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 Oct. 2, 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 (8) | 7-0 | 149 | 1 |
| 2. Oakland (6) | 6-1 | 141 | 2 |
| 3. Brentwood (1) | 7-0 | 127 | 3 |
| 4. Germantown (1) | 7-0 | 120 | 4 |
| 5. Mt. Juliet | 7-0 | 84 | 5 |
| 6. Bearden | 4-2 | 54 | 9 |
| 7. Cleveland | 6-1 | 40 | 8 |
| 8. Riverdale | 5-2 | 37 | 10 |
| 9. Bartlett | 6-1 | 27 | 7 |
| 10. Clarksville | 7-0 | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Houston 23. Ravenwood 22. Maryville 20. Collierville 5. Green Hill 5. Cookeville 1.
Division I – Class 5A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Centennial (8) | 7-0 | 150 | 2 |
| 2. Knoxville West (7) | 6-1 | 143 | 1 |
| 3. Henry County (1) | 6-1 | 128 | 3 |
| 4. Southwind | 7-0 | 106 | 4 |
| 5. Nolensville | 6-1 | 88 | 5 |
| 6. Page | 6-1 | 80 | 6 |
| 7. Munford | 6-1 | 43 | 7 |
| (tie) Oak Ridge | 5-1 | 43 | 8 |
| 9. Walker Valley | 6-1 | 41 | 9 |
| 10. McMinn County | 5-2 | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Powell 15. Sevier County 6. East Hamilton 5. Knoxville Halls 4. Hendersonville 2. Beech 1.
Division I – Class 4A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Pearl-Cohn (12) | 7-0 | 153 | 1 |
| 2. Upperman (3) | 7-0 | 133 | 2 |
| 3. Elizabethton (1) | 6-0 | 128 | 3 |
| 4. Hardin County | 7-0 | 113 | 4 |
| 5. Greeneville | 5-0 | 97 | 5 |
| 6. Haywood County | 6-1 | 68 | 6 |
| 7. Macon County | 6-1 | 57 | T7 |
| 8. Stone Memorial | 6-1 | 51 | T7 |
| 9. Marshall County | 6-1 | 41 | 9 |
| 10. Red Bank | 4-2 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Northview Academy 9. Anderson County 9. Gibbs 6. Crockett County 3. Carter 1. White County 1.
Division I – Class 3A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Alcoa (16) | 7-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Dyersburg | 7-0 | 140 | 2 |
| 3. Meigs County | 7-0 | 126 | 4 |
| 4. Gatlinburg-Pittman | 6-1 | 101 | 5 |
| 5. East Nashville | 5-2 | 89 | 3 |
| 6. Kingston | 6-1 | 75 | 6 |
| 7. Giles County | 4-2 | 59 | T7 |
| 8. Covington | 5-2 | 50 | 9 |
| 9. Chuckey-Doak | 6-1 | 48 | T7 |
| 10. McMinn Central | 4-2 | 18 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: White House-Heritage 5. Ripley 3. Sequatchie County 3. Westview 2. Bolton 1.
Division I – Class 2A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. York Institute (5) | 7-0 | 141 | 2 |
| 2. Marion County (5) | 7-0 | 134 | 3 |
| 3. Huntingdon (5) | 5-1 | 113 | T5 |
| 4. Riverside (1) | 5-2 | 96 | 1 |
| 5. Loretto | 7-0 | 92 | T5 |
| 6. Milan | 6-1 | 78 | 4 |
| 7. East Robertson | 6-1 | 53 | 8 |
| 8. Smith County | 5-2 | 48 | 7 |
| 9. Lewis County | 6-1 | 46 | 9 |
| 10. Mt. Pleasant | 6-1 | 21 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Hampton 19. South Greene 18. Mitchell 17. East Hickman 2. Waverly 1. Monterey 1.
Division I – Class 1A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. South Pittsburg (12) | 7-0 | 156 | 1 |
| 2. Dresden (4) | 7-0 | 145 | 2 |
| 3. Moore County | 7-0 | 116 | 3 |
| 4. McKenzie | 6-1 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. Coalfield | 6-1 | 85 | 6 |
| 6. Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering | 5-1 | 75 | 7 |
| 7. Whitwell | 6-1 | 55 | 5 |
| 8. Clay County | 5-2 | 38 | 9 |
| (tie) Collinwood | 5-1 | 38 | 10 |
| 10. Union City | 4-3 | 30 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Cloudland 10. Sale Creek 6. West Carroll 5. Lake County 5. Oliver Springs 5. Gordonsville 5. Halls 1.
Division II – Class 1A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Jackson Christian (12) | 7-0 | 156 | 2 |
| 2. Middle Tennessee Christian (3) | 6-1 | 144 | 1 |
| 3. Friendship Christian (1) | 6-1 | 130 | 3 |
| 4. FIrst Assembly Christian | 5-1 | 73 | 4 |
| 5. Trinity Christian Academy | 5-1 | 72 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Rosemark Academy 52. Columbia Academy 7. DCA 6.
Division II – Class 2A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. Franklin Road Academy (7) | 7-0 | 148 | 1 |
| 2. Knoxville Webb (4) | 7-0 | 139 | 3 |
| 3. CPA (5) | 6-1 | 132 | 2 |
| 4. Boyd Buchanan | 7-0 | 121 | 4 |
| 5. Davidson Academy | 6-1 | 82 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Lausanne Collegiate 18.
Division II – Class 3A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
| 1. McCallie (16) | 7-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor | 6-1 | 137 | 2 |
| 3. MUS | 6-1 | 131 | 3 |
| 4. Ensworth | 5-2 | 110 | 4 |
| 5. Lipscomb Academy | 2-4 | 53 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Knoxville Catholic 25. CBHS 24.
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; Elizabethton Star, Elizabethton; Johnson City Press, Johnson City; Union City Daily Messenger, Union City; WCMT, Martin; Lebanon Democrat, Lebanon; The Mountain Press, Sevierville; Mirror-Exchange, Milan; Weakley County Press, Martin; Cleveland Daily Banner, Cleveland.
