
Reclassification shifted the soccer landscape and a new-look preseason rankings mix and match teams from across the state.
Campbell – the runner up in Class 7A last season — tops Class 6A ahead of Archer, Discovery, Grayson and Colquitt County. In Class 5A, sitting Class 7A champion Kennesaw Mountain tops the class ahead of River Ridge, McIntosh, Sprayberry and Johns Creek.
Westminster leads Class 4A with Benedictine, Cass, Clarkston and Midtown in the top 5. In Class 3A, Johnson-Gainesville is ranked No. 1 ahead of Calhoun, Oconee County, Northwest Whitfield and Whitewater.
Columbus leads Class 2A with Morgan County, Pierce County, Appling County and Coahulla Creek chasing. In Class A Division I, Atlanta International opens at the top and In Class A Division II, Georgia Military is No. 1. Paideia tops Class A Private with GAC, Lovett, Fellowship Christian and Mount Paran in the top 5.
Class 6A
1. Campbell
2. Archer
3. Discovery
4. Grayson
5. Colquitt County
6. Lambert
7. South Gwinnett
8. Walton
9. North Gwinnett
10. North Atlanta
Class 5A
1. Kennesaw Mountain
2. River Ridge
3. McIntosh
4. Sprayberry
5. Johns Creek
6. Glynn Academy
7. Lassiter
8. Milton
9. Woodward Academy
10. Decatur
Class 4A
1. Westminster
2. Benedictine
3. Cass
4. Clarkston
5. Midtown
6. St. Pius X
7. Marist
8. Wayne County
9. Starr’s Mill
10. Perry
Class 3A
1. Johnson-Gainesville
2. Calhoun
3. Oconee County
4. Northwest Whitfield
5. Whitewater
6. LaGrange
7. Bainbridge
8. Jefferson
9. Cherokee Bluff
10. Sandy Creek
Class 2A
1. Columbus
2. Morgan County
3. Pierce County
4. Appling County
5. Coahulla Creek
6. Union County
7. Pike County
8. Rockmart
9. Ringgold
10. Drew Charter
Class A Division I
1. Atlanta International
2. Toombs County
3. Bremen
4. Model
5. Fitzgerald
6. Bleckley County
7. Chattooga
8. Banks County
9. Jeff Davis
10. Pepperell
Class A Division II
1. Georgia Military
2. Atkinson County
3. Wheeler County
4. Echols County
5. Macon County
6. Portal
7. Mt. Zion-Carroll
8. Towns County
9. Chattahoochee County
10. Montgomery County
Class 1A-3A Private
1. Paideia
2. Greater Atlanta Christian
3. Lovett
4. Fellowship Christian
5. Mount Paran
6. Aquinas
7. Holy Innocents’
8. Landmark Christian
9. Whitefield Academy
10. Savannah Country Day