The Starkville High School football team is no longer the unanimous top team in the state, according to Tuesday’s new Mississippi high school football poll.
Ten Mississippi media outlets, including The Commercial Dispatch, were polled on the top five teams in each class and the top 10 overall.
Teams earned 10 points for a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on.
The Yellow Jackets (5-0) earned unanimity for the first time last week, but Oak Grove again earned a single first-place vote both overall and in MHSAA Class 6A Tuesday.
Oxford, Warren Central and d’Iberville rounded out the top five in Class 6A.
Starkville was originally scheduled to host Greenville this week, but the game will not take place, Jackets coach Chris Jones confirmed Monday.
In other polls
— West Point (4-1) remained No. 1 in Class 5A and No. 3 overall in Tuesday’s poll. The Green Wave shut out Saltillo 27-0 on the road last week and will host Lake Cormorant on Thursday, one of many rescheduled games this week because of the effects of Hurricane Delta. Neshoba Central was No. 4 overall and No. 3 in Class 5A, while West Jones was fifth overall and second in the class. The Green Wave earned seven of 10 first-place votes, West Jones had two, and Neshoba Central had one. Picayune and Lafayette rounded out the Class 5A rankings.
— Noxubee County (3-1) is still third in Class 3A, but the Tigers were jumped by a new team. Magee is now ranked second in the class behind only Columbia. Jefferson Davis County, which was second last week, is now fifth after being blown out by new No. 4 West Marion. Noxubee County beat Houston 15-13 last Friday and will be off this week after its game with Class 4A No. 2 Corinth was canceled Tuesday.
— Heritage Academy (5-1) held steady at No. 4 among Mississippi private schools in Tuesday’s poll. Madison-Ridgeland Academy — No. 7 overall — was first in the class, while Leake Academy was second, and Jackson Prep was third. Greenville Christian finished fifth in the class. The Patriots were off last week and will travel to face Lamar School on Friday.
Here’s the ballot Theo DeRosa submitted for The Dispatch:
Overall top 10
1. Starkville (5-0)
2. West Point (4-1)
3. Oak Grove (4-0)
4. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (7-0)
5. Oxford (4-0)
6. Neshoba Central (5-0)
7. Lafayette (3-2)
8. Warren Central (5-0)
9. Leake Academy (7-0)
10. West Jones (3-0)
Class 1A
1. Nanih Waiya (5-0)
2. Lumberton (4-1)
3. Biggersville (5-0)
4. TCPS (2-2)
5. Resurrection Catholic (4-1)
Class 2A
1. Taylorsville (4-0)
2. North Side (1-0)
3. Enterprise Clarke (3-0)
4. Scott Central (4-1)
5. Walnut (4-1)
Class 3A
1. Columbia (5-0)
2. Noxubee County (3-1)
3. West Marion (4-1)
4. Magee (3-0)
5. Jefferson Davis County (3-2)
Class 4A
1. Louisville (4-1)
2. Corinth (3-2)
3. Newton County (4-0)
4. Pontotoc (4-1)
5. Poplarville (2-3)
Class 5A
1. West Point (4-1)
2. Neshoba Central (5-0)
3. Lafayette (3-2)
4. West Jones (3-0)
5. Picayune (5-0)
Class 6A
1. Starkville (5-0)
2. Oak Grove (4-0)
3. Oxford (4-0)
4. Warren Central (3-1)
5. Madison Central (4-1)
Private schools
1. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (7-0)
2. Leake Academy (7-0)
3. Jackson Prep (5-1)
5. Heritage Academy (5-1)
5. Presbyterian Christian (6-1)
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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