2019 Tennessee high school football preseason projections

Projected Class Champions

This is far from as scientific as I’d like it to be, but it comes reasonably close. Below are the most-likely champions for each class. Keep in mind that these are very conservative projections with a lot of variance built in. The top ten teams for each will be listed.

Public Schools

1A

  1. Huntingdon, 21.9%
  2. Greenback, 18.0%
  3. Cornersville, 17.0%
  4. South Pittsburg, 15.7%
  5. Whitwell, 13.0%
  6. Lake Co., 10.3%
  7. Oliver Springs, 1.5%
  8. Coalfield, 0.8%
  9. Mount Pleasant, 0.6%
  10. Freedom Prep Academy, 0.4%

2A

  1. Peabody, 35.8%
  2. Meigs Co., 16.9%
  3. Trousdale Co., 16.3%
  4. Waverly Central, 8.8%
  5. Tyner Academy, 5.8%
  6. Watertown, 4.0%
  7. Riverside, 3.2%
  8. Lewis Co., 3.0%
  9. Fairley, 2.0%
  10. Union City, 1.6%

3A

  1. Alcoa, 68.0%
  2. Pearl-Cohn, 9.3%
  3. Covington, 5.7%
  4. East Nashville, 4.9%
  5. Austin-East, 3.8%
  6. Upperman, 3.6%
  7. Red Bank, 1.2%
  8. Fairview, 1.0%
  9. McNairy Central, 0.9%
  10. Stratford, 0.5% and Milan, 0.5%

4A

  1. Greeneville, 72.6%
  2. Haywood, 7.2%
  3. Anderson Co., 6.2%
  4. Springfield, 3.0%
  5. Maplewood, 3.0%
  6. Dyersburg, 2.0%
  7. Tullahoma, 1.1%
  8. Jackson North Side, 0.8%
  9. Elizabethton, 0.8%
  10. Nolensville, 0.7%

5A

  1. Knoxville Central, 27.4%
  2. Henry Co., 20.1%
  3. Oak Ridge, 10.0%
  4. Fulton, 9.4%
  5. Beech, 8.9%
  6. David Crockett, 6.5%
  7. Hillsboro, 3.6%
  8. Powell, 3.0%
  9. Page, 2.5%
  10. Kirby, 2.1%

6A

  1. Oakland, 38.9%
  2. Maryville, 20.3%
  3. Ravenwood, 15.8%
  4. Whitehaven, 8.5%
  5. Farragut, 4.9%
  6. Mount Juliet, 4.3%
  7. Blackman, 2.6%
  8. Cane Ridge, 1.7%
  9. Germantown, 0.9%
  10. Cordova, 0.6%

Private Schools

NOTE: Top fives only for these, considering there are fewer teams.

II-A

  1. Davidson Academy, 44.5%
  2. Friendship Christian, 19.3%
  3. Columbia Academy, 14.8%
  4. Fayette Academy, 9.4%
  5. University School of Jackson, 5.4%

II-AA

  1. Christ Presbyterian Academy, 39.3%
  2. Lausanne Collegiate, 26.7%
  3. Battle Ground Academy, 23.0%
  4. Notre Dame, 4.6%
  5. Evangelical Christian, 1.9%

II-AAA

  1. Brentwood Academy, 61.6%
  2. McCallie, 17.8%
  3. Memphis University, 9.7%
  4. Montgomery Bell Academy, 4.7%
  5. Knoxville Catholic, 4.5%

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