Alabama Sports Writers Association Pre-Season High School Football Rankings

2006 Pre-Season Poll


(First place votes in parenthesis.)

Class 1A

Rank School 2005 Pts
No. 1 Brantley (17) (13-2) 279
No. 2 Sweet Water (7) (9-3) 232
No. 3 Wadley (2) (13-1) 190
No. 4 Cedar Bluff (12-1) 173
No. 5 Maplesville (8-3) 120
No. 6 Linden (9-4) 92
No. 7 Hackleburg (9-3) 86
No. 8 Autaugaville (10-1) 72
No. 9 Hazlewood (8-4) 44
No. 10 Hubbard (7-5) 37

Others receiving votes
Sulligent (1) (5-6) 35
Florala (1) (10-2) 34
South Lamar (9-2) 34
Parrish (7-4) 33
Valley Head (9-3) 32
Ragland (6-5) 31
Frisco City (9-3) 22
Lynn (7-4) 21
Ariton (8-3) 11
Berry (8-3) 6
Gaston (6-5) 6
Billingsley (4-6) 3
Millry (8-4) 2

Class 2A

Rank School 2005 Pts
No. 1 Southern Choctaw (10) (14-1) 228
No. 2 Lineville (6) (11-3) 227
No. 3 Leroy (8) (12-2) 225
No. 4 Fyffe (10-2) 166
No. 5 Houston Academy (2) (11-1) 164
No. 6 Addison (1)** (14-1) 134
No. 7 Tanner (10-3) 83
No. 8 Randolph County (1) (7-4) 79
No. 9 American Christian (13-1) 78
No. 10 Cottonwood (9-4) 41
**-2005 1A state champs

Others receiving votes
Woodland (6-6) 35
Luverne (9-3) 23
Winterboro (11-2) 23
Section (6-5) 22
Sand Rock (6-5) 22
Loachapoka (10-3) 13
Reeltown (5-5) 7
Brindlee Mountain* (0-0) 3
Falkville (4-7) 3
Pickens County (8-3) 3
West Morgan (5-5) 3
Highland Home (8-3) 2
Lanett (5-7) 2
*-did not play varsity competition in 2005.

Class 3A

Rank School 2005 Pts.
No. 1 Pike County (20)** (15-0) 308
No. 2 Clay County (4) *** (14-1) 227
No. 3 Colbert County (1) (10-3) 189
No. 4 Winfield (2) (12-2) 153
No. 5 Aliceville (1) (11-1) 110
No. 6 Weaver (12-1) 94
No. 7 Hokes Bluff (7-4) 90
No. 8 Geneva (11-2) 84
No. 9 Madison Academy (10-2) 61
No. 10 Susan Moore (9-3) 58
**-2005 3A state champs
***-2005 2A state champs.

Others receiving votes
Plainview (6-5) 45
Montgomery Academy (6-6) 37
Clarke County (5-6) 33
LaFayette (10-2) 27
Straughn (6-5) 22
Lexington (11-2) 17
Cordova (10-2) 13
Marbury (7-3) 9
Sumiton Christian (8-3) 8
Gordo (8-4) 6
Greensboro (6-5) 5
Slocomb (5-6) 3
Sylvania (9-2) 3
Washington County (6-5) 2
Elba (5-6) 1
Sardis (5-6) 1
Sheffield (4-7) 1
Sumter County (4-6) 1

Class 4A

Rank School 2005 Pts.
No. 1 Deshler (9) (12-3) 246
No. 2 North Jackson (8) (12-1) 222
No. 3 Thomasville (6) (11-3) 214
No. 4 T.R. Miller (3) (11-3) 164
No. 5 Alexandria (1) (12-2) 153
No. 6 Cherokee County (13-2) 122
No. 7 Oneonta (12-1) 104
No. 8 East Limestone (9-3) 89
No. 9 Andalusia (7-4) 64
No. 10 Trinity (1) (7-4) 53

Others receiving votes
Cleburne County (10-2) 39
Dora (7-4) 35
Fayette County (9-2) 30
Guntersville (8-3) 12
St. James (7-3) 9
Brooks (6-5) 6
W.S. Neal (4-6) 5
Haleyville (10-2) 4
Hamilton (5-5) 4
Midfield (8-4) 4
Saks (1-9) 4
St. Clair County (9-3) 4
Jemison (7-4) 3
Tarrant (8-4) 3
Boaz (4-6) 2
Columbia* (0-0) 2
Ashville (6-5) 1
*-did not play varsity competition in 2005.

Class 5A

Rank School 2005 Pts.
No. 1 Russellville (9) (13-1) 235
No. 2 UMS-Wright (5)** (15-0) 220
No. 3 Decatur (4) (10-2) 191
No. 4 Benjamin Russell (3) (9-5) 157
No. 5 Briarwood Christian (3) (10-3) 150
No. 6 Athens (1) (8-5) 123
No. 7 Eufaula (1) (11-1) 104
No. 8 B.C. Rain (7-5) 81
No. 9 Demopolis (1) (12-1) 61
No. 10 Etowah (10-2) 52
**-2005 4A state champs.

Others receiving votes
Fairfield (10-2) 37
McAdory (10-2) 34
St. Paul's (7-6) 29
Parker (10-2) 23
Jess Lanier (1) (8-3) 21
Lee-Huntsville (10-3) 17
Mortimer Jordan (7-4) 13
John Carroll (4-7) 12
Williamson (7-4) 12
Carroll (7-4) 10
Hartselle (6-4) 9
Cullman (7-4) 5
Charles Henderson (4-5) 4
Vigor (4-5) 4
Wilcox Central (4-6) 4
Citronelle (7-4) 3
Tallassee (9-3) 3
Pleasant Grove (6-5) 2
Springville (9-4) 1

Class 6A

Rank School 2005 Pts.
No. 1 Hoover (27)*** (14-1) 333
No. 2 Daphne (13-2) 216
No. 3 Prattville (1) (11-1) 190
No. 4 Davidson (12-1) 163
No. 5 Tuscaloosa County (12-1) 143
No. 6 Homewood** (15-0) 129
No. 7 Opelika (12-2) 125
No. 8 Foley (8-2) 69
No. 9 Murphy (10-2) 50
No. 10 Oak Mountain (10-4) 42
***-2005 Class 6A state champs.
**-2005 Class 5A state champs.

Others receiving votes
Clay-Chalkville (10-3) 29
Carver-Montgomery (10-2) 20
Enterprise (9-3) 12
Buckhorn (13-2) 11
Central-Phenix City (7-4) 11
Gadsden City* (0-0) 11
Pell City (9-3) 7
Bob Jones (7-5) 6
Vestavia Hills (6-4) 5
Theodore (9-3) 5
LeFlore (1-9) 4
McGill-Toolen (6-5) 4
Sparkman (6-5) 4
Auburn (7-4) 3
Spain Park (5-5) 3
Jeff Davis (2-7) 2
Minor (5-6) 2
Mountain Brook (6-5) 2
*-New school in 2006.