As the countdown to the playoffs begins in earnest, the top teams in the seven AHSAA classifications and the AISA remain the same this week.

Auburn (7A), Saraland (6A), UMS-Wright (5A), Montgomery Catholic (4A), Mars Hill (3A), Fyffe (2A) and Elba (1A) are all No. 1 in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings heading into the games of Week 9.

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Patrician Academy continues to be No. 1 in the AISA. Of those eight teams, however, only two – UMS and Fyffe – were unanimous choices.

One of the biggest matchups of ranked teams this week pits Auburn at No. 4 Central-Phenix City in Class 7A.

Here are this week’s ASWA high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:

CLASS 7A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Auburn (18); 7-0; 225

2. Thompson; 6-2; 167

3. Hoover (1); 7-1; 155

4. Central-Phenix City; 6-2; 133

5. Fairhope; 6-1; 109

6. Hewitt-Trussville; 5-3; 94

7. Austin; 6-2; 67

8. Prattville; 5-2; 56

9. Opelika; 5-3; 21

10. Tuscaloosa County; 5-2; 18

Others receiving votes: Enterprise (4-3) 17, Florence (6-2) 12, Dothan (5-3) 6, Vestavia Hills (3-4) 2, Foley (4-3) 1.

CLASS 6A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Saraland (12); 8-0; 202

2. Clay-Chalkville (5); 6-1; 176

3. Theodore; 7-0; 146

4. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (1); 8-0; 135

5. Mountain Brook; 6-1; 120

6. Hartselle (1); 8-0; 108

7. Muscle Shoals; 6-1; 63

8. Helena; 6-1; 40

9. Center Point; 7-1; 25

10. Gardendale; 5-2; 17

Others receiving votes: Carver-Montgomery (6-1) 16, Decatur (6-1) 14, Pike Road (5-2) 7, Pinson Valley (4-3) 7, Homewood (5-2) 4, Benjamin Russell (5-2) 3.

CLASS 5A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. UMS-Wright (19); 7-0; 228

2. Leeds; 7-0; 163

3. Moody; 8-0; 139

4. Pleasant Grove; 6-1; 127

5. Ramsay; 6-2; 112

6. Gulf Shores; 7-1; 101

7. Guntersville; 6-1; 64

8. Beauregard; 7-0; 60

9. Faith Academy; 6-1; 31

10. Arab; 7-1; 16

Others receiving votes: Charles Henderson (6-1) 15, Demopolis (7-1) 15, Fairview (6-1) 9, Eufaula (5-2) 3.

CLASS 4A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Montgomery Catholic (15); 8-0; 214

2. Anniston (3); 7-0; 173

3. Andalusia (1); 8-0; 162

4. Priceville; 8-0; 120

5. Handley; 7-1; 104

6. Jacksonville; 6-2; 80

7. T.R. Miller; 6-1; 60

8. Northside; 6-1; 53

9. Cherokee County; 6-1; 42

10. Etowah; 6-1; 34

Others receiving votes: Deshler (8-0) 24, Randolph (6-1) 7, Jackson (5-2) 3, Oneonta (6-1) 3, West Morgan (6-1) 3, American Christian (6-2) 1.

CLASS 3A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Mars Hill Bible (13); 7-1; 203

2. Gordo (3); 7-1; 161

3. Piedmont (1); 5-2; 150

4. Opp (1); 6-1; 133

5. Winfield; 6-1; 108

6. Houston Academy; 7-0; 95

7. St. James; 6-2; 72

8. Dadeville (1); 6-0; 60

9. Excel; 7-0; 44

10. Randolph County; 7-0; 14

Others receiving votes: Fayette County (6-1) 12, Madison Academy (5-2) 10, Thomasville (5-2) 6, W.S. Neal (6-1) 6, Lauderdale County (5-2) 3, J.B. Pennington (7-1) 2, Sylvania (5-2) 2, Pike County (5-2) 1, Trinity (6-2) 1.

CLASS 2A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Fyffe (19); 7-0; 228

2. Highland Home; 8-0; 171

3. Ariton; 7-1; 151

4. Aliceville; 7-1; 129

5. Pisgah; 6-1; 103

6. Reeltown; 5-1; 88

7. B.B. Comer; 6-2; 67

8. Vincent; 7-1; 61

9. G.W. Long; 5-2; 34

10. Isabella; 6-1; 22

Others receiving votes: Southeastern (7-0) 15, Lexington (6-1) 8, Hatton (6-1) 6.

CLASS 1A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Elba (14); 7-0; 212

2. Leroy (5); 6-0; 186

3. Linden; 6-0; 151

4. Brantley; 5-2; 119

5. Valley Head; 7-0; 104

6. Spring Garden; 7-1; 89

7. Meek; 7-0; 76

8. Loachapoka; 7-0; 60

9. Sweet Water; 4-2; 46

10. Millry; 7-1; 31

Others receiving votes: Lynn (6-1) 6, Maplesville (5-2) 2, Pickens County (5-3) 1.

AISA

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Patrician (15); 7-0; 215

2. Lee-Scott (3); 7-0; 180

3. Jackson Academy (1); 8-0; 154

4. Chambers Academy; 5-2; 122

5. Clarke Prep; 5-2; 92

6. Glenwood; 4-3; 90

7. Crenshaw Christian; 5-2; 64

8. Macon-East; 5-2; 59

9. Lowndes Academy; 5-2; 53

10. Morgan Academy; 5-2; 41

Others receiving votes: Autauga Academy (3-3) 7, Edgewood (3-4) 6.