Four teams join new-look 5A baseball ranking
Just as seemingly the entire classification heads out of state for spring break tournaments, the Class 5A baseball rankings got a facelift. Four new teams joined CHSAANow.com’s poll this week, and others made big jumps.
Chatfield (No. 6), Columbine (No. 7), Arapahoe (No. 8) and Fairview (No. 10) all joined the 5A poll. The teams are a combined 11-1 to start the season.
ThunderRidge continued to lead that 5A poll, following an 8-7 win over then-No. 3 Grandview at Coors Field last week.
No. 2 Rocky Mountain also got a win at Coors Field last week, beating then-No. 7 Chaparral. The Lobos stayed put in second. Behind them, though, the change started.
Ralston Valley moved up three places from No. 6 to No. 3, and Regis Jesuit bumped up one spot to No. 4. Grandview rounds out the top five.
Three of the four newcomers are next, and then Cherry Creek is No. 9 after a tough 0-2 week. Fairview rounds up the top 10.
The change didn’t stop with 5A. In 4A, Montrose took over the top spot following its win over Valor Christian on Friday. Valor, last week’s No. 1 team, fell to No. 3. Windsor, 5-0 to start the season, is No. 2.
The 4A ranking added No. 7 Delta, No. 8 Niwot and No. 9 Palmer Ridge this week.
The No. 1 teams stayed the same in 3A (Holy Family), 2A (Resurrection Christian) and 1A (Stratton).
The 3A poll added No. 7 University and No. 8 The Classical Academy.
Teams Nos. 8-10 are all new in 2A: Peyton, Hotchkiss and Ignacio.
The lone newcomer to the 1A ranking was No. 9 Weldon Valley.
Because of the large number of out-of-state games this week, and thus, a lack of in-state competition, there won’t be new baseball polls until April 7.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Baseball 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 | ThunderRidge (7) | 2-0 | 112 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain (4) | 1-0 | 107 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 2-0 | 71 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Regis Jesuit | 1-1 | 53 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Grandview | 1-1 | 48 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Chatfield (1) | 2-0 | 45 | – | 2-0 |
| 7 | Columbine | 3-0 | 38 | – | 2-0 |
| 8 | Arapahoe | 4-1 | 30 | – | 3-1 |
| 9 | Cherry Creek | 2-3 | 26 | 4 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Fairview | 2-0 | 24 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Mountain Vista 18, Chaparral 17, Mullen 16, Dakota Ridge 14, Brighton 10, Legend 10, Monarch 6, Grand Junction 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Douglas County 3, Pine Creek 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Chaparral (7), Brighton (8), Dakota Ridge (9), Legend (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Montrose (9) | 5-0 | 97 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Windsor | 5-0 | 78 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian (1) | 3-1 | 77 | 1 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Longmont | 3-1 | 55 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Falcon | 4-0 | 42 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Air Academy | 2-0 | 38 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Delta | 6-0 | 27 | – | 3-0 |
| 8 | Niwot | 5-1 | 20 | – | 3-1 |
| 9 | Palmer Ridge | 2-0 | 19 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Mountain View | 3-2 | 14 | 9 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Evergreen 13, Green Mountain 12, D’Evelyn 10, Lewis-Palmer 9, Skyline 8, Canon City 6, Durango 6, Elizabeth 6, Pueblo West 4, Northridge 3, Pueblo Central 3, Conifer 1, Montezuma-Cortez 1, Pueblo South 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cheyenne Mountain (6), D’Evelyn (8), Durango (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (9) | 3-0 | 97 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Eaton | 2-0 | 90 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Lamar (1) | 3-0 | 71 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Faith Christian | 2-1 | 66 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Valley | 6-0 | 45 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Brush | 3-1 | 28 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | University | 2-0 | 26 | – | 1-0 |
| 8 | The Classical Academy | 2-0 | 25 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Kent Denver | 0-0 | 21 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Basalt | 3-0 | 17 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Bayfield 12, Gunnison 10, Dolores Huerta 8, La Junta 7, Bishop Machebeuf 6, Olathe 6, St. Mary’s 6, Bennett 3, Cedaredge 3, Platte Valley 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Bayfield (6), La Junta (9). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (6) | 1-0 | 68 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Lutheran | 2-2 | 49 | 2 | 0-2 |
| 3 | Denver Christian | 1-1 | 47 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Swink | 2-0 | 38 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Limon | 2-0 | 31 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Holyoke | 0-0 | 25 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Rye | 2-0 | 23 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Peyton | 3-0 | 19 | – | 3-0 |
| 9 | Hotchkiss | 5-2 | 16 | – | 4-0 |
| 10 | Ignacio | 2-1 | 12 | – | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Sedgwick County 10, Calhan 8, Nucla 7, Custer County 6, Las Animas 6, Paonia 6, Front Range Christian 5, Rangely 4, Yuma 4, Kiowa 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Paonia (4), Front Range Christian (9), Las Animas (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Stratton (5) | 1-0 | 58 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Elbert | 3-0 | 37 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Caliche | 0-0 | 36 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Holly (1) | 0-0 | 33 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Fleming | 0-0 | 26 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Granada | 0-0 | 24 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Community Christian | 2-3 | 23 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Dove Creek | 2-4 | 22 | 9 | 2-2 |
| 9 | Weldon Valley | 1-1 | 20 | – | 1-1 |
| 10 | Eads | 0-3 | 15 | 3 | 0-3 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Peetz 10, Cotopaxi 6, Briggsdale 4, Cheyenne Wells 4, Manzanola 4, Pawnee 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Cornerstone Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cheyenne Wells (10). | |||||
