Final LSWA Statewide Football Polls for 2026 Season

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LHSAA football quickly turns the page each year from the a marathon regular season schedule to a full-steam postseason surge toward Caesars Superdome.

The final Week 10 games wrap up on Saturday afternoon, and brackets are typically released 20-24 hours later at the center of a fast-and-furious race for new stories for reporters and new film-gathering and game-planning for coaches.

But, as focus shifts to the playoffs, a few house-keeping items remain to tie bows on the regular season, including the final Louisiana Sports Writers Associations statewide polls for all five classifications.

St. Augustine, Westgate, St. Charles Catholic, Notre Dame and Ouachita Christian topped their respective lists, including St. Augustine and St. Charles Catholic doing so in unanimous fashion.

The biggest leaps in the final polls came from Jesuit, which defeated Edna Karr and traded places with the Cougars up to No. 3 from No. 6 in Class 5A, and Westminster-Lafayette, which upset Ascension Catholic and moved from No. 10 to No. 7 in Class 1A.

Class 5A

School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. St. Augustine (11)                              10-0                                 132                1
2. Alexandria                                          9-1                                   118                2
3. Jesuit                                                  8-2                                     98                 6
4. Ruston                                                8-2                                     96                 4
5. Mandeville                                         10-0                                   80                 5
6. Edna Karr                                           8-2                                     77                 3
7. Catholic-Baton Rouge                       7-3                                     56                 8
8. Archbishop Rummel                          7-3                                    54                 7
9. Barbe                                                 9-1                                     50                 9
10. Brother Martin                                7-3                                     37                10

Others receiving votes: St. Thomas More 35, Northshore 13, John Curtis 6, Zachary 3, Destrehan 2.

Class 4A

School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. Westgate (8)                                9-0                                  128             1
2. Neville (2)                                   8-1                                  122             2
3. North DeSoto (1)                       10-0                                 108              3
4. Archbishop Shaw                        9-1                                  103              4
5. Madison Prep                              8-2                                    82              5
6. Lake Charles College Prep        9-1                                     80              6
7. John F. Kennedy                         9-1                                     67              7
8. Franklin Parish                           7-3                                     44               9
9. Lafayette Renaissance                7-3                                     42             10
10. Leesville                                    8-2                                     38              8

Others receiving votes: Salmen 22, Opelousas 17, Cecilia 3, St. Michael 1.

Class 3A

School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. St. Charles Catholic (11)            9-1                                 132                  1
2. University Lab                             8-2                                 121                 2
3. Eunice                                         10-0                                102                 3
4. Sterlington                                   7-3                                   92                 4
5. St. James                                      8-2                                   90                 5
6. Jena                                              7-3                                   70                 7
7. Lutcher                                         7-3                                   60                8
8. West Feliciana                              9-1                                   55                 9
9. Jennings                                        8-2                                   35                10
10. Marksville                                   8-2                                   32                 6

Others receiving votes: Iowa 29, Loyola Prep 25, Jewel Sumner 7, Bunkie 1, Northwest 1.

Class 2A

School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. Notre Dame (9)                                  10-0                     129                1
2. Calvary Baptist (1)                             9-1                       121                2
3. Mangham                                            9-1                      109                3
4. Isidore Newman                                9-1                        94                4
5. Dunham (1)                                         7-3                        88                5
6. Lafayette Christian                          8-2                         83                6
7. Vinton                                                 10-0                       53                9
8. Amite                                                  7-3                         48                8
9. Lake Arthur                                         9-1                        39                9
10. Mansfield                                          8-2                        33                7

Others receiving votes: Pine 26, Loreauville 19, Catholic-New Iberia 6, Caldwell Parish 4, Country Day 2, Rosepine 2, Welsh 2, West St. Mary 1.

Class 1A

School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. Ouachita Christian (9)                        10-0                   130                 1
2. Riverside Academy (2)                        9-1                    120                 2
3. Southern Lab                                       9-0                     110                4
4. Jeanerette                                             9-1                       81                6
5. Kentwood                                            9-1                       73                9
6. East Feliciana                                      9-1                       68                 6
7. Westminster-Lafayette                       9-1                      63                10
8. Haynesville                                         8-2                       61                  3
9. Logansport                                          9-1                       58                  8
10. Ascension Catholic                           8-2                       53                  5

Others receiving votes: Cedar Creek 29, St. Mary’s 7, Ascension Episcopal 4, South Plaquemines 2, Jonesboro-Hodge 1.