Softball rankings: Erie takes over top billing in 4A
After three weeks of play in the 2021 Colorado softball season, the 5A No. 1 Fossil Ridge and 3A No. 1 Lutheran remained dominate while in 4A, Erie has risen to the top of the poll after its 7-1 start, including going 5-0 this past week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing bcochi@chsaa.org and dwhitaker@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding.
| CLASS 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Fossil Ridge (14) | 9-0 | 162 | 1 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Smoky Hill (1) | 6-1 | 130 | 2 | 4-1 |
| 3 | Legend | 5-2 | 84 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Horizon | 7-0 | 80 | NR | 5-0 |
| 5 | Columbine | 5-1 | 79 | 7 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Legacy | 7-3 | 64 | NR | 4-2 |
| 7 | Chatfield | 6-2 | 49 | 3 | 3-2 |
| 8 | Cherokee Trail | 3-2 | 37 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 9 | ThunderRidge | 3-0 | 35 | NR | 2-0 |
| 10 | Castle View | 4-0 | 32 | NR | 2-0 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: | |||||
| Arvada West 29, Grand Junction Central 23, Broomfield 23, Mountain Vista 22, Arapahoe 18, Rocky Mountain 17, Lakewood 14, Eaglecrest 12, Fountain-Fort Carson 6, Chaparral 5, Douglas County 4, Loveland 3, Fort Collins 2, Rock Canyon 2, Valor Christian 2, Ralston Valley 1 | |||||
| DROPPED OUT | |||||
| Broomfield (6), Grand Junction Central (8), Arvada West (9), Mountain Vista (10) | |||||
| CLASS 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Erie (6) | 7-1 | 114 | 3 | 5-0 |
| 2 | Mead (1) | 3-5 | 89 | 1 | 2-4 |
| 3 | Windsor (1) | 5-2 | 77 | 6 | 4-1 |
| 4 | Conifer (3) | 4-0 | 71 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | D’Evelyn | 5-1 | 60 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Holy Family (1) | 2-2 | 56 | 2 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Frederick (1) | 7-1 | 53 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Riverdale Ridge | 5-0 | 41 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Pueblo South | 8-1 | 39 | NR | 5-0 |
| 10 | Roosevelt | 7-1 | 37 | 7 | 2-0 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: | |||||
| Wheat Ridge 26, Ponderosa 24, Golden 17, Pueblo Central 14, Rifle 11, Berthoud 9, Bear Creek 8, Silver Creek 8, Air Academy 5, Greeley Central 3, Elizabeth 3, Pueblo County 2, Northridge 1, Palisade 1, Pueblo West 1 | |||||
| DROPPED OUT | |||||
| Wheat Ridge (8) | |||||
| CLASS 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lutheran (10) | 9-0 | 100 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | University | 6-2 | 68 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Eaton | 5-3 | 66 | 2 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Sterling | 6-2 | 65 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Strasburg | 6-2 | 64 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 6 | La Junta | 7-1 | 53 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Lamar | 4-2 | 37 | 8 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Limon | 2-4 | 27 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Montezuma-Cortez | 4-1 | 19 | 10 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Fort Lupton | 2-6 | 12 | NR | 0-2 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: | |||||
| Weld Central 10, Lyons 7, The Academy 6, Brush 6, Delta 5, Rocky Ford 4, Wray 1 | |||||
| DROPPED OUT | |||||
| Brush (9) | |||||
