2022 Georgia High School Football Rankings: Classes 4A-7A

Langston Hughes Finishes Season at No. 1

Final Rankings – Updated 12/11/22

Our final 2022 Georgia high school football Top 25 crowns the Langston Hughes Panthers as the No. 1 team in our composite rankings of the Class 4A-7A teams.

Carrollton, who climbed into the top spot last week after defeating Colquitt County, gave up 70 points in their state final game against Mill Creek, suffering their first loss of the season.

Benedictine, who I believed in all season long, even when they were 2-2, won their second straight state title with a goal line stand in the final seconds of the game against Cedartown.

Ware County won their first state title game in convincing fashion over a Warner Robins team that was making its sixth straight appearance in the finals.

 

1. Hughes (6A) +1
2. Mill Creek (7A) +1
3. Benedictine (4A) +1
4. Ware County (5A) +3
5. Gainesville (6A) +1
6. Cedartown (4A) -1
7. Carrollton (7A) -6
8. Warner Robins (5A) E
9. Colquitt County (7A) E
10. Buford (7A) NR
11. North Oconee (4A) E
12. Cartersville (5A) -2
13. Roswell (6A) -1
14. Troup (4A) -1
15. Milton (7A) -1
16. Rome (6A) -1
17. Thomas County Central (6A) E
18. Walton (7A) E
19. Creekside (5A) E
20. Westlake (7A) E
21. Woodward Academy (6A) E
22. Marist (6A) E
23. Bainbridge (4A) E
24. Grayson (7A) E
25. Houston County (6A) E

 

Playoff Finals Week – Updated 12/4/22

Here is our updated 2022 Georgia high school football rankings for Classes 4A-7A, and we have major changes, starting at the top. In the semifinals last week, Colquitt County suffered its first loss of 2022, which unfortunately for Packer fans means a fabulous season has come to an end. Carrollton’s win over the top-ranked Packers gives the Trojans the No. 1 ranking for the first time this season.

Carrollton has one chance to retain that spot at the top – the Trojans will play for the state championship against a powerful Mill Creek Hawks team this weekend in Atlanta. Meanwhile, the Hughes Panthers are certainly ready to make their case for who’s the best team in Georgia. They’ll have to get by the Gainesville Red Elephants, who are enjoying an undefeated season under first-year coach Josh Niblett.

We’ll be back next week with our final rankings. Until then, here’s how I see ’em after Week 14.

1. Carrollton (7A) +4
2. Hughes (6A) E
3. Mill Creek (7A) E
4. Benedictine (4A) E
5. Cedartown (4A) +2
6. Gainesville (6A) +2
7. Ware County (5A) +4
8. Warner Robins (5A) +6
9. Colquitt County (7A) -8
10. Cartersville (5A) -4
11. North Oconee (4A) -2
12. Roswell (6A) -2
13. Troup County (4A) -1
14. Milton (7A) -1
15. Rome (6A) E
16. Dutchtown (5A) E
17. Thomas County Central (6A) E
18. Walton (7A) E
19. Creekside (5A) E
20. Westlake (7A) E
21. Woodward Academy (6A) E
22. Marist (6A) E
23. Bainbridge (4A) E
24. Grayson (7A) E
25. Houston County (6A) E

Playoff Semifinals Week – Updated 11/27/22

Following the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs, the top three teams in our 2022 Georgia high school football rankings for Classes 4A-7A were the only ones that did not change positions from last week. Colquitt County remains in the driver’s seat at No. 1, with Hughes at No. 2 and Mill Creek at No. 3. That’s a pretty solid trio.

The most shocking loss of any team in the Top 25 had to be the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets’ defeat by the Roswell Hornets in Thomasville. The past two weeks have seen two of the most dominant teams over the regular season eliminated – Buford and Thomas County Central won a combined 23 games without a loss, then each team suffered its only defeat and is no longer playing. These playoffs, and this 2022 season overall, have produced some of the most exciting – and unpredictable – games we have seen in a while. Here’s our latest 4A-7A composite Top 25 poll:

1. Colquitt County (7A) E
2. Hughes (6A) E
3. Mill Creek (7A) E
4. Benedictine (4A) +1
5. Carrollton (7A) +1
6. Cartersville (5A) +1
7. Cedartown (4A) +1
8. Gainesville (6A) +2
9. North Oconee (4A) +2
10. Roswell (6A) +2
11. Ware County (5A) +2
12. Troup County (4A) +2
13. Milton (7A) +5
14. Warner Robins (5A) +10
15. Rome (6A) NR
16. Dutchtown (5A) NR
17. Thomas County Central (6A) -13
18. Walton (7A) NR
19. Creekside (5A) -4
20. Westlake (7A) -4
21. Woodward Academy (6A) -4
22. Marist (6A) -3
23. Bainbridge (4A) -3
24. Grayson (7A) -3
25. Houston County (6A) -2

Playoff Quarterfinals Week – Updated 11/20/22

Our 2022 Georgia high school football rankings for Classes 4A-7A sees a major shakeup after the top-ranked Buford Wolves suffered a stunning upset at the hands of the Walton Raiders. While that was the biggest upset, there were several more surprises throughout the Top 25 as well.

North Cobb’s season is over, although we knew it would either be the Warriors or Mill Creek; the Hawks prevailed in dominating fashion in that matchup. In other games, Lee County saw its roller coaster season come to an end at Woodward Academy. The Trojans’ loss came after they had looked so good in an impressive first-round performance against Effingham.

My choice for the team to take home a state title, the Perry Panthers of coach Kevin Smith, lost to Wayne County and coach Jaybo Shaw. Other losses also forced changes to our 4A-7A composite rankings this week. Let’s have a look.

1. Colquitt County (7A) +1
2. Hughes (6A) +1
3. Mill Creek (7A) +1
4. Thomas County Central (6A) +1
5. Benedictine (4A) +1
6. Carrollton (7A) +3
7. Cartersville (5A) +3
8. Cedartown (4A) +3
9. Buford (7A) -8
10. Gainesville (6A) +3
11. North Oconee (4A) +3
12. Roswell (6A) +3
13. Ware County (5A) +3
14. Troup County (4A) +3
15. Creekside (5A) +4
16. Westlake (7A) +4
17. Woodward Academy (6A) +4
18. Milton (7A) +4
19. Marist (6A) +4
20. Bainbridge (4A) +4
21. Grayson (7A) NR
22. Houston County (6A) +3
23. Coffee (5A) NR
24. Warner Robins (5A) NR
25. Wayne County (4A) NR

 

Second-Round Playoffs Week – Updated 11/13/22

Our updated 2022 Georgia high school football rankings for Classes 4A-7A welcomes three new members to the Top 25 following the first round of the state playoffs last week.

Camden County and Houston County find themselves in a tie for the final spot in this week’s poll after each team earned hard-fought wins over the weekend. Head coach Jeremy Edwards has led his Houston County team into the rankings with an exciting first-round overtime win at Brunswick.

Our other new entrants, Jeff Herron’s Wildcats, find their way into the poll for the first time in two seasons as they continue their red-hot winning streak with a victory over East Coweta. Camden has won 8 of its last 9 games, including 3 out of 4 region games, which says a lot when you’re competing in Region 1-7A.

Westlake is the third team to earn its way into the Top 25 after knocking off the Valdosta Wildcats in a convincing home playoff win.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Thomas County Central (6A) E
6. Benedictine (4A) E
7. North Cobb (7A) E
8. Perry (4A) E
9. Carrollton (7A) E
10. Cartersville (5A) E
11. Cedartown (4A) E
12. Rome (6A) E
13. Gainesville (6A) +1
14. North Oconee (4A) +1
15. Roswell (6A) +1
16. Ware County (5A) +1
17. Troup County (4A) +1
18. Lee County (6A) +1
19. Creekside (5A) +1
20. Westlake (7A) NR
21. Woodward Academy (7A) +1
22. Milton (7A) +1
23. Marist (6A) +1
24. Bainbridge (4A) +1
25. (tie) Camden County (7A) NR
    (tie) Houston County (6A) NR

First-Round Playoffs Week – Updated 11/06/22

As the regular season comes to a close, our 2022 Georgia high school football rankings welcomes a few new teams that have been rewarded for winning their regions and entering the playoffs as a No. 1 seed. That group includes Milton, Woodward Academy, Marist and Bainbridge.

The Jeff Littleton-led Bearcats seem to be following a familiar pattern that Bainbridge fans have come to expect, which is to get seemingly stronger as the season goes on. That’s exactly what the Bearcats have done in 2022 en route to winning their region.

Milton deserves credit for also coming up late in the season and giving Ben Reaves a region title in his debut campaign as head coach.

These are just a few of the great storylines that make up our latest Classes 4A-7A Top 25 composite rankings.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Thomas County Central (6A) E
6. Benedictine (4A) E
7. North Cobb (7A) E
8. Perry (4A) E
9. Carrollton (7A) E
10. Cartersville (5A) E
11. Cedartown (4A) +1
12. Rome (6A) +1
13. Brunswick (6A) +1
14. Gainesville (6A) +1
15. North Oconee (4A) +1
16. Roswell (6A) +3
17. Ware County (5A) +1
18. Troup County (4A) -1
19. Lee County (6A) E
20. Creekside (5A) +5
21. Jefferson (5A) E
22. Woodward Academy (7A) NR
23. Milton (7A) NR
24. Marist (6A) NR
25. Bainbridge (4A) NR

Week 12 – Updated 10/30/22

There aren’t many changes in this week’s edition of our 2022 Georgia high school football rankings for Classes 4A-7A. Most teams either moved up one spot or stayed where they were last week. The exceptions were Ware, which climbed two spots, and Lee County, which fell 13 places and has lost two in a row, including a disappointing 9-point loss  to Thomas County Central in front of the home fans.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Thomas County Central (6A) E
6. Benedictine (4A) E
7. North Cobb (7A) +1
8. Perry (4A) +1
9. Carrollton (7A) +1
10. Cartersville (5A) +1
11. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) +1
12. Cedartown (4A) +1
13. Rome (6A) +1
14. Brunswick (6A) +1
15. Gainesville (6A) +1
16. North Oconee (4A) +1
17. Troup County (4A) +1
18. Ware County (5A) +2
19. Roswell (6A) E
20. Lee County (6A) -13
21. Jefferson (5A) E
22. Grayson (7A) E
23. Coffee (5A) E
24. Lambert (7A) E
25. Creekside (5A) NR

 

Week 11 – Updated 10/21/22

In what was the most unpredictable week of the 2022 Georgia high school football season so far, our Top 25 rankings for Classes 4A-7A were impacted by upsets of several teams, while others simply flexed their muscles to look even stronger as the season begins to wind down. We are headed toward what promises to be – as I’ve been saying all along – a fun-filled state playoff run for teams. But just as it looked like we had an idea of who was going to be finishing where in their respective regions, this past weekend reminded us that it ain’t over until it’s over.

Valdosta suffered a huge upset at the hands of veteran championship coach Jeff Herron and his Camden County Wildcats in Kingsland, while Parkview lost to Newton. Those were just two games of several that affected this week’s Top 25, which includes the arrival of formerly ranked Grayson and Jefferson back into the rankings, along with first-timers Coffee and undefeated Lambert. Here is our composite Top 25 for Week 11.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Thomas County Central (6A) +1
6. Benedictine (4A) +1
7. Lee County (6A) -2
8. North Cobb (7A) E
9. Perry (4A) E
10. Carrollton (7A) E
11. Cartersville (5A) E
12. Northside – Warner Robins (6A)+1
13. Cedartown (4A) +1
14. Rome (6A) +1
15. Brunswick (6A) +2
16. Gainesville (6A) +2
17. North Oconee (4A) +2
18. Troup County (4A) +2
19. Roswell (6A) +2
20. Ware County (5A) +3
21. Jefferson (5A) NR
22. Grayson (7A) NR
23. Coffee (5A) NR
24. Lambert (7A) NR
25. Valdosta (7A) -13

Out: Lowndes, Parkview, Houston County

Week 10 – Updated 10/16/22

For the first time all season, teams in our 2022 Georgia high school football Top 25 rankings for Classes 4A-7A either all won or were off this week, with one exception. Therefore, the 25 teams remain locked in place from the previous week. Ten teams enjoyed a bye week, 14 won, and Mill Creek suffered the only loss. That was to top-ranked Buford, which already owned the top spot. The loss wasn’t costly to the Hawks, as they stay put at No. 4. Here is our Top 25 4A-7A composite rankings.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Lee County (6A) E
6. Thomas County Central (6A) E
7. Benedictine (4A) E
8. North Cobb (7A) E
9. Perry (4A) E
10. Carrollton (7A) E
11. Cartersville (5A) E
12. Valdosta (7A) E
13. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) E
14. Cedartown (4A) E
15. Rome (6A) E
16. Lowndes (7A) E
17. Brunswick (6A) E
18. Gainesville (6A) E
19. North Oconee (4A) E
20. Troup County (4A) E
21. Roswell (6A) E
22. Westlake (7A) E
23. Ware County (5A) E
24. Parkview (7A) E
25. Houston County (6A) E

 

Week 9 – Updated 10/9/22

This week’s Top-25 once again sees the top five teams remain unchanged from last week. From there, however, we have several teams moving up, including Thomas County Central, which continues to look almost unbeatable. Northside Warner Robins falls to the No. 13 spot after its upset loss to Houston County, while the Bears make their way back into the poll with the win. We also say goodbye to Walton and Calhoun and welcome in Roswell. Here is our Classes 4A-7A Top 25 composite rankings for Week 9 of the 2022 Georgia high school football season.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Lee County (6A) E
6. Thomas County Central (6A) +1
7. Benedictine (4A) +1
8. North Cobb (7A) +2
9. Perry (4A) +2
10. Carrollton (7A) +2
11. Cartersville (5A) +2
12. Valdosta (7A) +3
13. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) -7
14. Cedartown (4A) +2
15. Rome (6A) +2
16. Lowndes (7A) -2
17. Brunswick (6A) +2
18. Gainesville (6A) E
19. North Oconee (4A) +2
20. Troup County (4A) +4
21. Roswell (6A) NR
22. Westlake (7A) E
23. Ware (5A) E
24. Parkview (7A) +1
25. 6A Houston County (25) NR

Out: Walton, Calhoun

Week 8 – Updated 10/2/22

Weather played a part once again in Georgia high school football with several games being postponed, canceled, or delayed due to concerns about Hurricane Ian. As it turned out, the bad weather stayed away, but the decisions to cancel games had already been made, so we were left without a full schedule last week.

Of those that did play, there were not many upsets, with Calhoun’s victory over Cartersville being the main exception. Speaking of the Yellow Jackets, they make their way (again) back into the Top 25 of our 2022 Georgia high school football rankings for Classes 4A through 7A, coming in at No. 20. The Parkview Panthers also are back in the Top 25 after another impressive win, a 41-7 victory over South Gwinnett.

Here are our Top 25 composite rankings entering Week 8 of the 2022 season:

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E 
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Lee County (6A) E
6. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) E
7. Thomas County Central (6A) +1
8. Benedictine (4A) +1
9. Walton (7A) +1
10. North Cobb (7A) +1
11. Perry (4A) +2
12. Carrollton (7A) E
13. Cartersville (5A) -6
14. Lowndes (7A) +1
15. Valdosta (7A) -1 
16. Cedartown (4A) E
17. Rome (6A) E
18. Gainesville (6A) E
19. Brunswick (6A) E
20. Calhoun (5A) NR
21. North Oconee (4A) E
22. Westlake (7A) E
23. Ware County (5A) NR
24. Troup County (4A) E
25. Parkview (7A) NR

Out: Kennesaw Mountain, Osborne, Houston County

Week 7 – Updated 9/25/22

Following their massive upset loss to previously unranked Lowndes this past week, Grayson falls hard, and that makes room for the Vikings to enter our Top 25 poll for the first time this season. There is no change in the top five spots, with four of the five teams winning and Lee County enjoying a bye week. Benedictine bounces back from a loss last week to defeat the tough Bolles School out of Jacksonville to earn their way back into the top 10. A couple of teams to watch for in the next couple of weeks are Houston County and Perry. Both Middle Georgia teams are playing quite well right now, and with big games looming for each program, they could be making their way up the poll. In the meantime, here’s our updated Top 25 composite rankings for Classes 4A through 7A in Week 7 of the 2022 Georgia high school football season.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) E
4. Mill Creek (7A) E
5. Lee County (6A) E
6. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) +2
7. Cartersville (5A) E
8. Thomas County Central (6A) +1
9. Benedictine (4A) +2
10. Walton (7A) E
11. North Cobb (7A) +1
12. Carrollton (7A) +1
13. Perry (4A) +2
14. Valdosta (7A) E
15. Lowndes (7A) NR
16. Cedartown (4A) E
17. Rome (6A) E
18. Gainesville (6A) E
19. Brunswick (6A) E
20. Houston County (6A) +3
21. North Oconee (4A) -1
22. Westlake (7A) E
23. Kennesaw Mountain (7A) +1
24. Troup County (4A) NR
25. Osborne (7A) E

Out: Grayson, Parkview

 

Week 6 – Updated 9/18/22

What has already been an exciting season continues to give us great matchups, like this past week’s battle between 3A state champs Cedar Grove going against Mill Creek, and upsets, such as North Cobb losing to Chad Alligood’s Northside Warner Robins team. That’s just a sampling of what surely awaits us as we roll into another week of high school football across the state. Many teams return to action after enjoying a bye week. Meanwhile, here are our 2022 Week 6 Top 25 rankings of Georgia high school football teams in Classes 4A through 7A.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) +1
4. Mill Creek (7A) +1
5. Lee County (6A) -2
6. Grayson (7A) +1
7. Cartersville (5A) +1
8. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) +8
9. Thomas County Central (6A) E
10. Walton (7A) +1
11. Benedictine (4A) -1
12. North Cobb (7A) -6
13. Carrollton (7A) E
14. Valdosta (7A) +1
15. Perry (4A) +2
16. Cedartown (4A) -4
17. Rome (6A) -3
18. Gainesville (6A) +2
19. Brunswick (6A) +2
20. Parkview (7A) +3
21. North Oconee (4A) -2
22. Westlake (7A) E
23. Houston County (6A) +1
24. Kennesaw Mountain (7A) NR
25. Osborne (7A) NR

Out: Warner Robins, Blessed Trinity

Week 5 – Updated 9/11/22

This week’s Top 25 rankings for Georgia high school football Classes 4A through 7A welcomes several newcomers who have all been knocking at the door; we finally rewarded them and let ’em in. Deserving to be ranked are the Valdosta Wildcats, who had one of the most impressive wins of the week with a 25-0 defeat of defending two-time 5A state champion Warner Robins at their home stadium.

Other new teams climbing into the rankings are Gainesville, Brunswick, Parkview, and the Houston County Bears, who have all started off undefeated and deserve some Top 25 attention. Now, the question is: Can they stay there? Taking a tumble out of the rankings were Calhoun, North Gwinnett, Brookwood, Jefferson, and my biggest mystery team so far this season, the Eagles of Collins Hill. But keep an eye on Coach Gregory’s team.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Hughes (6A) +1
4. Mill Creek (7A) +1
5. Lee County (6A) -2
6. North Cobb (7A) E
7. Grayson (7A) +1
8. Cartersville (5A) +1
9. Thomas County Central (6A) +2
10. Benedictine (4A) -3
11. Walton (7A) +1
12. Cedartown (4A) +2
13. Carrollton (7A) E
14. Rome (6A) +1
15. Valdosta (7A) NR
16. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) E
17. Perry (4A) +6
18. Warner Robins (5A) -8
19. North Oconee (4A) E
20. Gainesville (6A) NR
21. Brunswick (6A) NR
22. Westlake (7A) E
23. Parkview (7A) NR
24. Houston County (6A) NR
25. Blessed Trinity (6A) -1

Out: Calhoun, North Gwinnett, Collins Hill, Brookwood, Jefferson

Week 4 – Updated 9/4/22

Our top 10 of this week’s poll remain unchanged, as everybody held their own by winning their games this week (except for Grayson, which had a bye). However, once we move out of the top 10, we start to see the result of what was a wacky week, with six of the ranked teams dropping their games. Buford remains the top team, although North Cobb gave them all they could handle in the Wolves’ 21-14 victory. Colquitt County is right there waiting to see if Buford will slip up. Lee County and Hughes represent the best of their 6A classification. Here is our Top 25 composite rankings of Classes 4A through 7A for Week 4 of the 2022 Georgia high school football season.

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Lee County (6A) E
4. Hughes (6A) E
5. Mill Creek (7A) E
6. North Cobb (7A) E
7. Benedictine (4A) E
8. Grayson (7A) E
9. Cartersville (5A) E
10. Warner Robins (5A) E
11. Thomas County Central (6A) +3
12. Walton (7A) E
13. Carrollton (7A) +5
14. Cedartown (4A) +1
15. Rome (6A) -4
16. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) E
17. Calhoun (5A) E
18. North Gwinnett (7A) -5
19. North Oconee (4A) +1
20. Collins Hill (7A) NR
21. Brookwood (7A) -2
22. Westlake (7A) -1
23. Perry (4A) +1
24. Blessed Trinity (6A) -2
25. Jefferson (5A) NR

Out: Bainbridge, Jones County

Week 3 – Updated 8/28/22

Week 2 of the regular season is complete, and as we kick off the third week of the season, one thing appears to be a given: Our top five teams seem to be a lock, with Buford standing above the rest of the group. There is, however, still a lot of season left to play, and it’s sure to give us a surprise or two. Speaking of surprises, Christopher Columbus out of south Florida gave high school football fans in Georgia a big surprise by soundly defeating a very good Benedictine team, the defending 4A state champions. That continues a pattern that has seen last year’s state final participants struggling through their first two weeks. Will that trend continue, or can those teams turn things around? Here is our Top 25 composite rankings from Classes 4A-7A:

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Lee County (6A) E
4. Hughes (6A) +1
5. Mill Creek (7A) +2
6. North Cobb (7A) E
7. Benedictine (4A) -3
8. Grayson (7A) E
9. Cartersville (5A)E
10. Warner Robins (5A) E
11. Rome (6A) +1
12. Walton (7A) +8
13. North Gwinnett (7A) E
14. Thomas County Central (6A) E
15. Cedartown (4A) E
16. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) +8
17. Calhoun (5A) E
18. Carrollton (7A) E
19. Brookwood (7A) -8
20. North Oconee (4A) -1
21. Westlake (7A) +4
22. Blessed Trinity (6A) E
23. Jones County (5A) E
24. Perry (4A) -3
25. Bainbridge (4A) NR

Week 2 – Updated 8/21/22

With Week 1 of the 2022 Georgia high school football season complete, our Top 25 Rankings reflect a few teams moving around a bit in Classes 4A through 7A, with three new teams entering our poll as well. Say hello to Carrollton, Blessed Trinity, and Jones County, all of whom had impressive wins that landed them a spot in this week’s top 25. Buford and Colquitt County each had dominant season-opening performances to rightfully claim their spots at #1 and #2, respectively, while Lee County moves back into the top 5 after a resounding victory over two-time defending state champ Warner Robins. Here is Week 2 of our rankings:

1. Buford (7A) E
2. Colquitt County (7A) E
3. Lee County (6A) +4
4. Benedictine (4A) -1
5. Hughes (6A) E
6. North Cobb (7A) E
7. Mill Creek (7A) +1
8. Grayson (7A) +2
9. Cartersville (5A) E
10. Warner Robins (5A) -6
11. Brookwood (7A) +3
12. Rome (6A) +3
13. North Gwinnett (7A) +3
14. Thomas County Central (6A) +4
15. Cedartown (4A) +2
16. Milton (7A) -3
17. Calhoun (5A) -5
18. Carrollton (7A) NR
19. North Oconee (4A) +4
20. Walton (7A) -1
21. Perry (4A) -1
22. Blessed Trinity (6A) NR
23. Jones County (5A) NR
24. Northside – Warner Robins (6A) E
25. Westlake (7A) E

Out: Creekside, Bainbridge

Preseason Rankings

The 2022 Georgia high school football season is here, and this is our first collective Top 25 rankings for teams in Classes 4A through 7A. There have been several changes with the most recent reclassification from GHSA of their member schools, with some teams moving up in class and others moving down.

Following are who we think represent the best 25 Georgia high school teams in classes 4A thru 7A to start the season. Don’t worry if your favorite team isn’t in our first rankings – there’s a lot of football to be played and this poll will surely see teams move up, down, into, and out of the Top 25. But here’s how we see ’em to start the 2022 season.

1. Buford (7A)
2. Colquitt County (7A)
3. Benedictine (4A)
4. Warner Robins (5A)
5. Hughes (6A)
6. North Cobb (7A)
7. Lee County (6A)
8. Mill Creek (7A)
9. Cartersville (5A)
10. Grayson (7A)
11. Jefferson (5A)
12. Calhoun (5A)
13. Milton (7A)
14. Brookwood (7A)
15. Rome (6A)
16. North Gwinnett (7A)
17. Cedartown (4A)
18. Thomas County Central (6A)
19. Walton (7A)
20. Perry (4A)
21. Creekside (5A)
22. Bainbridge (4A)
23. North Oconee (4A)
24. Northside – Warner Robins (6A)
25. Westlake (7A)