5A softball ranking narrows at the top
Eaglecrest held onto its spot atop the CHSAANow.com softball poll, but things are getting close at the top of the Class 5A ranking.
Four different teams received first-place votes this week: Brighton (No. 2), Douglas County (No. 3) and Fossil Ridge (No. 5). Loveland was the lone newcomer to the poll, at tenth.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Softball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and 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 | Eaglecrest (4) | 6-1-0 | 103 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (2) | 8-0-0 | 99 | 5 | 6-0-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County (3) | 7-0-0 | 81 | 3 | 0-0-0 |
| 4 | Dakota Ridge | 7-2-0 | 66 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 5 | Fossil Ridge (3) | 8-0-0 | 65 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 7-2-0 | 58 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 6-2-0 | 36 | 7 | 0-0-0 |
| 8 | Legacy | 4-4-0 | 35 | 2 | 0-3-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 6-3-0 | 24 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 5-1-0 | 22 | – | 5-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rock Canyon 17, Grand Junction 16, Standley Lake 12, Arvada West 10, Pine Creek 9, ThunderRidge 7, Chatfield 4, Rampart 4, Columbine 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Cherokee Trail 2, Mountain Vista 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rock Canyon (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (12) | 9-1-0 | 120 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 7-2-1 | 96 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East | 7-2-1 | 90 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 8-1-0 | 77 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Frederick | 6-3-0 | 61 | 5 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Silver Creek | 7-3-0 | 51 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | Berthoud | 7-2-0 | 50 | 8 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Broomfield | 5-4-0 | 24 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 9 | D’Evelyn | 6-2-0 | 20 | 9 | 3-2-0 |
| 10 | Pueblo South | 7-2-0 | 17 | – | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Valor Christian 14, Discovery Canyon 13, Pueblo West 12, Mullen 4, Roosevelt 4, Niwot 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Thompson Valley 2, Falcon 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Niwot (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (5) | 9-0-0 | 56 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Valley | 6-2-0 | 50 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 10-1-0 | 49 | 4 | 4-0-0 |
| 4 | Holy Family (1) | 8-0-0 | 48 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Lamar | 8-2-1 | 31 | 5 | 0-2-0 |
| 6 | La Junta | 5-3-0 | 28 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Eaton | 3-4-1 | 21 | 7 | 0-2-1 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 10-2-0 | 20 | 8 | 5-0-0 |
| 9 | Cedaredge | 6-1-0 | 13 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Brush | 5-5-0 | 10 | – | 3-3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Akron 2, Florence 1, Platte Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Niwot (10). | |||||
