The most dramatic games and most storied head-to-head series in high school football history, ranked by the Pulse Rate Index.
The top 250 most dramatic, highest-quality games ever played — ranked by combining team strength and margin of victory. Only games between elite programs decided by 8 points or fewer qualify.
The top 100 head-to-head series ranked by total accumulated game quality across all qualifying meetings. Long history, close games, and no dominant team — the defining traits of a great rivalry.
Both pages are powered by the Pulse Rate Index (PRI) — a formula that combines team strength and competitive tension to measure game quality. A game scores higher when both teams are elite programs and the result is close. Games decided by more than 8 points are excluded entirely. See the methodology sections on each page for full details.