Bluffton High School came in at No. 8 in the preseason edition of the S.C. Prep Media Football Poll released Tuesday. The Bobcats were the only area team to receive votes.
S.C. Prep Media Football Poll
(first place votes in parentheses)
| 5A |
| 1. Dutch Fork (13) |
| 2. Fort Dorchester (2) |
| 3. Spartanburg |
| 4. Gaffney |
| 5. Dorman |
| 6. Boiling Springs |
| 7. Westside |
| 8. Greenwood |
| 9. Conway |
| T10. Spring Valley |
| T10. Sumter |
| Receiving votes: Northwestern, Nation Ford, Byrnes, Wando, Laurens, Hillcrest |
| 4A |
| 1. South Pointe (15) |
| 2. Hartsville |
| 3. South Aiken |
| 4. North Myrtle Beach |
| 5. Berkeley |
| 6. Greer |
| 7. Belton-Honea Path |
| 8. Ridge View |
| 9. Myrtle Beach |
| 10. Union County |
| Receiving votes: Chapin, North Augusta, Daniel, Cane Bay, Greenville, York, Wren, Marlboro County |
| 3A |
| 1. Chapman (11) |
| 2. Dillon (4) |
| 3. Fairfield Central |
| T4. Brookland-Cayce |
| T4. Newberry |
| 6. Chester |
| 7. Timberland |
| 8. Bluffton |
| 9. Strom Thurmond |
| 10. Seneca |
| Receiving votes: Powdersville, Manning, Gilbert, Pendleton, Palmetto, Woodruff, Lake City, Camden |
| 2A |
| 1. Abbeville (14) |
| 2. Batesburg-Leesville (1) |
| 3. Barnwell |
| 4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt |
| 5. Cheraw |
| 6. Blacksburg |
| 7. Carvers Bay |
| 8. Saluda |
| 9. Lee Central |
| 10. Christ Church |
| Receiving votes: Chesterfield, Woodland, Central, Latta, Liberty, Andrews, Timberland, Chesnee, Calhoun County, Andrew Jackson |
| 1A |
| 1. Lamar (9) |
| 2. Lewisville (4) |
| 3. Hemingway (1) |
| 4. Lake View (1) |
| 5. Williston-Elko |
| 6. McBee |
| 7. Cross |
| 8. St. John’s |
| 9. C.E. Murray |
| 10.Wagener-Salley |
| Receiving votes: Hannah-Pamplico, McCormick, Baptist Hill, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, Dixie, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Blackville-Hilda |