Three defending state champions will begin the season in the No. 1 spot in the GPB Sports High School Rankings.

Class 5A Milton (which won Class 7A in 2024), Class 2A Prince Avenue Christian (which won Class 1 Private in 2023 and 2024) and Class A Division II Bowdon (a two-time defending champion) all start the season in the pole position.

Because private and public schools in Class 3A-1A will compete against each other in the regular season, the GPB poll will include both public and private in our weekly poll. The GPB poll will publish an additional poll for the Class 3A-1A private schools.

The No. 1 teams in the other classifications are Buford in 6A, Benedictine in 4A, Calvary Day in 3A, and Savannah Christian in Class A Division I. Savannah Christian is No. 1in the Class 3A-1A Private School division.

High school football begins this week. GPB Sports will start its weekly Football Fridays in Georgia broadcast on Friday at 7:30 p.m. by showing the game between Buford and Milton.

Class 6A

  1. Buford
  2. Carrollton
  3. Douglas County
  4. Grayson
  5. Mill Creek
  6. Westlake
  7. Newton
  8. Camden County
  9. Colquitt County
  10. Walton

Class 5A

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

Class 4A

  1. Benedictine
  2. Cartersville
  3. Warner Robins
  4. Creekside
  5. Perry
  6. Stockbridge
  7. Cass
  8. Marist
  9. Ware County
  10. Central Carroll

Class 3A

  1. Calvary Day
  2. Jefferson
  3. Cedar Grove
  4. Sandy Creek
  5. Aquinas
  6. Lumpkin County
  7. Calhoun
  8. Oconee County
  9. LaGrange
  10. Douglass

Class 2A

  1. Prince Avenue Christian
  2. Pierce County
  3. Carver Columbus
  4. Rockmart
  5. Stephens County
  6. Hebron Christian
  7. Appling County
  8. Thomson
  9. North Cobb Christian
  10. Burke County

Class A Division I

  1. Savannah Christian
  2. Fellowship Christian
  3. Toombs County
  4. Commerce
  5. Swainsboro
  6. Elbert County
  7. Rabun County
  8. Dublin
  9. Wesleyan
  10. Thomasville

Class A Division II

  1. Bowdon
  2. Manchester
  3. Schley County
  4. Brooks County
  5. Greene County
  6. Irwin County
  7. Trion
  8. Clinch County
  9. Lincoln County
  10. Bryan County

Class 3A-1A Private

  1. Savannah Christian
  2. Prince Avenue Christian
  3. Fellowship Christian
  4. Calvary Day
  5. Hebron Christian
  6. Aquinas
  7. Wesleyan
  8. Trinity Christian
  9. North Cobb Christian
  10. Greater Atlanta Christian