Reporters from the USA Today Sports network for Middle Tennessee met last week to rank all 126 high school football teams that participate in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s postseason in The Tennessean’s coverage area. Here are our rankings from 1-126.
School enrollment classification is in parentheses.
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1. Brentwood Academy (Division II-AA)
2. Oakland (Class 6A)
3. Ensworth (Division II-AA)
4. Blackman (Class 6A)
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5. Montgomery Bell Academy (Division II-AA)
6. Independence (Class 5A)
7. Smyrna (Class 6A)
8. Hendersonville (Class 5A)
9. Franklin (Class 6A)
10. Henry County (Class 5A)
11. Hillsboro (Class 5A)
12. Cane Ridge (Class 5A)
13. Riverdale (Class 6A)
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14. Wilson Central (Class 6A)
15. Mt. Juliet (Class 6A)
16. Cookeville (Class 6A).
17. Marshall County (Class 4A)
18. Overton (Class 6A)
19. La Vergne (Class 5A)
20. Pearl-Cohn (Class 4A)
21. Ravenwood (Class 6A)
Midstate football top 10: Small schools
22. Christ Presbyterian Academy (Class 3A)
23. Gallatin (Class 5A)
24. Brentwood (Class 5A)
25. Centennial (Class 5A)
26. Siegel (Class 6A)
27. Stewarts Creek (Class 5A)
28. Lipscomb Academy (Class 4A)
29. Springfield (Class 4A)
30. Father Ryan (Division II-AA)
31. Kenwood (Class 4A)
32. Stratford (Class 3A)
33. Coffee County (Class 6A)
34. McGavock (Class 6A)
35. Beech (Class 5A)
36. Northeast (Class 5A)
37. Dickson County (Class 5A)
38. Summit (Class 5A)
39. Clarksville (Class 5A)
40. Pope John Paul II (Division II-AA)
41. Giles Co. (Class 4A)
42. Nashville Christian (Class 1A)
43. Franklin Road Academy (Division II-A)
44. Northwest (Class 4A)
45. Station Camp (Class 5A)
46. Davidson Academy (Division II-A)
47. East Nashville (Class 3A)
48. Friendship Christian (Divsion II-A)
49. Fairview (Class 3A)
50. Page (Class 4A)
51. Rossview (Class 5A)
52. Macon County (Class 4A)
53. Lebanon (Class 6A)
54. Maplewood (Class 4A)
55. Spring Hill (Class 4A)
56. Shelbyville (Class 5A)
57. DeKalb County (Class 3A)
58. Lincoln County (Class 5A)
59. Waverly (Class 2A)
60. Upperman (Class 3A)
61. Antioch (Class 6A)
62. Watertown (Class 2A)
63. Livingston Academy (Class 4A)
64. Hillwood (Class 4A)
65. Montgomery Central (Class 4A)
66. White House-Heritage (Class 3A)
67. Franklin County (Class 5A)
68. Columbia (Class 5A)
69. Portland (Class 4A)
70. Wayne County (Class 1A)
71. West Creek (Class 5A)
72. Donelson Christian Academy (Division II-A)
73. Forrest (Class 2A)
74. Battle Ground Academy (Division II-A)
75. Columbia Academy (Class 1A)
76. Smith County (Class 3A)
77. Whites Creek (Class 3A)
78. Greenbrier (Class 3A)
79. White House (Class 3A)
80. Trousdale County (Class 1A)
81. Warren County (Class 6A)
82. Lewis County (Class 2A)
83. Sycamore (Class 3A)
84. Fayetteville (Class 1A)
85. Clarksville Academy (Class 1A)
86. Hunters Lane (Class 5A)
87. Westmoreland (Class 2A)
88. Huntland (Class 1A)
89. White County (Class 5A)
90. Harpeth (Class 3A)
91. Jo Byrns (Class 1A)
92. Eagleville (Class 2A)
93. Cheatham County (Class 3A)
94. Creek Wood (Class 4A)
95. Middle Tennessee Christian (Class 1A)
96. Hickman County (Class 2A)
97. Glencliff (Class 5A)
98. Mt. Juliet Christian (Division II-A)
99. Tullahoma (Class 4A)
100. Goodpasture (Class 2A)
101. Lawrence County (Class 4A)
102. Ezell-Harding (Division II-A)
103. Monterey (Class 1A)
104. York Institute (Class 3A)
105. Houston County (Class 1A)
106. Mt. Pleasant (Class 1A)
107. East Robertson (Class 2A)
108. Moore County (Class 1A)
109. Jackson County (Class 2A)
110. East Hickman (Class 3A)
111. Collinwood (Class 1A)
112. Cascade (Class 2A)
113. Grace Christian (Class 1A)
114. Gordonsville (Class 1A)
115. McEwen (Class 1A)
116. Community (Class 2A)
117. Cornersville (Class 1A)
118. Loretto (Class 2A)
119. Richland (Class 1A)
120. Clay County (Class 1A)
121. Perry County (Class 1A)
122. Cannon County (Class 3A)
123. Stewart County (Class 3A)
124. Summertown (Class 1A)
125. Pickett County (Class 1A)
126: Red Boiling Springs (Class 1A)
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