NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 3 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 (2-1) – 180 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. South Pittsburg (1-1) – 152 (2). Last Week: No. 2
3. Eagleville (2-1) – 122. Last Week: No. 3
4. Coalfield (1-2) – 110. Last Week: No. 4
5. Oliver Springs (2-1) – 100. Last Week: No. 5
6. Hampton (3-0) – 99. Last Week: No. 5
7. Richland (2-1) – 72. Last Week: No. 7
t8. Dresden (1-2) – 37. Last Week: No. 8
t8. Cornersville (2-0) – 37. Last Week: No. 9
10. Clay County (2-1) – 19. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: South Fulton (15)
Class 2A
1. Marion County (3-0) – 165 (13). Last Week: No. 1
2. Milan (2-0) – 155 (4). Last Week: No. 2
3. East Robertson (3-0) – 135. Last Week: No. 3
4. East Nashville (0-2) – 102. Last Week: No. 5
5. Peabody (3-0) – 96. Last Week: No. 7
6. Huntingdon (2-1) – 83. Last Week: No. 4
7. Gordonsville (3-0) – 71. Last Week: No. 8
8. Fairley (1-2) – 49. Last Week: No. 6
9. Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (1-2) – 37. Last Week: No. 9
10. Bledsoe County (2-1) – 26. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 3A
1. Westview (2-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (3-0) – 144. Last Week: No. 3
3. Covington (3-0) – 138. Last Week: No. 4
4. Tyner Academy (3-0) – 118. Last Week: No. 5
5. Meigs County (2-1) – 102. Last Week: No. 7
6. Melrose (2-1) – 83. Last Week: No. 7
7. Sequatchie County (2-1) – 66. Last Week: No. 2
8. Dyersburg (2-1) – 47. Last Week: No. 10
9. White House Heritage (2-1) – 23. Last Week: No. 6
10. Giles County (1-2) – 15. Last Week: No. 9
Other who received 10 or more points: Unicoi County (13), Forrest (11)
Class 4A
1. Alcoa (3-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Springfield (3-0)– 146. Last Week: No. 2
3. Greeneville (3-0) – 137. Last Week: No. 3
4. Anderson County (1-1) – 104. Last Week: No. 4
5. Upperman (2-1) – 99. Last Week: No. 6
6. Macon County (3-0) – 86. Last Week: No. 7
7. Pearl-Cohn (0-3) – 63. Last Week: No. 5
8. Haywood (2-1) – 44. Last Week: No. 9
9. Jackson North Side (2-0) – 40. Last Week: No. 10
t10. Marshall County (1-2) – 15. Last Week: No. 9
t10. Elizabethton (2-1) – 15. Last Week: Not Ranked
t10. Crockett County (3-0) – 15. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 5A
1. Sevier County (2-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Page (2-0) – 151. Last Week: No. 2
3. Powell (2-0) – 133. Last Week: No. 3
4. Munford (2-0) – 116. Last Week: No. 4
5. Beech (2-1) – 89. Last Week: No. 5
6. Kirkwood (3-0) – 81. Last Week: No. 6
7. Lincoln County (3-0) – 62. Last Week: No. 7
8. East Hamilton (3-0) – 54. Last Week: No. 9
9. Walker Valley (2-1) – 42. Last Week: No. 10
10. Tullahoma (3-0) – 19. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Knox Central (14)
Class 6A
1. Oakland (3-0) – 170 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Ravenwood (3-0) – 151. Last Week: No. 2
3. Germantown (3-0) – 131. Last Week: No. 3
4. Maryville (2-1) – 119. Last Week: No. 4
5. Blackman (3-0) – 96. Last Week: No. 5
6. Oak Ridge (3-0) – 94. Last Week: No. 6
7. Collierville (2-1) – 60. Last Week: No. 8
8. Whitehaven (2-1) – 51. Last Week: No. 9
9. Southwind (3-0) – 25. Last Week: Not Ranked
10. Riverdale (1-1) – 21. Last Week: No. 7
Other who received 10 or more points: Dobyns-Bennett (10)
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (3-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Friendship Christian (3-0) – 63. Last Week: No. 2
3. Jackson Christian (3-0) – 55. Last Week: No. 3
4. University School of Jackson (3-0) – 33. Last Week: 4
5. Providence Christian (3-0) – 18. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Battle Ground Academy (3-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. Boyd Buchanan (3-0) – 63. Last Week: No. 2
3. Franklin Road Academy (2-0) – 55. Last Week: No. 3
4. Silverdale Baptist (2-1) – 33. Last Week: 4
5. Grace Christian Academy-Franklin (3-0) – 17. Last Week: 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School (2-0) – 85 (17). Last Week: No. 1
2. McCallie School (3-0) – 67. Last Week: No. 2
3. Brentwood Academy (2-0) – 40. Last Week: No. 4
4. Knox Catholic (3-0) – 35. Last Week: No. 5
5. Christ Presbyterian Academy (1-2) – 17. Last Week: No. 3
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, Main Street Maury, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Five Star Preps, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, Tri-Cities Sports, The Herald-Citizen in Cookeville and The Westmoreland News.