High school football rankings: St. John Bosco takes No. 1 spot in preseason media composite top 25

Overall, eight teams were ranked in all seven polls.

1. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 3.14
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 9
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 3
USA Today: 2
SC Next: 2
HSFA: 1

2. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 3.57
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 4
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 1
USA Today: 4
SC Next: 4
HSFA: 6

3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 3.86
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: 10
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 2
USA Today: 1
SC Next: 5
HSFA: 3

4. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 5.71
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: 7
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 6
USA Today: 11
SC Next: 1
HSFA: 5

5. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 8.71
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: NR
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 4
USA Today: 3
SC Next: 3
HSFA: 2

6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.86
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: 5
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 8
USA Today: 6
SC Next: 14
HSFA: 10

7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 10.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: NR
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 5
USA Today: 7
SC Next: 6
HSFA: 4

8. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 10.86
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: 24
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 7
USA Today: 5
SC Next: 17
HSFA: 9

9. Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 13.86
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: 2
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 23
USA Today: 17
SC Next: 19
HSFA: 15

10. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 14.14
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 18
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 9
USA Today: NR
SC Next: 11
HSFA: 7

11. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 16.71
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: 12
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: NR
USA Today: 15
SC Next: 7
HSFA: 8

Average rank: 16.86
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: 19
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: NR
USA Today: 12
SC Next: 8
HSFA: 14

13. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 17.14
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: NR
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 17
USA Today: 13
SC Next: 18
HSFA: 11

14. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Average rank: 17.57
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
Massey: 15
SB Live: 21
National HSFB: 24
USA Today: 9
SC Next: 13
HSFA: 16

15. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 20.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: NR
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: 19
USA Today: 8
SC Next: 24
HSFA: 21

T16. Creekside (Fairburn, Ga.)
Average rank: 24.57
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
Massey: NR
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 10
USA Today: 19
SC Next: NR
HSFA: 24

T16. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 24.57
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
Massey: NR
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 11
USA Today: NR
SC Next: 10
HSFA: NR

18. Carol City (Miami, Fla.)
Average rank: 24.71
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: NR
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: 20
USA Today: 20
SC Next: 20
HSFA: NR

19. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 25.14
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 13
USA Today: 16
SC Next: 15
HSFA: 12

20. North Shore (Houston, Texas)
Average rank: 25.29
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 6
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: 22
USA Today: NR
SC Next: 16
HSFA: 13

21. DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 28.43
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 1
SB Live: 16
National HSFB: NR
USA Today: NR
SC Next: NR
HSFA: 22

22. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 28.86
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: 14
USA Today: NR
SC Next: 9
HSFA: NR

23. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Average rank: 30.14
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: NR
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
USA Today: 23
SC Next: 12
HSFA: NR

24. Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Average rank: 30.71
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: NR
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: NR
USA Today: 18
SC Next: NR
HSFA: NR

25. Brownsburg (Ind.)
Average rank: 31.57
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
Massey: NR
SB Live: 20
National HSFB: NR
USA Today: NR
SC Next: NR
HSFA: 17

Ranked by three media outlets
Chandler (Ariz.)
Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.)
Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)

Ranked by two media outlets
Allen (Texas)
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Ga.)
Waxahachie (Texas)

Ranked by one media outlet
Aledo (Texas)
Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Bixby (Okla.)
Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)
Central (Miami, Fla.)
Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
East St. Louis (Ill.)
Folsom (Calif.)
Gainesville (Ga.)
Guyer (Denton, Texas)
Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)
King (Houston, Texas)
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.)
North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
Summer Creek (Houston, Texas)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)