September 8, 2026

STATE POLLS OUT | Carthage, Troup still rule their rankings; Kilgore remains 7th in 4A-DI

Mitch Lucas 13 hours ago

The week two version of the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state high school football rankings looks an awful lot like last week’s.

The biggest shake-up was in the Class 5A, Division I poll, where year-in, year-out favorites Highland Park and DeSoto have dropped completely out of the poll. Yep, you read that right: DeSoto was the preseason No. 1 team in the state in 5A-DI, but now they’re out of the top 10. Highland Park, too – that’s a little shocking, after 30-plus years of stability.

Locally, in rankings involving ETBlitz.com-area programs, Carthage remains the No. 1 team in the state in the 4A, Division II rankings, and Kilgore, which had an open date last weekend, remains No. 7 in the 4A-DI poll.

Gilmer, in spite of its beatdown of Chapel Hill last Friday in Tyler, did not ease back into the 4A-DII poll, and in spite of two very impressive wins, the Overton High School Mustangs did not crack the top 10 in 2A-DII.

Other items of note:

  • Waxahachie remained No. 1 in the Class 6A poll.
  • Longview moved up to 10th in that same poll; the Lobos were 15th a week ago. Longview (2-0) put a pretty good whipping on rival Marshall on Friday night, 61-13.
  • The new No. 1 in 5A-DI is Smithson Valley, up from No. 2 last week.
  • South Oak Cliff remains No. 1 in 5A-DII, in spite of the fact that they’re 0-1, and had the week off this past week.
  • Defending 4A-DI state champion Stephenville moved to 2-0, but by the skin of their teeth, as rival Brownwood led the game with just a couple of seconds remaining – Stephenville scored very late to eke out with a 28-24 win. But a win is a win, and they’re unbeaten.
  • Lindale, ranked second behind Stephenville in the 4A-DII= poll, also had to pull a few magic tricks to come from behind and beat Whitehouse last Friday. Lindale maintains its second overall ranking in that poll.
  • As mentioned, coach Clint Fuller’s Kilgore Bulldogs are ranked seventh; the Ragin’ Red has played only one game, a loss at Pleasant Grove in week one. But Kilgore will be tested again this week, a road trip to Gilmer on Friday night.
  • Carthage is still the top dog, pun intended, in 4A-DII, after beating Pine Tree, 67-36, Friday night. Coach Scott Surratt is in his 20th season now at Carthage and has 11 state titles there to prove it. They have an open date this week.
  • Columbus is still No. 1 in 3A-DI, and locally, coach Sam Wells’ Troup Tigers smashed Edgewood, 63-21, and are ranked tops in the state in 3A-DII.
  • Finally, they’re not in the ETB coverage area, but congratulations to Union Hill, a six-man program in Gilmer. Union Hill is No. 1 in the biggest six-man division, 1A-DI.

Now, beginning with 6A, here are all the rankings, as ETBlitz.com recognizes the longstanding prestige of the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football rankings as the ONLY real poll of Texas state high school football. Give those folks some business: there’s a link below to subscribe. We don’t have a paywall to subscribe to ETBlitz.com, but the folks at DCTF do a great job of covering the sport.

CLASS 6A STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Waxahachie2-01Beat Coppell, 27-24Denton Guyer
2. Galena Park-N. Shore2-02Beat RR / John Curtis (La.), 27-17South Oak Cliff
3. North Crowley2-04Beat Southlake Carroll, 40-10Humble Summer Creek
4. Allen2-05Beat DeSoto, 50-6Southlake Carroll
5. Denton Guyer2-07Beat Melissa, 27-9Waxahachie
6. San Antonio Johnson1-09Beat Austin Vandegrift, 38-7Odessa
7. Katy2-010Beat Dickinson, 42-24Katy Tompkins
8. Fort Bend Ridge Point2-011Beat Alvin Shadow Creek, 28-7Cypress Bridgeland
9. Cypress Ranch2-018Beat Sheldon C.E. King, 31-28Aldine Nimitz
10. Longview2-015Beat Marshall, 61-13at Ruston (La.)
11. Sheldon C.E. King1-13Lost to Cypress Ranch, 31-28Woodlands / C. Park
12. Coppell1-18Lost to Waxahachie, 27-24Keller Timber
13. Lake Travis1-016Beat Pflugerville Weiss, 38-21Cibolo Steele
14. Alvin Shadow Creek1-112Lost to Fort Bend Ridge Point, 28-7Open date
15. Austin Westlake2-021Beat Euless Trinity, 35-10Prosper
16. Duncanville1-120Beat Cedar Hill, 34-10DeSoto
17. Humble Summer Creek1-119Beat Houston Strake Jesuit, 36-6North Crowley
18. Southlake Carroll1-16Lost to North Crowley, 40-10Allen
19. Dripping Springs1-022Beat San Antonio Harlan, 42-7Round Rock
20. Lewisville2-024Beat Trophy Club Nelson, 42-7Denton Ryan
21. Humble Atascocita1-125Beat Cibolo Steele, 38-23Dickinson
22. Pearland2-0NRBeat Katy Paetow, 38-14Pasadena Dobie
23. Prosper2-0NRBeat North Forney, 50-43 (OT)Austin Westlake
24. Willis2-0NRBeat Klein Collins, 38-28Spring Westfield
25. Cibolo Steele1-117Lost to Humble Atascocita, 38-23Lake Travis

CLASS 5A, DIVISION I STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Smithson Valley1-02Beat San Antonio Sotomayor, 47-14Austin McCallum
2. Frisco Lone Star2-03Beat Philadelphia Gratz (Pa.), 48-24Cedar Hill
3. Richmond Randle2-04Beat Spring Westfield, 3-0Open date
4. Port Arthur-Memorial2-07Beat Houston Bellaire, 47-7Lufkin
5. Angleton2-09Beat Dayton, 42-7Fort Bend Dulles
6. Boerne Champion2-0NRBeat New Braunfels Canyon, 42-14Bastrop Cedar Creek
7. Denton Ryan1-15Beat Mansfield Timberview, 35-30Lewisville
8. Pflugerville Weiss1-16Lost to Lake Travis, 38-21Leander
9. Melissa1-08Lost to Denton Guyer, 27-9Rockwall
10. Richland2-0NRLost to Haltom, 49-21Brewer
Dropped out: DeSoto, Highland Park.

CLASS 5A, DIVISION II STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. South Oak Cliff0-11Lost to Richmond Randle, 20-14Galena Park North Shore
2. Boerne2-02Beat Round Rock Westwood, 34-14San Antonio Davenport
3. Anna2-03Beat Colleyville Heritage, 49-31Frisco Panther Creek
4. Alamo Heights2-04Beat SA Pieper, 43-14San Antonio Southwest
5. Argyle 1-15Lost to Oak Ridge (Calif.), 27-26Somerset Academy Losee
6. Port Neches-Groves1-16Lost to Port Arthur-Memorial, 35-27Fort Bend Crawford
7. Liberty Hill2-08Beat Arlington Seguin, 49-41Austin Vandegrift
8. Brenham2-010Beat Killeen, 34-30Richmond
9. Mansfield Timberview2-0NRBeat Seguin, 38-7Richardson
10. Fort Bend Crawford2-0NRBeat Huntsville, 49-14Port Neches-Groves
Dropped out: Terrell, New Braunfels

CLASS 4A, DIVISION I STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Stephenville2-01Beat Brownwood, 28-24Lubbock Cooper
2. Lindale2-02Beat Whitehouse, 46-42Van
3. Decatur2-04Beat Dennison, 44-40Wichita Falls Memorial
4. San Antonio Davenport2-05Beat Leander Glenn, 58-20Boerne
5. La Vernia1-13Lost to Cuero, 28-20Austin LBJ
6. Bay City1-110Beat La Marque, 27-13Houston-Furr
7. Kilgore0-17Open dateGilmer
8. Corpus Christi Calallen2-0NRBeat Corpus Christi Carroll, 42-14Gregory-Portland
9. Canyon West Plains1-1NRBeat Lubbock Frenship Mem. 48-14Seminole
10. Springtown0-26Lost to Robinson, 38-35Brownwood
Dropped out: Austin LBJ, Sulphur Springs.

CLASS 4A, DIVISION II STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Carthage2-01Beat Pine Tree, 67-36Open date
2. West Orange-Stark2-02Beat Nederland, 21-9Bridge City
3. Waco La Vega2-04Beat Austin LBJ, 57-0Chapel Hill
4. Pleasant Grove2-05Beat Sulphur Springs, 34-27Liberty-Eylau
5. Cuero2-03Beat La Vernia, 35-20Sinton
6. Lubbock Liberty2-010Beat Wolfforth Frenship, 44-13Midland Greenwood
7. Brock1-17Lost to Anna, 38-27Midland Christian
8. Wimberley1-0NRBeat Fredericksburg, 28-3New Braunfels Long Creek
9. Sunnyvale2-0NRBeat Mount Pleasant, 30-20Ferris
10. Graham2-06Beat Eagle Mountain, 48-0Paradise
Dropped out: Austin LBJ, Sulphur Springs.
Pine Tree quarterback Colton Croft (31) tries to evade Carthage defensive players. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS / ETBLITZ.COM)

CLASS 3A, DIVISION I STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Columbus2-01Beat La Grange, 41-31Needville
2. Gunter1-02Open dateJefferson
3. Paradise2-03Beat Godley, 50-29Graham
4. Sinton2-04Beat Kingsville King, 67-14Cuero
5. Wall2-05Beat La Joya, 55-14Tuscola Jim Ned
6. Malakoff2-08Beat Palestine Westwood, 51-29Grandview
7. Llano2-0NRBeat Jim Ned, 26-7Blanco
8. Yoakum1-110Beat Vandy Industrial, 39-25El Campo
9. Shallowater2-0NRBeat Seminole, 52-44Canadian
10. Franklin0-27Lost to Newton, 40-20Open date
Dropped out: Commerce, Whitney.
Photo by DENNIS JACOBS / ETBLITZ.COM

CLASS 3A, DIVISION II STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Troup2-01Beat Edgewood, 63-21Grace Community
2. Idalou2-02Beat Monahans, 34-14Levelland
3. Newton1-13Beat Franklin, 40-20Open date
4. East Bernard2-05Beat Edna, 27-0Ganado
5. Canadian2-06Beat Bushland, 27-17Shallowater
6. Jefferson2-07Beat Spring Hill, 61-7Gunter
7. Poth2-09Beat Falls City, 41-13Shiner
8. Jacksboro2-0NRBeat Boyd, 48-24Peaster
9. Lexington2-0NRBeat Smithville, 61-27Caldwell
10. Tidehaven0-24Lost to Goliad, 25-20Palacios
Dropped out: Blanco, Hardin.

CLASS 2A, DIVISION I STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Ganado2-01Beat Boling, 27-12East Bernard
2. Shiner2-02Beat Orange Grove, 32-7Poth
3. Joaquin2-03Beat Tenaha, 76-20Open date
4. Mason2-04Beat Hamilton, 46-44Granger
5. Axtell2-05Beat Mart, 44-0Kerens
6. Muenster2-06Beat Holiday, 54-21Windthorst
7. Post2-07Beat Lubbock Trin. Christian, 56-7Lamesa
8. Cisco1-18Beat Commanche, 38-6Breckenridge
9. Rosebud-Lott2-09Beat Rio Vista, 36-29Somerville
10. Kenedy2-010Beat Natalia, 38-0Karnes City
Dropped out: None.

CLASS 2A, DIVISION II STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Bremond2-02Beat Marlin, 50-14Hearne
2. Gruver2-03Beat Spearman, 47-36Amarillo H. Park
3. Ropes1-04Beat New Horne, 42-14Texico
4. Collinsville2-05Beat Cooper, 63-54Bells
5. Stratford1-11Lost to Panhandle, 36-12TBA
6. Albany2-06Beat Anson, 27-26De Leon
7. Windthorst2-07Beat Wichita Falls City View, 48-14Muenster
8. Wink2-08Beat Stanton, 36-12Odessa Compass
9. Wellington2-09Beat Vernon, 14-7Sunray
10. Goldthwaite2-0NRBeat Granger, 48-0San Saba
Dropped out: Crawford.

CLASS 1A, DIVISION I (SIX-MAN) STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Union Hill2-02Beat Oakwood, 48-0Jonesboro
2. Jayton2-03Beat Ira, 46-0Paducah
3. Gordon2-04Beat Abilene Christian, 61-16Strawn
4. Aquilla1-05Beat Calvert, 52-7Avalon
5. Borden County2-06Beat Nazareth, 50-0Benjamin
6. Whiteface2-07Beat Turkey Valley, 71-12EPLAE
7. Oglesby2-08Beat Abbott, 80-42Coolidge
8. Water Valley2-0NRBeat Rankin, 93-90Sands
9. Rankin1-11Lost to Water Valley, 93-90Westbrook
10. Sands2-010Beat Kress, 58-0Water Valley
Dropped out: Nazareth.

CLASS 1A, DIVISION II (SIX-MAN) STATE RANKINGS (Sept. 7, 2026)

Ranking / TeamRecordLast rankingLast week’s resultThis week
1. Cherokee1-01Beat Sydney, 457-8Iredell
2. Motley County1-02Beat Buena Vista, 58-0Springlake-Earth
3. Benjamin2-03Beat Groom, 48-40Borden County
4. Richland Springs2-04Beat Gustine, 57-16Leakey
5. Strawn2-05Beat May, 32-30Gordon
6. Zephyr2-07Beat Baird, 64-13Bluffdale
7. McLean1-08Beat Booker, 63-34Logan
8. Balmorhea1-09Beat Midland Holy Cross, 61-13Marfa
9. Paducah0-010Beat Springlake-Earth, 71-24Jayton
10. Oakwood1-16Lost to Union Hill, 48-0Chester
Dropped out: None.

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