Tennessee High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams - November 4th

With the regular season complete, On3’s Massey Ratings have released another update to the Top-25 in Tennessee.

Following the conclusion of last week’s games, eight teams in the rating finished with undefeated records with regional titles determined across the state. Now, playoff matchups are set or are soon to be determined with the opening round of the postseason kicking off later this week.

With that, here’s the latest look at On3’s Massey Ratings in Tennessee as high school football enters the month of November:

1. Baylor School

Previous Ranking: 1
Baylor School finished undefeated with a 10-0 record and with that ended the regular season still at No. 1 in On3’s Massey Ratings in Tennessee. The Red Raiders did so with a 49-17 win over Knoxville Catholic behind over 500 yards of offense, including a perfect, four-touchdown outing for QB Briggs Cherry in the passing game, while also forcing three turnovers against the Fighting Irish. They’ll now wait a week with a bye to see who they’ll be hosting in the opening round of the playoffs in II-AAA.

2. Christ Presbyterian Academy

Previous Ranking: 2
Christ Presbyterian Academy remained at No. 2 as well after finishing undefeated too at 10-0. The Lions got that perfect record with a 41-10 win at Davidson Academy in the season finale. CPA will now host Christian Academy Of Knoxville (2-6-1) in the first round of the postseason in II-AA on Friday.

3. Oakland

Previous Ranking: 3
After a penultimate loss cost them an undefeated record, Oakland still finished at 9-1 and at No. 3 following a 36-21 win in a top matchup at Riverdale. Despite a fourth-quarter deficit, the Patriots overcame it to take The Battle of The ‘Boro, especially behind Craig Tutt who rushed for 211 yards on 18 carries with both of his scores coming in the fourth quarter. After taking their region, they’ll now host from 6A in the playoffs with their first game being against Lebanon (5-6) on Thursday.

4. Ensworth

Previous Ranking: 4
Ensworth remained at No. 4 with a finish at 10-0 after a 42-7 win at Christian Brothers. With that, Tim Hasselbeck had them post an undefeated season and win their first region championship in over a decade. They’ll wait like Baylor School now for their opening round matchup of the playoffs as the only two undefeated teams in II-AAA.

5. McCallie School

Previous Ranking: 6
McCallie School moved into the top-five in Tennessee to end the regular season after a 42-28 win over Lipscomb Academy to post a record of 8-2. Keylan Syam carried them again on offense with five touchdowns while rushing for 181 yards in the finale. DII-AAA’s defending champions will now await their opening opponent in the postseason with a bye.

6. Ravenwood

Previous Ranking: 5
While sliding a spot to No. 6, Ravenwood still stayed undefeated this season at 10-0 after a 21-3 win over Brentwood to take their regional title. With that, the Raptors will host Cane Ridge (3-8) on Friday in the opening round of the playoffs in 6A.

7. Maryville

Previous Ranking: 7
Maryville didn’t move in the final week of the regular season after a 28-21 win over Farragut put their record at 9-1. They had to overcome a 21-point deficit at halftime, though, in order to close it out in that final victory. After that, the Rebels will now host William Blount (4-6) to open the playoffs in 6A.

8. Brentwood Academy

Previous Ranking: 9
After being at 3-3, Brentwood Academy closed the year with a four-game win streak, including the season-ending win at 35-7 over MBA, to close at 7-3 and build themselves back up in the ratings to No. 8. BA will now wait as well to find out their opponent in the opening round of the postseason in II-AAA.

9. Houston

Previous Ranking: 11
Houston also moved up into the Top-10 after a four-game win streak to end the year following their 17-13 win over Collierville. Their defense did enough with two interceptions early and some stops late while also getting one score on offense in the fourth quarter to win their region. They’ll now host Dickson County (5-5) in their opening round matchup on Friday.

10. Alcoa

Previous Ranking: 10
After losing their opener, Alcoa won their final nine games of the season to finish at 9-1 and in the final spot of the Top-10 in Tennessee. They did so by closing with a 49-7 win over Kingston to win their region. Up next will be a game against Pigeon Forge (6-4) to open their playoff run as the top team in 3A.

11. Collierville (-3)
12. Page (+2)
13. Franklin Road Academy (+2)
14. Riverdale (-2)
15. Brentwood (-2)
16. Anderson County (+2)
17. Lipscomb Academy (-1)
18. Knoxville West (+3)
19. Beech
20. Greeneville
21. Powell (-4)
22. Upperman
23. Marshall County (Prev. Unranked)
24. Boyd-Buchanan School (Prev. Unranked)
25. Bearden (Prev. Unranked)

Dropped from Rankings: Mount Juliet (Prev. 23rd), Montgomery Bell Academy (Prev. 24th), Science Hill (Prev. 25th)