Arkansas high school football statewide rankings for Week 1
The following are the overall top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and the top three in the two 8-man divisions as voted by a panel of the Arkansas sports media from around the state for Week 1 of the 2022 season. The ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points, and last week's ranking:
Overall
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Bryant (20) | 2-0 | 200 | 1 |
2. Conway | 0-0 | 168 | 2 |
3. Bentonville | 1-0 | 148 | 4 |
4. Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 129 | 6 |
5. Cabot | 1-0 | 105 | 8 |
6. Bentonville West | 1-0 | 75 | 9 |
7. Greenwood | 0-1 | 65 | 7 |
8. Fayetteville | 0-1 | 58 | 5 |
9. LR Parkview | 1-0 | 55 | -- |
10. LR Christian | 1-0 | 34 | -- |
Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 25, Benton 17, Fort Smith Northside 8, Shiloh Christian 5, Little Rock Catholic 5, Arkadelphia 2, Stuttgart 2, Prescott 1.
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Class 7A
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Bryant (20) | 1-0 | 100 | 1 |
2. Conway | 0-0 | 71 | 2 |
3. Bentonville | 1-0 | 62 | 4 |
4. Cabot | 1-0 | 32 | -- |
5. Bentonville West | 1-0 | 16 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Fayetteville 12, North Little Rock 6, Fort Smith Northside 1.
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Class 6A
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Pulaski Academy (18) | 1-0 | 68 | -- |
2. Greenwood (1) | 0-1 | 63 | 2 |
3. LR Christian | 1-0 | 37 | 4 |
4. Benton (1) | 0-1 | 28 | -- |
5. Lake Hamilton | 0-0 | 14 | 5 |
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Class 5A
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. LR Parkview (11) | 0-0 | 97 | 1 |
2. Joe T. Robinson (3) | 0-0 | 67 | 2 |
3. Shiloh Christian (1) | 0-0 | 53 | 4 |
4. Camden Fairview | 0-0 | 41 | 3 |
5. Wynne | 1-0 | 26 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Harrison 11, Camden Fairview 10, Watson Chapel 6, Magnolia 3, Little Rock Mills 1.
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Class 4A
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Arkadelphia (16) | 1-0 | 92 | 1 |
2. Stuttgart (4) | 1-0 | 81 | 3 |
3. Warren | 0-1 | 39 | 2 |
4. Ashdown | 1-0 | 36 | 4 |
5. Harding Academy | 1-0 | 24 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Malvern 10, Ozark 10, Pocahontas 1, Rivercrest 1.
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Class 3A
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Prescott (17) | 1-0 | 97 | 1 |
2. Booneville (3) | 1-0 | 80 | 2 |
3. Charleston | 0-0 | 40 | 3 |
4. Glen Rose | 1-0 | 32 | 5 |
5. Hoxie | 1-0 | 25 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Rison 13, Camden Harmony Grove 7, Melbourne 4, Newport 3, Gurdon 2.
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Class 2A
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Hazen (15) | 0-0 | 91 | 1 |
2. Des Arc (5) | 0-0 | 78 | 2 |
3. Mount Ida | 0-0 | 54 | 3 |
4. Bigelow | 0-0 | 16 | -- |
5. Hector | 0-0 | 12 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Poyen 11, East Poinsett County 10, Marked Tree 10, McCrory 10, LR Episcopal 3, Magnet Cove 2, Clarendon 2, Dierks 1.
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8-Man (4A-3A)
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Fountain Lake (13) | 0-0 | 47 | 1 |
2. Subiaco Academy (2) | 0-0 | 36 | 2 |
3. Mountain View (4) | 1-0 | 27 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Cedar Ridge (1) 3, Genoa Central 2, Marshall 2, Rose Bud 2, Parkers Chapel 1.
8-Man (2A-1A)
. | Record | Points | Last Week |
1. Strong-Hutting (15) | 0-0 | 54 | 1 |
2. Mountain Pine (2) | 0-0 | 32 | 2 |
3. Rector (2) | 1-0 | 24 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Brinkley (1) 10.
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This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas high school football statewide rankings entering Week 1
