NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 12 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 (10-1) – 157 (13). Last Week: No. 1
2. South Pittsburg (10-1) – 147 (3). Last Week: No. 2
3. Coalfield (9-2) – 127. Last Week: No. 3
4. Clay County (10-1) – 110. Last Week: No. 4
5. Dresden (9-2) – 98. Last Week: No. 6
6. Richland (9-2) – 77. Last Week: No. 7
7. Memphis Middle College (9-1) – 59. Last Week: No. 8
8. Sale Creek (10-1) – 49. Last Week: No. 9
9. Midway (8-3) – 26. Last Week: 10
10. South Fulton (9-2) – 22. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Milan (10-0) – 155 (11). Last Week: No. 1
2. East Robertson (11-0) – 149 (5). Last Week: No. 2
3. Marion County (10-1) – 124. Last Week: No. 3
4. Huntingdon (10-1) – 108. Last Week: No. 4
5. Gordonsville (11-0) – 98. Last Week: No. 5
6. Fairley (9-2) – 74. Last Week: No. 6
7. Happy Valley (11-0) – 59. Last Week: No. 7
8. Peabody (9-2) – 45. Last Week: No. 8
9. East Nashville (5-5) – 40. Last Week: No. 9
10. Bledsoe County (9-2) – 21. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 3A
1. Westview (10-0) – 160 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (11-0) – 135. Last Week: No. 2
3. Tyner Academy (10-1) – 127. Last Week: No. 3
4. Meigs County (10-1) – 106. Last Week: No. 4
5. Covington (10-1) – 97. Last Week: No. 6
6. Melrose (9-1) – 90. Last Week: No. 5
7. Unicoi County (9-2) – 56. Last Week: No. 7
8. Fairview (9-2) – 48. Last Week: No. 9
9. Giles County (8-3) – 34. Last Week: 9
10. Sequatchie County (8-3) – 15. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Greeneville (10-1) – 150 (9). Last Week: No. 1
2. Alcoa (10-1) – 142 (5). Last Week: No. 2
3. Anderson County (8-2) – 132. Last Week: No. 3
4. Springfield (10-1)– 107. Last Week: No. 4
5. Pearl-Cohn (7-4) – 101. Last Week: No. 5
6. Upperman (9-2) – 84. Last Week: No. 6
7. Stone Memorial (10-1) – 59. Last Week: No. 9
8. South Gibson (8-3) – 43. Last Week: No. 10
9. Gibbs (9-2) – 36. Last Week: Not Ranked
10. Dyer County (9-2) – 10. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 5A
1. Page (10-0) – 160 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. Sevier County (10-1) – 144. Last Week: No. 2
3. Powell (9-1) – 118. Last Week: No. 4
4. Beech (9-1) – 117. Last Week: No. 3
5. Munford (10-1) – 88. Last Week: No. 5
6. Knox Central (9-2) – 85. Last Week: No. 6
7. Memphis Central (9-2) – 65. Last Week: 8
8. Kirkwood (9-2) – 43. Last Week: No. 10
9. Henry County (7-3) – 29. Last Week: Not Ranked
10. Lincoln County (9-2) – 12. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 6A
1. Oakland (11-0) – 160 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. Ravenwood (11-0) – 144. Last Week: No. 2
3. Maryville (10-1) – 128. Last Week: No. 3
4. Southwind (11-0) – 111. Last Week: No. 4
5. Blackman (10-1) – 97. Last Week: No. 5
6. Riverdale (8-3) – 68. Last Week: No. 6
7. Dobyns Bennett (10-1) – 55. Last Week: No. 9
8. Antioch (10-1) – 47. Last Week: No. 8
9. Green Hill (9-2) – 33. Last Week: Not Ranked
10. Science Hill (8-3) – 23. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Collierville (11)
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (10-0) – 80 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. University School of Jackson (9-1) – 58. Last Week: 2
3. Friendship Christian (9-2) – 53. Last Week: No. 3
4. Trinity Christian (9-2) – 33. Last Week: No. 4
5. Jackson Christian (9-2) – 16. Last Week: No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Boyd Buchanan (10-0) – 76 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. Franklin Road Academy (9-1) – 66 (1). Last Week: No. 2
3. Battle Ground Academy (10-1) – 49. Last Week: No. 3
4. Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville (9-2) – 31. Last Week: No. 4
5. Lausanne Collegiate (7-3) – 18. Last Week: 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School (9-0) – 80 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. Brentwood Academy (9-0) – 63. Last Week: No. 2
3. McCallie School (9-2) – 46. Last Week: No. 3
4. Ensworth School (7-3) – 35. Last Week: No. 4
5. Briarcrest Christian (7-3) – 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.