St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) is the top-ranked team in the first media compilation poll for the 2016 season. The Raiders, who are ranked #1 in both the USA TODAY Super 25 and MaxPreps Xcellent 25, open the regular season this weekend against Booker T. Washington (Florida), which is ranked #16 in the comp poll.
High School Football America’s #1 team, St. John Bosco (California) is tied at #7 with Ohio’s Colerain (Ohio).
While Florida teams are 1-2 in our first poll with IMG Academy holding-down the #2 spot, there may be some changes after a huge weekend of upcoming games. Nevada’s Bishop Gorman at #3 travels to Texas to take-on #5 Cedar Hill, while IMG will square-off with #4 Grayson from Georgia. Both of those games will be televised by ESPN.
Our first compilation poll includes the aforementioned USA TODAY Super 25 and MaxPreps Xcellent 25. We will add-in PrepNation.com, once it releases its first in-season poll.
The poll awards points to a team on the basis of its ranking in each poll. For example, the #1 team receives 25 points, the #2 team receives 24 points and so forth.
Our media compilation poll is released every Tuesday.
High School Football America Media Compilation Poll
through August 23, 2016
| Team | HSFA | USAT | MP | Pts |
| 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 2. IMG Academy (FL) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 68 |
| 3. Bishop Gorman (NV) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 67 |
| 4. Grayson (GA) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
| 5. Cedar Hill (TX) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 65 |
| 6. Mater Dei (CA) | 4 | 12 | 6 | 56 |
| 7. (tied) St. John Bosco (CA) | 1 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
| 7. (tied) Katy (TX) | 6 | 11 | 12 | 49 |
| 9. DeMatha (MD) | 10 | 8 | 17 | 43 |
| 10. Colerain (OH) | 19 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| 11. (tied) Mallard Creek (NC) | 18 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 11 (tied) Pittsburgh Central Catholic (PA) | 11 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 13. Cibolo Steele (TX) | 9 | NR | 11 | 32 |
| 14. Lake Travis (TX) | 20 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| 15. DeSoto (TX) | NR | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 16. Booker T. Washington (FL) | NR | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 17. Miami Central (FL) | 12 | NR | 15 | 25 |
| 18. (tied) Allen (TX) | 14 | 17 | NR | 21 |
| 18. (tied) McGill-Toolen (AL) | 21 | 10 | NR | 21 |
| 19. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) | 16 | 24 | NR | 12 |
| 21. (tied) John Curtis (LA) | NR | 15 | NR | 11 |
| 21. (tied)Trinity Christian Academy (FL) | 25 | NR | 16 | 11 |
| 23. (tied) Warren Central (IN) | 24 | 18 | NR | 10 |
| 23. (tied) Westlake (TX) | 17 | NR | 25 | 10 |
| 25. (tied) Corona Centennial (CA) | NR | NR | 20 | 6 |
| 25. (tied) Petal (MS) | NR | 20 | NR | 6 |
