Preseason TSWA/USA Today Preseason Football Poll - Gibson County News
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA)/USA Today Network have combined to have one high school football state poll.
The preseason poll was released Thursday, Aug. 21, but from here on out (good Milanese right there), the poll will be released on Monday mornings.
In the preseason poll, 18 sports writers ranked teams from across the state. The number of No. 1 votes is in parentheses next to the school name.
Division I
Class 1A
1. South Pittsburg (13), 175 points
2. McKenzie (5), 165 points
3. Coalfield, 142 points
4. Eagleville, 98 points
5. Dresden, 97 points
6. Richland, 77 points
7. Oliver Springs, 61 points
8. Clay County, 55 points
9. Memphis Middle College, 35 points
10. Hampton, 33 points
Other who received 10 or more points: Rockwood (24); Cosby (12).
Class 2A
1. Marion County (10), 164 points
2. East Nashville (7), 159 points
3. Milan, 145 points
4. East Robertson, 115 points
5. Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, 103 points
6. Fairley, 89 points
7. Jackson Central-Merry, 42 points
8. Huntingdon, 35 points
9. Bledsoe County, 34 points
10. Memphis Business Academy, 29 points
Other who received 10 or more points: Peabody (28) Riverside (17), York (10).
Class 3A
1. Westview (18), 180 points
2. Sequatchie County, 139 points
T-2. Gatlinburg-Pittman, 139 points
4. Meigs County, 114 points
5. Covington, 105 points
6. Melrose, 95 points
7. Tyner Academy, 76 points
8. Dyersburg, 66 points
9. Giles County, 36 points
10. White House Heritage, 26 points
Other who received 10 or more points: None.
Class 4A
1. Alcoa (16), 178 points
2. Anderson County (2), 155 points
3. Pearl-Cohn, 128 points
4. Springfield, 116 points
5. Upperman, 92 points
6. Greeneville, 78 points
7. Haywood, 72 points
8. Marshall County, 55 points
9. Macon County, 41 points
10. Elizabethton, 31 points
Other who received 10 or more points: Red Bank (11).
Class 5A
1. Sevier County (18), 180 points
2. Page, 158 points
3. Powell, 136 points
4. Beech, 124 points
5. Knoxville West, 114 points
6. Knoxville Halls, 65 points
7. Hendersonville, 45 points
8. Munford, 43 points
9. Kirkwood, 35 points
10. Walker Valley, 22 points
Other who received 10 or more points: Knoxville Central (21), East Hamilton (19), Clinton (10).
Class 6A
1. Oakland (17), 178 points
2. Ravenwood, 158 points
3. Maryville (1), 144 points
4. Riverdale, 116 points
5. Germantown, 110 points
6. Whitehaven, 73 points
7. Blackman, 55 points
8. Collierville, 51 points
9. Oak Ridge, 45 points
10. Brentwood, 21 points
Other who received 10 or more points: Stewarts Creek (15).
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (18), 90 points
2. Friendship Christian, 64 points
3. Donelson Christian Academy, 60 points
4. Jackson Christian, 32 points
5. Middle Tennessee Christian, 15 points
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Battle Ground Academy (18), 90 points
2. Boyd Buchanan, 63 points
3. Franklin Road Academy, 61 points
4. Lausanne, 27 points
5. Knoxville Webb, 20 points
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor (17), 89 points
2. McCallie (1), 73 points
3. Christ Presbyterian Academy, 46 points
4. Brentwood Academy, 33 points
5. Ensworth, 25 points
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Publications that participated in the voting include The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, 615Preps.com, Mainstreet Maury, The Chattanooga Times Free Press, Five Star Preps, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, Tri-Cities Sports, The Herald-Citizen in Cookeville and The Westmoreland News.
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