Against The Odds: The state semifinals teams that weren't supposed to make it this far

One of the best parts of any knockout tournament is the Cinderella stories. Here are 10 most unlikely teams to reach their classification's final four.

Every year, with the help of Pigskin Prep's Jerry Forrest, the Dave Campbell's Texas Football staff ranks every team in every classification before the season kicks off. The rankings are determined by a number of factors, including previous performance, schedule strength, roster depth and more. Many of those rankings age pretty well: of the 48 teams to reach the state semifinals this year, 37 were in our preseason Top 10 in their respective classifications. But we definitely didn't see some of these teams coming, here are the 10 squads who defied their preseason ranking, from least surprising to most surprising.

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