The GPB football rankings look pretty much the same as they have for the last month on the eve of the GHSA playoffs, which start Nov. 14.

Only seven new faces got into the final regular-season poll and each of the current No. 1s held their places going into the state tournaments, which conclude Dec. 15-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Click here to see the state playoff pairings.

“There are a lot of teams that could win a state championship this year,” said GPB’s Jon Nelson. “You know there’s a surprise team out there somewhere. We’ll all be shaking our heads in late December and be asking ourselves, ‘Why didn’t I see that?’”

Holding onto the top spots are: Grayson in Class 6A, Thomas County Central in 5A, North Oconee in 4A, Sandy Creek in 3A, Carver-Columbus in 2A, Worth County in Class A Division 1, Lincoln County in Division 2, and Hebron Christian in Private.

Grayson, North Oconee, Carver and Hebron Christian are the defending champions intheir respective classifications. 

Sliding into the state rankings this week were: Harrison at No. 9 in 6A, Cambridge at No. 8 in 4A, Stephenson at No. 10 in 3A, Burke County at No. 9 in 2A, Appling County at No. 10 in 2A, and Bleckley County at No. 10 in Class A Division 1.

Class 6A

  1. Grayson
  2. Buford
  3. Carrollton
  4. North Gwinnett
  5. McEachern
  6. Valdosta
  7. Lowndes
  8. Colquitt County
  9. Harrison
  10. Douglas County

Class 5A

  1. Thomas County Central
  2. Hughes
  3. Roswell
  4. Gainesville
  5. Rome
  6. Houston County
  7. Milton
  8. Sequoyah
  9. Woodward Academy
  10. Lee County

Class 4A

  1. North Oconee
  2. Cartersville
  3. Creekside
  4. Central Carroll
  5. Marist
  6. Benedictine
  7. Kell
  8. Cambridge
  9. Cass
  10. Blessed Trinity

Class 3A

  1. Sandy Creek
  2. North Hall
  3. Calhoun
  4. LaGrange
  5. Jefferson
  6. Jenkins
  7. Peach County
  8. West Laurens
  9. Troup County
  10. Stephenson

Class 2A

  1. Carver-Columbus
  2. Morgan County
  3. Carver-Atlanta
  4. Rockmart
  5. Sumter County
  6. Callaway
  7. Hapeville Charter
  8. Thomson
  9. Burke County
  10. Appling County

Class A-Division 1

  1. Worth County
  2. Toombs County
  3. Heard County
  4. Lamar
  5. Northeast
  6. Fitzgerald
  7. Thomasville
  8. Dublin
  9. Swainsboro
  10. Bleckley County

Class A-Division II

  1. Lincoln County
  2. Clinch County
  3. Johnson County
  4. Bowdon
  5. Screven County
  6. Wheeler County
  7. ECI
  8. Seminole County
  9. Brooks County
  10. Early County

Class 3-1A Private

  1. Hebron Christian
  2. Fellowship Christian
  3. Calvary Day
  4. Athens Academy
  5. Savannah Christian
  6. Prince Avenue Christian
  7. Greater Atlanta Christian
  8. Holy Innocents’
  9. Aquinas
  10. Whitefield Academy