Top 25 Texas high school football rankings: Duncanville, DeSoto on crash course (10/17/2023)
Throughout the 2023 high school football season, SBLive is taking a look at the top 25 teams in the state of Texas, spanning all classifications and corners of the Lone Star State.
Each week, we release an update to the SBLive Texas Power 25 football team rankings, reflecting all results from the previous week.
Through eight weeks, the top 10 has really solidified themselves as real contenders to win a state title. However, the rest of the top 25 have proven that no matter what on any given night, an upset can happen.
In the top 15, Cibolo-Steele slides up one spot over idle South Oak Cliff, while the McKinney Lions drop four spots to No. 25 after their first loss of the season.
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Who rose and fell after Week 7? Find out below in this complete breakdown of the SBLive Texas Power 25 rankings, as of the week of Monday, Oct. 16, 2023:
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1. Duncanville Panthers (6-0, 4-0)
2. DeSoto Eagles (6-0, 4-0)
3. Galena Park North Shore Mustangs (7-0, 4-0)
4. Austin Westlake Chaparrals (7-0, 4-0)
5. Aledo Bearcats (8-0, 5-0)
6. Vandegrift Vipers (7-0, 4-0)
7. Atascocita Eagles (8-0, 4-0)
8. Katy Tigers (6-1, 5-0)
9. Southlake Carroll Dragons (7-0, 4-0)
10. Melissa Cardinals (7-0, 4-0)
11. Pharr San Juan Alamo North Raiders (7-0, 4-0)
12. Carthage Bulldogs (8-0, 4-0)
13. Prosper Eagles (6-1, 4-0)
14. Denton Guyer (5-2, 3-1)
15. Cibolo-Steele Knights (6-1, 2-0)
16. South Oak Cliff Bears (5-2, 3-0)
17. Longview Lobos (6-1, 4-0)
18. North Crowley Panthers (7-0, 4-0)
19. Reagan Rattlers (7-0, 5-0)
20. Willis Wildkats (8-0, 6-0)
21. Lake Travis Cavaliers (6-1, 4-1)
22. Lucas-Lovejoy Leopards (6-1, 4-0)
23. Timpson Bears (6-0, 2-0)
24. Wimberley Texans (7-0, 2-0)
25. McKinney Lions (6-1, 3-1)
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