Colorado Academy field hockey is No. 1 in the sport's ranking this week. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
Colorado Academy is the new No. 1 team in the field hockey ranking.
The Mustangs, 2-0-0 to begin the season, received four of the six first-place votes to edge out preseason No. 1 Palmer Ridge in the CHSAANow.com poll. CA has now won 43 consecutive games, and is unbeaten over 54 games.
Palmer Ridge is also 2-0-0 to start 2015, and is No. 2.
Kent Denver held steady at No. 3, Regis Jesuit moved into the ranking at No. 4 and Denver East is No. 5.
The ranking, voted upon by coaches, is the official poll of the Association. Rankings are released each Monday during the season.
A complete ranking is below.
CHSAANow.com Field Hockey Poll
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. This ranking has no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Field hockey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Colorado Academy (4) | 2-0-0 | 28 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Palmer Ridge (2) | 2-0-0 | 26 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Kent Denver | 0-0-1 | 16 | 3 | 0-0-1 |
| 4 | Regis Jesuit | 1-0-1 | 10 | - | 1-0-1 |
| 5 | Denver East | 1-1-0 | 7 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Golden 2, Mountain Vista 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cherry Creek (5). | |||||