Rangeview, Fossil Ridge move up in 5A boys basketball ranking
Rangeview and Fossil Ridge both made big jumps in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A boys basketball poll.
Rangeview, ranked fifth last week, is up to No. 3 following a 2-0 week. Included was a 74-70 win over then-No. 9 Chaparral.
Fossil Ridge, meanwhile, went from sixth to fourth after going 3-0 last week. The standout win was a 58-51 win over then-No. 3 Eaglecrest.
The 5A ranking continued to be led by Denver East, which has also started 3-0 at the Great Western Shootout in Utah. Overland remained in the No. 2 spot despite going 1-2 at the same tournament.
Highlands Ranch rounds out the 5A top 5.
The other No. 1 teams also stayed the same this week: Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Sanford (2A) and Caliche (1A).
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Denver East (18) | 3-0 | 180 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Overland | 1-2 | 137 | 2 | 1-2 |
| 3 | Rangeview | 2-0 | 125 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge | 3-0 | 124 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Highlands Ranch | 1-0 | 95 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Regis Jesuit | 2-0 | 84 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Eaglecrest | 3-1 | 59 | 3 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Mountain Vista | 1-0 | 58 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 2-0 | 30 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Chaparral | 1-1 | 27 | 9 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| ThunderRidge 23, Arapahoe 18, Cherry Creek 7, Fort Collins 6, Grandview 6, Monarch 6, Grand Junction 3, Chatfield 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (11) | 2-0 | 119 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain (1) | 1-0 | 96 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 0-0 | 78 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo East | 2-1 | 76 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Thompson Valley | 3-0 | 58 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Longmont | 2-0 | 57 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Sand Creek | 2-0 | 51 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Denver South | 1-2 | 44 | 4 | 1-2 |
| 9 | D’Evelyn | 2-1 | 28 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Golden | 3-0 | 25 | – | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Falcon 16, Ponderosa 7, Air Academy 3, Mesa Ridge 3, Lewis-Palmer 2, Greeley Central 1, Palmer Ridge 1, Pueblo West 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Lewis-Palmer (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (7) | 3-0 | 96 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Brush (3) | 1-0 | 90 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Colorado Academy | 2-0 | 73 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Faith Christian | 1-2 | 61 | 4 | 1-2 |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Christian | 0-0 | 55 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Bishop Machebeuf | 1-0 | 34 | – | 1-0 |
| 7 | Moffat County | 0-0 | 28 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Aspen | 0-0 | 23 | 10 | 0–1 |
| 9 | Jefferson Academy | 0-0 | 19 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Kent Denver | 1-1 | 16 | 6 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Sterling 11, Denver Science & Tech 10, Valley 8, Pagosa Springs 7, Eaton 6, The Pinnacle 4, Centauri 3, University 3, Platte Valley 2, Grand Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Eaton (8). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sanford (9) | 0-0 | 108 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Yuma (2) | 1-0 | 93 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Lutheran | 1-1 | 81 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Akron | 1-0 | 74 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Ignacio | 3-0 | 67 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Resurrection Christian | 1-2 | 41 | 4 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Denver Christian (1) | 0-2 | 35 | 3 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Peyton | 1-0 | 34 | – | 1-0 |
| 9 | Limon | 1-1 | 24 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Simla | 1-1 | 22 | 9 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Swink 16, Rye 13, Haxtun 11, Sedgwick County 6, Alexander Dawson 5, Byers 5, Heritage Christian 5, Meeker 5, Paonia 5, Crowley County 4, Hayden 3, Dayspring Christian 2, Sangre de Cristo 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Swink (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Caliche (6) | 2-0 | 69 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Hi-Plains (1) | 2-0 | 63 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | McClave | 2-0 | 53 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Norwood | 1-1 | 48 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Shining Mountain | 2-0 | 32 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Vail Christian | 1-1 | 29 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Prairie | 1-1 | 17 | – | 1-1 |
| 8 | Holly | 1-1 | 13 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Jim Elliot Christian | 1-0 | 12 | – | 1-0 |
| 10 | Granada | 0-0 | 10 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Walsh 9, Fleming 8, Cheyenne Wells 6, Denver Jewish Day 5, Ouray 3, Primero 3, Stratton 3, Arickaree 1, Pawnee 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fleming (7), Otis (9). | |||||
