Valor Christian softball is back to the No. 1 spot in 4A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Powered by a week in which they went 2-0 and outscored their opponents 29-0, the Valor Christian Eagles have returned to the No. 1 spot in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
That was the only change at the top of the polls as Legend held strong in 5A and Strasburg remained on top in 3A.
There was a lot of movement in the 5A rankings as Chaparral jumped from No. 7 to No. 4 and Loveland rose from No. 10 to No. 5. Broomfield was the lone newcomer in this week’s poll as they landed at No. 8.
Besides Valor Christian taking over the top spot in 4A, the biggest change of the week was Mountain View jumping from No. 7 to No. 5. There were no new teams to join the 4A rankings this week.
Burlington and Cedaredge jumped into the 3A rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. Eaton picked up some ground as they land at No. 3, up two spots from their ranking last week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
CHSAANow.com Softball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Legend (8) | 14-1-0 | 96 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Ralston Valley (1) | 13-2-0 | 77 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Mountain Range (1) | 13-1-0 | 74 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Chaparral | 13-2-0 | 48 | 7 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Loveland | 12-3-0 | 41 | 10 | 4-0-0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 11-3-0 | 33 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | ThunderRidge | 10-3-0 | 31 | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| 8 | Broomfield | 10-4-0 | 26 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Eaglecrest | 9-4-0 | 22 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Brighton | 10-3-0 | 21 | 8 | 3-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Fossil Ridge 15, Grandview 11, Liberty 10, Rock Canyon 10, Rocky Mountain 8, Legacy 6, Heritage 5, Prairie View 5, Pomona 4, Chatfield 3, Cherokee Trail 3, Pine Creek 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Grandview (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (3) | 13-1-0 | 78 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie (3) | 12-2-0 | 77 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Frederick (3) | 12-2-1 | 70 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 4 | Wheat Ridge | 9-5-0 | 54 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 5 | Mountain View | 12-3-0 | 38 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Air Academy | 9-3-1 | 33 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | Berthoud | 9-6-0 | 30 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | John F. Kennedy | 13-2-0 | 27 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | Pueblo Central | 12-3-0 | 22 | 10 | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Discovery Canyon | 9-5-0 | 19 | 9 | 1-2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Silver Creek 8, Vista Ridge 8, Pueblo East 7, Pueblo West 7, Elizabeth 6, Windsor 4, Green Mountain 3, Mullen 2, Delta 1, Falcon 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (7) | 14-0-0 | 70 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Sterling | 10-4-0 | 61 | 2 | 1-2-0 |
| 3 | Eaton | 11-2-0 | 52 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Rocky Ford | 11-3-0 | 51 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 5 | Lamar | 9-5-1 | 39 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 6 | La Junta | 12-2-1 | 36 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | The Academy | 13-2-0 | 34 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Brush | 8-6-0 | 15 | 9 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Burlington | 8-4-1 | 11 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Cedaredge | 7-4-0 | 7 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Valley 5, Faith Christian 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Faith Christian (8), Valley (10). | |||||