Four defending champions and three teams that have never won state titles will enter the playoffs with No. 1 rankings.
The defending champions are Mill Creek in Class 7A, Benedictine in 4A, Thomson in 2A and Prince Avenue Christian in A Division I. Only Benedictine and Prince Avenue among those have been No. 1 since preseason.
Coffee in 5A, Calvary Day in 3A and Schley County in A Division II are No. 1. They have never won state titles.
Gainesville, in 6A, is the final No. 1 team.
The first of five playoff rounds begin Friday in all classes except 4A and 2A, which begin Saturday. The finals are Dec. 11-13 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Class 7A
1. (1) Mill Creek (10-0)
2. (2) Walton (10-0)
3. (3) Colquitt County (10-0)
4. (4) Buford (9-1)
5. (5) Carrollton (9-1)
6. (8) Grayson (8-2)
7. (10) Newton (8-2)
8. (9) Westlake (8-2)
9. (NR) North Cobb (7-3)
10. (NR) Milton (8-2)
Out: No. 6 Norcross (8-2, No. 7 Parkview (7-3)
Class 6A
1. (1) Gainesville (10-0)
2. (2) Thomas County Central (10-0)
3. (3) Douglas County (10-0)
4. (4) Hughes (8-2)
5. (5) Lee County (8-2)
6. (6) Rome (9-1)
7. (7) Marist (9-1)
8. (8) Roswell (9-1)
9. (9) Houston County (8-2)
10. (10) Woodward Academy (8-2)
Class 5A
1. (1) Coffee (10-0)
2. (2) Creekside (9-1)
3. (3) Jefferson (10-0)
4. (4) Cartersville (10-0)
5. (5) Ware County (7-3)
6. (6) Kell (9-1)
7. (7) Hiram (8-2)
8. (8) Greater Atlanta Christian (9-1)
9. (9) Warner Robins (7-3)
10. (10) Harris County (9-1)
Class 4A
1. (1) Benedictine (10-0)
2. (2) North Oconee (10-0)
3. (3) Bainbridge (8-2)
4. (4) Spalding (10-0)
5. (5) Central (Carrollton) (10-0)
6. (6) Stockbridge (8-2)
7. (7) Perry (8-2)
8. (10) Starr’s Mill (7-3)
9. (NR) Stephenson (8-2)
10. (NR) LaGrange (8-2)
Out: No. 8 Cairo (8-2), No. 9 Troup (8-2)
Class 3A
1. (1) Calvary Day (9-0)
2. (3) Cedar Grove (5-5)
3. (4) Mary Persons (9-1)
4. (5) Savannah Christian (8-2)
5. (6) Lumpkin County (10-0)
6. (2) Stephens County (9-1)
7. (7) Morgan County (9-1)
8. (8) Sandy Creek (7-3)
9. (9) Carver (Columbus) (7-3)
10. (10) Crisp County (6-4)
Class 2A
1. (1) Thomson (9-1)
2. (2) Appling County (8-2)
3. (3) Pierce County (9-1)
4. (4) Toombs County (9-1)
5. (5) Callaway (7-1)
6. (6) Rockmart (8-2)
7. (7) Northeast (8-2)
8. (8) Fellowship Christian (8-2)
9. (9) Cook (8-2)
10. (10) Fitzgerald (7-3)
Class A Division I
1. (1) Prince Avenue Christian (9-1)
2. (2) Trion (10-0)
3. (3) Commerce (9-1)
4. (4) Elbert County (8-2)
5. (5) Bleckley County (8-2)
6. (7) Rabun County (7-3)
7. (NR) Dublin (8-2)
8. (6) Swainsboro (8-2)
9. (8) Lamar County (8-2)
10. (9) Bryan County (9-1)
Out: No. 10 Brooks County (5-5)
Class A Division II
1. (1) Schley County (10-0)
2. (2) Manchester (7-2)
3. (3) Macon County (8-2)
4. (4) Clinch County (9-1)
5. (5) Bowdon (8-2)
6. (7) Greene County (9-1)
7. (8) Aquinas (8-2)
8. (NR) Portal (7-3)
9. (6) Jenkins County (9-1)
10. (9) Dooly County (6-4)
Out: No. 10 Telfair County (7-2)
Credit: Jason.Getz@ajc.com
Credit: Jason.Getz@ajc.com
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