NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 7 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 (6-1) – 177 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. South Pittsburg (5-1) – 165 (3). Last Week: No. 2
3. Coalfield (5-2) – 141. Last Week: No. 3
4. Clay County (6-1) – 116. Last Week: No. 5
5. Hampton (6-1) – 104. Last Week: No. 6
6. Dresden (5-2) – 85. Last Week: No. 7
7. South Fulton (6-0) – 82. Last Week: No. 8
8. Oliver Springs (5-2) – 52. Last Week: No. 4
9. Richland (5-2) – 42. Last Week: No. 10
10. Sale Creek (6-0) – 13. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Milan (7-0) – 176 (14). Last Week: No. 1
2. East Robertson (7-0) – 166 (4). Last Week: No. 2
3. Peabody (7-0) – 135. Last Week: No. 3
4. Marion County (6-1) – 125. Last Week: No. 4
5. Huntingdon (6-1) – 107. Last Week: No. 5
6. Gordonsville (7-0) – 89. Last Week: No. 6
7. Fairley (5-2) – 63. Last Week: No. 7
8. East Nashville (2-4) – 57. Last Week: No. 8
9. Lewis County (7-0) – 30. Last Week: No. 10
10. Happy Valley (7-0) – 20. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Bledsoe County (10)
Class 3A
1. Westview (6-0) – 180 (18). Last Week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (7-0) – 155. Last Week: No. 2
3. Covington (7-0) – 145. Last Week: No. 3
4. Tyner Academy (7-0) – 127. Last Week: No. 4
5. Meigs County (6-1) – 107. Last Week: No. 5
6. Melrose (6-1) – 90. Last Week: No. 6
7. Sequatchie County (5-2) – 68. Last Week: No. 8
8. Waverly (6-0) – 52. Last Week: 9
9. Dyersburg (5-2) – 35. Last Week: No. 7
10. Whites Creek Heritage (5-2) – 23. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Alcoa (7-0) – 180 (18). Last Week: No. 1
2. Greeneville (6-1) – 157. Last Week: No. 3
3. Springfield (6-1)– 122. Last Week: No. 5
4. Pearl-Cohn (3-4) – 109. Last Week: No. 4
5. Upperman (5-2) – 106. Last Week: No. 6
6. Elizabethton (6-1) – 99. Last Week: 7
7. Anderson County (4-2) – 79. Last Week: No. 2
8. Haywood (5-2) – 51. Last Week: No. 9
9. White County (6-1) – 41. Last Week: No. 10
10. Stone Memorial (6-1) – 35. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Crockett County (11)
Class 5A
1. Sevier County (6-0) – 180 (18). Last Week: No. 1
2. Page (6-0) – 161. Last Week: No. 2
3. Powell (6-0) – 143. Last Week: No. 3
4. Munford (6-0) – 126. Last Week: No. 4
5. Beech (5-1) – 105. Last Week: No. 5
6. Walker Valley (6-1) – 90. Last Week: No. 7
7. East Hamilton (6-1) – 59. Last Week: No. 6
8. Kirkwood (6-1) – 56. Last Week: No. 8
9. Knox Central (5-2) – 37. Last Week: No. 9
10. Lincoln County (6-1) – 30. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 6A
1. Oakland (7-0) – 180 (18). Last Week: No. 1
2. Ravenwood (7-0) – 162. Last Week: No. 2
3. Maryville (6-1) – 143. Last Week: No. 4
4. Oak Ridge (7-0) – 122. Last Week: No. 5
5. Southwind (7-0) – 100. Last Week: No. 6
6. Germantown (6-1) – 94. Last Week: No. 3
7. Blackman (6-1) – 73. Last Week: No. 7
8. Antioch (7-0) – 55. Last Week: No. 8
9. Riverdale (5-2) – 32. Last Week: No. 9
10. Collierville (5-2) – 20. Last Week: No. 9
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (6-0) – 90 (18). Last Week: No. 1
2. University School of Jackson (6-1) – 69. Last Week: 3
3. Friendship Christian (6-1) – 55. Last Week: No. 4
4. Trinity Christian (5-2) – 36. Last Week: Not Ranked
5. Jackson Christian (6-1) – 19. Last Week: No. 2
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Franklin Road Academy (6-0) – 85 (13). Last Week: No. 1
2. Boyd Buchanan (6-0) – 75 (5). Last Week: No. 2
3. Battle Ground Academy (5-1) – 54. Last Week: No. 3
4. Grace Christian Academy-Franklin (7-0) – 39. Last Week: 4
5. Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville (4-2) – 14. Last Week: No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School (6-0) – 90 (18). Last Week: No. 1
2. Brentwood Academy (6-0) – 71. Last Week: No. 2
3. Ensworth School (5-2) – 51. Last Week: No. 4
4. McCallie School (5-2) – 41. Last Week: No. 3
5. Briarcrest Christian (5-2) – 12. Last Week: Not Ranked
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 and Union City Messenger.