NationalHSFootball.com – Dallas Jackson, NationalHSFootball.com
It a complaint often heard, a tweet frequently read, and a topic on the message board regularly discussed: how can national high school football rankings be done accurately?
The answer is simple and it starts with the step-by-step philosophy of the HSFB100 which begins each week at the local level. By ranking relevant teams in each class before then moving to state-, regional-, and national-levels it gives the HSFB100 the most accurate ranking in the industry. The adherence to that philosophy often makes for the most violent movements as a shift at the local level will affect every placement beyond it — simply winning your game is not good enough to hold your place.
Booker T. Washington quarterback Treon Harris likes the taste of success.
Photo by CHRIS HAYS/ORLANDO SENTINEL.
The HSFB100 sets itself apart because it is not limited to a Top 25 and can be more accurate with where teams deserve to be placed. It is often seen that other polls will place teams that do not belong inside that elite company in an attempt to cover a larger footprint.
It is the belief of NationalHSFootball.com that placing a team in a ranking signifies that it is better than those below it as well as slides that team into a ranking within every other state. It means that the No. 1 team in some states may only be as good as the No. 15 team in another state and it is the goal of the HSFB100 to reflect that balance.
The 2013 high school football season is now complete and Miami (Fla.) Booker T. Washington has climbed the mountain and planted its flag as national champions. The Tornadoes were given the HSFB100 crown as well as six out of seven title in the Media Compilation Top 25.
While those in the HSFB100 end the season as the nationally-ranked programs there are many more that get filed as nationally-relevant. It is as important to know which teams fall into that category as well, and as National Signing Day approaches and the 2013 season has its final page turned, it is appropriate to release the expanding HSFB100 rankings to over 500 teams in the country.
It is a simple challenge that is the foundation of national rankings: if the local level is incorrect then upward movement will hold little relevance. It is the commitment of the HSFB100 to be accurate on the local level so that there is little doubt as to the compilation of the national poll.
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| EXPANDING THE HSFB100 RANKINGS BY STATE | ||
| STATE | WHICH MADE THE HSFB100 | EXPANDED RANKINGS |
| Alabama | Hoover (15), Auburn (79), Spanish Fort (84) | View final Top 15 |
| Alaska | None | View final Top 5 |
| Arizona | Mountain Pointe (7), Salpointe Catholic (39), Desert Ridge (59), Hamilton (91) | View final Top 10 |
| Arkansas | Bentonville (94) | View final Top 10 |
| Big Sky | None | View final Top 10 |
| California | St. John Bosco (3), De La Salle (6), Mater Dei (30), Corona Centennial (31), Chaminade (37), Gardena Serra (50), Folsom (52), Poly (60), Mission Viejo (61), Bishop Alemany (90) | View final Top 30 |
| Colorado | Valor Christian (86) | View final Top 10 |
| Dakotas | None | View final Top 5 |
| Delaware | None | View final Top 5 |
| Florida | Booker T. Washington (1), Miami Central (4), Dwyer (13), American Heritage (18), South Dade (38), Apopka (46), St. Thomas Aquinas (48), East Lake (55), Mainland (56), Armwood (72), Plant (74), Fort Pierce Central (76), Manatee (77), University (83) | View final Top 30 |
| Georgia | Norcross (17), Creekside (23), Griffin (34), North Gwinnett (35), Colquitt County (42), Buford (47), McEachern (65), Collins Hill (68), Sandy Creek (75), Hillgrove (81) | View final Top 20 |
| Hawaii | Punahou (99) | View final Top 5 |
| Illinois | Mt. Carmel (32) | View final Top 15 |
| Indiana | Warren Central (98) | View final Top 10 |
| Iowa | None | View final Top 5 |
| Kansas | None | View final Top 10 |
| Kentucky | Bowling Green (100) | View final Top 10 |
| Louisiana | East Jefferson (24), John Curtis (49), Edna Karr (57), Neville (67), Acadiana (69), Rummel (85), Parkway (89) | View final Top 15 |
| Maryland/D.C. | DeMatha (36) | View final Top 10 |
| Michigan | Brother Rice (33) | View final Top 10 |
| Minnesota | None | View final Top 5 |
| Mississippi | Oak Grove (97) | View final Top 10 |
| Missouri | Blue Springs | View final Top 10 |
| Nebraska | None | View final Top 5 |
| Nevada | Bishop Gorman (19) | View final Top 5 |
| New England | None | View final Top 10 |
| New Jersey | St. Joseph Regional (25), Paramus Catholic (62), Don Bosco (63), DePaul Catholic (64) | View final Top 10 |
| New Mexico | None | View final Top 10 |
| New York | None | View final Top 10 |
| North Carolina | Mallard Creek (11) | View final Top 10 |
| Ohio | Moeller (12), Mentor (14), St. Edward (21), Hilliard Davidson (51), Colerain (53), Loveland (58) | View final Top 25 |
| Oklahoma | Jenks (16), Union (66), Broken Arrow (93) | View final Top 15 |
| Oregon | Portland Central Catholic (96) | View final Top 5 |
| Pennsylvania | None | View final Top 15 |
| South Carolina | Northwestern (10), Dutch Fork (44), Byrnes (45) | View final Top 15 |
| Tennessee | Fulton (95) | View final Top 10 |
| Texas | Allen (2), DeSoto (5), Cedar Hill (8), Katy (9), Coppell (20), Euless Trinity (27), Southlake Carroll (28), Denton Guyer (41), Aledo (54), Manvel (71), Pearland (73), Cy-Fair (78), Lamar (80), North Shore (82), Lake Travis (88), San Antonio Brennan (92) | View final Top 50 |
| Utah | Bingham (29) | View final Top 10 |
| Virginia | Centreville (22), Oscar Smith (40) | View final Top 15 |
| Washington | Bellevue (26) | View final Top 15 |
| West Virginia | None | View final Top 5 |
| Wisconsin | None | View final Top 10 |
