High school football is back in Maryland, and the best teams are starting to shine. Here are the 2023 rankings for Maryland high school football. These rankings tell us which teams in the state are the best, with some hoping to become national champions. Maryland’s teams are even on top of the High School Football America 100 National Rankings for the first time. You can follow this season’s latest Maryland high school football rankings and check out rankings from previous seasons too.
update: 9-12-2023
Maryland High School Football Top 25 Rankings 2023
Check out the top 25 Maryland high school football teams in the 2023 season! Lots of folks get thrilled when a new football season begins.The high school football season in Maryland has begun, and we’ve just revealed the preseason rankings for the top 25 high school football teams .
Top 25 Maryland High School Football Rankings
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney)
1-1
65.50
58.4
2
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
0-4
62.60
78.7
3
DeMatha (Hyattsville)
2-0
57.50
19.7
4
Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
2-1
52.30
45.1
5
Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg)
2-0
37.30
4.4
6
Gonzaga (Washington)
3-0
35.40
0.2
7
St. John’s (Washington)
1-1
34.30
23.2
8
Rock Creek Christian Academy (Upper Marlboro)
1-2
29.90
38.4
9
Concordia Prep (Towson)
2-1
28.90
18.4
10
McDonogh (Owings Mills)
2-0
24.00
12.5
11
Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)
1-1
23.40
26.1
12
Flowers (Springdale)
3-0
22.40
-4.6
13
Bishop McNamara (Forestville)
3-0
21.30
-5.7
14
Calvert Hall (Baltimore)
2-1
17.50
10.4
15
Oakdale (Ijamsville)
2-0
17.10
2.2
16
Northwest (Germantown)
2-0
15.40
-25.1
17
Broadneck (Annapolis)
1-1
15.20
15.2
18
Loyola Blakefield (Towson)
1-0
14.70
6.4
19
North Point (Waldorf)
2-0
14.50
-22.9
20
Episcopal (Alexandria)
1-0
14.40
12.1
21
Wise (Upper Marlboro)
1-1
13.50
14.0
22
Mountain Ridge (Frostburg)
2-0
13.40
-39.6
23
Bullis (Potomac)
1-0
11.40
10.4
24
St. Mary’s (Annapolis)
0-1
10.40
11.4
25
Mt. Zion Prep Academy (Lanham)
1-1
9.80
16.2
Maryland Class 1A High School Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Mountain Ridge (Frostburg)
2-0
13.40
-39.6
2
Fort Hill (Cumberland)
3-0
9.40
-17.6
3
Allegany (Cumberland)
1-1
-1.00
4.6
4
Boonsboro
2-0
-9.90
-20.1
5
Joppatowne (Joppa)
1-1
-11.40
-26.4
6
Brunswick
3-0
-11.70
-43.2
7
Northern (Accident)
1-1
-13.50
-14.7
8
Catoctin (Thurmont)
0-3
-21.30
4.2
9
Patterson Mill (Bel Air)
2-0
-21.90
-49.8
10
Bohemia Manor (Chesapeake City)
2-0
-26.00
-51.5
11
Smithsburg
1-1
-28.50
-32.0
12
Lake Clifton/Reach (Baltimore)
2-0
-28.90
-51.0
13
Perryville
1-1
-31.00
-38.7
14
Cambridge-South Dorchester (Cambridge)
1-1
-31.70
-29.3
15
Loch Raven (Towson)
1-0
-37.60
-52.8
16
Colonel Richardson (Federalsburg)
1-1
-38.30
-46.0
17
Clear Spring
2-0
-40.80
-52.3
18
Green Street Academy (Baltimore)
0-1
-42.30
-40.9
19
Snow Hill
2-0
-43.50
-51.0
20
SEED (Baltimore)
0-2
-45.30
-13.5
21
Douglass (Baltimore)
0-0
-45.60
0.0
22
Havre de Grace
0-2
-53.60
-21.3
23
Lewis (Baltimore)
1-1
-54.70
-33.7
24
Southern (Oakland)
0-2
-57.70
-6.5
25
Surrattsville (Clinton)
0-2
-60.00
-29.1
26
Kent County (Worton)
0-2
-63.20
-44.2
27
Pikesville (Baltimore)
0-2
-68.80
-40.2
28
Benjamin Franklin (Baltimore)
0-0
-73.10
0.0
29
Washington (Princess Anne)
0-2
-83.70
-39.8
30
Hancock
0-2
-93.90
-39.0
Maryland Class 2A High School Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore)
1-1
5.50
4.7
2
Decatur (Berlin)
1-0
2.60
-34.3
3
Walkersville
2-0
1.30
-25.2
4
Kent Island (Stevensville)
2-0
0.70
-25.7
5
Damascus
1-1
0.60
-4.7
6
Huntingtown
1-1
-1.00
-7.6
7
Queen Anne’s County (Centreville)
0-1
-5.90
3.2
8
New Town (Owings Mills)
1-1
-6.80
-6.6
9
Hereford (Parkton)
1-1
-7.50
-19.9
10
North Caroline (Ridgely)
2-0
-9.40
-31.2
11
Wicomico (Salisbury)
1-1
-12.70
-6.8
12
Westlake (Waldorf)
1-1
-12.80
-1.3
13
Owings Mills
2-0
-14.30
-27.5
14
Wilde Lake (Columbia)
1-0
-19.40
-23.5
15
C. Milton Wright (Bel Air)
1-0
-20.50
-53.7
16
Easton
1-1
-20.90
-32.0
17
Gwynn Park (Brandywine)
1-1
-23.00
-30.6
18
Thomas Stone (Waldorf)
1-2
-24.20
-7.1
19
Glenelg
1-0
-24.20
-25.3
20
Potomac (Oxon Hill)
1-2
-24.20
-22.0
21
North Harford (Pylesville)
1-1
-26.20
-20.1
22
Parkside (Salisbury)
0-2
-30.50
-4.4
23
Poolesville
0-2
-31.40
-8.4
24
La Plata
0-2
-33.00
11.8
25
Patapsco (Baltimore)
1-1
-40.00
-35.2
26
Bennett (Salisbury)
1-1
-41.10
-55.5
27
Crossland (Temple Hills)
2-1
-41.80
-48.2
28
Centennial (Ellicott City)
0-1
-48.00
-17.3
29
Eastern Tech (Baltimore)
0-2
-52.70
-34.7
30
Hammond (Columbia)
0-1
-59.20
-15.2
Maryland Class 2A/1A High School Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Patuxent (Lusby)
2-0
9.00
-17.1
2
Calvert (Prince Frederick)
2-0
6.90
-16.0
3
Dunbar (Baltimore)
0-1-1
6.40
7.7
4
Lackey (Indian Head)
2-0
-4.00
-28.8
5
Harford Tech (Bel Air)
2-0
-6.90
-30.9
6
Douglass (Upper Marlboro)
2-0
-7.60
-31.3
7
Middletown
0-2
-9.10
3.4
8
Forest Park (Baltimore)
2-0
-13.30
-33.8
9
Elkton
1-1
-18.50
-23.3
10
Liberty (Sykesville)
0-2
-18.70
-4.3
11
Winters Mill (Westminster)
2-0
-19.20
-32.7
12
South Carroll (Sykesville)
1-2
-19.70
-9.6
13
Williamsport
1-1
-19.80
-23.9
14
Largo (Upper Marlboro)
1-0
-21.60
-59.4
15
Fallston
0-1
-26.20
-9.0
16
Sparrows Point (Baltimore)
2-0
-31.70
-51.7
17
McDonough (Pomfret)
0-2
-32.80
-3.8
18
Randallstown
0-2
-34.20
-5.9
19
Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore)
2-0
-34.50
-54.9
20
Southern (Harwood)
0-1
-36.70
-21.5
21
Rising Sun (North East)
0-2
-39.50
-22.4
22
Western Tech & Environmental Science (Baltimore)
0-1
-40.40
-13.4
23
Friendly (Fort Washington)
2-0
-41.00
-61.2
24
Francis Scott Key (Union Bridge)
0-1
-43.90
-28.6
25
Century (Sykesville)
0-3
-48.90
-22.3
26
North East
0-2
-51.10
-26.1
27
Fairmont Heights (Capitol Heights)
0-2
-53.30
-32.1
28
Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore)
0-3
-55.70
-38.8
29
Central (Capitol Heights)
0-2
-59.30
-31.0
30
Chesapeake (Baltimore)
0-3
-63.50
-36.0
Maryland Class 3A High School Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Oakdale (Ijamsville)
2-0
17.10
2.2
2
Linganore (Frederick)
2-0
7.40
-16.3
3
Arundel (Gambrills)
1-1
6.40
1.4
4
Northern (Owings)
2-0
4.40
-18.6
5
Chesapeake (Pasadena)
2-0
3.20
-12.9
6
Westminster
1-1
0.00
0.5
7
Sherwood (Sandy Spring)
1-0
-5.00
-32.1
8
Edgewood
1-0
-5.20
-20.7
9
Franklin (Reisterstown)
1-1
-6.40
-16.3
10
St. Charles (Waldorf)
0-2
-7.10
-3.0
11
Oxon Hill
1-2
-8.00
6.8
12
Bel Air
2-0
-8.90
-26.3
13
Northeast (Pasadena)
2-0
-10.30
-24.5
14
River Hill (Clarksville)
1-1
-15.10
-34.8
15
Manchester Valley (Manchester)
1-1
-20.50
-16.0
16
City College (Baltimore)
0-3
-20.60
-6.3
17
South River (Edgewater)
1-1
-21.40
-27.3
18
South Hagerstown (Hagerstown)
1-1
-23.20
-25.4
19
Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City)
1-1
-23.40
-25.2
20
Chopticon (Morganza)
0-3
-24.60
-7.1
21
Atholton (Columbia)
0-2
-25.20
-15.0
22
Poly (Baltimore)
0-2
-26.90
-11.9
23
North Hagerstown (Hagerstown)
1-1
-28.60
-32.8
24
Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville)
0-3
-30.70
-9.7
25
Rockville
0-2
-32.00
-11.6
26
Overlea (Baltimore)
2-1
-32.60
-34.1
27
Oakland Mills (Columbia)
0-2
-36.30
-13.8
28
Aberdeen
1-1
-43.00
-35.3
29
Patterson (Baltimore)
0-2
-46.10
-31.8
30
Lansdowne (Baltimore)
0-2
-58.70
-34.3
Maryland Class 4A High School Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg)
2-0
37.30
4.4
2
Flowers (Springdale)
3-0
22.40
-4.6
3
Northwest (Germantown)
2-0
15.40
-25.1
4
Broadneck (Annapolis)
1-1
15.20
15.2
5
Wise (Upper Marlboro)
1-1
13.50
14.0
6
Churchill (Potomac)
2-0
4.40
-11.2
7
Dundalk (Baltimore)
3-0
0.00
-19.9
8
Old Mill (Millersville)
1-1
-1.80
-1.2
9
Meade (Fort Meade)
2-0
-2.30
-21.7
10
Seneca Valley (Germantown)
1-1
-2.30
-5.7
11
Gaithersburg
1-1
-3.90
4.6
12
Walter Johnson (Bethesda)
2-0
-4.70
-22.0
13
Paint Branch (Burtonsville)
1-0
-7.90
-64.0
14
Glen Burnie
1-1
-12.20
-12.5
15
Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt)
0-2
-13.20
3.3
16
Blair (Silver Spring)
1-1
-15.80
-33.7
17
Bowie
1-1
-15.80
-12.5
18
North County (Glen Burnie)
1-0
-17.90
-58.8
19
Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda)
0-2
-19.90
-0.2
20
Richard Montgomery (Rockville)
1-1
-23.90
-23.9
21
Laurel
2-0
-24.50
-49.8
22
Clarksburg
2-1
-27.90
-38.4
23
Parkdale (Riverdale)
0-1
-29.60
-19.4
24
Annapolis
0-2
-31.30
-7.1
25
Parkville (Baltimore)
1-1
-37.60
-39.7
26
DuVal (Lanham)
0-2
-39.30
-16.2
27
Bladensburg
2-0
-40.10
-66.2
28
Northwestern (Hyattsville)
0-1
-58.40
-41.9
29
High Point (Beltsville)
0-3
-61.80
-30.8
30
Wheaton (Silver Spring)
0-2
-64.90
-22.0
Maryland Class 4A/3A HS Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
North Point (Waldorf)
2-0
14.50
-22.9
2
Frederick
2-0
7.50
-4.6
3
Urbana (Ijamsville)
1-1
0.70
-3.0
4
Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore)
2-0
-0.60
-12.6
5
Perry Hall (Baltimore)
1-0
-3.20
-20.6
6
Great Mills
2-0
-3.40
-22.8
7
Long Reach (Columbia)
2-0
-5.60
-28.1
8
Howard (Ellicott City)
2-0
-10.10
-25.8
9
Suitland (Forestville)
2-0
-10.30
-39.9
10
Leonardtown
0-2
-12.60
5.5
11
Blake (Silver Spring)
1-0
-14.30
-38.4
12
Reservoir (Fulton)
2-0
-17.20
-42.3
13
Severna Park
1-1
-17.70
-12.0
14
Wootton (Rockville)
2-0
-18.00
-31.8
15
Kenwood (Baltimore)
2-0
-19.30
-34.7
16
Crofton (Gambrills)
0-2
-21.80
-5.2
17
Einstein (Kensington)
1-1
-24.80
-22.7
18
Magruder (Rockville)
2-0
-25.80
-48.6
19
Catonsville (Baltimore)
2-0
-30.20
-51.7
20
Governor Thomas Johnson (Frederick)
0-2
-37.10
-7.8
21
Whitman (Bethesda)
2-1
-38.30
-43.1
22
Woodlawn (Baltimore)
2-1
-39.20
-50.5
23
Dulaney (Timonium)
0-3
-39.60
-23.2
24
Kennedy (Silver Spring)
0-1
-42.90
-24.0
25
Tuscarora (Frederick)
0-3
-44.80
-26.6
26
Digital Harbor (Baltimore)
0-1
-45.80
-22.0
27
Springbrook (Silver Spring)
0-3
-46.10
-26.3
28
Towson
1-1
-50.40
-45.3
29
Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg)
0-3
-50.80
-16.3
30
Northwood (Silver Spring)
0-2
-63.90
-23.2
Maryland Class MIAA Hs Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
0-4
62.60
78.7
Maryland Class MIAA A HS Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
2-1
52.30
45.1
2
McDonogh (Owings Mills)
2-0
24.00
12.5
3
Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)
1-1
23.40
26.1
4
Calvert Hall (Baltimore)
2-1
17.50
10.4
5
Loyola Blakefield (Towson)
1-0
14.70
6.4
6
Gilman (Baltimore)
1-2
5.00
14.2
7
Pallotti (Laurel)
1-2
-0.60
4.3
Maryland Class MIAA B HS Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Concordia Prep (Towson)
2-1
28.90
18.4
2
St. Mary’s (Annapolis)
0-1
10.40
11.4
3
Archbishop Curley (Baltimore)
0-2
0.70
11.3
4
Boys Latin (Baltimore)
1-1
-4.70
-0.7
5
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore)
1-1
-4.80
0.6
6
John Carroll (Bel Air)
0-2
-8.30
2.4
7
St. Paul’s (Brooklandville)
2-1
-8.50
-21.0
Maryland Class MIAA C HS Football Rankings
Rank
School
Record
Rating
Strength
1
Severn School (Severna Park)
1-1
-25.40
-35.7
2
St. John’s Catholic Prep (Buckeystown)
0-1
-43.50
-4.8
3
Annapolis Area Christian (Severn)
1-2
-51.80
-43.9
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.
