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Composite state rankings through Week 8
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC)
Here's a look at Georgia's teams ranked on a consensus of six polls (AJC - Atlanta Journal-Constitution/GHSF Daily; GS - Georgia Sports Writers Association; GPB - Georgia Public Broadcasting; SA - Score Atlanta; Max - Maxwell Ratings; and MP - MaxPreps):
| Class AAAAAAA | AJC | GS | GPB | SA | Max | MP | Total |
| 1. Roswell (6-0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| 2. Mill Creek (7-0) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| 3. Grayson (5-1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
| 4. Norcross (6-0) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 5. McEachern (5-1) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 37 |
| 6. Lowndes (6-1) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 7. Colquitt County (3-4) | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26.5 |
| 8. Lassiter (5-1) | 8 | 9 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16.5 |
| 9. Parkview (4-2) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
| 10. North Cobb (4-2) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 11T. Archer (2-4) | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 11T. West Forsyth (5-1) | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 13. Tift County (5-2) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class AAAAAAA | |||||||
| 1. Lee County (6-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 57 |
| 2. Valdosta (6-1) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| 3. Northside, Warner Robins (6-1) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
| 4. Harrison (6-0) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 |
| 5. Dalton (6-0) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 6. Tucker (5-1) | 6 | 6 | 7.5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24.5 |
| 7. Mays (5-1) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
| 8. Glynn Academy (5-1) | 10 | 9 | 7.5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 17.5 |
| 9. Houston County (6-1) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 10. Alexander (6-0) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
| 11. Hughes (6-1) | 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 12. Coffee (4-2) | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 13. Northgate (6-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class AAAAA | |||||||
| 1. Stockbridge (6-0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 |
| 2. Buford (5-1) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| 3. Kell (5-1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| 4. Rome (4-2) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 5. Grady (5-1) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 6. Carrollton (5-1) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 7. Ware County (2-3) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |
| 8. Thomas County Central (5-2) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 9. Woodland, Stockbridge (5-2) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 10. Arabia Mountain (5-1) | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 11. Griffin (6-1) | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 12T. Jones County (4-2) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 12T. Loganville (5-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class AAAA | |||||||
| 1. Cartersville (7-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 2. Thomson (6-0) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| 3. Woodward Academy (6-1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| 4. Jefferson (5-1) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| 5. Cairo (5-1) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| 6. Blessed Trinity (5-2) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 7. Ridgeland (5-0) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | |
| 8. Mary Persons (5-2) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 9. Burke County (5-1) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 10T. Sandy Creek (4-2) | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| 10T. Marist (4-2) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
| 12. Cedartown (5-2) | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 13. Stephens County (5-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class AAA | |||||||
| 1. Greater Atlanta Christian (6-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 2T. Peach County (5-1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
| 2T. Westminster (4-2) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| 4. Pace Academy (4-2) | 4 | 4 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 37.5 |
| 5. Crisp County (6-0) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
| 6. Calhoun (5-2) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| 7. Liberty County (5-1) | 8 | 6 | 6.5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24.5 |
| 8. Lovett (4-2) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| 9. Cedar Grove (4-2) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 10. Dawson County (4-1) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 11. Jackson (5-2) | 10 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 12. Appling County (4-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class AA | |||||||
| 1. Benedictine (6-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 2. Fitzgerald (5-1) | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53.5 |
| 3. Callaway (6-0) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| 4. Rabun County (5-0) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 5. Jefferson County (7-0) | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 38.5 |
| 6. Brooks County (5-1) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 7. Pepperell (4-1) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 8. Heard County (5-1) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 9. Vidalia (4-2) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 10. Screven County (5-1) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 11. Model (5-1) | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 12. Toombs County (5-1) | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 13T. Dublin (6-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 13T. Washington County (5-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 13T. Rockmart (5-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class A (private) | |||||||
| 1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (7-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 2. Wesleyan (6-1) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| 3. Prince Avenue Christian (7-0) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 46 |
| 4. Landmark Christian (7-0) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 |
| 5. Calvary Day (5-0) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 6. Fellowship Christian (6-0) | 6 | 4 | 8.5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30.5 |
| 7. Mount Paran Christian (5-1) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 8. Darlington (5-2) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 9. Athens Academy (6-0) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 10. Tattnall Square (6-0) | 10 | 10 | 8.5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 11. Stratford Academy (4-2) | 9 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 12. First Presbyterian (5-1) | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 13. Aquinas (4-2) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Class A (public) | |||||||
| 1. Clinch County (5-1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
| 2. Macon County (4-2) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 3. Manchester (7-0) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
| 4. Emanuel Co. Institute (7-0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 44 |
| 5. Twiggs County (5-1) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| 6. Mount Zion, Carroll (6-0) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| 7. McIntosh Co. Academy (4-1) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 8. Lincoln County (4-1-1) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 9T. Commerce (4-2) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 9T. Irwin County (3-3) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 11. Randolph-Clay (6-0) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 12. Bowdon (5-2) | 8 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| 13. Marion County (5-2) | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 14T. Mitchell County (5-1) | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 14T. Dooly County (3-3) | 10 | 1 |
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