Following is the final Overall Top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the two 8-man divisions, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the 2022 preseason. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last year’s final poll:
EVERYWHERE
Record Pts Prv
1. Bryant (14) 0-0 146 1
2. Conway 0-0 128 3
3. North Little Rock 0-0 92 5
4. Bentonville 0-0 87 6
5. Fayetteville (1) 0-0 85 2
6. Pulaski Academy 0-0 84 5
7. Greenwood 0-0 70 9
8. Cabot 0-0 38 10
9. Bentonville West 0-0 26 NO
10. Benton 0-0 21 NO
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Parkview 14, Little Rock Christian 13, Springdale Har-Ber 8, Fort Smith Northside 6, Joe T. Robinson 5, Shiloh Christian 1, Warren 1.
CLASS 7A
1. Bryant (14) 0-0 73 1
2. Conway 0-0 57 3
3. North Little Rock 0-0 33 4
4. Bentonville 0-0 30 5
5. Fayetteville (1) 0-0 24 2
Others receiving votes: Cabot 6, Bentonville West 2.
CLASS 6A
1. Pulaski Academy (10) 0-0 68 NO
2. Greenwood (3) 0-0 63 2
3. Benton (2) 0-0 37 4
4. LR Christian 0-0 28 NO
5. Lake Hamilton 0-0 14 5
Others receiving votes: El Dorado 11, Marion 4.
CLASS 5A
1. LR Parkview (11) 0-0 67 NO
2. Joe T. Robinson (3) 0-0 51 NO
3. Shiloh Christian (1) 0-0 44 NO
4. Camden Fairview 0-0 25 NO
5. Wynne 0-0 16 NO
Others receiving votes: Harrison 8, Farmington 7, Magnolia 7.
CLASS 4A
1. Arkadelphia (9) 0-0 67 3
2. Warren (5) 0-0 66 4
3. Stuttgart (1) 0-0 40 5
4. Ashdown 0-0 23 NO
5. Ozark 0-0 9 NO
Others receiving votes: Harding Academy 8, Pocahontas 4, Rivercrest 4, Malvern 3, Lonoke 1.
CLASS 3A
1. Prescott (12) 0-0 69 2
2. Booneville (3) 0-0 61 4
3. Charleston 0-0 33 NO
4. Hoxie 0-0 24 5
5. Glen Rose 0-0 15 NO
Others receiving votes: Rison 10, Newport 7, Melbourne 4, Camden Harmony Grove 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Hazen (10) 0-0 67 NO
2. Des Arc (4) 0-0 58 4
3. Mount Ida 0-0 40 NO
4. Hector 0-0 17 NO
5. Poyen 0-0 15 5
(tie) East Poinsett Co.(1)0-0 15 NO
Others receiving votes: Bigelow 6, Dierks 3, McCrory 2, Clarendon 1, Marked Tree 1.
8-MAN (4A-3A)
1. Fountain Lake (9) 0-0 33 NO
2. Subiaco Academy (4) 0-0 31 NO
3. Mountain View (1) 0-0 14 NO
Others receiving votes: Marshall 4, Cedar Ridge (1) 3, Parkers Chapel 2, Genoa Central 2, Rose Bud 1.
8-MAN (2A-1A)
1. Strong-Huttig (12) 0-0 42 NO
2. Mountain Pine (3) 0-0 32 NO
3. Rector 0-0 14 NO
Others receiving votes: Brinkley 2.
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