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 RegionThe 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.
MaxPreps South Region Football Computer Rankings
James Smith, Mallard Creek
Photo by Troy Cherry
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
