Top Team Capsules

2026 Football Capsules

Last updated: January 6, 2026 9:00 AM

These capsules are based on the CoachT.com Strength + Success ranking. The ranking combines a team's opponent win percentage with the team's own win percentage. Teams that perform better against opponents that perform better will rank higher.

These rankings are updated every morning and are based only on scores reported to CoachT.com.

Division I Class 1A

1. 
McKenzie Rebels
Schedule: 4th toughest
Overall: 13-2
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 6. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
South Pittsburg Pirates
Schedule: 21st toughest
Overall: 14-1
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 3. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Coalfield Yellow Jackets
Schedule: 5th toughest
Overall: 11-3
Region: 7-0
Members of Region 2. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Clay County Bulldogs
Schedule: 35th toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 3-0
Members of Region 4. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Middle College Bulldogs
Schedule: 43rd toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 8. Three meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Richland Raiders
Schedule: 29th toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 4-1
Members of Region 5. Three meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Dresden Lions
Schedule: 24th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 7. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Hampton Bulldogs
Schedule: 42nd toughest
Overall: 9-2
Region: 7-0
Members of Region 1. Three meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
South Fulton Red Devils
Schedule: 27th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 4-2
Members of Region 7. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Sale Creek Panthers
Schedule: 51st toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 3-1
Members of Region 3. Three meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Midway (8-4), Fayetteville (7-6), Oliver Springs (7-5), Hollow Rock-Bruceton (7-3), Greenfield (7-5), Rockwood (7-5), Huntland (6-5), McEwen (5-5), Eagleville (7-5), Oakhaven (7-4), Humboldt (5-6), Cloudland (5-6), North Greene (6-5), Lake County (5-5), Jo Byrns (6-6).

Division I Class 2A

1. 
Huntingdon Mustangs
Schedule: 7th toughest
Overall: 14-1
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 7. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Milan Bulldogs
Schedule: 15th toughest
Overall: 12-1
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 7. Three meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
East Robertson Indians
Schedule: 29th toughest
Overall: 12-1
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 6. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Marion County Warriors
Schedule: 19th toughest
Overall: 13-2
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 3. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Gordonsville Tigers
Schedule: 34th toughest
Overall: 12-1
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 4. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Happy Valley Warriors
Schedule: 40th toughest
Overall: 11-1
Region: 3-0
Members of Region 1. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Bledsoe County Warriors
Schedule: 20th toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 3-1
Members of Region 3. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Lewis County Panthers
Schedule: 38th toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 5. Three meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Mt. Pleasant Tigers
Schedule: 33rd toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 5. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Eagleton Academy Royals
Schedule: 27th toughest
Overall: 10-4
Region: 2-1
Members of Region 2. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Fairley (9-3), Peabody (9-3), East Nashville (6-6), South Greene (8-4), Cannon County (7-4), Memphis Business (6-5), Jackson County (6-5), Oneida (6-6), Grundy County (8-4), Polk County (5-6), Adamsville (7-4), Mitchell (6-5), Jackson Central-Merry (5-6), MASE (5-6), East Hickman (4-6).

Division I Class 3A

1. 
Westview Chargers
Schedule: 6th toughest
Overall: 14-0
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 7. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders
Schedule: 38th toughest
Overall: 14-1
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 1. Two meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Covington Chargers
Schedule: 20th toughest
Overall: 12-2
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 7. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Tyner Academy Rams
Schedule: 30th toughest
Overall: 12-2
Region: 3-0
Members of Region 3. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Meigs County Tigers
Schedule: 31st toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 2. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Melrose Golden Wildcats
Schedule: 37th toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 8. One meeting with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Giles County Bobcats
Schedule: 5th toughest
Overall: 9-4
Region: 4-1
Members of Region 4. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Sequatchie County Indians
Schedule: 8th toughest
Overall: 8-4
Region: 4-1
Members of Region 4. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Waverly Tigers
Schedule: 42nd toughest
Overall: 9-2
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 6. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Unicoi County Blue Devils
Schedule: 34th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 4-1
Members of Region 1. Two meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Dyersburg (8-5), Forrest (8-4), Kingston (6-4), Fairview (9-3), McMinn Central (8-4), White House Heritage (7-4), Sycamore (7-5), Chattanooga Prep (4-7), Westmoreland (6-6), Camden Central (5-6), Whites Creek (7-3), Sweetwater (6-5), Scott (6-4), Watertown (5-6), Obion County (5-5).

Division I Class 4A

1. 
Alcoa Tornadoes
Schedule: 19th toughest
Overall: 14-1
Region: 6-1
Members of Region 2. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Greeneville Greene Devils
Schedule: 9th toughest
Overall: 12-2
Region: 7-0
Members of Region 1. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Stone Memorial Panthers
Schedule: 28th toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 4-1
Members of Region 4. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Anderson County Mavericks
Schedule: 11st toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 6-1
Members of Region 2. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
South Gibson Hornets
Schedule: 6th toughest
Overall: 10-4
Region: 6-1
Members of Region 7. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Springfield Yellow Jackets
Schedule: 42nd toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 3-1
Members of Region 6. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Upperman Bees
Schedule: 15th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 4. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Dyer County Choctaws
Schedule: 17th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 5-2
Members of Region 7. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Crockett County Cavaliers
Schedule: 24th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 5-2
Members of Region 7. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones
Schedule: 20th toughest
Overall: 8-3
Region: 6-1
Members of Region 1. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Pearl Cohn (10-5), Haywood (8-3), Lexington (8-4), Red Bank (8-5), Gibbs (9-3), Marshall County (9-4), White County (8-4), Jackson North Side (6-4), Macon County (7-4), Cherokee (7-4), Jackson South Side (5-5), Volunteer (7-4), Carter (6-5), Kirby (6-5), Seymour (5-5).

Division I Class 5A

1. 
Page Patriots
Schedule: 4th toughest
Overall: 14-0
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 5. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Sevier County Smoky Bears
Schedule: 16th toughest
Overall: 13-2
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 1. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Munford Cougars
Schedule: 13rd toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 3-1
Members of Region 8. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Beech Buccaneers
Schedule: 17th toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 6. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Rhea County Golden Eagles
Schedule: 36th toughest
Overall: 9-2
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 3. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Lincoln County Falcons
Schedule: 22nd toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 3-1
Members of Region 4. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Powell Panthers
Schedule: 42nd toughest
Overall: 9-2
Region: 7-0
Members of Region 2. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Henry County Patriots
Schedule: 7th toughest
Overall: 8-4
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 7. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Knox Central Bobcats
Schedule: 35th toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 6-1
Members of Region 2. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Memphis Central Warriors
Schedule: 28th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 8. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: East Hamilton (8-3), Knoxville Halls (8-5), Columbia (7-4), Kirkwood (9-3), Lawrence County (8-4), Nolensville (8-4), Centennial (7-6), Walker Valley (8-4), McMinn County (6-5), Kenwood (6-5), Dickson County (6-5), William Blount (6-4), Tennessee (6-5), West (4-6), Station Camp (5-6).

Division I Class 6A

1. 
Oakland Patriots
Schedule: 16th toughest
Overall: 15-0
Region: 7-0
Members of Region 3. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Southwind Jaguars
Schedule: 20th toughest
Overall: 13-1
Region: 3-0
Members of Region 8. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Blackman Blaze
Schedule: 6th toughest
Overall: 12-2
Region: 6-1
Members of Region 3. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Ravenwood Raptors
Schedule: 33rd toughest
Overall: 14-1
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 6. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Green Hill Hawks
Schedule: 5th toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 5-0
Members of Region 4. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Maryville Rebels
Schedule: 23rd toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 6-0
Members of Region 2. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Dobyns-Bennett Indians
Schedule: 32nd toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 4-0
Members of Region 1. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Antioch Bears
Schedule: 43rd toughest
Overall: 10-2
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 5. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Oak Ridge Wildcats
Schedule: 41st toughest
Overall: 9-2
Region: 5-1
Members of Region 2. Four meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Bradley Central Bears
Schedule: 18th toughest
Overall: 8-4
Region: 4-2
Members of Region 2. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Riverdale (8-4), Collierville (9-4), Clarksville (8-3), Jefferson County (8-3), Lebanon (8-3), Science Hill (8-4), Whitehaven (7-5), Brentwood (7-5), Gallatin (6-4), Germantown (7-4), West Ridge (6-5), Independence (5-6), Arlington (7-4), Cookeville (4-7), Shelbyville (5-6).

Division II Class 1A

1. 
Nashville Christian Eagles
Schedule: 2nd toughest
Overall: 13-0
Region: 6-0
Members of Middle Region. Ten meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
USJ Bruins
Schedule: 6th toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 6-0
Members of West Region. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Trinity Christian Lions
Schedule: 5th toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 5-1
Members of West Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Providence Christian Lions
Schedule: 11st toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 4-0
Members of East Region. Five meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Jackson Christian Eagles
Schedule: 12nd toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 4-2
Members of West Region. Nine meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Friendship Christian Commanders
Schedule: 18th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 5-1
Members of Middle Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
DCA Wildcats
Schedule: 1st toughest
Overall: 7-5
Region: 4-2
Members of Middle Region. Nine meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars
Schedule: 8th toughest
Overall: 6-4
Region: 3-1
Members of East Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Franklin Christian Falcons
Schedule: 10th toughest
Overall: 6-5
Region: 3-3
Members of Middle Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Concord Christian Lions
Schedule: 13rd toughest
Overall: 6-5
Region: 2-2
Members of East Region. Nine meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Ezell-Harding (5-5), Clarksville Academy (4-6), Tipton-Rosemark (4-7), Providence Academy (4-6), Harding Academy (4-6), FACS (2-8), Grace Baptist - Chattanooga (1-9), Mt. Juliet Christian (1-9), Fayette Academy (1-9).

Division II Class 2A

1. 
BGA Wildcats
Schedule: 4th toughest
Overall: 13-1
Region: 5-1
Members of Middle Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Franklin Road Academy Panthers
Schedule: 6th toughest
Overall: 11-2
Region: 6-0
Members of Middle Region. Ten meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Boyd Buchanan Buccaneers
Schedule: 18th toughest
Overall: 11-1
Region: 7-0
Members of East Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Lausanne Lynx
Schedule: 2nd toughest
Overall: 8-4
Region: 4-0
Members of West Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Grace Christian - Knoxville Rams
Schedule: 14th toughest
Overall: 9-3
Region: 6-1
Members of East Region. Ten meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Grace Christian - Franklin Lions
Schedule: 10th toughest
Overall: 8-4
Region: 3-3
Members of Middle Region. Nine meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
Northpoint Christian Trojans
Schedule: 9th toughest
Overall: 7-4
Region: 3-1
Members of West Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
Silverdale Academy Seahawks
Schedule: 11st toughest
Overall: 7-5
Region: 5-2
Members of East Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
Davidson Academy Bears
Schedule: 7th toughest
Overall: 6-5
Region: 3-3
Members of Middle Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
CAK Warriors
Schedule: 16th toughest
Overall: 7-5
Region: 4-3
Members of East Region. Nine meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Goodpasture (7-4), St. George's (6-5), Notre Dame (5-6), Pope John Paul II (3-8), Evangelical Christian (3-8), St. Benedict (4-6), Lakeway Christian (3-8), Columbia Academy (1-9), Chattanooga Christian (1-9), Knoxville Webb (1-9).

Division II Class 3A

1. 
Baylor Red Raiders
Schedule: 3rd toughest
Overall: 12-0
Region: 5-0
Members of East Region. Six meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Brentwood Academy Eagles
Schedule: 12nd toughest
Overall: 11-1
Region: 5-0
Members of West Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
McCallie Blue Tornado
Schedule: 9th toughest
Overall: 10-3
Region: 3-2
Members of East Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Ensworth Tigers
Schedule: 4th toughest
Overall: 7-4
Region: 4-1
Members of East Region. Ten meetings with Top 25 opponents.
5. 
Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish
Schedule: 2nd toughest
Overall: 6-5
Region: 1-4
Members of East Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
6. 
Briarcrest Christian Saints
Schedule: 8th toughest
Overall: 7-4
Region: 4-1
Members of West Region. Ten meetings with Top 25 opponents.
7. 
MBA Big Red
Schedule: 6th toughest
Overall: 6-5
Region: 1-4
Members of East Region. Nine meetings with Top 25 opponents.
8. 
MUS Owls
Schedule: 10th toughest
Overall: 6-5
Region: 1-4
Members of West Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
9. 
CPA Lions
Schedule: 1st toughest
Overall: 4-9
Region: 1-4
Members of East Region. Eight meetings with Top 25 opponents.
10. 
Christian Brothers High Purple Wave
Schedule: 11st toughest
Overall: 5-6
Region: 2-3
Members of West Region. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: Lipscomb Academy (3-8), Father Ryan (1-10).

Independent Division

1. 
Warren County Pioneers
Schedule: 3rd toughest
Overall: 6-5
Division:
Members of Independent Division. No meetings with Top 25 opponents.
2. 
Cumberland County Jets
Schedule: 1st toughest
Overall: 2-8
Division:
Members of Independent Division. Seven meetings with Top 25 opponents.
3. 
Howard Hustlin Tigers
Schedule: 4th toughest
Overall: 3-6
Division:
Members of Independent Division. One meeting with Top 25 opponents.
4. 
Pickett County Bobcats
Schedule: 2nd toughest
Overall: 0-9
Division:
Members of Independent Division. Two meetings with Top 25 opponents.

Honorable Mentions: