As the UIL Texas high school football playoffs kickoff in a couple days, we're going to power rank all the teams for which DFW-area team has the best shot of coming out of their region (noted by color) and who has the best shot of representing their division at State (noted by order of ranking).
6A
| 6A Division I | 6A Division II |
| 1. Duncanville | 1. Denton Guyer |
| 2. Allen | 2. Flower Mound Marcus |
| 3. Southlake Carroll | 3. Cedar Hill |
| 4. Arlington Martin | 4. Hebron |
| 5. Euless Trinity | 5. Arlington Bowie |
| 6. Arlington Lamar | 6. Arlington |
| 7. Rockwall | 7. Mansfield Summit |
| 8. DeSoto | 8. Lake Highlands |
| 9. Sachse | 9. Keller Central |
| 10. Prosper | 10 Lakeview Centennial |
| 11. Flower Mound | 11. Dallas Jesuit |
| 12. Keller | 12. Weatherford |
| 13. Lewisville | 13. Richardson Pearce |
| 14. Dallas Skyline | 14. McKinney |
| 15. Mesquite | 15. Richland |
| 16. Wylie | 16. Naaman Forest |
| 17. South Grand Prairie |
Note: blue indicates Region I projected representative; yellow indicates Region II projected representative.
▲5A
| 5A Division I | 5A Division II |
| 1. Frisco Lone Star | 1. Aledo |
| 2. Denton Ryan | 2. Ennis |
| 3. Highland Park | 3. Frisco |
| 4. Azle | 4. Red Oak |
| 5. McKinney North | 5. Burleson Centennial |
| 6. Crowley | 6. Denton Braswell |
| 7. Frisco Independence | 7. Royse City |
| 8. Lancaster | 8. Dallas SOC |
| 9. The Colony | 9. Midlothian |
| 10. Birdville | 10 Dallas Seagoville |
| 11. Mans. Timberview | 11. Lovejoy |
| 12. Saginaw | 12. Dallas Kimball |
| 13. Coll. Heritage | 13. Justin Northwest |
| 14. Granbury | 14. Frisco Reedy |
| 15. Grapevine | 15. Greenville |
| 16. Frisco Wakeland | 16. Everman |
| 17. Mesquite Poteet | 17. Fort Worth North Side |
| 18. Mansfield Legacy | 18. Fort Worth Wyatt |
| 19. Fort Worth Southwest |
Note: blue indicates Region I projected representative; yellow indicates Region II projected representative.
▲4A
| 4A Division I | 4A Division II |
| 1. Argyle | 1. Sunnyvale |
| 2. Decatur | 2. Caddo Mills |
| 3. Alvarado | 3. Godley |
| 4. Springtown | 4. Nevada Community |
| 5. Gainesville | 5. Aubrey |
| 6. Crandall | 6. Ferris |
| 7. Carrollton Ranchview | 7. Farmersville |
| 8. Kennedale | |
| 9. Waxahachie Life | |
| 10. Celina | |
| 11. FW Castleberry | |
| 12. Melissa | |
| 13. Midlothian Heritage | |
| 14. Dallas Hutchins | |
| 15. Dallas Carter | |
| 16. FW Dunbar | |
| 17. Lake Worth |
Note: blue indicates Region I projected representative; yellow indicates Region II projected representative; green indicates Region III projected representative.
▲3A
| 3A Division I | 3A Division II |
| 1. Grandview | 1. Palmer |
| 2. Pottsboro | 2. Gunter |
| 3. Pilot Point | 3. Bells |
| 4. Dallas Life Oak Cliff | 4. Leonard |
| 5. Van Alstyne | 5. Rice |
| 6. Boyd | 6. Blue Ridge |
| 7. Whitesboro | 7. Whitewright |
| 8. Kemp |
Note: blue indicates Region I projected representative; yellow indicates Region II projected representative; green indicates Region III projected representative.
▲2A
| 2A Division I | 2A Division II |
| 1. Valley View | 1. Muenster |
| 2. Lindsay | 2. Tioga |
| 3. Collinsville | 3. Era |
| 4. Tom Bean | |
| 5. Alvord | |
| 6. Trenton | |
| 7. Chico | |
Note: blue indicates Region I projected representative; yellow indicates Region II projected representative; green indicates Region III projected representative.
▲1A
| 1A Division I |
| 1. Saint Jo |
Note: green indicates Region III projected representative.
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