The start of the high school football season has arrived. A handful of states like Georgia have started playing; while some states like Florida and Alabama wrapped up preseason exhibition play last week.
With more and more teams hitting the field later this week, USA TODAY Sports is releasing its Week 0 rankings — its final preseason look at the top teams entering the 2026 high school football season.
At the top remains IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL), which is coming off an undefeated season and has talent superior to the rest of the country. At Nos. 2 and 3 sit St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) and Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV), a pair of teams who will face each other this coming Friday in a battle of top-3 teams.
No. 12 Grayson (Loganville, GA) lost in its first game of the season, marking the sole team from the July preseason rankings to fall out of the Super 25 this week. In its place steps Hough (Cornelius, NC), which added dangerous defenders to a team that went undefeated in 2025.
Below, see the rankings and why each team looks promising entering the 2026 football season.
#week #high
With more and more teams hitting the field later this week, USA TODAY Sports is releasing its Week 0 rankings — its final preseason look at the top teams entering the 2026 high school football season.
At the top remains IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL), which is coming off an undefeated season and has talent superior to the rest of the country. At Nos. 2 and 3 sit St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) and Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV), a pair of teams who will face each other this coming Friday in a battle of top-3 teams.
No. 12 Grayson (Loganville, GA) lost in its first game of the season, marking the sole team from the July preseason rankings to fall out of the Super 25 this week. In its place steps Hough (Cornelius, NC), which added dangerous defenders to a team that went undefeated in 2025.
Below, see the rankings and why each team looks promising entering the 2026 football season.
#week #high
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