Preseason Associated Press Football Poll released

Adams Central, which advanced to the Class 1A state championship game last season, begins the 2022 campaign ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll. Photo by Chad Ryan

The Associated Press Top 10 football poll for the preseason was released on Tuesday.

Outside the Huddle has the lists in their entirety. First-place votes are in parenthesis.

CLASS 6A

1. Center Grove (15)
2. Cathedral (2)
3. Carmel
4. Westfield (1)
5. Brownsburg
6. Warren Central
7. Ben Davis
8. Hamilton Southeastern
9. Lawrence North
10. Carroll

Others receiving votes: Zionsville, Warsaw, Fishers, Elkhart, Lawrence Central, Lafayette Jeff, Penn, Avon.

CLASS 5A

1. Merrillville (12)
2. Decatur Central (4)
3. Michigan City (1)
4. Valparaiso (1)
5. Snider
6. Whiteland
7. Bishop Dwenger
8. Mishawaka
9. Lafayette Harrison
10. Castle

Others receiving votes: Bloomington South, Concord, Bloomington North, Chesterton, new Albany, Plainfield.

CLASS 4A

1. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (10)
2. Roncalli (5)
3. New Palestine (2)
4. Brebeuf Jesuit (1)
5. Mooresville
6. Evansville Central (1)
7. Evansville Memorial
8. Jasper
9. Leo
10. Hobart

Others receiving votes: New Prairie, Kokomo, Northridge, NorthWood, East Noble, Northview, Martinsville, Connersville, Lebanon, Logansport, Lowell, South Bend St. Joseph’s.

CLASS 3A

1. Bishop Chatard (14)
2. West Lafayette (2)
3. Gibson Southern (2)
4. Mishawaka Marian
5. Tri-West
6. Lawrenceburg
7. Danville
8. Western Boone
9. Norwell
10. Guerin Catholic

Others receiving votes: Tippecanoe Valley, Delta, Owen Valley, Jimtown, Heritage Hills, Hanover Central, Mt. Vernon (Posey), Twin Lakes, Oak Hill, Southridge, Charlestown.

CLASS 2A

1. Andrean (15)
2. Evansville Mater Dei (1)
3. Eastbrook
4. Bishop Luers (1)
5. Linton
6. Lafayette Central Catholic
7. Eastside
8. Scecina
9. Heritage Christian
10. Triton Central

Others receiving votes: Brownstown, LaVille, Tipton, Alexandria, Eastern (Greentown), North Posey, Cass.

CLASS 1A

1. Lutheran (16)
2. Adams Central
3. South Adams
4. Covenant Christian
5. North Judson
6. Monroe Central
7. Park Tudor
8. South Putnam
t-9. Tri
t-9. North Decatur

Others receiving votes: Parke Heritage, Sheridan, Winamac, Springs Valley, Pioneer, Carroll (Flora), Southwood, Triton, North Central (Farmersburg), North Daviess..