With the High School Football America 300 preseason national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, keeping fans talking about the upcoming season, we thought it would be a good time to throw another log on the conversation fire.
Today, we use our proprietary algorithm to rank the top conferences/districts/leagues/regions heading into the season.
Southern California’s Trinity League heads into the 2023 campaign as the No. 1 league in the nation, followed by the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference’s Capital Conference at No. 2 and the New Jersey Super Football Conference’s United Red at No. 3.
Related: 2023 Preseason HSFA 300
Five Trinity League schools are in the Top 300, led by No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco. Orange Lutheran is No. 57, followed by JSerra at No. 98 and Santa Margarita at No. 111. Only Servite isn’t ranked in the HSFA 300.
Tennessee’s Division II AAA East division continues to get stronger with the addition of two-time defending Division II-AA champ Lipscomb Academy. The league, made-up of private schools, is No. 4 in our power rankings.
Texas’ District 11-6A, featuring 2022 Class 6A Division I champ Duncanville and 6A Division II defending champ DeSoto, is the first public league in our rankings at No. 5.
No. 1 Trinity League (Southern California)
- No. 1 Mater Dei
- No. 2 St. John Bosco
- No. 57 Orange Lutheran
- No. 98 JSerra
- No. 111 Santa Margarita
Other schools – Servite
No. 2 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (Maryland & DC)
- No. 19 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)
- No. 30 Good Counsel (Maryland)
- No. 43 DeMatha (Maryland)
- No. 285 Gonzaga (Washington, DC)
Other school – Bishop McNamara
No. 3 North Jersey Super Conference, United Red League (New Jersey)
- No. 20 Bergen Catholic
- No. 63 Don Bosco Prep
- No. 135 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)
- No. 156 St. Peter’s Prep
- No. 187 Seton Hall Prep
No. 4 Tennessee Division II-AAA East
- No. 23 Lipscomb Academy
- No. 55 McCallie
- No. 80 Baylor
- No. 116 Montgomery Bell Academy
- No. 207 Brentwood Academy
Other school – Knoxville Catholic
No. 5 Texas District 11-6A
- No. 8 Duncanville
- No. 21 DeSoto
Other schools – Cedar Hill, Lake Ridge, Legacy, Mansfield, Skyline, Waxahachie
No. 6 Florida 2M – District 12
- No. 16 American Heritage (Plantation)
- No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons
Other schools – Hallandale, Stranahan
No. 7 Louisiana 5A District 9
- No. 44 John Curtis
- No. 61 Edna Karr
- No. 79 Brother Martin
- No. 153 St. Augustine
Other schools – Archbishop Rummel, Holy Cross, Jesuit
No. 8 Alabama Region 3-7A
- No. 15 Thompson
- No. 112 Hewitt-Trussville
- No. 114 Hoover
- No. 287 Vestavia Hills
Other schools – Chelsea, Oak Mountain, Spain Park, Tuscaloosa County
No. 9 Greater Catholic League South (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- No. 54 Archbishop Moeller
- No. 94 Elder
- No. 131 St. Xavier
Other school – La Salle
No. 10 Chicago Catholic League, Blue Division (Illinois)
- No. 87 Loyola Academy
- No. 95 Mount Carmel (Chicago)
- No. 211 St. Rita
Other schools – Brother Rice
No. 11 Mission League (Southern California)
- No. 69 Sierra Canyon
- No. 107 Chaminade
- No. 155 Serra (Gardena)
- No. 161 Bishop Amat
Other schools – Alemany, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
No. 12 6A Premier League
- No. 28 Basha
- No. 104 Hamilton
- No. 115 Chandler
- No. 281 Casteel
Other school – Perry
No. 13 Texas District 26-6A
- No. 26 Westlake
- No. 106 Lake Travis
- No. 163 Dripping Springs
Other schools – Austin Aikins, Austin Anderson, Austin, Austin Bowie, Del Valle, Buda Joh
No. 14 Georgia Region 8-7A
- No. 7 Buford
- No. 29 Mill Creek
Other schools – Central Gwinnett, Collins Hill, Dacula, Mountain View
No. 15 Texas District 21-6A
- No. 17 North Shore
- No. 103 Atascocita
Other schools – C.E. King, Humble, Kingwood, Summer Creek, United, West Brook
No. 16 Greater Western Ohio Conference
- No. 56 Springfield
- No. 209 Centerville
- No. 244 Springboro
- No. 258 Wayne (Huber Heights)
Other schools – Beavercreek, Fairmont, Miamisburg, Northmont
No. 17 Texas District 5-6A
- No. 36 Denton Guyer
- No. 88 Prosper
- No. 239 Allen
Other schools – Boyd, Braswell, Little Elm, McKinney, Rock Hill
No. 18 Sunset League (California)
- No. 113 Edison (Huntington Beach)
- No. 120 Los Alamitos
- No. 297 Corona del Mar
Other schools – Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Newport Harbor
No. 19 Georgia Region 5-7A
- No. 35 Walton
- No. 86 North Cobb
Other schools – Cherokee, Kennesaw Mountain, Osborne, Wheeler
No. 20 Utah 6A Region 3
- No. 119 Skyridge
- No. 126 Lehi
- No. 174 Lone Peak
- No. 233 American Fork
Others schools – Pleasant Grove, Westlake
No. 21 Florida 4M-District 2
- No. 123 Seminole (Sanford)
- No. 127 Apopka
- No. 194 Lake Mary
Other schools – Evans (Orlando), Lake Brantley
No. 22 Georgia Region 1-6A
- No. 196 Houston County
- No. 206 Northside (Warner Robins)
- No. 241 Lee County
- No. 249 Thomas County Central
Other schools – Tift County, Veterans
No. 23 Greater Miami Conference (Ohio)
- No. 67 Lakota West
- No. 226 Mason
- No. 257 Princeton
Other schools – Colerain, Fairfield, Hamilton, Lakota East, Oak Hills, Middletown, Sycamore
No. 24 Western League (San Diego, California)
- No. 42 Lincoln (San Diego)
- No. 204 Madison
- No. 262 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)
Other schools – St. Augustine, University City
No. 25 Florida 3M District 3
- No. 48 – Edgewater
- No. 50 – Jones (Orlando)
Other schools – Horizon, Wekiva
Honorable Mention: Avocado League (San Diego, California), Big West – Upper Division (Southern California), Catholic Football League of New York, Catholic High School League (Michigan/Ohio), East Bay Athletic League-Mountain (Northern California), Florida 4M – District 5, Florida 4M – District 15, Florida 4A – District 12, Florida 4S – District 14, Florida 4A – District 3, Florida 3M – District 4, Florida 3M – District 11, Florida 3S – District 1, Florida 2M – District 13, Florida 2M – District 14, Georgia Region 1-7A, Georgia Region 3-7A, Georgia Region 4-7A, Georgia 7-7A, Georgia Region 6-6A, Georgia Region 2-5A, Grossmont League – Hills (San Diego), Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (Indiana), Mid-Penn Conference – Commonwealth, New Jersey Super Football Conference – United White, Philadelphia Catholic League, Red Division (Pennsylvania), Queen City League 3A/4A (North Carolina), Sierra Foothill League (Northern California), South Carolina 5A Region 2, South Coast League (Southern California), Southwest Yosemite (Central California), Tennessee 6A Region 3, Texas District 2-6A, Texas District 4-6A, Texas District 10-6A, Texas District 15-6A, Texas District 16-6A, Texas District 19-6A, Texas District 27-6A, Texas District 2-5A, Texas District 3-5A, Texas District 6-5A, Texas District 7-5A, Texas District 14-5A, Tri-County 5 (Pennsylvania), Tri-River League (Central California), Utah Region 2-6A, West Catholic Athletic Association (Northern California)
