NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 9 on Monday. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers 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.
Division I
Class 1A
1. McKenzie (7-1) – 167 (14). Last Week: No. 1
2. South Pittsburg (7-1) – 156 (3). Last Week: No. 2
3. Coalfield (6-2) – 133. Last Week: No. 3
4. Clay County (7-1) – 114. Last Week: No. 4
5. Hampton (7-1) – 103. Last Week: No. 5
6. Dresden (6-2) – 90. Last Week: No. 6
7. Richland (6-2) – 66. Last Week: No. 7
8. South Fulton (7-1) – 47. Last Week: No. 9
9. Memphis Middle College (6-1) – 34. Last Week: No. 9
10. Midway (5-3) – 14. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Milan (8-0) – 165 (12). Last Week: No. 1
2. East Robertson (8-0) – 158 (5). Last Week: No. 2
3. Peabody (8-0) – 126. Last Week: No. 3
4. Marion County (7-1) – 123. Last Week: No. 4
5. Huntingdon (7-1) – 101. Last Week: No. 5
6. Gordonsville (8-0) – 81. Last Week: No. 6
7. Fairley (6-2) – 59. Last Week: No. 7
8. East Nashville (3-4) – 58. Last Week: No. 8
9. Happy Valley (8-0) – 39. Last Week: No. 10
10. Bledsoe County (6-2) – 11. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 3A
1. Westview (7-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (8-0) – 149. Last Week: No. 2
3. Covington (8-0) – 138. Last Week: No. 3
4. Tyner Academy (7-1) – 114. Last Week: No. 4
5. Meigs County (7-1) – 104. Last Week: No. 5
6. Melrose (6-1) – 85. Last Week: No. 6
7. Sequatchie County (6-2) – 65. Last Week: No. 7
8. Waverly (8-0) – 57. Last Week: 8
9. White House Heritage (6-2) – 31. Last Week: No. 10
10. Unicoi County (6-2) – 18. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Alcoa (8-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Greeneville (7-1) – 149. Last Week: No. 2
3. Springfield (7-1)– 123. Last Week: No. 3
4. Pearl-Cohn (4-4) – 110. Last Week: No. 4
5. Upperman (6-2) – 101. Last Week: No. 5
6. Elizabethton (7-1) – 92. Last Week: 6
7. Anderson County (5-2) – 77. Last Week: No. 7
8. Haywood (6-2) – 47. Last Week: No. 8
9. White County (7-1) – 45. Last Week: No. 9
10. Stone Memorial (7-1) – 20. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 5A
1. Page (7-0) – 169 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. Sevier County (7-1) – 146. Last Week: No. 3
3. Munford (8-0) – 134 (1). Last Week: No. 4
4. Powell (6-1) – 113. Last Week: No. 2
5. Beech (6-1) – 107. Last Week: No. 5
6. Walker Valley (7-1) – 91. Last Week: No. 6
7. East Hamilton (7-1) – 63. Last Week: No. 7
8. Kirkwood (7-1) – 51. Last Week: No. 8
9. Knox Central (6-2) – 43. Last Week: No. 9
10. Rhea County (7-1) – 11. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 6A
1. Oakland (8-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Ravenwood (8-0) – 152. Last Week: No. 2
3. Maryville (7-1) – 132. Last Week: No. 3
4. Oak Ridge (8-0) – 110. Last Week: No. 4
5. Southwind (8-0) – 106. Last Week: No. 5
6. Germantown (7-1) – 81. Last Week: No. 6
7. Antioch (8-0) – 68. Last Week: No. 7
8. Blackman (7-1) – 60. Last Week: No. 8
9. Riverdale (6-2) – 35. Last Week: No. 9
10. Bradley Central (6-2) – 12. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (8-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Friendship Christian (7-1) – 64. Last Week: No. 3
3. University School of Jackson (7-1) – 46. Last Week: 2
4. Trinity Christian (6-2) – 42. Last Week: No. 4
5. Jackson Christian (7-1) – 18. Last Week: No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Boyd Buchanan (7-0) – 80 (14). Last Week: No. 1
2. Franklin Road Academy (6-1) – 71 (3). Last Week: No. 2
3. Battle Ground Academy (7-1) – 53. Last Week: No. 3
4. Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville (6-2) – 34. Last Week: No. 4
5. Lausanne Collegiate (4-3) – 11. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School (7-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Brentwood Academy (7-0) – 66. Last Week: No. 2
3. Ensworth School (6-2) – 49. Last Week: No. 3
4. McCallie School (6-2) – 38. Last Week: No. 4
5. Briarcrest Christian (5-3) – 16. Last Week: No. 5
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, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Five Star Preps, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, Tri-Cities Sports, The Westmoreland News, The Herald Citizen in Cookeville and Union City Messenger.