PRESEASON POLLS | ETBlitz will recognize DCTF polls this season, beginning with preseason; KHS, Gilmer ranked in 4A top 5; WR, Overton both ranked

Here at ETBlitz.com, we don’t have our own rankings.

We don’t believe that we’re in the business of making sports news; we’re in the business of covering those who do.

It’s our place to cover, as best we can, the schools in our coverage area: Kilgore, Henderson, Sabine, Gladewater, White Oak, Gilmer, Tatum, West Rusk, Arp, Troup, Overton, and Leverett’s Chapel, and of course, Kilgore College.

But we do recognize the need for rankings, so ETBlitz.com will officially recognize the DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL rankings in the 2024 season, beginning with the preseason rankings. When the publication releases its weekly rankings, by classification, we will update them here on the site. So, obviously, new rankings, with credit to DCTF.

In the season, and this is very important, we will have the opponents on the rankings: the opponent the ranked team just played, and that team’s upcoming opponent, so you can tell who plays who, what’s coming on the schedule of those that are ranked.

And in our ENERGY WELDFAB SCOREBOARD that runs twice a week on this site, we’ll have all of our local teams’ upcoming games and scores, as well.

ETBlitz doesn’t have a program that we cover in either the 6A or 5A classifications, but we have, well, a BUNCH in classes 4A and 3A. So we’re well-represented here. And while Henderson isn’t ranked in the preseason poll, we think that might just change along the way.

Among our 3A schools (Sabine, Gladewater, Tatum, White Oak, Arp, Troup and West Rusk), only one of them, West Rusk, is ranked in the preseason poll.

Only one program that ETBlitz.com covers, and that’s Overton, competes in 2A, and the Mustangs are ranked; we’ll let you see where. And the Mustangs deserve to be ranked after winning 10 of 12 games they played last year and bringing back a lot of that talent.

Like in 2A, ETBlitz.com only has one six-man program, and that’s Leverett’s Chapel. The Lions have certainly had their success since re-establishing a football program in 2005, as a six-man program, although they aren’t ranked headed into the 2024 season.

OK, now we’re gonna shut up. Here are Dave Campbell Texas Football preseason rankings, beginning with Class 6A.

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 6A POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. DeSoto (15-0)

2. Duncanville (14-1)

3. Galena Park North Shore (15-1)

4. Austin Westlake (14-1)

5. North Crowley (14-1)

6. Humble Summer Creek (14-2)

7. Southlake Carroll (13-2)

8. Lake Travis (11-3)

9. Humble Atascocita (11-3)

10. Cibolo Steele (13-2)

11. Katy (10-2)

12. Spring Westfield (11-3)

13. Coppell (12-1)

14. Fort Bend Ridge Point (9-3)

15. Prosper (11-2)

16. Klein Collins (10-2)

17. Allen (9-5)

18. The Woodlands (9-4)

19. Alvin Shadow Creek (9-2)

20. Bridgeland (9-2)

21. Dickinson (9-2)

22. Rockwall (11-2)

23. Houston Lamar (12-1)

24. Austin Vandegrift (10-1)

25. Fulshear (11-1)

26. San Antonio Reagan (11-1)

27. Pearland (9-3)

28. Forney (13-2)

29. Dripping Springs (11-3)

30. Sheldon C.E. King (9-4)

31. Longview (11-2)

32. Cy-Fair (11-2)

33. San Antonio Brennan (10-3)

34. Dallas Jesuit (8-4)

35. Byron Nelson (13-1)

36. Fort Bend Hightower (12-2)

37. San Antonio Johnson (10-2)

38. Denton Guyer (7-4)

39. Sachse (8-3)

40. Katy Jordan (7-4)

41. Converse Judson (4-8)

42. Clear Springs (7-5)

43. Euless Trinity (7-5)

44. Lewisville (8-3)

45. Midland Legacy (10-3)

46. Cedar Hill (8-6)

47. Klein Cain (8-4)

48. Arlington Martin (8-4)

49. Willis (12-1)

50. Wylie East (10-2)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 5A-DIVISION I POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Aledo (16-0)

2. Denton Ryan (8-3)

3. Highland Park (11-2)

4. College Station (11-2)

5. Smithson Valley (14-2)

6. Frico Lone Star (10-2)

7. Richland (12-1)

8. Abilene (11-3)

9. A&M Consolidated (10-4)

10. Port Arthur Memorial (8-3)

11. Pflugerville Weiss (9-2)

12. San Antonio Pieper (12-2)

13. C.C. Flour Bluff (9-3)

14. Red Oak (12-1)

15. La Porte (8-3)

16. Frisco Reedy (10-2)

17. C.C. Veterans Memorial (8-4)

18. Cedar Park (9-4)

19. Lufkin (5-5)

20. New Braunfels (6-5)

21. Barbers Hill (9-3)

22. McKinney North (7-4)

23. Edinburg Vela (10-2)

24. San Antonio Southwest (9-2)

25. Amarillo Tascosa (5-7)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 5A-DIVISION II POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Port Neches-Groves (15-1)

2. South Oak Cliff (13-3)

3. Argyle (9-3)

4. Alamo Heights (12-1)

5. Texas High (11-2)

6. Colleyville Heritage (12-2)

7. Richmond Randle (11-2)

8. Liberty Hill (10-5)

9. Melissa (10-2)

10. Fort Bend Marshall (8-3)

11. Mansfield Timberview (9-2)

12. Iowa Colony (12-1)

13. Montgomery Lake Creek (12-1)

14. Frisco Emerson (12-3)

15. Huntsville (8-6)

16. Lovejoy (12-2)

17. Midlothian Heritage (12-1)

18. C.C. Miller (13-1)

19. Anna (15-1)

20. Lubbock Cooper (8-4)

21. El Paso Del Valle (9-2)

22. Boerne (10-2)

23. Gregory-Portland (9-3)

24. Ennis (5-7)

25. Canutillo (9-3)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 4A-DIVISION I POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Stephenville (11-3)

2. Chapel Hill (13-3)

3. Frisco Panther Creek (11-2)

4. Celina (11-2)

5. Kilgore (12-2)

6. San Antonio Davenport (11-4)

7. Brownwood (12-2)

8. Decatur (10-5)

9. Austin LBJ (8-4)

10. Bay City (8-4)

11. El Campo (8-6)

12. Lake Dallas (10-2)

13. Canyon West Plains (12-2)

14. Dallas Carter (8-4)

15. Canyon (9-3)

16. Lindale (7-5)

17. Lampasas (9-3)

18. Springtown (9-4)

19. Canyon Randall (7-5)

20. Dallas Kimball (8-3)

21. Pine Tree (6-5)

22. Alvarado (7-5)

23. Aubrey (8-4)

24. La Vernia (10-3)

25. Port Lavaca Calhoun (9-5)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 4A-DIVISION II POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Carthage (13-1)

2. Gilmer (13-3)

3. Bellville (15-1)

4. Glen Rose (10-5)

5. Wimberley (14-1)

6. Brock (11-4)

7. Pleasant Grove (12-1)

8. Waco La Vega (7-5)

9. Graham (10-2)

10. Sinton (10-3)

11. China Spring (8-4)

12. Cuero (12-1)

13. Hamshire-Fannett (10-2)

14. Sunnyvale (9-3)

15. Seminole (11-2)

16. Luboock Estacado (10-3)

17. Jasper (9-5)

18. Madisonville (9-3)

19. Van (8-4)

20. Silsbee (12-1)

21. Lorena (11-3)

22. Monahans (12-1)

23. West Orange-Stark (5-6)

24. Sealy (5-6)

25. Lago Vista (7-5)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 3A-DIVISION I POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Malakoff (16-0)

2. Columbus (12-1)

3. Franklin (14-2)

4. Hitchcock (9-2)

5. Edna (11-3)

6. Bushland (11-2)

7. Paradise (12-2)

8. Grandview (11-2)

9. Goliad (10-3)

10. Sweetwater (7-5)

11. Jourdanton (11-1)

12. Winnsboro (12-1)

13. Shallowater (6-6)

14. Pottsboro (9-3)

15. Jefferson (7-3)

16. Jim Ned (8-3)

17. Whitney (11-2)

18. Little River Academy (10-3)

19. Atlanta (5-6)

20. Universal City Randolph (10-2)

21. Liberty-Eylau (3-7)

22. Teague (8-4)

23. Diboll (9-3)

24. Hallettsville (7-4)

25. Orange Grove (7-5)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 3A-DIVISION II POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Gunter (16-0)

2. Daingerfield (11-4)

3. Newton (11-1)

4. Canadian (14-1)

5. Poth (12-2)

6. Jacksboro (13-1)

7. Lexington (9-4)

8. Holliday (11-2)

9. Wall (11-3)

10. Tidehaven (14-1)

11. Tolar (14-2)

12. Blanco (11-3)

13. East Bernard (8-4)

14. Hooks (10-1)

15. Scurry-Rosser (11-1)

16. Idalou (8-5)

17. Bells (9-2)

18. New Diana (8-3)

19. West Rusk (10-3)

20. Woodville (8-4)

21. Vanderbilt Industrial (8-4)

22. Childress (8-4)

23. Muleshoe (9-3)

24. Crane (8-4)

25. DeKalb (7-3)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 2A-DIVISION I POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Ganado (12-3)

2. Refugio (12-2)

3. Honey Grove (10-2)

4. Timpson (16-0)

5. Garrison (12-2)

6. Stamford (9-2)

7. Hawley (11-3)

8. Cooper (11-2)

9. Mason (11-1)

10. Sunray (12-3)

11. Marlin (11-3)

12. Abernathy (5-6)

13. Beckville (10-2)

14. Axtell (10-1)

15. Panhandle (10-2)

16. Tioga (9-4)

17. Crawford (6-5)

18. Coleman (9-3)

19. Waskom (3-7)

20. Centerville (9-3)

21. Cisco (5-7)

22. New Home (11-1)

23. Frankston (7-4)

24. Holland (12-1)

25. Italy (7-6)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON UIL CLASS 2A-DIVISION II POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Stratford (14-1)

2. Albany (16-0)

3. Shiner (5-7)

4. Mart (15-1)

5. Muenster (8-5)

6. Bremond (9-4)

7. Falls City (10-4)

8. Windthorst (9-3)

9. Lovelady (13-1)

10. Wellington (9-4)

11. Chilton (13-2)

12. Wink (10-2)

13. Gruver (10-3)

14. Roscoe (10-3)

15. Lindsay (5-6)

16. Miles (8-4)

17. Mount Enterprise (5-5)

18. Granger (10-3)

19. Clarendon (10-4)

20. Junction (6-5)

21. Collinsville (12-2)

22. Farwell (8-4)

23. Overton (10-2)

24. Tenaha (10-3)

25. Burton (6-5)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON

UIL CLASS 1A-DIVISION I (SIX-MAN) POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Gordon (15-0)

2. Abbott (12-1)

3. Westbrook (13-2)

4. Jonesboro (12-2)

5. Whiteface (11-1)

6. Happy (12-2)

7. May (9-4)

8. Knox City (11-1)

9. Newcastle (10-2)

10. Buena Vista (8-4)

11. Union Hill (11-1)

12. Water Valley (2-7)

13. Rankin (7-4)

14. Borden County (11-2)

15. Aquilla (7-3)

16. Saint Jo (6-5)

17. O’Donnell (8-3)

18. Chester (5-6)

19. Irion County (8-3)

20. Avalon (5-6)

21. Milford (9-3)

22. Nazareth (4-7)

23. Robert Lee (8-3)

24. Medina (9-2)

25. Ira (6-4)

DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL PRESEASON

UIL CLASS 1A-DIVISION II (SIX-MAN) POLL

(ranking at left, last season’s final record in parenthesis)

1. Oglesby (13-1)

2. Richland Springs (13-1)

3. Jayton (12-1)

4. Klondike (11-2)

5. Benjamin (15-0)

6. Iredell (11-2)

7. Sidney (7-4)

8. Cherokee (10-2)

9. Whitharral (10-2)

10. Follett (7-4)

11. Rochelle (7-2)

12. Miami (12-1)

13. Balmorhea (10-3)

14. Strawn (8-4)

15. Oakwood (6-6)

16. Amherst (9-2)

17. Zephyr (8-3)

18. Calvert (4-6)

19. Gold-Burg (6-4)

20. Motley County (6-5)

21. Rising Star (8-30

22. Paducah (5-5)

23. McLean (6-4)

24. Crowell (8-3)

25. Blackwell (4-5)