MaxPreps 2016 regional high school football computer rankings

St. Joseph's Prep the only new No. 1 region team as IMG, Cass Tech, DeSoto and Bishop Gorman hold on to top spots heading into season's final weekend.

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Dec 12, 2016, 1:45pm
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While high school football in most of the regions of the nation is coming to an end, there was still some movement at the top of at least one region in the MaxPreps regional football computer rankings.

St. Joseph's Prep returned to the No. 1 spot in the northeast region, a ranking it held for most of the season, after defeating Central Catholic for the Class AAAAAA state championship.

There are still state championships to be contested in North Carolina, South Carolina, California and Texas.

The rest of the No. 1 rankings did not change with DeSoto No. 1 in the southwest, IMG Academy No. 1 in the south, Bishop Gorman No. 1 in the west and Cass Tech No. 1 in the midwest.

The regional rankings are based on the MaxPreps National Football Computer Rankings, presented by the Army National Guard. For the purposes of these rankings, the country is broken down into five regions:

West: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska and Montana.

Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma,and Texas.

Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

South: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Northeast: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Delaware and Vermont.

MaxPreps regional football computer rankings

West

1. (last week 1) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 15-0, 88.4#

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 12-2, 85.9

3. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 13-1, 84.5*

4. (4) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 11-2, 76.8*

5. (5) St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.), 14-1, 73.0

See the rest of the West Region Top 25

Southwest

1. (last week 1) DeSoto (Texas), 15-0, 73.7

2. (4) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 14-1, 73.3

3. (2) Chandler (Ariz.), 12-2, 72.1#

4. (6) The Woodlands (Texas), 15-0, 70.0

5. (3) Allen (Texas), 14-1, 68.5*

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Midwest

1. (last week 1) Cass Tech (Detroit), 14-0, 73.0#

2. (2) St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 10-5, 72.7#

3. (3) Colerain (Cincinnati), 11-1, 71.8*

4. (4) St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 13-2, 71.2*

4. (5) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 12-2, 71.2*

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South

1. (last week 1) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 11-0, 85.0*

2. (2) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 14-1, 79.1#

3. (5) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 12-2, 78.7#
St. Thomas Aquinas moved to No. 3 in the south region rankings with a Florida state title win and in the process helped Bishop Gorman solidify its No. 1 west ranking.
St. Thomas Aquinas moved to No. 3 in the south region rankings with a Florida state title win and in the process helped Bishop Gorman solidify its No. 1 west ranking.
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4. (3) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 12-0, 76.7#

5. (4) Carol City (Miami), 11-3, 74.4#

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Northeast

1. (last week 4) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 14-0, 72.9#

2. (2) Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.), 10-2, 67.4#

3. (3) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 9-2, 66.4#

4. (1) Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 14-2, 63.0*

5. (12) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.), 11-2, 61.5#

See the rest of the Northeast Region Top 25