Fairview climbs to No. 4 in latest 5A baseball ranking
Perhaps no win was bigger for Fairview in recent years than last Thursday’s decision over then-No. 5 Rocky Mountain.
But the win for the Knights was just one-fourth a tough 4-0 week last week, and now they find themselves ranked No. 4 in this week’s CHSAANow.com Class 5A baseball poll. Fairview was seventh last week.
The Knights are actually 7-0 in Colorado, with the lone loss coming in Arizona during a Spring Break tournament. Their lineup has produced double-digit scoring outputs the past four games.
ThunderRidge remained in its top spot in the 5A ranking, where it has been since the preseason. Regis Jesuit stayed at No. 2, and Chatfield held firm at No. 3.
Behind Fairview, Columbine rounds out the top five.
Ralston Valley is No. 6, Mountain Vista is No. 7 and Arapahoe is No. 8. Rocky Mountain dropped to No. 9 after going 1-2 last week.
Chaparral is the lone newcomer to 5A this week. The Wolverines rejoined the poll at No. 10.
Elsewhere, Swink took over the top spot in the 2A ranking. At 9-0, Swink moved up from No. 2. Former No. 1 Resurrection Christian dropped to No. 3.
The 2A poll added Kiowa (No. 8) this week.
The other No. 1 teams remained the same. Those are Montrose (4A), Holy Family (3A) and Stratton (1A).
The 4A poll has two new teams this week: Wheat Ridge, which joined all the way at No. 5, and Elizabeth, which is No. 7.
3A added No. 9 Brush, while 1A added No. 6 Briggsdale.
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.
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| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (6) | 8-2 | 126 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Regis Jesuit (4) | 8-3 | 114 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Chatfield (3) | 11-0 | 106 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Fairview | 10-1 | 87 | 7 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Columbine (1) | 11-0 | 78 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 9-1 | 71 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Mountain Vista | 10-1 | 44 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Arapahoe | 9-2 | 41 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain | 4-5 | 32 | 5 | 1-2 |
| 10 | Chaparral | 7-4 | 27 | – | 4-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cherry Creek 16, Central (G.J.) 10, Fruita Monument 6, Legacy 4, Rock Canyon 3, Dakota Ridge 2, Pine Creek 2, Brighton 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Dakota Ridge (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Montrose (5) | 9-2 | 112 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 2 | Niwot (4) | 10-1 | 106 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Windsor (4) | 12-1 | 101 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Delta (1) | 11-1 | 77 | 5 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Wheat Ridge | 7-2 | 64 | – | 3-0 |
| 6 | Lewis-Palmer | 8-3 | 50 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 10-1 | 41 | – | 3-0 |
| 8 | Valor Christian | 7-5 | 38 | 3 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Evergreen | 7-2 | 36 | 10 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Palmer Ridge | 8-3 | 31 | 7 | 3-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo Centennial 19, Longmont 17, Air Academy 16, Ponderosa 12, Mesa Ridge 10, Mountain View 9, Skyline 7, Pueblo East 4, Canon City 3, Falcon 3, Pueblo West 2, Widefield 2, Durango 1, Green Mountain 1, Pueblo South 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Longmont (6), Falcon (8). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (6) | 12-0 | 85 | 1 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Eaton (3) | 8-0 | 84 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Faith Christian | 9-1 | 67 | 3 | 4-0 |
| 4 | Gunnison | 10-0 | 49 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Valley | 10-1 | 46 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Cedaredge | 11-0 | 41 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Lamar | 9-3 | 38 | 4 | 2-2 |
| 8 | University | 7-2 | 28 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Brush | 7-1 | 24 | – | 4-0 |
| 10 | The Classical Academy | 7-2 | 18 | 8 | 3-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Bayfield 14, La Junta 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Bayfield (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Swink (3) | 9-0 | 63 | 2 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Rye (1) | 9-1 | 55 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Resurrection Christian (2) | 8-2 | 52 | 1 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Hotchkiss (1) | 11-2 | 42 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Peyton | 9-1 | 39 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Sedgwick County | 7-1 | 36 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Lutheran | 5-4 | 21 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Kiowa | 7-3 | 15 | – | 5-1 |
| 9 | Limon | 6-3 | 13 | 10 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Denver Christian | 4-3 | 11 | 3 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Haxtun 6, Holyoke 6, Dolores 5, Front Range Christian 5, Lyons 5, Sierra Grande 4, Byers 2, Nucla 2, Rocky Ford 2, Yuma 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Ignacio (9). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Stratton (5) | 5-1 | 50 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 2 | Granada | 3-2 | 40 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Elbert | 5-1 | 38 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Caliche | 5-6 | 29 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Eads | 4-7 | 28 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Briggsdale | 5-4 | 20 | – | 3-1 |
| 7 | Community Christian | 5-5 | 15 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Peetz | 1-2 | 14 | 8 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Fleming | 3-3 | 11 | 10 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Dove Creek | 2-8 | 9 | 9 | 0-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cornerstone Christian 7, County Line 7, Holly 3, Manzanola 3, Cotopaxi 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Holly (5). | |||||
