2007 High School Football Champs
Northwestern Edged St. Xavier in Final Prep Composite Rankings
More than two dozen high school teams finished unbeaten but polls gave top ratings to Bulls, Bombers, Katy and South Panola. Florida and California dominated the states,
The Northwestern Bulls of Miami, Florida outscored the St. Xavier Bombers of Cincinnati, Ohio, 123-119 in the final composite high school football ratings of 2007. Both teams finished with 15-0 records and won their respective state championships.
Katy High School of Texas (16-0) and South Panola of Batesville, Mississippi (15-0) finished third and fourth respectively. Katy scored 111 composite points and South Panola 105.
More Than Two Dozen Unbeaten Teams
More than two dozen other state champions finished the 2007 season unbeaten, leaving a heap of doubt as to the which was really the best team in the nation. All of the top 11 teams were undefeated.
This final composite rankings were determined by awarding 25 points for first place, 24 for second, etc. in the polls conducted by ESPN, USA Today, Prep Nation, Rise Magazine and Sports Illustrated/CNN,
USA Today Ranked St. Xavier Fifth
Northwestern finished first in the USA Today, ESPN and Sports Illustrated/CNN polls and second in the other three. St. Xavier finished first in the Prep Nation and Rise Magazine polls. It finished second in the ESPN and Sports Illustrated/CNN polls but was dropped to fifth in the USA Today ratings.
With Northwestern, Booker T. Washington and Pahokee all in the top eight, Florida dominated the Top 25 composite rankings with 335 points. California was second with four teams in the Top 25 totaling 233 points. Ohio was third with 145 points and Texas fourth with 139.
The Final Composite Scores of 2007
Here are the final composite rankings of 2007. Season records are shown in parenthesis, followed by the team's composite points in the five polls.
- 1. Northwestern of Miami FL (15-0)--123
- 2. St. Xavier, Cincinnati OH (15-0)--119
- 3. Katy TX (16-0)--111
- 4. South Panola, Batesville MS (15-0)--105
- 5Tied. Booker T. Washington, Miami FL (14-0)--98
- 5Tied. De la Salle, Concord CA (13-0)--98
- 7. Prattville AL (15-0)--97
- 8. Pahokee, FL (14-0)--89
- 9. Northside, Warner Robins GA (14-0)--84
- 10. Maryville TN (15-0)--81
- 11. Central Catholic,Pittsburgh PA (15-0)--65
- 12Tied. Brynes, Duncan SC (15-0)—63
- 12Tied. Don Bosco, Ramsey NJ (12-0)—63
- 14. Jenks OK (13-1)—60
- 15. Birmingham, Van Nuys CA (13-1)--55
- 16. Long Beach Poly CA (13-1)--42
- 17. Centennial, Corona CA (13-2)--38
- 18. Westfield, Chantilly VA (15-0)--33
- 19. Eden Prairie MN (14-0)--30
- 20. Trinity, Euless TX (13-1)--28
- 21. Rockhust, Kansas City MO (13-0)--27
- 22. Colerain, Cincinnati OH (12-1)--26
- 23. St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, FL (14-1) --25
- 24. Bastrop LA (15-0)--14
- 25. Destrehan, LA (15-0)—11
Other teams scoring points in the final polls: Hutchinson, KS 9 ;Catholic Academy of Illinois –7; Union of Tulsa, OK –6; Trinity of Louisville, KY—5; Skyline of Sammamish, WA—5; William Floyd of Mastic Beach, NY –4; and North Shore of Houston, Macomb Dakota of Michigan, Quince Orchard of Gaithersburg, MD and Jeanette, PA—1 each
Prep Football Rankings 12.10.07
