Louisiana High School Football Rankings 2023

If you want to find out about the Louisiana high school football rankings in 2023, Louisiana has a well-known and competitive high school football program. The football season typically runs from late August to December, and it culminates in state championship games for each division. Louisiana has a history of producing talented high school football players who have achieved success nationally. So, if you’re interested in the Louisiana high school football rankings, keep reading to learn more.

Here are the latest Louisiana high school football rankings by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association for September 4th. At the top of each ranking, there haven’t been any changes. John Curtis leads in Class 5A, St. Thomas More is on top in 4A, University High is the leader in 3A, Calvary Baptist is leading in 2A, and Ouachita Christian is in first place in 1A. All these teams had a good start to the season by winning their opening games.

update: 9-12-2023.

Top 50 Louisiana High School Football Rankings 2023

The list of the top 50 ranked high school football teams can change often. These rankings are for the 50 best high school football teams in Louisiana, but they can change as the season goes on.

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Edna Karr (New Orleans)	2-0	46.30	-1.4
2	John Curtis Christian (River Ridge)	1-0	39.70	-32.9
3	Warren Easton (New Orleans)	2-0	38.00	31.1
4	Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette)	2-0	36.00	7.0
5	Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge)	1-1	34.00	40.5
6	Ouachita Christian (Monroe)	2-0	29.20	17.9
7	Ruston	1-1	28.10	24.7
8	Destrehan	2-0	28.00	-22.4
9	St. Thomas More (Lafayette)	2-0	27.20	-15.7
10	St. Augustine (New Orleans)	2-0	25.40	-6.5
11	Brother Martin (New Orleans)	2-0	24.30	3.3
12	Zachary	1-0	22.00	1.3
13	St. Charles Catholic (LaPlace)	2-0	21.20	8.2
14	Holy Cross (New Orleans)	2-0	20.50	2.7
15	Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport)	2-0	19.10	-3.7
16	Airline (Bossier City)	2-0	18.40	9.2
17	Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette)	2-0	18.00	-9.3
18	Southside (Youngsville)	2-0	17.90	5.2
19	Neville (Monroe)	2-0	17.50	6.1
20	University Lab (Baton Rouge)	1-1	17.20	6.3
21	Acadiana (Lafayette)	1-1	17.10	13.8
22	Carencro (Lafayette)	2-0	17.00	-4.4
23	Mandeville	2-0	16.40	-2.1
24	Archbishop Rummel (Metairie)	1-1	15.80	14.7
25	Westgate (New Iberia)	2-0	15.70	-9.4

26	North DeSoto (Stonewall)	1-1	13.90	17.2
27	West Monroe	2-0	13.40	1.6
28	Dutchtown (Geismar)	2-0	12.80	-3.2
29	Sam Houston (Lake Charles)	2-0	12.40	-2.5
30	Ouachita Parish (Monroe)	1-1	12.10	16.7
31	E.D. White (Thibodaux)	2-0	11.80	-20.1
32	Jesuit (New Orleans)	1-1	11.40	18.5
33	Lutcher	1-1	10.90	5.4
34	East St. John (Reserve)	2-0	9.80	-9.8
35	Slidell	1-1	8.90	4.4
36	Newman (New Orleans)	2-0	8.70	-9.2
37	Benton	1-1	8.50	18.4
38	De La Salle (New Orleans)	1-1	6.90	10.3
39	Oak Grove	1-1	6.70	7.8
40	Many	1-1	6.50	-0.7
41	Notre Dame (Crowley)	1-1	6.00	4.0
42	Archbishop Shaw (Marrero)	0-2	5.50	20.4
43	Scotlandville (Baton Rouge)	0-2	4.70	42.8
44	Madison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge)	1-1	4.50	12.7
45	Cecilia	1-1	4.40	4.0
46	Union Parish (Farmerville)	1-1	4.40	7.6
47	Huntington (Shreveport)	2-0	4.30	-11.4
48	Byrd (Shreveport)	0-2	4.10	24.2
49	Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville)	2-0	3.30	-6.1
50	St. Paul’s (Covington)	1-1	2.00	-6.8

Louisiana Class 1A HS Football Rankings 2023

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	West St. John (Edgard)	0-2	-45.90	-2.2
2	Cohen (New Orleans)	1-1	-55.90	-56.3
3	Magnolia School of Excellence (Shreveport)	0-2	-56.50	-20.9
4	Merryville	1-1	-59.90	-56.7
5	North Central (Lebeau)	1-1	-61.70	-70.5
6	Crescent City Christian (Metairie)	1-1	-63.30	-40.7
7	Sicily Island	0-2	-66.70	-35.9
8	Block (Jonesville)	0-2	-70.20	-41.4
9	Ringgold	1-1	-71.30	-64.3
10	Montgomery	0-2	-72.70	-43.9
11	Northwood (Lena)	0-2	-80.50	-59.8
12	Plain Dealing	0-2	-82.70	-46.8
13	Tensas (St. Joseph)	0-2	-84.30	-44.8

Louisiana Class 2A HS  Football Rankings 2023

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	DeQuincy	0-2	-38.40	-8.2
2	Ferriday	0-2	-43.10	-22.2
3	Beekman (Bastrop)	1-0	-48.00	-84.4
4	Madison (Tallulah)	2-0	-48.50	-65.8
5	Springfield	2-0	-49.90	-63.9
6	Lakeview (Campti)	1-1	-50.60	-51.4
7	Vinton	1-1	-51.40	-42.4
8	Independence	0-2	-53.50	-23.5
9	West St. Mary (Baldwin)	0-2	-59.20	-41.9
10	Capitol (Baton Rouge)	0-2	-62.00	-30.8
11	Jefferson RISE Charter (Harvey)	1-1	-69.50	-60.1
12	Fisher (Lafitte)	1-1	-70.50	-61.6
13	Pickering (Leesville)	0-2	-72.30	-44.3
14	Northeast (Pride)	0-2	-75.60	-59.1

Louisiana Class 3A HS Football Rankings 2023

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Kaplan	2-0	-8.30	-21.7
2	Bunkie	2-0	-8.80	-26.8
3	Kinder	2-0	-12.60	-27.3
4	Marksville	2-0	-20.00	-30.2
5	North Webster (Springhill)	1-1	-22.70	-21.0
6	South Beauregard (Longville)	1-1	-24.10	-15.5
7	Bastrop	1-1	-33.60	-20.2
8	Donaldsonville	0-2	-34.20	-15.4
9	Crowley	0-2	-44.40	-16.6
10	Buckeye	1-1	-45.70	-37.5
11	Ville Platte	0-2	-49.40	-39.7
12	Port Barre	1-1	-53.40	-44.8
13	Glen Oaks (Baton Rouge)	0-2	-53.90	-26.8
14	Mentorship Academy (Baton Rouge)	0-2	-56.70	-34.6
15	Collegiate (Baton Rouge)	0-2	-59.10	-39.3
16	Bolton (Alexandria)	0-2	-64.80	-24.0
17	Pine Prairie	0-2	-65.50	-42.1

Louisiana Class 4A HS Football Rankings 2023

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Assumption (Napoleonville)	2-0	-8.20	-29.5
2	Minden	0-2	-16.10	-2.1
3	South Lafourche (Galliano)	1-1	-23.20	-18.0
4	South Terrebonne (Bourg)	0-2	-23.80	-5.3
5	Bossier (Bossier City)	1-1	-25.80	-18.9
6	Woodlawn-Shreveport (Shreveport)	1-1	-29.10	-32.2
7	Loranger	0-2	-32.80	-6.7
8	Abramson (New Orleans)	2-0	-34.00	-52.8
9	Grant (Dry Prong)	2-0	-36.90	-71.6
10	A.J. Ellender (Houma)	0-2	-36.90	-26.0
11	LaGrange (Lake Charles)	0-2	-37.40	-6.2
12	L.W. Higgins (Marrero)	0-2	-38.00	-15.3
13	Livonia	1-1	-40.00	-59.6
14	Washington (Shreveport)	1-1	-41.50	-34.8
15	Morgan City	1-1	-45.20	-31.5
16	Belaire (Baton Rouge)	0-2	-48.90	-25.1
17	Beau Chene (Arnaudville)	1-1	-49.40	-39.0
18	Washington-Marion (Lake Charles)	0-2	-50.70	-14.5
19	Tara (Baton Rouge)	1-1	-54.30	-44.3
20	Broadmoor (Baton Rouge)	1-1	-55.00	-54.2

Louisiana Class 5A HS Football Rankings 2023

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Mandeville	2-0	16.40	-2.1
2	Sam Houston (Lake Charles)	2-0	12.40	-2.5
3	Central (Baton Rouge)	1-1	0.00	1.9
4	Terrebonne (Houma)	1-1	-5.40	-11.8
5	Lafayette	2-0	-6.30	-30.6
6	Barbe (Lake Charles)	1-1	-6.80	-10.2
7	Sulphur	1-1	-8.30	-16.8
8	Thibodaux	1-1	-10.20	-6.1
9	New Iberia	0-2	-11.40	14.1
10	Live Oak (Watson)	1-1	-15.50	-26.3
11	Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches)	1-1	-17.10	-13.7
12	Fontainebleau (Mandeville)	1-1	-19.90	-12.6
13	Comeaux (Lafayette)	0-2	-29.40	10.4
14	Bourgeois (Gray)	1-1	-31.50	-22.2
15	Pineville	1-1	-32.30	-32.6
16	Central Lafourche (Raceland)	0-2	-32.80	13.9
17	West Jefferson (Harvey)	0-2	-37.90	-14.8
18	Bonnabel (Kenner)	0-1	-39.20	28.0
19	Southwood (Shreveport)	0-2	-47.10	-31.9

Do you know how these high school football rankings work?

The rankings take in a team’s win-loss record, the quality of opponents they have faced, and their overall performance during the season.

These rankings serve several purposes:

• Polls and Rankings Committees: In many regions, rankings are determined by a panel of experts, coaches, and sports journalists who evaluate teams based on their performance, overall record, and other relevant factors. 
• Win-Loss Records: A fundamental factor in high school football rankings is a team’s win-loss record. Teams with more wins and fewer losses tend to rank higher. The margin of victory may also be considered in some ranking systems.
• Quality Wins: Wins against highly-ranked or traditionally strong teams are often given more weight than wins against weaker opponents. Beating a strong team can significantly boost a team’s ranking.
• Scoring and Statistics: Some ranking systems also take into account offensive and defensive performance, including points scored and points allowed. 
• Playoff and Championship Performance: In many cases, rankings may be adjusted based on a team’s performance in playoff rounds and whether they win a championship in their division or conference.

• Coaches’ and Media Polls: Rankings can also be influenced by polls conducted by coaches or the media. 
• Historical Performance: The track record of a team over the years can sometimes factor into their ranking. A team with a history of success may start with a higher ranking.
• Local and Regional Variations: High school football rankings can vary by region, state, or governing body. Different organizations and areas may have their own unique ranking systems and criteria.

The final rankings typically come out at the end of the season after state championships have been determined. 

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