DALLAS (AP) — Five straight state championships weren't quite enough to vault Lake Travis High School to the top of the preseason poll in its Class 5A debut.
Lake Travis is second to defending 5A Division I champion Southlake Carroll in The Associated Press preseason Texas high school football poll released Thursday.
The Cavaliers are moving up to the state's highest classification after winning five straight championships in Class 4A. Lake Travis had one more first-place vote than Carroll but finished 12 points behind in balloting by sports writers and broadcasters who cover Texas high school football.
Stephenville and La Marque, a pair of longtime 4A powers, have the top two spots in 3A after dropping a classification.
Denton Guyer tops the 4A poll two years after losing in a 5A championship game.
Here is the list of the top ten preseason teams in all 5 classifications (teams of local interest in bold).
| Class 5A | ||||
| School | 2011 | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Southlake Carroll (8) | (16-0) | 218 | 7 | |
| 2. Lake Travis (9) | (16-0) | 206 | 4A | 1 |
| 3. Dallas Skyline (7) | (14-1) | 199 | 5 | |
| 4. Katy (1) | (12-1) | 170 | 1 | |
| 5. Cibolo Steele | (15-1) | 117 | 4 | |
| 6. Euless Trinity | (12-1) | 103 | 3 | |
| 7. DeSoto | (10-2) | 71 | 8 | |
| 8. Allen | (11-1) | 65 | 2 | |
| 9. Longview | (11-2) | 63 | 6 | |
| 10. Abilene | (10-4) | 47 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Arlington Martin 41. 12, Manvel 18. 13, Pearland 15. 14, SA Madison 11. 15, The Woodlands 10. 16, Spring DeKaney 9. 17, La Porte 5. 18, Austin Westlake 3. 19, Hewitt Midway 2. 20, Lufkin 1. 20, Smithson Valley 1.
| Class 4A | ||||
| School | 2011 | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Denton Guyer (13) | (8-4) | 228 | ||
| 2. Cedar Park (3) | (11-3) | 199 | 9 | |
| 3. Tyler (6) | (11-4) | 196 | ||
| 4. Pearland Dawson | (12-3) | 146 | ||
| 5. Dallas Highland Park | (12-1) | 130 | 4 | |
| 6. Aledo (3) | (14-2) | 108 | 8 | |
| 7. Leander | (8-4) | 90 | ||
| 8. WF Rider | (10-4) | 89 | ||
| 9. Angleton | (13-1) | 74 | 7 | |
| 10. CC Calallen | (13-2) | 46 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Brenham 16. 12, Nederland 15. 13, Wichita Falls 11. 14, Kerrville Tivy 9. 15, Dallas Kimball 8. 16, Amarillo 3. 16, Wolfforth Frenship 3. 18, Sulphur Springs 2. 19, Sherman 1. 19, Corsicana 1.
| Class 3A | ||||
| School | 2011 | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Stephenville (15) | (11-3) | 227 | ||
| 2. La Marque (5) | (11-3) | 202 | ||
| 3. Carthage (2) | (9-4) | 167 | ||
| 4. Coldspring-Oakhurst (1) | (14-1) | 130 | 3 | |
| T5. Navasota (1) | (11-2) | 125 | ||
| T5. Wimberley (1) | (15-0) | 125 | 2 | |
| 7. Argyle | (14-2) | 89 | 8 | |
| 8. Waco La Vega | (11-1) | 74 | 10 | |
| T9. Alvarado | (14-1) | 42 | 6 | |
| T9. Celina | (11-1) | 42 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Henderson 36. 12, Tyler Chapel Hill 32. 12, Gilmer 32. 14, Monahans 14. 15, West Columbia 13. 16, Sealy 9. 17, Bellville 6. 18, Abilene Wylie 5. 19, Kennedale 2. 19, Kilgore 2. 21, Melissa 1.
| Class 2A | ||||
| School | 2011 | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Refugio (17) | (15-0) | 217 | 1 | |
| 2. Cameron Yoe (3) | (6-5) | 176 | ||
| 3. Daingerfield (3) | (10-4) | 166 | ||
| 4. Newton (1) | (9-3) | 152 | ||
| 5. Lexington | (11-3) | 125 | ||
| 6. Tatum | (12-3) | 119 | ||
| 7. Cisco | (14-1) | 106 | ||
| 8. Wall | (11-1) | 73 | 4 | |
| 9. Hempstead (1) | (14-1) | 51 | 3 | |
| 10. Muleshoe | (12-2) | 39 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Arp 38. 12, Corsicana Mildred 30. 13, East Bernard 23. 14, Crockett 17. 15, Littlefield 11. 15, Rogers 11. 17, Franklin 8. 18, Garrison 6. 19, Clarksville 2. 19, Commerce 2. 21, Elysian Fields 1. 21, Idalou 1. 21, New Boston 1.
| Class 1A | ||||
| School | 2011 | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Mart (11) | (11-3) | 220 | ||
| 2. Stamford (7) | (13-3) | 211 | ||
| 3. Munday (4) | (13-3) | 195 | ||
| 4. Tenaha (2) | (14-0) | 142 | 2 | |
| 5. Falls City | (10-3) | 114 | ||
| 6. San Augustine | (8-3) | 108 | ||
| 7. Mason (1) | (15-0) | 101 | 3 | |
| 8. Burton | (12-3) | 52 | ||
| 9. Windthorst | (11-2) | 46 | 7 | |
| 10. Goldthwaite | (7-5) | 44 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Wellington 37. 12, Shiner 23. 13, Hubbard 16. 14, Ganado 14. 15, Albany 10. 15, Lindsay 10. 17, Alto 7. 17, Italy 7. 19, Muenster 6. 20, Joaquin 4. 21, Sunray 3. 22, Mount Enterprise 2. 22, Panhandle 2. 24, Stratford 1.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
