Final 2023 High School Football America California Top 25 High School Football Rankings
Mater Dei finishes the season where it started, No. 1 in the High School Football America California Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Monarchs, who also won the HSFA national championship, were ranked at the top of HSFA’s preseason rankings created with its proprietary algorithm. It's the fifth time since 2017 that Mater Dei has finished No. 1 in the state.
St. John Bosco, the only team to beat Mater Dei this season, finishes a close No. 2. Since 2016, the Braves have finished No. 1 in the state three times and No. 2 five times.
Corona Centennial places third after an outstanding 9-3 season. The Huskies only losses were to Mater Dei, St. John Bosco and Nevada state champ Bishop Gorman. Nationally, those teams finished No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 respectively.
Sierra Canyon is ranked No. 4. The Traiblazers only loss was to top-ranked Mater Dei in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 semifinals.
Rounding out the Top 5 is Serra (San Mateo), who lost to Mater Dei in the state Open Division championship.
Division 1-A champ Folsom finishes at No. 6, followed by Division 1-AA champ Mission Viejo at No. 7, De La Salle at No. 8, Lincoln (San Diego) at No. 9 and Long Beach Poly at No. 10.
Below is the complete Top 25.
High School Football America California Top 25
|
Ranking/Team |
Record |
Preseason Ranking |
|
No. 1 Mater Dei |
(13-1) |
1 |
|
No. 2 St. John Bosco |
(11-2) |
2 |
|
No. 3 Corona Centennial |
(9-3) |
3 |
|
No. 4 Sierra Canyon |
(11-1) |
7 |
|
No. 5 Serra (San Mateo) |
(12-1) |
8 |
|
No. 6 Folsom |
(13-2) |
10 |
|
No. 7 Mission Viejo |
(13-3) |
4 |
|
No. 8 De La Salle |
(11-3) |
11 |
|
No. 9 Lincoln (San Diego) |
(11-1) |
5 |
|
No. 10 Long Beach Poly |
(10-2) |
9 |
|
No. 11 Servite |
(8-6) |
NR |
|
No. 12 Orange Lutheran |
(5-6) |
6 |
|
No. 13 Santa Margarita |
(5-6) |
14 |
|
No. 14 Granite Hills (El Cajon) |
(12-1) |
NR |
|
No. 15 San Clemente |
(9-2) |
NR |
|
No. 16 Carlsbad |
(10-1) |
18 |
|
No. 17 JSerra |
(5-6) |
12 |
|
No. 18 Serra (Gardena) |
(9-4) |
19 |
|
No. 19 Rancho Cucamonga |
(10-2) |
21 |
|
No. 20 Pittsburg |
(13-1) |
23 |
|
No. 21 Clovis North |
(13-1) |
NR |
|
No. 22 Oaks Christian |
(9-3) |
NR |
|
No. 23 Helix |
(9-2) |
NR |
|
No. 24 St. Mary's (Stockton) |
(11-2) |
NR |
|
No. 25 Los Alamitos |
(9-3) |
16 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
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