Allen, ranked No. 3 in the High School Football America Preseason Top 100, starts the season as the No. 1 team in Class 6A in the Associated Press Texas preseason rankings. The Eagles, who haven’t lost a regular season game since 2012, are followed by Katy at No. 2, DeSoto at No. 3, Judson at No. 4 and Cibolo Steele at No. 5.
DeSoto is ranked No. 6 in our national rankings, while Katy is ranked No. 19 the Top 100. In all, 16 Texas teams are in our preseason Top 100.
Judson is the only 6A team that isn’t in our preseason rankings.
Related: High School Football America Preseason Top 100
In 5A, Manvel, ranked No. 67 in our poll that is created with our proprietary algorithm, is the top team, followed by defending state champ Aledo at No. 2. The Bearcats, who won their seventh overall state title in 2016, is ranked No. 2 in our Top 100.
Here is The Associated Press preseason high school poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, with points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1:
Class 6A
| School | 2016 rec. | Points |
| 1. Allen (8) | 14-1 | 211 |
| 2. Katy (5) | 10-3 | 201 |
| 3. DeSoto (3) | 16-0 | 170 |
| 4. Converse Judson (5) | 9-3 | 169 |
| 5. Cibolo Steele (1) | 14-2 | 160 |
| 6. Lake Travis (2) | 15-1 | 136 |
| 7. Austin Westlake (1) | 11-3 | 119 |
| 8. Cedar Hill | 11-3 | 83 |
| 9. The Woodlands | 15-1 | 63 |
| 10. Galena Park North Shore | 12-2 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Spring Westfield 8, Klein Collins 7, Coppell 7, Southlake Carroll 4, Pearland 4, Tyler 3, Beaumont West Brook 2, Mansfield 2, Katy Cinco Ranch 2, Denton Guyer 1, San Benito 1.
Class 5A
| School | 2016 rec. | Points |
| 1. Manvel (8) | 13-1 | 223 |
| 2. Aledo (14) | 16-0 | 218 |
| 3. Dallas Highland Park (1) | 14-2 | 162 |
| 4. Temple | 12-4 | 152 |
| 5. Cedar Park (1) | 12-1 | 140 |
| 6. Denton Ryan | 14-1 | 99 |
| 6. Corpus Christi Calallen | 14-2 | 99 |
| 8. Fort Bend Marshall (1) | 11-3 | 96 |
| 9. College Station | 14-1 | 60 |
| 10. Lancaster | 12-2 | 52 |
Others receiving votes: Richmond Foster 23, Mansfield Legacy 12, Angleton 8, Mesquite Poteet 7, Port Neches-Groves 5, Colleyville Heritage 5, Port Arthur Memorial 4, Dripping Springs 3, A&M Consolidated 2, Mansfield Lake Ridge 2, Texarkana Texas 1, Richland 1, Lubbock Coronado 1.
