The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana preseason high school
football polls, with first-place votes in parentheses and rating
points (320 possible):
Class 5A
Pts
1. Carmel (14) 316
2. (Tie) Center Grove (2) 206
Merrillville 206
4. Indianapolis Pike 192
5. Warren Central 176
6. Penn 120
7. (Tie) Columbus North 114
Fort Wayne Snider 114
9. Franklin Central 76
10. Indpls Ben Davis 48
Others receiving votes: Kokomo 30, Castle 26, Hamilton
Southeastern 24, Jeffersonville 24, Avon 20, Bloomington South 18,
Crown Point 16, Homestead 12, Indpls Arlington 6, Munster 6,
Noblesville 4, Huntington North 4, Mishawaka 2.
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Class 4A
Pts
1. Indpls Cathedral (4) 266
2. Columbus East (6) 254
3. Evansville Reitz (6) 212
4. Lowell 200
5. Ft. Wayne Dwenger 186
6. Delta 100
7. Shelbyville 96
8. Jasper 86
9. Plainfield 62
10. Griffith 58
Others receiving votes: E. Central 52, Mooresville 46, Indpls
Roncalli 42, Whiteland 38, Concord 12, Connersville 6, Ev. Central
6, Muncie South 6, Hammond 6, Hobart 6, Zionsville 6, Franklin Co.
4, Jay Co. 4, Boonville 2, E. Noble 2, DeKalb 2.
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Class 3A
Pts
1. Indpls Chatard (15) 318
2. Heritage Hills (1) 258
3. S. Bend St. Joseph's 250
4. West Lafayette 140
5. Andrean 106
6. Hamilton Hts. 102
7. Danville 100
8. (Tie) Charlestown 74
NorthWood 74
10. Eastbrook 70
Others receiving votes: Ft. Wayne Concordia 60, Indpls Brebeuf
40, Mt. Vernon (Posey) 34, Tippecanoe Valley 34, Yorktown 30,
Western 16, New Prairie 12, Vincennes 8, Norwell 6, Crawfordsville
6, Brown Co. 4, Batesville 4, Lakeland 4, Heritage 4, Calumet 2,
Edgewood 2, Twin Lakes 2.
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Class 2A
Pts
1. Ft. Wayne Luers (15) 318
2. Jimtown 242
3. N. Putnam 180
4. Heritage Christian 178
5. Fairfield (1) 152
6. Ev. Mater Dei 116
7. Ft. Wayne Harding 110
8. Speedway 106
9. Rochester 62
10. Tipton 56
Others receiving votes: Triton Central 44, Brownstown 36, Cass
34, Southridge 34, Tri-West 26, Seeger 14, Forest Park 12,
Clarksville 8, Bremen 8, Northwestern 8, Indian Creek 6, Providence
4, N. Posey 4, N. Knox 2.
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Class A
Pts
1. Sheridan (16) 320
2. Rockville 252
3. Lafayette Catholic 206
4. Indpls Ritter 204
5. Linton 174
6. Perry Central 132
7. Pioneer 120
8. Churubusco 100
9. S. Newton 80
10. Adams Central 40
Others receiving votes: Clinton Central 20, Indpls Scecina 16,
Tecumseh 16, Southern Wells 14, N. Miami 14, Tri-County 10, N.
Decatur 10, Attica 8, N. Central (Sullivan) 6, S. Adams 6, Lapel 4,
Northeastern 2, Frontier 2, Indiana Deaf 2, Southwood 2.