DCTF STATE POLL | Carthage (1), Kilgore (3), Troup (6) all stand pat as postseason looms
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DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL
STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS
Monday, October 20, 2025
CLASS 6A STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Southlake Carroll (8-0) | Beat Justin Northwest, 57-7 | 1 | Hurst L.D. Bell |
| 2. Allen (7-0) | Beat Plano West, 56-7 | 2 | Prosper |
| 3. Fort Bend Ridge Point (7-0) | Idle | 3 | Fort Bend Clements |
| 4. Lake Travis (7-0) | Beat Dripping Springs, 14-7 | 4 | Austin Westlake |
| 5. Dickinson (7-0) | Beat Brazoswood, 58-7 | 5 | Clear Springs |
| 6. Pearland (8-0) | Beat Pasadena Memorial, 48-0 | 6 | Alvin Shadow Creek |
| 7. Prosper (7-0) | Beat McKinney, 59-0 | 7 | Allen |
| 8. Austin Westlake (6-1) | Beat Austin Bowie, 30-7 | 8 | Lake Travis |
| 9. Duncanville (4-1) | Beat Lancaster, 35-10 | 9 | Mesquite Horn |
| 10. Galena Park North Shore (6-1) | Beat Channelview, 70-0 | 12 | Humble Atascocita |
| 11. North Crowley (6-1) | Beat Weatherford, 70-7 | 13 | Saginaw Boswell |
| 12. Denton Guyer (5-2) | Beat Flower Mound Marcus, 52-21 | 14 | Little Elm |
| 13. Sheldon C.E. King (6-1) | Beat Humble, 54-7 | 15 | Humble Kingwood |
| 14. The Woodlands-College Park (8-0) | Beat The Woodlands, 37-31, 2OT | 16 | Cleveland |
| 15. Dripping Springs (7-1) | Lost to Lake Travis, 14-7 | 10 | Del Valle |
| 16. San Antonio Harlan (7-0) | Beat San Antonio Stevens, 57-19 | 17 | San Antonio Taft |
| 17. Rockwall-Heath (6-1) | Beat Royse City, 45-34 | 18 | Longview Lobos |
| 18. Cibolo Steele (6-1) | Idle | 19 | San Marcos |
| 19. Tomball (6-1) | Beat Tomball Memorial, 49-28 | 20 | Magnolia |
| 20. Humble Summer Creek (6-1) | Beat G. Creek Memorial, 73-13 | 21 | Humble |
| 21. Houston Memorial (6-1) | Beat Cypress Creek, 49-21 | 22 | Houston N’brook |
| 22. Cypress Ranch (5-2) | Beat Cypress Lakes, 21-14 | 23 | Cypress Woods |
| 23. San Antonio Johnson (7-0) | Beat San Antonio Madison, 52-14 | 24 | San Antonio Lee |
| 24. North Forney (6-1) | Idle | 25 | Royse City |
| 25. Coppell (5-1) | Beat Lewisville, 41-23 | Not ranked | Denton Braswell |
CLASS 5A-DIVISION I STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Aledo (7-0) | Idle | 1 | Richland |
| 2. Frisco Lone Star (7-0) | Beat Sherman, 49-3 | 2 | Frisco Wakeland |
| 3 Smithson Valley (6-1) | Beat Seguin 56-10 | 3 | New Braunfels |
| 4. Angleton (7-0) | Beat Humble Kingwood Park, 67-13 | 4 | Fort Bend Kemper |
| 5. Denton Ryan (6-1) | Beat Azle, 44-10 | 5 | Denton |
| 6. Port Arthur Memorial (8-0) | Beat Beaumont West Brook, 41-18 | 6 | Lufkin |
| 7. Highland Park (6-1) | Beat Joshua, 34-10 | 7 | Cleburne |
| 8. La Porte (6-1) | Beat New Caney Porter, 67-21 | 8 | Crosby |
| 9. Austin Anderson (7-0) | Beat Bastrop Cedar Creek, 62-3 | 9 | Buda Hays |
| 10. Pflugerville Weiss (7-1) | Beat Lockhart, 47-0 | 10 | Idle |
CLASS 5A-DIVISION II STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Oak Cliff (6-1) | Beat Dallas Wilson, 62-0 | 1 | Seagoville |
| 2. Richmond Randle (7-0) | Beat Baytown Lee, 75-0 | 2 | Rosenberg Terry |
| 3. Port Neches-Groves (7-0) | Beat New Caney West Fork, 39-7 | 3 | Nederland |
| 4. Iowa Colony (6-1) | Beat Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated, 57-0 | 4 | Fort Bend Marshall |
| 5. Argyle (6-1) | Beat Mansfield Summit, 25-20 | 5 | Burleson |
| 6 Brenham (7-0) | Beat Rudder, 53-13 | 6 | Killeen Ellison |
| 7. Prosper Walnut Grove (7-0) | Beat Anna, 45-38 | 7 | Lovejoy |
| 8. Melissa (5-1) | Beat Frisco Independence, 68-0 | 8 | Frisco Emerson |
| 9. Boerne (6-1) | Beat Victoria West, 24-14 | 9 | San Antonio Veterans Memorial |
| 10. Bastrop (7-0) | Beat Austin Navarro, 71-0 | Not ranked | Elgin |
CLASS 4A-DIVISION I STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Celina (7-0) | Idle | 1 | Paris |
| 2. Stephenville (7-0) | Beat Marble Falls, 65-7 | 2 | Lampasas |
| 3. Kilgore (7-1) | Beat Lindale, 49-29 | 3 | Palestine |
| 4. Canyon West (6-1) | Beat Pampa, 55-7 | 4 | Canyon Randall |
| 5. San Antonio Davenport (8-0) | Beat Somerset, 47-23 | 5 | Uvalde |
| 6. Frisco Panther Creek (7-1) | Beat Lake Dallas, 31-13 | 6 | Idle |
| 7. Alvarado (6-0) | Beat Lake Worth, 63-0 | 7 | Waxahachie Life |
| 8. Springtown (8-0) | Beat FW Diamond Hill Jarvis, 59-0 | 8 | Fort Worth Western Hills |
| 9. La Vernia (6-1) | Beat Bay City, 25-22 | 9 | Beeville Jones |
| 10. Sulphur Springs (6-1) | Beat Paris, 38-35 | Not ranked | Nevada Community |
CLASS 4A-DIVISION II STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Carthage (7-0) | Beat Athens, 7-0 | 1 | Bullard |
| 2. Pleasant Grove (6-1) | Beat Spring Hill, 63-6- | 2 | Gilmer |
| 3. Brock (7-0) | Beat Mineral Wells, 55-7 | 3 | Burkburnett |
| 4. Midland Greenwood (7-0) | Beat Monahans, 48-7 | 4 | Fort Stockton |
| 5. Sunnyvale (6-1) | Beat Kemp, 77-0 | 6 | Quinlan Ford |
| 6. Waco La Vega (5-2) | Beat China Spring, 38-17 | 7 | Robinson |
| 7. Silsbee (5-2) | Beat Cleveland Tarkington, 63-6 | 9 | West Orange-Stark |
| 8. Bellville (5-2) | Beat La Grange, 56-21 | 10 | Giddings |
| 9. Cuero (7-1) | Beat Sinton, 56-55 | NR | Idle |
| 10. Sinton *6-1) | Lost to Cuero, 56-55 | 5 | Ingleside |
CLASS 3A-DIVISION I STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Franklin (4-2) | Beat Little River Aca., 64-14 | 1 | McGregor |
| 2. Paradise (7-1) | Beat Peaster, 21-15 | 2 | Idle |
| 3. Columbus (5-2) | Beat Yoakum, 28-10 | 3 | Hitchcock |
| 4. Palestine Westwood (7-0) | Beat Diboll, 38-35 | 4 | Teague |
| 5. Hitchcock | Beat Hempstead, 35-0 | 5 | Columbus |
| 6. Llano | Idle | 6 | Universal City |
| 7. Tuscola Jim Ned (6-1) | Beat Breckenridge, 49-7 | 7 | San Antonio TLC |
| 8. Fairfield (7-0) | Beat Huntington, 52-0 | 8 | Diboll |
| 9. Commerce (5-1) | Beat Mineola, 64-12 | 9 | Eustace |
| 10 Hardin (7-0) | Idle | 10 | Anahuac |
CLASS 3A-DIVISION II STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tidehaven (7-0) | Beat Van Vleck, 48-0 | 1 | Rice Consolidated |
| 2. Wall (8-0) | Beat Coahoma, 58-0 | 2 | San Angelo Grape Creek |
| 3. Gunter (6-1) | Beat Howe, 66-15 | 3 | Blue Ridge |
| 4. Lexington (6-0) | Idle | 4 | Blanco |
| 5. Newton (7-1) | Beat Kountze, 72-0 | 5 | Trinity |
| 6. Troup (8-0) | Beat New Diana, 69-31 | 6 | West Rusk |
| 7. Holliday (6-1) | Beat Valley View, 71-6 | 7 | Wichita Fallas City View |
| 8. Canadian (6-1) | Beat Friona, 65-7 | 8 | Tulia |
| 9. Poth (6-1) | Beat Stockdale, 27-20 | 9 | Natalia |
| 10. George West (7-0) | Beat Banquete, 71-6 | 10 | Santa Rosa |
CLASS 2A-DIVISION I STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Refugio (6-0) | Idle | 1 | Freer |
| 2. Ganado (7-1) | Beat Schulenburg, 42-20 | 2 | Idle |
| 3. Frankston (7-0) | Beat Kerens, 34-12 | 4 | Carlisle |
| 4. Stinnett W. Texas (7-0) | Beat Panhandle, 50-49 | 7 | Sanford-Fritch |
| 5. Honey Grove (7-1) | Beat Alba-Golden, 57-12 | 5 | Idle |
| 6. Ozona (7-0) | Beat Sonora, 57-12 | 6 | Colorado City |
| 7. Panhandle (5-2) | Lost to Stinnet W. Texas, 50-49 | 3 | Sunray |
| 8. New Home (6-1) | Beat Floydada, 75-0 | 9 | Post |
| 9. Axtell (6-1) | Beat Italy, 45-0 | 10 | Idle |
| 10. San Augustine (5-2) | Beat Garrison, 31-15 | Not ranked | Shelbyville |
CLASS 2A-DIVISION II STATE POLL
| Team, rankings, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Shiner (7-0) | Beat Falls City, 21-14 | 1 | Pettus |
| 2. Muenster (5-2) | Beat Era, 54-16 | 2 | Santo |
| 3. Bremond (7-0) | Beat Goldthwaite, 47-0 | 3 | Chilton |
| 4. Lovelady (7-0) | Beat Alto, 50-0 | 4 | Mount Enterprise |
| 5. Junction (7-0) | Beat Bracketville, 58-13 | 5 | D’Hanis |
| 6. Chilton (7-0) | Beat Frost, 47-10 | 6 | Bremond |
| 7. Collinsville (6-1) | Beat Lindsay, 49-27 | 7 | Era |
| 8. Granger (6-0) | Beat Iola, 56-14 | 8 | Somerville |
| 9. Mount Enterprise (7-0) | Beat Tenaha, 56-22 | 9 | Lovelady |
| 10. Stratford (5-2) | Idle | 10 | Bovina |
CLASS 1A-DIVISION I (SIX-MAN) STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gordon (7-0) | Beat Ranger, 64-0 | 1 | Brackettville |
| 2. Water Valley (7-0) | Beat Veribest, 46-0 | 2 | Robert Lee |
| 3. May (6-1) | Idle | 3 | Santa Anna |
| 4. Aquilla (8-0) | Beat Gholson, 88-0 | 4 | Penelope |
| 5. Robert Lee (8-0) | Beat Paint Rock, 54-0 | 5 | Water Valley |
| 6. Whiteface (5-2) | Beat Wellman-Union, 64-16 | 6 | Meadow |
| 7. Borden County (7-1) | Beat Meadow, 48-0 | 7 | O’Donnell |
| 8. Menard (8-0) | Beat Medina, 62-40 | 9 | Nueces Canyon |
| 9. Newcastle (5-2) | Beat Knox City, 52-0 | Not ranked | Northside |
| 10. Milford (6-1) | Beat Avalon, 94-62 | Not ranked | Idle |
CLASS 1A-DIVISION II (SIX-MAN) STATE POLL
| Team, ranking, record | Last week | Last week’s ranking | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Jayton (8-0) | Beat Rule, 66-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Lamesa Klondike (7-0) | Beat Loop, 48-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Richland Springs (5-1) | Idle | 3 | |
| 4. Benjamin (5-0) | Idle | 4 | |
| 5. Whitharral (8-0) | Beat Amherst, 68-33 | 5 | |
| 6. Strawn (6-1) | Beat Azle Christian, forfeit | 6 | |
| 7. Miami (7-0) | Idle | 7 | |
| 8. Aspermont (8-0) | Beat Lueders-Avoca, 60-6 | 8 | |
| 9. Paducah (7-0) | Beat McLean, 73-39 | 9 | |
| 10. Motley County (6-1) | Idle | 10 |
