STARKVILLE, Miss. – Norco High School (Calif.) held steady atop the USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 poll on Thursday when the Association released its rankings. The Cougars played only one game this week defeating Centennial (Calif.) to improve their undefeated record to 14-0.

Holding firm at second this week was Estrella Foothills (Ariz.), which is still undefeated at 23-0, and was followed in third by Niceville (Fla.), at 19-1, which moved up one spot from last week. Also moving up in the ranks this week was Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) and El Diamante (Calif.) stepping into fourth and fifth place, respectively.

The Lone Star state of Texas again led the way in the rankings with six schools and was closely followed by California and Florida, which had three each. Arizona, Louisiana and Kentucky each placed two teams in this week’s poll and were joined for the first time this season with one representative each from Utah, Virginia, Ohio and Mississippi.

The USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 poll is compiled by state representatives from across the country.

To view the entire poll, click here.