MaxPreps Top 25 Regional High School Football Computer Rankings: South Region

The South Region Football Computer Rankings have a new No. 1 after South Panola upended previous No. 1 Starkville in the Mississippi Class 6A state playoffs last week.

South Panola is the new No. 1 team while Starkville falls to No. 2.

Florida teams made big moves this week with St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) moving from No. 13 to No. 5 and Niceville debuting all the way at No. 10. Three other Florida teams also joined the rankings this week.

See playoff brackets from the South Region

The regional rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. The South region includes teams from Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Washington D.C., Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.




1. (last week 3) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 14-0, 73.5
2. (1) Starkville (Miss.), 13-1, 72.5
3. (2) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 13-0, 69.6
4. (5) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 9-1, 68.2
5. (13) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 12-1, 66.6
6. (9) Maryville (Tenn.), 14-0, 66.0
7. (8) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 14-0, 65.6
8. (6) Washington (Miami), 13-0, 65.6
9. (7) Central (Miami), 12-1, 65.5
10. (NR) Niceville (Fla.), 11-2, 63.2
11. (11) Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.), 10-1, 63.1
12. (NR) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.), 12-2, 62.6
13. (10) Hoover (Ala.), 11-2, 62.5
14. (17) Oxford (Miss.), 13-1, 62.0
15. (15) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 13-1, 61.9
16. (NR) American Heritage (Delray Beach, Fla.), 11-1, 61.2
17. (4) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 11-1, 61.0
18. (20) Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.), 12-1, 60.7
19. (22) Jesuit (New Orleans), 11-2, 60.4
20. (NR) Buford (Ga.), 13-0, 60.3
21. (16) Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.), 10-2, 60.2
22. (NR) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 13-0, 59.7
23. (NR) Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), 13-0, 59.4
24. (18) Clinton (Miss.), 10-3, 59.4
25. (23) Trinity (Louisville), 9-5, 59.4