The initial in-season High School Football America 300, supported by NFL Play Football, is influenced by 27 direct matchups among the national rankings that took place over the past weekend.
Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, prominent teams from Southern California, retain their positions as No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Nevertheless, Buford from Georgia experiences a significant upward shift within the Top 10 after achieving a shutout victory of 18-0 against preseason No. 3 St. Frances Academy (located in Maryland) on Friday night. As a result, Buford advances by three positions, securing the No. 4 spot in the latest rankings.
SFA drops to the No. 7 position this week. The Panthers will aim to secure their first victory next Saturday as they journey to South Florida to play against No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna. This match will be broadcasted nationally on ESPN. The game is included in the Broward County National Football Showcase, a seven-game event that highlights ten teams ranked in the 300.
Here’s the Broward County National Football Showcase Schedule:
- Thursday, August 24: No. 57 Milton (Georgia) against Western (Florida) on FloFootball at 7:30 PM Eastern.
- Thursday, August 24: No. 67 Cedar Grove (Georgia) versus Monarch (Florida).
- Friday, August 25: Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) at No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida).
- On Friday, August 25th, No. 73 Highland Springs from Virginia will play against No. 183 Miramar from Florida. You can watch the game on FloFootball at 7:30 PM Eastern time
- On Saturday, August 26th, No. 7 St. Frances Academy from Maryland will compete against No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna from Florida. You can catch the game on ESPN starting at Noon Eastern time.
- Saturday, August 26: No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) facing No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) on ESPN2.
- Saturday, August 26: No. 19 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) taking on No. 16 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) on FloFootball at 7:30 PM Eastern.
The reigning national champion, St. John Bosco, travels to Florida to take on No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas, a game broadcast on ESPN2. St. John Bosco has secured 16 consecutive victories against teams from outside their state since their loss to STA in 2017. The Raiders are aiming for their fifth consecutive Florida 7A state championship this year.
Bishop Gorman moves up a position to No. 3 this week. They began with a comeback victory against No. 70 Corner Canyon from Utah. This marked the first of five successive games against nationally-ranked opponents for Gorman. In the upcoming week, BG faces No. 74 Long Beach Poly from California.
No. 5 IMG Academy from Florida achieved a significant win with a 35-10 victory over preseason No. 23 Lipscomb Academy, the two-time defending Division II-AA champion from Tennessee. In the following week, the Ascenders will compete against No. 10 St. Joseph’s Prep from Pennsylvania, the defending 6A state champion in that state.
Buford isn’t the sole Georgia team making progress in the Top 25 this week. Colquitt County climbs five spots to reach No. 13 after an impressive victory over preseason No. 11 Dutch Fork, the defending 5A champion from South Carolina.
Additionally, defending Georgia 6A champion Langston Hughes advances from No. 25 to No. 17 this week. On Friday night, Hughes managed a comeback to defeat 2022 7A runner-up Carrollton with a score of 39-35. This game was televised on ESPN.
This week’s first regular-season national ranking introduces six new teams:
No. 128 Ben Davis (Indiana)
No. 137 Pickerington North (Ohio)
No. 179 Rabun Gap-Nacooche (Georgia)
No. 200 Byrnes (South Carolina)
No. 215 Helix (California)
No. 247 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee)
High School Football America 300 ranking 2023 in first season
Ranking/Team/State | Record | Preseason Ranking |
No. 1 Mater Dei (California) | (1-0) | 1 |
No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) | (1-0) | 2 |
No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (1-0) | 4 |
No. 4 Buford (Georgia) | (1-0) | 7 |
No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) | (1-0) | 5 |
No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (0-0) | 6 |
No. 7 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (0-1) | 3 |
No. 8 Duncanville (Texas) | (0-0) | 8 |
No. 9 Miami Central (Florida) | (0-0) | 9 |
No. 10. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (0-0) | 10 |
No. 11 St. Edward (Ohio) | (1-0) | 13 |
No. 12 Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (0-0) | 12 |
No. 13 Colquitt County (Georgia) | (1-0) | 18 |
No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (0-0) | 14 |
No. 15 Thompson (Alabama) | (0-0) | 15 |
No. 16 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (0-0) | 16 |
No. 17 Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (1-0) | 25 |
No. 18 North Shore (Texas) | (0-0) | 17 |
No. 19 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) | (0-0) | 19 |
No. 20 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (0-0) | 20 |
No. 21 DeSoto (Texas) | (0-0) | 21 |
No. 22 Corona Centennial (California) | (0-1) | 22 |
No. 23 Mill Creek (Georgia) | (1-0) | 29 |
No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) | (0-0) | 24 |
No. 25 Mission Viejo (California) | (1-0) | 27 |
No. 26 Westlake (Austin, Texas) | (0-0) | 26 |
No. 27 Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (1-0) | 32 |
No. 28 Walton (Georgia) | (1-0) | 35 |
No. 29 Basha (Arizona) | (0-0) | 28 |
No. 30 Good Counsel (Maryland) | (0-0) | 30 |
No. 31 Oakland (Tennessee) | (1-0) | 31 |
No. 32 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (1-0) | 40 |
No. 33 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) | (0-1) | 23 |
No. 34 Center Grove (Indiana) | (0-1) | 33 |
No. 35 Carrollton (Georgia) | (0-1) | 37 |
No. 36 Katy (Texas) | (0-0) | 34 |
No. 37 Dutch Fork (South Carolina) | (0-1) | 11 |
No. 38 Denton Guyer (Texas) | (0-0) | 36 |
No. 39 Saguaro (Arizona) | (0-0) | 38 |
No. 40 Venice (Florida) | (0-0) | 39 |
No. 41 Lincoln (San Diego, California) | (1-0) | 42 |
No. 42 Lakeland (Florida) | (0-0) | 41 |
No. 43 DeMatha (Maryland) | (0-0) | 43 |
No. 44 John Curtis (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 44 |
No. 45 Cocoa (Florida) | (0-0) | 45 |
No. 46 Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (0-0) | 46 |
No. 47 East St. Louis (Illinois) | (0-0) | 47 |
No. 48 Edgewater (Florida) | (0-0) | 48 |
No. 49 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (0-0) | 49 |
No. 50 Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (0-0) | 50 |
No. 51 Kahuku (Hawaii) | (2-0) | 51 |
No. 52 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (1-0) | 52 |
No. 53 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (0-0) | 53 |
No. 54 Springfield (Ohio) | (1-0) | 56 |
No. 55 Orange Lutheran (California) | (1-0) | 57 |
No. 56 McCallie (Tennessee) | (1-0) | 55 |
No. 57 Milton (Georgia) | (1-0) | 59 |
No. 58 Bartram Trail (Florida) | (0-0) | 58 |
No. 59 Sierra Canyon (California) | (1-0) | 69 |
No. 60 Aledo (Texas) | (0-0) | 60 |
No. 61 Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 61 |
No. 62 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (0-0) | 62 |
No. 63 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (0-0) | 63 |
No. 64 Belleville (Michigan) | (0-0) | 64 |
No. 65 Vandegrift (Texas) | (0-0) | 65 |
No. 66 Auburn (Alabama) | (0-0) | 66 |
No. 67 Cedar Grove (Georgia) | (1-0) | 68 |
No. 68 Cathedral (Indiana) | (1-0) | 70 |
No. 69 Gainesville (Georgia) | (1-0) | 84 |
No. 70 Corner Canyon (Utah) | (1-1) | 74 |
No. 71 Serra (San Mateo, California) | (0-0) | 71 |
No. 72 Clearwater Academy International (Florida) | (0-0) | 72 |
No. 73 Highland Springs (Virginia) | (0-0) | 73 |
No. 74 Long Beach Poly (California) | (1-0) | 85 |
No. 75 Liberty (Arizona) | (0-0) | 75 |
No. 76 Destrehan (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 76 |
No. 77 Westfield (Texas) | (0-0) | 77 |
No. 78 Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (0-0) | 78 |
No. 79 Brother Martin (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 79 |
No. 80 St. Xavier (Kentucky) | (1-0) | 92 |
No. 81 Longview (Texas) | (0-0) | 81 |
No. 82 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | (0-0) | 82 |
No. 83 Saraland (Alabama) | (0-0) | 83 |
No. 84 St. Xavier (Ohio) | (1-0) | 131 |
No. 85 Roswell (Georgia) | (1-0) | 93 |
No. 86 Folsom (California) | (1-0) | 91 |
No. 87 Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (0-0) | 87 |
No. 88 Prosper (Texas) | (0-0) | 88 |
No. 89 Bixby (Oklahoma) | (0-0) | 89 |
No. 90 South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (0-0) | 90 |
No. 91 Lakota West (Ohio) | (0-1) | 67 |
No. 92 JSerra (California) | (0-1) | 98 |
No. 93 Alcoa (Tennessee) | (1-0) | 100 |
No. 94 Male (Kentucky) | (1-0) | 109 |
No. 95 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (0-0) | 95 |
No. 96 De La Salle (California) | (0-0) | 96 |
No. 97 Iona Prep (New York) | (0-0) | 97 |
No. 98 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | (1-0) | 124 |
No. 99 Union (Oklahoma) | (0-0) | 99 |
No. 100 Brownsburg (Indiana) | (1-0) | 108 |
No. 101 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (0-0) | 101 |
No. 102 West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | (1-0) | 102 |
No. 103 Atascocita (Texas) | (0-0) | 103 |
No. 104 Hamilton (Arizona) | (0-0) | 104 |
No. 105 Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (0-0) | 105 |
No. 106 Lake Travis (Texas) | (0-0) | 106 |
No. 107 Skyridge (Utah) | (2-0) | 119 |
No. 108 Providence Day (North Carolina) | (1-0) | 128 |
No. 109 Santa Margarita (California) | (1-0) | 111 |
No. 110 Lehi (Utah) | (2-0) | 126 |
No. 111 St. Ignatius (Ohio) | (0-1) | 110 |
No. 112 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) | (0-0) | 112 |
No. 113 Carlsbad (California) | (1-0) | 147 |
No. 114 Hoover (Alabama) | (0-0) | 114 |
No. 115 Chandler (Arizona) | (0-0) | 115 |
No. 116 Los Alamitos (California) | (1-0) | 120 |
No. 117 Jenks (Oklahoma) | (0-0) | 118 |
No. 118 Trinity (Kentucky) | (1-0) | 129 |
No. 119 Grimsley (North Carolina) | (1-0) | 137 |
No. 120 St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 121 |
No. 121 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (0-0) | 122 |
No. 122 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | (0-0) | 123 |
No. 123 Creekside (Georgia) | (1-0) | 134 |
No. 124 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) | (1-0) | 141 |
No. 125 Homestead (Florida) | (0-0) | 125 |
No. 126 Ben Davis (Indiana) | (1-0) | NR |
No. 127 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) | (1-0) | 143 |
No. 128 South Florence (South Carolina) | (1-0) | 149 |
No. 129 Apopka (Florida) | (0-0) | 127 |
No. 130 Northwestern (South Carolina) | (0-1) | 133 |
No. 131 Detroit MLK (Michigan) | (0-0) | 132 |
No. 132 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (0-1) | 54 |
No. 133 Grayson (Georgia) | (0-1) | 138 |
No. 134 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (0-0) | 135 |
No. 135 Cibolo Steele (Texas) | (0-0) | 136 |
No. 136 Rome (Georgia) | (1-0) | 148 |
No. 137 Pickerington North (Ohio) | (1-0) | NR |
No. 138 Ware County (Georgia) | (1-0) | 151 |
No. 139 Elder (Ohio) | (0-1) | 94 |
No. 140 Bryant (Arkansas) | (0-0) | 139 |
No. 141 Lewisville (Texas) | (0-0) | 140 |
No. 142 North Cobb (Georgia) | (0-1) | 86 |
No. 143 Ruston (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 142 |
No. 144 Mainland (Florida) | (0-0) | 144 |
No. 145 Inglewood (California) | (0-1) | 145 |
No. 146 Arlington Martin (Texas) | (0-0) | 145 |
No. 147 Oaks Christian (California) | (1-0) | 245 |
No. 148 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) | (1-0) | 154 |
No. 149 Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas) | (0-0) | 150 |
No. 150 DuPont Manual (Kentucky) | (1-0) | 159 |
No. 151 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | (0-0) | 152 |
No. 152 St. Augustine (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 153 |
No. 153 Glenville (Ohio) | (1-0) | 170 |
No. 154 Serra (Gardena, California) | (0-1) | 155 |
No. 155 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) | (0-0) | 156 |
No. 156 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (0-0) | 157 |
No. 157 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (0-0) | 158 |
No. 158 Weddington (North Carolina) | (1-0) | 165 |
No. 159 Kings (Ohio) | (1-0) | 164 |
No. 160 Benedictine (Georgia) | (1-0) | 169 |
No. 161 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) | (0-0) | 160 |
No. 162 Zachary (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 162 |
No. 163 Dripping Springs (Texas) | (0-0) | 163 |
No. 164 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (0-0) | 166 |
No. 165 Bolles School (Florida) | (0-0) | 167 |
No. 166 The Woodlands (Texas) | (0-0) | 168 |
No. 167 Lee County (Georgia) | (1-0) | 241 |
No. 168 American Fork (Utah) | (2-0) | 233 |
No. 169 Liberty (Nevada) | (0-1) | 177 |
No. 170 Ballard (Kentucky) | (1-0) | 184 |
No. 171 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 171 |
No. 172 Archbishop Stepinac (New York) | (0-0) | 172 |
No. 173 Norland (Florida) | (0-0) | 173 |
No. 174 Timpview (Utah) | (1-1) | 192 |
No. 175 Valdosta (Georgia) | (0-1) | 176 |
No. 176 Lone Peak (Utah) | (1-1) | 174 |
No. 177 Rockledge (Florida) | (0-0) | 175 |
No. 178 Warner Robins (Georgia) | (0-1) | 178 |
No. 179 Rabun Gap-Nacooche (Georgia) | (1-0) | NR |
No. 180 Vero Beach (Florida) | (0-0) | 179 |
No. 181 Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) | (0-0) | 180 |
No. 182 Starkville (Mississippi) | (0-0) | 181 |
No 183 Miramar (Florida) | (0-0) | 182 |
No. 184 Baylor (Tennessee) | (0-1) | 80 |
No. 185 Rancho Cucamonga (California) | (1-0) | 183 |
No. 186 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 186 |
No. 187 Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) | (0-0) | 187 |
No. 188 Picayune (Mississippi) | (0-0) | 188 |
No. 189 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (0-0) | 189 |
No. 190 Lakewood (Florida) | (0-0) | 190 |
No. 191 Chambers (North Carolina) | (0-0) | 191 |
No. 192 South Pointe (South Carolina) | (1-0) | 268 |
No. 193 Norcross (Georgia) | (1-0) | 193 |
No. 194 Dillard (Florida) | (0-0) | 194 |
No. 195 Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | (1-0) | 195 |
No. 196 Houston County (Georgia) | (1-0) | 196 |
No. 197 Pittsburg (California) | (0-0) | 197 |
No. 198 Lake Wales (Florida) | (0-0) | 198 |
No. 199 Mansfield Timberview (Texas) | (0-0) | 199 |
No. 200 Byrnes (South Carolina) | (1-0) | NR |
No. 201 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (1-0) | 232 |
No. 202 Madison (San Diego, California) | (1-0) | 204 |
No. 203 Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia) | (1-0) | 206 |
No. 204 De La Salle (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 201 |
No. 205 Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts) | (0-0) | 202 |
No. 206 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | (0-0) | 203 |
No. 207 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (0-1) | 207 |
No. 208 Hough (North Carolina) | (0-1) | 130 |
No. 209 Centerville (Ohio) | (1-0) | 209 |
No. 210 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (1-0) | 262 |
No. 211 Highland (Arizona) | (0-0) | 205 |
No. 212 North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (0-1) | 208 |
No. 213 Winton Woods (Ohio) | (1-0) | 213 |
No. 214 Parkview (Georgia) | (1-0) | 217 |
No. 215 Helix (California) | (1-0) | NR |
No. 216 Maryville (Tennessee) | (1-0) | 229 |
No. 217 Edison (Huntington Beach, California) | (0-1) | 113 |
No. 218 North Crowley (Texas) | (0-0) | 210 |
No. 219 St. Rita (Illinois) | (0-0) | 211 |
No. 220 Bentonville (Arkansas) | (0-0) | 212 |
No. 221 Bingham (Utah) | (1-1) | 117 |
No. 222 Brandon (Mississippi) | (0-0) | 214 |
No. 223 Carmel (Indiana) | (1-0) | 223 |
No. 224 Cy-Fair (Texas) | (0-0) | 216 |
No. 225 Bullitt East (Kentucky) | (1-0) | 231 |
No. 226 Shadow Creek (Texas) | (0-0) | 218 |
No. 227 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) | (0-0) | 219 |
No. 228 Jesuit (Florida) | (0-0) | 220 |
No. 229 Melissa (Texas) | (0-0) | 221 |
No. 230 Oak Grove (Mississippi) | (0-0) | 222 |
No. 231 Raines (Florida) | (0-0) | 224 |
No. 232 Douglass (Kentucky) | (0-1) | 200 |
No. 233 Rockwall (Texas) | (0-0) | 225 |
No. 234 Mason (Ohio) | (0-1) | 226 |
No. 235 Lancaster (Texas) | (0-0) | 227 |
No. 236 Mount St. Joseph (Maryland) | (0-0) | 228 |
No. 237 Cass Tech (Michigan) | (0-0) | 230 |
No. 238 Pickerington Central (Ohio) | (1-0) | 238 |
No. 239 St. Bonaventure (California) | (1-0) | 243 |
No. 240 Allen (Texas) | (0-0) | 239 |
No. 241 Dillard (Florida) | (0-0) | 234 |
No. 242 Carthage (Texas) | (0-0) | 235 |
No. 243 Cabot (Arkansas) | (0-0) | 236 |
No. 244 College Station (Texas) | (0-0) | 237 |
No. 245 Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (1-0) | 249 |
No. 246 Conway (Arkansas) | (0-0) | 240 |
No. 247 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee) | (1-0) | NR |
No. 248 Cartersville (Georgia) | (1-0) | 251 |
No. 249 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee) | (0-1) | 116 |
No. 250 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan) | (0-0) | 242 |
No. 251 Westgate (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 246 |
No. 252 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (0-0) | 247 |
No. 253 Warren Easton (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 248 |
No. 254 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (0-0) | 250 |
No. 255 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (0-0) | 252 |
No. 256 Lake Minneola (Florida) | (0-0) | 253 |
No. 257 Naples (Florida) | (0-0) | 254 |
No. 258 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 255 |
No. 259 Ocean Springs (Mississippi) | (0-0) | 256 |
No. 260 Princeton (Ohio) | (1-0) | 257 |
No. 261 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | (1-0) | 258 |
No. 262 Spartanburg (South Carolina) | (0-1) | 261 |
No. 263 Tupelo (Mississippi) | (0-0) | 260 |
No. 264 East Forsyth (North Carolina) | (1-0) | 265 |
No. 265 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois) | (0-0) | 263 |
No. 266 Argyle (Texas) | (0-0) | 264 |
No. 267 State College (Pennsylvania) | (0-0) | 266 |
No. 268 Byron Nelson (Texas) | (0-0) | 267 |
No. 269 Oak Hills (California) | (1-0) | 269 |
No. 270 Carencro (Louisiana) | (0-0) | 270 |
No. 271 China Spring (Texas) | (0-0) | 271 |
No. 272 Dunbar (Florida) | (0-0) | 273 |
No. 273 Woodward Academy (Georgia) | (1-0) | 274 |
No. 274 New Bern (North Carolina) | (1-0) | 275 |
No. 275 Westfield (Indiana) | (1-0) | 276 |
No. 276 Brookwood (Georgia) | (1-0) | 277 |
No. 277 Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) | (0-0) | 278 |
No. 278 Pinnacle (Arizona) | (0-0) | 279 |
No. 279 Treasure Coast (Florida) | (0-0) | 280 |
No. 280 Casteel (Arizona) | (0-0) | 281 |
No. 281 Sandy Creek (Georgia) | (1-0) | 282 |
No. 282 Choctawhatchee (Florida) | (0-0) | 283 |
No. 283 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (0-0) | 284 |
No. 284 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (0-0) | 285 |
No. 285 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (1-0) | 286 |
No. 286 Vestavia Hills (Alabama) | (0-0) | 287 |
No. 287 Manatee (Florida) | (0-0) | 288 |
No. 288 Marist (Georgia) | (0-1) | 289 |
No. 289 Niceville (Florida) | (0-0) | 290 |
No. 280 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia) | (1-0) | 291 |
No. 291 Riverview Sarasota (Florida) | (0-0) | 292 |
No. 292 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia) | (0-0) | 293 |
No. 293 Chaminade (California) | (0-1) | 107 |
No. 294 Florida State University HS (Florida) | (0-0) | 294 |
No. 295 Tampa Catholic (Florida) | (0-0) | 295 |
No. 296 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) | (0-0) | 296 |
No. 297 Corona del Mar (California) | (1-0) | 297 |
No. 298 Rock Creek Christian (Maryland) | (0-0) | 298 |
No. 299 Phoebus (Virginia) | (0-0) | 299 |
No. 300 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (0-0) | 300 |