Five of the eight schools that began the playoffs ranked No. 1 in the GPB Rankings wound up clutching a championship trophy on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Thomas County Central (5A), Sandy Creek (3A), Carver-Columbus (2A), Worth County (Class A Division I) and Hebron Christian (Private) entered the playoffs with the pressure of being the favorite and never stumbled. Buford (6A), Creekside (4A), and Bowdon (Class A Division II) won the other titles.

The teams that began the season No. 1 were: Grayson (6A), Milton (5A), North Oconee (4A), Calhoun (3A), Carver-Columbus (2A), Toombs County (A-DI), Bowdon (A-D2) and Prince Avenue Christian (Private).

Class 6A

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

Class 5A

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

Class 4A

  1. Creekside
  2. Benedictine
  3. Marist
  4. Kell
  5. North Oconee
  6. Cartersville
  7. Central Caroll
  8. Cambridge
  9. Lithonia
  10. Ware County

Class 3A

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

Class 2A

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

Class A-Division 1

  1. Worth County
  2. Toombs County
  3. Heard County
  4. Pepperell
  5. Fitzgerald
  6. Gordon Lee
  7. Northeast
  8. Rabun County
  9. Dublin
  10. Swainsboro

Class A-Division II

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

Class 3-1A Private

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