Eight more weeks until we crown the 2023 High School Football America national champ. After 36 head-to-head matchups last week in the HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football, ten new teams enter the national rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
At the top of the rankings, St. Edward (Ohio) solidified its position at No. 16 with a 14-7 win over previously unbeaten Archbishop Hoban (Ohio). St. Ed’s begins its drive for a third straight Division I state championship when the state playoffs begin this weekend. Hoban drops from No. 22 in the latest rankings.
In Chicago, No. 67 Loyola edged No. 32 Mount Carmel 23-21, snapping the Caravan’s 22-game win streak in a battle of reigning state champs. Loyola, the 2022 8A champs, rise to No. 39. MC drops eight spots to No. 40 this week.
Georgia private school, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee moves up 26 spots to No. 69 after taking down former No. 67 Providence Day (North Carolina) 42-27 to close-out a perfect 10-0 regular season.
Four of the ten new teams this week are re-entering the national rankings after dropping out after early season losses.
- Jesuit (Florida) soars to No. 144 after knocking-off previously unbeaten Tampa Bay Tech (Florida). TBT falls from No. 110 to No. 146.
- Chambers (North Carolina) beat former No. 215 West Charlotte (North Carolina) for its fourth straight win. The Cougars re-enter the Top 300 at No. 228. West Charlotte drops 16 spots to No. 231.
- Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) sits at No. 291 after doubling-up former No. 207 Centerville 32-16. The loss drops the Elks to No. 293.
- Lovejoy (Texas) re-enters at No. 299 after winning its fifth straight.
The first time entrants are:
- No. 291 Edwardsville (Illinois)
- No. 294 Archer (Georgia)
- No. 295 San Ramon Valley (California)
- No. 298 Fayetteville (Arkansas)
- No. 300 Carrollwood Day (Florida)
As far as the national championship chase, all eyes will be on Texas this week. No. 8 Duncanville squares-off with No. 11 DeSoto for the District 11-6A championship. Duncanville is the reigning 6A Division I champ. DeSoto won the 6A Division II state title last year.
In another big battle in the Lone Star State, No. 19 North Shore plays No. 33 Atascocita for the District 21-6A title.
High School Football America 300
| Ranking/Team/State | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 St. John Bosco (California) | (8-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (10-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Mater Dei (California) | (8-1) | 3 |
| No. 4 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (8-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (7-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (9-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (8-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 Duncanville (Texas) | (7-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (7-1) | 9 |
| No. 10 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (8-0) | 10 |
| No. 11 DeSoto (Texas) | (7-0) | 11 |
| No. 12 Buford (Georgia) | (7-1) | 12 |
| No. 13 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (8-0) | 13 |
| No. 14 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (10-0) | 14 |
| No. 15 Sierra Canyon (California) | (9-0) | 15 |
| No. 16 St. Edward (Ohio) | (9-1) | 16 |
| No. 17 Cocoa (Florida) | (7-1) | 17 |
| No. 18 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (6-1) | 18 |
| No. 19 North Shore (Texas) | (8-0) | 19 |
| No. 20 Walton (Georgia) | (8-0) | 20 |
| No. 21 Center Grove (Indiana) | (8-1) | 21 |
| No. 22 Corona Centennial (California) | (7-2) | 23 |
| No. 23 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (6-1) | 25 |
| No. 24 McCallie (Tennessee) | (9-0) | 24 |
| No. 25 Norland (Florida) | (8-0) | 26 |
| No. 26 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (8-1) | 22 |
| No. 27 Miami Central (Florida) | (4-3) | 27 |
| No. 28 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (8-0) | 28 |
| No. 29 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (8-0) | 29 |
| No. 30 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (10-0) | 30 |
| No. 31 DeMatha (Maryland) | (7-1) | 31 |
| No. 32 Liberty (Arizona) | (7-1) | 36 |
| No. 33 Atascocita (Texas) | (8-0) | 33 |
| No. 34 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (8-0) | 37 |
| No. 35 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (7-1) | 41 |
| No. 36 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (8-0) | 42 |
| No. 37 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (7-0) | 43 |
| No. 38 Saraland (Alabama) | (8-0) | 38 |
| No. 39 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (9-0) | 62 |
| No. 40 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (8-1) | 32 |
| No. 41 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (6-2) | 34 |
| No. 42 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (2-5) | 35 |
| No. 43 Aledo (Texas) | (9-0) | 39 |
| No. 44 Butler (North Carolina) | (8-1) | 40 |
| No. 45 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (10-0) | 45 |
| No. 46 Carrollton (Georgia) | (8-1) | 44 |
| No. 47 Edgewater (Florida) | (9-0) | 46 |
| No. 48 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (9-1) | 47 |
| No. 49 Centennial (Arizona) | (8-0) | 48 |
| No. 50 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (4-4) | 50 |
| No. 51 Basha (Arizona) | (7-1) | 54 |
| No. 52 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (9-0) | 51 |
| No. 53 Chandler (Arizona) | (6-2) | 49 |
| No. 54 Long Beach Poly (California) | (8-1) | 52 |
| No. 55 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (5-3) | 53 |
| No. 56 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (6-2) | 55 |
| No. 57 Belleville (Michigan) | (9-0) | 56 |
| No. 58 Katy (Texas) | (7-1) | 57 |
| No. 59 Gainesville (Georgia) | (8-0) | 58 |
| No. 60 Oakland (Tennessee) | (8-1) | 59 |
| No. 61 Venice (Florida) | (6-2) | 60 |
| No. 62 Vandegrift (Texas) | (8-0) | 61 |
| No. 63 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (8-0) | 64 |
| No. 64 Carlsbad (California) | (9-0) | 63 |
| No. 65 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (8-0) | 65 |
| No. 66 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (6-2) | 66 |
| No. 67 Highland (Arizona) | (6-2) | 68 |
| No. 68 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (8-1) | 69 |
| No. 69 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) | (10-0) | 95 |
| No. 70 Mainland (Florida) | (8-0) | 73 |
| No. 71 Baylor (Tennessee) | (7-2) | 72 |
| No. 72 Orange Lutheran (California) | (5-4) | 71 |
| No. 73 De La Salle (California) | (6-2) | 75 |
| No. 74 Folsom (California) | (7-2) | 76 |
| No. 75 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (8-0) | 78 |
| No. 76 Thompson (Alabama) | (7-1) | 79 |
| No. 77 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (9-0) | 98 |
| No. 78 Homestead (Florida) | (6-1) | 92 |
| No. 79 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (8-0) | 83 |
| No. 80 Benedictine (Georgia) | (9-0) | 84 |
| No. 81 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (7-2) | 70 |
| No. 82 Male (Kentucky) | (8-1) | 86 |
| No. 83 Servite (California) | (5-4) | 166 |
| No. 84 Santa Margarita (California) | (5-4) | 74 |
| No. 85 Lakeland (Florida) | (6-3) | 80 |
| No. 86 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (10-0) | 133 |
| No. 87 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (9-1) | 81 |
| No. 88 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (8-1) | 67 |
| No. 89 South Florence (South Carolina) | (9-0) | 87 |
| No. 90 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (9-0) | 88 |
| No. 91 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (8-1) | 89 |
| No. 92 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (6-2) | 90 |
| No. 93 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (9-0) | 91 |
| No. 94 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (6-4) | 96 |
| No. 95 American Fork (Utah) | (9-1) | 97 |
| No. 96 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (6-2) | 94 |
| No. 97 JSerra (California) | (4-5) | 77 |
| No. 98 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (6-2) | 93 |
| No. 99 St. Augustine (Florida) | (7-0) | 99 |
| No. 100 Weddington (North Carolina) | (8-1) | 100 |
| No. 101 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (6-2) | 101 |
| No. 102 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (7-2) | 102 |
| No. 103 Rome (Georgia) | (7-1) | 103 |
| No. 104 Armwood (Florida) | (7-1) | 105 |
| No. 105 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-2) | 108 |
| No. 106 Buchholz (Florida) | (8-0) | 171 |
| No. 107 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (9-0) | 117 |
| No. 108 Vero Beach (Florida) | (7-1) | 107 |
| No. 109 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (7-1) | 109 |
| No. 110 San Clemente (California) | (8-1) | 111 |
| No. 111 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (6-2) | 112 |
| No. 112 Mission Viejo (California) | (6-3) | 113 |
| No. 113 Creekside (Georgia) | (7-1) | 114 |
| No. 114 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (6-2) | 115 |
| No. 115 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (9-0) | 116 |
| No. 116 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (6-2) | 119 |
| No. 117 Lee County (Georgia) | (7-1) | 124 |
| No. 118 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (6-2) | 156 |
| No. 119 Iona Prep (New York) | (5-3) | 121 |
| No. 120 Serra (Gardena, California) | (6-3) | 122 |
| No. 121 Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (6-2) | 123 |
| No. 122 Lake Travis (Texas) | (6-2) | 82 |
| No. 123 Skyridge (Utah) | (8-2) | 125 |
| No. 124 Coconut Creek (Florida) | (7-2) | 126 |
| No. 125 Lehi (Utah) | (8-2) | 127 |
| No. 126 Oaks Christian (California) | (7-2) | 130 |
| No. 127 Western (Davie, Florida) | (5-3) | 131 |
| No. 128 Pleasant Grove (Utah) | (8-2) | 132 |
| No. 129 Grayson (Georgia) | (6-2) | 128 |
| No. 130 Zachary (Louisiana) | (7-0) | 134 |
| No. 131 Palmetto (Miami, Florida) | (8-1) | 135 |
| No. 132 Longview (Texas) | (7-1) | 136 |
| No. 133 Lake Wales (Florida) | (8-0) | 137 |
| No. 134 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (6-2) | 138 |
| No. 135 Bryant (Arkansas) | (7-1) | 139 |
| No. 136 Ruston (Louisiana) | (8-0)* | 142 |
| No. 137 Prosper (Texas) | (7-1) | 143 |
| No. 138 Avon (Ohio) | (10-0) | 145 |
| No. 139 North Cobb (Georgia) | (5-3) | 145 |
| No. 140 Milton (Georgia) | (6-2) | 147 |
| No. 141 Rockwall (Texas) | (7-1) | 148 |
| No. 142 Lake Mary (Florida) | (8-0) | 182 |
| No. 143 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (7-1) | 85 |
| No. 144 Jesuit (Florida) | (6-2) | NR |
| No. 145 Highland Park (Texas) | (7-1) | 150 |
| No. 146 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (8-1) | 110 |
| No. 147 Parkview (Georgia) | (6-2) | 256 |
| No. 148 Holy Cross (Louisiana) | (6-2) | 140 |
| No. 149 Newton (Georgia) | (7-1) | 118 |
| No. 150 Apopka (Florida) | (5-3) | 120 |
| No. 151 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (6-2) | 144 |
| No. 152 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (6-2) | 152 |
| No. 153 Roswell (Georgia) | (8-1) | 153 |
| No. 154 Pittsburg (California) | (8-0) | 154 |
| No. 155 Glenville (Ohio) | (7-3) | 155 |
| No. 156 Auburn (Alabama) | (6-2) | 129 |
| No. 157 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (4-4) | 104 |
| No. 158 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (4-4) | 157 |
| No. 159 Crest (North Carolina) | (9-0) | 158 |
| No. 160 Valdosta (Georgia) | (7-2) | 159 |
| No. 161 Westfield (Indiana) | (8-1) | 160 |
| No. 162 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (7-2) | 161 |
| No. 163 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (8-1) | 162 |
| No. 164 Timpview (Utah) | (7-2) | 163 |
| No. 165 Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (8-0) | 164 |
| No. 166 Gaffney (South Carolina) | (7-2) | 165 |
| No. 167 Liberty (Nevada) | (8-2) | 167 |
| No. 168 Hamilton (Arizona) | (6-2) | 168 |
| No. 169 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (7-1) | 169 |
| No. 170 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (6-3) | 106 |
| No. 171 Granite Hills (El Cajon, California) | (9-0) | 266 |
| No. 172 Helix (California) | (8-1) | 170 |
| No. 173 Los Alamitos (California) | (7-2) | 172 |
| No. 174 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (6-2)* | 173 |
| No. 175 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (8-0) | 208 |
| No. 176 Clovis North (California) | (9-0) | 254 |
| No. 177 Maury (Virginia) | (8-0) | 174 |
| No. 178 North Crowley (Texas) | (8-0) | 175 |
| No. 179 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (9-0) | 176 |
| No. 180 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (7-1) | 177 |
| No. 181 Houston County (Georgia) | (6-2) | 151 |
| No. 182 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (8-1) | 179 |
| No. 183 Princeton (Ohio) | (10-0) | 180 |
| No. 184 Parkview (Arkansas) | (8-0) | 181 |
| No. 185 De Smet (Missouri) | (7-1) | 149 |
| No. 186 Norcross (Georgia) | (7-1) | 183 |
| No. 187 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (7-1) | 184 |
| No. 188 East Central (Indiana) | (10-0) | 185 |
| No. 189 Conway (Arkansas) | (8-0) | 186 |
| No. 190 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (8-1) | 188 |
| No. 191 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (6-3) | 187 |
| No. 192 Trinity (Kentucky) | (7-3) | 190 |
| No. 193 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (9-0) | 191 |
| No. 194 Melissa (Texas) | (8-0) | 192 |
| No. 195 Davison (Michigan) | (9-0) | 193 |
| No. 196 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (6-2) | 194 |
| No. 197 Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (10-0) | 195 |
| No. 198 Oak Ridge (California) | (8-1) | 196 |
| No. 199 Dillard (Florida) | (5-3) | 197 |
| No. 200 Elder (Ohio) | (6-4) | 198 |
| No. 201 Hough (North Carolina) | (8-1) | 201 |
| No. 202 Brentwood (Tennessee) | (9-0) | 200 |
| No. 203 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (6-2) | 199 |
| No. 204 Cathedral (Indiana) | (6-3) | 202 |
| No. 205 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (3-6) | 203 |
| No. 206 Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (7-1) | 204 |
| No. 207 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida) | (7-1) | 205 |
| No. 208 Monarch (Florida) | (6-2) | 206 |
| No. 209 Lakota West (Ohio) | (8-2) | 209 |
| No. 210 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (8-0) | 210 |
| No. 211 Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (7-1) | 211 |
| No. 212 Carthage (Texas) | (9-0) | 212 |
| No. 213 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (5-2) | 213 |
| No. 214 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (8-0) | 214 |
| No. 215 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (7-2) | 216 |
| No. 216 Delbarton (New Jersey) | (7-1) | 218 |
| No. 217 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (8-0) | 219 |
| No. 218 Coppell (Texas) | (8-0) | 220 |
| No. 219 Coffee (Georgia) | (8-0) | 221 |
| No. 220 Chapman (South Carolina) | (8-1) | 226 |
| No. 221 Ware County (Georgia) | (6-2) | 227 |
| No. 222 Byrnes (South Carolina) | (8-1) | 228 |
| No. 223 Cartersville (Georgia) | (9-0) | 224 |
| No. 224 Benjamin (Florida) | (6-2) | 225 |
| No. 225 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (7-3) | 229 |
| No. 226 Rolesville (North Carolina) | (8-1) | 232 |
| No. 227 Louisville (Mississippi) | (8-0) | 231 |
| No. 228 Chambers (North Carolina) | (7-2) | NR |
| No. 229 Brandon (Mississippi) | (6-2) | 233 |
| No. 230 Carencro (Louisiana) | (8-0) | 234 |
| No. 231 West Charlotte (North Carolina) | (7-2) | 215 |
| No. 232 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (5-4) | 223 |
| No. 233 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (7-1) | 235 |
| No. 234 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (6-4) | 236 |
| No. 235 Lewisville (Texas) | (6-2) | 237 |
| No. 236 Marist (Georgia) | (7-1) | 238 |
| No. 237 Milford (Ohio) | (10-0) | 239 |
| No. 238 Raines (Florida) | (7-1) | 240 |
| No. 239 Anderson (Ohio) | (9-1) | 241 |
| No. 240 Miramar (Florida) | (4-4) | 217 |
| No. 241 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (6-2) | 243 |
| No. 242 DuPont Manual (Kentucky) | (8-1) | 244 |
| No. 243 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (6-3) | 245 |
| No. 244 Mandarin (Florida) | (7-2) | 246 |
| No. 245 C.E. King (Texas) | (7-2) | 247 |
| No. 246 Riverside (Jacksonville, Florida) | (7-2) | 248 |
| No. 247 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (5-3) | 249 |
| No. 248 Rockledge (Florida) | (6-3) | 250 |
| No. 249 Douglass (Kentucky) | (5-3) | 251 |
| No. 250 Bolles School (Florida) | (4-4) | 252 |
| No. 251 Allen (Texas) | (5-3) | 253 |
| No. 252 Germantown (Tennessee) | (9-0) | 258 |
| No. 253 McKinney (Texas) | (7-1) | 255 |
| No. 254 Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida) | (7-1) | 262 |
| No. 255 Picayune (Mississippi) | (7-2) | 259 |
| No. 256 Manatee (Florida) | (6-2) | 189 |
| No. 257 Westfield (Texas) | (6-2) | 264 |
| No. 258 Union (Oklahoma) | (7-1) | 270 |
| No. 259 Summer Creek (Texas) | (7-1) | 267 |
| No. 260 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (5-3) | 268 |
| No. 261 Dickinson (Texas) | (7-1) | 269 |
| No. 262 Monsignor Farrell (New York) | (6-2) | 274 |
| No. 263 Ridge Point (Texas) | (7-2) | 271 |
| No. 264 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | (7-1) | 273 |
| No. 265 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (6-2) | 273 |
| No. 266 Edison (Miami, Florida) | (4-3) | 260 |
| No. 267 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (7-0) | 275 |
| No. 268 Houston (Tennessee) | (7-2) | 276 |
| No. 269 Argyle (Texas) | (6-2) | 277 |
| No. 270 Douglas County (Georgia) | (8-0) | 278 |
| No. 271 East Coweta (Georgia) | (6-2) | 279 |
| No. 272 Punahou (Hawaii) | (6-2) | 280 |
| No. 273 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) | (8-2) | 281 |
| No. 274 Campbell (Hawaii) | (8-2) | 282 |
| No. 275 Niceville (Florida) | (7-1) | 283 |
| No. 276 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (4-5) | 284 |
| No. 277 Lamar (Houston, Texas) | (9-0) | 285 |
| No. 278 Phoebus (Virginia) | (8-0) | 286 |
| No. 279 Peachtree Ridge (Georgia) | (8-0) | 287 |
| No. 280 Saguaro (Arizona) | (4-4) | 261 |
| No. 281 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (6-2) | 263 |
| No. 282 Palm Beach Central (Floria) | (7-1) | 222 |
| No. 283 West Linn (Oregon) | (8-0) | 289 |
| No. 284 White Knoll (South Carolina) | (9-0) | 290 |
| No. 285 Starkville (Mississippi) | (6-2) | 291 |
| No. 286 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey) | (7-2) | 292 |
| No. 287 Friendship Collegiate (Washington, DC) | (6-2) | 293 |
| No. 288 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (5-3) | 296 |
| No. 289 Tupelo (Mississippi) | (7-2) | 297 |
| No. 290 Batavia (Illinois) | (8-1) | 298 |
| No. 291 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (7-3) | NR |
| No. 292 Edwardsville (Illinois) | (8-1) | NR |
| No. 293 Centerville (Ohio) | (8-2) | 207 |
| No. 294 Archer (Georgia) | (5-3) | NR |
| No. 295 San Ramon Valley (California) | (7-1) | NR |
| No. 296 Dothan (Alabama) | (6-2) | 299 |
| No. 297 Enterprise (Alabama) | (6-2) | 300 |
| No. 298 Fayetteville (Arkansas) | (8-0) | NR |
| No. 299 Lovejoy (Texas) | (7-1) | NR |
| No. 300 Carrollwood Day (Florida) | (5-1) | NR |
*Awarded forfeit win after losing on the field to Warren Easton (Louisiana)
Dropped-out: No. 141 Warren Easton (Louisiana), No. 178 Liberty (Bakersfield, California), No. 230 Spartanburg (South Carolina), No. 242 Winton Woods (Ohio), No. 257 Northwest Rankin (Mississippi) No. 265 Chaminade (California), No. 288 Edmond Santa Fe (Oklahoma), No. 294 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey), No. 295 Murrieta Valley (California)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
