2024 Alabama High School Football Rankings: Classes 4A-7A

Composite Poll: Top 25 Alabama High School Football Teams in Classes 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A

Updated 9/30/2024

While some games statewide were canceled due to Hurricane Helene, a notable amount of matchups across Alabama high school football were still played this past Friday night. Let’s take a look back at some of this past week’s biggest results and update our Top 25 Rankings for Classes 4A-7A. 

Class 6A’s Clay-Chalkville picked up one of the most significant victories of the week, defeating Thompson 14-13 in a Top 5 showdown. 

One new team enters the rankings at No. 25 in Class 5A’s Moody, who sits at 3-2 overall for the season and is riding a three-game winning streak.

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Saraland (6A) +1
3. Clay-Chalkville (6A) +1
4. Thompson (7A) -2
5. Auburn (7A)
6. Parker (6A)
7. Montgomery Catholic (5A)
8. Carver (Montgomery) (7A)
9. Mary G. Montgomery (7A)
10. Oxford (6A)
11. Enterprise (7A)
12. Spain Park (6A)
13. Hewitt-Trussville (7A) +1
14. Hoover (7A) -1
15. Muscle Shoals (6A)
16. Jackson (4A)
17. Prattville (7A)
18. Gadsden City (6A)
19. Mountain Brook (6A)
20. Gulf Shores (6A)
21. Vigor (5A)
22. Central-Clay County (5A)
23. West Morgan (4A) +1
24. Opelika (7A) +1
25. Moody (5A) NR

Updated 9/23/2024

Here is the latest update of our Class 4A-7A Top 25 Rankings entering Week 6 of the 2024 Alabama high school football season.

While no new teams enter the rankings, there is some notable movement as programs such as Parker, Enterprise, and Prattville all fall. Prattville saw the biggest drop of the group, as the Lions fell five spots to No. 17 after a loss to Hoover. 

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Thompson (7A)
3. Saraland (6A)
4. Clay-Chalkville (6A) +1
5. Auburn (7A) +1
6. Parker (6A) -2
7. Montgomery Catholic (5A)
8. Carver (Montgomery) (7A)
9. Mary G. Montgomery (7A) +1
10. Oxford (6A) +1
11. Enterprise (7A) -2
12. Spain Park (6A) +1
13. Hoover (7A) +1
14. Hewitt-Trussville (7A) +1
15. Muscle Shoals (6A) +1
16. Jackson (4A) +1
17. Prattville (7A) -5
18. Gadsden City (6A) +1
19. Mountain Brook (6A) -1
20. Gulf Shores (6A)
21. Vigor (5A)
22. Central-Clay County (5A)
23. Homewood (6A)
24. West Morgan (4A)
25. Opelika (7A)

Updated 9/16/2024

Coming off a week that pitted several ranked teams against one each other, here is the latest update of our Alabama high school football Class 4A-7A Top 25 rankings entering Week 5 of the 2024 season. 

Programs such as Enterprise and Hewitt-Trussville fall after suffering upset losses Friday night. 

Three new teams enter the Top 25 this week in Homewood, West Morgan, and Opelika, who sit at Nos. 23-25, respectively. Of those three teams, both Homewood and West Morgan are currently undefeated on the season, sitting at 4-0 overall. 

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Thompson (7A)
3. Saraland (6A)
4. Parker (6A) +1
5. Clay-Chalkville (6A) +1
6. Auburn (7A) +2
7. Montgomery Catholic (5A) +2
8. Carver (Montgomery) (7A) +2
9. Enterprise (7A) -5
10. Mary G. Montgomery (7A) +1
11. Oxford (6A) +1
12. Prattville (7A) +1
13. Spain Park (6A) +1
14. Hoover (7A) +1
15. Hewitt-Trussville (7A) -8
16. Muscle Shoals (6A) +1
17. Jackson (4A) +1
18. Mountain Brook (6A) +1
19. Gadsden City (6A) +1
20. Gulf Shores (6A) +1
21. Vigor (5A) +1
22. Central-Clay County (5A) +3
23. Homewood (6A) NR
24. West Morgan (4A) NR
25. Opelika (7A) NR

Updated 9/9/2024

With three weeks of the 2024 season having now passed, here are our Class 4A-7A Top 25 Rankings for Alabama high school football entering Week 4.

Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa and Gulf Shores both drop seven spots each.

A new team, Class 5A’s Central-Clay County, enters the Top 25 at No. 25. The Volunteers are currently sitting undefeated at 3-0 on the season with victories over Handley, Benjamin Russell, and Valley.

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Thompson (7A)
3. Saraland (6A)
4. Enterprise (7A)
5. Parker (6A)
6. Clay-Chalkville (6A)
7. Hewitt-Trussville (7A)
8. Auburn (7A)
9. Montgomery Catholic (5A) +1
10. Carver (Montgomery) (7A) +1
11. Mary G. Montgomery (7A) +1
12. Oxford (6A) +1
13. Prattville (7A) +2
14. Spain Park (6A) +2
15. Hoover (7A) +2
16. Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (7A) -7
17. Muscle Shoals (6A) +1
18. Jackson (4A) +1
19. Mountain Brook (6A) +1
20. Gadsden City (6A) +1
21. Gulf Shores (6A) -7
22. Vigor (5A) +1
23. Spanish Fort (6A) +1
24. Baker (7A) +1
25. Central-Clay County (5A) NR

Updated 9/2/2024

This week’s update of the 2024 Alabama high school football Class 4A-7A Top 25 rankings sees a total of four new teams enter the mix in Opelika, Vigor, Spanish Fort, and Baker, who sit in the No. 22-25 spots, respectively. 

The highest ranked of that group is Class 7A’s Opelika at No. 22, with the Bulldogs currently sitting undefeated at 2-0. Opelika’s two victories came at Benjamin Russell and at home against Callaway (Georgia). 

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Thompson (7A)
3. Saraland (6A)
4. Enterprise (7A)
5. Parker (6A)
6. Clay-Chalkville (6A)
7. Hewitt-Trussville (7A)
8. Auburn (7A)
9. Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (7A)
10. Montgomery Catholic (5A) +1
11. Carver (Montgomery) (7A) +1
12. Mary G. Montgomery (7A) +2
13. Oxford (6A) +5
14. Gulf Shores (6A) -1
15. Prattville (7A) +4
16. Spain Park (7A) +9
17. Hoover (7A) -7
18. Muscle Shoals (6A) +3
19. Jackson (4A) +3
20. Mountain Brook (6A) -3
21. Gadsden City (6A) -5
22. Opelika (7A) NR
23. Vigor (5A) NR
24. Spanish Fort (6A) NR
25. Baker (7A) NR

Updated 8/26/2024

Week 1 of the 2024 Alabama high school football season has now officially come and gone, meaning that our Class 4A-7A Top 25 rankings receive their first update of the young campaign. 

This week’s update features the debut of two new teams in Class 7A’s Prattville at No. 19 and Class 6A’s Spain Park at No. 25. The former of those two teams picked up one of the state’s most notable results in Week 1, as Prattville knocked off previous No. 12 Pike Road on their home field 41-37.

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Thompson (7A)
3. Saraland (6A)
4. Enterprise (7A)
5. Parker (6A)
6. Clay-Chalkville (6A)
7. Hewitt-Trussville (7A)
8. Auburn (7A)
9. Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (7A)
10. Hoover (7A) +4
11. Montgomery Catholic (5A) +4
12. Carver (Montgomery) (7A) +4
13. Gulf Shores (6A) -3
14. Mary G. Montgomery (7A) -3
15. Ramsay (5A) -2
16. Gadsden City (6A) +2
17. Mountain Brook (6A) +3
18. Oxford (6A) +7
19. Prattville (7A) NR
20. Pike Road (6A) -8
21. Muscle Shoals (6A) -2
22. Jackson (4A)
23. Moody (5A) -2
24. Vestavia Hills (7A) -7
25. Spain Park (6A) NR

Preseason – Updated 8/19/2024

The start of the 2024 Alabama high school football season has officially arrived, which means that we here at ITG Next now release our preseason Top 25 Class 4A-7A rankings for this year’s fall campaign. These rankings will be solely Classes 4A-7A and will be updated weekly throughout the 2024 season. 

Holding the No. 1 ranking entering the season are the Central-Phenix City Red Devils out of Class 7A, who finished last year undefeated at 13-0 overall to win the state title. The Red Devils, who are led by head coach Patrick Nix, return numerous key contributors off that same team this fall such as quarterback Andrew Alford, wide receiver Daylyn Upshaw, and offensive tackle Mal Waldrep.

1. Central (Phenix City) (7A)
2. Thompson (7A)
3. Saraland (6A)
4. Enterprise (7A)
5. Parker (6A)
6. Clay-Chalkville (6A)
7. Hewitt-Trussville (7A)
8. Auburn (7A)
9. Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (7A)
10. Gulf Shores (6A)
11. Mary G. Montgomery (7A)
12. Pike Road (6A)
13. Ramsay (5A)
14. Hoover (7A)
15. Montgomery Catholic (5A)
16. Carver (Montgomery) (7A)
17. Vestavia Hills (7A)
18. Gadsden City (6A)
19. Muscle Shoals (6A)
20. Mountain Brook (6A)
21. Moody (5A)
22. Jackson (4A)
23. Mobile Christian (4A)
24. Benjamin Russell (6A)
25. Oxford (6A)