High school football rankings: National industry composite, Week 9

For the third straight week, a new No. 1 has emerged in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings for the 2026 high school football season. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) is the No. 1 team in the nation after St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) was knocked off by The

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For the third straight week, a new No. 1 has emerged in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings for the 2026 high school football season.

Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) is the No. 1 team in the nation after St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) was knocked off by The St. James Performance Academy (Springfield, VA).

However, in the USA TODAY Sports high school football composite rankings, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) still maintains its No. 1 ranking, a spot it has held for several weeks.

USA TODAY Sports has developed its composite rankings using five different national polls (USA TODAY, MaxPreps, SC Next, HSFB America and Massey). Each is weighted differently to add credibility to the rankings.

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a look at the USA TODAY Sports high school football composite rankings:

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