National Week 7 high school football composite rankings: St. John Bosco's status as No. 1 team now unanimous

Kendall Webb

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National Week 7 high school football composite rankings: St. John Bosco's status as No. 1 team now unanimous image

St. John Bosco solidified its position as the nation's top team by picking up the three No. 1 votes that went to Bishop Gorman last week.

It's been a wild three weeks near the top of The Sporting News Composite Rankings.

The St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves assumed the No. 1 spot in the composite rankings last week after the previous No. 1 Mater Dei [Santa Ana, CA] Monarchs lost to the Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies. But the Braves only garnered five of the eight No. 1 votes with the other three going to the Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas, NV] Gaels. That included the No. 1 position in last week's edition of The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.

Then Friday night happened. Ranked No. 7 after their loss to Centennial, Mater Dei paid a visit to Las Vegas and promptly knocked the Gaels out of the national championship picture – at least for now – with a 27-24 victory. And those three Gorman votes (The Sporting News, the Massey Ratings, and USA Today Super 25) all flipped to Bosco this week.

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National Week 7 high school football composite rankings

Every week, we compile the rankings from eight different national selectors 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 Southlake Carroll of Texas this week. The Dragons are ranked as high as No. 3 in Blue Star Media's rankings while checking in at No. 18 in both HighSchoolFootballAmerica.com and the USA Today Super 25. For the record, they check in at No. 12 in the latest edition of The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.

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 through 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 ranked by the most selectors followed by the team receiving the highest ranking from any one or more selectors; if they are still tied, then we will try to resolve the tie by the team receiving the lowest ranking from any one or more selectors. If it is still tied, we will note it as a (tie) in parentheses.

Here are this week's top 25 teams in our composite rankings:

^{NR — Not ranked}

#	TEAM	Points	SN	BSM	ESP	HFA	MAS	MAX	S25	USA
1	St. John Bosco [CA]	200	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	IMG Academy [FL]	181	2	4	2	3	7	4	3	2
3	Grayson [GA]	178	3	5	3	2	3	3	4	7
4	Mater Dei [CA]	171	4	2	4	5	2	6	9	5
5	St. Frances Academy [MD]	167	5	9	5	4	11	2	2	3
6	Bishop Gorman [NV]	150	8	7	6	6	8	7	10	6
7	Buford [GA]	148	9	6	7	9	6	10	5	8
8	Centennial [CA]	135	6	12	11	11	16	5	8	4
9	Bergen Catholic [NJ]	115	11	8	9	8	21	14	6	16
10	St. Thomas Aquinas [FL]	114	7	10	8	7	NR	12	13	11
11	Sierra Canyon [CA]	111	14	15	10	13	13	8	15	9
12	Southlake [TX] Carroll	109	12	3	12	18	5	15	16	18
13	Santa Margarita [CA]	88	13	NR	14	10	NR	9	7	15
14	DeMatha [MD]	79	17	17	16	14	24	13	14	14
15	Chaminade-Madonna [FL]	76	10	11	13	21	NR	18	20	13
16	Edna Karr [LA]	73	15	NR	19	16	NR	11	12	10
17	Thompson [AL]	72	25	19	20	12	18	19	11	12
18	Carrollton [GA]	57	24	14	NR	NR	9	16	19	17
19	Milton [GA]	46	16	18	18	15	NR	NR	17	NR
20	Allen [TX]	36	23	16	NR	22	10	NR	NR	23
21	Bixby [OK]	36	NR	13	NR	NR	4	25	NR	NR
22	Basha [AZ]	33	19	21	22	17	NR	23	23	24
23	Grimsley [NC]	28	20	NR	21	NR	NR	17	22	22
24	Duncanville [TX]	22	21	NR	16	NR	NR	NR	25	7
25	De La Salle [CA]	21	NR	NR	NR	19	NR	24	21	19

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 17 teams receiving a vote from at least one of our eight contributing rankings:

26. North Crowley [TX], 20
27. Lone Peak [UT], 15
28. Thomas County Central [GA], 14
29. Brownsburg [IN], 12
30. Waxahachie [TX], 12
31. Mission Viejo [CA], 11
32. Aledo [TX], 9
33. Randle [TX], 8
34. Bryant [AR], 7
35. McCallie [TN], 6
36. (tie) Lakeland [FL], 6
36. (tie) Mt. Carmel [IL], 6
38. Corner Canyon [UT], 5
39. (tie) Cass Tech [MI], 4
39. (tie) Liberty [AZ], 4
39. (tie) Prosper [TX], 4
39. (tie) South Oak Cliff [TX], 1
43. Providence Day [NC], 3
44. (tie) Folsom [CA], 2
44. (tie) La Salle College [PA], 2

PREVIOUSLY RANKED TEAMS NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING VOTES

American Heritage [FL]; Archbishop Hoban [OH]; Archbishop Moeller [OH]; Atascocita [TX]; Creekside [GA]; DeSoto [TX]; Douglas County [GA]; East St. Louis [IL]; Jenks [OK]; Langston Hughes [GA]; Lincoln [San Diego, CA]; North Shore [TX]; Northwestern [FL]; Orange Lutheran [CA]; St. Joseph's Prep [PA]; Skyridge [UT]; Summer Creek [TX]; Westlake [TX]

National schedule for teams in composite rankings this week

Here is every game this week featuring teams ranked in the national composite rankings.

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^{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.}

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

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No. 39 (tie) Cass Tech [Detroit, MI] Technicians (4-0) at Mumford [Detroit, MI] Mustangs (1-3) — 5 p.m. EST local
No. 12/SN No. 12 Southlake [TX] Carroll Dragons (4-0) at NR Timber Creek [Fort Worth, TX] Falcons (0-3) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Iowa Colony [TX] Pioneers (4-0) at No. 33/SN No. 18 Randle [Richmond, TX] Lions (4-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
Adamson [Dallas, TX] Leopards (2-2) at No. 39 (tie)/SN No. 22 South Oak Cliff [Dallas, TX] Bears (3-1) — 8:15 EST (7:15 p.m. CST local)

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Friday, September 26, 2025

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NR Prep Sports Academy [AL] at No. 5/SN No. 5 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers (3-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Western [Davie, FL] Wildcats (1-3) at No. 15/SN No. 10 Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions (3-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 9/SN No. 11 Bergen Catholic [Oradell, NJ] Crusaders at NR Don Bosco Prep [Ramsey, NJ] Ironmen (3-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Western Guilford [Greensboro, NC] Hornets (4-1) at No. 23/SN No. 20 Grimsley [Greensboro, NC] Whirlies (4-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 29 Brownsburg [IN] Bulldogs (5-0) at Westfield [IN] Shamrocks (4-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Heidelberg [MS] Oilers (3-1) at McCallie [Chattanooga, TN] Blue Tornado (4-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 43 Providence Day [Charlotte, NC] Chargers (5-0) at Cannon/Concord [NC] Academy Cougars (3-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 44 (tie) La Salle College [Wyndmoor, PA] Explorers (4-0) at Roman Catholic [Philadelphia, PA] Cahillite (2-2) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Newton [Covington, GA] Rams (3-2) at No. 3/SN No. 3 Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams (5-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
NR Seckinger [Buford, GA] Jaguars (3-2) at No. 19/SN No. 16 Milton [GA] Eagles (4-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
NR Lee County [Leesburg, GA] Trojans (5-0) at No. 28 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets (5-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
No. 36 (tie) Lakeland [FL] Dreadnaughts (3-1) at Lake Gibson [Lakeland, FL] Braves (2-2) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
No. 17/SN No. 25 Thompson [Alabaster, AL] Warriors (4-1) at Clay-Chalkville [Pinson, AL] Cougars (5-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR McKinney [TX] Lions (1-2) at No. 20/SN No. 23 Allen [TX] Eagles (4-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 21 Bixby [OK] Spartans (3-0) at Jenks [OK] Trojans (3-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Skyline [Dallas, TX] Raiders (0-3) at No. 24/SN No. 21 Duncanville [TX] Panthers (1-1) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 26 North Crowley [Fort Worth, TX] Panthers (3-1) at NR Mansfield [TX] Legacy Broncos (2-2) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 30 Waxahachie [TX] Indians (3-0) at NR DeSoto [TX] Eagles (2-2) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Fossil Ridge [Keller, TX] Panthers (1-3) at No. 32 Aledo [TX] Bearcats (4-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 34 Bryant [AR] Hornets (3-0) at NR Central [Little Rock, AR] Tigers (3-1) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Plano [TX] East Panthers (0-4) at No. 39 (tie) Prosper [TX] Eagles (3-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 36 (tie) Mt. Carmel [Chicago, IL] Carvan (4-0) at Benet Academy [Lisle, IL] Redwings (3-1) — 8:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. CST local)
No. 2/SN No. 2 IMG Academy [Bradenton, FL] Ascenders (4-0) at Central [Phenix City, AL] Red Devils (5-0) — 9 p.m. EST (8 p.m. CST local)
No. 27 Lone Peak [Highland, UT] Knights (5-1) at NR American Fork [UT] Cavemen (5-1) — 9 p.m. EST (7 p.m. MST local)
NR Skyridge [Lehi, UT] Falcons (5-1) at No. 38 Corner Canyon [Draper, UT] Chargers (5-1) — 9 p.m. EST (7 p.m. MST local)
NR Queen Creek [AZ] Bulldogs (3-1) at No. 22/SN No. 19 Basha [Chandler, AZ] Bears (4-0) – 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
NR St. Mary's [Stockton, CA] Rams (3-1) at No. 25 De La Salle [Concord, CA] Spartans (4-0) – 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
No. 31 Mission Viejo [CA] Diablos (4-1) at NR Chaparral [Temecula, CA] Pumas (2-2) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
No. 39 (tie) Liberty [Peoria, AZ] Lions (3-1) at Pinnacle [Phoenix, AZ] Pioneers (4-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

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No. 16/SN No. 15 Edna Karr [New Orleans, LA] Cougars (3-0) at NR Holy Cross [New Orleans, LA] Tigers (3-0) — 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. CST local)
No. 6/SN No. 8 Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas, NV] Gaels (4-1) at No. 13/SN No. 13 Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles (3-1) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)

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IDLE

No.1/SN No. 1 St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves (5-0); No. 4/SN No. 4 Mater Dei [Santa Ana, CA] Monarchs (3-1); No. 8/SN No. 6 Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies (4-1); No. 10/SN No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders (4-1); No. 7/SN No. 9 Buford [GA] Wolves (5-0); SN No. 11/No. 14 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers (5-0); No. 14/SN No. 17 DeMatha [Hyattsville, MD] Stags (4-0); No. 18/SN No. 24 Carrollton [GA] Trojans (6-0); No. 44 (tie) Folsom [CA] Bulldogs (4-1)

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Kendall Webb

Kendall Webb is a freelance writer with The Sporting News and the former publisher of the College Football America Yearbook. He is a proud alumnus of Kilgore College (AA), the University of Texas at Austin (BJ), Middle Tennessee State University (BS), and Harvard University (ALM). Webb has attended a high school or college football game in more than 40 states during his career as a freelance journalist, and he remains an avid follower of team sports at all levels.