NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings for the first time in the history of the organization on Monday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote.
Class 1A
1. McKenzie – 117 (11)
2. Union City – 92
3. Coalfield – 86
4. Gordonsville – 84
5. Oliver Springs – 70 (1)
6. Moore County – 49
7. Whitwell – 42
8. South Pittsburg – 38
9. Clay County – 37
10. Chattanooga Prep – 21
Others receiving votes: MASE 9, South Fulton 7, Cosby 3, Harriman 2, Dresden 2, Cloudland 1
Class 2A
1. East Robertson – 117 (10)
2. Decatur County Riverside – 93
3. Fairley – 87 (1)
4. Milan – 72
5. Marion County – 71 (1)
6. Loretto – 59
7. Huntingdon – 44
8. Bledsoe County – 37
9. York Institute – 20
10. East Hickman – 17
Others receiving votes: Lewis County 14, Memphis Business 5, South Greene 5, Mt. Pleasant 4, Oneida 4, Polk County 3, Smith County 3, Westmoreland 2, Hampton 1, Mitchell 1, Happy Valley 1
Class 3A
1. Alcoa – 115 (10)
2. East Nashville – 98 (1)
3. Covington – 82
4. Meigs County – 69 (1)
5. Gatlinburg-Pittman – 61
6. Westview – 56
7. Giles County – 48
8. Dyersburg – 29
9. Tyner Academy – 23
10. Unicoi County – 18
Others receiving votes: Sequatchie County 12, Fairview 9, Chattanooga Central 9, Liberty Creek 8, Chuckey-Doak 6, McMinn Central 5, White House Heritage 3, Brainerd 2, Kingston 2, Stratford 2, Sweetwater 1, Liberty 1, Pigeon Forge 1
Class 4A
1. Upperman – 114 (7)
2. Greeneville – 96 (2)
3. Pearl-Cohn – 87 (3)
4. Anderson County – 83
5. Haywood – 65
6. Macon County – 59
7. Red Bank – 43
8. Marshall County – 41
9. Melrose – 22
10. Dyer County – 18
Others receiving votes: Signal Mountain 7, Greenbrier 7, Loudon 6, White County 5, Elizabethton 3, Station Camp 3, Gibbs 1
Class 5A
1. Page – 119 (11)
2. Southwind – 99
3. Knox West – 80 (1)
4. Henry County – 72
5. Shelbyville – 54
6. Walker Valley – 51
7. Sevier County – 49
8. Beech – 46
9. Powell – 36
10. McMinn County – 24
Others receiving votes: Centennial 10, Hendersonville 7, Oak Ridge 7, Knox Halls 4, East Hamilton 2
Class 6A
1. Oakland – 119 (11)
2. Germantown Houston – 108 (1)
3. Ravenwood – 86
4. Maryville – 80
5. Bearden – 63
6. Brentwood – 49
7. Jefferson County – 43
8. Bartlett – 34
9. Riverdale – 31
10. Cleveland – 27
Others receiving votes: Science Hill 13, Dobyns-Bennett 2, Germantown 2, Gallatin 1, Cookeville 1, Mt. Juliet 1
Division II-A
1. Friendship Christian – 58 (9)
2. Jackson Christian – 53 (3)
3. Nashville Christian – 47
4. Columbia Academy – 41
5. FACS – 34
Others receiving votes: Donelson Christian 26, Providence Christian 17, Middle Tennessee Christian 16, Mt. Juliet Christian 14, Trinity Christian 10, Grace Christian-Franklin 5, The King’s Academy 5, Ezell-Harding 3, Tipton-Rosemark 2, Harding Academy 1, Fayette Academy 1, Clarksville Academy 1
Division II-AA
1. CPA – 59 (10)
2. Boyd Buchanan – 55 (2)
3. Lausanne – 43
4. BGA – 38
5. FRA – 30
Others receiving votes: Knox Webb 23, USJ 21, Northpoint Christian 13, Davidson Academy 11, Webb-Bell Buckle 8, Chattanooga Christian 7, Grace Christian-Knoxville 6, St. George’s 4, ECS 4, Pope Prep 3, Silverdale Academy 3, CAK 2, Notre Dame 2, St. Benedict 1
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor – 60 (11)
2. McCallie – 55 (1)
3. MBA – 42
4. Knox Catholic – 39
5. Ensworth – 32
Others receiving votes: Brentwood Academy 26, Lipscomb Academy 21, Father Ryan 19, Christian Brothers High 18, MUS 11, Briarcrest Christian 10