The second half of the 2026 TSSAA football season kicks off with significant changes in our Knoxville area Super 25 Football Rankings.
Greeneville and Powell rocket towards the top after major wins in Week
6, and three new teams join the fray.
Here's a look at the Super 25 rankings entering Week 7 of the 2026 TSSAA season.
Knoxville area Super 25 Football Rankings
1. Alcoa (6-0)
Previous ranking: No. 1; Week 6 result: beat Union County 41-7; Week 7: at South-Doyle, Oct. 2
2. Maryville (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 3; Week 6 result: beat Hardin Valley 45-20; Week 7: vs. Cookeville, Oct. 2
3. Knoxville Catholic (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 4; Week 6 result: beat Hoover (Alabama) 20-17; Week 7: vs. Ensworth, Oct. 2
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4. Greeneville (6-0)
Previous ranking: No. 7; Week 6 result: beat Sevier County 49-21; Week 7: at Cherokee, Oct. 2
5. Powell (6-0)
Previous ranking: No. 8; Week 6 result: beat Central 42-41 (OT); Week 7: at Campbell County, Oct. 2
6. Grace Christian (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 5; Week 6 result: beat Concord Christian 47-17; Week 7: vs. Boyd-Buchanan, Oct. 2
7. Lakeway Christian (6-0)
Previous ranking: No. 9; Week 6 result: beat Notre Dame 46-17; Week 7: at Silverdale, Oct. 2
8. Knoxville Central (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 6; Week 6 result: lost to Powell 42-41 (OT); Week 7: vs. McMinn County, Oct. 2
9. Sevier County (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 2; Week 6 result: lost to Greeneville 49-21; Week 7: vs. Cocke County, Oct. 2
10. Oak Ridge (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 10; Week 6 result: beat Bradley Central 47-27; Week 7: at Bearden, Oct. 2
11. CAK (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 11; Week 6 result: beat Webb 36-32; Week 6: at Chattanooga Christian, Oct. 2
12. Gibbs (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 12; Week 6 result: beat Lenoir City 42-14; Week 7: vs. Anderson County, Oct. 1
13. Anderson County (4-2)
Previous ranking: No. 14; Week 6 result: beat Chattanooga Prep 49-22; Week 7: at Gibbs, Oct. 1
14. Hardin Valley (4-2)
Previous ranking: No. 13; Week 6 result: lost to Maryville 45-20; Week 7: vs. Farragut, Oct. 1
15. Coalfield (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 15; Week 6 result: beat Oneida 38-3; Week 7: at Harriman, Oct. 2
16. Loudon (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 16; Week 6 result: beat East Ridge 28-12; Week 7: at vs. Sequoyah, Oct. 2
17. Seymour (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 19: Week 6 result: beat Cherokee 28-27; Week 7: vs. Sullivan East, Oct. 2
18. South-Doyle (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 21; Week 6 result: beat Union County 53-20; Week 7: vs. Alcoa, Oct. 2
19. Greenback (6-0)
Previous ranking: No. 22; Week 6 result: beat Eagleton 14-12; Week 7: vs. Wartburg Central, Oct. 2
20. Sweetwater (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 17; Week 6 result: lost to Meigs County 28-21; Week 7: vs. Austin-East, Oct. 2
21. Austin-East (4-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked; Week 6 results: beat Kingston 42-35; Week 7: at Sweetwater, Oct. 2
22. Eagleton (3-2)
Previous ranking: No. 18; Week 6 result: lost to Greenback 14-12; Week 7: vs. Tellico Plains, Oct. 2
23. Jellico (6-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked; Week 6 result: beat Cloudland 26-22; Week 7: at North Greene, Oct. 2
24. Kingston (4-2)
Previous ranking: No. 20; Week 6 result: lost to Austin-East 42-35; Week 7: at McMinn Central, Oct. 2
25. McMinn Central (4-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked: Week 6 result: beat Cumberland County 42-0; Week 7: vs. Kingston, Oct. 2
Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wynton.jackson@knoxnews.com
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