August 28, 2026

ONE MORE LOOK | The state preseason polls, and the opponents for every single ranked team in the state

Mitch Lucas 19 hours ago

EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the Texas state high school football preseason polls from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine. ETBlitz.com recognizes the DCTF polls as the most respected, the true state poll of the sport. Here are all of the classifications.

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During the regular season, the new polls are released each Monday afternoon on www.texasfootball.com, and we’ll have those here on ETBlitz.com, as well, along with commentary on where the programs that we cover are ranked, and our own opinions. We don’t have our own poll — there’s no need in it. We don’t believe programs in different classifications can be appropriately ranked against each other.

Next week’s poll will technically be the first of the regular season. Here once again is the DCTF state preseason poll, along with the opponent for each of the state-ranked teams.

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CLASS 6A STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. WaxahachieEnnis
2. Galena Park-North ShoreLancaster
3. Sheldon C.E. KingConroe
4. North CrowleyAledo
5. Humble Summer CreekAlvin Shadow Creek
6. DuncanvilleAllen
7. Southlake CarrollJenks (Okla.)
8. Denton GuyerRockwall Heath
10. DickinsonFort Bend Ridge
11. Humble AtascocitaKaty
12. CoppellHebron
13. San Antonio JohnsonConverse Judson
14. KatyHumble Atascocita
15. Fort Bend RidgeDickinson
16. AledoNorth Crowley
17. The Woodlands – College ParkIowa Colony
18. LongviewLufkin
19. Lake TravisDripping Springs
20. Cibolo SteeleSan Antonio Reagan
21. Cypress RanchFort Bend Hightower
22. Alvin Shadow CreekHumble Summer Creek
23. Austin WestlakeInglewood
24. Dripping SpringsLake Travis
25. Austin VandegriftSan Antonio Brennan

CLASS 5A, DIVISION I STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. DesotoSt. Thomas Aquinas
2. Smithson ValleyKaty Cinco Ranch
3. Frisco Lone StarRoyce City
4. Richmond RandleSouth Oak Cliff
5. Denton RyanHaslet Eaton
6. Highland ParkLewisville
7. Pflugerville WeissRound Rock
8. La PorteFort Bend Crawford
9. Port Arthur MemorialPort Neches-Groves
10. Iowa ColonyThe Woodlands – College Park

CLASS 5A, DIVISION II STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. South Oak CliffRichmond Randle
2. ArgyleOak Ridge
3. Port Neches-GrovesPort Arthur Memorial
4. BoerneRound Rock Westwood
5. AnnaColleyville Heritage
6. Alamo HeightsSan Antonio Pieper
7. TerrellArlington Seguin
8. Liberty HillKilleen
9. New BraunfelsSeguin
10. BrenhamHuntsville

CLASS 4A, DIVISION I STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. StephenvilleMidlothian Heritage
2. LindaleHallsville
3. SpringtownBrock
4. KilgorePleasant Grove
5. La VerniaSan Antonio Harlandale
6. San Antonio DavenportNew Braunfels Long Creek
7. DecaturEagle Mountain
8. Sulphur SpringsMount Pleasant
9. Bay CityColumbus
10. Canyon West PlainsWall

CLASS 4A, DIVISION II STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. CarthageHenderson
2. West Orange-StarkNewton
3. Waco La VegaFranklin
4. Pleasant GroveKilgore
5. CueroYoakum
6. BrockSpringtown
7. Lubbock LibertyLubbock Frenship Memorial
8. WimberlyCanon Lake
9. GilmerPine Tree
10. Robinson Bellville

CLASS 3A, DIVISION I STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. ColumbusBay City
2. GunterSealy
3. ParadisePonder
4. FranklinWaco La Vega
5. SintonTuloso Midway
6. WallCanyon West Plains
7. CommerceLoan Oak
8. YoakumCuero
9. MalakoffEdgewood
10. WhitneyMart

CLASS 3A, DIVISION II STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. NewtonWest Orange – Star
2. TroupDibolll
3. TidehavenGanado
4. IdalouSweetwater
5. East BernardSneenay
6. CanadianPanhandle
7. DaingerfieldGladewater
8. JeffersonPalestine Westwood
9. BlancoAustin Crockett
10. EdgewoodMalakoff

CLASS 2A, DIVISION I STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. GanadoTidehaven
2. ShinerVanderbilt Industrial
3. JoaquinBeckville
4. CiscoClyde
5. MasonReagan County
6. AxtellSan Augustine
7. MuensterLindsey
8. PostAnson
9. PanhandleCanadian
10. Rosebud-LottFlorence

CLASS 2A, DIVISION II STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. BremondHamilton
2. StratfordSunray
3. RopesIDLE!
4. GruverHooker
5. CollinsvilleTioga
6. AlbanyHawley
7. Windthorst Holliday
8. WinkEunice
9. ChiltonSanto
10. WellingtonSpears

CLASS 1A (SIX-MAN) DIVISION I STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. RankinRocksprings
2. Union HillValor Prep
3. JaytonRobert Lee
4. GordonCampbell
5. AquillaPasadena First Baptist
6. Borden CountyNewcastle
7. WhitefaceBryson
8. OglesbyPlano Coram Deo
9. KlondikeStrawn
10. NazarethHappy

CLASS 1A (SIX-MAN) DIVISION II STATE PRESEASON POLL

Ranking / TeamThis week’s opponent
1. CherokeeLeakey
2. Motley CountyClaude
3. BenjaminMemphis
4. Richland SpringsLorneta
5. StrawnKlondike
6. OakwoodAvalon
7. ZephyrMay
8. McLeanWest Texas
9. BalmorheaLubbock Home School Christian
10. Grandfalls-RoyaltySterling City

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