The end of the Texas high school football regular season is in sight, and the top-25 rankings are getting very interesting ahead of the playoffs.
Only three weeks of the regular season remain before bi-districts, and the top 25 teams in state , per the On3 Massey Ratings, are below:
The On3 Massey Ratings — which were officially used during the BCS era and have generated college high school sports team rankings since 1995 — rank sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory.
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Previous: No. 1
A week after beating rival and fellow top-10 team DeSoto handily, Duncanville had no problem with Lancaster, winning 41-7. They are heavily favored in each of their final three regular season games.
Previous: No. 2
Atascocita has been dominant against less-talented teams this year but got everything it could handle and more from Kingwood on Friday night. The Eagles ultimately escaped with a 42-41 win, but have by far their biggest game of the season this week against No. 5 North Shore.
Previous: No. 4 (+1)
Carroll took care of business in impressive fashion over the weekend, routing previously undefeated Northwest 48-7 on the road. Only two games stand between the Dragons and an undefeated regular season.
Previous: No. 5 (+1)
After smacking 1-win Lake Ridge two weeks ago 66-7, North Crowley followed that up with an equally dominant 62-6 win over winless Weatherford on Friday night. Sitting at 7-0, they’re now heavily favored to finish the regular season undefeated.
Previous: No. 3 (-2)
Following blowout wins over back-to-back winless opponents — in which they won by a combined score of 125-0 — North Shore will get a huge test on the road Friday night at Atascocita, the state’s No. 2 team.
Previous: No. 6
The Eagles responded to a blowout loss against Duncanville by beating 1-win Horn 50-24 on Friday night. They’re projected to win each of their next three games handily before the playoffs begin.
Previous: No. 10 (+3)
The Cowboys’ dream season continues after they walloped a talented Lewisville squad 55-28 on Friday night, helping them make a big rankings move. They’ll host 2-5 Braswell on Friday night before a tough road test at Flower Mound in two weeks.
Previous: No. 8
Westlake handled its business on Friday, routing Bowie 41-7 and moving to 5-1. The Chaps have now outscored their past three opponents 160-14, but will have a huge test awaiting them Friday at No. 11 Lake Travis.
Previous: No. 7 (-2)
The Bulldogs bludgeoned winless Goose Creek Memorial 81-6 on Friday night and have won their last two by a combined score of 134-13. Games against Humble and Kingwood are next on the slate before a huge showdown to end the regular season against North Shore.
Previous: No. 9 (-1)
The Eagles have completely overmatched their past two opponents, beating Plano West 63-14 and Princeton 78-21. But the schedule gets much tougher this week with No. 18 Prosper coming to town for a top-25 matchup.
11. Lake Travis (+1)
12. Aledo (-1)
13. Celina
14. Texas High
15. Katy
16. Guyer
17. A&M Consolidated
18. Prosper
19. Willis (+2)
20. Lone Star (-1)
21. Longview (-1)
22. Argyle (+1)
23. Carthage (-1)
24. Vandegrift (+1)
25. Ryan (previously unranked)
Dropped out : Highland Park
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