Regis Jesuit is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A boys basketball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
After last week's big win, it was assumed that Regis Jesuit boys basketball would take over the top spot in Class 5A. Monday, the Raiders officially moved up.
Regis Jesuit received 15 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com's poll this week, and had 159 overall points. This came on the heels of a 3-0 week to open the season, which included a win over preseason No. 1 Overland.
But Regis was far from the only mover. ThunderRidge also started its season 3-0, and has jumped from preseason No. 5 to No. 2 this week. The 5A poll also added four new teams: No. 7 Aurora Central, No. 8 Dakota Ridge, No. 9 Cherry Creek and No. 10 Rock Canyon.
Things changed in 4A, too. Longmont stayed put as the No. 1 team, but there are three new teams -- led by No. 2 Golden, which had an impressive opening week, including wins over Vista PEAK and then-No. 6 D'Evelyn. Also joining are No. 6 Pueblo Central and No. 8 Air Academy.
In 3A, there's another new No. 1 team. Colorado Springs Christian assumes the top spot there after Colorado Academy lost to Fossil Ridge's JV team last week.
New to the 3A poll are Alamosa (No. 8) and Manitou Springs (No. 9).
The No. 1 teams stayed put in both 2A (Sanford) and 1A (McClave).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Regis Jesuit (15) | 3-0 | 159 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 2 | ThunderRidge | 3-0 | 121 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 3-0 | 117 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Overland | 0-1 | 109 | 1 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Denver East (1) | 1-0 | 107 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Chaparral | 2-1 | 57 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Aurora Central | 4-0 | 37 | - | 4-0 |
| 8 | Dakota Ridge | 3-0 | 35 | - | 3-0 |
| 9 | Cherry Creek | 3-0 | 27 | - | 3-0 |
| 10 | Rock Canyon | 3-1 | 24 | - | 3-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Mountain Vista 23, Northglenn 13, Rangeview 12, Abraham Lincoln 7, Cherokee Trail 7, George Washington 7, Arvada West 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Montbello 4, Legend 3, Grand Junction 1, Ralston Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Abraham Lincoln (7), Arvada West (8), Rangeview (9), Mountain Vista (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Longmont (14) | 2-0 | 175 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Golden (3) | 3-0 | 144 | - | 3-0 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 2-1 | 90 | 4 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Sand Creek | 2-0 | 83 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 5 | D'Evelyn | 2-1 | 76 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Pueblo Central | 3-1 | 75 | - | 3-1 |
| 7 | Pueblo East (1) | 3-0 | 61 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 2-0 | 55 | - | 2-0 |
| 9 | Pueblo South | 2-2 | 40 | 2 | 2-2 |
| 10 | Lewis-Palmer | 2-2 | 38 | 3 | 2-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Mountain View 29, Valor Christian 25, Vista Peak 21, Pueblo West 14, Palmer Ridge 10, Holy Family 9, Niwot 8, Conifer 7, Evergreen 6, Montezuma-Cortez 4, Steamboat Springs 4, Mitchell 3, Denver South 2, Glenwood Springs 2, Widefield 2, Falcon 1, Mead 1, Silver Creek 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Valor Christian (5), Holy Family (8), Denver South (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Colorado Springs Christian (7) | 3-0 | 141 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Faith Christian | 2-0 | 116 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Colorado Academy (7) | 2-1 | 112 | 1 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Lutheran (1) | 4-0 | 90 | 6 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Jefferson Academy | 3-0 | 84 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Kent Denver | 3-0 | 73 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 7 | The Pinnacle | 2-0 | 52 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Alamosa | 3-0 | 28 | - | 3-0 |
| 9 | Manitou Springs | 1-0 | 26 | - | 1-0 |
| 10 | Moffat County | 0-2 | 25 | 4 | 0-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Sterling 14, St. Mary's 13, Eaton 11, DSST-Stapleton 9, Bennett 8, Monte Vista 8, Platte Valley 6, Grand Valley 4, Machebeuf 3, Brush 1, Strasburg 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| St. Mary's (7), DSST-Stapleton (9). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sanford (10) | 2-0 | 100 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Akron | 2-0 | 79 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Resurrection Christian | 2-0 | 76 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Ignacio | 2-2 | 63 | 2 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Simla | 2-0 | 56 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Rye | 1-2 | 37 | 7 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Sedgwick County | 2-0 | 35 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Meeker | 0-0 | 28 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Crowley County | 1-0 | 19 | - | 1-0 |
| 10 | Peyton | 1-0 | 13 | - | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ellicott 9, Yuma 9, Paonia 8, Holyoke 6, Limon 4, Caliche 3, Swink 3, Center 1, Mancos 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Holyoke (9), Yuma (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | McClave (8) | 1-0 | 97 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sangre De Cristo (1) | 3-0 | 82 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Springfield | 2-0 | 71 | - | 2-0 |
| 4 | Fleming | 1-1 | 57 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Norwood | 0-0 | 46 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Jim Elliot | 2-0 | 39 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Kit Carson | 1-0 | 34 | - | 1-0 |
| 8 | Holly | 1-1 | 27 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Ouray (1) | 2-0 | 22 | - | 2-0 |
| 10 | Granada | 0-0 | 16 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Hi-Plains 9, Peetz 8, Prairie 8, Arickaree/Woodlin 7, Cornerstone Christian 7, South Baca 7, Cheyenne Wells 6, Cheraw 3, Eads 2, Flagler 1, Primero 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Hi-Plains (3), Cheyenne Wells (6), South Baca (7). | |||||