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See why the IMG Academy tight end is regarded so highly.IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.) opens the season at No. 1 in the MaxPreps South Region football computer rankings, just ahead of last year's No. 1 team St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
A team that wasn't in the final South rankings last year, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), comes in at No. 3 to start the season, while a third Florida team, Mainland, is No. 4 and South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) is No. 5.
The regional rankings are based on the
MaxPreps Computer Rankings. The South region includes teams from Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Washington D.C., Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
MaxPreps Preseason South Region Football Computer Rankings
St. Thomas Aquinas is looking up at IMG Academy at this point in the rankings.
Photo by Stuart Browning
1. (last year 5)
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 9-1, 95.6
2. (1)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 14-1, 93.8
3. (NR)
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 9-3, 77.0
4. (25)
Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 13-1, 72.0
5. (2)
South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 15-0, 71.7
6. (7)
Central (Miami), 14-1, 69.4
7. (21)
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 11-1, 67.4
8. (NR)
Gilman (Baltimore, Md.), 8-3, 67.2
9. (3)
Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 15-0, 66.3
10. (NR)
Clinton (Miss.), 10-3, 66.0
11. (NR)
Central (Phenix City, Ala.), 10-2, 65.3
12. (NR)
Oxford (Miss.), 13-2, 65.2
13. (NR)
Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 11-4, 65.0
14. (NR)
Laurel (Miss.), 13-2, 64.0
15. (15)
Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 15-0, 63.3
16. (NR)
Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 8-3, 62.5
17. (11)
American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 12-3, 62.4
18. (NR)
Columbus (Miami), 13-2, 60.8
19. (NR)
West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 11-1, 60.6
20. (18)
Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 11-2, 60.5
21. (4)
Starkville (Miss.), 13-1, 60.4
22. (NR)
Southaven (Miss.), 10-3, 59.6
23. (NR)
Noxubee County (Macon, Miss.), 14-2, 59.5
24. (9)
Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 15-0, 59.0
25. (20)
Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 15-1, 58.9
