Losing No. 1

In the 11 years of the Maryland Associated Press football state rankings, 19 teams held the No. 1 ranking, only to lose it during the season.

One team lost a share of the No. 1 ranking (DeMatha, 1999) when it tied a ballgame. Another team (Seneca Valley, 1992) was voted out of No. 1 without losing. The other 17 teams lost games, and with it the No. 1 ranking. Only once (Sherwood, 1996) has a team lost the No. 1 ranking, only to regain the top spot at season's end.

Below is a list of No. 1s who were not able to hang on to the top spot after being voted No. 1:

1990

DeMatha lost to No. 11 Bishop McNamara

Springbrook lost in the playoffs to No. 15 Wootton

1991

Oxon Hill lost to unranked Bowie

DeMatha lost to No. 9 Oxon Hill

High Point lost to unranked Suitland

1992

Seneca Valley, voted out of No. 1 after the preseason poll

DeMatha lost to Archbishop Carroll (D.C.)

Linganore lost in the playoffs to No. 12 Seneca Valley

1993

DeMatha lost to Gar-Field (Va.)

Gaithersburg lost to unranked Watkins Mill

North County lost to unranked Arundel

City College lost to No. 4 Poly

Thomas Johnson lost in the playoffs to No. 12 Seneca Valley

1994

DeMatha lost to Gar-Field (Va.)

1995

Seneca Valley lost to No. 8 Gaithersburg

Mount St. Joseph lost to unranked Loyola

1996

Sherwood lost to No. 2 Seneca Valley

Seneca Valley lost in the playoffs to No. 2 Sherwood

1999

DeMatha (co-No. 1) tied Dunbar (D.C.)

2000

DeMatha lost to No. 3 Gilman