Despite Plenty of Super 25 Losses Last Week, Only One New Team in USA Today Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

St. Thomas Aquinas' solid win over #2 Byrnes Friday night left no doubt who's #1 in the latest USA Today rankings.

However, five teams in last week's USA Today Super 25 lost last weekend, but only one fell out of this week's rankings. To me is shows that the nation's oldest rankings guru really only cares about a certain number of teams.

Hey guys...while not all 15,000 schools need to be looked at, you should start doing a little more homework. And, before anyone starts getting on me for my comments, I do know that all four losers lost to very good teams. I just want to make sure that there's balance in the rankings!

Byrnes, which lost to #1 St. Thomas Aquinas Friday, falls only one spot to #3. Former #3 Elder lost to #25 St. Xavier...Elder tumbles to #20 while St. X climbs a much deserved 15 spots to #10. #5 Northwestern falls to #24 after losing to Booker T. Washington...new at #16. Former #9 Lowndes loses to a very good Northside-Warner Robins team and stays in the rankings at #25. The only team to drop-out was former #17 St. Bonaventure (CA).

USA Today Super 25
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 4-0, LW: #1
2. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 3-0, LW: #4
3. Byrnes (SC) 5-1, LW: #2
4. Centennial (AZ) 6-0, LW: #6
5. Oaks Christian (CA) 4-0, LW: #7
6. Stony Point (TX) 5-0, LW: #8
7. Oscar Smith (VA) 5-0, LW: #10
8. Cedar Hill (TX) 5-0, LW: #11
9. Highlands (KY) 7-0, LW: #23
10. St. Xavier (OH) 5-1, LW: #25
11. The Woodlands (TX) 5-0, LW: #12
12. Maine Park South (IL) 6-0, LW: #13
13. Katy (TX) 4-1, LW: #14
14. Madison Central (MS) 6-0, LW: #15
15. Grayson (GA) 6-0, LW: #16
16. Booker T. Washington (FL) 5-0, LW: NR
17. Skyline (WA) 5-0, LW: NR
18. DeMatha (MD) 5-0, LW: #19
19. West Monroe (LA) 5-0, LW: #20
20. Elder (OH) 5-1, LW: #3
21. Jenks (OK) 5-0, LW: #21
22. North Penn (PA) 5-0, LW: #22
23. Rock Hill (SC) 6-0, LW: #24
24. Northwestern (FL) 3-1, LW: #5
25. Lowndes (GA) 5-1, LW: #9