The Commercial Appeal

Tennessee Super 25 prep football rankings

- Tom Kreager Nashville Tennessean

Top-ranked Oakland plays its third top-10 team in the Tennessee Super 25 high school football rankings this week when the Patriots host Murfreesbo­ro cross-town rival Riverdale in the Battle of the 'Boro.

Both teams are undefeated. Oakland is the unanimous top-ranked team while Riverdale is ranked No. 9. It is the best game in the state in a week where 11 of the teams in this week's Super 25 are off.

A group of high school sports writers from the USA TODAY Network vote each week on the top 25 football programs in Tennessee this season.

First-place votes are in parenthese­s.

1. Oakland (7) 175 pts.

Record: 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 1. This week: vs. Riverdale.

2. Maryville 165 pts.

Record: 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 2. This week: at Hardin Valley.

3. Summit 162 pts.

Record 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 3. This week: Open.

4. Lipscomb Academy 154 pts. Record: 7-1. Last week: Ranked No. 4. This week: vs. Etowah (Alabama).

5. Mccallie 146 pts.

Record: 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 5. This week: vs. Father Ryan.

6. Alcoa 138 pts.

Record: 6-1. Last week: Ranked T-6. This week: Open.

7. Christ Presbyteri­an Academy 133 pts.

Record: 7-1. Last week: Ranked T-6. This week: Open.

8. Briarcrest Christian 118 pts. Record: 8-0. Last week: Ranked No. 8. This week: Open.

9. Riverdale 116 pts.

Record: 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 9. This week: at Oakland.

10. Baylor 111 pts.

Record: 5-2. Last week: Ranked No. 11. This week: vs. Hendersonv­ille.

11. Powell 100 pts.

Record: 7-1. Last week: Ranked No. 12. This week: Open.

12. Ravenwood 96 pts.

Record: 6-2. Last week: Ranked No. 13. This week: Open.

13. Montgomery Bell Academy 77 pts.

Record: 5-3. Last week: Ranked No. 19. This week: Open.

T-14. Colliervil­le 73 pts.

Record: 8-0. Last week: Ranked No. 16. This week: Open.

T-14. Knoxville West 73

Record: 6-1. Last week: Ranked No. 15. This week: at Cocke Co.

16. Ensworth 72 pts.

Record: 6-2. Last week: Ranked No. 10. This week: Open.

17. Greenevill­e 65 pts.

Record: 8-0. Last week: Ranked No. 18. This week: vs. Sullivan East.

18. Lausanne 48 pts.

Record: 6-0. Last week: Ranked No. 17. This week: at St. George's.

19. Pope John Paul II 47 pts.

Record: 5-2. Last week: Ranked No. 20. This week: at Knoxville Catholic.

20. Knoxville Catholic 44 pts.

Record: 4-2. Last week: Ranked No. 14. This week: vs. Pope John Paul II.

21. Pearl-cohn 43 pts.

Record: 7-1. Last week: 36 pts. This week: vs. Greenbrier.

22. Tullahoma 26 pts.

Record: 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 23. This week: at Lawrence Co.

23. Bradley Central 23 pts.

Record: 7-0. Last week: Ranked No. 22. This week: at Farragut.

24. Germantown 14 pts.

Record: 6-2. Last week: Ranked No. 25. This week: Open.

T-25. Elizabetht­on 11 pts.

Record: 6-1. Last week: Not ranked. This week: at Volunteer.

T-25. Page 11 pts.

Record: 8-0. Last week: Not ranked. This week: Open.

Teams that received 10 or more points: Memphis Central 10.

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