NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 4 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 (4-1) – 168 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. South Pittsburg (3-1) – 155 (2). Last Week: No. 2
3. Coalfield (3-2) – 130. Last Week: No. 3
4. Oliver Springs (4-1) – 123. Last Week: No. 4
5. Clay County (4-1) – 87. Last Week: No. 5
6. Eagleville (3-2) – 69. Last Week: No. 6
7. Dresden (3-2) – 64. Last Week: No. 7
8. Hampton (4-1) – 53. Last Week: No. 8
9. South Fulton (4-0) – 49. Last Week: No. 9
10. Huntland (4-1) – 30. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Milan (5-0) – 167 (14). Last Week: No. 2
2. East Robertson (5-0) – 155 (3). Last Week: No. 3
3. Peabody (5-0) – 124. Last Week: No. 4
4. Marion County (4-1) – 121. Last Week: No. 1
5. Huntingdon (4-1) – 104. Last Week: No. 5
6. Gordonsville (5-0) – 80. Last Week: No. 6
7. Fairley (3-2) – 60. Last Week: No. 8
8. East Nashville (0-4) – 44. Last Week: No. 7
9. Bledsoe County (4-1) – 40. Last Week: No. 9
10. Lewis County (5-0) – 27. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: Happy Valley (11)
Class 3A
1. Westview (4-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (5-0) – 147. Last Week: No. 2
3. Covington (5-0) – 137. Last Week: No. 3
4. Tyner Academy (5-0) – 121. Last Week: No. 4
5. Meigs County (4-1) – 102. Last Week: No. 5
6. Melrose (4-1) – 84. Last Week: No. 6
7. Dyersburg (4-1) – 69. Last Week: No. 7
8. Sequatchie County (3-2) – 49. Last Week: No. 8
9. Waverly (5-0) – 28. Last Week: Not Ranked
10. Chattanooga Prep (2-3) – 20. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Whites Creek (13)
Class 4A
1. Alcoa (5-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Springfield (5-0)– 143. Last Week: No. 2
3. Greeneville (5-0) – 139. Last Week: No. 3
4. Anderson County (3-1) – 124. Last Week: No. 4
5. Macon County (5-0) – 101. Last Week: No. 6
6. Upperman (3-2) – 70. Last Week: No. 5
7. Elizabethton (4-1) – 66. Last Week: 8
8. Pearl-Cohn (1-4) – 56. Last Week: No. 9
9. Haywood (3-2) – 33. Last Week: No. 7
10. Jackson North Side (3-1) – 15. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 5A
1. Sevier County (4-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Page (4-0) – 151. Last Week: No. 2
3. Powell (4-0) – 137. Last Week: No. 3
4. Munford (4-0) – 117. Last Week: No. 4
5. Beech (3-1) – 95. Last Week: No. 5
6. Lincoln County (5-0) – 79. Last Week: No. 7
7. East Hamilton (5-0) – 73. Last Week: No. 8
8. Walker Valley (4-1) – 54. Last Week: No. 9
9. Knox Central (4-1) – 32. Last Week: No. 10
10. Kirkwood (4-1) – 20. Last Week: No. 6
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 6A
1. Oakland (5-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Ravenwood (5-0) – 152. Last Week: No. 2
3. Germantown (5-0) – 134. Last Week: No. 3
4. Maryville (4-1) – 121. Last Week: No. 4
5. Oak Ridge (5-0) – 96. Last Week: No. 5
6. Blackman (5-0) – 88. Last Week: No. 6
7. Southwind (5-0) – 63. Last Week: No. 7
8. Whitehaven (3-2) – 39. Last Week: No. 8
9. Science Hill (5-0) – 36. Last Week: No. 9
10. Riverdale (3-2) – 24. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (5-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Jackson Christian (5-0) – 65. Last Week: No. 2
3. University School of Jackson (5-0) – 48. Last Week: 3
4. Friendship Christian (4-1) – 38. Last Week: No. 4
5. Donelson Christian (3-2) – 17. Last Week: No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Battle Ground Academy (4-0) – 84 (16). Last Week: No. 1
2. Boyd Buchanan (5-0) – 67 (1). Last Week: No. 2
3. Franklin Road Academy (4-0) – 52. Last Week: No. 3
4. Grace Christian Academy-Franklin (5-0) – 32. Last Week: 4
5. Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville (4-0) – 19. Last Week: No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School (4-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Brentwood Academy (4-0) – 62. Last Week: No. 2
3. Ensworth School (4-1) – 52. No. 3
4. McCallie School (4-1) – 39. Last Week: No. 5
5. Montgomery Bell Academy (4-0) – 16. 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 Herald-Citizen in Cookeville, the Union City Messenger and the Westmoreland News.