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2026 Prep Football Polls
After Week Four
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Karr (10) 4-0 131 1
2. Ruston 3-1 116 2
3. St. Augustine (1) 4-0 114 4
4. Archbishop Rummel 4-0 98 6
5. Brother Martin 4-0 73 8
6. John Curtis 2-2 71 5
7. Alexandria 3-1 69 3
8. St. Thomas More 3-1 57 NR
9. Acadiana 3-1 30 7
10. West Monroe 3-1 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Jesuit 22, Catholic-Baton Rouge 15, Mandeville 11, Ouachita 11, Barbe 5, Central 5, Thibodaux 1.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Westgate (8) 4-0 128 1
2. Neville (2) 3-1 117 3
3. North DeSoto (1) 4-0 111 2
4. Archbishop Shaw 3-1 99 4
5. Lake Charles Prep 4-0 91 5
6. Franklin Parish 3-1 74 6
7. Madison Prep 2-2 63 7
8. John F. Kennedy 3-1 58 8
9. Belle Chasse 4-0 31 9
10. Cecilia 3-1 27 10
Others receiving votes: Plaquemine 26, Opelousas 22, Salmen 13, Lafayette Renaissance 11, Leesville 1.
Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. St. James (9) 4-0 130 1
2. St. Charles (2) 3-1 123 2
3. Jena 3-1 105 4
4. University 2-2 89 5
5. Sterlington 2-2 86 3
6. Jewel Sumner 3-1 76 7
7. Loyola Prep 3-1 66 8
8. Marksville 4-0 61 9
9. Eunice 4-0 37 10
10. West Feliciana 4-0 35 NR
Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 28, Iowa 12, Northwest 7, Jennings 3, Carroll 1.
Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Calvary Baptist (11) 4-0 132 1
2. Notre Dame 4-0 117 3
3. Mangham 3-1 105 4
4. Dunham 2-2 98 2
5. Lafayette Christian Academy 3-1 92 6
6. Amite 3-1 75 5
7. Newman 3-1 58 10
8. Catholic-New Iberia 2-2 46 8
9. Lake Arthur 4-0 38 NR
10. Mansfield 3-1 36 9
Others receiving votes: Oak Grove 33, Loreauville 10, Covenant Christian 5, Kinder 4, Vinton 3, West St. Mary 3, Country Day 1, Green Oaks 1, Homer 1.
Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ouachita Christian (7) 4-0 128 1
2. Riverside Academy (4) 4-0 124 2
3. Ascension Catholic 4-0 111 3
4. Haynesville 3-1 84 5
5. Logansport 4-0 82 6
6. Southern Lab 3-0 70 7
7. Kentwood 4-0 69 8
8. Jeanerette 3-1 57 4
9. Westminster-Lafayette 4-0 48 9
10. Cedar Creek 4-0 35 10
Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 20, South Plaquemines 11, Ascension Episcopal 6, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 4, St. Mary’s 1.
After Week Three
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Karr (10) 3-0 131 2
2. Ruston 2-1 115 1
3. Alexandria 3-0 109 3
4. St. Augustine (1) 3-0 104 4
5. John Curtis 2-1 82 6
6. Archbishop Rummel 3-0 80 7
7. Acadiana 3-0 63 8
8. Brother Martin 3-0 47 9
9. Catholic-Baton Rouge 1-2 45 5
10. Jesuit 3-0 22 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Thomas More 15, Central 13, West Monroe 8, Ouachita 7, Mandeville 5, Barbe 3, Thibodaux 3.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Westgate (9) 3-0 129 1
2. North DeSoto (1) 3-0 114 3
3. Neville (1) 2-1 111 4
4. Archbishop Shaw 2-1 99 2
5. Lake Charles Prep 3-0 91 5
6. Franklin Parish 2-1 76 7
7. Madison Prep 1-2 62 6
8. John F. Kennedy 2-1 46 NR
9. Belle Chasse 3-0 36 NR
10. Cecilia 2-1 29 8
Others receiving votes: Plaquemine 27, Salmen 19, Lafayette Renaissance 7, Franklinton 3, Opelousas 3, Carencro 2, Teurlings Catholic 2, E.D. White 1.
Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. St. James (9) 3-0 130 2
2. St. Charles (2) 2-1 118 1
3. Sterlington 2-1 104 4
4. Jena 2-1 96 3
5. University 1-2 83 6
6. Iowa 1-2 81 5
7. Jewel Sumner 2-1 64 7
8. Loyola Prep 2-1 55 8
9. Marksville 3-0 52 9
10. Eunice 3-0 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 23, Carroll 13, Iota 4, Northwest 3, De La Salle 2, West Feliciana 1.
Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Calvary Baptist (9) 3-0 130 1
2. Dunham (2) 2-1 120 2
3. Notre Dame 3-0 113 3
4. Mangham 2-1 96 4
5. Amite 3-0 67 7
6. Lafayette Christian Academy 2-1 55 5
7. Oak Grove 1-2 53 6
8. Catholic-New Iberia 2-1 51 9
9. Mansfield 3-0 48 10
10. Newman 2-1 27 NR
Others receiving votes: Kinder 25, Loreauville 19, West St. Mary 7, Covenant Christian 7, Country Day 4, Lake Arthur 2.
Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ouachita Christian (6) 3-0 127 1
2. Riverside Academy (4) 3-0 125 2
3. Ascension Catholic 3-0 110 3
4. Jeanerette 3-0 96 4
5. Haynesville 2-1 84 5
6. Logansport 3-0 72 6
7. Southern Lab 2-0 65 7
8. Kentwood 3-0 63 8
9. Westminster-Lafayette 3-0 40 9
10. Cedar Creek 3-0 35 NR
Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 20, South Plaquemines 13, Lincoln Prep 11, Westminster-Opelousas 3, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 1, St. Edmund 1.
After Week Two
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1.Ruston (9) 2-0 130 1
2. Karr (2) 2-0 122 2
3. Alexandria 2-0 102 3
4. St. Augustine 2-0 99 4
5. Catholic-Baton Rouge 1-1 83 5
6. John Curtis 1-1 78 6
7. Archbishop Rummel 2-0 70 7
8. Acadiana 2-0 57 8
9. Brother Martin 2-0 40 9
10. Ouachita 2-0 20 NR
Others receiving votes: West Monroe 19, Jesuit 9, Mandeville 9, Central 8, Barbe 4, St. Thomas More 2, Destrehan 1, Southside 1, Thibodaux 1.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Westgate (8) 2-0 128 1
2. Archbishop Shaw (1) 2-0 118 2
3. North DeSoto (1) 2-0 104 3
4. Neville (1) 1-1 100 4
5. Lake Charles Prep 2-0 88 6
6. Madison Prep 1-1 78 7
7. Franklin Parish 1-1 54 8
8. Cecilia 2-0 51 9
9. Plaquemine 1-1 49 5
10. Salmen 1-1 36 NR
Others receiving votes: Lafayette Renaissance 20, John F. Kennedy 15, E.D. White 6, Belle Chasse 3, Teurlings Catholic 3, Carencro 1.
Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. St. Charles (11) 2-0 136 1
2. St. James 2-0 114 T3
3. Jena 2-0 110 5
4. Sterlington 1-1 95 2
5. Iowa 1-1 70 9
6. University 0-2 67 T3
7. Jewel Sumner 1-1 63 6
8. Loyola Prep 1-1 53 8
9. Marksville 2-0 49 NR
10. Vandebilt Catholic 1-1 41 7
Others receiving votes: Iota 19, Northwest 4, Erath 4, De La Salle 3, Carroll 1, Eunice 1.
Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Calvary Baptist (9) 2-0 129 2
2. Dunham (2) 1-1 119 1
3. Notre Dame 2-0 111 4
4. Mangham 1-1 95 6
5. Lafayette Christian Academy 2-0 81 8
6. Oak Grove 1-1 79 3
7. Amite 2-0 76 9
8. Kinder 1-1 53 5
9. Catholic-New Iberia 1-1 36 7
10. Mansfield 2-0 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Newman 25, Loreauville 19, West St. Mary 6, Covenant Christian 3, Country Day 2, Union Parish 2.
Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ouachita Christian (8) 2-0 129 1
2. Riverside Academy (3) 2-0 123 2
3. Ascension Catholic 2-0 109 3
4. Jeanerette 2-0 96 4
5. Haynesville 1-1 83 5
6. Logansport 2-0 69 6
7. Southern Lab 2-0 66 7
8. Kentwood 2-0 59 8
9. Westminster-Lafayette 2-0 45 9
10. South Plaquemines 1-1 25 NR
Others receiving votes: Cedar Creek 21, East Feliciana 12, Lincoln Prep 11, St. Edmund 6, Westminster-Opelousas 5.
After Week One
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ruston (10) 1-0 131 1
2. Karr (1) 1-0 123 2
3. Alexandria 1-0 100 5
4. St. Augustine 1-0 97 6
5. Catholic-Baton Rouge 0-1 80 3
6. John Curtis 0-1 75 4
7. Archbishop Rummel 1-0 72 9
8. Acadiana 1-0 50 NR
9. Brother Martin 1-0 23 NR
10. Zachary 0-1 21 7
Others receiving votes: Ouachita 18, St. Thomas More 18, West Monroe 12, Mandeville 10, Ouachita 10, Jesuit 8, Southside 5, Destrehan 3, Barbe 2, Thibodaux 2.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Westgate (7) 1-0 124 2
2. Archbishop Shaw (2) 1-0 118 3
3. North DeSoto (1) 1-0 108 4
4. Neville (1) 0-1 104 1
5. Plaquemine 1-0 94 6
6. Lake Charles Prep 1-0 76 8
7. Madison Prep 0-1 63 5
8. Franklin Parish 0-1 41 7
9. Cecilia 1-0 35 NR
10. E.D. White 0-1 33 9
Others receiving votes: Teurlings Catholic 18, Salmen 10, Lafayette Renaissance 8, John F. Kennedy 8, Leesville 8, Carencro 1.
Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. St. Charles (8) 1-0 129 2
2. Sterlington (3) 1-0 118 3
3. St. James 1-0 104 4
(tie) University 0-1 104 1
5. Jena 1-0 83 6
6. Jewel Sumner 1-0 78 7
7. Vandebilt Catholic 1-0 65 8
8. Loyola Prep 1-0 55 9
9. Iowa 0-1 53 5
10. Iota 1-0 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Marksville 20, Northwest 13, Carroll 6, De La Salle 1, Erath 1.
Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Dunham (11) 1-0 132 1
2. Calvary Baptist 1-0 120 2
3. Oak Grove 1-0 106 4
4. Notre Dame 1-0 97 5
5. Kinder 1-0 85 6
6. Mangham 0-1 69 3
7. Catholic-New Iberia 1-0 58 7
8. Lafayette Christian Academy 1-0 53 8
9. Amite 1-0 51 9
10. Newman 1-0 26 NR
Others receiving votes: West St. Mary 23, Loreauville 10, Mansfield 10, Union Parish 4, Covenant Christian 3, Avoyelles 1.
Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ouachita Christian (9) 1-0 130 2
2. Riverside Academy (2) 1-0 121 3
3. Ascension Catholic 1-0 105 4
4. Jeanerette 1-0 92 5
5. Haynesville 0-1 90 1
6. Logansport 1-0 71 7
7. Southern Lab 1-0 60 10
8. Kentwood 1-0 46 NR
9. Westminster-Lafayette 1-0 34 NR
10. Westminster-Opelousas 0-1 31 6
Others receiving votes: South Plaquemines 29, East Feliciana 13, Cedar Creek 15, Lincoln Prep 15, St. Edmund 1.
Pre-season Prep Polls
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points
1. Ruston ( 0-0 129
2. Karr (3) 0-0 120
3. Catholic-Baton Rouge 0-0 107
4. John Curtis 0-0 82
5. Alexandria 0-0 71
6. St. Augustine 0-0 67
7. Zachary 0-0 61
8. Central 0-0 51
9. Archbishop Rummel 0-0 39
10. Southside 0-0 35
Others receiving votes: Acadiana 27, Ouachita 18, St. Thomas More 18, West Monroe 14, Evangel Christian 10, Mandeville 5, Brother Martin 1, Destrehan 1, Terrebonne 1.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points
1. Neville (11) 0-0 132
2. Westgate 0-0 115
3. Archbishop Shaw 0-0 103
4. North DeSoto 0-0 96
5. Madison Prep 0-0 76
6. Plaquemine 0-0 69
7. Franklin Parish 0-0 60
8. Lake Charles Prep 0-0 57
9. E.D. White 0-0 49
10. Teurlings Catholic 0-0 28
Others receiving votes: Salmen 26, Lafayette Renaissance 9, John F. Kennedy 8, Cecilia 7, Carencro 6, Leesville 6, Franklinton 2.
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Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points
1. University (6) 0-0 119
2. St. Charles (2) 0-0 116
3. Sterlington (1) 0-0 99
4. St. James (2) 0-0 98
5. Iowa 0-0 93
6. Jena 0-0 83
7. Jewel Sumner 0-0 67
8. Vandebilt Catholic 0-0 63
9. Loyola Prep 0-0 46
10. Northwest 0-0 28
Others receiving votes: Iota 19, Marksville 18, Carroll 5, De La Salle 3, Bunkie 1.
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Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points
1. Dunham (9) 0-0 130
2. Calvary Baptist (1) 0-0 116
3. Mangham (1) 0-0 105
4. Oak Grove 0-0 97
5. Notre Dame 0-0 81
6. Kinder 0-0 55
7. Catholic-New Iberia 0-0 47
8. Lafayette Christian Academy 0-0 44
9. Amite 0-0 43
10. Loreauville 0-0 30
Others receiving votes: West St. Mary 28, Newman 23, Union Parish 22, Country Day 8, Ferriday 3, Mansfield 1.
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Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points
1. Haynesville (10) 0-0 130
2. Ouachita Christian 0-0 116
3. Riverside Academy (1) 0-0 103
4. Ascension Catholic 0-0 96
5. Jeanerette 0-0 90
6. Westminster-Opelousas 0-0 81
7. Logansport 0-0 59
8. South Plaquemines 0-0 50
9. East Feliciana 0-0 45
10. Southern Lab 0-0 38
Others receiving votes: Westminster-Lafayette 23, Lincoln Prep 8, Kentwood 6, Cedar Creek 5, St. Edmund 1.
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