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National rankings: Mill Creek, Hughes cement spots as Georgia’s top teams

Mill Creek head coach Josh Lovelady shows the state championship trophy to players after Mill Creek’s 70-35 win against Carrollton in the GHSA Class 7A finals, at Center Parc Stadium, Saturday, December 10, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)
Mill Creek head coach Josh Lovelady shows the state championship trophy to players after Mill Creek’s 70-35 win against Carrollton in the GHSA Class 7A finals, at Center Parc Stadium, Saturday, December 10, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)
Dec 14, 2022

Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week’s rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week’s rankings. Final national rankings will be released next week.

CalPreps

(Top 100)

3. (5) Mill Creek

14. (15) Hughes

21. (12) Carrollton

32. (31) Buford

33. (29) Colquitt County

43. (63) Ware County

51. (56) North Cobb

52. (38) Cedar Grove

63. (62) Gainesville

71. (64) Walton

75. (NR) Sandy Creek

77. (NR) Benedictine

79. (77) Westlake

80. (87) Prince Ave. Christian

87. (89) Milton

100. (90) Rome

USA Today

(Top 25)

15. (17) Hughes

17. (24) Mill Creek

20. (24) Carrollton

MaxPreps

(Top 100)

12. (18) Mill Creek

15. (17) Hughes

22. (20) Carrollton

30. (30) Colquitt County

36. (36) Buford

46. (45) Walton

49. (NR) Sandy Creek

53. (33) Cedar Grove

88. (87) Gainesville

91. (98) Ware County

Massey Ratings

(Top 100)

7. (11) Mill Creek

10. (13) Hughes

17. (17) Buford

25. (26) Colquitt County

31. (37) Ware County

32. (18) Carrollton

51. (42) Cedar Grove

65. (51) Gainesville

67. (69) North Cobb

59. (82) Roswell

80. (81) Walton

81. (83) Thomas Co. Central

83. (91) Milton

84. (64) Cedartown

85. (NR) Benedictine

87. (88) Westlake

89. (92) Grayson

92. (87) Rome

High School Football America

(Top 100)

14. (15) Hughes

16. (18) Mill Creek

28. (31) Colquitt County

32. (20) Cedar Grove

35. (35) Buford

54. (26) Carrollton

77. (77) Walton

83. (82) North Cobb

92. (91) Milton

95. (NR) Gainesville

NationalHSFB.com

(Top 25)

10. (17) Mill Creek

11. (11) Hughes

19. (24) Buford

Blue Star Media

(Top 25)

18. (22) Mill Creek

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Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.

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