Top 10 Georgia High School Football Teams in Class 7A
Updated 11/8/2026
The Valdosta Wildcats and Colquitt County Packers climb in ITG Next’s updated 2026 Georgia high school football Class 7A rankings. Valdosta moves up to No. 5, and Colquitt County jumps three spots to No. 6, just behind the Wildcats.
The Lowndes Vikings remain No. 3 despite suffering their first loss of the season, falling 23-20 to Colquitt County on a last-second touchdown pass from Packers quarterback Khi Mitchell to tight end Tucker Saporita. The Vikings clinched the Region 1-7A championship despite the loss.
The Buford Wolves and Carrollton Trojans remain No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
Despite being the consensus No. 1 team across most Georgia high school football rankings, Buford head coach Bryant Appling and his undefeated Wolves will enter the Class 7A playoffs as the No. 9 seed under the GHSA’s postseason ranking system.
Can Appling and the Wolves overcome the distortion of the PSR and make a deep postseason run?
- Buford
- Carrollton
- Lowndes
- Newton
- Valdosta (+1)
- Colquitt County (+3)
- North Gwinnett
- Brookwood (-3)
- Grayson (-1)
- Westlake
Updated 11/1/2026
Here are ITG Next’s updated 2026 Georgia high school football Class 7A rankings.
The biggest matchup in Class 7A was perhaps the biggest game in the state and in the country, as the Lowndes Vikings defeated the Valdosta Wildcats 32-31 in a thrilling Winnersville Classic.
With Valdosta driving deep into Lowndes territory late in the game, Lowndes forced a fumble and recovered the ball at its own 11-yard line with 10 seconds remaining to secure the victory.
Lowndes moves ahead of Valdosta and Newton to claim the No. 3 spot in the poll, and Valdosta falls to No. 6.
- Buford
- Carrollton
- Lowndes (+2)
- Newton (-1)
- Brookwood (+1)
- Valdosta (-2)
- North Gwinnett
- Grayson
- Colquitt County
- Westlake
Updated 10/25/2026
Here are ITG Next’s updated 2026 Georgia high school football Class 7A rankings.
The Westlake Lions hosted the Carrollton Trojans with hopes of an upset, but the Lions snapped back to reality as the Trojans broke away from an early 7-7 tie to take a 52-13 lead into halftime.
Carrollton head coach Joey King’s team won 66-27 as Westlake faced the same problem many teams have faced and will continue to face the rest of the season: trying to slow down Carrollton.
Westlake drops to No. 10 in the poll, allowing North Gwinnett, Grayson, and Colquitt County to each advance one spot.
Buford defeated neighboring Mill Creek 40-0 and remains No. 1 in the rankings.
- Buford
- Carrollton
- Newton
- Valdosta
- Lowndes
- Brookwood
- North Gwinnett (+1)
- Grayson (+1)
- Colquitt County (+1)
- Westlake (-3)
