By The Associated Press

  The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana preseason high school football polls, with first-place votes in parentheses and rating points (320 possible):

Class 5A

                          Pts

 1. Carmel (14)             316

 2. (Tie) Center Grove (2)  206

   Merrillville            206

 4. Indianapolis Pike       192

 5. Warren Central          176

 6. Penn                    120

 7. (Tie) Columbus North    114

   Fort Wayne Snider       114

 9. Franklin Central         76

10. Indpls Ben Davis         48

  Others receiving votes: Kokomo 30, Castle 26, Hamilton Southeastern 24, Jeffersonville 24, Avon 20, Bloomington South 18, Crown Point 16, Homestead 12, Indpls Arlington 6, Munster 6, Noblesville 4, Huntington North 4, Mishawaka 2.

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Class 4A

                          Pts

 1. Indpls Cathedral (4)    266

 2. Columbus East (6)       254

 3. Evansville Reitz (6)    212

 4. Lowell                  200

 5. Ft. Wayne Dwenger       186

 6. Delta                   100

 7. Shelbyville              96

 8. Jasper                   86

 9. Plainfield               62

10. Griffith                 58

  Others receiving votes: E. Central 52, Mooresville 46, Indpls Roncalli 42, Whiteland 38, Concord 12, Connersville 6, Ev. Central 6, Muncie South 6, Hammond 6, Hobart 6, Zionsville 6, Franklin Co. 4, Jay Co. 4, Boonville 2, E. Noble 2, DeKalb 2.

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Class 3A

                          Pts

 1. Indpls Chatard (15)     318

 2. Heritage Hills (1)      258

 3. S. Bend St. Joseph's    250

 4. West Lafayette          140

 5. Andrean                 106

 6. Hamilton Hts.           102

 7. Danville                100

 8. (Tie) Charlestown        74

   NorthWood                74

10. Eastbrook                70

  Others receiving votes: Ft. Wayne Concordia 60, Indpls Brebeuf 40, Mt. Vernon (Posey) 34, Tippecanoe Valley 34, Yorktown 30, Western 16, New Prairie 12, Vincennes 8, Norwell 6, Crawfordsville 6, Brown Co. 4, Batesville 4, Lakeland 4, Heritage 4, Calumet 2, Edgewood 2, Twin Lakes 2.

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Class 2A

                          Pts

 1. Ft. Wayne Luers (15)    318

 2. Jimtown                 242

 3. N. Putnam               180

 4. Heritage Christian      178

 5. Fairfield (1)           152

 6. Ev. Mater Dei           116

 7. Ft. Wayne Harding       110

 8. Speedway                106

 9. Rochester                62

10. Tipton                   56

  Others receiving votes: Triton Central 44, Brownstown 36, Cass 34, Southridge 34, Tri-West 26, Seeger 14, Forest Park 12, Clarksville 8, Bremen 8, Northwestern 8, Indian Creek 6, Providence 4, N. Posey 4, N. Knox 2.

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Class A

                          Pts

 1. Sheridan (16)           320

 2. Rockville               252

 3. Lafayette Catholic      206

 4. Indpls Ritter           204

 5. Linton                  174

 6. Perry Central           132

 7. Pioneer                 120

 8. Churubusco              100

 9. S. Newton                80

10. Adams Central            40

  Others receiving votes: Clinton Central 20, Indpls Scecina 16, Tecumseh 16, Southern Wells 14, N. Miami 14, Tri-County 10, N. Decatur 10, Attica 8, N. Central (Sullivan) 6, S. Adams 6, Lapel 4, Northeastern 2, Frontier 2, Indiana Deaf 2, Southwood 2.