AUSTIN, Texas – High school football season is back in central Texas this week!
Here are your FOX 7 Friday Football preseason rankings for the 2026-27 school year.
2026 preseason rankings Class 6A Westlake (2025: 7-4, lost in 1st rd of playoffs)Lake Travis (2025: 14-1, 6ADI State Semi-Finalist)Dripping Springs (2025: 12-2, 6ADII Regional Finalist)Vandegrift (2025: 12-3, 6ADII State Semi-Finalist)Round Rock (2025: 5-6, lost in 1st rd of playoffs) Class 5A Weiss (2025: 10-3, 5A DI Region Semi-Finalist) Bastrop (2025: 11-2, 10-2, lost in 2nd rd of playoffs)Liberty Hill (2025: 9-3, lost in 2nd rd of playoffs)Connally (2025: 7-5, lost in 2nd rd of playoffs)Anderson (2025: 10-2, lost in 2nd rd of playoffs) Class 4A LBJ (2025: 9-3, lost in 2nd rd of playoffs)Wimberley (2025: 8-5, 4ADII Region Semi-Finalist)Lampasas (2025: 9-3, lost in 2nd rd of playoffs)Lago Vista (2025: 6-4, did not make post-season)Taylor (2025: 5-6, lost in 1st rd of playoffs) Class 3A Llano (2025: 13-2, 3ADI State Semi-Finalist) Lexington (2025: 10-2, 3ADII Region Semi-Finalist)Blanco (2025: 10-3, 3A DII Region Semi-Finalist)Thrall (2025:2-8, did not make post-season)Rockdale (2025: 4-6, did not make post-season) Class 2A/1A/Others Mason (2025: 10-4, 2ADI Region Finalist)Granger (2025: 12-1, 2ADII Region Semi-Finalist)Thorndale (2025: 8-4, lost in 2nd rd of post-season)Johnson City (2025: 5-6, lost in 1st rd of post-season)Bartlett (2025: 4-6, did not make post-season)
The Source: Information in this report comes from the FOX 7 Austin sports team.