According to High School Football
America and the preseason top 300 poll for the 2025 season, McCallie and Baylor are highly ranked.
The two Chattanooga private schools are rated numbers 60 and 73 respectively.
There are 10 teams from the state of Tennessee ranked in the top 300.
The only other private school is Ensworth from Nashville at #167.
Other schools ranked are Oakland, Alcoa, Maryville, Ravenwood, Brentwood, Collierville and Houston.
The pads will be put on Monday while
season openers will happen the week of Aug.
22.
McCallie opens at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, while Baylor will host Santaluces, a team from Lantana, Florida.