Sandpoint High football ranked No. 3 in 5A preseason media poll

The statewide football media poll is determined by a simple points system based on how each media member ranks the top five teams in each classification. A team receives five points for a first place vote, four points for a second place vote and so on down through the fifth place team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest.

— August 20, 2024

6A Classification

1. Coeur d'Alene (5) 0-0 (0-0) 38

2. Rocky Mountain (1) 0-0 (0-0) 30

T-3. Eagle (2) 0-0 (0-0) 27

T-3. Rigby (1) 0-0 (0-0) 27

5. Highland 0-0 (0-0) 8        

Also receiving votes: Meridian 4, Owyhee 1

5A Classification

1. Bishop Kelly (9) 0-0 (0-0) 45

2. Skyline 0-0 (0-0) 32

3. Sandpoint 0-0 (0-0) 16

4. Hillcrest 0-0 (0-0) 13

5. Skyview 0-0 (0-0) 12     

Also receiving votes: Lewiston 7, Minico 5, Pocatello 4, Twin Falls 1

4A Classification

1. Sugar-Salem (9) 0-0 (0-0) 45

2. Homedale 0-0 (0-0) 35

T-3. Kimberly 0-0 (0-0) 21

T-3. Weiser 0-0 (0-0) 21

5. Teton 0-0 (0-0) 10       

Also receiving votes: Timberlake 2, Buhl 1

3A Classification

1. West Side (7) 0-0 (0-0) 39

2. Declo (2) 0-0 (0-0) 33

3. North Fremont 0-0 (0-0) 26

4. Aberdeen 0-0 (0-0) 15

5. Nampa Christian 0-0 (0-0) 9

Also receiving votes: Firth 8, Melba 3, Grangeville 2

2A Classification

1. Kendrick (6) 0-0 (0-0) 38

2. Butte County (2) 0-0 (0-0) 34

3. Oakley 0-0 (0-0) 28

4. Valley (1) 0-0 (0-0) 15

5. Grace 0-0 (0-0) 14     

Also receiving votes: Logos 3, Notus 2, Kamiah 1

1A Classification

1. Dietrich (9) 0-0 (0-0) 45

2. Rockland 0-0 (0-0) 29

3. Garden Valley 0-0 (0-0) 24

4. Tri-Valley 0-0 (0-0) 15

5. Carey 0-0 (0-0) 12      

Also receiving votes: Camas County 6, Council 4