Flea Flicker: Preseason Top 25 High School Football Rankings

Football is heating up at all levels of the game. Here's MaxPreps Composite Top 25 High School Football Rankings.

1. (tie) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 4

1. (tie) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 1

3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 5

4. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 5.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 2

5. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 6.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 9

6. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 6.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 3

7. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Average rank: 9.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 7

High School Football America: 15

8. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 10.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 9
High School Football America: 17

9. Chandler (Ariz.)
Average rank: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 16
High School Football America: 22

10. (tie) Folsom (Calif.)
Average rank: 17.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 24

10. (tie) St. Louis (Honolulu)
Average rank: 17.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: NR

12. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 10

13. Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 18.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 16

14. Hoover (Ala.)
Average rank: 19.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 6

15. Marietta (Ga.)
Average rank: 20.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: NR

16. Central (Miami)
Average rank: 20.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 14

17. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Average rank: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 8

18. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)
Average rank: 22.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11

19. Katy (Texas)
Average rank: 23.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 21

20. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 26.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 23
High School Football America: NR

21. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7

22. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)

Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: NR

23. Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.)
Average rank: 29.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: NR

24. Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 30
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19

25. University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)
Average rank: 30.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
USA Today: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: NR

Others receiving attention:

Ranked in 2 Polls
Owasso (Okla.)

Ranked in 1 Poll

Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)

Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)

Mission Viejo (Calif.)

Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)

Pittsburg (Calif.)

Rome (Ga.)

St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)

Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)

Wekiva (Apopka, Fla.)

North Little Rock (Ark.)

DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.)