AP Prep Football Polls – Week 9
(WCBI/AP) —Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers.
Noxubee County moves up to #3 in the AP Top 10 and remains the unanimous #1 in the 4A Top 5.
Overall
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Picayune (13) | (6-0) | 152 | 2 |
| 2. Petal (1) | (6-1) | 141 | 3 |
| 3. Noxubee County (1) | (8-0) | 101 | 4 |
| 4. South Panola | (5-2) | 97 | 5 |
| 5. Brandon | (6-1) | 89 | 1 |
| 6. Olive Branch | (6-1) | 67 | 8 |
| 7. Oxford | (7-0) | 48 | 9 |
| 8. Oak Grove | (6-1) | 34 | NR |
| 9. D’Iberville (1) | (6-0) | 32 | 10 |
| 10. Bassfield | (8-0) | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Meridian 19, Natchez 14, Pascagoula 13, West Jones 11, West Point 10, East Side 9, Lafayette 4, Hazlehurst 4, Bogue Chitto 3, Jackson Prep 3, Pearl River Central 2, Madison St. Joseph 1, Charleston 1.
Class 6A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Petal (12) | (6-1) | 155 | 23 |
| 2. South Panola (3) | (5-2) | 131 | 35 |
| 3. Brandon | (6-1) | 117 | 11 |
| 4. Olive Branch | (6-1) | 94 | 58 |
| 5. Oak Grove | (6-1) | 69 | NR |
Others receiving votes: D’Iberville 29, Natchez 26, Meridian 19.
Class 5A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Picayune (16) | (6-0) | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Oxford | (7-0) | 137 | 3 |
| 3. West Jones | (6-0) | 116 | 4 |
| 4. Pearl River Central | (5-1) | 77 | 5 |
| 5. Pascagoula | (5-1) | 71 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: West Point 37, Wayne County 35, McComb 7.
Class 4A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Noxubee County (16) | (8-0) | 160 | 14 |
| 2. Lafayette | (7-1) | 128 | 2 |
| 2. Itawamba | (8-0) | 128 | 3 |
| 4. Quitman | (7-1) | 107 | T4 |
| 5. Tylertown | (7-1) | 92 | T4 |
Others receiving votes: Houston 7, Amory 6, Northeast Jones 6, Port Gibson 6.
Class 3A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Hazlehurst (12) | (8-0) | 153 | 1 |
| 2. Philadelphia | (8-0) | 136 | 2 |
| 3. Charleston (3) | (7-1) | 121 | 3 |
| 4. West Marion | (7-0) | 117 | 4 |
| 5. Water Valley | (7-1) | 74 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: East Side 39.
Class 2A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Bassfield (15) | (8-0) | 159 | 1 |
| 2. Taylorsville | (7-0) | 139 | 2 |
| 3. Madison St. Joseph (1) | (8-0) | 121 | 3 |
| 4. West Bolivar | (6-2) | 106 | 4 |
| 5. Bruce | (6-2) | 76 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Richton 33, South Delta 6.
Class 1A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Bogue Chitto (16) | (7-0) | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Pelahatchie | (7-1) | 140 | 2 |
| 3. Noxapater | (6-2) | 110 | 3 |
| 4. Stringer | (6-1) | 105 | 4 |
| 5. West Oktibbeha | (6-1) | 57 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Shaw 34, French Camp 21, Thrasher 7, Smithville 6.
Class Private Schools
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Jackson Prep (16) | (8-0) | 160 | 2 |
| 2. Jackson Aca. | (7-1) | 140 | 1 |
| 3. Centreville Aca. | (8-0) | 129 | 3 |
| 4. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. | (7-1) | 99 | 4 |
| 5. Presbyterian Christian | (6-2) | 73 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Parklane Aca. 14, Tri-County Aca. 12, North Delta 7, Simpson Aca. 6.
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