Top 10 Georgia High School Football Teams in Classes 2A Private, 3A Private, and 4A Private
Updated 8/30/2026
The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans improved their overall record to 2-0 with a win over Calhoun this past week and remain No. 1 in ITG Next’s updated 2026 Georgia high school football rankings for the Private classification (Classes 2A-4A).
Hebron Christian and Savannah Christian were the only ranked teams to lose, with Hebron’s 48-17 loss to Benedictine enough to drop it four spots to No. 10.
- Greater Atlanta Christian (4A)
- Mount Vernon (2A)
- Calvary Day (2A)
- Christian Heritage (2A)
- Prince Avenue Christian (2A)
- Holy Innocents’ (3A) +1
- Lovett (3A) +2
- Aquinas (2A) +2
- Savannah Christian (2A) -1
- Hebron Christian (3A) -4
Updated 8/23/2026
ITG Next’s updated 2026 Georgia high school football rankings for the Private classification (Classes 2A-4A) is one of the few top 10 polls that didn’t suffer several of its ranked teams losing in their Week 1 matchups.
The exception was Wesleyan, which falls out of the rankings after losing to Whitefield Academy 42-35.
Moving into the No. 10 spot is previously unranked Aquinas, which won its opening game of the season 37-12 over Glascock County.
Greater Atlanta Christian remains in the top spot this week.
- Greater Atlanta Christian (4A)
- Mount Vernon (2A)
- Calvary Day (2A)
- Christian Heritage (2A)
- Prince Avenue Christian (2A)
- Hebron Christian (3A)
- Holy Innocents’ (3A)
- Savannah Christian (2A)
- Lovett (3A)
- Aquinas (2A) NR
Out: Wesleyan (3A)
Preseason – Updated 8/9/2026
Here are ITG Next’s 2026 Georgia high school football preseason rankings for the Private classification (Classes 2A-4A).
After an uncharacteristic losing season in 2024 that saw the Spartans finish with just four wins, Greater Atlanta Christian returned to their winning ways in 2025 by rebounding to finish 10-3 and advance to the Private classification quarterfinals.
As teams across Georgia prepare for the opening game of the regular season, we have Greater Atlanta Christian as our No. 1 team heading into Week 1 of the 2026 season. Greater Atlanta Christian returns its top three rushers, top receiver, top defensive player, and quarterback Michael Miller from last season’s 10-3 team.
Mount Vernon is at No. 2 as the Mustangs return starting quarterback Noah Dungan and a trio of the team’s top receivers from last year.
Calvary Day and Christian Heritage are ranked No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, in the preseason poll.
They are followed by the two true blue-blood programs in the Georgia private school football landscape that have dominated the past few years. That would be Prince Avenue Christian, who won the Class 1A state championship in 2020, 2022, and 2023, along with Hebron Christian, winners of consecutive state titles in 2024 and 2025.
Holy Innocents’, Savannah Christian, Lovett, and Wesleyan round the top 10 at No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 ,and No. 10, respectively.
- Greater Atlanta Christian (4A)
- Mount Vernon (2A)
- Calvary Day (2A)
- Christian Heritage (2A)
- Prince Avenue Christian (2A)
- Hebron Christian (3A)
- Holy Innocents’ (3A)
- Savannah Christian (2A)
- Lovett (3A)
- Wesleyan (3A)
