Forward of the 2023 highschool soccer season, USA TODAY Excessive Faculty Sports activities is wanting across the nation at among the finest applications to regulate this yr — quite a lot of of which is able to probably 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 one of the best when highschool soccer unleashes so many unknowns within the equation? (Taking Highland Springs over a workforce 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 manner—analytical- or opinion-based—to current an absolute, little doubt, concrete rating among the many 1000’s of groups, we’ve taken as a lot consideration for every state’s high applications as potential, rosters, power on the QB place and outlooks from across the HS protection sphere, and chosen a “better of one of the 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
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(USA TODAY)
Lathrop (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Arizona
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(USA TODAY)
Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Arkansas
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(USA TODAY)
Bryant (Ark.)
California
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(Photograph by Meg Oliphant/Getty Photographs)
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Colorado
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(Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Connecticut
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(USA TODAY)
New Canaan (Conn.)
Delaware
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(USA TODAY)
Smyrna (Del.)
Florida
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(USA TODAY)
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Georgia
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(File)
Buford (Ga.)
Hawaii
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(YouTube)
Kahuku (Hawaii)
Idaho
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(USA TODAY)
Rigby (Idaho)
Illinois
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(Photograph: Allen Trieu/247Sports)
East St. Louis (In poor health.)
Indiana
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(USA TODAY)
Heart Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Iowa
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(USA TODAY)
Southeast Polk (Nice Hill, Iowa)
Kansas
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(USA TODAY)
Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.)
Kentucky
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_15267871.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)
Louisiana
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(Chuck Prepare dinner-USA TODAY Sports activities)
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Maine
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(Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Leavitt (Turner, Maine)
Maryland
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_19053733.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Massachusetts
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/12/USATSI_19131315.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, Mass.)
Michigan
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_16722131.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Belleville (Mich.)
Minnesota
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/04/USATSI_11567517.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Mankato West (Minn.)
Mississippi
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_19560162.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Starkville (Miss.)
Missouri
![Kamryn Babb of Christian Brothers College (Photo: @kamm_o/Twitter)](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2017/12/c1l7gd6vqaaiz5y.jpg)
(Photograph: @kamm_o/Twitter)
Christian Brothers School (St. Louis, Mo.)
Montana
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(Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Florence-Carlton (Florence, Mont.)
Nebraska
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_19175206.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Omaha Westside (Neb.)
Nevada
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(USA TODAY)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
New Hampshire
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(USA TODAY)
Pelham (N.H.)
New Jersey
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(USA TODAY)
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
New Mexico
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/12/USATSI_11567517.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.)
New York
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_20920208.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
North Carolina
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/12/USATSI_18895513.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Windfall Day (Charlotte, N.C.)
North Dakota
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2020/10/Kentucky-HS-Football-Injury.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Shanley (Fargo, N.D.)
Ohio
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(USA TODAY)
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Oklahoma
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_19329966.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Bixby (Okla.)
Oregon
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(USA TODAY)
West Linn (Ore.)
Pennsylvania
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/04/USATSI_11567517.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Rhode Island
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/USATSI_19212800.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
La Salle Academy (Windfall, R.I.)
South Carolina
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/12/USATSI_19414121.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
South Dakota
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(USA TODAY)
Jefferson (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tennessee
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/09/USATSI_18943400.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)
Texas
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(Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Duncanville (Texas)
Utah
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(Nook Canyon Athletics)
Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Vermont
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(USA TODAY)
Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.)
Virginia
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/04/USATSI_11567517.jpg)
(USA TODAY)
Highland Springs (Va.)
Washington
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(USA TODAY)
Yelm (Wash.)
West Virginia
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(USA TODAY)
Huntington (Wv,)
Wisconsin
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(Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Kimberly (Wis.)
Wyoming
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(USA TODAY)
Star Valley (Afton, Wyo.)