ONE LAST TIME | Preseason state football polls, by DCTF, this time with first-week opponents
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here at ETBlitz.com, we recognize the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state high school football polls as the oldest, most respected poll of high school programs. The folks at Dave Campbell’s release a new poll every Monday during the season. This is actually, for the last time, the preseason poll for all of the classifications of the University Interscholastic League. Games are played this week, beginning Thursday in the ETBlitz.com coverage area, and the first real poll of the season will be released next Monday, Sept. 1. For now, take one final look at how the teams are ranked prior to the season’s beginning. The state poll is presented on ETBlitz.com each week by Zippy J’s Community Stores / Gateway-TA Travel Centers and Washmasters.
CLASS 6A PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Southlake Carroll | 15-1 | Midland |
| 2. North Crowley | 16-0 | Lancaster |
| 3. Duncanville | 13-1 | Open date |
| 4. Austin Westlake | 14-2 | Prosper |
| 5. Galena Park-North Shore | 14-1 | South Oak Cliff |
| 6. Austin Vandegrift | 15-1 | Dripping Springs |
| 7. Allen | 13-1 | Midland Legacy |
| 8. Katy | 11-2 | Dickinson |
| 9. Lake Travis | 12-2 | Arlington Martin |
| 10. DeSoto | 11-3 | Creekside |
| 11. Humble Summer Creek | 12-3 | Alvin Shadow Creek |
| 12. Fort Bend Ridge Point | 10-2 | Clear Springs |
| 13. Humble Atascocita | 12-2 | Houston Lamar |
| 14. Euless Trinity | 11-2 | Houston Strake Jesuit |
| 15. Denton Guyer | 10-4 | Aledo |
| 16. Dickinson | 7-4 | Katy |
| 17. Longview | 12-3 | Lufkin |
| 18. Pearland | 9-3 | Fulshear |
| 19. The Woodlands | 11-2 | Katy Cinco Ranch |
| 20. Cibolo Steele | 11-2 | Liberty Hill |
| 21. Waxahachie | 9-4 | Ennis |
| 22. Prosper | 8-3 | Austin Westlake |
| 23. San Antonio Brennan | 10-2 | San Antonio Reagan |
| 24. Bridgeland | 10-2 | Pearland Dawson |
| 25. Cy Ranch | 8-4 | Katy Tompkins |
CLASS 5A, DIVISION I PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Aledo | 12-2 | Denton Guyer |
| 2. Smithson Valley | 14-2 | San Antonio Roosevelt |
| 3. Denton Ryan | 13-2 | Haslet Eaton |
| 4. Highland Park | 14-2 | Rockwall-Heath |
| 5. Frisco Lone Star | 12-2 | Argyle |
| 6. La Porte | 10-4 | Deer Park |
| 7. Angleton | 13-2 | Clear Lake |
| 8. College Station | 11-2 | Klein Collins |
| 9. Abilene | 9-4 | San Angelo Central |
| 10. A&M Consolidated | 12-1 | Lake Belton |
| 11. San Antonio Pieper | 11-1 | Boerne |
| 12. Pflugerville Weiss | 8-3 | Round Rock McNeil |
| 13. Midlothian | 10-3 | Cedar Hill |
| 14. Richland | 10-3 | Haltom |
| 15. Lufkin | 10-2 | Longview |
| 16. Georgetown | 10-2 | Victoria East |
| 17. Port Arthur Memorial | 8-4 | Spring |
| 18. PSJA North | 10-2 | San Benito |
| 19. West Mesquite | 11-1 | Princeton |
| 20. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial | 9-3 | Corpus Christi Miller |
| 21. Frisco Reedy | 10-3 | Mansfield Lake Ridge |
| 22. Amarillo | 6-5 | Odessa |
| 23. New Braunfels | 9-4 | San Antonio Madison |
| 24. Red Oak | 7-5 | Colleyville Heritage |
| 25. Amarillo Tascosa | 7-6 | Amarillo Palo Duro |
CLASS 5A, DIVISION II PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Richmond Randle | 16-0 | Richmond Foster |
| 2. South Oak Cliff | 13-3 | Galena Park North Shore |
| 3. Brenham | 11-2 | Huntsville |
| 4. Argyle | 13-2 | Frisco Lone Star |
| 5. Iowa Colony | 12-2 | Stafford |
| 6. Texas High | 12-1 | Tyler Legacy |
| 7. Fort Bend Marshall | 10-3 | Friendswood |
| 8. Huntsville | 8-4 | Brenham |
| 9. Port Neches-Groves | 12-2 | Klein Oak |
| 10. Anna | 9-4 | Liberty Christian |
| 11. Lovejoy | 10-4 | Lubbock Cooper |
| 12. Corpus Christi Miller | 11-3 | Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial |
| 13. Alamo Heights | 12-1 | Seguin |
| 14. Boerne | 11-4 | San Antonio Pieper |
| 15. Liberty Hill | 9-3 | Cibolo Steele |
| 16. Prosper Walnut Grove | 11-2 | Carrollton Newman Smith |
| 17. Midlothian Heritage | 8-4 | Stephenville |
| 18. Bastrop | 9-3 | Alvin |
| 19. Melissa | 6-4 | Don Bosco Prep |
| 20. Colleyville Heritage | 8-3 | Red Oak |
| 21. Victoria West | 10-3 | Lockhart |
| 22. Gregory-Portland | 5-6 | Corpus Christi Calallen |
| 23. Lubbock-Cooper | 8-4 | Lovejoy |
| 24. Marshall | 10-3 | Tyler |
| 25. Mansfield Timberview | 6-5 | Dallas Kimball |
CLASS 4A, DIVISION I PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Celina | 16-0 | Bellville |
| 2. Canyon West Plains | 11-4 | Seminole |
| 3. Kilgore | 13-3 | Carthage |
| 4. Stephenville | 12-2 | Midlothian Heritage |
| 5. La Vernia | 11-4 | San Antonio Burbank |
| 6. San Antonio Davenport | 10-2 | San Antonio Veterans Memorial |
| 7. Frisco Panther Creek | 10-2 | Lake Worth |
| 8. Austin LBJ | 11-1 | San Antonio Sam Houston |
| 9. Sulphur Springs | 10-3 | Mesquite Poteet |
| 10. Alvarado | 13-1 | Godley |
| 11. Chapel Hill | 10-4 | Jasper |
| 12. Bay City | 12-2 | Sweeny |
| 13. Corpus Christi Calallen | 10-3 | Gregory-Portland |
| 14. Decatur | 7-5 | Brock |
| 15. Canyon Randall | 11-2 | Plainview |
| 16. Springtown | 10-2 | Joshua |
| 17. Dallas Kimball | 8-3 | Mansfield Timberview |
| 18. Lindale | 6-6 | Hallsville |
| 19. Fort Bend Crawford | 5-6 | Fort Bend Clements |
| 20. Huffman-Hargrave | 9-2 | La Marque |
| 21. Fischer Canyon Lake | 8-4 | Wimberley |
| 22. El Campo | 6-5 | Wharton |
| 23. Lampasas | 10-3 | Fredericksburg |
| 24. Aubrey | 8-5 | Sunnyvale |
| 25. Needville | 7-5 | Columbia |
CLASS 4A, DIVISION II PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Carthage | 15-1 | Kilgore |
| 2. Pleasant Grove | 10-3 | Atlanta |
| 3. Waco La Vega | 12-4 | Kennedale |
| 4. Brock | 13-2 | Decatur |
| 5. Sealy | 10-4 | Navasota |
| 6. Bellville | 8-4 | Celina |
| 7. Sunnyvale | 9-4 | Aubrey |
| 8. West Orange-Stark | 9-3 | Newton |
| 9. Gilmer | 8-4 | Pine Tree |
| 10. Graham | 12-2 | Midland Christian |
| 11. Silsbee | 9-4 | Vidor |
| 12. Wimberley | 12-3 | Canyon Lake |
| 13. Cuero | 9-4 | Columbus |
| 14. Glen Rose | 10-3 | Grandview |
| 15. Midland Greenwood | 10-2 | Childress |
| 16. Hamshire-Fannett | 10-2 | Little Cypress-Mauriceville |
| 17. Seminole | 10-2 | Canyon West |
| 18. Robinson | 8-3 | West |
| 19. Sinton | 13-1 | Beeville |
| 20. Athens | 8-3 | Henderson |
| 21. Lubbock Estacado | 7-5 | Tuscola Jim Ned |
| 22. Brookshire Royal | 7-4 | Houston Yates |
| 23. Van | 10-4 | Dallas Carter |
| 24. Center | 8-3 | Jacksonville |
| 25. Lago Vista | 9-4 | Burnet |
CLASS 3A, DIVISION I PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Columbus | 15-1 | Cuero |
| 2. Franklin | 10-3 | China Spring |
| 3. Paradise | 12-3 | Gainesville |
| 4. Jefferson | 12-1 | Leonard |
| 5. Edna | 14-1 | Vanderbilt Industrial |
| 6. Malakoff | 15-1 | West Rusk |
| 7. Liberty-Eylau | 11-3 | Liberty-Eylau |
| 8. Llano | 12-2 | Lytle |
| 9. Hitchcock | 10-2 | Anahuac |
| 10. Winnsboro | 10-3 | Tatum |
| 11. Atlanta | 7-4 | Pleasant Grove |
| 12. Shallowater | 11-3 | Monahans |
| 13. Jim Ned | 9-4 | Lubbock Estacado |
| 14. Palestine Westwood | 11-1 | Mexia |
| 15. Goliad | 10-2 | East Bernard |
| 16. Palmer | 10-2 | Blooming Grove |
| 17. Bushland | 10-2 | Borger |
| 18. Yoakum | 8-3 | Port Lavaca |
| 19. Grandview | 13-1 | Glen Rose |
| 20. Fairfield | 8-3 | Maypearl |
| 21. Orange Grove | 7-5 | Rockport-Fulton |
| 22. Crystal City | 7-4 | Ingram Moore |
| 23. Peaster | 10-4 | Tolar |
| 24. Vernon | 8-3 | Burkburnett |
| 25. Marion | 9-4 | Stockdale |
CLASS 3A, DIVISION II PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Gunter | 14-2 | Houston Kinkaid |
| 2. Tidehaven | 12-3 | Palacios |
| 3. Wall | 13-2 | Mason |
| 4. Lexington | 12-2 | Marlin |
| 5. Newton | 9-4 | West Orange-Stark |
| 6. Woodville | 13-3 | Orangefield |
| 7. Holliday | 11-3 | Breckenridge |
| 8. Canadian | 10-4 | Elk City |
| 9. Daingerfield | 8-6 | Gladewater |
| 10. Poth | 12-1 | Jourdanton |
| 11. East Bernard | 10-2 | Goliad |
| 12. Blanco | 7-4 | Hondo |
| 13. DeKalb | 11-2 | Mineola |
| 14. Troup | 8-4 | Shelbyville |
| 15. Jacksboro | 9-4 | Eagle Mountain |
| 16. Van Vleck | 6-7 | Ganado |
| 17. Grand Saline | 11-1 | Cooper |
| 18. Idalou | 10-3 | Sweetwater |
| 19. Tolar | 11-2 | Peaster |
| 20. Wichita Falls City View | 9-3 | Bridgeport |
| 21. Slaton | 7-4 | Friona |
| 22. Arp | 7-4 | Harleton |
| 23. Bells | 7-5 | Pottsboro |
| 24. Blue Ridge | 9-3 | Farmersville |
| 25. Rice Consolidated | 7-5 | East Chambers |
CLASS 2A, DIVISION I PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Refugio | 11-2 | Cotulla |
| 2. Ganado | 15-1 | Van Vleck |
| 3. Waskom | 10-3 | Garrison |
| 4. Garrison | 9-3 | Waskom |
| 5. Stamford | 15-1 | Albany |
| 6. Panhandle | 10-2 | Clarendon |
| 7. Marlin | 10-4 | Lexington |
| 8. Honey Grove | 12-2 | Hugo |
| 9. Post | 13-1 | Kermit |
| 10. Joaquin | 10-5 | Frankston |
| 11. DeLeon | 7-5 | Dublin |
| 12. Mason | 11-2 | Wall |
| 13. Hamilton | 14-1 | Millsap |
| 14. Axtell | 12-2 | Milano |
| 15. Wolfe City | 8-3 | Quitman |
| 16. Mildred | 12-1 | Iola |
| 17. Centerville | 9-2 | Buffalo |
| 18. Weimar | 7-5 | Boling |
| 19. Hawley | 10-2 | Roscoe |
| 20. Shelbyville | 10-3 | Troup |
| 21. Cisco | 8-5 | Clyde |
| 22. Frankston | 8-4 | Joaquin |
| 23. Tioga | 9-3 | Collinsville |
| 24. Sunray | 12-1 | Hooker |
| 25. Cooper | 7-5 | Grand Saline |
CLASS 2A, DIVISION II PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Muenster | 14-2 | Fort Worth Lake Country |
| 2. Shiner | 12-4 | Hallettsville |
| 3. Bremond | 12-3 | Kerens |
| 4. Albany | 9-3 | Stamford |
| 5. Gruver | 14-1 | Spearman |
| 6. Wink | 11-2 | Lubbock Christian |
| 7. Collinsville | 12-2 | Tioga |
| 8. Windthorst | 11-2 | Henrietta |
| 9. Lovelady | 9-3 | Elkhart |
| 10. Ropes | 12-2 | Hale Center |
| 11. Grapeland | 10-4 | Cayuga |
| 12. Junction | 12-2 | Goldthwaite |
| 13. Stratford | 7-4 | Abernathy |
| 14. Falls City | 8-4 | Three Rivers |
| 15. Mart | 9-3 | Whitney |
| 16. Mount Enterprise | 9-4 | Carlisle |
| 17. Goldthwaite | 7-5 | Junction |
| 18. Granger | 9-4 | Johnson City |
| 19. Lindsay | 8-4 | Nocona |
| 20. Wellington | 9-3 | Alpine |
| 21. Iraan | 10-3 | Smyer |
| 22. Brackettville | 7-4 | Comfort |
| 23. Overton | 10-3 | Alba-Golden |
| 24. Wheeler | 9-3 | Amarillo Highland |
| 25. Burton | 6-5 | Holland |
CLASS 1A (SIX-MAN) DIVISION I PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Gordon | 15-0 | Richland Springs |
| 2. Whiteface | 14-1 | May |
| 3. Water Valley | 11-3 | Grandfalls-Royalty |
| 4. May | 9-2 | Whiteface |
| 5. Aquilla | 11-2 | Covington |
| 6. Union Hill | 9-3 | Oakwood |
| 7. Abbott | 13-1 | Oglesby |
| 8. Avalon | 10-1 | Gholson |
| 9. Borden County | 8-5 | Crowell |
| 10. Newcastle | 7-5 | Iredell |
| 11. Buena Vista | 9-1 | Irion County |
| 12. Jonesboro | 10-2 | Abilene Christian |
| 13. Westbrook | 10-3 | Nazareth |
| 14. Happy | 10-2 | Rankin |
| 15. Robert Lee | 7-4 | Loraine |
| 16. Millford | 6-5 | Baird |
| 17. Spur | 10-1 | Wellman-Union |
| 18. Rankin | 6-5 | Happy |
| 19. Menard | 9-2-1 | Blanket |
| 20. Medina | 5-7 | Rochelle |
| 21. Hermleigh | 7-3 | Sands |
| 22. Ira | 7-4 | Jayton |
| 23. Perrin-Whitt | 7-3 | Gold-Burg |
| 24. Saint Jo | 10-3 | Follett |
| 25. Lorneta | 7-3 | Gorman |
CLASS 1A (SIX-MAN) DIVISION II PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
| Rank / School | 2024 final record | Week one opponent |
| 1. Jayton | 15-0 | Ira |
| 2. Klondike | 9-5 | McLean |
| 3. Richland Springs | 12-1 | Gordon |
| 4. Oglesby | 11-3 | Abbott |
| 5. Cherokee | 10-2 | Knox City |
| 6. Strawn | 8-3 | Valley |
| 7. Iredell | 10-3 | Newcastle |
| 8. Oakwood | 9-6 | Union Hill |
| 9. Benjamin | 9-2 | Panhandle Christian |
| 10. Motley County | 11-1 | Claude |
| 11. Zephyr | 10-2 | Veribest |
| 12. Whitharral | 7-3 | Springlake-Earth |
| 13. Bluff Dale | 6-4 | Throckmorton |
| 14. Ackerly Sands | 8-4 | Hermleigh |
| 15. Blackwell | 5-7 | Aspermont |
| 16. Paducah | 6-4 | Guthrie |
| 17. Three Way | 9-2 | Evant |
| 18. Miami | 6-4 | Booker |
| 19. Bowie Gold Burg | 7-5 | Perrin-Whitt |
| 20. Follett | 8-4 | Saint Jo |
| 21. Blanket | 8-2-1 | Menard |
| 22. McLean | 4-6 | Klondike |
| 23. Gustine | 7-2 | Paint Creek |
| 24. Amherst | 7-3 | Lubbock Kingdom |
| 25. Rochelle | 5-5 | Medina |
