NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 8 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 (7-1) – 147 (12). Last Week: No. 1
2. South Pittsburg (6-1) – 138 (3). Last Week: No. 2
3. Coalfield (5-2) – 117. Last Week: No. 3
4. Clay County (6-1) – 101. Last Week: No. 4
5. Hampton (6-1) – 89. Last Week: No. 5
6. Dresden (6-2) – 81. Last Week: No. 6
7. Richland (5-2) – 51. Last Week: No. 9
8. Sale Creek (7-0) – 45. Last Week: No. 10
t9. South Fulton (6-1) – 15. Last Week: No. 7
t9. Memphis Middle College (6-1) – 15. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Midway (14)

Class 2A

1. Milan (7-0) – 147 (12). Last Week: No. 1
2. East Robertson (8-0) – 138 (3). Last Week: No. 2
3. Peabody (8-0) – 110. Last Week: No. 3
4. Marion County (7-1) – 109. Last Week: No. 4
5. Huntingdon (7-1) – 90. Last Week: No. 5
6. Gordonsville (8-0) – 71. Last Week: No. 6
7. Fairley (6-2) – 51. Last Week: No. 7
8. East Nashville (2-4) – 47. Last Week: No. 8
9. Lewis County (7-0) – 32. Last Week: No. 9
10. Happy Valley (8-0) – 19. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Class 3A

1. Westview (7-0) – 150 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (8-0) – 130. Last Week: No. 2
3. Covington (7-0) – 122. Last Week: No. 3
4. Tyner Academy (7-1) – 99. Last Week: No. 4
5. Meigs County (6-1) – 92. Last Week: No. 5
6. Melrose (6-1) – 75. Last Week: No. 6
7. Sequatchie County (5-2) – 55. Last Week: No. 7
8. Waverly (7-0) – 47. Last Week: 8
9. Dyersburg (5-2) – 28. Last Week: No. 9
10. Whites Creek Heritage (6-2) – 19. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Class 4A

1. Alcoa (7-0) – 150 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. Greeneville (6-1) – 131. Last Week: No. 2
3. Springfield (7-1)– 108. Last Week: No. 3
4. Pearl-Cohn (4-4) – 94. Last Week: No. 4
5. Upperman (6-2) – 87. Last Week: No. 5
6. Elizabethton (6-1) – 85. Last Week: 6
7. Anderson County (4-2) – 65. Last Week: No. 7
8. Haywood (5-2) – 44. Last Week: No. 8
9. White County (7-1) – 39. Last Week: No. 9
10. Stone Memorial (7-1) – 18. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Class 5A

1. Page (6-0) – 149 (14). Last Week: No. 2
2. Powell (6-0) – 126. Last Week: No. 3
3. Sevier County (6-1) – 123. Last Week: No. 1
4. Munford (7-0) – 110 (1). Last Week: No. 4
5. Beech (5-1) – 83. Last Week: No. 5
6. Walker Valley (6-1) – 79. Last Week: No. 6
7. East Hamilton (7-1) – 56. Last Week: No. 7
8. Kirkwood (7-1) – 43. Last Week: No. 8
9. Knox Central (5-2) – 32. Last Week: No. 9
10. Lincoln County (6-1) – 19. Last Week: No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Class 6A

1. Oakland (7-0) – 150 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. Ravenwood (7-0) – 135. Last Week: No. 2
3. Maryville (6-1) – 117. Last Week: No. 3
4. Oak Ridge (7-0) – 96. Last Week: No. 4
5. Southwind (8-0) – 93. Last Week: No. 5
6. Germantown (6-1) – 71. Last Week: No. 6
7. Antioch (8-0) – 60. Last Week: No. 8
8. Blackman (6-1) – 55. Last Week: No. 7
9. Riverdale (5-2) – 29. Last Week: No. 9
10. Lebanon (7-0) – 8. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian (7-0) – 75 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. University School of Jackson (6-1) – 59. Last Week: 2
3. Friendship Christian (6-1) – 44. Last Week: No. 3
4. Trinity Christian (6-2) – 32. Last Week: No. 4
5. Jackson Christian (6-1) – 15. Last Week: No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Division II-AA
1. Boyd Buchanan (7-0) – 73 (14). Last Week: No. 2
2. Franklin Road Academy (6-1) – 55. Last Week: No. 1
3. Battle Ground Academy (6-1) – 41. Last Week: No. 3
4. Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville (5-2) – 35. Last Week: No. 5
5. Grace Christian Academy-Franklin (7-0) – 19. Last Week: 4
Other who received 10 or more points: None

Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School (6-0) – 75 (15). Last Week: No. 1
2. Brentwood Academy (7-0) – 58. Last Week: No. 2
3. Ensworth School (6-2) – 43. Last Week: No. 3
4. McCallie School (5-2) – 34. Last Week: No. 4
5. Briarcrest Christian (5-3) – 13. 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.