Rex’s Rankings: The playoffs continue

A number of the state’s top teams received byes in the first round of the high school football playoffs.

There were a few upsets (such as Watson Chapel over Sylvan Hills in Class 5A) but not many.

This week, it gets serious.

Here are the updated rankings as we enter the second week of the playoffs:

Overall

1. Fayetteville

2. Greenwood

3. North Little Rock

4. Pulaski Academy

5. Bentonville

6. Wynne

7. Springdale Har-Ber

8. Fort Smith Northside

9. Pine Bluff

10. Warren

Class 7A

1. Fayetteville

2. North Little Rock

3. Bentonville

4. Springdale Har-Ber

5. Fort Smith Northside

Class 6A

1. Greenwood

2. Pine Bluff

3. Jonesboro

4. Russellville

5. Benton

Class 5A

1. Pulaski Academy

2. Wynne

3. Little Rock McClellan

4. Alma

5. Batesville

Class 4A

1. Warren

2. Nashville

3. Robinson

4. Prairie Grove

5. Pea Ridge

Class 3A

1. Prescott

2. Charleston

3. Glen Rose

4. Bald Knob

5. Fordyce

Class 2A

1. England

2. Danville

3. Des Arc

4. Hampton

5. Mount Ida