Piedmont, AL – Here is the 2022 preseason high school football poll, otherwise known as the reputation poll. If you’re a traditional team, you’re in; if you won last year’s state championship, you’re likely a No. 1. Presented to you as the only true poll of the athletic year, where voters from around the state (in this case 21) submit their classification top 10s each week regional biases and all. (* indicates team played in a different classification last year).
Class 7A
Team (first-place votes) 2021 W-L Pts
1. Thompson (21) 13-1 252
2. Central-Phenix City 13-1 177
3. Auburn 10-3 152
4. Hewitt-Trussville 9-3 148
5. Hoover 12-1 140
6. James Clemens 10-1 99
7. Fairhope 9-2 84
8. Enterprise 8-4 52
9. Baker 7-4 32
10. Opelika* 9-4 22
Others receiving votes: Prattville (7-4) 20, Bob Jones (5-6) 9, Florence (5-6) 4, Oak Mountain (7-5) 4, Daphne (5-5) 2.
Class 6A
1. Clay-Chalkville (21) 15-0 252
2. Mountain Brook 12-2 172
3. Saraland 10-3 143
4. Briarwood 10-2 121
5. Hueytown 13-2 98
6. Pike Road* 14-0 93
7. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 11-3 92
8. Spanish Fort 10-2 60
9. Gardendale 10-3 26
10. Pinson Valley 9-4 25
Others receiving votes: Theodore* (10-2) 23, Hartselle (10-1) 21, Gadsden City* (5-5) 20, Helena (9-2) 14, Carver-Montgomery (5-6) 13, Fort Payne (6-5) 7, Parker* (11-2) 5, Baldwin Co. (8-4) 4, Calera (7-4) 3, Muscle Shoals (9-2) 2, Oxford (7-5) 2, Homewood (6-6) 1.
Class 5A
1. UMS-Wright (12) 11-2 222
2. Vigor* (7) 14-1 202
3. Ramsay 6-5 126
4. Pleasant Grove (1) 12-2 102
5. Alexandria (1) 11-1 76
6. Leeds 10-2 75
7. Guntersville 9-2 72
8. Gulf Shores* 6-4 69
9. Russellville 9-3 63
10. Central-Clay Co. 9-3 45
Others receiving votes: Fairview (12-2) 30, Arab* (8-3) 29, Eufaula* (5-6) 26, Greenville (8-4) 14, Moody (6-4) 13, Faith-Mobile (7-5) 12, Demopolis (7-5) 7, Southside-Gadsden* (5-6) 7, Williamson* (5-6) 6, Citronelle* (3-7) 1.
Class 4A
1. Catholic-Montgomery* (8) 13-1 167
2. Handley (4) 9-3 161
3. Andalusia* (2) 9-5 145
4. Jacksonville (1) 7-4 122
5. Northside (3) 10-2 112
6. Montgomery Academy* (1) 11-4 103
7. Jackson 11-3 95
8. Oneonta (2) 13-2 77
9. Etowah 6-5 47
10. Anniston 5-5 44
Others receiving votes: Randolph (10-2) 26, T.R. Miller* (10-3) 21, Cherokee Co. (7-4) 18, American Christian (11-2) 13, Priceville (10-2) 12, Bayside Academy* (9-3) 11, Brooks (12-1) 11, Good Hope (9-4) 7, Orange Beach* (9-2) 5.
Class 3A
1. Piedmont (21) 13-2 252
2. Gordo* 9-3 112
3. Mars Hill Bible* 10-4 106
4. Opp 9-3 100
5. Alabama Christian* 7-4 87
6. St. James* 10-2 86
7. Mobile Christian* 5-6 85
8. Hillcrest-Evergreen 7-6 83
9. Winfield 12-1 69
10. Madison Academy* 12-2 68
Others receiving votes: Saks (12-2) 44, Flomaton (6-4) 23, Ohatchee (9-3) 21, Straughn* (7-4) 20, Houston Academy (6-5) 12, Walter Wellborn (5-5) 9, Excel (6-4) 6, Lauderdale Co. (10-2) 6, Sylvania (8-3) 6, Geraldine (7-4) 2.
Class 2A
1. Fyffe* (14) 10-2 230
2. Clarke Co. (6) 13-2 202
3. Lanett 10-3 143
4. Ariton 10-2 142
5. Highland Home (1) 8-6 115
6. B.B. Comer 10-3 75
7. Aliceville 8-4 69
8. G.W. Long 8-2 53
9. Pisgah 7-4 52
10. Cleveland 12-3 44
Others receiving votes: Wicksburg* (7-4) 31, Tanner (8-4) 26, J.U. Blacksher (4-7) 13, Sand Rock (7-4) 2.
Class 1A
1. Brantley (7) 12-1 170
2. Spring Garden* (3) 12-1 167
3. Sweet Water (6) 14-0 153
4. Leroy* (3) 2-8 151
5. Wadley (1) 13-2 129
6. Elba* 10-2 108
7. Pickens Co. 11-3 107
8. Decatur Heritage 10-3 63
9. Linden (1) 5-5 56
10. Cedar Bluff 6-5 27
Others receiving votes: Valley Head (5-6) 23, Kinston (8-4) 18, Millry (8-4) 12, Maplesville (11-2) 8, Hackleburg (6-5) 3, Keith (10-2) 2.
AISA
1. Glenwood (20) 6-5 249
2. Autauga Academy 13-0 172
3. Patrician 8-3 152
4. Chambers Academy (1) 10-2 142
5. Macon-East 7-5 113
6. Edgewood 5-6 85
7. Jackson Academy 10-2 84
8. Lowndes Academy 11-3 83
9. Escambia Academy 11-2 57
10. Bessemer Academy 3-7 24
Others receiving votes: Abbeville Christian (2-8) 14, Monroe Academy (3-7) 13, Crenshaw Christian (7-4) 6, Clarke Prep (2-9) 1, Lee-Scott (8-3) 1, Sparta (9-2) 1. [*** read more]
