USA POLL
2026 PRE-SEASON
First-place votes in parentheses
CLASS 6A
1.
160
 defeated 6A #4 Lawrence North, 48-25
2.
123
 defeated 6A Homestead, 49-21
3.
118
 defeated 6A #11 Fishers, 47-0
4.
98
 lost to 6A #1 Brownsburg, 48-25
5.
95
 defeated 6A #6 Center Grove, 20-14
6.
94
 lost to 6A #5 Warren Central, 20-14
7.
52
 defeated 4A Lowell, 42-7
8.
49
 defeated 6A #10 Hamilton Southeastern, 54-23
9.
38
 defeated 6A Valparaiso, 49-24
10.
32
 lost to 6A #8 Carroll (Fort Wayne), 54-23
11.
8
 lost to 6A #3 Carmel, 47-0
12.
4
 defeated 3A #1 Andrean, 27-21
13.
3
 defeated 5A #2 Indianapolis Cathedral, 33-27
14.
2
 defeated 6A #14 Decatur Central, 31-6
2
 lost to 6A #14 Avon, 31-6
16.
1
 lost to 6A Columbus North, 14-7
CLASS 5A
1.
160
 defeated Wheaton St. Francis (Ill.), 28-17
2.
141
 lost to 6A #13 Ben Davis, 33-27
3.
111
 defeated 5A #14 Bloomington North, 44-6
4.
108
 lost to 4A #3 Indianapolis Chatard, 35-7
5.
88
 lost to 6A Franklin Central, 31-7
6.
74
 lost to 6A Elkhart, 22-20
7.
47
 lost to 5A #11 Warsaw, 33-30
8.
33
 defeated 5A #12 Evansville North, 29-26
9.
31
 defeated 4A #17 Lebanon, 43-42, OT
10.
30
 defeated 3A #2 Gibson Southern, 31-24
11.
26
 defeated 5A #7 Fort Wayne Snider, 33-30
12.
8
 lost to 5A #8 Castle, 29-26
13.
7
 defeated 6A Southport, 35-0
14.
5
 lost to 5A #3 Bloomington South, 44-6
15.
3
 lost to 3A Vincennes Lincoln, 7-6
16.
2
 lost to 4A Hanover Central, 28-10
CLASS 4A
1.
143
 lost to 4A #4 Fort Wayne Dwenger, 15-14,3OT
2.
138
 defeated 3A #4 Lawrenceburg, 21-0
3.
123
 defeated 5A #4 Lafayette Jeff, 35-7
4.
120
 defeated 4A #1 Indianapolis Roncalli, 15-14,3OT
5.
72
 defeated 3A Mishawaka Marian, 40-14
6.
67
 defeated 5A Anderson, 83-0
7.
64
 defeated 4A #19 Fort Wayne North, 19-0
8.
58
 defeated 2A Lakeland, 35-6
9.
21
 defeated 5A Chesterton, 33-0
10.
18
 lost to 3A #5 Adams Central, 35-20
11.
17
 lost to 3A #3 Evansville Memorial, 48-14
17
 defeated 2A South Spencer, 49-13
13.
9
 defeated 4A Evansville Harrison, 46-0
14.
8
 lost to 6A North Central (Indianapolis), 42-37
8
 defeated 5A McCutcheon, 22-14
16.
6
 lost to 4A Bedford North Lawrence, 33-27
17.
5
 lost to 5A #9 Pendleton Heights, 43-42, OT
18.
4
 defeated 4A Delta, 23-22
19.
2
 lost to 4A #7 East Noble, 19-0
20.
1
 defeated 3A Garrett, 46-7
1
 defeated 5A McCutcheon, 22-14
CLASS 3A
1.
149
 lost to 6A #12 Merrillville, 27-21
2.
134
 lost to 5A #10 Floyd Central, 31-24
3.
116
 defeated 4A #11 Jasper, 48-14
4.
99
 lost to 4A #2 East Central, 21-0
5.
94
 defeated 4A #10 Fort Wayne Luers, 35-20
6.
74
 defeated 3A Western Boone, 42-20
7.
40
 defeated 4A Evansville Central, 56-14
8.
39
 lost to 3A Norwell, 34-27
9.
36
 defeated 3A North Montgomery, 49-18
10.
33
 lost to 5A Huntington North, 45-13
11.
26
 defeated 3A Western, 52-7
12.
16
 defeated 1A #8 Sheridan, 42-27
13.
6
 lost to 6A Harrison (West Lafayette), 43-40
14.
4
 defeated 4A Highland, 63-13
15.
3
 lost to 2A #2 Lapel, 49-19
16.
1
 defeated 3A Calumet, 43-14
1
 lost to 3A Speedway, 47-19
1
 lost to 2A #12 North Posey, 34-21
1
 defeated 4A Plymouth, 22-14
1
 defeated 2A Shenandoah, 42-6
CLASS 2A
1.
144
 defeated 3A Corydon Central, 35-0
2.
135
 defeated 3A #15 Hamilton Heights, 49-19
3.
129
 defeated 4A Indianapolis Attucks, 35-0
4.
121
 defeated 2A Monrovia, 41-7
5.
106
 defeated 2A North Putnam, 56-14
6.
49
 lost to 1A #2 Riverton Parke, 21-0
49
 defeated 2A Oak Hill, 28-27
8.
47
 lost to 5A New Albany, 28-7
9.
35
 defeated 1A #3 South Adams, 45-27
10.
23
 lost to 1A #4 North Judson, 42-0
11.
14
 lost to 3A Batesville, 20-17, OT
12.
10
 defeated 3A #16 Southridge, 34-21
13.
5
 defeated 2A Northeastern, 51-0
14.
4
 defeated 1A Southwood, 46-0
15.
3
 lost to 1A Cloverdale, 69-32
3
 defeated 1A Fountain Central, 14-12
CLASS 1A
1.
140
 defeated 2A Lewis Cass, 20-15
2.
131
 defeated 2A #6 Linton, 21-0
3.
123
 lost to 2A #9 Eastside, 45-27
4.
88
 defeated 2A #10 Knox, 42-0
88
 defeated 3A Rushville, 56-0
6.
83
 lost to 3A Edgewood, 29-8
7.
56
 lost to 1A Clinton Prairie, 28-13
8.
47
 lost to 3A #12 Maconaquah, 42-27
9.
28
 defeated 1A South Decatur, 39-2
10.
21
 defeated 2A Mitchell, 63-6
11.
10
 defeated 3A Washington, 47-12
12.
6
 defeated 1A Union City, 67-0
13.
3
 defeated 3A Princeton, 37-0
14.
2
 defeated 2A Seeger, 37-16
2
 defeated 2A Eastern (Pekin), 55-6
16.
1
 lost to 1A Northfield, 28-14
1
 lost to 2A Bremen, 49-14