CBS/MaxPreps.com’s Toughest Markets to play High School Football:Dallas digs in!!!

from Jim Stoudt and www.maxpreps.com:

MaxPreps takes a look at the 10 toughest markets to play high school in during the 2013 season. Data was gathered for teams’ final MaxPreps computer ratings from the end of last season, and totaled together to gain each market’s overall ranking.

With the Dallas-Fort Worth MetroPlex leading the way, here are the Top 10 rankings by market, as well as the complete story. The MetroPlex featured four of the top 15 teams in the final MaxPreps computer rankings, and eight of the top 50 teams in the country last season.

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1. Dallas area
Rating: 685.6

2. Los Angeles area
Rating: 681.5

3. Cleveland area
Rating: 566.9

4. Atlanta area
Rating: 562.5

5. Indianapolis area

Rating: 562.4

6. Miami area
Rating 556

7. Cincinnati area
Rating: 554.7

8. New York City area
Rating: 551.6

9. Washington, D.C. area
Rating: 551.4

10. Chicago area
Rating: 551

Rounding out the Top 25
Kansas City area – 546.9

Philadelphia area – 542.2

Houston area – 531.7

New Orleans area – 531

Phoenix area – 528.4

Nashville area – 524.4

San Diego area – 517.4

Charlotte area – 517.1

Salt Lake City area – 494.4

Seattle area – 491.4

San Antonio area – 489.1

Columbus area – 487.8

Denver area – 478.4

Portland area – 476.5

Sacramento area – 476.2

Jim Stout
Media Manager, Eastern U.S.
CBS MaxPreps, Inc.