National Rankings: MaxPreps becomes third major poll to put Grayson No. 1
Grayson picked up its third No. 1 national football ranking when MaxPreps moved the Rams into the top spot this week.
Grayson moved up from No. 2 after its 31-10 victory over Norcross in the second round of the playoffs last week. The Rams replaced Maryland’s St. Frances Academy, which fell to No. 3 after being idle last week.
Grayson became the No. 1-ranked team in the High School Football America poll three weeks ago and ascended to No. 1 in the USA Today rankings last week.
The Rams are No. 2 in two other polls – High School on SI and NationalHSFB.com – and No. 3 in the Blue Star Media poll.
Grayson has won 26 consecutive games heading into Friday’s game at Carrollton in the Class 6A quarterfinals, a rematch of last year's championship game. Carrollton is No. 11 in the MaxPreps rankings and in the top 20 of five other polls tracked by GHSF Daily.
Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week's rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week's rankings.
(Top 100)
1. (2) Grayson
7. (8) Buford
11. (11) Carrollton
33. (35) Hughes
35. (38) Thomas County Central
38. (41) Creekside
43. (43) Roswell
45. (45) Gainesville
57. (59) Douglas County
59. (62) North Gwinnett
70. (71) North Oconee
74. (75) Valdosta
87. (79) Lowndes
89. (82) Colquitt County
(Top 25)
1. (1) Grayson
3. (6) Buford
11. (11) Carrollton
(Top 100)
1. (1) Grayson
9. (7) Buford
28. (32) Hughes
36. (39) Carrollton
42. (41) North Gwinnett
47. (46) Creekside
49. (48) Douglas County
52. (51) Roswell
58. (63) Thomas County Central
61. (61) Gainesville
66. (69) Valdosta
81. (68) Colquitt County
(Top 100)
7. (5) Buford
9. (12) Carrollton
10. (9) Grayson
16. (10) Thomas County Central
18. (31) Creekside
35. (40) Hughes
41. (47) North Gwinnett
64. (74) Valdosta
65. (90) Rome
86. (94) Douglas County
89. (56) Lowndes
91. (NR) Cartersville
98. (NR) Gainesville
99. (NR) Roswell
(Top 25)
2. (2) Grayson
3. (3) Buford
11. (11) Carrollton
(Top 25)
2. (2) Grayson
9. (9) Buford
16. (16) Creekside
17. (17) Hughes
18. (18) Carrollton
(Top 25)
3. (3) Grayson
6. (7) Buford
11. (12) Carrollton