PRZTN Preseason Power Rankings

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">It's officially game week here in the Volunteer State, which means it's time to release our preseason team rankings! The 2026 season starts this Thursday with a handful of games but really cranks up on Friday where we have several big time matchups, including several inside our Big and Small School "Top 25" power rankings. </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Big School Top 25 (D2-AAA, D2-AA, 6A, 5A, 4A)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Baylor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Brentwood Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Oakland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. McCallie&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Alcoa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Collierville</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Southwind</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Riverdale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Lipscomb Academy&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Oak Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. Pearl Cohn</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. Knox. Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. BGA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. Maryville&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. Ravenwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16. Ensworth&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17. FRA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>18. Lausanne</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>19. CPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>20. Sevier Co.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>21. Page</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>22. Briarcrest Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>23. Memphis Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>24. Blackman</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>25. Whitehaven</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Others Receiving Consideration</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4A: Greeneville, Elizabethton, Anderson Co., Red Bank, Macon Co., Stone Memorial, Upperman, Marshall Co., Springfield, South Gibson, Lexington, Haywood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5A: Powell, Knox. Central, Walker Valley, Rhea Co., Columbia Cent., Tullahoma, Nolensville, Beech, Hendersonville, Henry Co., Kirkwood, Dickson Co., Munford</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6A: Science Hill, Rockvale, Green Hill, Antioch, Brentwood, Independence, Houston</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D2-AA: Boyd Buchanan, GCA, Knox. Webb, Silverdale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>- - -&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 25 Games</strong> <strong>(Week One)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Brentwood Acad. at #1 Baylor</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Oakland at #19 CPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#9 Lipscomb Acad. #4 McCallie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 Alcoa at #14 Maryville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#6 East Nashville at #6 Collierville (Sat.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#18 Lausanne at #7 Southwind</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#8 Riverdale at #12 Knox. Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#10 Oak Ridge at Knox. Halls</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MBA at #11 Pearl Cohn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#13 BGA at St. Michels, AL (Sun.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madison-Ridgeland (MS) at #15 Ravenwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#25 Whitehaven at #16 Ensworth&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Gibson at #17 FRA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#20 Sevier Co. at Farragut</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#14 Giles Co. at #21 Page</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ECS at #22 Briarcrest Chrst. (Thurs.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#18 Melrose at #23 Memp. Central&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clarksville at #24 Blackman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2147738,"width":"288px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/hejulien-crop-422x277-1773098809.jpg?w=421" alt="" class="wp-image-2147738" style="width:288px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Baylor EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='1357924' first='Hans' last='Emery Julien']. Photo by Baylor Athletics.</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Small School Top 25 (D2-A, 3A, 2A, 1A)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Westview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Nash. Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. MASE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Tyner Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Friendship Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. East Nashville</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. South Pittsburg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. McKenzie</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. USJ</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Marion Co.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. Meigs Co.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. East Robertson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. Whites Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. Giles Co.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. Huntingdon&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16. White-House Heritage</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17. Forrest</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>18. Melrose</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>19. MTCS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>20. Gordonsville&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>21. Fairview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>22. Eagleton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>23. TCA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>24. Jackson Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>25. Cascade</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Others Receiving Consideration</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1A: Coalfield, Harriman, Sale Creek, Richland, Perry Co., Dresden, Humboldt</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A: South Greene, Happy Valley, Grundy Co., Smith Co., Cannon Co., Mt. Pleasant, Riverside, Milan, Fairley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3A: Gatlinburg-Pittman, Sequatchie Co., Dyersburg, Covington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D2-A: Concord Chrst., DCA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>- - -&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 25 Games</strong> <strong>(Week One)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1 Westview at #3 MASE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davidson Acad. at #2 Nash. Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chatt. Christian at #4 Tyner Acad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 Friendship Chrst. at Trousdale Co.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#6 East Nashville at #6 Collierville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chrst. Community at #7 South Pittsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#8 McKenzie at #15 Huntingdon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#9 USJ at Northpoint Chrst.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brainerd at #10 Marion Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chatt. Prep at #11 Meigs Co.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Liberty Creek at #12 East Robertson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin-Simpson, Ky at #13 Whites Creek</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#14 Giles Co. at #21 Page</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#16 White House-Heritage at Greenbrier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Creek Wood at #17 Forrest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#18 Melrose at #23 Memp. Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#19 MTCS at Ezell-Harding&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coalfield at #20 Gordonsville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#21 Fairview at East Hickman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#22 Eagleton at Oliver Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dresden at #23 TCA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union City at #24 Jackson Chrst.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#25 Cascade at Cheatham Co.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2253168,"width":"308px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/westview-crop-451x296-1784737861.avif?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-2253168" style="width:308px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->