Baseball rankings: Eads new No. 1 in Class 1A poll
It’s still early in the 2016 baseball season, but there has already been some shakeup in the Class 1A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.
Eads takes over the top spot in the state after a 1-0 start to their season. Former No. 1 Dove Creek, who has stumbled out of the gate fell to No. 2.
Cotopaxi and Manzanola played their way into the still young rankings, coming in at No. 6 and No. 9 respectively.
Nothing has changed at the top of the 5A rankings as Regis Jesuit and Cherry Creek remain the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in those rankings.
Columbine is one of two newcomers in the poll as they land at No. 8 with Ralston Valley, the other newcomer, joining at No. 9.
The top of the 4A rankings has the same story as the 5A poll. D’Evelyn and Lewis-Palmer remain the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the class, with both teams undefeated on the year.
Though, the 4A rankings did see more turnover this week than any other class as Silver Creek (No. 7), Denver North (No. 8) and Air Academy (No. 9) all broke their way into this week’s poll.
And it was 3A who saw the least turnover of the week. Eaton still holds the No. 1 spot, but nine of last week’s 10 ranked teams all stayed in the poll this week, although a few did jump up or down in ranking.
Buena Vista is the lone newcomer in the poll, coming in at No. 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select 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 (6) | 1-0 | 94 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek (3) | 3-0 | 84 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Grandview (1) | 0-0 | 67 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Rocky Mountain | 0-0 | 57 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Chatfield | 3-0 | 48 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Pine Creek | 0-0 | 37 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Rock Canyon | 1-1 | 29 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Columbine | 2-1 | 22 | – | 2-1 |
| 9 | Ralston Valley | 1-0 | 18 | – | 1-0 |
| 10 | Mountain Vista | 1-0 | 15 | 9 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| ThunderRidge 13, Fort Collins 10, Heritage 10, Prairie View 10, Cherokee Trail 9, Smoky Hill 9, Bear Creek 6, Arapahoe 5, Broomfield 4, Brighton 3, Douglas County 2, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Lakewood 2, Dakota Ridge 1, Fruita Monument 1, Legend 1, Mullen 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Cherokee Trail (8), Mullen (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | D’Evelyn (7) | 1-0 | 70 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Lewis-Palmer (1) | 1-0 | 57 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Wheat Ridge | 1-0 | 49 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo West | 4-1 | 46 | 3 | 4-1 |
| 5 | Green Mountain | 0-0 | 42 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Longmont | 1-0 | 38 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Silver Creek | 1-0 | 32 | – | 1-0 |
| 8 | Denver North | 3-0 | 25 | – | 3-0 |
| 9 | Evergreen | 2-1 | 17 | 9 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Air Academy | 0-0 | 14 | – | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Elizabeth 11, Windsor 7, Centaurus 6, Montrose 6, Mountain View 6, Palmer Ridge 4, Pueblo South 4, Standley Lake 3, Littleton 2, Erie 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Windsor (6), Canon City (8), Palisade (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaton (8) | 0-0 | 89 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | University (2) | 1-0 | 84 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Lamar | 3-0 | 76 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Brush | 1-0 | 66 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Bayfield | 1-2 | 55 | 2 | 1-2 |
| 6 | Gunnison | 3-0 | 46 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 7 | La Junta | 2-0 | 39 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Faith Christian | 0-0 | 32 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Valley | 2-1 | 16 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Buena Vista | 2-1 | 11 | – | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Kent Denver 7, Lutheran 7, SkyView Academy 5, Jefferson Academy 4, Sheridan 4, Colorado Springs Christian 3, Grand Valley 2, Sterling 2, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton 1, Peak to Peak 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Kent Denver (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (6) | 0-0 | 77 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sedgwick County (1) | 2-0 | 69 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Hotchkiss (2) | 5-0 | 68 | 3 | 5-0 |
| 4 | Paonia | 2-0 | 53 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Rye | 0-0 | 49 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 6 | County Line (McClave/Wiley) | 0-0 | 34 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Haxtun | 2-0 | 21 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Burlington | 0-0 | 16 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Swink | 0-0 | 16 | 10 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Kiowa | 1-0 | 14 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Peyton 14, Front Range Christian 11, Crowley County 10, Evangelical Christian 8, Limon 8, Dolores 7, Sanford 7, Fowler 5, Wray 3, Akron 2, Sargent 2, Yuma 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Sanford (9). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eads (3) | 1-0 | 71 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Dove Creek (3) | 1-3 | 58 | 1 | 1-3 |
| 3 | Holly (1) | 0-0 | 46 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Fleming | 0-0 | 40 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Community Christian | 1-0 | 37 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Cotopaxi (1) | 4-1 | 35 | – | 4-1 |
| 7 | Granada | 0-0 | 29 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Nucla | 1-2 | 23 | 5 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Manzanola | 2-0 | 21 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Peetz | 0-1 | 20 | 8 | 0-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rocky Mountain Lutheran 16, Cheyenne Wells 10, Stratton/Liberty 9, Gilpin County 6, Antonito 4, Springfield 4, Elbert 3, Weldon Valley 3, Cornerstone Christian 1, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 1, South Baca 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Stratton/Liberty (9), Cheyenne Wells (10). | |||||
