MaxPreps Cup standings: Mater Dei is early leader thanks to three nationally-ranked teams

Ranked in the national top 25 in three sports, including No. 1 in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) holds down the top spot in the first MaxPreps Cup standings for the 2025-26 school year.

The Monarchs have 402 points, according to the MaxPreps Cup algorithm, with the volleyball team ranked No. 5 and girls flag football ranked No. 19 to go along with the top-ranked football team.

The MaxPreps Cup is a competition to determine the top high school sports programs in the country, based on state championships, state runner-up finishes and national rankings. Since no state championships have been contested yet this school year, the September MaxPreps Cup standings are based solely on national rankings. The MaxPreps rankings for football, girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer and girls field hockey are used along with boys and girls cross country rankings by DyeStat.

Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) is second with 343 points. The Dragons are No. 9 in boys cross country, No. 17 in football and No. 24 in girls volleyball. Meanwhile Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) is third in the standings with 304 points after coming in No. 3 in girls volleyball and No. 11 in football.

Niwot (Colo.) and Carmel (Ind.) round out the top five in a tie for No. 4 with 282 points each. Niwot is ranked No. 1 in boys cross country and No. 7 in girls cross country. Carmel is ranked No. 3 in girls soccer and No. 5 in girls cross country.

The top 100 schools are listed below with their rating points based on the MaxPreps Cup algorithm.

September MaxPreps Cup standings

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) — 402
2. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) — 343
3. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) — 304
T4. Niwot (Colo.) — 282
T4. Carmel (Ind.) — 282
6. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) — 258
7. Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.) — 252
8. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) — 238
9. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) — 223
10. Carroll (Fort Wayne, Ind.) — 219

11. New Albany (Ohio) — 214
12. Harrisburg (S.D.) — 210
13. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) — 196
14. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) — 192
15. Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.) — 190
16. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) — 188
17. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) — 184
18. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) — 180
19. Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.) — 178
20. Duncanville (Texas) — 176

21. Buford (Ga.) — 172
22. Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, Calif.) — 168
23. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) — 164
24. Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.) — 162
25. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) — 156
26. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.) — 154
27. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) — 152
T28. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) — 150
T28. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas) — 150
T28. Woodrow Wilson (Beckley, W.Va.) — 150

31. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) — 148
T32. Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.) — 147
T32. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) — 147
T32. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) — 147
T32. Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.) — 147
T32. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) — 147
T37. Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, N.J.) — 144
T37. St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) — 144
T37. Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) — 144
T37. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) — 144

T41. Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) — 141
T41. Herriman (West Herriman, Utah) — 141
T41. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) — 141
T41. Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.) — 141
T41. West (Knoxville, Tenn.) — 141
T46. Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.) — 138
T46. Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) — 138
T46. Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) — 138
T49. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) — 135
T49. Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.) — 135

T49. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) — 135
T49. American Fork (Utah) — 135
T53. Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) — 132
T53. Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas) — 132
T53. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — 132
T53. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.) — 132
T57. Bridgeland (Cypress, Texas) — 129
T57. Collierville (Tenn.) — 129
T57. Brownsburg (Ind.) — 129
T57. Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.) — 129

61. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) — 128
T62. Perrysburg (Ohio) — 126
T62. Assumption (Louisville, Ky.) — 126
T62. Romeo (Mich.) — 126
T62. Goshen (Ind.) — 126
66. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) — 124
T67. Bethlehem Central (Delmar, N.Y.) — 123
T67. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.) — 123
T67. Simon Kenton (Independence, Ky.) — 123
T67. Belen Jesuit (Miami, Fla.) — 123

T67. Harrison (West Lafayette, Ind.) — 123
T72. Centennial (Corona, Calif.) — 120
T72. Jesuit (New Orleans, La.) — 120
T72. Father Ryan (Nashville, Tenn.) — 120
T72. Warren Central (Bowling Green, Ky.) — 120
T76. Beckman (Irvine, Calif.) — 117
T76. Okemos (Mich.) — 117
T76. Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) — 117
T76. Robinson (Fairfax, Va.) — 117
80. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) — 116

T81. Downers Grove North (Downers Grove, Ill.) — 114
T81. Rogers (Ark.) — 114
T81. Alpharetta (Ga.) — 114
T81. South Oldham (Crestwood, Ky.) — 114
T81. Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse, Ohio) — 114
86. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) — 112
T87. Hartland (Mich.) — 111
T87. Torres (Madera, Calif.) — 111
T87. Shenendehowa (Clifton Park, N.Y.) — 111
T87. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) — 111

T91. Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, Texas) — 108
T91. Marshall County (Benton, Ky.) — 108
T91. Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.) — 108
T91. Noblesville (Ind.) — 108
T95. Campolindo (Moraga, Calif.) — 105
T95. Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, Calif.) — 105
T95. Concord (Elkhart, Ind.) — 105
T95. Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.) — 105
T95. Ridgeline (Millville, Utah) — 105
100. Carrollton (Ga.) — 104