LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top 10 teams in the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll remained unchanged this week.
Neshoba Central (33-2) stayed put in the top spot after wrapping up a seventh-consecutive Mississippi state Class 5A title last week, while No. 2 Norco (31-1) forged ahead, capturing a second-straight CIF Section I crown, and third-ranked Louisville Male (32-0) won the Kentucky 26th district final after becoming just the third team in state history to finish the regular season unbeaten.
Elsewhere, No. 5 Lakewood Ranch (29-0) and sixth-ranked Winter Springs (29-0) seem to be on a collision course in the Florida 8A playoffs. If both win their semifinals today, they’d square off for the state crown on Friday.
But while a lot remained the same, three new teams found their way into the rankings this week: Hartsville (30-0) at No. 11, St. Joseph’s (21-0) at No. 17, and Coral Springs Charter (27-1) at 25th.
State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to compile the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality and strength of schedule.
USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – May 23, 2019
|
Rank |
Team |
2019 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Neshoba Central (Miss.) |
33-2 |
1 |
|
2 |
Norco (Calif.) |
31-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Louisville Male (Ky.) |
32-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) |
27-0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) |
29-0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Winter Springs (Fla.) |
29-0 |
6 |
|
7 |
Cedar Ridge (Texas) |
30-1 |
7 |
|
8 |
Shawnee Heights (Kan.) |
19-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Angleton (Texas) |
36-1 |
9 |
|
10 |
Keystone (Ohio) |
27-0 |
10 |
|
11 |
Hartsville (S.C.). |
30-0 |
NR |
|
12 |
Oshkosh North (Wis.) |
25-0 |
12 |
|
13 |
New Palestine (Ind.) |
24-3 |
13 |
|
14 |
North Davidson (N.C.) |
27-1 |
11 |
|
15 |
Clarksville (Tenn.) |
42-2 |
14 |
|
16 |
Richland (Wash.) |
23-0 |
15 |
|
17 |
St. Joseph (Conn.) |
21-0 |
NR |
|
18 |
Marist (Ill.) |
31-2 |
17 |
|
19 |
Barbers Hill (Texas) |
41-3 |
16 |
|
20 |
Keller (Texas) |
33-3-1 |
18 |
|
21 |
St. John Vianney (N.J.) |
20-0 |
19 |
|
22 |
Forney (Texas) |
28-3 |
20 |
|
23 |
Immaculate Heart Acad. (N.J.) |
22-1 |
22 |
|
24 |
Donovan Catholic (N.J.) |
22-1 |
23 |
|
25 |
Coral Springs Charter (Fla.) |
27-1 |
NR |
Dropped out: Appoquinimink (Del.), Fairhope (Ala.) and Redmond (Wash.).