JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — There are now six Northeast Tennessee teams ranked in the latest AP Tennessee prep football poll.
Chuckey-Doak is new to this week’s poll. After defeating previously undefeated Unicoi County last Thursday, the Black Knights are now ranked No. 8 in Class 3A. Unicoi County dropped from No. 4 to No. 10.
After dropping several spots last week, Dobyns-Bennett jumped back to No. 5 in Class 6A following the Indians’ victory over CAK on Friday.
In Class 5A, the undefeated Daniel Boone Trailblazers moved up one spot to No. 5.
With a 7–0 record, Greeneville remained on top in the Class 4A rankings.
The 6–0 Hampton Bulldogs also maintained their No. 1 spot in Class 2A.
The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through October 3, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:
Division I – Class 6A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Oakland (18) | 6-0 | 180 | 1 |
| 2. Collierville | 7-0 | 161 | 2 |
| 3. Ravenwood | 5-2 | 131 | 5 |
| 4. Cane Ridge | 6-1 | 122 | 8 |
| 5. Dobyns-Bennett | 6-1 | 95 | 9 |
| 6. Maryville | 5-2 | 84 | 3 |
| 7. Bradley Central | 5-1 | 62 | 4 |
| 8. Blackman | 5-2 | 51 | 6 |
| 9. Centennial | 6-1 | 30 | NR |
| 10. Houston | 5-2 | 21 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Bartlett 14. Smyrna 11. Bearden 9. Lebanon 5. Farragut 4. Beech 3. Brentwood 3. Germantown 2. Nashville Overton 2.
Division I – Class 5A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Knoxville West (16) | 7-0 | 178 | 1 |
| 2. Page (1) | 7-0 | 162 | 2 |
| 3. Munford (1) | 7-0 | 140 | 4 |
| 4. Nolensville | 7-0 | 128 | 5 |
| 5. Daniel Boone | 6-0 | 91 | 6 |
| 6. Henry County | 5-2 | 89 | 7 |
| 7. Mt. Juliet | 6-1 | 69 | 9 |
| 8. Springfield | 6-1 | 51 | 3 |
| 9. Powell | 5-2 | 45 | NR |
| 10. Sevier County | 6-1 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Morristown West 10. White County 6. Karns 2. McMinn County 2. Franklin County 2. Portland 1. Southwind 1.
Division I – Class 4A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Greeneville (18) | 7-0 | 180 | 1 |
| 2. Anderson County | 7-0 | 160 | 2 |
| 3. Haywood County | 6-0 | 138 | 3 |
| 4. Red Bank | 6-0 | 123 | 4 |
| 5. Marshall County | 6-0 | 103 | 5 |
| 6. Pearl-Cohn | 5-2 | 80 | 6 |
| 7. Stone Memorial | 7-0 | 72 | 9 |
| 8. Upperman | 5-2 | 47 | T10 |
| 9. Macon County | 6-1 | 31 | 7 |
| 10. DeKalb County | 6-1 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hardin County 12. Lexington 8. Craigmont 8. Melrose 8. Gibbs 3. East Hamilton 2. South Gibson 1.
Division I – Class 3A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Alcoa (13) | 6-1 | 175 | 2 |
| 2. East Nashville (5) | 7-0 | 165 | 1 |
| 3. Covington | 5-1 | 145 | 3 |
| 4. Gatlinburg-Pittman | 5-1 | 121 | T4 |
| 5. Sweetwater | 6-1 | 94 | 6 |
| 6. Waverly | 5-1 | 62 | 8 |
| 7. Giles County | 4-2 | 61 | 7 |
| 8. Chuckey-Doak | 5-1 | 54 | NR |
| 9. Smith County | 6-1 | 52 | 10 |
| 10. Unicoi County | 6-1 | 32 | T4 |
Others receiving votes: Raleigh Egypt 14. Sheffield 5. Kingston 4. Fairview 3. West Greene 2. McMinn Central 1.
Division I – Class 2A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Hampton (12) | 6-0 | 173 | 1 |
| 2. Tyner Academy (5) | 7-0 | 167 | 2 |
| 3. Huntingdon | 6-1 | 135 | 4 |
| 4. Riverside | 6-1 | 113 | 5 |
| 5. Fairley (1) | 7-0 | 106 | 6 |
| 6. East Robertson | 6-1 | 74 | 7 |
| 7. Westview | 5-2 | 73 | 9 |
| 8. Freedom Prep | 6-1 | 50 | 8 |
| 9. Union City | 6-1 | 48 | 3 |
| 10. Lewis County | 6-1 | 34 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Westmoreland 9. Mt. Pleasant 4. Richland 2. Meigs County 2.
Division I – Class 1A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. McKenzie (16) | 7-0 | 178 | 1 |
| 2. Fayetteville (1) | 7-0 | 162 | 2 |
| 3. Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (1) | 6-0 | 146 | 3 |
| 4. Peabody | 6-1 | 120 | 5 |
| 5. South Pittsburg | 5-2 | 103 | 6 |
| 6. Dresden | 6-1 | 80 | 4 |
| 7. Moore County | 5-1 | 77 | 7 |
| 8. McEwen | 5-1 | 56 | 8 |
| 9. Clay County | 5-1 | 42 | 9 |
| 10. Coalfield | 6-1 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Gordonsville 5. Halls 3. Lake County 3.
Division II – Class 1A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Friendship Christian (17) | 7-0 | 179 | 1 |
| 2. University-Jackson (1) | 6-1 | 163 | 2 |
| 3. Middle Tennessee Christian | 6-1 | 136 | 3 |
| 4. Jackson Christian | 5-1 | 123 | 5 |
| 5. Grace Christian Academy | 5-2 | 56 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Nashville Christian School 12. Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 8. DCA 6.
Division II – Class 2A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. Lipscomb Academy (18) | 6-0 | 180 | 1 |
| 2. Knoxville Webb | 7-0 | 161 | 2 |
| 3. Lausanne Collegiate | 5-1 | 138 | 3 |
| 4. Chattanooga Christian | 6-1 | 128 | 5 |
| 5. Franklin Road Academy | 6-1 | 82 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Boyd Buchanan 31.
Division II – Class 3A
| School | Record | Poll Points | Prv |
| 1. MBA (15) | 7-0 | 177 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (3) | 6-0 | 165 | 2 |
| 3. Ensworth | 6-1 | 132 | 4 |
| 4. McCallie | 4-2 | 128 | 3 |
| 5. Brentwood Academy | 5-2 | 112 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Father Ryan 6.
All Associated Press members in Tennessee are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Daily Post-Athenian, Athens; Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga; The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville; Cleveland Daily Banner, Cleveland; The Daily Herald, Columbia; The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro; The Tennessean, Nashville; Johnson City Press, Johnson City; Lebanon Democrat, Lebanon; The Lebanon Democrat; The Daily Times, Maryville; Citizen Tribune, Morristown; The Tennessean, Nashville; Shelbyville Times-Gazette; Union City Daily Messenger, Union City; WVLT, Knoxville; WCMT, Martin; The Daily Memphian, Memphis; Herald-Citizen, Cookeville; The Commercial Appeal, Memphis.
