Girls basketball rankings: Sterling new No. 1 in 3A
Sterling (18-0) jumped St. Mary’s in Class 3A to become the new No. 1 in 3A.
Sterling beat then-No. 8 Eaton 49-27 in its only game last week. Eaton fell to No. 10.
The top five teams in 5A stayed the same with Grandview posting a 3-0 record to remain No. 1. The top five went 12-1 overall last week.
In 4A, Pueblo West moved from No. 3 to No. 2 after a 2-0 week. Elsewhere in 4A, Valor Christian received one first place vote despite a No. 9 rank.
Haxtun is on the rise in 2A. The Fightin’ Bulldogs come in at No. 7, up from No. 9 last week.
Kit Carson stayed at No. 1 in 1A, as the top five teams remained the same.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. These are the final rankings of the regular season.
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.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Grandview (14) | 20-1 | 158 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Highlands Ranch (2) | 20-2 | 138 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 20-1 | 132 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Horizon | 18-3 | 112 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Doherty | 21-1 | 88 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Fossil Ridge | 16-5 | 60 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Cherry Creek | 15-6 | 53 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Fruita Monument | 19-2 | 45 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 16-5 | 38 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Fairview | 11-10 | 26 | 10 | -4-5 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Regis Jesuit 19, Pine Creek 5, Monarch 3, Denver East 2, Rocky Mountain 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pueblo South (14) | 19-2 | 209 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 2 | Pueblo West (6) | 18-3 | 188 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Evergreen (1) | 19-2 | 179 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Air Academy | 18-3 | 124 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Mesa Ridge | 17-4 | 103 | 5 | 3-1 |
| 6 | Holy Family | 16-5 | 78 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo East | 16-5 | 76 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Golden | 18-3 | 74 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Valor Christian (1) | 13-8 | 70 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | George Washington | 18-2 | 39 | 9 | 3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Windsor 19, D’Evelyn 15, Mullen 14, Falcon 7, Rifle 6, Palisade 4, Thomas Jefferson 3, Discovery Canyon 1, Kennedy 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Sterling (13) | 18-0 | 156 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 2 | St. Mary’s (2) | 16-1 | 126 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Lamar | 17-1 | 115 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Centauri | 18-1 | 114 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Liberty Common (1) | 16-1 | 106 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Colorado Springs Christian | 16-2 | 101 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Pagosa Springs | 14-3 | 55 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Manitou Springs | 12-7 | 29 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Faith Christian | 13-5 | 17 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Eaton | 13-4 | 15 | 8 | 0-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Moffat County 13, Cedaredge 12, Grand Valley 9, The Academy 7, SkyView Academy 3, Colorado Academy 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Paonia (15) | 17-0 | 168 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Del Norte (2) | 15-2 | 138 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Wray | 13-4 | 114 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Yuma | 14-3 | 102 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Swink | 16-2 | 79 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Soroco | 16-2 | 70 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Haxtun | 14-3 | 66 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Lyons | 16-2 | 46 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Simla | 15-2 | 45 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Highland | 13-4 | 21 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Evangelical Christian 12, Clear Creek 9, Limon 9, Holyoke 7, Rangley 7, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Meeker 6, Sanford 6, Ellicott 4, West Grand 4, Akron 2, Ignacio 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kit Carson (10) | 17-0 | 114 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Heritage Christian (1) | 17-0 | 95 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Antonito (1) | 17-0 | 92 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Fleming | 16-1 | 91 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Kim/Branson | 15-1 | 74 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Kiowa | 15-2 | 46 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | South Baca | 13-3 | 39 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 8 | La Veta | 14-3 | 38 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Jim Elliot | 15-3 | 19 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Briggsdale | 13-4 | 18 | 8 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Holly 9, Creede/Lake City 7, Sierra Grande 5, Granada 4, Springfield 3, Eads 2, McClave 2, Cheyenne Wells 1, Idalia 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
