The Arkansas Sports Media panel has released its high school football rankings for the week ending Oct. 10, showcasing the state's top teams across all classifications. Rankings are based on first-place votes, team records, total points, and standings from the previous week.
### Overall Top 10 Rankings 1. **Shiloh Christian** (6-0), with 11 first-place votes, remains at the top with 163 points. 2. **Conway** (5-1), earning 3 first-place votes, rises to second place with 141 points. 3. **Bentonville West** (6-0) also claims 3 first-place votes but drops to third with 130 points. 4. **Bentonville** (5-1) holds steady in fourth with 119 points. 5. **Joe T. Robinson** (6-0) remains in fifth with 102 points. 6. **Searcy** (6-0) is ranked sixth with 81 points. 7. **North Little Rock** (5-1) follows at seventh with 58 points. 8. **Springdale Har-Ber** (4-2) stays in eighth place with 35 points. 9. **Sheridan** (6-0) secures ninth with 26 points. 10. **Greenwood** (4-2) rounds out the top 10 with 24 points.
### Class Rankings #### Class 7A 1. **Shiloh Christian** (6-0, 11 first-place votes) 2. **Conway** (5-1, 3 first-place votes) 3. **Bentonville West** (6-0, 3 first-place votes) 4. **Bentonville** (5-1) 5. **North Little Rock** (5-1)
#### Class 6A 1. **Searcy** (6-0, 16 first-place votes) 2. **Sheridan** (6-0, 1 first-place vote) 3. **Sylvan Hills** (4-2) 4. **Benton** (3-3) 5. **Mountain Home** (5-1)
#### Class 5A 1. **Joe T. Robinson** (6-0, 16 first-place votes) 2. **Greenwood** (4-2) 3. **Farmington** (6-0) 4. **Jacksonville** (5-1) 5. **LR Parkview** (4-2)
#### Class 4A 1. **Stuttgart** (6-0, 13 first-place votes) 2. **Nashville** (6-0, 2 first-place votes) 3. **Gosnell** (6-0, 1 first-place vote) 4. **Ozark** (6-0, 1 first-place vote) 5. **Elkins** (5-1)
#### Class 3A 1. **Bismarck** (5-1, 10 first-place votes) 2. **Mansfield** (5-2, 2 first-place votes) 3. **Smackover** (5-1) 4. **Walnut Ridge** (5-1, 3 first-place votes) 5. **Rivercrest** (5-1)
#### Class 2A 1. **Mount Ida** (7-0, 10 first-place votes) 2. **Baptist Prep** (6-0, 6 first-place votes) 3. **Marked Tree** (5-1) 4. **Earle** (5-1, 1 first-place vote) 5. **Gurdon** (4-2)
#### 8-Man Division 1. **Corning** (6-0, 9 first-place votes) 2. **Cedar Ridge** (5-0, 3 first-place votes) 3. **Magazine** (5-0, 1 first-place vote)
Honorable mentions in several classes include Bryant, Sylvan Hills, Farmington, and Van Buren. Voting was conducted by a panel of sports media members across the state, reflecting performance and momentum as schools enter the middle of the season.