High school football 2015 Top 25 Composite Rankings

Video: Xcellent 25 Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) is the only team to move into the Composite Top 25, coming in at 23rd. But as the weeks move along, expect more movement in the rankings.

Big-time playoff matchups are coming up for teams listed below, and some of them will even face each other at some point. Expect teams to jockey around, and for some to come and go.

In order to be considered for these rankings, a team must be ranked in two national polls. If it does not land in all four, the team will be given a 40 to weight into its average. We chose for national polls that have produced rankings for at least five years. The four polls include the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and PrepNation's National Prep Poll.


1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 1.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 2

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 1

3. (4) Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 3.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 4

4. (3) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 4.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 3

5. (5) Trinity (Euless, Texas)
Average rank: 5.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 6

6 (T). (8) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
Average rank: 7.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 18

6 (T). (6) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 7

8. (7) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 8.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 5

9. (10) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Average rank: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 9

10. (11) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 8

11. (12) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 16.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR

12. (13) Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 16.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR

13. (13) Chandler (Ariz.)
Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 17

14. (15) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 18.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 21

15. (19) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Average rank: 18.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR

16 (T). (16) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR

16 (T). (18) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.)
Average rank: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR

18. (16) Gilman (Baltimore)
Average rank: 19.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 14

19. (20) Male (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 21.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR

20. (21) Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
Average rank: 21.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 13

21 (T). (23) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 40
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10

21 (T). (22) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12

23. (NR) Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)
Average rank: 27.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
PrepNation: 24
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 22

24. (9) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 30.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 25

25. (24) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 31.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR