There is a new No. 1 team in Mississippi.

After Starkville’s upset loss at the hands of Northwest Rankin last Friday, Hattiesburg takes over the top in the latest Associated Press Top-10. The Tigers (6-0) reach No. 1 for the first time this season.

Starkville (5-1) dropped five spots to No. 6 while Northwest Rankin (5-1) moved up three spots to No. 4 following their 27-20 win over the Yellowjackets.

Horn Lake (7-0) moves up to No. 2 and Brandon (6-1) follows suit, moving up a slot to No. 3. West Point (5-1) rounds out the top-half of the poll. Horn Lake had more first-place votes with five but Hattiesburg (3 first-place votes) received three more overall points to claim No. 1. Brandon also received one-first place vote.

Behind Starkville is Madison Central (5-1), who drops a spot to No. 7 despite their 49-8 win over Murrah last week.

The final three spots remained the same with Olive Branch (6-0), East Central (6-0), and Clinton (6-1) rounding out the No. 7-10 slots, respectively.

There is good news coming out of the Class 3A poll this week for Water Valley. The Blue Devils (6-1) finally crack the Top-5 after sitting just on the outside for several weeks. They are tied with Columbia (5-1) at No. 5 with both receiving 19 points.

Things remain the same for Lafayette in the Class 4A poll. The Commodores (4-2) stay at No. 4 following their 47-8 win over Saltillo last week. They also received one point in the Top-10 poll.

Here are the full MHSAA and MAIS AP Polls for this week:

Class Overall
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Hattiesburg (3)	(6-0)	79	2
2. Horn Lake (5)	(7-0)	76	3
3. Brandon (1)	(6-1)	72	4
4. Northwest Rankin	(5-1)	57	7
5. West Point	(5-1)	51	5
6. Starkville	(5-1)	47	1
7. Madison Central	(5-1)	32	6
8. Olive Branch	(6-0)	27	8
9. East Central	(6-0)	19	9
10. Clinton	(6-1)	13	10

Others receiving votes: Jackson Prep 8, Winona 4, Simmons 2, Oak Grove 2, Taylorsville 1, Lafayette 1, Corinth 1, Tupelo 1, Louisville 1, Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 1.

Class 6A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Horn Lake (7)	(7-0)	84	2
2. Brandon (2)	(6-1)	81	3
3. Northwest Rankin	(5-1)	71	5
4. Starkville	(6-1)	66	1
5. Madison Central	(5-1)	58	4

Others receiving votes: none.

Class 5A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Hattiesburg (8)	(6-0)	89	1
2. West Point (1)	(5-1)	80	2
3. Olive Branch	(6-0)	72	3
4. Lafayette	(4-2)	64	4
5. Picayune	(4-2)	36	5

Others receiving votes: West Jones 19.

Class 4A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. East Central (7)	(6-0)	86	1
2. Louisville (2)	(6-1)	74	2
3. Pontotoc	(6-1)	64	3
4. Poplarville	(5-1)	54	4
5. Mendenhall	(6-0)	48	5

Others receiving votes: Corinth 19, Sumrall 15.

Class 3A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. North Panola (8)	(5-1)	89	1
2. Winona (1)	(7-0)	81	2
3. Houston	(5-1)	64	5
4. Jefferson Davis County	(5-2)	55	3
5. Water Valley	(6-1)	19	NR
(tie) Columbia	(5-1)	19	NR

Others receiving votes: Booneville 14, North Pontotoc 7, West Marion 6, Velma Jackson 6.

Class 2A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Taylorsville (9)	(7-0)	90	1
2. Scott Central	(7-0)	80	2
3. Collins	(5-1)	65	3
4. Pelahatchie	(6-1)	41	NR
5. Pisgah	(6-1)	40	NR

Others receiving votes: Puckett 26, O’Bannon 12, Leland 6.

Class 1A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Simmons (9)	(7-0)	90	1
2. Lumberton	(6-0)	80	2
3. Nanih Waiya	(6-1)	70	3
4. Stringer	(6-1)	62	5
5. Biggersville	(7-0)	25	NR

Others receiving votes: Noxapater 12, Ray Brooks 9, Okolona 6, Smithville 6.

Class Private Schools
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Jackson Prep (9)	(7-0)	90	1
2. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.	(7-0)	81	2
3. Jackson Aca.	(5-1)	66	3
4. Starkville Aca.	(7-0)	59	4
5. Indianola Aca.	(6-1)	50	5

Others receiving votes: Oak Forest, La. 8, Adams Christian 6.