Here are Dave Campbell's Texas Football's predictions on Lubbock area

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Texas high school football practice is a week away, but predictions for 2026 have already been made.

Dave Campbell's Texas Football's annual magazine projected every district finish, along with regional and state-championship picks. A handful of teams from the Lubbock area are expected to be in those conversations.

Here's a look at DCTF's read on the South Plains for the upcoming season.

Lubbock-area teams in preseason football state rankings​

Note: DCTF ranks the top 25 teams in each classification to begin the season.

Class 4A Division II — No. 7 Lubbock-Cooper Liberty; No. 15 Seminole

Class 3A Division I — No. 15 Shallowater

Class 3A Division II — No. 4 Idalou

Class 2A Division I — No. 8 Post

Class 2A Division II — No. 3 Ropes

Class 1A Division I — No. 3 Jayton; No. 6 Borden County; No. 7. Whiteface; No. 9. Klondike; No. 10. Nazareth; No. 11. Sands

Class 1A Division II — No. 2 Motley County; No. 11. Paducah; No. 20. Guthrie; No. 24. Hart

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Lubbock-area football teams projected for deepest playoff run​

*State semifinals: Idalou (3A D-II); Post (2A D-I); Jayton (1A D-I); Motley County (1A D-II)

Region final: Nazareth (Region I-1A D-I); Borden County (Region II-1A D-I)

* —DCTF makes predictions for the regional finalists and state champion in every classification. State semifinal winners are not projected.

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Dave Campbell's 2026 predictions for district standings​

Listed with preseason state ranking, if applicable. Top four teams in 11-man and top two in Class 1A make playoffs.

District 2-5A Division I — 1. (No. 18) Abilene High; 2. Amarillo High; 3. Monterey; 4. Amarillo Tascosa; 5. Frenship; 6. Amarillo Caprock; 7. Frenship Memorial; 8. Lubbock High

District 2-5A Division II — 1. (No. 18) Amarillo Palo Duro; 2. Abilene Wylie; 3. Abilene Cooper; 4. Lubbock-Cooper; 5. Wichita Falls Memorial; 6. Wichita Falls Legacy; 7. Coronado

District 3-4A Division I — 1. (No. 15) Midland Greenwood; 2. Andrews; 3. Plainview; 4. San Angelo Lake View

District 2-4A Division II — 1. (No. 15) Seminole; 2. Fort Stockton; 3. Big Spring; 4. Pecos; 5. Monahans; 6. Snyder

District 3-4A Division II — 1. (No. 7) Lubbock-Cooper Liberty; 2. Estacado; 3. Levelland; 4. Perryton; 5. Borger

District 1-3A Division I — 1. (No. 15) Shallowater; 2. (No. 25) Bushland; 3. Dalhart; 4. Denver City; 5. Brownfield

District 2-3A Division I — 1. (No. 23) Clyde; 2. Sweetwater; 3. Tuscola Jim Ned; 4. Lamesa; 5. Odessa Compass; 6. Kermit

District 2-3A Division II — 1. (No. 4) Idalou; 2. Slaton; 3. Littlefield; 4. Muleshoe; 5. Roosevelt

District 2-2A Division I — 1. Farwell; 2. Hale Center; 3. Olton; 4. Tulia; 5. Floydada

District 3-2A Division I — 1. (No. 8) Post; 2. New Home; 3. New Deal; 4. Abernathy; 5. Sundown

District 2-2A Division II — 1. (No. 3) Ropes; 2. Sudan; 3. Seagraves; 4. Plains; 5. Morton; 6. Smyer

District 3-2A Division II — 1. Roscoe; 2. Tahoka; 3. Lockney; 4. Crosbyton; 5. Big Spring Pathway; 6. Ralls

District 2-1A Division I — 1. (No. 10) Nazareth; 2. Springlake-Earth; 3. (No. 7) Whiteface; 4. Whitharral

District 3-1A Division I — 1. Happy; 2. Petersburg; 3. Silverton; 4. Kress

District 4-1A Division I — 1. (No. 3) Jayton; 2. (No. 19) Hermleigh; 3. (No. 24) Aspermont; 4. Roby; 5. Rotan; 6. Spur

District 5-1A Division I — 1. (No. 6) Borden County; 2. (No. 9) Klondike; 3. (No. 11) Sands; 4. (No. 21) Westbrook; 5. Ira; 6. O'Donnell

District 2-1A Division II — 1. (No. 2) Motley County; 2. (No. 11) Paducah; 3. (No. 12) Turkey Valley; 4. (No. 20) Guthrie; 5. Crowell; 6. Chillicothe

District 3-1A Division II — 1. (No. 24) Hart; 2. Amherst; 3. Anton; 4. Lorenzo; 5. Lazbuddie

District 4-1A Division II — 1. Wellman-Union; 2. Meadow; 3. Loop; 4. Southland; 5. Dawson

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Here are Dave Campbell's Texas Football's predictions on Lubbock area

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