Tennessee Super 25 high school football rankings entering TSSAA championships

A showdown between the top two teams in Tennessee is set for Thursday in the TSSAA football championships.

Chattanooga boarding schools Baylor and McCallie are ranked first and second respectively in the Tennessee Super 25 high school football rankings and set to play for the Division II-AAA state championship at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga.

It will be one of the highlights of a three-day, nine-game weekend where Tennessee will crown its state champions for the 2023 TSSAA season.

A group of high school sports writers from the USA Today Sports Network vote each week on the top 25 programs in Tennessee. First-place votes are in parentheses. Each first-place vote receives 25 points; each second-place vote receives 24 points, on down to No. 25, which receives one point.

1. Baylor: 173 points (5)

Record: 10-2. Classification: Division II-AAA. Last week: Ranked No. 1. This week: vs. McCallie.

2. McCallie: 169 points (2)

Record: 11-1. Classification: Division II-AAA. Last week: Ranked No. 2. This week: vs. Baylor.

T-3. Oakland: 155 points

Record: 12-2. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 7. This week: vs. Houston.

T-3. Pearl-Cohn: 155 points

Record: 14-0. Classification: Class 4A. Last week: Ranked No. 4. This week: vs. Upperman.

5. Alcoa: 149 points

Record: 12-1. Classification: Class 3A. Last week: Ranked No. 5. This week: vs. East Nashville.

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6. Christ Presbyterian Academy: 140 points

Record: 12-1. Classification: Division II-AA. Last week: Ranked No. 6. This week: vs. Boyd-Buchanan.

7. Houston: 129 points

Record: 12-2. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 10. This week: vs. Oakland.

8. Bradley Central: 127 points

Record: 13-1. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 3. This week: Season is over.

9. Knoxville West: 124 points

Record: 13-1. Classification: Class 5A. Last week: Ranked No. 9. This week: vs. Page.

10. Page: 105 points

Record: 13-1. Classification: Class 5A. Last week: Ranked No. 11. This week: vs. Knoxville West.

11. Brentwood: 103 points

Record: 13-1. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 8. This week: Season is over.

12. Southwind 85 points

Record: 13-1. Classification: Class 5A. Last week: Ranked No. 12. This week: Season is over.

13. Germantown: 81 points

Record: 12-1. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 13. This week: Season is over.

14. Upperman: 65 points

Record: 14-0. Classification: Class 4A. Last week: Ranked No. 24. This week: vs. Upperman.

15. Riverdale: 60 points

Record: 10-3. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 14. This week: Season is over.

T-16. Boyd-Buchanan: 54 points

Record: 13-0. Classification: Division II-AA. Last week: Ranked No. 20. This week: vs. CPA.

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T-16. Memphis University School: 54 points

Record: 10-1. Classification: Division II-AAA. Last week: Ranked No. 16. This week: Season is over.

18. Centennial: 46 points

Record: 10-3. Classification: Class 5A. Last week: Ranked No. 19. This week: Season is over.

19. Henry County: 44 points

Record: 11-2. Classification: Class 5A. Last week: Ranked No. 15. This week: Season is over.

20. Bearden: 43 points

Record: 9-4. Classification: Class 6A. Last week: Ranked No. 18. This week: Season is over.

T-21. Greeneville: 40 points

Record: 11-1. Classification: Class 4A. Last week: Ranked No. 17. This week: Season is over.

T-21. Knoxville Catholic: 40 points

Record: 7-6. Classification: Division II-AAA. Last week: Ranked No. 23. This week: Season is over.

23. Ensworth: 30 points

Record: 8-3. Classification: Division II-AAA. Last week: Ranked No. 25. This week: Season is over.

24. Franklin Road Academy: 29 points

Record: 11-2. Classification: Division II-AA. Last week: Ranked No. 22. This week: Season is over.

25. Montgomery Bell Academy: 26 points

Record: 5-7. Classification: Division II-AAA. Last week: Ranked No. 21. This week: Season is over.

Other teams not ranked receiving 10 or more votes: Lipscomb Academy 23; Walker Valley 11.