NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 9 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 A
1. McKenzie (8-0) – 100 (10)
2. Coalfield (7-1) – 85
3. Oliver Springs (7-1) – 77
4. Union City (6-2) – 67
5. South Pittsburg (6-2) – 50
t6. Whitwell (6-2) – 38
t6. MASE (6-1) – 38
8. Halls (7-1) – 29
9. Cosby (7-1) – 21
10. Chattanooga Prep (6-2) – 17
Others receiving votes: Gordonsville 13, Clay County 10, Middle College 3, South Fulton 2
Class 2A
1. Fairley (7-0) – 96 (8)
2. Milan (7-1) – 83 (1)
3. East Robertson (7-1) – 79
4. Westmoreland (7-1) – 65 (1)
5. Bledsoe County (7-1) – 57
6. Huntingdon (6-2) – 47
7. Decatur County Riverside (6-2) – 35
8. East Hickman (6-1) – 30
9. Marion County (6-2) – 22
10. York Institute (6-2) – 19
Others receiving votes: South Greene 8, Mitchell 3, Memphis Business 3, Jackson Central-Merry 2, Happy Valley 1
Class 3A
1. Alcoa (5-1) – 99 (9)
2. Covington (8-0) – 90 (1)
3. Westview (8-0) – 80
4. Johnson County (8-0) – 66
5. Sequatchie County (7-1) – 59
6. Unicoi County (6-1) – 46
7. East Nashville (7-2) – 45
8. Meigs County (6-2) – 29
9. White House Heritage (6-2) – 13
10. Bolton (6-2) – 9
Others receiving votes: Memphis East 5, Dyersburg 5, Gatlinburg-Pittman 3, Tyner Academy 1
Class 4A
1. Upperman (8-0) – 99 (9)
3. Marshall County (8-0) – 83
t3. Greeneville (5-2) – 64 (1)
t3. Anderson County (6-1) – 64
5. Loudon (8-0) – 57
6. Gibbs (8-0) – 52
7. Pearl-Cohn (6-2) – 49
8. Haywood (6-2) – 32
9. Dyer County (7-1) – 25
10. Soddy Daisy (7-1) – 16
Others receiving votes: White County 5, Elizabethton 4
Class 5A
1. Page (8-0) – 98 (8)
2. Sevier County (8-0) – 87 (2)
3. Powell (7-1) – 75
4. Beech (7-1) – 71
t5. Southwind (7-1) – 55
t5. Munford (8-1) – 55
7. Shelbyville (7-1) – 42
8. Walker Valley (7-2) – 26
9. Knox West (5-3) – 22
10. Hendersonville (6-2) – 6
Others receiving votes: East Hamilton 5, Lincoln County 4, Knoxville Halls 3, Nolensville 1
Class 6A
1. Oakland (8-0) – 94 (8)
2. Maryville (8-0) – 88 (2)
3. Ravenwood (8-0) – 84
4. Collierville (8-0) – 64
5. Mt. Juliet (8-0) – 56
6. Brentwood (7-1) – 49
7. Riverdale (7-1) – 37
8. Science Hill (6-1) – 25
9. Clarksville (8-0) – 22
10. Green Hill (8-0) – 20
Others receiving votes: Germantown Houston 8, Cookeville 2, Bearden 1
Division II-A
1. Jackson Christian (7-1) – 45 (9)
2. Nashville Christian (7-1) – 36
3. Donelson Christian (7-1) – 27
4. Columbia Academy (5-3) – 14
5. Trinity Christian (5-3) – 7
Others receiving votes: Friendship Christian 4, Providence Christian 2
Division II-AA
1. Christ Presbyterian (8-0) – 40 (5)
2. Boyd Buchanan (8-0) – 39 (3)
3. Franklin Road Academy (8-0) – 25
4. Grace Christian-Knoxville (7-0) – 19 (1)
5. Lausanne (5-0) – 5
Others receiving votes: Battle Ground Academy 3, University School of Jackson 3, Silverdale Academy 1
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor (8-0) – 45 (9)
2. Ensworth (8-0) – 36 (1)
3. McCallie 65-2) – 27
4. Brentwood Academy (5-3) – 14
5. Christian Brothers (5-2) – 7
Others receiving votes: Father Ryan 5, Lipscomb Academy 1