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DFW 5A Division I Football Rankings - Week 8, 2026
15 ranked teams· Professor Diggs' North Texas Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Trend | Last Week | Upcoming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeSoto | (5-2) | Unchanged— | Won vs Mansfield Summit 54-0 | @ Cedar Hill |
| 2 | Frisco Lone Star | (7-0) | Unchanged— | Won vs Frisco Centennial 64-7 | vs Frisco Reedy |
| 3 | Lancaster | (5-2) | Unchanged— | Won vs Cleburne 76-0 | vs Burleson Centennial |
| 4 | Denton Ryan | (5-2) | Unchanged— | Won vs Keller Fossil Ridge 52-0 | |
| 5 | Highland Park | (5-3) | Unchanged— | Won vs Carrollton Creekview 63-6 | |
| 6 | Melissa | (4-3) | Unchanged— | Won vs Frisco Reedy 41-35 | vs Frisco Lebanon Trail |
| 7 | Richland | (7-1) | Unchanged— | Won vs Newman Smith 67-20 | @ Naaman Forest |
| 8 | Frisco Reedy | (4-3) | Unchanged— | Lost vs Melissa 41-35 | @ Frisco Lone Star |
| 9 | Mansfield Summit | (3-4) | Up▲ | Lost vs DeSoto 54-0 | vs Cleburne |
| 10 | FW Arlington Heights | (7-0) | Unchanged— | Won vs FW North Side 71-0 | @ FW Trimble Tech |
| 11 | McKinney North | (6-1) | Unchanged— | Won vs Frisco Lebanon Trail 49-14 | vs Frisco Liberty |
| 12 | Cedar Hill | (2-5) | Up▲ | Won vs Mansfield Legacy 39-23 | vs DeSoto |
| 13 | Naaman Forest | (5-2) | Unchanged— | Bye | vs Richland |
| 14 | Midlothian | (4-3) | Up▲ | Won vs Burleson Centennial 14-7 | vs Mansfield Legacy |
| 15 | Denton | (5-2) | Unchanged— | Bye | vs Sherman |