Week 1 girls basketball rankings

Buford remains atop Class 7A and leads Norcross, Carrollton, Grayson and North Paulding in the top 5. McEachern, Cherokee, Milton, Hillgrove and Brookwood round out the top 10.

In Class 6A, River Ridge is at the top and leading Langston Hughes, Lovejoy, New Manchester and Marist in the top 5. In Class 5A, Union Grove tops Midtown, Jackson-Atlanta, Kell and Cartersville. Holy Innocents is the team to beat atop Class 4A and leading Baldwin, Griffin, Hardaway and Trinity Christian.

In Class 3A, Hebron Christian leads Wesleyan, Pickens, Carver-Columbus and White County. Mount Paran leads Banks County, Thomson, Josey and Central-Macon in the Class 2A top 5.

St. Francis is out front in Class A Division I and leading Galloway, Elbert County, Woodville Tompkins and Rabun County. In Class A Division I, Clinch County leads Taylor County, Lake Oconee Academy, Mount Zion-Carroll and Towns County in the top 5.

Class 7A

1. Buford

2. Norcross

3. Carrollton

4. Grayson

5. North Paulding

6. McEachern

7. Cherokee

8. Milton

9. Hillgrove

10. Brookwood

Class 6A

1. River Ridge

2. Langston Hughes

3. Lovejoy

4. New Manchester

5. Marist

6. Woodward Academy

7. Veterans

8. Creekview

9. Tift County

10. North Forsyth

Class 5A

1. Union Grove

2. Midtown

3. Jackson-Atlanta

4. Kell

5. Cartersville

6. Ware County

7. Statesboro

8. Warner Robins

9. Calhoun

10. Dalton

Class 4A

1. Holy Innocents

2. Baldwin

3. Griffin

4. Hardaway

5. Trinity Christian

6. Southwest DeKalb

7. Walnut Grove

8. Fayette County

9. Chestatee

10. Northwest Whitfield

Class 3A

1. Hebron Christian

2. Wesleyan

3. Pickens

4. Carver-Columbus

5. White County

6. Dawson County

7. Hart County

8. Mary Persons

9. Monroe

10. Cross Creek

Class 2A

1. Mount Paran

2. Banks County

3. Thomson

4. Josey

5. Central-Macon

6. Dodge County

7. Model

8. Butler

9. Murray County

10. Landmark Christian

Class A Division I

1. St. Francis

2. Galloway

3. Elbert County

4. Woodville-Tompkins

5. Rabun County

6. Lamar County

7. Athens Christian

8. Swainsboro

9. Mount Pisgah

10. Oglethorpe County

Class A Division II

1. Clinch County

2. Taylor County

3. Lake Oconee Academy

4. Mount Zion-Carroll

5. Towns County

6. Wilcox County

7. Turner County

8. Randolph-Clay

9. Montgomery County

10. Early County