It's finally football time in Texas, and with the last of the Big 4 high school football states coming onboard, it's time to roll out The Sporting News High School Football Composite Rankings.
Georgia is already heading into week 3 of its prep season, and California and Florida jumped onboard the 2025 train last weekend. Some of the biggest games of the young 2025 national high school football season featured top teams from California and Florida going head-to-head in the Sunshine State last weekend. But starting Thursday night, a full slate of action in Texas will kick off, and the Lone Star State has nine teams – second only to California's 10 – in the first edition of our composite rankings.
The Sporting News composite rankings are a poll of eight major selectors (including The Sporting News High School Football Top 25) that provide a broader picture of the teams considered to be Top 25 worthy from across the nation. It will be updated every week after all the latest polls are published, and it will generally be available on Wednesday mornings here on The Sporting News.
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National Week 3 high school football composite rankings
Every week, we'll compare eight different national rankings to create an all-in-one composite list of the teams in the order of most points accumulated.
The main reason? There is no consensus!
Take for instance St. John Bosco this week. Three national voters have the Braves ranked second while the highly regarded Massey Ratings have them slotted eighth.
Teams ranked in our composite index include the Top 25 from each of the following rankings:
- SN – The Sporting News High School Football Top 25
- BSM – Blue Star Media Elite 25
- ESP – ESPN Top 25
- HFA – High School Football America Top 300
- MAS – Massey Ratings
- MAX – MaxPreps National Football Rankings
- S25 – Sports Illustrated National High School Football Power 25
- USA – USA Today Super 25
A first place vote is worth 25 points, second place worth 24 points, third place worth 23 points ... and so forth until 25th place which nets one point. With eight polls in use, a consensus top-ranked team receives up to 200 points. When possible, ties are resolved in order of the team receiving the highest ranking. (For example, No. 3 Bishop Gorman and No. 4 St. Frances Academy each accumulated 172 points this week, but Gorman was ranked as high as No. 2 in four different sets of rankings, including our own Top 25. St. Frances wasn't ranked higher than No. 3 in any of the eight.)
Here are this week's top 25:
NR — Not ranked
| # | TEAM | Points | SN | BSM | ESP | HFA | MAS | MAX | S25 | USA |
| 1 | Mater Dei [CA] | 200 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | St. John Bosco [CA] | 181 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Bishop Gorman [NV] | 172 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Frances Academy [MD] | 172 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | IMG Academy [FL] | 163 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Grayson [GA] | 153 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Duncanville [TX] | 145 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Buford [GA] | 132 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | North Crowley [TX] | 126 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | American Heritage [FL] | 109 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 8 | NR | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| 11 | Centennial [CA] | 104 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | St. Thomas Aquinas [FL] | 101 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | NR | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| 13 | Bergen Catholic [NJ] | 85 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | NR | 17 | 11 | 16 |
| 14 | Corner Canyon [UT] | 81 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | Thompson [AL] | 77 | 14 | 12 | NR | 15 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 17 |
| 16 | Mission Viejo [CA] | 59 | 19 | NR | 22 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Southlake [TX] Carroll | 57 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 10 | NR | NR | NR |
| 18 | East St. Louis [IL] | 50 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | NR | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| 19 | Orange [CA] Lutheran | 47 | 13 | NR | 18 | 18 | 14 | 20 | NR | NR |
| 20 | Chaminade-Madonna [FL] | 40 | 16 | 16 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 |
| 21 | DeSoto [TX] | 34 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | 5 | NR | 24 | NR |
| 22 | North Shore [TX] | 32 | NR | 24 | NR | NR | 6 | 23 | NR | 19 |
| 23 | Edna Karr [LA] | 32 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 19 | 20 |
| 24 | Milton [GA] | 32 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 19 | NR | NR | 18 | NR |
| 25 | Sierra Canyon [CA] | 26 | NR | NR | 13 | NR | NR | 18 | 21 | NR |
For full team write-ups and capsules — including how each team performed last week and what's on tap next — check out The Sporting News High School Football Top 25 rankings.
OTHER TEAMS RECEIVING POINTS
Beyond our weekly composite top 25, there were a total of 21 teams receiving a vote from at least one of our eight contributing rankings:
- 26. St. Joseph's Prep [PA], 23
- 27. Westlake [TX], 20
- 28. Grimsley [NC], 18
- 29. Liberty [AZ], 18
- 30. Bixby [OK], 16
- 31. Summer Creek [TX], 14
- 32. Folsom [CA], 13
- 33. DeMatha [MD], 12
- 34. Archbishop Hoban [OH], 8
- 35. Archbishop Moeller [OH], 7
- 36. Carrollton [GA], 7
- 37. (tie) Brownsburg [IN], 5
- 37. (tie) Douglas County [GA], 5
- 37. (tie) Santa Margarita [CA], 5
- 40. (tie) Atascocita [TX], 4
- 40. (tie) Cass Tech [MI], 4
- 42. (tie) De La Salle [CA], 3
- 42. (tie) Northwestern [FL], 3
- 44. (tie) Allen [TX], 2
- 44. (tie) Lincoln [San Diego, CA], 2
- 46. Bryant [AR], 1
PREVIOUSLY RANKED TEAMS NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING VOTES
Coppell [TX], Dutch Fork [SC], Longview [TX], St. John's [DC], and Venice [FL]
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National high school football schedule this week — Top games
Here is every game this week featuring teams ranked in the national composite rankings.
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Bottom teams are the hosts; neutral site games are noted; NR — Not ranked; in cases where The Sporting News Top 25 ranking diverges from the rankings above, the composite ranking is listed first followed by the TSN ranking in parentheses.
Thursday, August 28
- No. 18 (TSN No. 17) East St. Louis [IL] Flyers (0-0) vs. No. 13 (TSN No. 18) Bergen Catholic [Oradell, NJ] Crusaders (0-0) — at Ocean City, NJ — 4 p.m. ET
- No. 5 IMG Academy [Bradenton, FL] Ascenders (1-0) vs. NR Winslow Township [Atco, NJ] Eagles (0-0) — at Ocean City, NJ — 7 p.m. ET
- NR Lancaster [TX] Tigers (0-0) at No. 9 (TSN No. 12) North Crowley [TX] Panthers (0-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CT local)
- NR Owasso [OK] Rams (0-0) at No. 30 Bixby [OK] Spartans (0-0 — 8:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. CST local)
- NR Mountain View [Mesa, AZ] Toros (0-0) at No. 29 (TSN No. 24) Liberty [Peoria, AZ] Lions (0-0) — 9 p.m. EST (7 p.m. MST local)
- No. 11 (TSN No. 9) Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies (0-0) at No. 37 Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles (0-1) — 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST local
Friday, August 29
- No. 15 (TSN No. 14) Thompson [Alabaster, AL] Warriors (1-0) at No. 6 (TSN No. 7) Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams (2-0) — 6 p.m. EST local
- NR Boyd Anderson [Lauderdale Lakes, FL] Cobras (1-0) at No. 12 (TSN No. 10) St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders (0-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
- No. 20 (TSN No. 16) Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions (0-1) at NR McArthur [Hollywood, FL] Mustangs (0-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
- NR Cathedral [Indianapolis, IN] Fighting Irish (1-0) at No. 38 Brownsburg [IN] Bulldogs (1-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
- NR Central Catholic [Toledo, OH] Fighting Irish (0-1) at No. 41 Cass Tech [Detroit, MI] Technicians (0-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
- No. 24 (TSN No. 23) Milton [GA] Eagles (1-1) at NR Apharetta [GA] Raiders (0-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
- No. 28 (TSN No. 25) Grimsley [Greensboro, NC] Whirlies (1-0) at NR West Forsyth [Clemmons, NC] Titans (0-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
- No. 36 Carrollton [GA] Trojans (2-0) at NR Rome [GA] Wolves (0-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
- NR Newton [Covington, GA] Rams (2-0) at No. 39 Douglas County [Douglasville, GA] Tigers (2-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
- NR Venice [FL] Indians (0-1) at No. 43 Northwestern [Miami, FL] Bulls (0-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST
- No. 17 (TSN No. 22) Southlake [TX] Carroll Dragons (0-0) at NR Midland [TX] Bulldogs (0-0) — 8 p.m. EST local (7 p.m. CST local)
- No. 27 Westlake [Austin, TX] Chaparrals (0-0) at NR Prosper [TX] Eagles (0-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- No. 30 Summer Creek [Houston, TX] Bulldogs (0-0) at NR Shadow Creek [Pearland, TX] Sharks (0-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- NR Midland [TX] Legacy Rebels (0-0) at No. 44 Allen [TX] Eagles (0-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- No. 46 Bryant [AR] Hornets (0-0) at Benton [TX] Panthers (0-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
- No. 40 Atascocita [Humble, TX] Eagles (0-0) at NR Lamar [Houston, TX] Texans (0-0) — 8:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. CST local)
- No. 14 (TSN No. 21) Corner Canyon [Draper, UT] Chargers (2-0) at NR Fremont [Plain City, UT] Silverwolves (2-0) — 9 p.m. EST (7 p.m. MST local)
- NR Eastwood [El Paso, TX] Troopers (0-0) at No. 2 (TSN No. 3) St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves (1-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
- No. 16 (TSN No. 19) Mission Viejo [CA] Diablos (1-0) at NR St. Paul [Santa Fe Springs, CA] Swordsmen (0-1) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
- NR Rancho Cucamonga [CA] Cougars (0-1) at No. 19 (TSN No. 13) Orange [CA] Lutheran Lancers (1-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
- NR Long Beach [CA] Poly Jackrabbits (0-1) at No. 45 Lincoln [San Diego, CA] Hornets (1-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
- NR Lakeland [FL] Dreadnaughts (1-0) at No. 42 De La Salle [Concord, CA] Spartans (0-0) — 10:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. PST local)
Saturday, August 30
- NR Chicago [IL] Mt. Carmel Caravan (0-0) at No. 35 Archbishop Moeller [Cincinnati, OH] Fighting Crusaders (1-0) — 1 p.m. EST local
- No. 21 (TSN No. 15) DeSoto [TX] Eagles (0-0) at NR Creekside [Fairburn, GA] Seminoles — 4 p.m. EST local
- No. 32 Folsom [CA] Bulldogs (1-0) at Junipero Serra [San Mateo, CA] Padres (0-0) — 5 p.m. EST (2 p.m. PST local)
- No. 33 DeMatha [Hyattsville, MD] Stags (0-0) at No. 26 St. Joseph's Prep [Philadelphia, PA0 Hawks (0-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
- No. 34 Archbishop Hoban [Akron, OH] Knights at NR Archbishop Spalding [Severn, MD] Cavaliers (0-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
Sunday, August 31
- No. 2 Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas, NV] Gaels (1-0) at NR Kahuku [HI] Red Raiders (2-1) — 1 a.m. EST (7 p.m. HST local)
IDLE
No. 4 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers (1-0), No. 6 Duncanville [TX] Panthers (0-0), No. 8 American Heritage [Plantation, FL] Patriots (1-0), No. 11 Buford [GA] Wolves (2-0), No. 20 Edna Karr [New Orleans, LA] Cougars (0-0)
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