Softball rankings: Broomfield moves to the top of 5A
Broomfield has seized the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Eagles notched wins over Greeley West and Fairview to assume this week’s top spot.
A 5-2 loss to Rocky Mountain dropped former No. 1 Fossil Ridge one spot to No. 2. The Eagles and Sabercats will take the field against each other on Tuesday.
Cherokee Trail made a two spot jump to land at No. 5 and received a couple of first-place votes along the way.
At No. 10, Douglas County is the only new team in the 5A rankings.
Erie edged Valor Christian to hang on to the No. 1 in 4A after taking it from the Eagles a week ago.
Pueblo West jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
A trio of new teams broke into the 4A poll as Elizabeth lands at No. 8, Golden comes in at No. 9 and Ferderick rounds out the rankings at No. 10.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 3A this week, but Rocky Ford made a two-spot jump to land at No. 2.
Lamar had the biggest climb in 3A, coming in at No. 6, up three spots from a week ago.
At No. 9, Valley is the only new team to the 3A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
CHSAANow.com Softball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Broomfield (4) | 10-2-0 | 92 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (2) | 10-1-0 | 72 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Legend (3) | 8-2-1 | 71 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Arvada West | 8-3-1 | 69 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Cherokee Trail (2) | 10-2-0 | 66 | 7 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | ThunderRidge | 9-3-0 | 50 | 2 | 1-2-0 |
| 7 | Legacy | 9-2-0 | 45 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | Brighton (1) | 10-3-0 | 41 | 9 | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Grand Junction Central (1) | 10-2-1 | 38 | 10 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Douglas County | 8-3-0 | 32 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Castle View 26, Eaglecrest 19, Pomona 10, Bear Creek 9, Loveland 9, Rocky Mountain 9, Boulder 8, Mountain Range 8, Grandview 7, Chaparral 6, Prairie View 6, Liberty 4, Mountain Vista 4, Rock Canyon 4, Vista Ridge 3, Rampart 2, Fort Collins 1, Hinkley 1, Pine Creek 1, Ralston Valley 1, Smoky Hill 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Castle View (8). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Erie (5) | 13-0-0 | 86 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Valor Christian (4) | 11-0-0 | 85 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Wheat Ridge | 9-4-0 | 62 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 4 | Mullen | 5-2-1 | 57 | 5 | 1-0-0 |
| 5 | Mountain View | 11-2-0 | 47 | 3 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | Silver Creek | 11-2-0 | 42 | 6 | 2-1-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo West | 7-2-0 | 36 | 9 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 9-2-0 | 19 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Golden | 10-3-0 | 17 | – | 1-0-0 |
| 10 | Frederick | 6-7-0 | 12 | – | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rifle 10, Thomas Jefferson 9, Air Academy 4, Pueblo County 4, Falcon 2, Ponderosa 2, Evergreen 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Air Academy (7), Thomas Jefferson (8), Windsor (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (6) | 9-2-0 | 78 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Rocky Ford (2) | 12-1-0 | 73 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Eaton | 9-2-0 | 65 | 2 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Brush | 7-4-0 | 47 | 3 | 0-2-0 |
| 5 | Basalt | 9-1-0 | 38 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 9-4-0 | 37 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | The Academy | 9-4-0 | 33 | 5 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Sterling | 6-5-0 | 21 | 7 | 1-1-0 |
| 9 | Valley | 6-4-0 | 19 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Cedaredge | 8-4-0 | 18 | 10 | 2-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Fort Lupton 10, Faith Christian 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fort Lupton (8). | |||||
