
No. 104 | McCallie (Tennessee) | (10-3) | 52 |
No. 105 | Homestead (Florida) | (11-3) | 270 |
No. 106 | Orange Lutheran (California) | (7-5) | 122 |
No. 107 | St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (11-1) | NR |
No. 108 | Edison (Huntington Beach, California) | (9-2) | 258 |
No. 109 | JSerra (California) | (6-6) | NR |
No. 110 | Santa Margarita (California) | (6-5) | 129 |
No. 111 | Elder (Ohio) | (10-3) | 247 |
No. 112 | Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (9-3) | 133 |
No. 113 | Bullitt East (Kentucky) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 114 | St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 115 | Sandy Creek (Georgia) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 116 | Roswell (Georgia) | (12-2) | 241 |
No. 117 | Iona Prep (New York) | (9-3) | 74 |
No. 118 | Rome (Georgia) | (12-2) | 173 |
No. 119 | Apopka (Florida) | (11-4) | 136 |
No. 120 | Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (9-4) | 163 |
No. 121 | Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (11-1) | 150 |
No. 122 | New Bern (North Carolina) | (16-0) | NR |
No. 123 | Cathedral (Indiana) | (10-2) | 26 |
No. 124 | St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (8-4) | 120 |
No. 125 | Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 126 | Brownsburg (Indiana) | (10-2) | 137 |
No. 127 | St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (10-2) | 161 |
No. 128 | Grimsley (North Carolina) | (15-1) | 275 |
No. 129 | Ruston (Louisiana) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 130 | Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 131 | Creekside (Georgia) | (10-3) | 181 |
No. 132 | Zachary (Louisiana) | (10-3) | 45 |
No. 133 | Male (Kentucky) | (10-5) | 98 |
No. 134 | Ware County (Georgia) | (14-0) | NR |
No. 135 | Highland Park (Texas) | (11-1) | 146 |
No. 136 | Chaminade (California) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 137 | Inglewood (California) | (13-1) | 285 |
No. 138 | Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 139 | Buchholz (Florida) | (10-3) | 141 |
No. 140 | Timpview (Utah) | (10-3) | 283 |
No. 141 | Arlington Martin (Texas) | (10-2) | 127 |
No. 142 | Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (9-6) | 115 |
No. 143 | Hough (North Carolina) | (11-3) | 82 |
No. 144 | Lafayette Chrstian Academy (Louisiana) | (10-4) | NR |
No. 145 | Sierra Canyon (California) | (10-5) | 138 |
No. 146 | Bishop Amat (California) | (9-4) | 125 |
No. 147 | Lewisville (Texas) | (12-2) | NR |
No. 148 | Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (8-4) | 234 |
No. 149 | Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (13-1) | 114 |
No. 150 | Lake Wales (Florida) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 151 | Northwestern (South Carolina) | (13-2) | 169 |
No. 152 | Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (11-1) | 213 |
No. 153 | Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (11-2) | NR |
No. 154 | Mainland (Florida) | (11-4) | NR |
No. 155 | Ballard (Kentucky) | (11-3) | NR |
No. 156 | Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (9-3)* | 97 |
No. 157 | St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-5) | 110 |
No. 158 | Dupont Manual (Kentucky) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 159 | Chambers (North Carolina) | (9-3) | 56 |
No. 160 | Lake Mary (Florida) | (8-4) | 235 |
No. 161 | St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (7-4) | 68 |
No. 162 | De La Salle (Louisiana) | (10-1) | NR |
No. 163 | Lakewood (Florida) | (9-5)* | 238 |
No. 164 | St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (10-1) | 261 |
No. 165 | Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts) | (12-0) | 199 |
No. 166 | Carlsbad (California) | (10-2) | 164 |
No. 167 | Dripping Springs (Texas) | (12-2) | NR |
No. 168 | Kings (Ohio) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 169 | Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (11-4) | 206 |
No. 170 | Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 171 | Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (11-2) | 208 |
No. 172 | Highland (Arizona) | (11-3) | 260 |
No. 173 | Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 174 | Grayson (Georgia) | (10-3) | 35 |
No. 175 | Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 176 | Serra (Gardena, California) | (7-5)* | 118 |
No. 177 | Lake Travis (Texas) | (8-5) | 73 |
No. 178 | Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 179 | Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 180 | Winton Woods (Ohio) | (12-1) | 113 |
No. 181 | Allen (Texas) | (7-4) | 57 |
No. 182 | St. Augustine (Louisiana) | (7-3) | NR |
No. 183 | Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) | (12-2) | 188 |
No. 184 | Starkville (Mississippi) | (12-3) | 236 |
No. 185 | Pittsburg (California) | (12-3) | 101 |
No. 186 | Tampa Catholic (Florida) | (9-2) | NR |
No. 187 | Marist (Georgia) | (10-2) | NR |
No. 188 | Centerville (Ohio) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 189 | Bentonville (Arkansas) | (11-2) | 191 |
No. 190 | Detroit MLK (Michigan) | (10-3) | 34 |
No. 191 | Jesuit (Florida) | (9-5) | 32 |
No. 192 | Brandon (Mississippi) | (12-2) | 160 |
No. 193 | Liberty (Nevada) | (8-4) | 96 |
No. 194 | St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 195 | Lancaster (Texas) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 196 | Valdosta (Georgia) | (8-3) | 155 |
No. 197 | Reedy (Texas) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 198 | Warner Robins (Georgia) | (10-5) | 22 |
No. 199 | Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) | (13-3) | NR |
No. 200 | North Crowley (Texas) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 201 | Miramar (Florida) | (10-2) | 279 |
No. 202 | Gaffney (South Carolina) | (9-4) | 48 |
No. 203 | Waxahachie (Texas) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 204 | Mason (Ohio) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 205 | Rockledge (Florida) | (9-3) | 183 |
No. 206 | Vero Beach (Florida) | (11-2) | 257 |
No. 207 | Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (8-3) | NR |
No. 208 | Shadow Creek (Texas) | (11-1) | 187 |
No. 209 | Norland (Florida) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 210 | Houston County (Georgia) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 211 | Florida State University HS (Florida) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 212 | Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia) | (14-0) | NR |
No. 213 | Saraland (Alabama) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 214 | Brunswick (Georgia) | (10-1) | NR |
No. 215 | Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (9-4) | 121 |
No. 216 | Bingham (Utah) | (10-3) | 289 |
No. 217 | Argyle (Texas) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 218 | Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (11-1) | NR |
No. 219 | A.C. Reynolds (North Carolina) | (12-2) | NR |
No. 220 | St. Xavier (Ohio) | (5-7) | 131 |
No. 221 | Warren Central (Mississippi) | (10-2) | NR |
No. 222 | Madison (San Diego, California) | (9-2) | NR |
No. 223 | American Fork (Utah) | (8-4) | 214 |
No. 224 | Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (10-2)*** | 186 |
No. 225 | Oaks Christian (California) | (7-4) | NR |
No. 226 | Rockwall (Texas) | (10-2) | 178 |
No. 227 | Weddington (North Carolina) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 228 | Springboro (Ohio) | (8-4) | NR |
No. 229 | Cartersville (Georgia) | (12-2) | 197 |
No. 230 | Cabot (Arkansas) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 231 | Glenville (Ohio) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 232 | Carthage (Texas) | (16-0) | 282 |
No. 233 | Bolles School (Florida) | (9-5) | 170 |
No. 234 | Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (8-6) | 217 |
No. 235 | Raines (Florida) | (9-3) | 221 |
No. 236 | Lone Peak (Utah) | (7-5) | 84 |
No. 237 | Trinity (Kentucky) | (8-5) | 287 |
No. 238 | DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (7-5) | 119 |
No. 239 | Benedictine (Georgia) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 240 | Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (12-2) | NR |
No. 241 | China Spring (Texas) | (15-1) | 291 |
No. 242 | Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (10-3) | 157 |
No. 243 | Princeton (Ohio) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 244 | Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (10-2) | 209 |
No. 245 | Oak Hills (California) | (11-1) | NR |
No. 246 | Mount St. Joseph (Maryland) | (7-4) | 158 |
No. 247 | St. Bonaventure (California) | (7-4) | 190 |
No. 248 | Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (6-5) | NR |
No. 249 | Conway (Arkansas) | (10-3) | 222 |
No. 250 | North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (10-3) | 210 |
No. 251 | Cass Tech (Michigan) | (9-4)*** | 250 |
No. 252 | Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 253 | Westgate (Louisiana) | (10-4) | 182 |
No. 254 | Maryville (Tennessee) | (10-4) | 109 |
No. 255 | Catholic (Arkansas) | (11-1) | NR |
No. 256 | Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia) | (7-5) | 219 |
No. 257 | Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (8-2) | 90 |
No. 258 | Providence Day (North Carolina) | (12-1) | 180 |
No. 259 | Phoebus (Virginia) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 260 | Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 261 | Lee County (Georgia) | (8-4) | 142 |
No. 262 | Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (9-3) | NR |
No. 263 | Picayune (Mississippi) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 264 | De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (13-1) | 102 |
No. 265 | Douglass (Kentucky) | (15-0) | NR |
No. 266 | Cedartown (Georgia) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 267 | Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, California) | (9-4) | 196 |
No. 268 | State College (Pennsylvania) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 269 | Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) | (11-3) | NR |
No. 270 | Carencro (Louisiana) | (10-3) | NR |
No. 271 | Lincoln-West East (Illinois) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 272 | Lake Minneola (Florida) | (10-2) | NR |
No. 273 | Rock Creek Christian Academy (Maryland) | (6-3) | 296 |
No. 274 | East Forsyth (North Carolina) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 275 | St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (11-3) | 216 |
No. 276 | Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (10-3) | 252 |
No. 277 | Tupelo (Mississippi) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 278 | Dunham (Louisiana) | (13-2) | NR |
No. 279 | Melissa (Texas) | (11-3) | NR |
No. 280 | Parkview (Georgia) | (8-4) | NR |
No. 281 | University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (9-4) | 156 |
No. 282 | Yorba Linda (California) | (14-1) | NR |
No. 283 | San Clemente (California) | (7-4) | NR |
No. 284 | Dillard (Florida) | (7-4)*** | 189 |
No. 285 | Dunbar (Florida) | (10-2) | NR |
No. 286 | Theodore (Alabama) | (13-1) | NR |
No. 287 | Byron Nelson (Texas) | (11-2) | NR |
No. 288 | Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (6-6) | 87 |
No. 289 | Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) | (6-6) | 135 |
No. 290 | Spartanburg (South Carolina) | (8-5) | NR |
No. 291 | Jackson Prep (Mississippi) | (12-1) | NR |
No. 292 | Warren Central (Indiana) | (6-6) | 249 |
No. 293 | South Pointe (South Carolina) | (8-4) | 86 |
No. 294 | Westfield (Indiana) | (8-4) | 165 |
No. 295 | Niceville (Florida) | (9-2) | 203 |
No. 296 | Summer Creek (Texas) | (8-5) | NR |
No. 297 | Naples (Florida) | (9-3) | 288 |
No. 298 | Carmel (Indiana) | (6-4) | 128 |
No. 299 | Treasure Coast (Florida) | (4-7) | 139 |
No. 300 | Corona del Mar (California) | (9-4) | 267 |
*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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