Softball rankings: 5A sees a lot of movement, including three new teams

Arvada West is up to No. 2 in 5A softball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Arvada West is making a run at the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.

The Wildcats went 3-0 last week and jumped three spots to come in at No. 2 in this week's poll. They now sit behind Broomfield who held on to the No. 1 this week.

Fossil Ridge is also making its way back up the rankings with a three-spot jump to come in at No. 5.

Eaglecrest (No. 7), ThunderRidge (No. 9) and Brighton (No. 10) are all new to the 5A poll this week.

Valor Christian remains the No. 1 team in the 4A rankings with Erie and Mullen also holding firm at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.

Pueblo West (No. 4) and Silver Creek (No. 7) each jumped two spots from last week's rankings.

There were no new teams in the 4A rankings.

Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in the 3A poll. In fact, the 3A rankings went unchanged as a whole from 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.

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