LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Neshoba Central won twice to extend its victory streak to 35 and take over the top spot in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll.
The (30-0) Rockets have now won 51 of their last 52 games and gained two places, moving ahead of last week’s top two — Katy (32-1) and Hurricane (14-1). Hamilton (31-1) and Eagle (22-0-1), meanwhile, kept rolling to round out the top three.
Los Alamitos (24-1), Keller (28-2-1), Johnson (28-1) and Madison (17-0) moved up two places apiece, followed by Katy and Hurricane in eighth and ninth, then Center Grove (19-0) at No. 10.
Unbeatens Fuquay-Varina (17-0) of North Carolina and Milford (7-0) of Massachusetts make their rankings debut at No. 15 and 22, respectively. Illinois’ Barrington and Kentucky’s Scott County dropped out this week following losses.
State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to compile the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25.
USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – May 3, 2018
Rank
Team
2018 Record
Previous
1
Neshoba Central (Miss.)
30-0
3
2
Hamilton (Ariz.)
31-1
4
3
Eagle (Idaho)
22-0-1
5
4
Los Alamitos (Calif.)
24-1
6
5
Keller (Texas)
28-2-1
7
6
Johnson (Texas)
28-1
8
7
Madison (Va.)
17-0
9
8
Katy (Texas)
32-1
1
9
Hurricane (W. Va.)
14-1
2
10
Center Grove (Ind.)
19-0
11
11
Tualatin (Ore.)
16-0
12
12
East Carter (Ky.)
23-0
13
13
Donovan Catholic (N.J.)
15-0
14
14
Freedom (Calif.)
16-0
15
15
Fuquay-Varina (N.C.)
17-0
NR
16
Orange Lutheran (Calif.)
23-3
16
17
Norco (Calif.)
22-3
17
18
Spanish Fork (Utah)
19-1
19
19
Clovis (Calif.)
24-2
20
20
Marist (Ill.)
20-1
21
21
Huntingtown (Md.)
10-0
22
22
Milford (Mass.)
7-0
NR
23
Cibola (Ariz.)
30-3
18
24
Jackson (Wash.)
16-1
10
25
Oakleaf (Fla.)
26-2
24
Dropped out: Barrington (Ill.) and Scott County (Ky.).