PREPS: Week 1 high school soccer rankings

High school soccer season kicks off with many familiar names atop the rankings.

Perennial powers Starrs Mill and Collins Hill are the teams to watch in all classifications. Both are defending champions, and bring back a ton of talent. The Panthers actually beat the Eagles 3-2 in the teams season opener. Theres plenty more to look for across all classifications. Lassiter have become one of the states more consistent programs and are ranked No. 2 in Class AAAAA.

McIntosh will again be in the mix in Class AAAA. And a pair of teams from Region 6 in Marist and Lakeside should also figure into the equation.

In AAA, Gainesville defend their title with Woodward and St. Pius both providing formidable challenges.

Its the usual suspects in AA, with Thomasville, Westminster, Blessed Trinity and GAC all amongst the favorites.

For the first time, A and AA will not be combined into one region. Aquinas is ranked No. 1 in A.

On the girls side, Starrs Mill, Pius and Marist are ranked just as highly as their male counterparts. But Mark Karens North Gwinnett Bulldogs figure to be the team to watch, and they are ranked No. 1 in all classifications to begin the season.

2011 Georgia High School Soccer Coaches Poll

Boys AAAAA

1. Collins Hill (123)

2. Lassiter (89)

3. Brookwood (72)

4. Walton (62)

5. Harrison (60)

6. Milton (49)

7. Peachtree Ridge (39)

8. Parkview (37)

9. Dacula (32)

10. Centennial (23)

Girls AAAAA

1. North Gwinnett (70)

2. Milton (38)

3. Mill Creek (34)

4. Collins Hill (33)

1. Parkview (32)

6. Etowah (24)

7. Brookwood (21)

8. Walton (19)

9. Harrison (18)

10. Northview (16)

Boys AAAA

1. Starrs Mill (104)

2. McIntosh (88)

3. Marist (82)

4. Habersham Central (74)

5. Lakeside (73)

6. Lambert (65)

7. Chattahoochee (64)

8. Lakeside, Evans (49)

9. Greenbrier (41)

10. Tucker (20)

Girls AAAA

1. Starrs Mill (106)

2. Whitewater (85)

3. Marist (74)

4. McIntosh (62)

5. Pope (49)

6. Heritage (47)

7. Glynn Academy (33)

8. Greenbrier (19)

9. Northgate (18)

10. Lakeside, Evans (17)

Boys AAA

1. Gainesville (83)

2. Woodward (69)

3. St. Pius (59)

4. SE Whitfield (44)

5. Oconee (42)

6. Johnson (32)

7. Dalton (27)

8. Columbus (22)

9. Druid Hills (12)

10. Perry (11)

Girls AAA

1. St. Pius (90)

2. Woodward (89)

3. Columbus (70)

4. Oconee (51)

5. Riverwood (34)

6. Spalding (29)

7. Carrollton (27)

8. Gainesville (26)

9. Eagles Landing (17)

10. Grady (16)

Boys AA

1. Thomasville (38)

2. Westminster (37)

3. Blessed Trinity (36)

4. GAC (33)

5. Lovett (29)

6. Calhoun (21)

7. Buford (17)

8. Decatur (15)

9. Dublin (14)

10. Cross Keys (13)

Girls AA

1. GAC (20)

2. Blessed Trinity (18)

3. St. Vincents (16)

4. Westminster (14)

5. Lovett (12)

6. Pike County (10)

7. Buford (8)

8. Hart County (6)

9. Fannin (4)

10. Dublin (2)

Boys A

1. Aquinas (54)

2. Athens Academy (43)

3. Paideia (42)

4. Providence (38)

5. Pace (37)

6. Walker (36)

7. Wesleyan (35)

8. Whitefield (21)

9. Savannah Country Day (19)

10. Atlanta International School (16)

Girls A

1. Wesleyan (26)

2. Walker (22)

3. Paideia (21)

4. Eagles Landing Christian School (19)

5. Fellowship Christian Academy (18)

6. Athens Academy (15)

7. First Presbyterian (11)

8. Holy Innocents (7)

9. Pace Academy (6)

10. Savannah Country Day (5)

Georgia High School Soccer All-Class Rankings

Boys All-Classification

1. Collins Hill

2. Starrs Mill

3. Gainesville

4. Lassiter

5. McIntosh

6. Brookwood

7. Woodward

8. Marist

9. Walton

10. Thomasville

11. St. Pius

12. Aquinas

13. Harrison

14. Habersham Central

15. Westminster

Girls All-Classification

1. North Gwinnett

2. Milton

3. Starrs Mill

4. Whitewater

5. St. Pius

6. Mill Creek

7. Marist

8. Collins Hill

9. McIntosh

10. Parkview

11. GAC

12. Woodward

13. Pope

14. Blessed Trinity

15. Brookwood