Lots of changes to girls basketball rankings, including Lakewood at No. 3
This week’s CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings look mighty different than they did a week ago.
No, there are no new No. 1 teams in any of the five classifications. However, there were a number of big movers.
Included, in 5A: Lakewood going from No. 6 to No. 3, Mountain Vista from No. 9 to No. 4 and Cherry Creek from No. 8 to No. 6.
Lakewood has now won eight games in a row. Mountain Vista, meanwhile, beat then-No. 5 ThunderRidge last week.
Rock Canyon shoulders at least part of the blame for the shakeup. The Jaguars upset then-No. 4 Highlands Ranch last week as they went 3-0, and are now ranked No. 10.
Highlands Ranch tumbled to No. 9 after losing its third-straight game. ThunderRidge dropped to No. 8.
Regis Jesuit stayed atop 5A, and Grandview remained at No. 2.
The week’s other big mover was Peak to Peak, which went from No. 9 to No. 4 in 3A. That ranking added three new teams this week: No. 7 Platte Valley, No. 8 Grand Valley and No. 10 Trinidad.
Other newcomers: No. 10 Palmer Ridge in 4A and No. 10 Heritage Christian in 2A.
Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A) all stay atop their respective polls this week.
Complete rankings for all classes 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.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Regis Jesuit (17) | 17-2 | 179 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Grandview | 17-2 | 159 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Lakewood | 19-1 | 110 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Mountain Vista | 16-3 | 84 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 18-1 | 81 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Cherry Creek | 16-2 | 76 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Castle View | 15-4 | 74 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | ThunderRidge | 14-5 | 73 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Highlands Ranch | 15-4 | 70 | 4 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Rock Canyon | 14-4 | 41 | – | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ralston Valley 18, Horizon 8, Poudre 8, Denver East 4, Pine Creek 3, Rampart 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Ralston Valley (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Broomfield (15) | 19-0 | 159 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Mesa Ridge (1) | 19-0 | 138 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo South | 19-1 | 132 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Sand Creek | 15-3 | 93 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Valor Christian | 17-3 | 89 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 16-2 | 78 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Glenwood Springs | 17-0 | 62 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Pueblo West | 15-4 | 34 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | D’Evelyn | 14-4 | 33 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Palmer Ridge | 16-3 | 27 | – | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Longmont 16, Green Mountain 11, Pueblo County 3, Montrose 1, Mullen 1, Silver Creek 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Longmont (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (10) | 16-1 | 143 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Pagosa Springs (5) | 14-0 | 137 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Lamar | 16-0 | 124 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Peak to Peak | 12-4 | 69 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Sterling | 12-3 | 67 | 4 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Strasburg | 14-3 | 53 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Platte Valley | 12-3 | 51 | – | 2-0 |
| 8 | Grand Valley | 12-3 | 50 | – | 3-0 |
| 9 | Eaton | 12-4 | 49 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Trinidad | 12-4 | 32 | – | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Olathe 16, Salida 10, Centauri 8, Manitou Springs 5, Bishop Machebeuf 3, St. Mary’s 2, Cedaredge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Olathe (6), Salida (7), Centauri (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lutheran (11) | 14-1 | 128 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Peyton (1) | 14-1 | 108 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Yuma (1) | 14-1 | 106 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Akron | 12-2 | 91 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Hoehne | 14-1 | 62 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Meeker | 14-2 | 55 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Paonia | 12-3 | 49 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Liberty Common | 14-1 | 44 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Sangre de Cristo | 12-3 | 35 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Heritage Christian | 15-1 | 18 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| The Vanguard 11, Highland 5, Simla 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| The Vanguard (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Caliche (8) | 14-0 | 80 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Eads | 14-1 | 64 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Idalia | 15-0 | 62 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Norwood | 13-1 | 53 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Briggsdale | 12-2 | 45 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Dove Creek | 13-2 | 40 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Kit Carson | 10-5 | 30 | 6 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Prairie | 11-3 | 22 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | South Baca | 13-3 | 20 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Gilpin County | 14-3 | 10 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Centennial 4, McClave 4, Liberty/Stratton 3, Cheraw 1, Fleming 1, Hi-Plains 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
