Regis Jesuit girls basketball No. 1 in preseason 5A rankings

Fossil Ridge Regis Jesuit girls basketball

Regis Jesuit girls basketball, winner of the last two Class 5A titles, heads the classification’s preseason poll.

The Raiders received 11 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, which was released Monday. They also had 139 overall points, edging preseason No. 2 Broomfield (130).

Regis hasn’t lost to an in-state team since dropping a game to ThunderRidge in Feb. 2013. That’s a span of 28 consecutive wins against Colorado teams. The school is also 42-1 against in-state teams since the start of the 2012-13 season.

Broomfield lost in last season’s 4A title game, and is making the move to 5A this season.

Grandview is No. 3, and No. 4 Highlands Ranch and No. 5 Fossil Ridge round out the top 5.

Also ranked in the preseason are No. 6 Lakewood, No. 7 Cherry Creek, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Horizon and No. 10 ThunderRidge.

In 4A, Valor Christian is the preseason No. 1. Pueblo South is No. 2, and defending champion Mesa Ridge is No. 3. Holy Family, winner of last year’s 3A title which has moved up to 4A, is No. 7.

Sterling leads 3A’s preseason poll. Pagosa Springs, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2.

Yuma is the favorite in 2A. It was runner-up last season to Lutheran, which opens as No. 3.

Briggsdale heads the 1A ranking. Defending champion Norwood is No. 3.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings 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.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Regis Jesuit (11)	0-0	139
2	Broomfield (3)	0-0	130
3	Grandview	0-0	116
4	Highlands Ranch (1)	0-0	104
5	Fossil Ridge (1)	0-0	89
6	Lakewood	0-0	74
7	Cherry Creek	0-0	59
8	Rampart	0-0	46
9	Horizon	0-0	40
10	ThunderRidge	0-0	29
Others receiving votes:
Monarch 16, Poudre 11, Dakota Ridge 7, Arapahoe 6, Mountain Vista 4, Denver East 2, Legacy 2, Pine Creek 2, Castle View 1, Palmer 1, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Valor Christian (8)	0-0	110
2	Pueblo South (1)	0-0	87
3	Sand Creek	0-0	83
4	Mesa Ridge (3)	0-0	75
5	Pueblo West (1)	0-0	50
6	D’Evelyn	0-0	44
7	Holy Family	0-0	42
8	Montrose	0-0	29
9	Pueblo East	0-0	28
10	Silver Creek	0-0	21
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 18, Green Mountain 17, Palmer Ridge 17, Air Academy 14, Mullen 12, Sierra 12, Glenwood Springs 10, Elizabeth 9, Thompson Valley 7, Vista Ridge 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Windsor 5, Palisade 3, Standley Lake 3, Falcon 2, Canon City 1, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1, Mead 1.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Sterling (4)	0-0	93
2	Pagosa Springs (4)	0-0	84
3	Lutheran (3)	0-0	75
4	Manitou Springs (1)	0-0	62
5	Eaton	0-0	61
6	St. Mary’s	0-0	43
7	Machebeuf	0-0	37
8	Lamar	0-0	30
9	Peak to Peak	0-0	27
10	Olathe	0-0	22
Others receiving votes:
Brush 19, Platte Valley 19, Centauri 17, Trinidad 15, Strasburg 12, La Junta 9, Salida 9, Kent Denver 8, Buena Vista 6, Valley 6, Moffat County 3, Monte Vista 2, Grand Valley 1.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Yuma (8)	0-0	96
2	Hoehne (1)	0-0	82
3	Caliche	0-0	71
4	Peyton (1)	0-0	68
5	Akron	0-0	63
6	Paonia	0-0	47
7	Meeker	0-0	41
8	Rye	0-0	21
9	Sanford	0-0	16
10	Simla	0-0	13
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 6, Del Norte 6, Sargent 5, Highland 4, Sedgwick County 4, Ellicott 3, Clear Creek 2, Ridgway 2.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Briggsdale (4)	0-0	88
2	Idalia (2)	0-0	82
3	Norwood (3)	0-0	78
4	Eads	0-0	58
5	Shining Mountain	0-0	48
6	Cheraw	0-0	41
7	Fleming	0-0	35
8	Kit Carson	0-0	29
9	Community Christian (1)	0-0	22
10	Otis	0-0	15
Others receiving votes:
Peetz 8, Elbert 6, Gilpin County 6, Hi-Plains 4, La Veta 4, Sangre De Cristo 4, Weldon Valley 4, Kim 3, South Baca 3, Flagler 2, Springfield 2, Wiley 2, Jim Elliot 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.