2025 Preseason Rankings
Updated on July 23, 2025
Five-time High School Football America national champ Mater Dei (California) starts 2025 where it ended the last two seasons, No. 1 in the HSFA 100, powered. The Monarchs will be looking for their third straight national crown when they open the regular season August 23 in Florida in the Broward County National Football Showcase.
MD squares-off with No. 10 St. Thomas Aquinas, winners of six straight Florida high school football state championships.
Falling-in right behind Mater Dei in the HSFA preseason rankings is its arch-rival St. John Bosco (California). The Braves have won two HSFA national titles.
Related: Entire Preseason HSFA 300
Mater Dei and Bosco have won seven of the last eight HSFA national championships. They’re part of the ultra-tough Trinity League, which has been the toughest in the country, according to HSFA’s proprietary algorithm, for four years in a row.
The other four Trinity League teams are inside the preseason Top 52. Orange Lutheran is ranked No. 20, followed by Santa Margarita at No. 27, JSerra at No. 48 and Servite at No. 52.
Nevada’s Bishop Gorman starts at No. 3. The Gaels, winners of 14 state titles in the last 15 years, will play both Mater Dei and Santa Margarita on back-to-back weekends in September. BG was High School Football America’s national champ in 2016.
Reigning Georgia 6A champ Grayson begins at No. 4. Five of the Rams’ first six games will be against teams in the preseason Top 300, including a showdown with another state champ, Thompson (Alabama), which starts at No. 14. Last year, in Alabama, Grayson beat the 7A champs 15-14 in overtime.
Only Florida’s IMG Academy, which starts at No. 5, has been able to break the Trinity League‘s stranglehold on the national crown. IMG was crowned national champs in 2020.
Teams in HSFA 300 by State
- Florida - 52
- Texas - 38
- Georgia - 28
- California - 27
- Ohio - 23
- Tennessee - 13
- Louisiana - 12
- Alabama - 11
- North Carolina - 9
- Arizona - 8
- Pennsylvania, Utah - 7
- Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina - 6
- Arkansas, Maryland, New Jersey - 5
- Hawaii - 4
- Illinois, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Virginia - 3
- Nevada - 2
- Colorado, District of Columbia, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington - 1
Rank | Team & State | Record | 2024 HSFA 300 | Trend |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mater Dei (California) | (13-0) | 1 | - |
2 | St. John Bosco (California) | (11-2) | 5 | 3 |
3 | Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (12-1) | 3 | - |
4 | Grayson (Georgia) | (14-1) | 13 | 9 |
5 | IMG Academy (Florida) | (7-2) | 10 | 5 |
6 | Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) | 7 | 1 |
7 | St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) | (11-2) | 26 | 19 |
8 | East St. Louis (Illinois) | (13-1) | 15 | 7 |
9 | St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (8-3) | 9 | - |
10 | St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (12-3) | 17 | 7 |
Past Rankings
Updated on January 2, 2025
For the fifth time since 2017, Mater Dei (California) is the High School Football America national champ. With all thirteen of the Monarchs’ wins coming against teams that finish in the Top 300, this may be the program’s most impressive national title out of the five.
During the last eight years, the Monarchs have posted an overall record of 96-4 with all of the loses coming against St. John Bosco (California).
Milton finishes No. 2 after running the table and winning Georgia’s Class 5A state championship.
Nevada’s Bishop Gorman, whose only loss was to Mater Dei, checks in at No. 3, followed by Florida 7A champ Venice at No. 4.
St. John Bosco finishes No. 5. The Braves only losses came against Mater Dei.
Mater Dei and St. John Bosco have won seven of the last eight HSFA national titles. IMG Academy (Florida) won the 2020 national title, but there’s an asterisk with that title, since California only played a limited spring season in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the limited schedule, the Golden State didn’t hold playoffs.
Texas Class 6A Division I champ North Crowley finishes No. 6 in the HSFA national rankings created with its proprietary algorithm.
Four-time New Jersey Non-Public A Bergen Catholic is the No. 7 team in America, followed by Duncanville (Texas) at No. 8, St. Francis Academy (Maryland) at No. 9 and IMG Academy (Florida) at No. 10
Florida leads the way with the most teams in the HSFA national rankings. There are 52 teams from the Sunshine State in the HSFA 300, followed by Texas with 38. Georgia has the third most teams with 28. California has 27 teams in the Top 300, followed by Ohio with 23.
In all, 30 states, plus the District of Columbia are represented in the final HSFA 300.
Rank | Team & State | Record | Last Week |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mater Dei (California) |
(13-0) |
1 |
2 |
Milton (Georgia) |
(15-0) |
9 |
3 |
Bishop Gorman (Nevada) |
(12-1) |
2 |
4 |
Venice (Florida) |
(14-1) |
29 |
5 |
St. John Bosco (California) |
(11-2) |
5 |
6 |
North Crowley (Texas) |
(16-0) |
45 |
7 |
Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) |
(11-1) |
10 |
8 |
Duncanville (Texas) |
(13-1) |
8 |
9 |
St. Frances Academy (Maryland) |
(8-3) |
18 |
10 |
IMG Academy (Florida) |
(7-2) |
4 |
11 |
Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) |
(13-2) |
3 |
12 |
Grayson (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
170 |
13 |
Orange Lutheran (California) |
(8-4) |
71 |
14 |
Corner Canyon (Utah) |
(13-1) |
35 |
15 |
East St. Louis (Illinois) |
(13-1) |
41 |
16 |
American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) |
(12-2) |
24 |
17 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) |
(12-3) |
7 |
18 |
Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) |
(12-0) |
64 |
19 |
Carrollton (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
43 |
20 |
Buford (Georgia) |
(12-2) |
26 |
21 |
Corona Centennial (California) |
(9-3) |
12 |
22 |
Mission Viejo (California) |
(10-1) |
33 |
23 |
DeMatha (Maryland) |
(10-1) |
19 |
24 |
Liberty (Arizona) |
(12-1) |
20 |
25 |
De La Salle (California) |
(12-1) |
63 |
26 |
St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) |
(11-2) |
16 |
27 |
Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
(14-2) |
32 |
28 |
Jones (Orlando, Florida) |
(14-1) |
59 |
29 |
North Shore (Texas) |
(14-1) |
17 |
30 |
Lakeland (Florida) |
(13-1) |
47 |
31 |
Atascocita (Texas) |
(12-2) |
62 |
32 |
Cocoa (Florida) |
(10-3) |
14 |
33 |
Northwestern (Miami, Florida) |
(12-2) |
211 |
34 |
Grimsley (North Carolina) |
(16-0) |
129 |
35 |
Basha (Arizona) |
(11-2) |
68 |
36 |
La Salle College HS (Pennsylvania) |
(10-1) |
0 |
37 |
Norland (Florida) |
(9-3) |
34 |
38 |
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
81 |
39 |
Thompson (Alabama) |
(11-3) |
42 |
40 |
Edna Karr (Louisiana) |
(14-0) |
182 |
41 |
Lee County (Georgia) |
(13-1) |
159 |
42 |
DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) |
(11-1) |
288 |
43 |
Lincoln (San Diego, California) |
(12-2) |
40 |
44 |
Vandegrift (Texas) |
(15-1) |
109 |
45 |
Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) |
(12-3) |
88 |
46 |
Southlake Carroll (Texas) |
(15-1) |
55 |
47 |
Avon (Ohio) |
(16-0) |
104 |
48 |
Pittsburg (California) |
(12-3) |
146 |
49 |
Folsom (California) |
(12-2) |
61 |
50 |
Douglas County (Georgia) |
(11-3) |
105 |
51 |
Lone Peak (Utah) |
(11-3) |
0 |
52 |
Langston Hughes (Georgia) |
(13-2) |
0 |
53 |
JSerra (California) |
(6-5) |
92 |
54 |
Sierra Canyon (California) |
(8-4) |
27 |
55 |
Collins Hill (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
0 |
56 |
Oakland (Tennessee) |
(14-1) |
111 |
57 |
Olentangy Liberty (Ohio) |
(14-2) |
0 |
58 |
Allen (Texas) |
(13-1) |
165 |
59 |
Northwestern (South Carolina) |
(14-0) |
137 |
60 |
Weddington (North Carolina) |
(13-1) |
73 |
61 |
North Gwinnett (Georgia) |
(12-1) |
195 |
62 |
Santa Margarita (California) |
(5-7) |
82 |
63 |
Providence Day (North Carolina) |
(9-3) |
65 |
64 |
Riverdale Baptist (Maryland) |
(10-0) |
0 |
65 |
Lake Travis (Texas) |
(12-2) |
100 |
66 |
Servite (California) |
(6-5) |
69 |
67 |
Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
(11-1)++ |
70 |
68 |
McCallie (Tennessee) |
(11-2) |
44 |
69 |
Trinity (Kentucky) |
(13-2) |
84 |
70 |
Baylor (Tennessee) |
(12-1) |
83 |
71 |
Dutch Fork (South Carolina) |
(14-0) |
142 |
72 |
Coppell (Texas) |
(12-1) |
120 |
73 |
Rolesville (North Carolina) |
(14-2) |
232 |
74 |
Central (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
(13-1) |
0 |
75 |
Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) |
(14-2) |
91 |
76 |
Hough (North Carolina) |
(12-2) |
193 |
77 |
Good Counsel (Maryland) |
(7-5) |
15 |
78 |
Columbus (Miami, Florida) |
(9-4) |
39 |
79 |
Brownsburg (Indiana) |
(13-1) |
80 |
80 |
Parker (Birmingham, Alabama) |
(14-1) |
0 |
81 |
Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) |
(11-3) |
28 |
82 |
Massillon Washington (Ohio) |
(11-3) |
11 |
83 |
Westfield (Indiana) |
(12-2) |
217 |
84 |
St. Edward (Ohio) |
(9-6) |
13 |
85 |
Alexandria (Louisiana) |
(13-1) |
286 |
86 |
West Boca Raton (Florida) |
(15-0) |
0 |
87 |
Gadsden County (Florida) |
(13-2) |
0 |
88 |
Longview (Texas) |
(12-3) |
207 |
89 |
Summerville (South Carolina) |
(13-1) |
239 |
90 |
Summer Creek (Texas) |
(12-3) |
60 |
91 |
Hamilton (Arizona) |
(10-2) |
158 |
92 |
Thomas County Central (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
53 |
93 |
Auburn (Alabama) |
(10-1) |
233 |
94 |
Coffee (Georgia) |
(11-3) |
74 |
95 |
Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) |
(14-0) |
150 |
96 |
Cherry Creek (Colorado) |
(13-1) |
271 |
97 |
DeSoto (Texas) |
(11-3) |
6 |
98 |
Bryant (Arkansas) |
(13-0) |
144 |
99 |
South Oak Cliff (Texas) |
(13-3) |
72 |
100 |
Lake Mary (Florida) |
(12-3) |
234 |
Updated on December 19, 2023
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) finishes 2023 where it started, at the top of the High School Football America 100 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. It's the Monarchs fourth HSFA national title since 2017. They also won our national crown in 2018 and 2021.
Twelve of the Monarchs' 13 wins came against teams that finished inside our Top 107 — No. 3 St. John Bosco (California), No. 15 Kahuku, No. 16 Corona Centennial (California), No. 29 Sierra Canyon (California) No. 51 St. Frances Academy (Maryland), No. 52 Serra (San Mateo, California), No. 78 Servite (California), No. 80 Orange Lutheran (California), No. 81 Santa Margarita (California), No. 92 Creekside (Georgia) and No. 107 JSerra (California) twice.
Falling in behind Mater Dei is Florida Class 1M state champ Chaminade-Madonna at No. 2. St. John Bosco finishes No. 3, followed by No. 4 IMG Academy (Florida) and Nevada 5A Division I champ Bishop Gorman at No. 5.
After winning a Florida state record fifth state championship, St. Thomas Aquinas finishes No. 6, followed by Pennsylvania 6A champ St. Joseph’s Prep at No. 7, Texas 6A Division II champ DeSoto at No. 8, Ohio Division II state champ Massillon Washington at No. 9 and Texas 6A Division I champ Duncanville at No. 10.
64 of the teams that began the season in the Preseason HSFA 100, finish in the Top 100 that is created with High School Football America’s proprietary algorithm.
Florida is the most powerful state in the nation with 19 teams in the HSFA 100. Eight of those teams are in the Top 25.
California finishes a strong second with 16 Top 100 teams. Georgia places 13 teams in the national rankings, followed by Texas with a dozen.
Rank |
Team & State |
Record |
Preseason Ranking |
1 |
Mater Dei (California) |
(13-1) |
1 |
2 |
Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) |
(14-0) |
14 |
3 |
St. John Bosco (California) |
(11-2) |
2 |
4 |
IMG Academy (Florida) |
(10-0) |
5 |
5 |
Bishop Gorman (Nevada) |
(12-0) |
4 |
6 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) |
(14-1) |
6 |
7 |
St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) |
(13-1) |
10 |
8 |
DeSoto (Texas) |
(14-0) |
21 |
9 |
Massillon Washington (Ohio) |
(16-0) |
32 |
10 |
Duncanville (Texas) |
(14-1) |
8 |
11 |
St. Edward (Ohio) |
(15-1) |
13 |
12 |
Cocoa (Florida) |
(14-1) |
45 |
13 |
Ben Davis (Indiana) |
(13-1) |
300 |
14 |
Good Counsel (Maryland) |
(10-1) |
30 |
15 |
Kahuku (Hawaii) |
(12-2) |
51 |
16 |
Corona Centennial (California) |
(9-3) |
22 |
17 |
Liberty (Arizona) |
(12-1) |
75 |
18 |
Milton (Georgia) |
(13-2) |
59 |
19 |
Berkeley Prep (Florida) |
(13-2) |
300 |
20 |
Norland (Florida) |
(14-1) |
173 |
21 |
Miami Central (Florida) |
(8-4) |
9 |
22 |
Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) |
(11-1) |
20 |
23 |
Central (Phenix City Alabama) |
(13-0) |
62 |
24 |
Lakeland (Florida) |
(12-3) |
41 |
25 |
Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) |
(13-2) |
40 |
26 |
North Shore (Texas) |
(15-1) |
17 |
27 |
Walton (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
35 |
28 |
Westlake (Austin Texas) |
(14-1) |
26 |
29 |
Sierra Canyon (California) |
(11-1) |
69 |
30 |
Center Grove (Indiana) |
(11-2) |
33 |
31 |
Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) |
(16-0) |
52 |
32 |
Loyola Academy (Illinois) |
(14-0) |
87 |
33 |
Columbus (Miami Florida) |
(13-2) |
12 |
34 |
Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) |
(14-0) |
189 |
35 |
Mount Carmel (Chicago Illinois) |
(13-1) |
95 |
36 |
Corner Canyon (Utah) |
(13-1) |
74 |
37 |
McCallie (Tennessee) |
(12-1) |
55 |
38 |
Aledo (Texas) |
(15-0) |
60 |
39 |
Venice (Florida) |
(12-3) |
39 |
40 |
Homestead (Florida) |
(11-2) |
125 |
41 |
Jones (Orlando Florida) |
(10-4) |
50 |
42 |
Saraland (Alabama) |
(14-1) |
83 |
43 |
St. Thomas More (Louisiana) |
(14-0) |
121 |
44 |
DeMatha (Maryland) |
(9-2) |
43 |
45 |
Summer Creek (Texas) |
(14-2) |
300 |
46 |
Centennial (Arizona) |
(11-2) |
300 |
47 |
Mill Creek (Georgia) |
(12-1) |
29 |
48 |
American Heritage (Plantation Florida) |
(10-2) |
16 |
49 |
Buford (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
7 |
50 |
Colquitt County (Georgia) |
(12-1) |
18 |
51 |
St. Frances Academy (Maryland) |
(5-6) |
3 |
52 |
Serra (San Mateo California) |
(12-1) |
71 |
53 |
Mililani (Hawaii) |
(11-2) |
300 |
54 |
Folsom (California) |
(13-2) |
91 |
55 |
Bixby (Oklahoma) |
(13-0) |
89 |
56 |
Mission Viejo (California) |
(13-3) |
27 |
57 |
South Oak Cliff (Texas) |
(13-3) |
90 |
58 |
Thompson (Alabama) |
(11-2) |
15 |
59 |
De La Salle (California) |
(11-3) |
96 |
60 |
Atascocita (Texas) |
(11-3) |
103 |
61 |
Edgewater (Florida) |
(11-1) |
48 |
62 |
Basha (Arizona) |
(10-2) |
28 |
63 |
Lincoln (San Diego California) |
(11-1) |
42 |
64 |
Catholic (Baton Rouge Louisiana) |
(12-2)* |
49 |
65 |
Carrollton (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
37 |
66 |
Highland (Arizona) |
(9-3) |
205 |
67 |
Chandler (Arizona) |
(8-3) |
115 |
68 |
St. John's College HS (Washington DC) |
(5-5) |
19 |
69 |
Providence Day (North Carolina) |
(12-1) |
128 |
70 |
Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) |
(15-0) |
250 |
71 |
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) |
(13-1) |
300 |
72 |
Baylor (Tennessee) |
(10-3) |
80 |
73 |
Brownsburg (Indiana) |
(9-1) |
108 |
74 |
Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) |
(10-2) |
122 |
75 |
Mainland (Florida) |
(14-1) |
144 |
76 |
Long Beach Poly (California) |
(10-2) |
85 |
77 |
St. Augustine (Florida) |
(13-1) |
300 |
78 |
Servite (California) |
(8-6) |
300 |
79 |
Grayson (Georgia) |
(11-3) |
138 |
80 |
Orange Lutheran (California) |
(5-6) |
57 |
81 |
Santa Margarita (California) |
(5-6) |
111 |
82 |
Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) |
(10-5) |
54 |
83 |
East St. Louis (Illinois) |
(10-3) |
47 |
84 |
Southlake Carroll (Texas) |
(13-2) |
45 |
85 |
Buchholz (Florida) |
(13-1) |
300 |
86 |
Thomas County Central (Georgia) |
(15-0) |
249 |
87 |
Ruston (Louisiana) |
(14-0)* |
142 |
88 |
Byron Nelson (Texas) |
(13-1) |
267 |
89 |
Coffee (Georgia) |
(15-0) |
300 |
90 |
Weddington (North Carolina) |
(14-2) |
164 |
91 |
Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) |
(13-1) |
247 |
92 |
Creekside (Georgia) |
(13-2) |
134 |
93 |
Lake Travis (Texas) |
(11-3) |
106 |
94 |
Granite Hills (El Cajon California) |
(12-1) |
300 |
95 |
San Clemente (California) |
(9-2) |
300 |
96 |
Western (Davie Florida) |
(9-4) |
300 |
97 |
Rome (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
148 |
98 |
Cibolo Steele (Texas) |
(13-2) |
136 |
99 |
Gainesville (Georgia) |
(12-1) |
84 |
100 |
Carlsbad (California) |
(10-1) |
147 |
St. John Bosco Wins HSFA National Championship
Updated on December 19, 2022
In the closest finish ever, St. John Bosco (California) has won the 2022 High School Football America national championship, powered by NFL Play Football.
The Braves edged out Miami Central (Florida) for the crown, which is determined by HSFA's proprietary algorithm.
Over the last four weeks of the season, Bosco and Central were neck-and-neck. Central closed the gap slightly by beating No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation) for the Florida 2M title last week.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) finished at No. 3. St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami Central have each won four straight Florida high school football championships.
Mater Dei (California), the only team to beat Bosco this year, finished No. 4. Last year's national champs spent most of the 2022 season ranked No. 1. But they fell to Bosco in their rematch in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship Thanksgiving weekend. Since 2017, Bosco and Mater Dei have won five of the last six HSFA national titles.
Bishop Gorman finished at No. 5. The Gaels only defeat was a narrow three-point loss to Mater Dei. Gorman routed Florida state champ Chaminade-Madonna 49-14 in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series. The loss dropped Chaminade-Madonna from No. 4 to No. 9 in the final rankings.
Texas state champ Duncanville finished No. 6 after defeating defending state champ and former No. 7 North Shore in the 6A Division I title game Friday night.
St. Frances Academy (Maryland) ends the season at 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).
At the end of the 2022 season, Florida has 43 teams in the final Top 300. Texas is next with 36 teams, followed by California with 33 and Georgia with 32.
From Unranked to the Top 100
Seven teams that started the season outside of the HSFA's top 1,000 teams ended the year in the HSFA 100.
- No. 43 Lincoln (California) - 13-1
- No. 54 Carrollton (Georgia) - 14-1
- No. 57 Liberty (Arizona) - 11-1
- No. 61 Baylor (Tennessee) - 11-2
- No. 90 South Florence (South Carolina) - 15-0
- No. 94 West Knoxville (Tennessee) - 15-0
- No. 96 Gainesville (Georgia) - 14-1
Final 2022 HSFA 100 Rankings
Rank |
Team & State |
Record |
Preseason Ranking |
1 |
St. John Bosco (California) |
(13-1) |
2 |
2 |
Miami Central (Florida) |
(14-0) |
18 |
3 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) |
(14-0) |
9 |
4 |
Mater Dei (California) |
(12-1) |
1 |
5 |
Bishop Gorman (Nevada) |
(14-1) |
13 |
6 |
Duncanville (Texas) |
(15-0) |
10 |
7 |
St. Frances Academy (Maryland) |
(8-1) |
4 |
8 |
IMG Academy (Florida) |
(8-1) |
7 |
9 |
Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) |
(13-1) |
21 |
10 |
North Shore (Texas) |
(15-0) |
8 |
11 |
American Heritage (Plantation Florida) |
(12-2) |
25 |
12 |
St. Edward (Ohio) |
(15-1) |
11 |
13 |
Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) |
(13-0) |
29 |
14 |
Langston Hughes (Georgia) |
(15-0) |
30 |
15 |
DeSoto (Texas) |
(14-2) |
14 |
16 |
Mill Creek (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
37 |
17 |
Dutch Fork (South Carolina) |
(14-1) |
64 |
18 |
Lakeland (Florida) |
(14-0) |
53 |
19 |
St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) |
(12-1) |
58 |
20 |
Columbus (Miami Florida) |
(14-1) |
79 |
21 |
Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) |
(11-1) |
5 |
22 |
Basha (Arizona) |
(12-1) |
130 |
23 |
Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) |
(15-1) |
218 |
24 |
Denton Guyer (Texas) |
(14-1) |
24 |
25 |
Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) |
(11-2) |
33 |
26 |
Massillon Washington (Ohio) |
(12-2) |
111 |
27 |
Edgewater (Florida) |
(12-1) |
100 |
28 |
Colquitt County (Georgia) |
(13-1) |
75 |
29 |
Mission Viejo (California) |
(10-2) |
49 |
30 |
Corona Centennial (California) |
(9-2) |
19 |
31 |
Westlake (Texas) |
(14-1) |
12 |
32 |
Buford (Georgia) |
(11-1) |
3 |
33 |
Southlake Carroll (Texas) |
(12-1) |
31 |
34 |
Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) |
(14-2) |
69 |
35 |
Venice (Florida) |
(9-4) |
23 |
36 |
Thompson (Alabama) |
(11-3) |
17 |
37 |
Oakland (Tennessee) |
(14-1) |
39 |
38 |
John Curtis (Louisiana) |
(12-2) |
286 |
39 |
Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) |
(13-2) |
28 |
40 |
Cocoa (Florida) |
(11-3) |
47 |
41 |
Kahuku (Hawaii) |
(12-2) |
982 |
42 |
Cedar Grove (Georgia) |
(11-3) |
105 |
43 |
Lincoln (San Diego California) |
(13-1) |
NR |
44 |
Saguaro (Arizona) |
(9-4) |
20 |
45 |
Northwestern (Miami Florida) |
(6-5) |
42 |
46 |
Lakota West (Ohio) |
(13-1) |
54 |
47 |
St. John’s College HS (Washington DC) |
(8-4) |
6 |
48 |
DeMatha (Maryland) |
(10-2) |
38 |
49 |
Serra (San Mateo California) |
(13-1) |
99 |
50 |
Bryant (Arkansas) |
(12-0) |
76 |
51 |
Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) |
(9-3) |
60 |
52 |
Jones (Orlando Florida) |
(11-3) |
72 |
53 |
Central (Phenix City Alabama) |
(10-3) |
36 |
54 |
Carrollton (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
NR |
55 |
Auburn (Alabama) |
(12-2) |
149 |
56 |
Belleville (Michigan) |
(14-0) |
67 |
57 |
Liberty (Arizona) |
(11-1) |
NR |
58 |
Good Counsel (Maryland) |
(8-3) |
15 |
59 |
Catholic (Baton Rouge Louisiana) |
(11-2) |
40 |
60 |
Hoover (Alabama) |
(11-2) |
83 |
61 |
Baylor (Tennessee) |
(11-2) |
NR |
62 |
East St. Louis (Illinois) |
(12-2) |
66 |
63 |
Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) |
(12-1) |
265 |
64 |
Springfield (Ohio) |
(13-2) |
50 |
65 |
Edna Karr (Louisiana) |
(7-4)** |
134 |
66 |
Katy (Texas) |
(14-1) |
55 |
67 |
Los Alamitos (California) |
(9-3) |
59 |
68 |
Chandler (Arizona) |
(9-3) |
27 |
69 |
Skyridge (Utah) |
(13-1) |
167 |
70 |
Center Grove (Indiana) |
(12-2) |
43 |
71 |
Mount Carmel (Chicago Illinois) |
(14-0) |
211 |
72 |
Christian Brothers College (Missouri) |
(13-1) |
77 |
73 |
Loyola Academy (Illinois) |
(13-1) |
116 |
74 |
Highland Springs (Virginia) |
(15-0) |
205 |
75 |
South Oak Cliff (Texas) |
(13-3) |
61 |
76 |
Folsom (California) |
(12-2) |
63 |
77 |
Walton (Georgia) |
(10-3) |
78 |
78 |
Clearwater Academy International (Florida) |
(9-1) |
295 |
79 |
Bixby (Oklahoma) |
(12-1) |
44 |
80 |
Aledo (Texas) |
(14-2) |
94 |
81 |
Cherry Creek (Colorado) |
(12-2) |
85 |
82 |
Destrehan (Louisiana) |
(14-0) |
192 |
83 |
Prosper (Texas) |
(13-2) |
254 |
84 |
North Cobb (Georgia) |
(9-3) |
16 |
85 |
Corner Canyon (Utah) |
(11-3) |
93 |
86 |
Atascocita (Texas) |
(11-3) |
104 |
87 |
De La Salle (California) |
(10-4) |
70 |
88 |
Longview (Texas) |
(14-1) |
88 |
89 |
Westfield (Texas) |
(12-2) |
108 |
90 |
South Florence (South Carolina) |
(15-0) |
NR |
91 |
Hamilton (Arizona) |
(8-3) |
51 |
92 |
Lehi (Utah) |
(14-0) |
193 |
93 |
Milton (Georgia) |
(10-4) |
65 |
94 |
West (Knoxville Tennessee) |
(15-0) |
NR |
95 |
Alcoa (Tennessee) |
(14-1) |
124 |
96 |
Gainesville (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
NR |
97 |
Bartram Trail (Florida) |
(12-1) |
132 |
98 |
Osceola (Kissimmee Florida) |
(10-4) |
263 |
99 |
Union (Oklahoma) |
(11-1) |
145 |
100 |
Vandegrift (Texas) |
(14-2) |
242 |
Updated December 20, 2021
For the third time in five years, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) is High School Football America's national champion.
The Monarchs, who are back on top after winning consecutive HSFA titles in 2017 and 2018, spent the entire 2021 season ranked No. 1 in the HSFA 100, powered by NFL Play Football.
Mater Dei's perfect 12-0 season was punctuated by 10 wins against teams ranked in the HSFA top 200 — No. 7 Servite (twice), No. 8 St. John Bosco, No. 9 Duncanville, No. 20 Corona Centennial, No. 81 Serra (San Mateo) No. 91 Orange Lutheran, No. 143 Norco, No. 144 Santa Margarita and No. 188 Liberty.
Right behind Mater Dei is three-time Texas high school football state champ Westlake. The Chaparrals wrapped-up a perfect 16-0 season Saturday night with a 40-21 win over No. 30 Denton Guyer for the Class 6A Division II title.
Like Mater Dei, Westlake never budged from their preseason No. 2 ranking. The Chaparrals' state title concluded the legendary coaching career of Todd Dodge, who retires with seven Texas high school football championships. Dodge leaves the game with a 40-game win streak.
Bergen Catholic finishes No. 3 in our national rankings after capturing New Jersey's Non-Public A championship.
Fourth-ranked North Shore beat No. 9 Duncanville on Saturday night to win the school’s third state title in the last four years in Texas' largest classification.
Florida 6A champ Jesuit finishes 2021 at No. 5. The Tigers, who started the year at the fringes of the HSFA 100, ended with a perfect 15-0 mark and won the school’s first state title since 1968.
St. Thomas Aquinas, whose lone loss on the season came at the hands of Jesuit on Sept. 3, won its third straight Florida 7A championship on Friday and finishes the season ranked No. 6 in the HSFA 100.
Servite (No. 7) and St. John Bosco (No. 8) fall in behind St. Thomas Aquinas, followed by No. 9 Duncanville. Two-time Tennessee state champ Oakland rounds out the Top 10.
Florida had seven teams in the top 25 and 17 teams in the top 100, leading both categories. Texas placed three teams in the top 25 and 15 in the top 100. Four California teams placed in the top 25, and 10 ranked in the top 100. In all, 23 different states, plus the District of Columbia, are represented in the HSFA 100.
Final HSFA 100 for 2021
Rank/School/State |
Record |
Presason Ranking |
No. 1 Mater Dei (California) |
(12-0) |
1 |
No. 2 Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
(16-0) |
2 |
No. 3 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) |
(12-0) |
14 |
No. 4 North Shore (Texas) |
(15-1) |
20 |
No. 5 Jesuit (Florida) |
(14-0) |
96 |
No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) |
(14-1) |
4 |
No. 7 Servite (California) |
(10-3) |
55 |
No. 8 St. John Bosco (California) |
(10-2) |
7 |
No. 9 Duncanville (Texas) |
(13-2) |
16 |
No. 10 Oakland (Tennessee) |
(15-0) |
25 |
No. 11 Center Grove (Indiana) |
(14-0) |
11 |
No. 12 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) |
(8-1) |
33 |
No. 13 IMG Academy (Florida) |
(9-1) |
5 |
No. 14 Thompson (Alabama) |
(13-1) |
3 |
No. 15 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) |
(12-1) |
89 |
No. 16 Miami Central (Florida) |
(12-2) |
22 |
No. 17 St. Edward (Ohio) |
(15-1) |
51 |
No. 18 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) |
(12-1) |
46 |
No. 19 St. John's College HS (Washington, DC) |
(11-0) |
80 |
No. 20 Corona Centennial (California) |
(11-1) |
HM |
No. 21 Buford (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
49 |
No. 22 Venice (Florida) |
(14-1) |
91 |
No. 23 Bixby (Oklahoma) |
(13-0) |
52 |
No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) |
(11-2) |
28 |
No. 25 Saguaro (Arizona) |
(12-1) |
35 |
No. 26 Collins Hill (Georgia) |
(15-1) |
66 |
No. 27 Cocoa (Florida) |
(11-2) |
92 |
No. 28 Cathedral (Indiana) |
(14-1) |
37 |
No. 29 Warner Robins (Georgia) |
(14-1) |
68 |
No. 30 Denton Guyer (Texas) |
(14-2) |
76 |
No. 31 Hoover (Alabama) |
(12-1) |
36 |
No. 32 Southlake Carroll (Texas) |
(14-1) |
6 |
No. 33 Jenks (Oklahoma) |
(12-1) |
54 |
No. 34 Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) |
(14-2) |
175 |
No. 35 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
(12-1) |
65 |
No. 36 McCallie (Tennessee) |
(13-0) |
152 |
No. 37 Hamilton (Arizona) |
(11-1) |
62 |
No. 38 Gaffney (South Carolina) |
(15-0) |
146 |
No. 39 Katy (Texas) |
(14-1) |
10 |
No. 40 Chambers (North Carolina) |
(14-2) |
26 |
No. 41 Milton (Georgia) |
(13-2) |
48 |
No. 42 Hough (North Carolina) |
(14-1) |
94 |
No. 43 Chandler (Arizona) |
(11-2) |
21 |
No. 44 Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) |
(13-1) |
174 |
No. 45 St. Xavier (Kentucky) |
(14-1) |
NR |
No. 46 South Oak Cliff (Texas) |
(15-1) |
NR |
No. 47 Apopka (Florida) |
(12-3) |
161 |
No. 48 Westfield (Texas) |
(14-1) |
HM |
No. 49 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) |
(10-4) |
32 |
No. 50 Graham-Kapowsin (Washington) |
(15-0) |
NR |
No. 51 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) |
(13-1) |
NR |
No. 52 Bryant (Arkansas) |
(13-1) |
39 |
No. 53 Lake Travis (Texas) |
(12-3) |
81 |
No. 54 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) |
(12-1) |
19 |
No. 55 Male (Kentucky) |
(13-1) |
79 |
No. 56 Atascocita (Texas) |
(11-3) |
HM |
No. 57 Jones (Orlando, Florida) |
(11-3) |
73 |
No. 58 Springfield (Ohio) |
(13-2) |
HM |
No. 59 Allen (Texas) |
(11-3) |
38 |
No. 60 Treasure Coast (Florida) |
(10-2) |
HM |
No. 61 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) |
(6-4) |
18 |
No. 62 Mount Lebanon (Pennsylvania) |
(15-0) |
NR |
No. 63 Zachary (Louisiana) |
(15-0) |
HM |
No. 64 North Cobb (Georgia) |
(10-2) |
110 |
No. 65 Greenville Christian (Mississippi) |
(12-1) |
NR |
No. 66 Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri) |
(13-1) |
117 |
No. 67 St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) |
(11-3) |
9 |
No. 68 Maryville (Tennessee) |
(13-1) |
72 |
No. 69 Alcoa (Tennessee) |
(14-1) |
99 |
No. 70 Cherry Creek (Colorado) |
(12-2) |
97 |
No. 71 Katy Paetow (Texas) |
(15-1) |
NR |
No. 72 Buchholz (Florida) |
(12-2) |
HM |
No. 73 DeSoto (Texas) |
(10-3) |
53 |
No. 74 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) |
(11-2) |
71 |
No. 75 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) |
(10-4) |
45 |
No. 76 College Station (Texas) |
(15-1) |
NR |
No. 77 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) |
(14-1) |
HM |
No. 78 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) |
(11-4) |
NR |
No. 79 Good Counsel (Maryland) |
(7-5) |
44 |
No. 80 Lakota West (Ohio) |
(12-2) |
70 |
No. 81 Serra (San Mateo, California) |
(11-2) |
145 |
No. 82 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) |
(10-2) |
NR |
No. 83 St. Francis (Mountain View, California) |
(11-1) |
NR |
No. 84 DeMatha (Maryland) |
(7-3) |
30 |
No. 85 Lone Peak (Utah) |
(10-2) |
104 |
No. 86 De La Salle (California) |
(10-3) |
29 |
No. 87 Valor Christian (Colorado) |
(13-1) |
163 |
No. 88 South Pointe (South Carolina) |
(12-1) |
NR |
No. 89 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) |
(12-2) |
107 |
No. 90 Lee County (Georgia) |
(11-2) |
83 |
No. 91 Orange Lutheran (California) |
(10-5) |
HM |
No. 92 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) |
(13-1) |
122 |
No. 93 Oscar Smith (Virginia) |
(13-1) |
98 |
No. 94 Winton Woods (Ohio) |
(13-3) |
168 |
No. 95 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) |
(13-1) |
HM |
No. 96 Pickerington Central (Ohio) |
(12-2) |
59 |
No. 97 Euless Trinity (Texas) |
(11-2) |
64 |
No. 98 Los Alamitos (California) |
(9-2) |
HM |
No. 99 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) |
(8-5) |
123 |
No. 100 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) |
(9-3) |
41 |
About the Rankings
The High School Football America 100, powered by NFL Play Football, uses a proprietary algorithm to rank the top teams in the nation and crown an unofficial national champion at the end of the season.
This is the tenth year that HSFA has used the algorithm to create its rankings.
Past HSFA National Champions
- 2012 – Allen (Texas) & John Curtis (Louisiana) co-champs (Opinion poll)
- 2013 – Allen (Texas)
- 2014 – Allen (Texas)
- 2015 – Colquitt County (Georgia)
- 2016 – Bishop Gorman (Nevada)
- 2017 – Mater Dei (California)
- 2018 – Mater Dei (California)
- 2019 – St. John Bosco (California)
- 2020 – IMG Academy (Florida)
- 2021 – Mater Dei (California)
- 2022 – St. John Bosco (California)
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