With the 2023 highschool soccer season kicking off, USA TODAY Excessive Faculty Sports activities is trying across the nation at among the finest packages to control this yr — various of which is able to most definitely seem within the opening Tremendous 25.
After all, the identical argument that roadblocks a lot of the dialog every season holds true in 2023: how are you going to measure the very best when highschool soccer unleashes so many unknowns within the equation? (Taking Highland Springs over a staff like Riverheads in Virginia is only one of many examples: 52-game successful streaks from a Class 1 squad vs. a Class 5 lineup.)
So, understanding that there’s zero method—analytical- or opinion-based—to current an absolute, little question, concrete rating among the many 1000’s of groups, we’ve taken as a lot consideration for every state’s high packages as doable, taking a look at rosters, energy on the QB place and outlooks from across the HS protection sphere, and chosen a “better of the very best” primarily based on the year-over-year progressions.
With that in thoughts, listed here are our picks…
Alabama
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Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Alaska
(USA TODAY)
Lathrop (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Arizona
(USA TODAY)
Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Arkansas
(USA TODAY)
Bryant (Ark.)
California
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Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Colorado
(Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Connecticut
(USA TODAY)
New Canaan (Conn.)
Delaware
(USA TODAY)
Smyrna (Del.)
Florida
(USA TODAY)
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Georgia
(File)
Buford (Ga.)
Hawaii
(YouTube)
Kahuku (Hawaii)
Idaho
(USA TODAY)
Rigby (Idaho)
Illinois
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East St. Louis (Sick.)
Indiana
(USA TODAY)
Middle Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Iowa
(USA TODAY)
Southeast Polk (Nice Hill, Iowa)
Kansas
(USA TODAY)
Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.)
Kentucky
(USA TODAY)
St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)
Louisiana
(Chuck Cook dinner-USA TODAY Sports activities)
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Maine
(Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Leavitt (Turner, Maine)
Maryland
(USA TODAY)
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Massachusetts
(USA TODAY)
Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, Mass.)
Michigan
(USA TODAY)
Belleville (Mich.)
Minnesota
(USA TODAY)
Mankato West (Minn.)
Mississippi
(USA TODAY)
Starkville (Miss.)
Missouri
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Christian Brothers Faculty (St. Louis, Mo.)
Montana
(Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Florence-Carlton (Florence, Mont.)
Nebraska
(USA TODAY)
Omaha Westside (Neb.)
Nevada
(USA TODAY)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
New Hampshire
(USA TODAY)
Pelham (N.H.)
New Jersey
(USA TODAY)
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
New Mexico
(USA TODAY)
Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.)
New York
(USA TODAY)
Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
North Carolina
(USA TODAY)
Windfall Day (Charlotte, N.C.)
North Dakota
(USA TODAY)
Shanley (Fargo, N.D.)
Ohio
(USA TODAY)
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Oklahoma
(USA TODAY)
Bixby (Okla.)
Oregon
(USA TODAY)
West Linn (Ore.)
Pennsylvania
(USA TODAY)
St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Rhode Island
(USA TODAY)
La Salle Academy (Windfall, R.I.)
South Carolina
(USA TODAY)
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
South Dakota
(USA TODAY)
Jefferson (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tennessee
(USA TODAY)
Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)
Texas
(Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Duncanville (Texas)
Utah
(Nook Canyon Athletics)
Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Vermont
(USA TODAY)
Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.)
Virginia
(USA TODAY)
Highland Springs (Va.)
Washington
(USA TODAY)
Yelm (Wash.)
West Virginia
(USA TODAY)
Huntington (Wv,)
Wisconsin
(Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Kimberly (Wis.)
Wyoming
(USA TODAY)
Star Valley (Afton, Wyo.)