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National rankings: Milton is top Georgia team in preseason polls

Milton head coach Ben Reaves celebrates as time expires as they defeat Walton in the Class 7A GHSA State Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Wednesday, December. 13, 2023, in Atlanta. Milton won 31-21. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Milton head coach Ben Reaves celebrates as time expires as they defeat Walton in the Class 7A GHSA State Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Wednesday, December. 13, 2023, in Atlanta. Milton won 31-21. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)
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Aug 16, 2024

Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national preseason polls.

CalPreps

(Top 100)

11. Milton

16. Buford

17. Carrollton

39. Grayson

43. Colquitt County

44. Thomas County Central

50. Douglas County

60. Lee County

64. Camden County

66. Coffee

81. Westlake

90. Walton

USA Today

(Top 25)

10. Milton

12. Carrollton

21. Buford

MaxPreps

(Top 100)

6. Milton

12. Carrollton

21. Buford

34. Thomas County Central

36. Grayson

43. Douglas County

59. Camden County

63. Mill Creek

81. Woodward Academy

83. Gainesville

88. Rome

97. Westlake

Massey Ratings

(Top 100)

18. Colquitt County

24. Buford

29. Mill Creek

32. Walton

33. Carrollton

38. Grayson

45. Thomas County Central

50. Milton

58. Rome

72. Coffee

73. Hughes

76. Westlake

80. Lee County

High School Football America

(Top 100)

9. Milton

23. Colquitt County

26. Buford

43. Carrollton

49. Walton

53. Thomas County Central

58. Mill Creek

74. Coffee

78. Gainesville

86. Creekside

89. Rome

SBLive/Sports Illustrated

(Top 25)

6. Milton

13. Buford

18. Carrollton

NationalHSFB.com

(Top 25)

9. Milton

18. Buford

Blue Star Media

(Top 25)

9. Milton

10. Carrollton

12. Buford

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Chip Saye is a former writer and editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and remains a regular contributor to the AJC. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.

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