Here are the Mississippi Gridiron statewide rankings for the sixth week of the season including our overall Top 10 and our Little 10 picked from MHSAA classes 3A-1A and the MAIS.
TOP 10
1. Starkville (4-0)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: vs. Provine.
2. Hattiesburg (4-0)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: at Gautier.
3. Horn Lake (4-0)
Last Week: beat Lake Cormorant 58-9. Friday: at South Panola.
4. West Point (3-1)
Last Week: beat Noxubee County 41-0. Friday: vs. Lafayette.
5. Clinton (4-0)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: at No. 7 Madison Central.
6. Brandon (4-1)
Last Week: beat Northwest Rankin 34-13. Friday: vs. Terry.
7. Madison Central (3-1)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: vs. No. 5 Clinton.
8. Olive Branch (4-0)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: at Saltillo.
9. Louisville (4-1)
Last Week: beat Grenada 32-14. Friday: vs. Greenwood.
10. Northwest Rankin (3-1)
Last Week: lost to Brandon 34-13. Friday: at Warren Central.
LITTLE 10
1. Jackson Prep (5-0)
Last Week: beat Madison St. Joseph 59-10. Friday: vs. Presbyterian Christian.
2. Taylorsville (5-0)
Last Week: beat Columbia 20-13. Friday: vs. Perry Central.
3. North Panola (3-1)
Last Week: did not play. Saturday: vs. Mitchell (Tenn.).
4. Collins (3-1)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: vs. Lawrence County.
5. Jackson Academy (5-0)
Last Week: beat Hartfield 52-0. Friday: Open.
6. Madison-Ridgeland (5-0)
Last Week: beat Copiah 52-14. Friday: vs. St. Stanislaus.
7. Simmons (4-0)
Last Week: beat North Side 38-0. Friday: vs. Humphreys County.
8. Houston (3-1)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: at Amory.
9. Scott Central (5-0)
Last Week: beat Southeast Lauderdale 27-2. Friday: vs. Sweet Water (Ala.).
10. Winona (5-0)
Last Week: beat Morton 28-7. Friday: at Water Valley.
CLASS RANKINGS
CLASS 6A
1. Starkville (4-0)
2. Horn Lake (4-0)
3. Clinton (4-0)
4. Brandon (4-1)
5. Madison Central (3-1)
6. Northwest Rankin (3-1)
7. Oak Grove (3-1)
8. Tupelo (3-1)
9. Meridian (2-2)
10. Gulfport (3-1)
CLASS 5A
1. Hattiesburg (4-0)
2. West Point (3-1)
3. Olive Branch (4-0)
4. Lafayette (3-1)
5. Wayne County (3-1)
6. West Jones (3-1)
7. Holmes Central (3-1)
8. Picayune (2-2)
9. Brookhaven (3-1)
10. Neshoba Central (5-0)
CLASS 4A
1. Louisville (4-1)
2. Pontotoc (4-1)
3. East Central (4-0)
4. Poplarville (4-1)
5. Noxubee County (2-3)
6. Mendenhall (4-0)
7. Greenwood (4-1)
8. Corinth (4-1)
9. Itawamba AHS (3-2)
10. South Pike (3-2)
CLASS 3A
1. North Panola (3-1)
2. Houston (3-1)
3. Winona (5-0)
4. Columbia (4-1)
5. Velma Jackson (4-1)
6. Jefferson Davis County (3-2)
7. West Marion (5-0)
8. North Pontotoc (5-0)
9. Water Valley (5-0)
10. Booneville (5-0)
CLASS 2A
1. Taylorsville (5-0)
2. Collins (3-1)
3. Scott Central (5-0)
4. Bay Springs (4-1)
5. Pelahatchie (4-1)
6. Eupora (4-1)
7. Lake (4-1)
8. Pisgah (4-1)
9. Puckett (5-0)
10. Philadelphia (2-2)
CLASS 1A
1. Simmons (4-0)
2. Lumberton (4-0)
3. Okolona (4-1)
4. Nanih Waiya (4-1)
5. Stringer (4-1)
6. Resurrection (3-1)
7. Noxapater (4-1)
8. Ray Brooks (4-0)
9. Leake County (4-0)
10. Biggersville (5-0)
Overall MAIS Top 10
1. Jackson Prep (5-0)
2. Jackson Academy (5-0)
3. MRA (5-0)
4. Starkville Academy (5-0)
5. Indianola (4-1)
6. Lamar (4-2)
7. Greenville St. Joseph (4-1)
8. Oak Forest (La.) (5-0)
9. Adams Christian (4-0)
10. Parklane (4-1)
MAIS CLASS AAAA
1. Jackson Prep (5-0)
2. Jackson Academy (5-0)
3. MRA (5-0)
4. Lamar (4-2)
5. Oak Forest (La.) (5-0)
MAIS CLASS AAA
1. Starkville Academy (5-0)
2. Indianola (4-1)
3. Adams Christian (4-0)
4. Central Hinds (4-0)
5. Bowling Green (La.) (4-1)
MAIS CLASS AA
1. Greenville St. Joseph (4-1)
2. Centreville (3-2)
3. Sylva-Bay (4-1)
4. Carroll (5-0)
5. Tri-County (3-2)
MAIS CLASS A
1. Tunica (4-0)
2. West Memphis Christian (Ark.) (2-2)
3. Deer Creek (2-3)
4. Lee (Ark.) (2-3)
5. Union Christian (La.) (2-3)
MAIS 8-Man
1. Manchester (4-0)
2. Tallulah (La.) (5-0)
3. Briarfield (La.) (4-1)
4. Prairie View (La.) (3-1)
5. Sharkey-Issaquena (4-1)
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