Pre-Playoff Football Rankings

PRE-PLAYOFF RANKINGS

Today, we release the pre-playoff football rankings. Also, we give you the first-round pairing for Class AA-AAAAAA. CLICK HERE for updated brackets for each classification.

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Pre-Playoff Rankings

First Round Pairings

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Monday, November 7, 2016

PRE-PLAYOFF RANKINGS

Grayson enters playoffs as Class 7A No. 1

Grayson's nine-game winning streak after falling to IMG Academy in the season opener was enough to land the Rams the No. 1 ranking in Class 7A entering the playoffs. Roswell, which completed its perfect season with a 20-14 win over Cherokee comes in at No. 2. No. 3 Mill Creek and No. 5 Norcross join the Hornets as the three undefeated teams left in 7A.

In Class 6A, Houston County's 28-24 loss to No. 1 Valdosta was enough to to keep the Bears in the poll. The Bears cap off the pre-playoff poll at No. 10, despite missing out on the postseason.

In Class 5A, Griffin replaces Arabia Mountain at No. 10 after the Rams dropped a 20-18 game to No. 9 Loganville on Saturday. Stephens County replaced Troup at No. 10 in Class 4A, after Troup suffered a 68-0 loss to No. 1 Cartersville.

Everyone in Class 3A took care of business except for Jackson, who falls out of the top ten and is replaced by No. 10 Morgan County. The Red Devils lost to No. 3 Peach county 24-21 in a nail-biter. No. 7 Crisp County remains the lone undefeated team in the state at 10-0.

After losing their first game of the season in an out-of-state contest, No. 5 Screven County is peaking at the right time in Class 2A. The Gamecocks knocked off previously undefeated No. 6 Jefferson County 49-34. No. 9 Dublin finds itself back in the rankings after a 27-26 victory over now unranked Washington County. Thomasville sees its brief stay in the top ten come to an end and is replaced by No. 10 Heard County.

In a clash between No. 1 and No. 2 in Class A-Private, No. 1 Eagle's Landing Christian pounded Landmark Christian 49-0, sending the War Eagles to No. 6 in the poll. No. 2 Prince Avenue Christian shutout No. 10 Athens Academy 28-0 and No. 4 Fellowship Christian stopped A-Public No. 4 Mt. Zion-Carroll 28-14. Mt. Paran defeated Darlington 24-22 to move up to No. 8 in the state while the Tigers drop out and are replaced by No. 9 Stratford Academy.

Up to No. 3 in Class A-Public is Macon County, who destroyed previously undefeated No. 9 Manchester 54-13, causing the Blue Devils to drop five spots. Greene County debuts at No. 7 after getting revenge against Twiggs County, 44-25. Pelham jumps three spots to No. 5 with a 29-26 win over Mitchell County.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Grayson (9-1)

2. Roswell (10-0)

3. Mill Creek (10-0)

4. McEachern (9-1)

5. Norcross (10-0)

6. Colquitt County (6-4)

7. Lowndes (8-2)

8. North Cobb (8-2)

9. Brookwood (7-3)

10. Parkview (7-3)

Class AAAAAA

1. Valdosta (9-1)

2. Dalton (10-0)

3. Mays (9-1)

4. Tucker (9-1)

5. Harrison (9-1)

6. Alexander (9-1)

7. Glynn Academy (9-1)

8. Lee County (7-2)

9. Northside-Warner Robins (8-2)

10. Houston County (7-3)

Class AAAAA

1. Buford (9-1)

2. Stockbridge (10-0)

3. Carrollton (9-1)

4. Rome (8-2)

5. Kell (8-2)

6. Ware County (6-3)

7. Woodland-Stockbridge (8-2)

8. Grady (9-1)

9. Loganville (8-2)

10. Griffin (9-1)

Class AAAA

1. Cartersville (10-0)

2. Thomson (10-0)

3. Woodward Academy (9-1)

4. Jefferson (9-1)

5. Cairo (9-1)

6. Blessed Trinity (8-2)

7. Mary Persons (8-2)

8. Burke County (8-2)

9. Marist (7-3)

10. Stephens County (8-2)

Class AAA

1. Greater Atlanta Christian (9-1)

2. Westminster (8-2)

3. Peach County (9-1)

4. Cedar Grove (8-2)

5. Liberty County (9-1)

6. Calhoun (8-2)

7. Crisp County (10-0)

8. Lovett (7-3)

9. Jenkins (9-1)

10. Morgan County (8-2)

Class AA

1. Benedictine (10-0)

2. Fitzgerald (9-1)

3. Rabun County (9-0)

4. Callaway (10-0)

5. Screven County (9-1)

6. Jefferson County (9-1)

7. Pepperrell (8-1-1)

8. Vidalia (8-2)

9. Dublin (8-2)

10. Heard County (7-3)

Class A-Private

1. Eagle's Landing Christian (10-0)

2. Prince Avenue (10-0)

3. Tattnall Square Academy (10-0)

4. Fellowship Christian (10-0)

5. Calvary Day (9-0)

6. Landmark Christian (9-1)

7. Wesleyan (8-2)

8. Mt. Paran (9-1)

9. Stratford Academy (7-3)

10. Athens Academy (8-2)

Class A-Public

1. Clinch County (9-1)

2. Emanuel County Institute (9-0)

3. Macon County (8-2)

4. Mt. Zion (9-1)

5. Pelham (9-1)

6. Commerce (8-2)

7. Greene County (7-3)

8. Taylor County (9-1)

9. Manchester (9-1)

10. Twiggs County (7-3)

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Football State Playoff First Round Pairings 2016

Class AAAAAAA

R8 #3 Archer at R6 #2 Peachtree Ridge

R2 #4 Pebblebrook at R4 #1 Roswell

R1 #3 Tift County at R3 #2 North Cobb

R7 #4 Central Gwinnett at R5 #1 Lambert

R6 #3 North Gwinnett at R8 #2 South Gwinnett

R4 #4 Etowah at R2 #1 Westlake

R3 #3 Hillgrove at R1 #2 Lowndes

R5 #4 Milton at R7 #1 Norcross

R4 #3 Woodstock at R2 #2 East Coweta

R6 #4 Mountain View at R8 #1 Grayson

R5 #3 West Forsyth at R7 #2 Brookwood

R3 #4 North Paulding at R1 #1 Colquitt County

R2 #3 Wheeler at R4 #2 Cherokee

R8 #4 Newton at R6 #1 Mill Creek

R7 #3 Parkview at R5 #2 South Forsyth

At Large Lassiter at R3 #1 McEachern

Class AAAAAA

R8 #3 Gainesville at R6 #2 Harrison

R2 #4 Bradwell Institute at R4 #1 Tucker

R1 #3 Lee County at R3 #2 Evans

R7 #4 Cambridge at R5 #1 Mays

R6 #3 Allatoona at R8 #2 Lanier

R4 #4 Jonesboro at R2 #1 Glynn Academy

R3 #3 Grovetown at R1 #2 Northside-Warner Robins

R5 #4 Langston Hughes at R7 #1 Johns Creek

R4 #3 Stephenson at R2 #2 Effingham County

R6 #4 Sequoyah at R8 #1 Dacula

R5 #3 Northgate at R7 #2 Centennial

R3 #4 Lakeside-Evans at R1 #1 Valdosta

R2 #3 Richmond Hill at R4 #2 Lovejoy

R8 #4 Winder-Barrow at R6 #1 Dalton

R7 #3 Alpharetta at R5 #2 Alexander

R1 #4 Coffee at R3 #1 Heritage-Conyers

Class AAAAA

R8 #3 Clarke Central at R6 #2 Carver-Atlanta

R2 #4 South Effingham at R4 #1 Stockbridge

R1 #3 Warner Robins at R3 #2 Griffin

R7 #4 Villa Rica at R5 #1 Arabia Mountain

R6 #3 Riverwood at R8 #2 Loganville

R4 #4 Ola at R2 #1 Ware County

R3 #3 Whitewater at R1 #2 Bainbridge

R5 #4 Miller Grove at R7 #1 Rome

R4 #3 Jones County at R2 #2 Wayne County

R6 #4 Banneker at R8 #1 Buford

R5 #3 at R7 #2 Carrollton

R3 #4 Riverdale at R1 #1 Thomas County Cenral

R2 #3 New Hampstead at R4 #2 Woodland-Stockbridge

R8 #4 Walnut Grove at R6 #1 Grady

R7 #3 Kell at R5 #2 Southwest DeKalb

R1 #4 Veterans at R3 #1 Starr's Mill

Class AAAA

R8 #3 Oconee County at R6 #2 Ridgeland

R2 #4 Upson-Lee at R4 #1 Woodward Academy

R1 #3 Northside-Columbus at R3 #2 Burke County

R7 #4 Chestatee at R5 #1 Cartersville

R6 #3 Heritage-Catoosa at R8 #2 Stephens County

R4 #4 North Clayton at R2 #1 Mary Persons

R3 #3 Cross Creek at R1 #2 Carver-Columbus

R5 #4 Chapel Hill at R7 #1 Blessed Trinity

R4 #3 Luella at R2 #2

R6 #4 Pickens at R8 #1 Jefferson

R5 #3 Sandy Creek at R7 #2 Marist

R3 #4 Baldwin at R1 #1 Cairo

R2 #3 Spalding at R4 #2 Eastside

R8 #4 St. Pius at R6 #1 Northwest-Whitfield

R7 #3 West Hall at R5 #2 Troup

R1 #4 Americus-Sumter at R3 #1 Thomson

Class AAA

R8 #3 Jackson at R6 #2 Ringgold

R2 #4 Tattnall County at R4 #1 Peach County

R1 #3 Cooks at R3 #2 Savannah

R7 #4 North Hall at R5 #1 Westminster

R6 #3 Sonoraville at R8 #2 Franklin County

R4 #4 Pike County at R2 #1 Liberty County

R3 #3 Southeast Bulloch at R1 #2 Worth County

R5 #4 Pace Academy at R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian

R4 #3 Westside-Macon at R2 #2 Pierce County

R6 #4 Murray County at R8 #1 Morgan County

R5 #3 Lovett at R7 #2 Dawson County

R3 #4 Islands at R1 #1 Crisp County

R2 #3 Brantley County at R4 #2 Jackson

R8 #4 Monroe Area at R6 #1 Calhoun

R7 #3 Union County at R5 #2 Cedar Grove

R1 #4 Dougherty at R3 #1 Jenkins

Class AA

R8 #3 Elbert County at R6 #2 Douglass

R2 #4 Toombs County at R4 #1 Screven County

R1 #3 Brooks County at R3 #2 Southwest

R7 #4 Model at R5 #1 Callaway

R6 #3 K.I.P.P. Atlanta at R8 #2 Banks County

R4 #4 Josey at R2 #1 Benedictine

R3 #3 Dodge County at R1 #2 Thomasville

R5 #4 Spencer at R7 #1 Pepperell

R4 #3 Laney at R2 #2 Vidalia

R6 #4 Washington at R8 #1 Rabun County

R5 #3 Heard County at R7 #2 Rockmart

R3 #4 Dublin at R1 #1 Fitzgerald

R2 #3 Swainsboro at R4 #2 Jefferson County

R8 #4 Monticello at R6 #1 Hapeville Charter

R7 #3 Chattooga at R5 #2 Lamar County

R1 #4 Berrien at R3 #1 Washington County

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