Thursday, August 20, 2009

USA Today Super 25 Pre-Season Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


No matter how things change in high school football football, some things just remain the same...like the teams in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.

2008 mythical national champ St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) is the pre-season pick at #1 according to the paper that's been ranking high school football teams since 1982. Eleven teams that finished in the final Super 25 Poll in 2008 are ranked in this season's first poll.

If you want to check out a complete list of every national champ since 1982, the Alabama High School Football Historical Society has done a great job of compiling the list.

Here's a look at the rankings:

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 15-0
2. Byrnes (SC) 14-1
3. Katy (TX) 13-3
4. Elder (OH) 13-2
5. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 11-1
6. Northwestern (FL) 13-2
7. Oaks Christian (CA) 14-0
8. Oscar Smith (VA) 15-0
9. Centennial (AZ) 14-0
10. East St. Louis (IL) 13-1
11. Camden County (GA) 15-0
12. Allen (TX) 15-1
13. Colerain (OH) 11-2
14. De La Salle (CA) 12-2
15. Stony Point (TX) 13-2
16. Lowndes (GA) 12-1
17. Cedar Hill (TX) 12-2
18. Union (OK) 13-1
19. Maine South (IL) 14-0
20. Liberty (PA) 15-1
21. Prattville (AL) 13-1
22. Madison Central (WI) 12-2
23. St. Bonaventure (CA) 14-1
24. Skyline (WA) 14-0
25. DeMatha (MD) 10-2

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