USA TODAY High School Sports has announcing its Super 25 preseason football rankings.
Each post contains analysis and key players from USA TODAY Sports’ Jim Halley, schedule and more.
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The Super 25 has been a staple of USA TODAY for more than 30 years and highlights the best teams around the nation.
Click on a team below for more information.
| Rank | Team | 2016 Final Ranking | 2016 record |
| 25 | Pearl (Miss.) | Unranked | 11-4 |
| 24 | Hewitt-Trussville (Ala.) | Unranked | 11-1 |
| 23 | St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) | Unranked | 9-2 |
| 22 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis) | Unranked | 9-4 |
| 21 | St. John’s College (Washington D.C.) | Unranked | 8-4 |
| 20 | Carol City (Fla.) | Unranked | 10-3 |
| 19 | Bergen Catholic (N.J.) | Unranked | 7-4 |
| 18 | Miami Central | Unranked | 6-2 |
| 17 | St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) | 8 | 14-0 |
| 16 | Allen (Texas) | Unranked | 14-1 |
| 15 | Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) | Unranked | 10-2 |
| 14 | Centennial (Calif.) | 12 | 11-2 |
| 13 | East (Salt Lake City) | Unranked | 14-0 |
| 12 | South Pointe (S.C.) | Unranked | 14-1 |
| 11 | Booker T. Washington (Miami) | Unranked | 10-4 |
| 10 | De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) | Unranked | 11-2 |
| 9 | Hoover (Ala.) | 19 | 12-2 |
| 8 | Lake Travis (Texas) | 10 | 15-1 |
| 7 | Chandler (Ariz.) | Unranked | 13-2 |
| 6 | DeMatha Catholic (Md.) | 4 | 12-0 |
| 5 | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) | 5 | 13-2 |
| 4 | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) | 1 | 15-0 |
| 3 | St. John Bosco (Calif.) | 6 | 13-2 |
| 2 | IMG Academy (Fla.) | 2 | 11-0 |
| 1 | Mater Dei (Calif.) | 9 | 13-1 |
