State Poll – 2014 Final
Douglass-PG put together one of the most dominating team performances ever — 12 running-clock wins in 14 games — and the Prince George’s County school was rewarded with a first-ever state No. 1 finish.
Douglass-PG outpointed Northwest 6-5 in first-place votes, but placed well ahead in points. McDonogh collected the other first-place vote, and finished No. 3, just ahead of No. 4 Franklin and No. 5 DeMatha.
The voting among the Top 5 was the closest 1-5 finish ever, as voters basically agreed on the top teams but were wildly different in final placement. While Douglass had six first-place votes, the team was voted as low as No. 7 on one ballot. The same was true for many of the top teams, with ranging rankings from 1-5.
Douglass-PG will finish No. 1 in The Washington Post Top 20, while McDonogh tops the final Baltimore Sun and VarsitySportsNetwork polls.
Douglass-PG’s No. 1 finish brings about the following interesting tidbits:
* Douglass is the sixth team to hold No. 1 during the 2014 season, marking the most since six teams took turns at the top in 1993;
* Douglass is the first Prince George’s County public school to hold the No. 1 ranking since Friendly in Week 8 of 2007;
* Douglass is the first Prince George’s County public school to finish the year at No. 1;
* Douglass is the first public school to finish No. 1 since Linganore in 2009.
List of all-time No. 1 teams | MDPrepFootball.com Rankings Page
| Maryland High School Football Media State Poll | ||||||
| Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 — FINAL |
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| FREDERICK, Md. — The Maryland High School Football State Poll, in its 25th year, is based on a statewide voting by sports reporters. Schools are ranked by points received. The number in parenthesis reflects first-place votes. LW is last week’s rank. The rankings are compiled by Sheldon Shealer. |
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| Rk. |
Name |
Record |
Points |
LW |
Accomplishment | |
| 1. |
Douglass-PG (6) |
14-0 |
286 | 4 | 2A state champion | |
| 2. |
Northwest (5) | 13-1 | 272 | 10 | 4A state champion | |
| 3. |
McDonogh (1) |
7-3 | 271 | 5 | MIAA A co-champion | |
| 4. |
Gilman |
8-3 |
260 | 6 | MIAA A co-champion | |
| 5. |
Franklin | 13-1 | 256 | 11 | 3A state champion | |
| 6. |
DeMatha |
9-3 | 254 |
7 | WCAC champion | |
| 7. |
Good Counsel |
10-2 | 232 | 2 | WCAC runner-up | |
| 8. |
Damascus |
13-1 |
222 | 3 | 3A state runner-up | |
| 9. |
Linganore |
11-1 | 204 | 1 | 3A region runner-up | |
| 10. |
Quince Orchard |
10-2 | 183 | 9 | 4A region runner-up | |
| 11. |
Fort Hill |
14-0 |
176 | 14 | 1A state champion | |
| 12. |
Mount St. Joseph | 8-3 | 156 | 16 | MIAA A fourth | |
| 13. |
Archbishop Curley | 10-0 |
154 | 15 | MIAA B champion | |
| 14. |
Bullis |
9-1 | 144 | 13 | IAC champion | |
| 15. |
Old Mill | 11-3 |
142 | NR | 4A state runner-up | |
| 16. |
Broadneck | 10-1 | 122 | 8 | 4A region semifinalist | |
| 17. |
Howard | 12-1 | 110 | 20 | 4A state semifinalist | |
| 18. |
Calvert Hall |
7-4 | 96 | 24 | MIAA A fourth | |
| 19. |
St. Mary’s Ryken | 7-2 |
90 | 17 | independent | |
| 20. |
Arundel |
10-2 | 79 | 19 | 4A region runner-up | |
| 21. |
Thomas Stone | 11-2 | 49 | NR | 3A state semifinalist | |
| 22. |
North Point | 9-2 | 43 | 25 | 4A region semifinalist | |
| 23. |
Potomac | 10-2 | 26 | 21 | 3A region runner-up | |
| 24. |
Bel Air | 10-2 | 18 | NR | 3A region runner-up | |
| 25. |
Urbana | 8-3 | 12 | 18 | 3A region semifinalist | |
Others Receiving Votes: DuVal (9-4, 9 points), St. Frances (5-6, 9), Eleanor Roosevelt (10-1, 8), Glenelg (9-4, 4), Seneca Valley (8-2, 4), Milford Mill (10-2, 3), Wise (8-3, 3), Clarksburg (7-4, 2), South Carroll (9-4, 1).