Although Highlands Ranch, Sand Creek, Pagosa Springs, Yuma and Sangre de Cristo all held on to their respective No. 1 rankings, there was an influx of new teams added to this week's CHSAANow.com girls basketball polls.
The Falcons continue to have their talons firmly grasped on the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A and with only one more ranked opponent on their schedule, appear to be in control of the top spot for the remainder of the regular season.
Regis Jesuit joined the 5A girls basketball rankings this week. (Dennis Pleuss)
Pine Creek and Regis Jesuit are shaking up the 5A poll by joining its ranks this week.
The Eagles come in at No. 9 while the Raiders take over the No. 10 spot this week.
Sand Creek continues to hold off fellow Colorado Springs-area powerhouse Mesa Ridge for the top 4A spot.
The 4A rankings from top to bottom went unchanged from a week ago.
Pagosa Springs took nine of 13 first-place votes to keep the top 3A spot this week. Manitou Springs sits right behind them at No. 2, with both teams still undefeated on the year.
La Junta is the lone newcomer to the 3A poll as the Tigers come in at No. 10.
The top of the 2A poll also looks familiar with Yuma keeping a firm grasp on the top spot. Haxtun made a significant jump this week, landing at No. 5, three spots better than last week.
Kiowa joins the 2A ranks at No. 9 this week.
Sangre de Cristo still sits atop the 1A poll, claiming 80 percent of the first-place votes. The 1A poll also welcomes two new teams as Briggsdale lands at No. 8 and Norwood comes in at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
CHSAANow.com Girls 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 | Highlands Ranch (14) | 17-1 | 149 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Grandview (1) | 16-0 | 135 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | ThunderRidge | 14-3 | 113 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Lakewood | 14-3 | 102 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Broomfield | 14-2 | 86 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 14-2 | 70 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Horizon | 13-5 | 41 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 12-5 | 34 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Pine Creek | 14-3 | 22 | - | 2-0 |
| 10 | Regis Jesuit | 11-5 | 19 | - | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rocky Mountain 18, Poudre 15, Fairview 6, Fossil Ridge 6, Fruita Monument 5, George Washington 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Poudre (8), Rocky Mountain (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sand Creek (9) | 12-1 | 115 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Mesa Ridge (2) | 16-1 | 102 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian | 15-1 | 91 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Longmont (1) | 15-1 | 89 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Holy Family | 12-4 | 59 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo West | 14-3 | 52 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo East | 12-4 | 47 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Evergreen | 15-2 | 37 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Windsor | 14-2 | 22 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Centaurus | 14-2 | 15 | 10 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Golden 7, Montrose 7, D'Evelyn 5, Pueblo South 3, Berthoud 2, Durango 2, Palisade 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Vista Peak 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pagosa Springs (9) | 13-0 | 123 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Manitou Springs (4) | 15-0 | 115 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 13-1 | 101 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaton | 13-1 | 86 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | St. Mary's | 14-1 | 82 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Centauri | 12-2 | 54 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Lutheran | 11-4 | 47 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Moffat County | 11-2 | 42 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Lamar | 11-3 | 23 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | La Junta | 12-3 | 16 | - | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Liberty Common 7, Grand Valley 5, Brush 4, Trinidad 3, Middle Park 2, Monte Vista 2, Bennett 1, Faith Christian 1, Olathe 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Monte Vista (9). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Yuma (13) | 13-1 | 147 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Paonia (2) | 12-1 | 136 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Cedaredge | 13-1 | 107 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Wray | 9-3 | 99 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Haxtun | 11-2 | 82 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Akron | 11-3 | 57 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Soroco | 13-2 | 52 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Ignacio | 9-3 | 41 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Kiowa | 11-2 | 28 | - | 2-0 |
| 10 | West Grand | 12-2 | 22 | 9 | 0-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Swink 12, Ellicott 10, Highland 8, Simla 7, Burlington 3, Del Norte 3, Evangelical Christian 3, Lyons 3, Sargent 2, Clear Creek 1, Sanford 1, Vail Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Highland (7). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sangre De Cristo (8) | 10-0 | 97 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Kit Carson (2) | 14-0 | 90 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Idalia | 12-1 | 80 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | South Baca | 12-1 | 64 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Heritage Christian | 13-0 | 54 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Jim Elliot | 12-0 | 46 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Fleming | 12-1 | 33 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Briggsdale | 12-2 | 31 | - | 1-0 |
| 9 | Norwood | 12-1 | 22 | - | 1-0 |
| 10 | Kim | 11-2 | 20 | 8 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| McClave 8, Prairie 4, Otis 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Otis (9), McClave (10). | |||||