There was no movement at the top of the GPB Football Rankings this week, but several schools jumped back into the rankings, some for the first time.

Holding onto the No. 1 spots were Mill Creek in Class 7A, Gainesville in 6A, Cartersville in 5A, Benedictine in 4A, Calvary Day in 3A, Thomson in 2A, Prince Avenue Christian in Class A Division I and Schley County in Class A Division II.

Entering or re-entering the rankings were: Westlake at No. 9 in 7A; Greater Atlanta Christian at No. 9, and Harris County at No. 10 in 5A; Starr’s Mill at No. 9 and Stephenson at No. 10 in Class 4A; Sandy Creek at No. 9 and Adairsville at No. 10 in 3A; Cook at No. 10 in 2A; Brooks County at No. 10 in Class A Division I; and Aquinas at No. 7 in Class A Division II.  

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With one week remaining before the playoffs begin, 38 region championships have been decided. That leaves the potential for a lot of drama as schools fight to get one of the coveted four state playoff spots in each region.

“All that leaves is 28 championships, right?” asked GPB’s Jon Nelson. “And there are a few regions where there are tiebreakers and math. And then we may not have any answers in some places where math may not be the final answer.

"Does anyone have a mini-game in their regions come Monday evening? Someone let me know. I can't wait to start filling out brackets in pen.”

The only real drama this week comes from Class 2A, where Cook mustered enough support to move into the No. 10 spot after knocking off Fitzgerald. The issue with the voters was the cloud of uncertainty hanging over Cook’s postseason prospects because of the impending forfeiture of five games due to an eligibility issue. Cook is appealing the ruling to the GHSA’s Board of Trustees after losing its initial appeal. If the final appeal is denied, the Hornets will miss the playoffs for the first time in 22 years.

Class 7A

  1. Mill Creek
  2. Colquitt County
  3. Buford
  4. Carrollton
  5. Walton
  6. Norcross
  7. Parkview
  8. Grayson
  9. Westlake
  10. Milton

Also receiving votes: Newton

Class 6A

  1. Gainesville
  2. Thomas County Central
  3. Roswell
  4. Douglas County
  5. Hughes
  6. Rome
  7. Marist
  8. Lee County
  9. Houston County
  10. Woodward Academy

Also receiving votes: None

Class 5A

  1. Cartersville
  2. Creekside
  3. Coffee
  4. Jefferson
  5. Ware County
  6. Kell
  7. Warner Robins
  8. Hiram
  9. Greater Atlanta Christian
  10. Harris County

Also receiving votes: Arabia Mountain, Dalton, Tucker

Class 4A

  1. Benedictine
  2. North Oconee
  3. Spalding
  4. Bainbridge
  5. Central Carroll
  6. Troup
  7. Perry
  8. Stockbridge
  9. Starr’s Mill
  10. Stephenson

Also receiving votes:  Cairo, Wayne County

Class 3A

  1. Calvary Day
  2. Cedar Grove
  3. Stephens County
  4. Mary Persons
  5. Savannah Christian
  6. Morgan County
  7. Lumpkin County
  8. Carver Columbus
  9. Sandy Creek
  10. Adairsville

Also receiving votes: Bremen

Class 2A

  1. Thomson
  2. Appling County
  3. Callaway
  4. Pierce County
  5. Toombs County
  6. Fellowship Christian
  7. Fitzgerald
  8. Rockmart
  9. Northeast
  10. Cook

Also receiving votes: Spencer, Columbia

Class A Division I

  1. Prince Avenue Christian
  2. Commerce
  3. Trion
  4. Bleckley County
  5. Lamar County
  6. Swainsboro
  7. Elbert County
  8. Rabun County
  9. Bryan County
  10. Brooks County

Also receiving votes: Dublin

Class A Division II

  1. Schley County
  2. Jenkins County
  3. Bowdon
  4. Clinch County
  5. Manchester
  6. Early County
  7. Aquinas
  8. Macon County
  9. Greene County
  10. Johnson County

Also receiving votes: Lanier County, Dooly County, Telfair County