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 September 11, 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 | Points | Prv |
| 1. Bradley Central (10) | 4-0 | 172 | 1 |
| 2. Oakland (7) | 3-1 | 165 | 2 |
| 3. Brentwood | 4-0 | 139 | 3 |
| 4. Germantown (1) | 4-0 | 132 | 4 |
| 5. Mt. Juliet | 4-0 | 83 | 8 |
| 6. Maryville | 2-2 | 77 | 5 |
| 7. Bartlett | 3-1 | 61 | 9 |
| 8. Riverdale | 2-2 | 34 | 7 |
| 9. Bearden | 1-2 | 26 | 10 |
| 10. Cleveland | 3-1 | 18 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Collierville 17. Farragut 14. Siegel 12. Ravenwood 11. William Blount 8. Green Hill 7. Jefferson County 6. Gallatin 4. Houston 2. Clarksville 1. Whitehaven 1.
Division I – Class 5A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Knoxville West (18) | 4-0 | 180 | 1 |
| 2. Henry County | 3-1 | 143 | 2 |
| 3. Centennial | 4-0 | 135 | 5 |
| 4. Nolensville | 4-0 | 124 | 3 |
| 5. Oak Ridge | 3-0 | 98 | 7 |
| 6. Page | 3-1 | 86 | 6 |
| 7. Southwind | 4-0 | 59 | NR |
| 8. Munford | 3-1 | 44 | 4 |
| 9. Powell | 2-2 | 33 | 8 |
| 10. Beech | 2-2 | 31 | T9 |
Others receiving votes: Walker Valley 23. Knoxville Halls 12. Hendersonville 11. East Hamilton 5. Rhea County 3. Sevier County 1. Hillsboro 1. McMinn County 1.
Division I – Class 4A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Pearl-Cohn (15) | 4-0 | 177 | 1 |
| 2. Upperman (1) | 4-0 | 136 | 4 |
| 2. Elizabethton (1) | 4-0 | 136 | 3 |
| 4. Greeneville (1) | 2-0 | 131 | 2 |
| 5. Hardin County | 4-0 | 115 | 5 |
| 6. Stone Memorial | 4-0 | 80 | 6 |
| 7. Haywood County | 3-1 | 56 | 7 |
| 8. Crockett County | 4-0 | 51 | 9 |
| 9. Red Bank | 3-1 | 40 | 8 |
| 10. Macon County | 3-1 | 27 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Anderson County 13. Loudon 12. Marshall County 9. Obion County 4. Carter 2. Gibbs 1.
Division I – Class 3A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Alcoa (18) | 3-0 | 180 | 1 |
| 2. East Nashville | 4-0 | 157 | 2 |
| 3. Dyersburg | 4-0 | 145 | 3 |
| 4. Meigs County | 4-0 | 123 | 4 |
| 5. Gatlinburg-Pittman | 3-1 | 98 | 5 |
| 6. Giles County | 2-2 | 54 | 8 |
| 7. Kingston | 3-1 | 52 | 10 |
| 8. Covington | 2-2 | 49 | 9 |
| 9. Sequatchie County | 3-1 | 46 | 7 |
| 10. Chuckey-Doak | 3-1 | 45 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Sweetwater 13. Ripley 7. McMinn Central 6. Westview 5. White House-Heritage 4. Watertown 4. Raleigh Egypt 2.
Division I – Class 2A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Riverside (13) | 3-1 | 165 | T1 |
| 2. Milan (3) | 4-0 | 151 | T1 |
| 3. East Robertson (2) | 4-0 | 143 | 3 |
| 4. York Institute | 4-0 | 120 | 4 |
| 5. Marion County | 4-0 | 111 | 5 |
| 6. Lewis County | 4-0 | 77 | 6 |
| 7. Huntingdon | 2-1 | 65 | 8 |
| 8. Fairley | 4-0 | 58 | 9 |
| 9. Mt. Pleasant | 4-0 | 45 | 10 |
| 10. Smith County | 3-1 | 33 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Hampton 9. Loretto 4. South Greene 4. Westmoreland 2. Monterey 1. Waverly 1. Bledsoe County 1.
Division I – Class 1A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. South Pittsburg (13) | 4-0 | 175 | 1 |
| 2. Dresden (5) | 4-0 | 166 | 2 |
| 3. Coalfield | 4-0 | 128 | 3 |
| 4. Moore County | 4-0 | 120 | 5 |
| 5. McKenzie | 3-1 | 111 | 4 |
| 6. Whitwell | 4-0 | 86 | 6 |
| 7. Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering | 3-0 | 78 | 7 |
| 8. Union City | 2-2 | 50 | 8 |
| 9. Sale Creek | 3-1 | 32 | 9 |
| 10. Gordonsville | 2-2 | 17 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Clay County 10. Cloudland 8. Collinwood 4. Greenback 2. Oliver Springs 2. West Carroll 1.
Division II – Class 1A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Friendship Christian (14) | 4-0 | 166 | 1 |
| 2. Jackson Christian (4) | 4-0 | 161 | 2 |
| 3. Middle Tennessee Christian | 4-0 | 149 | 3 |
| 4. DCA | 3-1 | 114 | 4 |
| 5. Trinity Christian Academy | 2-1 | 54 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: First Assembly Christian 31. Rosemark Academy 19. Nashville Christian School 12. Franklin Grace Christian Academy 8. Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 6.
Division II – Class 2A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Franklin Road Academy (7) | 4-0 | 168 | 1 |
| 2. CPA (8) | 3-1 | 163 | 2 |
| 3. KnoxvilleWebb(3) | 4-0 | 139 | 3 |
| 4. Boyd Buchanan | 4-0 | 107 | 4 |
| 5. Chattanooga Christian | 3-1 | 72 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Davidson Academy 47. Lausanne Collegiate 18. University-Jackson 6.
Division II – Class 3A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. McCallie (11) | 4-0 | 173 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (6) | 3-1 | 161 | 2 |
| 3. Ensworth (1) | 4-0 | 140 | 3 |
| 4. MUS | 4-0 | 92 | 4 |
| 5. Father Ryan | 4-0 | 80 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Lipscomb Academy 61. Brentwood Academy 7. Knoxville Catholic 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: Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga; The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville; The Daily Herald, Columbia; Herald-Citizen, Cookeville; The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro; The Tennessean, Nashville; Elizabethton Star, Elizabethton; Johnson City Press, Johnson City; The Tennessean, Nashville; Union City Daily Messenger, Union City; WCMT, Martin; The Mountain Press, Sevierville; The Mirror-Exchange, Milan; Weakley County Press, Martin.
