NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network have formed a partnership for the 2025 high school season for a weekly football poll beginning with today’s Preseason Poll for six Division I classifications and three Division II classes, further known as the TSWA/USA Today Preseason Football Poll. Each week moving forward, the poll will be announced on Monday mornings. The rankings are tallied on total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote with first-place votes in parentheses.
Division I
Class 1A
1. South Pittsburg – 175 (13)
2. McKenzie – 165 (5)
3. Coalfield – 142
4. Eagleville – 98
5. Dresden – 97
6. Richland – 77
7. Oliver Springs – 61
8. Clay County – 55
9. Memphis Middle College – 35
10. Hampton – 33
Others who received 10 or more points: Rockwood (24); Cosby (12)
Class 2A
1. Marion County – 164 (10)
2. East Nashville – 159 (7)
3. Milan – 145
4. East Robertson – 115
5. Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering – 103
6. Fairley – 89
7. Jackson Central-Merry – 42
8. Huntingdon – 35
9. Bledsoe County – 34
10. Memphis Business Academy – 29
Others who received 10 or more points: Peabody (28) Riverside (17), York (10)
Class 3A
1. Westview – 180 (18)
t2. Sequatchie County – 139
t2. Gatlinburg-Pittman – 139
4. Meigs County – 114
5. Covington – 105
6. Melrose – 95
7. Tyner Academy – 76
8. Dyersburg – 66
9. Giles County – 36
10. White House Heritage – 26
Others who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Alcoa – 178 (16)
2. Anderson County – 155 (2)
3. Pearl-Cohn– 128
4. Springfield– 116
5. Upperman– 92
6. Greeneville– 78
7. Haywood– 72
8. Marshall County– 55
9. Macon County– 41
10. Elizabethton– 31
Others who received 10 or more points: Red Bank (11)
Class 5A
1. Sevier County – 180 (18)
2. Page– 158
3. Powell– 136
4. Beech– 124
5. Knox West– 114
6. Knox Halls– 65
7. Hendersonville– 45
8. Munford– 43
9. Kirkwood– 35
10. Walker Valley– 22
Others who received 10 or more points: Knox Central (21), East Hamilton (19), Clinton (10)
Class 6A
1. Oakland – 178 (17)
2. Ravenwood – 158
3. Maryville – 144 (1)
4. Riverdale– 116
5. Germantown– 110
6. Whitehaven– 73
7. Blackman– 55
8. Collierville– 51
9. Oak Ridge– 45
10. Brentwood– 21
Others who received 10 or more points: Stewarts Creek (15)
Division II-A
1. Nashville Christian – 90 (18)
2. Friendship Christian – 64
3. Donelson Christian – 60
4. Jackson Christian – 32
5. Middle Tennessee Christian – 15
Others who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Battle Ground Academy – 90 (18)
2. Boyd Buchanan – 63
3. Franklin Road Academy – 61
4. Lausanne Collegiate – 27
5. Knox Webb – 20
Others who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AAA
1. Baylor School – 89 (17)
2. McCallie School – 73 (1)
3. Christ Presbyterian Academy– 46
4. Brentwood Academy – 33
5. Ensworth School – 25
Others who received 10 or more points: None
Publications that participated in the voting include 5Star Preps, The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, 615Preps.com, Main Street Maury, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, Tri-Cities Sports, The Herald-Citizen in Cookeville and The Westmoreland News.