Houston County and Calhoun are new No. 1-ranked teams after three No. 1-ranked teams and three 2015 state champions went down on the opening week of the Georgia high school football season.
In Class AAAAAA, Houston County is on top for the first time in program history. Allatoona, the 2015 champion, lost 30-14 to Cartersville, the defending champion and No. 1 team in AAAA.
In AAA, Calhoun is No. 1 after 2015 champion Westminster was beaten 36-17 by Woodward Academy, the No. 2 team in AAAA.
Colquitt County, the 2015 champion in the highest class, dropped from No. 2 to No. 6 after its 30-game winning streak was ended by Mill Creek 31-24 in a AAAAAAA game.
Buford, a state runner-up last season, retained its No. 1 ranking in AAAAA despite a 30-14 loss to No. 2 Roswell of the highest class. Buford, with 10 state titles since 2000, is the only ranked team in AAAAA with a state championship in the past 15 seasons.
Class AAAAAAA
- (1) Grayson (0-0)
- (3) Roswell (1-0)
- (4) McEachern (1-0)
- (5) Mill Creek (1-0)
- (10) Norcross (1-0)
- (2) Colquitt County (0-1)
- (8) Westlake (0-0)
- (NR) Peachtree Ridge (1-0).
- (NR) Parkview (1-0)
- (NR) Hillgrove (1-0)
Out: No. 6 Camden County, No. 7 Lowndes, No. 9 South Forsyth
Class AAAAAA
- (3) Houston County (1-0)
- (4) Northside-Warner Robins (1-0)
- (9) Valdosta (1-0)
- (6) Dacula (0-0)
- (7) Lee County (1-0)
- (8) Coffee (1-0)
- (NR) Northgate (1-0)
- (1) Allatoona (0-1)
- (NR) Creekside (1-0)
- (5) Tucker (0-1)
Out: No. 2 Glynn Academy, No. 10 Stephenson
Class AAAAA
- (1) Buford (0-1)
- (2) Stockbridge (0-0)
- (3) Bainbridge (0-0)
- (4) Ware County (0-0)
- (5) Kell (1-0)
- (7) Rome (0-0)
- (8) Carrollton (1-0)
- (NR) Thomas County Central (1-0)
- (6) Jones County (0-1)
- (NR) Woodland-Stockbridge (1-0)
Out: No. 9 East Paulding, No. 10 Warner Robins
Class AAAA
- (1) Cartersville (1-0)
- (2) Woodward Academy (1-0)
- (6) Blessed Trinity (1-0)
- (5) Marist (0-0)
- (7) Jefferson (1-0)
- (9) Thomson (1-0)
- (3) Sandy Creek (0-1)
- (4) St. Pius (0-1)
- (8) Mary Persons (0-1)
- (10) Spalding (0-0)
Class AAA
- (2) Calhoun (1-0)
- (3) Pace Academy (0-0)
- (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (1-0)
- (5) Cedar Grove (1-0)
- (6) Peach County (0-0)
- (8) Westside-Macon (1-0)
- (1) Westminster (0-1)
- (9) Liberty County (0-0)
- (NR) Pierce County (0-0)
- (10) Lovett (0-1)
Out: No. 7 Worth County
Class AA
- (1) Fitzgerald (0-0)
- (2) Benedictine (1-0)
- (3) Vidalia (1-0)
- (4) Brooks County (1-0)
- (5) Jefferson County (1-0)
- (6) Callaway (1-0)
- (7) Elbert County (0-0-1)
- (8) Rabun County (0-0)
- (9) Dodge County (0-1)
- (NR) Washington County (0-0)
Out: No. 10 Heard County
Class A (private)
- (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (1-0)
- (2) Wesleyan (1-0)
- (3) Prince Avenue Christian (1-0)
- (4) Darlington (1-0)
- (5) Stratford Academy (0-0)
- (7) Mount Paran Christian (1-0)
- (8) Calvary Day (1-0)
- (10) Landmark Christian (1-0)
- (NR) Pinecrest Academy (0-0)
- (NR) Mount Pisgah Christian (1-0)
Out: No. 6 Aquinas, No. 9 Savannah Christian
Class A (public)
- (1) Clinch County (1-0)
- (2) Macon County (0-0)
- (3) Commerce (0-0)
- (4) Charlton County (0-0)
- (5) Irwin County (1-0)
- (6) Marion County (1-0)
- (7) Emanuel County Institute (1-0)
- (8) Mount Zion (0-0)
- (9) Lincoln County (0-0)
- (10) Manchester (1-0)
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