Georgia Online Voting Contests

BLITZ Sports GA Football Player of the Week

A weekly fan-vote poll from BLITZ Sports GA covering 13 counties of Northeast Georgia high school football, running continuously since 2009. It sits apart from the staff's own BLITZ Pick — one is an editor's call, the other is decided by whoever shows up to click.

Falcons Girls Flag Football Coach of the Week

Weekly Georgia high school girls flag football coach recognition from the Atlanta Falcons and AJC Varsity, presented by Nike and decided by public AJC fan voting.

Fox 5 Atlanta High 5 Sports Team of the Week

Fox 5 Atlanta's weekly Friday-night fan vote for High 5 Sports Team of the Week, five nominated Georgia high school football programs go up on the station's High5Sports Facebook page each week of the season, and the public votes for the team it wants featured in that week's High 5 Sports broadcast segment.

Georgia Baseball Player of the Week

Statewide Georgia · Sports Illustrated / High School on SI

Weekly spring fan-vote poll from Sports Illustrated's High School on SI network at si.com/high-school/georgia, honoring one standout GHSA baseball performer each week of the season. Confirmed coverage centers on the GHSA state championship series each April and May, most recently through 2026. Free to vote, no account required.

Georgia Boys Basketball Player of the Week

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's statewide winter fan vote for Georgia's standout boys basketball performance, run at si.com/high-school/georgia. Editors build the weekly field, anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, the same rhythm confirmed on the January 20 and January 28, 2025 editions.

Georgia Boys High School Basketball Player of the Week

The High School on SI / SBLive statewide weekly fan vote for Georgia's best boys basketball performance. Editors pick the nominees, anyone can vote with no account, the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, and 16-player fields mean the margin between winning and losing is narrower than it looks.

Georgia Football Defensive Player of the Week

Statewide Georgia · Sports Illustrated / High School on SI

Weekly fall fan-vote poll from Sports Illustrated's High School on SI network at si.com/high-school/georgia, confirmed live the week of August 18, 2025 as a defense-only ballot run separately from the site's offensive Player of the Week poll. Free to vote, no account required; the hub does not publish a per-device cap.

Georgia Football Offensive Player of the Week

Statewide Georgia · Sports Illustrated / High School on SI

Weekly fall fan-vote poll from Sports Illustrated's High School on SI network at si.com/high-school/georgia, spotlighting one standout Georgia prep offensive performer each week of the GHSA season. A confirmed offense-side ballot ran the week of August 18, 2025. Free to vote, no account required; the hub doesn't publish an exact per-device cap.

Georgia Girls Basketball Player of the Week

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's weekly winter fan vote for Georgia's standout girls basketball performance, hosted at si.com/high-school/georgia. Two dated editions confirmed for the 2024-25 season — January 14 and January 20, 2025 — each drawing nominees from every GHSA classification. Anyone can vote with no account required.

Georgia Girls High School Basketball Player of the Week

High School on SI's weekly statewide fan vote for Georgia's top girls basketball performance. Editors nominate — typically 13 players spanning all GHSA classes — and anyone can vote with no account until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, the same close as every SI Georgia poll.

Georgia High School Athlete of the Week

High School on SI's statewide Georgia fan vote that puts football, basketball, wrestling, and other sports on a single weekly ballot — no account required, closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT, with unlimited voting and no per-device cap.

Georgia High School Baseball Player of the Year

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual, season-capping honor from High School on SI at si.com/high-school/georgia, confirmed separate from the weekly Baseball Player of the Week poll. SI's confirmed baseball coverage centers on the GHSA state championship series each April and May, most recently 2026. Nominee field and any vote cap are set on the live page.

Georgia High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / Arena Group)

Free end-of-season fan-vote award published per GHSA classification by High School on SI at si.com/high-school/georgia; boys basketball polls close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on the stated date with no per-vote cap; separate ballots run for each class from AAAAAAA to A.

Georgia High School Football Defensive Player of the Week

A dedicated statewide defensive fan poll on High School on SI — launched 2025 to give Georgia linebackers, D-linemen, and defensive backs their own weekly ballot, separate from the North and South Georgia offensive POTW polls; 15 nominees on the opening ballot; unlimited voting closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT.

Georgia High School Football Defensive Player of the Year

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual, defense-only recognition from High School on SI at si.com/high-school/georgia, confirmed as a separate ballot from Georgia's combined Player of the Year and its own weekly offense/defense Player of the Week polls. Free to take part in; the nominee field, dates, and any vote cap are published on the live page each cycle.

Georgia High School Football Playoff Player of the Week

Statewide postseason fan poll on High School on SI covering all GHSA classifications during the November-December playoff run; voting is uncapped and closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT. During the regular season, Georgia runs separate North and South regional polls — this statewide ballot exists only in the postseason.

Georgia High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / Arena Group)

Free end-of-season fan-vote award published per GHSA classification by High School on SI at si.com/high-school/georgia; girls basketball polls run after the Macon state finals with no per-vote cap; separate ballots cover each class from AAAAAAA to A.

Georgia High School Player of the Year

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / SBLive)

Season-end fan-vote recognition run by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive) at si.com, covering every GHSA sport and classification across all of Georgia. No per-vote cap; polls close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on the stated date.

Georgia High School Softball Player of the Year

Statewide Georgia · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual, season-capping honor from High School on SI at si.com/high-school/georgia, confirmed distinct from the weekly Softball Player of the Week poll. Georgia's fastpitch season runs in the fall, not spring, and this recognition follows once that GHSA season concludes. Nominee field and any vote cap are set on the live page.

Georgia Softball Player of the Week

Statewide Georgia · Sports Illustrated / High School on SI

Weekly fall fan-vote poll from Sports Illustrated's High School on SI network at si.com/high-school/georgia, honoring one standout GHSA fastpitch softball performer each week of Georgia's fall season. A confirmed ballot pattern ran September and October 2024 and continued into 2025. Free to vote, no account required; no per-device cap is published on the Georgia hub.

North Georgia High School Football Player of the Week

Atlanta · High School on SI

The High School on SI weekly fan vote covering Atlanta metro and North Georgia prep football. Editors nominate 10–18 performers; anyone can vote, no account needed; the ballot closes every Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT — one day earlier than the Dallas regional, and a full week before the statewide Playoff ballot takes over in November.

South Georgia High School Football Player of the Week

Valdosta · High School on SI

Weekly fan-vote poll run by High School on SI covering South and Middle Georgia prep football; editors select 10-18 nominees each week, anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes every Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT — then transitions to a single statewide playoff ballot once the GHSA postseason begins.

Best of Atlanta

Atlanta Magazine's annual Best of Atlanta readers-choice awards, with the 2025 finalist ballot hosted on a dedicated contest.vote address rather than atlantamagazine.com itself; confirm the current year's exact ballot link, categories, and dates directly on Atlanta Magazine's site each cycle.

Best of Atlanta

Creative Loafing ATL's annual Atlanta readers-choice awards, run at creativeloafing.com/bestofatlanta, posted 2025 winners online; the category list, vote totals, and exact nomination dates aren't publicly detailed beyond that annual cycle.

Best of Augusta

Augusta Magazine's annual Best of Augusta readers-choice awards, voted directly at augustamagazine.com rather than through a separate platform. The 2025 cycle is confirmed active; the category list, vote cap, and exact close date are not published anywhere checked for this guide, so confirm them on the site each cycle.

Best of Coastal Empire

savannahnow's (Savannah Morning News) annual Best of Coastal Empire readers-choice awards, voted on a third-party YourChoiceAwards ballot at yourchoiceawards.com/savannah rather than on savannahnow.com itself; confirm the current year's categories, nomination window, and close date directly on the live ballot before planning any local campaign.

Best of Cobb

Cobb Life Magazine and the Marietta Daily Journal's countywide readers-choice ballot across 250+ categories, drew 500,000 votes in 2025, with results celebrated at Jim Miller Park in Marietta.

Best of Forsyth

Forsyth County News' annual nominate-then-vote readers-choice ballot spanning roughly 292 categories, with the 2026 edition drawing nearly 288,000 votes and results searchable at bestofforsythawards.com.

Best of Georgia

Georgia Business Journal's annual Best of Georgia readers-choice awards, voted once per day per person at gbj.com/best-of/vote across the whole state rather than one metro or county; the 2026 ballot is open now, though categories and a close date aren't something the publisher has put in writing yet.

Best of Gwinnett

Guide to Gwinnett's annual Best of Gwinnett readers-choice awards for Gwinnett County businesses, an Atlanta suburb, voted directly at guidetogwinnett.com/best-of; category list, vote cap, close date, and results archive are not published in the confirmed record, so verify specifics on the live site each cycle.

Best of Middle Georgia

An annual Middle Georgia readers-choice awards program run at its own address, bestofmiddlegeorgia.com, independent of Macon Magazine despite covering the same region. Category lists, entry counts, and exact voting dates aren't published in the confirmed record, so check the live site each cycle before planning a campaign.

Best of North Atlanta

Annual Appen Media Group readers-choice awards across North Atlanta's Alpharetta, Forsyth County, Johns Creek, Milton, and Roswell, with public voting that drew 100,000+ votes in 2025.

Best of Savannah

Connect Savannah's annual readers' poll, run at connectsavannah.com/savannah/BestOf and opening every January. Connect Savannah is a Savannah alt-weekly, a separate operation from Savannah Magazine's own March Best of Savannah ballot. Category list, vote totals, and exact dates aren't public; confirm each on the live page.

Best of Savannah

Savannah Magazine's annual Best of Savannah readers-choice ballot, voted at savannahmagazine.com/best-of-savannah/vote each March; Savannah Magazine has not made public a category list, a vote cap, or exact open and close dates, so confirm each directly on the live site before building a campaign around it.

Best of Savannah HOMES

Savannah Magazine's annual Best of Savannah HOMES ballot runs separately from its general Best of Savannah readers-choice program, voted at savannahmagazine.com/best-of-homes. No category list, vote cap, or exact open and close dates have surfaced in anything public, so confirm each directly on the live site.

Columbus People's Choice Awards

The Ledger-Enquirer's annual Columbus People's Choice Awards, voted at columbuspeopleschoice.com for what the paper describes as a major Southeast Georgia market; categories, nomination steps, and voting dates aren't published in the confirmed record, so check the live site each cycle.

CommunityVotes Augusta

CommunityVotes' annual readers-choice awards platform for the Augusta, Georgia metro at augusta.communityvotes.com, run in two rounds, an initial nomination round followed by a finalist voting round. The category list, exact dates, and any vote cap are not yet published; confirm each on the live site once a cycle opens.