For the second time this year, St. John Bosco (California) sits at the top in the High School Football America 300 national high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Braves jump to No. 1 after a dominating 28-0 shutout of former No. 1 Mater Dei (California) Friday night in Southern California. Mater Dei falls to No. 3 in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
As we pointed out last week, Mater Dei will probably get another shot at its arch-rival in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs.
Bosco and Mater Dei have won five of the last six HSFA national championships.
Many will ask why Bishop Gorman (Nevada) didn’t move to No. 1? It simply comes down to the fact that the Gaels strength of schedule (SOS) isn’t as strong as SJB.
BG’s SOS was hurt by the Miami Central’s overtime loss to Norland in South Florida Friday night. The Rockets, who lost to Gorman 39-35 in Las Vegas in early September, tumble from No. 11 to No. 27 in the latest rankings.
Gorman’s road to a Nevada state championship is an easy one. No. 167 Liberty (Nevada) is the only ranked team they will face in the playoffs. During the regular season, Gorman routed the Patriots 49-6.
Contrast Gorman’s schedule with Bosco’s road to a possible state title. Every remaining opponent for the Braves will be ranked in our Top 300.
Mill Creek (Georgia) makes an eight place jump this week to No. 10. The reigning Georgia 7A champs defeated former No. 8 Buford Friday night before a national television audience on ESPN2. The loss drops the Wolves four spots to No. 12.
The aforementioned Norland Vikings make the biggest jump inside the Top 100. After the 29-26 win over Miami Central, the Vikings move from No. 55 to No. 26.
Interestingly, Norland had been scheduled to Bosco in Southern California on September 1. That game was cancelled, forcing the Braves to scramble for a new opponent.
Florida continues to lead the national rankings with 48 teams. The Sunshine State is followed by Texas with 35 teams. Georgia is in third place with 33 teams, followed by California with 29.
High School Football America 300
| Ranking/Team/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 St. John Bosco (California) | (7-1) | 6 |
| No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (8-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Mater Dei (California) | (7-1) | 1 |
| No. 4 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (7-0) | 3 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (6-0) | 4 |
| No. 6 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (9-1) | 5 |
| No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (7-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 Duncanville (Texas) | (6-0) | 9 |
| No. 9 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (6-1) | 10 |
| No. 10 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (7-0) | 18 |
| No. 11 DeSoto (Texas) | (6-0) | 13 |
| No. 12 Buford (Georgia) | (6-1) | 8 |
| No. 13 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (7-0) | 12 |
| No. 14 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (9-0) | 14 |
| No. 15 Sierra Canyon (California) | (8-0) | 15 |
| No. 16 St. Edward (Ohio) | (8-1) | 16 |
| No. 17 Cocoa (Florida) | (6-1) | 19 |
| No. 18 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (5-1) | 17 |
| No. 19 North Shore (Texas) | (7-0) | 20 |
| No. 20 Walton (Georgia) | (7-0) | 21 |
| No. 21 Center Grove (Indiana) | (8-1) | 22 |
| No. 22 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (8-0) | 23 |
| No. 23 Corona Centennial (California) | (6-2) | 24 |
| No. 24 McCallie (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 25 |
| No. 25 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (6-1) | 26 |
| No. 26 Norland (Florida) | (7-0) | 55 |
| No. 27 Miami Central (Florida) | (3-3) | 11 |
| No. 28 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (7-0) | 27 |
| No. 29 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (7-0) | 28 |
| No. 30 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (9-0) | 29 |
| No. 31 DeMatha (Maryland) | (6-1) | 30 |
| No. 32 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (8-0) | 31 |
| No. 33 Atascocita (Texas) | (7-0) | 32 |
| No. 34 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (6-2) | 33 |
| No. 35 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (2-5) | 34 |
| No. 36 Liberty (Arizona) | (6-1) | 35 |
| No. 37 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (7-0) | 36 |
| No. 38 Saraland (Alabama) | (8-0) | 37 |
| No. 39 Aledo (Texas) | (8-0) | 38 |
| No. 40 Butler (North Carolina) | (8-1) | 39 |
| No. 41 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (6-1) | 40 |
| No. 42 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (7-0) | 41 |
| No. 43 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 42 |
| No. 44 Carrollton (Georgia) | (7-1) | 43 |
| No. 45 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (9-0) | 44 |
| No. 46 Edgewater (Florida) | (8-0) | 45 |
| No. 47 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (9-1) | 46 |
| No. 48 Centennial (Arizona) | (7-0) | 47 |
| No. 49 Chandler (Arizona) | (6-1) | 48 |
| No. 50 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (4-3) | 49 |
| No. 51 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (9-0) | 50 |
| No. 52 Long Beach Poly (California) | (7-1) | 51 |
| No. 53 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (4-3) | 52 |
| No. 54 Basha (Arizona) | (6-1) | 54 |
| No. 55 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (5-2) | 56 |
| No. 56 Belleville (Michigan) | (8-0) | 57 |
| No. 57 Katy (Texas) | (6-1) | 58 |
| No. 58 Gainesville (Georgia) | (7-0) | 59 |
| No. 59 Oakland (Tennessee) | (7-1) | 60 |
| No. 60 Venice (Florida) | (5-2) | 61 |
| No. 61 Vandegrift (Texas) | (7-0) | 62 |
| No. 62 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (8-0) | 63 |
| No. 63 Carlsbad (California) | (8-0) | 64 |
| No. 64 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (7-0) | 65 |
| No. 65 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (7-0) | 66 |
| No. 66 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (5-2) | 67 |
| No. 67 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (8-0) | 68 |
| No. 68 Highland (Arizona) | (5-2) | 69 |
| No. 69 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (8-1) | 70 |
| No. 70 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (7-1) | 71 |
| No. 71 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-3) | 75 |
| No. 72 Baylor (Tennessee) | (6-2) | 73 |
| No. 73 Mainland (Florida) | (7-0) | 74 |
| No. 74 Santa Margarita (California) | (5-3) | 80 |
| No. 75 De La Salle (California) | (5-2) | 76 |
| No. 76 Folsom (California) | (6-2) | 77 |
| No. 77 JSerra (California) | (4-4) | 72 |
| No. 78 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (7-0) | 78 |
| No. 79 Thompson (Alabama) | (6-1) | 79 |
| No. 80 Lakeland (Florida) | (6-2) | 81 |
| No. 81 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (9-0) | 82 |
| No. 82 Lake Travis (Texas) | (6-1) | 83 |
| No. 83 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (7-0) | 84 |
| No. 84 Benedictine (Georgia) | (8-0) | 85 |
| No. 85 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (7-0) | 86 |
| No. 86 Male (Kentucky) | (7-1) | 87 |
| No. 87 South Florence (South Carolina) | (7-0) | 88 |
| No. 88 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (8-0) | 89 |
| No. 89 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (7-1) | 90 |
| No. 90 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (5-2) | 91 |
| No. 91 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (8-0) | 92 |
| No. 92 Homestead (Florida) | (5-1) | 98 |
| No. 93 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (5-2) | 93 |
| No. 94 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (6-1) | 94 |
| No. 95 Rabun Gap-Nacooche (Georgia) | (9-0) | 95 |
| No. 96 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (5-4) | 97 |
| No. 97 American Fork (Utah) | (9-1) | 124 |
| No. 98 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (8-0) | 108 |
| No. 99 St. Augustine (Florida) | (6-0) | 99 |
| No. 100 Weddington (North Carolina) | (7-1) | 111 |
| No. 101 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (5-2) | 101 |
| No. 102 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (6-2) | 102 |
| No. 103 Rome (Georgia) | (6-1) | 103 |
| No. 104 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (4-3) | 104 |
| No. 105 Armwood (Florida) | (6-1) | 105 |
| No. 106 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (6-2) | 113 |
| No. 107 Vero Beach (Florida) | (6-1) | 107 |
| No. 108 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (5-2) | 115 |
| No. 109 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (6-1) | 109 |
| No. 110 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (8-0) | 110 |
| No. 111 San Clemente (California) | (7-1) | 273 |
| No. 112 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (5-2) | 116 |
| No. 113 Mission Viejo (California) | (5-3) | 53 |
| No. 114 Creekside (Georgia) | (6-1) | 114 |
| No. 115 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (5-2) | 117 |
| No. 116 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (8-0) | 118 |
| No. 117 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (8-0) | 122 |
| No. 118 Newton (Georgia) | (7-0) | 128 |
| No. 119 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (5-2) | 112 |
| No. 120 Apopka (Florida) | (5-2) | 120 |
| No. 121 Iona Prep (New York) | (4-3) | 121 |
| No. 122 Serra (Gardena, California) | (6-2) | 123 |
| No. 123 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (5-2) | 119 |
| No. 124 Lee County (Georgia) | (6-1) | 125 |
| No. 125 Skyridge (Utah) | (8-2) | 127 |
| No. 126 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (6-2) | 133 |
| No. 127 Lehi (Utah) | (8-2) | 129 |
| No. 128 Grayson (Georgia) | (5-2) | 131 |
| No. 129 Auburn (Alabama) | (6-1) | 132 |
| No. 130 Oaks Christian (California) | (6-2) | 134 |
| No. 131 Western (Davie, Florida) | (4-3) | 149 |
| No. 132 Pleasant Grove (Utah) | (8-2) | 126 |
| No. 133 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (9-0) | 136 |
| No. 134 Zachary (Louisiana) | (6-0) | 137 |
| No. 135 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (7-1) | 140 |
| No. 136 Longview (Texas) | (6-1) | 139 |
| No. 137 Lake Wales (Florida) | (7-0) | 141 |
| No. 138 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (5-2) | 235 |
| No. 139 Bryant (Arkansas) | (6-1) | 145 |
| No. 140 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (6-1) | 96 |
| No. 141 Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (5-1) | 142 |
| No. 142 Ruston (Louisiana) | (6-1) | 143 |
| No. 143 Prosper (Texas) | (6-1) | 144 |
| No. 144 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (6-1) | 145 |
| No. 145 Avon (Ohio) | (9-0) | 147 |
| No. 146 North Cobb (Georgia) | (4-3) | 148 |
| No. 147 Milton (Georgia) | (5-2) | 150 |
| No. 148 Rockwall (Texas) | (7-1) | 151 |
| No. 149 De Smet (Missouri) | (7-0) | 152 |
| No. 150 Highland Park (Texas) | (6-1) | 153 |
| No. 151 Houston County (Georgia) | (6-1) | 154 |
| No. 152 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (6-2) | 156 |
| No. 153 Roswell (Georgia) | (7-1) | 157 |
| No. 154 Pittsburg (California) | (7-0) | 158 |
| No. 155 Glenville (Ohio) | (6-3) | 159 |
| No. 156 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (5-2) | 155 |
| No. 157 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (3-4) | 161 |
| No. 158 Crest (North Carolina) | (8-0) | 160 |
| No. 159 Valdosta (Georgia) | (6-2) | 162 |
| No. 160 Westfield (Indiana) | (8-1) | 163 |
| No. 161 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (7-2) | 164 |
| No. 162 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (7-1) | 165 |
| No. 163 Timpview (Utah) | (7-2) | 166 |
| No. 164 Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (7-0) | 167 |
| No. 165 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (6-2) | 168 |
| No. 166 Servite (California) | (4-4) | 172 |
| No. 167 Liberty (Nevada) | (7-2) | 170 |
| No. 168 Hamilton (Arizona) | (5-2) | 171 |
| No. 169 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (6-1) | 179 |
| No. 170 Helix (California) | (8-0) | 180 |
| No. 171 Buchholz (Florida) | (7-0) | 191 |
| No. 172 Los Alamitos (California) | (6-2) | 174 |
| No. 173 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (4-3) | 177 |
| No. 174 Maury (Virginia) | (7-0) | 175 |
| No. 175 North Crowley (Texas) | (7-0) | 176 |
| No. 176 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 181 |
| No. 177 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (6-1) | 178 |
| No. 178 Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | (7-1) | 183 |
| No. 179 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (7-1) | 184 |
| No. 180 Princeton (Ohio) | (9-0) | 185 |
| No. 181 Parkview (Arkansas) | (7-0) | 186 |
| No. 182 Lake Mary (Florida) | (7-0) | 187 |
| No. 183 Norcross (Georgia) | (6-1) | 188 |
| No. 184 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (6-1) | 189 |
| No. 185 East Central (Indiana) | (9-0) | 190 |
| No. 186 Conway (Arkansas) | (7-0) | 192 |
| No. 187 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (6-2) | 193 |
| No. 188 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (7-1) | 194 |
| No. 189 Manatee (Florida) | (6-1) | 195 |
| No. 190 Trinity (Kentucky) | (6-3) | 196 |
| No. 191 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (8-0) | 197 |
| No. 192 Melissa (Texas) | (7-0) | 198 |
| No. 193 Davison (Michigan) | (8-0) | 199 |
| No. 194 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (5-2) | 200 |
| No. 195 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (9-0) | 209 |
| No. 196 Oak Ridge (California) | (7-1) | 202 |
| No. 197 Dillard (Florida) | (4-3) | 201 |
| No. 198 Elder (Ohio) | (5-4) | 106 |
| No. 199 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (5-2) | 169 |
| No. 200 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 208 |
| No. 201 Hough (North Carolina) | (7-1) | 216 |
| No. 202 Cathedral (Indiana) | (6-3) | 212 |
| No. 203 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (2-6) | 203 |
| No. 204 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (6-1) | 210 |
| No. 205 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida) | (6-1) | 204 |
| No. 206 Monarch (Florida) | (6-2) | 205 |
| No. 207 Centerville (Ohio) | (8-1) | 206 |
| No. 208 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (7-0) | 207 |
| No. 209 Lakota West (Ohio) | (7-2) | 211 |
| No. 210 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (8-0) | 214 |
| No. 211 Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (6-1) | 215 |
| No. 212 Carthage (Texas) | (8-0) | 213 |
| No. 213 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (4-2) | 217 |
| No. 214 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (7-0) | 218 |
| No. 215 West Charlotte (North Carolina) | (7-1) | 219 |
| No. 216 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (6-2) | 220 |
| No. 217 Miramar (Florida) | (4-3) | 222 |
| No. 218 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (6-1) | 226 |
| No. 219 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (7-0) | 224 |
| No. 220 Coppell (Texas) | (7-0) | 225 |
| No. 221 Coffee (Georgia) | (7-0) | 227 |
| No. 222 Palm Beach Central (Floria) | (7-0) | 228 |
| No. 223 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (4-4) | 221 |
| No. 224 Cartersville (Georgia) | (8-0) | 223 |
| No. 225 Benjamin (Florida) | (6-1) | 229 |
| No. 226 Chapman (South Carolina) | (7-1) | 230 |
| No. 227 Ware County (Georgia) | (5-2) | 231 |
| No. 228 Byrnes (South Carolina) | (8-1) | 232 |
| No. 229 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (6-3) | 233 |
| No. 230 Spartanburg (South Carolina) | (4-4) | 234 |
| No. 231 Louisville (Mississippi) | (7-0) | 247 |
| No. 232 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (7-1) | 250 |
| No. 233 Brandon (Mississippi) | (5-2) | 238 |
| No. 234 Carencro (Louisiana) | (7-0) | 239 |
| No. 235 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (6-1) | 100 |
| No. 236 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (5-4) | 236 |
| No. 237 Lewisville (Texas) | (5-2) | 237 |
| No. 238 Marist (Georgia) | (6-1) | 240 |
| No. 239 Milford (Ohio) | (9-0) | 241 |
| No. 240 Raines (Florida) | (6-1) | 242 |
| No. 241 Anderson (Ohio) | (8-1) | 243 |
| No. 242 Winton Woods (Ohio) | (7-2) | 244 |
| No. 243 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (5-2) | 245 |
| No. 244 DuPont Manual (Kentucky) | (7-1) | 248 |
| No. 245 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (5-3) | 249 |
| No. 246 Mandarin (Florida) | (6-2) | 251 |
| No. 247 C.E. King (Texas) | (7-1) | 252 |
| No. 248 Riverside (Jacksonville, Florida) | (6-2) | 253 |
| No. 249 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (5-3) | 254 |
| No. 250 Rockledge (Florida) | (5-3) | 255 |
| No. 251 Douglass (Kentucky) | (4-3) | 256 |
| No. 252 Bolles School (Florida) | (4-4) | 257 |
| No. 253 Allen (Texas) | (5-2) | NR |
| No. 254 Clovis North (California) | (8-0) | 282 |
| No. 255 McKinney (Texas) | (6-1) | 135 |
| No. 256 Parkview (Georgia) | (5-2) | 138 |
| No. 257 Northwest Rankin (Mississippi) | (5-1) | 258 |
| No. 258 Germantown (Tennessee) | (8-0) | 259 |
| No. 259 Picayune (Mississippi) | (6-2) | 260 |
| No. 260 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (4-2) | 262 |
| No. 261 Saguaro (Arizona) | (4-3) | 263 |
| No. 262 Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida) | (6-1) | 264 |
| No. 263 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (6-1) | 265 |
| No. 264 Westfield (Texas) | (5-2) | 267 |
| No. 265 Chaminade (California) | (5-3) | 270 |
| No. 266 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (8-0) | 271 |
| No. 267 Summer Creek (Texas) | (6-1) | 274 |
| No. 268 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (4-3) | 268 |
| No. 269 Dickinson (Texas) | (6-1) | 273 |
| No. 270 Union (Oklahoma) | (6-1) | 279 |
| No. 271 Ridge Point (Texas) | (6-2) | 276 |
| No. 272 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | (6-1) | 277 |
| No. 273 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (5-2) | 280 |
| No. 274 Monsignor Farrell (New York) | (5-2) | NR |
| No. 275 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (6-0) | 284 |
| No. 276 Houston (Tennessee) | (6-2) | 275 |
| No. 277 Argyle (Texas) | (5-2) | 281 |
| No. 278 Douglas County (Georgia) | (7-0) | 283 |
| No. 279 East Coweta (Georgia) | (6-2) | 285 |
| No. 280 Punahou (Hawaii) | (5-2) | 286 |
| No. 281 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | (7-2) | 287 |
| No. 282 Campbell (Hawaii) | (7-2) | 288 |
| No. 283 Niceville (Florida) | (6-1) | 289 |
| No. 284 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (3-5) | 290 |
| No. 285 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | (8-0) | 291 |
| No. 286 Phoebus (Virginia) | (6-0) | 292 |
| No. 287 Peachtree Ridge (Georgia) | (7-0) | NR |
| No. 288 Edmond Santa Fe (Oklahoma) | (5-1) | 294 |
| No. 289 West Linn (Oregon) | (7-0) | 295 |
| No. 290 White Knoll (South Carolina) | (8-0) | 296 |
| No. 291 Starkville (Mississippi) | (6-2) | 297 |
| No. 292 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey) | (6-2) | NR |
| No. 293 Friendship Collegiate (Washington, DC) | (5-2) | NR |
| No. 294 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (3-4) | 173 |
| No. 295 Murrieta Valley (California) | (6-2) | 266 |
| No. 296 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (5-2) | 246 |
| No. 297 Tupelo (Mississippi) | (6-2) | 299 |
| No. 298 Batavia (Illinois) | (7-1) | 300 |
| No. 299 Dothan (Alabama) | (6-2) | NR |
| No. 300 Enterprise (Alabama) | (5-2) | 130 |
Dropped-out: No. 182 North Gwinnett (Georgia), No. 261 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), No. 269 Carmel (Indiana), No. 278 Lambert (Georgia), No. 293 St. Augustine (Louisiana), No. 298 West Point (Mississippi)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
