This early in the season things can move very drastically.
We can see a team jump into the rankings at a high level, but we also give you a caution—they can move down quickly, too.
Just because, say, St. Augustine is ranked #3 doesn't mean they will stay there, even if they keep winning. So many of the other teams are idle that their own early results could create major shifts.
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This week, then, we do see two key moves, with New Orleans Jesuit moving up from #48 to #11 because they beat Dallas Jesuit. But if Dallas Jesuit struggles in upcoming games we might move New Orleans down because really they didn't beat a #16, they beat a team that should have been ranked #40. Torrey Pines moves up based on a big win over unranked San Clemente. But we were going to rank the winner of that game regardless. So really we look on San Clemente as an almost-ranked team. Torrey Pines won by 49. That's a big enough result to, for now, move them into the Top 50 at #12.
Again, it could all change.
Cathedral's early loss to Fallbrook keeps them behind Fallbrook, but a strong showing against St. Augustine might move them past Fallbrook.
Northern California is getting into its season now. North Carolina is back after a snow day. Cardinal Gibbons makes their 2022 season debut this week. More games in Louisiana and Texas are also coming, so there are a few more games to track coming up.
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| Rank | Prev | Team | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Herriman (UT) | |
| 2 | 2 | St. Ignatius (OH) | |
| 3 | 4 | St. Augustine (CA) | Beat Fallbrook (11) |
| 4 | 3 | Gonzaga (DC) | |
| 5 | 5 | De La Salle (CA) | |
| 6 | 6 | Regis Jesuit (CO) | |
| 7 | 7 | Staples (CT) | |
| 8 | 8 | Greenwich (CT) | |
| 9 | 9 | Georgetown Prep (MD) | |
| 10 | 10 | St. Thomas Aquinas (KS) | |
| 11 | 48 | Jesuit New Orleans (LA) | Beat Dallas Jesuit (16) |
| 12 | Unr | Torrey Pines (CA) | Beat San Clemente |
| 13 | 13 | Moeller (OH) | |
| 14 | 14 | St. Edward (OH) | |
| 15 | 11 | Fallbrook (CA) | Lost to St. Augustine (4) |
| 16 | 12 | Cathedral Catholic (CA) | Beat Mira Costa |
| 17 | 15 | Sacramento Jesuit (CA) | Lost to Mother Lode |
| 18 | 17 | Xavier (NY) | |
| 19 | 18 | Penn (IN) | |
| 20 | 19 | Gregory the Great (PA) | |
| 21 | 20 | Rocky Mountain (ID) | |
| 22 | 21 | Bishop Dwenger (IN) | |
| 23 | 22 | St. Joe's Prep (PA) | |
| 24 | 23 | Olympus (UT) | |
| 25 | 24 | St. Xavier Cincinnati (OH) | |
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| 26 | 25 | Brother Martin (LA) | |
| 27 | 26 | St. Louis U High (MO) | |
| 28 | 27 | Strake Jesuit (TX) | |
| 29 | 16 | Dallas Jesuit (TX) | Lost to Jesuit New Orleans (48) |
| 30 | 28 | Kingfishers (KS) | |
| 31 | 29 | Bixby (OK) | |
| 32 | 30 | Capital HS (ID) | |
| 33 | 31 | Cardinal Gibbons (FL) | |
| 34 | 32 | South Meck (NC) | |
| 35 | 33 | Charlotte Catholic (NC) | |
| 36 | 34 | East HS (UT) | |
| 37 | 35 | LaSalle (PA) | |
| 38 | 36 | Palmer (CO) | |
| 39 | 37 | East HS (CO) | |
| 40 | 38 | Belmont High (MA) | |
| 41 | 39 | Pelham (NY) | |
| 42 | 40 | Myers Park (NC) | |
| 43 | 41 | BC High (MA) | |
| 44 | 42 | Westlake (TX) | |
| 45 | 43 | Brother Rice (IL) | |
| 46 | 44 | Monarch (CO) | |
| 47 | 45 | Delbarton (NJ) | |
| 48 | 46 | St. Augustine (NJ) | |
| 49 | 47 | Loyola Blakefield (MD) | |
| 50 | 49 | Father Ryan (TN) | |
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