Week 1 Football Rankings

In Class 7A, top-ranked Buford opened the year with a 38-7 victory over Alabamas Thompson and No. 2 Grayson scored a 32-12 victory over Marietta in Saturdays Corky Kell Classic finale at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Marietta was previously ranked No. 8 and fell out of the poll after the loss. No. 3 North Cobb scored a 21-17 victory over No. 10 Westlake and No. 4 Mill Creek defeated No. 9 Walton 47-41. Carrollton replaced Marietta at No. 8 following the Trojans 69-7 victory over Gadsden City (AL).

In Class 6A, Woodward Academy moved up a spot to No. 5 and Marist fell from No. 5 to No. 10 after a 34-23 loss to Gainesville, which debuts at No. 7 following the victory. Douglas County moved up two spots to No. 8 and South Paulding replaced St. Pius and debuts at No. 9. Class 5A saw Cartersville take over No. 1 after its 35-0 win over Cherokee and Warner Robins fell to No. 2 after opening with a 26-10 loss to Class 6A No. 2 Lee County. Jones County moved up from No. 6 to No. 3 after scoring a 27-21 victory over Northside-Warner Robins, Coffee jumped from no. 9 to No. 4 with its 55-7 win over Tift County and Clarke Central moved up from No. 8 to No. 5 after a 40-0 win over Cedar Shoals.

In Class 4A, Troup moved up a spot to No. 5 after a 33-0 win over Harris County and Bainbridge dropped from No. 5 to No. 8 after 30-14 loss to Cedar Grove. Additionally, Trinity Christian fell from No. 9 to No. 10 after a 37-19 loss to Woodward Academy

Cedar Grove tops Class 3A and leads Crisp County, Carver-Columbus, Carver-Atlanta and Sandy Creek. In Class 2A, Fitzgerald tops the class with Appling County, Pierce County, ELCA and Rockmart filling the top 5.

Brooks County leads Class A Div. I ahead of Rabun County, Prince Avenue Christian, Swainsboro and Bleckley County. In Class A Div. II, Schley County took over the top spot with Bowdon, Charlton County, former-No. 1 Macon County and Wilcox County rounding the top 5.

Class 7A

1. Buford

2. Grayson

3. North Cobb

4. Mill Creek

5. Brookwood

6. Colquitt County

7. Collins Hill

8. Carrollton

9. Walton

10. Westlake

Class 6A

1. Hughes

2. Lee County

3. Rome

4. Roswell

5. Woodward Academy

6. Blessed Trinity

7. Gainesville

8. Douglas County

9. South Paulding

10. Marist

Class 5A

1. Cartersville

2. Warner Robins

3. Jones County

4. Coffee

5. Clarke Central

6. Ware County

7. Coffee

8. Cambridge

9. Creekside

10. Kell

Class 4A

1. Benedictine

2. North Oconee

3. Cedartown

4. Perry

5. Troup

6. Whitewater

7. Starrs Mill

8. Bainbridge

9. Burke County

10. Trinity Christian

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove

2. Crisp County

3. Carver-Columbus

4. Carver-Atlanta

5. Sandy Creek

6. Peach County

7. Calvary Day

8. Oconee County

9. Wesleyan

10. Dougherty

Class 2A

1. Fitzgerald

2. Appling County

3. Pierce County

4. Eagles Landing Christian

5. Rockmart

6. Callaway

7. Putnam County

8. Washington County

9. South Atlanta

10. Columbia

Class A Div. I

1. Brooks County

2. Rabun County

3. Prince Avenue Christian

4. Swainsboro

5. Bleckley County

6. Irwin County

7. Whitefield Academy

8. Darlington

9. Lamar County

10. Metter

Class A Div. II

1. Schley County

2. Bowdon

3. Charlton County

4. Macon County

5. Wilcox County

6. Clinch County

7. Lincoln County

8. Johnson County

9. Wheeler County

10. Washington-Wilkes