Gorman was ranked No. 1 this week by three of the seven media outlets surveyed. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) were the other programs ranked No. 1 by at least one media outlet.
No. 8 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) moved up two spots from the preseason composite after Fletch Palmer threw two touchdown passes in his debut as the program’s starting quarterback.
Another big mover is No. 10 Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.), which rose three spots after David Gabriel Georges rushed for three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 38-20 over Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.), which was ranked No. 13 in the MaxPreps Top 25.
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies from the MaxPreps Top 25, National HSFB, On3, SB Live, USA Today, SC Next and High School Football America rankings.
To be considered for the media composite top 25, a team must be ranked by two or more outlets. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.
MEDIA COMPOSITE TOP 25
Average rank: 2.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
On3: 4
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 3
USA Today: 2
SC Next: 1
HSFA: 1
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
On3: 2
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 2
USA Today: 1
SC Next: 3
HSFA: 5
3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 3.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
On3: 1
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 1
USA Today: 3
SC Next: 4
HSFA: 11
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 4.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
On3: 3
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 4
USA Today: 6
SC Next: 7
HSFA: 2
5. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 4.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
On3: 6
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 6
USA Today: 7
SC Next: 2
HSFA: 3
6. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 6.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
On3: 10
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 5
USA Today: 5
SC Next: 5
HSFA: 4
7. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
On3: 7
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 7
USA Today: 4
SC Next: 13
HSFA: 8
8. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
On3: 5
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 9
USA Today: 23
SC Next: 8
HSFA: 6
9. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
On3: 9
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 8
USA Today: 8
SC Next: 12
HSFA: 10
10. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 11.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
On3: 11
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 16
USA Today: 10
SC Next: 14
HSFA: 9
11. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 12.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
On3: 8
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 24
USA Today: 13
SC Next: 6
HSFA: 7
12. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Average rank: 15.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
On3: 13
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: 22
USA Today: 9
SC Next: 11
HSFA: 14
13. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 15.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
On3: 12
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 17
USA Today: 11
SC Next: 24
HSFA: 21
14. Duncanville (Texas)
Average rank: 15.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
On3: 18
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 21
USA Today: 16
SC Next: 20
HSFA: 15
15. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 20.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
On3: 14
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: 10
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: 10
HSFA: N/A
16. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 22.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
On3: 16
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 13
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: 9
HSFA: N/A
17. East St. Louis (Ill.)
Average rank: 23.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
On3: 17
SB Live: 23
National HSFB: 15
USA Today: 24
SC Next: 19
HSFA: N/A
18. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 24.1
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
On3: N/A
SB Live: N/A
National HSFB: 12
USA Today: 15
SC Next: 17
HSFA: 12
19. Carol City (Miami, Fla.)
Average rank: 24.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
On3: 25
SB Live: 21
National HSFB: 18
USA Today: 17
SC Next: N/A
HSFA: N/A
20. DeSoto (Texas)
Average rank: 28.7
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
On3: 22
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 22
SC Next: N/A
HSFA: 22
21. Central (Miami, Fla.)
Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
On3: 23
SB Live: N/A
National HSFB: 19
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: 15
HSFA: 25
22. Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)
Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
On3: N/A
SB Live: 20
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 25
SC Next: 21
HSFA: N/A
23. Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Ga.)
Average rank: 29.7
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
On3: 20
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: 23
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
HSFA: 23
24. North Shore (Houston, Texas)
Average rank: 30.1
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
On3: N/A
SB Live: N/A
National HSFB: 20
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: 18
HSFA: 13
25. Brownsburg (Ind.)
Average rank: 30.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
On3: N/A
SB Live: 18
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
HSFA: 17
Ranked by three media outlets
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
West Boca Raton (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Ranked by two media outlets
Chandler (Ariz.)
Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Ranked by one media outlet
Allen (Texas)
American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)
Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Creekside (Fairburn, Ga.)
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.)
Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Waxahachie (Texas)
