| Class 5A - Region 3 | Preseason | 2005 | Change | | | Class 5A - Region 4 | Preseason | 2005 | Change |
| CL/Dist | Team (2004 Record) | Rating | Rating | ( + or - ) | | CL/Dist | Team (2004 Record) | Rating | Rating | ( + or - ) |
| 5A - 22 | Spring Westfield (13-2) | 206.44 | 189.64 | 16.80 | | 5A - 26 | Spring Branch Smithson Valley (13-3) | 205.46 | 190.32 | 15.14 |
| 5A - 19 | Katy (12-2) | 198.65 | 182.83 | 15.82 | | 5A - 26 | Converse Judson (13-1) | 196.89 | 189.84 | 7.05 |
| 5A - 23 | Galena Park North Shore (11-1) | 190.12 | 181.16 | 8.96 | | 5A - 30 | La Joya (10-3) | 177.52 | 169.57 | 7.95 |
| 5A - 18 | Houston/SB Memorial (9-4) | 179.71 | 178.63 | 1.08 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio/N O'Connor (10-2) | 176.99 | 181.60 | -4.61 |
| 5A - 24 | Pearland (9-2) | 178.15 | 175.28 | 2.87 | | 5A - 26 | San Antonio/NE Madison (8-4) | 176.13 | 162.44 | 13.69 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Cypress Falls (8-5) | 176.68 | 165.03 | 11.65 | | 5A - 25 | Schertz Clemens (8-3) | 176.12 | 176.70 | -0.58 |
| 5A - 18 | Aldine Eisenhower (6-5) | 176.27 | 158.05 | 18.22 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio/N Taft (10-4) | 174.46 | 175.97 | -1.51 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Jersey Village (8-4) | 174.75 | 166.93 | 7.82 | | 5A - 28 | Victoria Memorial (4-7) | 173.06 | 160.14 | 12.92 |
| 5A - 24 | Houston/LC Clear Brook (6-5) | 174.19 | 158.00 | 16.19 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo/U United (7-4) | 172.60 | 150.55 | 22.05 |
| 5A - 18 | Aldine (6-4) | 173.20 | 156.25 | 16.95 | | 5A - 32 | Harlingen (9-3) | 172.59 | 167.49 | 5.10 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Lamar (8-4) | 173.09 | 168.46 | 4.63 | | 5A - 25 | San Marcos (7-4) | 172.06 | 167.40 | 4.66 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Westside (11-1) | 172.75 | 180.82 | -8.07 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio/N Clark (8-4) | 171.73 | 168.26 | 3.47 |
| 5A - 20 | Missouri City/FB Hightower (8-3) | 172.60 | 170.89 | 1.71 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio/N Marshall (5-5) | 170.72 | 160.51 | 10.21 |
| 5A - 23 | La Porte (5-6) | 171.94 | 163.73 | 8.21 | | 5A - 32 | San Benito (12-1) | 170.61 | 175.83 | -5.22 |
| 5A - 22 | Port Arthur Memorial(6-5) | 171.91 | 172.26 | -0.35 | | 5A - 28 | Corpus Christi Carroll (6-4) | 170.58 | 161.96 | 8.62 |
| 5A - 23 | Pasadena Dobie (10-3) | 171.82 | 172.33 | -0.51 | | 5A - 31 | Edinburg (7-5) | 169.41 | 153.31 | 16.10 |
| 5A - 18 | Aldine Nimitz (6-5) | 171.69 | 155.57 | 16.12 | | 5A - 32 | Los Fresnos (4-6) | 169.20 | 151.31 | 17.89 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Cypress-Fairbanks(7-3) | 170.94 | 160.63 | 10.31 | | 5A - 26 | San Antonio/NE Churchill (7-3) | 168.36 | 170.16 | -1.80 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Kempner (5-7) | 170.69 | 161.08 | 9.61 | | 5A - 31 | PSJA North (7-4) | 167.89 | 145.52 | 22.37 |
| 5A - 24 | Galveston Ball (2-8) | 170.58 | 155.87 | 14.71 | | 5A - 32 | Brownsville Rivera (8-2) | 167.65 | 162.29 | 5.36 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Bellaire (7-4) | 169.83 | 158.22 | 11.61 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo Nixon (10-3) | 167.45 | 158.92 | 8.53 |
| 5A - 22 | Spring (8-3) | 169.46 | 163.32 | 6.14 | | 5A - 28 | Corpus Christi Ray (8-3) | 167.13 | 164.86 | 2.27 |
| 5A - 23 | Deer Park (6-4) | 168.36 | 161.52 | 6.84 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo Martin (5-5) | 166.79 | 144.84 | 21.95 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Marshall(3-7) | 168.08 | 137.86 | 30.22 | | 5A - 25 | Seguin (8-3) | 166.67 | 163.71 | 2.96 |
| 5A - 24 | Houston/LC Clear Lake (13-2) | 167.93 | 180.45 | -12.52 | | 5A - 30 | Mission Sharyland (6-5) | 166.55 | 152.69 | 13.86 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Willowridge(9-3) | 167.81 | 169.72 | -1.91 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo/U Alexander (5-6) | 166.53 | 142.40 | 24.13 |
| 5A - 22 | Humble (5-5) | 167.69 | 168.76 | -1.07 | | 5A - 31 | Donna(6-5) | 165.86 | 154.56 | 11.30 |
| 5A - 19 | Alief Elsik (4-6) | 167.23 | 161.90 | 5.33 | | 5A - 30 | McAllen Rowe (7-5) | 165.81 | 157.53 | 8.28 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Madison (6-4) | 165.94 | 158.16 | 7.78 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio Warren(7-3) | 164.49 | 164.28 | 0.21 |
| 5A - 22 | Baytown Lee (5-5) | 165.32 | 160.40 | 4.92 | | 5A - 28 | Corpus Christi Moody(9-2) | 162.82 | 162.11 | 0.71 |
| 5A - 19 | Alief Hastings (2-8) | 165.02 | 151.09 | 13.93 | | 5A - 26 | San Antonio/NE Roosevelt (6-4) | 162.78 | 166.31 | -3.53 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Cypress Ridge(7-4) | 164.87 | 158.91 | 5.96 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo Cigarroa (4-6) | 162.74 | 141.96 | 20.78 |
| 5A - 19 | Alief Taylor(6-5) | 163.90 | 168.63 | -4.73 | | 5A - 26 | San Antonio/NE MacArthur (2-8) | 162.72 | 162.52 | 0.20 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Milby (4-6) | 163.77 | 141.85 | 21.92 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio/N John Jay (5-5) | 162.72 | 159.55 | 3.17 |
| 5A - 18 | Aldine MacArthur (2-8) | 163.57 | 145.34 | 18.23 | | 5A - 29 | Eagle Pass (3-7) | 162.71 | 136.70 | 26.01 |
| 5A - 19 | Katy Cinco Ranch (8-3) | 163.12 | 161.49 | 1.63 | | 5A - 25 | San Antonio/EC East Central (2-8) | 162.71 | 143.47 | 19.24 |
| 5A - 17 | Tomball (5-5) | 163.10 | 157.91 | 5.19 | | 5A - 25 | San Antonio Highlands (4-6) | 162.34 | 144.84 | 17.50 |
| 5A - 19 | Houston Strake Jesuit (4-6) | 162.72 | 157.79 | 4.93 | | 5A - 31 | PSJA (5-5) | 162.09 | 141.24 | 20.85 |
| 5A - 24 | Alvin (6-4) | 162.26 | 157.07 | 5.19 | | 5A - 28 | Corpus Christi King (2-8) | 161.64 | 150.24 | 11.40 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Cypress Creek (6-4) | 162.20 | 146.55 | 15.65 | | 5A - 32 | Brownsville Pace (8-3) | 160.35 | 158.67 | 1.68 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Austin (4-6) | 162.12 | 146.55 | 15.57 | | 5A - 25 | San Antonio/SW Southwest (4-6) | 160.11 | 146.68 | 13.43 |
| 5A - 23 | Pasadena Sam Rayburn (6-4) | 161.30 | 144.98 | 16.32 | | 5A - 32 | Harlingen South (4-6) | 160.03 | 154.78 | 5.25 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Langham Creek (0-10) | 160.77 | 133.64 | 27.13 | | 5A - 27 | San Antonio/N Holmes (2-8) | 157.34 | 135.89 | 21.45 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Clements (5-5) | 160.69 | 144.24 | 16.45 | | 5A - 26 | San Antonio/NE Reagan (3-7) | 156.72 | 154.94 | 1.78 |
| 5A - 20 | Missouri City/FB Elkins (3-7) | 160.61 | 142.23 | 18.38 | | 5A - 30 | McAllen Memorial (3-7) | 156.37 | 138.66 | 17.71 |
| 5A - 22 | Humble Kingwood (3-7) | 160.22 | 158.92 | 1.30 | | 5A - 30 | McAllen (5-5) | 156.22 | 144.91 | 11.31 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Chavez (3-7) | 160.14 | 137.35 | 22.79 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo Johnson(3-7) | 155.16 | 126.65 | 28.51 |
| 5A - 24 | Clute Brazoswood (3-7) | 157.97 | 147.45 | 10.52 | | 5A - 31 | Edinburg Economedes (4-5) | 154.23 | 150.75 | 3.48 |
| 5A - 19 | Katy Taylor (6-4) | 157.41 | 165.66 | -8.25 | | 5A - 28 | Corpus Christi Miller(1-9) | 153.36 | 135.48 | 17.88 |
| 5A - 18 | Houston/SB Stratford (4-6) | 157.30 | 155.10 | 2.20 | | 5A - 27 | Del Rio (2-8) | 152.24 | 146.69 | 5.55 |
| 5A - 22 | Baytown Sterling (5-5) | 156.95 | 155.22 | 1.73 | | 5A - 25 | San Antonio Jefferson(1-9) | 151.86 | 118.29 | 33.57 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Bush(3-7) | 156.81 | 142.32 | 14.49 | | 5A - 32 | Brownsville Porter (3-7) | 150.76 | 140.84 | 9.92 |
| 5A - 23 | Pasadena-South Houston (3-7) | 156.78 | 137.95 | 18.83 | | 5A - 29 | Laredo/U United South(0-10) | 150.76 | 101.42 | 49.34 |
| 5A - 17 | Houston/C-F Cypress Springs (3-7) | 155.75 | 143.93 | 11.82 | | 5A - 26 | San Antonio/NE Lee (2-8) | 150.69 | 141.68 | 9.01 |
| 5A - 23 | Pasadena Memorial(2-8) | 154.94 | 129.48 | 25.46 | | 5A - 32 | Brownsville Hanna (1-9) | 149.31 | 129.67 | 19.64 |
| 5A - 18 | Houston/SB Spring Woods (4-6) | 154.13 | 146.31 | 7.82 | | 5A - 31 | Weslaco (2-8) | 148.30 | 130.14 | 18.16 |
| 5A - 17 | Magnolia (1-9) | 153.46 | 136.14 | 17.32 | | 5A - 31 | Edinburg North (1-8) | 146.63 | 130.93 | 15.70 |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Sam Houston (1-9) | 152.37 | 123.05 | 29.32 | | 5A - 30 | Rio Grande City (3-6) | 142.20 | 139.44 | 2.76 |
| 5A - 20 | Sugar Land/FB Dulles (1-9) | 152.08 | 134.61 | 17.47 | | | | | | |
| 5A - 22 | Beaumont West Brook (2-8) | 151.76 | 143.91 | 7.85 | | | | | | |
| 5A - 18 | Houston/SB Northbrook (0-10) | 150.78 | 116.66 | 34.12 | | | | | | |
| 5A - 19 | Katy Mayde Creek (5-5) | 150.74 | 159.56 | -8.82 | | | | | | |
| 5A - 24 | Houston/LC Clear Creek (0-10) | 150.17 | 135.54 | 14.63 | | | | | | |
| 5A - 23 | Pasadena (0-10) | 149.91 | 127.04 | 22.87 | | | | | | |
| 5A - 21 | Houston Austin (0-10) | 148.73 | 120.04 | 28.69 | | | | | | |