As we move toward the release of our High School Football America National Top 25 Preseason Poll on August 1st, plenty of other national and local media outlets along with various organizations will be putting-out their various rankings. Earlier this week, the Texas High School Coaches Association released its preseason high school football poll.
Heading the list in the extremely competitive Class 6A Region I is Cedar Hill. The Longhorns, who will be highly-ranked in our national rankings, got the nod over three-time High School Football America “mythical” national champ Allen with 75 votes to 69 for the Eagles. Rounding-out the region’s top five are Euless Trinity at #3, Southlake Carroll at #4 and DeSoto at #5. Cedar Hill, which has won two state titles in the last three years, received six of the eight first place votes with Allen and DeSoto each picking-up a first-place vote.
In 6A Region III, defending Class 6A Division II champ Katy tops the list. The Tigers, who are coming-off one of the most dominating performances by a Texas team ever, grabbed all eight first place votes. Defending 6A Division I champ Galena North Shore is a distant second behind Katy.
In 6A Region IV, Cibolo Steele edged-out 2015 Class 6A Division II runner-up Lake Travis for the top spot. The Knights, who only received one first place vote to LT’s six, finished #1 with 71 points to Lake Travis’ 69. Who’s better at the start will be decided early-on when they square-off on September 2nd.
Below are the rankings for each class and region from the Texas High School Coaches Association, which releases weekly rankings during the regular season.
Class 6A, Region I
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Cedar Hill (6) | 9-2 | 75 |
| 2 | Allen (1) | 14-1 | 69 |
| 3 | Euless Trinity | 10-1 | 53 |
| 4 | Southlake Carroll | 9-3 | 48 |
| 5 | DeSoto (1) | 6-6 | 39 |
| 6 | Arlington Martin | 10-3 | 36 |
| 7 | Denton Guyer | 10-4 | 33 |
| 8 | Mansfield | 12-3 | 21 |
| 9 | San Angelo Central | 11-2 | 14 |
| 9 | Waco Midway | 9-4 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: South Grand Prairie 13; Lewisville Marcus 8; Plano East 5; Arlington Lamar 3; Odessa Permian 3; Abilene 2; Belton 2; Duncanville 2.
Class 6A, Region II
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Conroe The Woodlands (3) | 10-2 | 62 |
| 2 | Spring Westfield (3) | 9-3 | 59 |
| 3 | Klein Collins | 9-2 | 47 |
| 4 | Longview (1) | 11-3 | 40 |
| 5 | Coppell | 6-5 | 29 |
| 6 | Rockwall | 10-4 | 28 |
| 7 | Lufkin | 7-4 | 25 |
| 8 | Round Rock Cedar Ridge | 10-2 | 23 |
| 9 | Mesquite Horn (1) | 6-5 | 22 |
| 10 | Dallas Jesuit | 10-2 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Spring 13; Garland Rowlett 12; Tyler 12; Dallas Skyline 9; North Mesquite 9; Houston Stratford 8; Round Rock 7; Beaumont West Brook 6; Austin Bowie 4; Pflugerville Hendrickson 4; Klein Oak 3.
Class 6A, Region III
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Katy (8) | 16-0 | 80 |
| 2 | Galena Park North Shore | 13-3 | 52 |
| 3 | Pearland | 11-1 | 50 |
| 4 | Richmond George Ranch | 16-0 | 46 |
| 5 | Houston Lamar | 11-2 | 37 |
| 6 | Dickinson | 12-2 | 33 |
| 7 | Houston Cypress Ranch | 10-2 | 31 |
| 8 | Fort Bend Ridge Point | 11-4 | 22 |
| 9 | Humble Atascocita | 12-2 | 19 |
| 9 | Katy Cinco Ranch | 9-2 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Friendswood 9; Fort Bend Hightower 8; Houston Cypress Falls 8; Houston Strake Jesuit 6; Pearland Dawson 5; Houston Cypress Creek 3; League City Clear Springs 3; Houston Cy-Fair 2; La Porte 2; League City Clear Creek 2; Alief Elsik 1; Alief Taylor 1; Houston King 1.
Class 6A, Region IV
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Cibolo Steele (1) | 14-1 | 71 |
| 2 | Austin Lake Travis (6) | 15-1 | 69 |
| 3 | Austin Westlake | 14-2 | 57 |
| 4 | Converse Judson (1) | 13-2 | 53 |
| 5 | Spring Branch Smithson Valley | 10-4 | 39 |
| 6 | San Antonio Brennan | 9-3 | 31 |
| 7 | Schertz Clemens | 11-3 | 21 |
| 8 | Austin Vandegrift | 11-3 | 19 |
| 9 | San Antonio Reagan | 10-1 | 17 |
| 10 | Cedar Park Vista Ridge | 12-3 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: San Antonio Johnson 11; San Antonio O’Connor 11; McAllen Memorial 7; Laredo United 6; Harlingen 4; Los Fresnos 4; San Antonio Brandeis 4; San Antonio Stevens 2.
Class 5A, Region I
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Denton Ryan (5) | 13-1 | 77 |
| 2 | Aledo (3) | 13-2 | 74 |
| 3 | Amarillo | 9-3 | 53 |
| 4 | Abilene Cooper | 7-6 | 50 |
| 5 | Canyon Randall | 12-2 | 41 |
| 6 | Lubbock-Cooper | 9-2 | 32 |
| 7 | Colleyville Heritage | 5-6 | 30 |
| 8 | El Paso Eastlake | 11-2 | 16 |
| 9 | Canyon | 10-3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wichita Falls Rider | 7-5 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: North Richland Hills Birdville 9; North Richland Hills Richland 7; Denton 6; Denison 4; El Paso Chapin 4; Fort Worth Boswell 4; Grapevine 3; Lubbock Monterey 3; Fort Worth South Hills 2; White Settlement Brewer 1.
Class 5A, Region II
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Lancaster (4) | 10-4 | 73 |
| 2 | Frisco Lone Star (3) | 14-2 | 69 |
| 3 | Dallas Highland Park (1) | 10-2 | 62 |
| 4 | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 15-1 | 47 |
| 5 | Mesquite Poteet | 9-4 | 43 |
| 6 | Lake Dallas | 12-3 | 30 |
| 7 | Waxahachie | 6-4 | 28 |
| 8 | Marshall | 11-2 | 26 |
| 9 | Wylie East | 10-2 | 21 |
| 10 | Texarkana Texas | 8-3 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Mansfield Summit 6; Longview Pine Tree 5; Mansfield Timberview 5; Frisco Wakeland 4; Hallsville 4; Mansfield Legacy 4; Lucas Lovejoy 2; Dallas South Oak Cliff 1; Everman 1.
Class 5A, Region III
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Cedar Park (5) | 16-0 | 77 |
| 2 | Manvel (3) | 11-3 | 72 |
| 3 | Temple | 12-2 | 57 |
| 4 | Crosby | 11-1 | 53 |
| 5 | College Station | 10-3 | 27 |
| 5 | Magnolia | 10-2 | 27 |
| 7 | College Station A&M Consolidated | 9-4 | 22 |
| 8 | Fort Bend Elkins | 8-3 | 17 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 8-4 | 16 |
| 10 | Port Neches-Groves | 9-3 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Bryan 11; Ennis 9; Dayton 7; Magnolia West 7; Texas City 7; Fort Bend Marshall 4; Brenham 3; Elgin 3; Georgetown East View 2; Nederland 2; Port Arthur Memorial 2; New Caney 1; Waco 1.
Class 5A, Region IV
| No. | Team | 2015 Record | Pts |
| 1 | Corpus Christi Calallen (4) | 11-3 | 75 |
| 2 | Boerne Champion | 9-4 | 58 |
| 3 | Kerrville Tivy (1) | 11-1 | 51 |
| 4 | Victoria West (1) | 11-2 | 47 |
| 5 | Angleton | 8-6 | 38 |
| 6 | Richmond Foster (1) | 10-3 | 36 |
| 7 | Edcouch Edcouch-Elsa | 8-5 | 25 |
| 8 | Dripping Springs | 5-5 | 20 |
| 9 | San Antonio Alamo Heights | 6-4 | 17 |
| 10 | Port Lavaca Calhoun | 7-4 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Austin LBJ 11; Austin Travis 10 (1); Gregory-Portland 8; Austin 6; Mercedes 6; Corpus Christi Carroll 5; Victoria East 5; Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 3; Lockhart 3; Roma 2.
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