Arkansas Sports Media Polls

2022 PRE-SEASON

Following is the Overall Top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 8-man for the pre-season 2022 poll as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state. Ranking is given with firstplace votes received, total points.

OVERALL VOTES LAST 1. Bryant (14) 146 1 2. Conway 128 3 3. North Little Rock 92 5 4. Bentonville 87 6 5. Fayetteville (1) 85 2 6. Pulaski Academy 84 5 7. Greenwood 70 9 8. Cabot 38 10 9. Bentonville West 26 — 10. Benton 21 — Others receiving votes: LR Parkview 14, LR Christian 13, Springdale Har-Ber 8, FS Northside 6, Pulaski Robinson 5, Shiloh Christian 1, Warren 1.

CLASS 6A VOTES LAST 1. Pulaski Academy (11) 68 — 2. Greenwood (3) 63 2 3. Benton (2) 37 4 4. LR Christian 28 — 5. Lake Hamilton 14 5 Others receiving votes: El Dorado 11, Marion 4.

CLASS 5A VOTES LAST 1. LR Parkview (11) 67 — 2. Pulaski Robinson (3) 51 — 3. Shiloh Christian (1) 44 — 4. Camden Fairview 25 — 5. Wynne 16 — Others receiving votes: Harrison 8, Farmington 7, Magnolia 7.

CLASS 4A VOTES LAST 1. Arkadelphia (9) 67 3 2. Warren (5) 66 4 3. Stuttgart (1) 40 5 4. Ashdown 23 — 5. Ozark 9 — Others receiving votes: Harding Academy 8, Pocahontas 4, Rivercrest 4, Malvern 3, Lonoke 1.

CLASS 3A VOTES LAST 1. Prescott (12) 69 2 2. Booneville (3) 61 4 3. Charleston 33 — 4. Hoxie 24 5 5. Glen Rose 15 — Others receiving votes: Rison 10, Newport 7, Melbourne 4, Camden Harmony Grv 1.

CLASS 2A VOTES LAST 1. Hazen (10) 67 — 2. Des Arc (4) 58 4 3. Mount Ida 40 — 4. Hector 17 — 5T. Poyen 15 5 5T. East Poinsett County (1) 15 — Others receiving votes: Bigelow 6, Dierks 3, McCrory 2, Clarendon 1, Marked Tree1.

8-MAN (4A-3A) VOTES LAST 1. Fountain Lake (9) 33 — 2. SUbiaco Academy (4) 31 — 3. Mountain View (1) 14 — Others receiving votes: Marshall 4, Cedar Ridge (1) 3, Parkers Chapel 2, Genoa Central 2, Rose Bud 1.

8-MAN (2A-A) VOTES LAST 1. Strong-Huttig (12) 42 — 2. Mountain Pine (3) 32 — 3. Rector 14 — Others receiving votes: Brinkley 2. 2021 FINAL

Following is the Overall Top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A for the final 2021 poll as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from final regular season poll:

OVERALL RECORD VOTES LAST 1. Bryant (13) 12-1 139 1 2. Fayetteville 10-3 125 3 3. Conway 9-3 95 2 4. El Dorado 11-2 80 –5. Pulaski Academy (1) 13-1 80 5 6. North Little Rock 10-3 77 4 7. Bentonville 8-3 46 6 8. Pulaski Robinson 14-1 37 –9. Greenwood 9-4 35 9 10. Cabot 8-4 26 8 Others receiving votes: White Hall 10, Benton 4, FS Northside 4, Greenbrier 3, LR Parkview 2, Harding Academy 2, Marion 1.

CLASS 6A RECORD VOTES LAST 1. El Dorado (14) 11-2 70 4 2. Greenwood 9-4 56 2 3. LR Parkview 9-4 38 5 4. Benton 9-2 24 1 5T.Lake Hamilton 9-3 11 3 5T.Marion 6-7 11 –Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS 5A RECORD VOTES LAST 1. Pulaski Academy (14) 13-1 70 1 2. White Hall 11-3 53 3 3. Greenbrier 12-1 43 2 4. LR Christian 10-3 30 –5. Nettleton 11-1 7 5 Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Harrison 1, Vilonia 1, Wynne 1.

CLASS 4A RECORD VOTES LAST 1. Pulaski Robinson (14) 14-1 70 2. Shiloh Christian 13-2 54 1 3. Arkadelphia 10-4 36 –4. Warren 11-2 32 2 5. Stuttgart 11-2 13 4 Others receiving votes: Rivercrest 2, Crossett 2, Lamar 1.

CLASS 3A RECORD VOTES LAST 1. Harding Academy (14) 13-2 70 3 2. Prescott 14-1 56 1 3. McGehee 13-1 38 2 4. Booneville 13-2 29 4 5. Hoxie 11-1 15 T5 Others receiving votes: Centerpoint 1, Newport 1.

CLASS 2A RECORD VOTES LAST 1. McCrory (14) 12-1 70 1 2. Fordyce 10-3 55 3 3. Clarendon 9-3 37 4 4. Des Arc 10-3 23 –5. Poyen 8-5 18 –Others receiving votes: Hazen 4, Magnet Cove 2, Bigelow 1.