Four Georgia HS football teams rank in Maxpreps Top 25. Who's No. 1?

Four Georgia high school football teams are in the Maxpreps Preseason Top 25, and Georgia high school football fans will not be too surprised.

Georgia blue bloods Buford, Grayson and Carrollton are featured while Creekside, a new dominant team for the 2020s, also cracks the Top 25.

Here’s a look at national rankings and where the Georgia teams stand.

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Maxpreps rankings: Where Georgia teams rank

Coming off its first state title since 2021, Buford ranks No. 7 in the country. One of the nation’s most dominant teams, Buford has won 14 state titles in the 2000s.

Coming off a quarterfinal run last year, Grayson ranks No. 13 in the country two years after its last state title. The Rams have four state titles since 2011.

Ranking 20th is Carrollton while Creekside ranks No. 22. Carrollton has reached the finals in three of four seasons, but hasn’t claimed a state title since 1998. Creekside won the Class 4A state title last year and claimed another in 2013.

Georgia rankings

• No. 7 Buford
• No. 13 Grayson
• No. 20 Carrollton
• No. 22 Creekside

Maxpreps Preseason Rankings 2026

1. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California)
2. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada)
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
4. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)
5. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
6. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Florida)
7. Buford (Buford, Georgia)
8. Centennial (Corona, California)
9. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
10. Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
11. Carol City (Miami, Florida)
12. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
13. Grayson (Grayson, Georgia)
14. Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tennessee)
15. Basha (Chandler, Arizona)
16. American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)
17. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, California)
18. Allen (Allen, Texas)
19. Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
20. Carrollton (Carrollton, Georgia)
21. Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina)
22. Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia)
23. Chandler (Chandler, Arizona)
24. Brownsburg (Brownsburg, Indiana)
25. Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama)

Ryne Dennis is the Deep South Connect Team Editor for Gannett/USA Today and former sports editor in USA TODAY and the Athens Banner-Herald. Find him on X @RyneDennis and email at rdennis@onlineathens.com.   

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