Football rankings: Montrose leaps into first in 4A
Photo: Alan Versaw
This week saw a shakeup in 4A, as Montrose jumped into first after their big win over previous No. 1 Palmer Ridge. Dakota Ridge also went from third to second.
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.
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 | STRK |
| 1 | Valor Christian (8) | 6-0 | 98 | 1 | 6 W |
| 2 | Cherry Creek (2) | 5-1 | 92 | 2 | 3 W |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 6-0 | 75 | 4 | 6 W |
| 4 | Grandview | 5-1 | 63 | 5 | 2 W |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 4-2 | 59 | 6 | 1 W |
| 6 | Legend | 5-1 | 45 | 7 | 4 W |
| 7 | Columbine | 4-2 | 44 | 3 | 2 L |
| 8 | Arvada West | 5-1 | 30 | – | 2 W |
| 9 | Arapahoe | 5-1 | 19 | 9 | 3 W |
| 10 | Douglas County | 6-0 | 9 | 10 | 6 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cherokee Trail 8, ThunderRidge 6, Castle View 2 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Cherokee Trail (8) | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Montrose (9) | 6-0 | 185 | 4 | 6 W |
| 2 | Dakota Ridge (8) | 6-0 | 172 | 3 | 6 W |
| 3 | Pine Creek (3) | 5-1 | 160 | 2 | 1 L |
| 4 | Erie (2) | 6-0 | 156 | 5 | 6 W |
| 5 | Palmer Ridge | 5-1 | 137 | 1 | 1 L |
| 6 | Loveland | 5-1 | 108 | 6 | 3 W |
| 7 | Chatfield | 5-1 | 90 | 7 | 1 W |
| 8 | Ponderosa | 5-1 | 69 | 8 | 5 W |
| 9 | Golden | 6-0 | 58 | 9 | 6 W |
| 10 | Fountain-Fort Carson | 5-1 | 32 | 10 | 3 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Vista Ridge 23, Fruita Monument 7, Pueblo West 7, Longmont 2, Skyline 2, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Denver South 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Roosevelt (14) | 5-0 | 175 | 1 | 5 W |
| 2 | Mead (1) | 4-0 | 156 | 3 | 4 W |
| 3 | Lutheran (3) | 5-0 | 147 | 2 | 5 W |
| 4 | Fort Morgan | 4-0 | 113 | 4 | 4 W |
| 5 | Frederick | 4-0 | 111 | 5 | 4 W |
| 6 | Durango | 3-2 | 81 | 6 | 1 W |
| 7 | Evergreen | 5-0 | 75 | 7 | 5 W |
| 8 | Holy Family | 3-2 | 44 | 9 | 1 W |
| 9 | Palisade | 3-2 | 35 | 10 | 1 W |
| 10 | Pueblo South | 3-2 | 23 | – | 3 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Eagle Valley 8, Pueblo East 8, Northridge 6, Discovery Canyon 5, Green Mountain 2, Glenwood Springs 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Eagle Valley (8) | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Eaton (14) | 5-0 | 167 | 1 | 5 W |
| 2 | Resurrection Christian (2) | 4-0 | 147 | 2 | 4 W |
| 3 | The Classical Academy (1) | 4-0 | 134 | 3 | 4 W |
| 4 | Moffat County | 5-0 | 111 | 6 | 5 W |
| 5 | Severance | 5-0 | 104 | 4 | 5 W |
| 6 | Delta | 4-1 | 75 | 7 | 2 W |
| 7 | Basalt | 4-1 | 59 | 5 | 1 L |
| 8 | The Academy | 4-1 | 25 | 10 | 1 L |
| 9 | Brush | 3-2 | 22 | – | 2 W |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 4-2 | 21 | – | 2 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Alamosa 19, University 15, Rifle 9, Bayfield 7, Aspen 6, Platte Valley 6, Kent Denver 4, La Junta 2, Northfield 1, Woodland Park 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Rifle (9), University (8) | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Limon (13) | 5-0 | 202 | 1 | 5 W |
| 2 | Centauri (6) | 5-0 | 197 | 2 | 5 W |
| 3 | Florence (1) | 6-0 | 163 | 3 | 6 W |
| 4 | Buena Vista (1) | 6-0 | 148 | 4 | 6 W |
| 5 | Wray | 4-1 | 117 | 6 | 4 W |
| 6 | Holyoke | 4-1 | 88 | 8 | 2 W |
| 7 | North Fork | 4-1 | 66 | 5 | 1 L |
| 8 | Wiggins | 4-1 | 60 | 7 | 1 L |
| 9 | Strasburg | 3-3 | 39 | 10 | 2 W |
| 10 | Yuma | 3-2 | 23 | 9 | 1 L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Flatirons Academy 11, Gunnison 10, Burlington 9, Monte Vista 8, Manual 4, Meeker 4, Bennett 1, Colorado Springs Christian 1, Highland 1, Ignacio 1, Peyton 1, Rye 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| None. | |||||
| 8-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Mancos (5) | 5-0 | 110 | 1 | 5 W |
| 2 | Haxtun (5) | 6-0 | 109 | 3 | 6 W |
| 3 | Sedgwick County (2) | 3-1 | 88 | 2 | 3 W |
| 4 | Dayspring Christian Academy | 4-2 | 60 | 7 | 1 W |
| 5 | Sanford | 4-1 | 57 | 4 | 1 L |
| 6 | Vail Christian | 5-0 | 49 | 5 | 5 W |
| 7 | Akron | 3-2 | 44 | 9 | 2 L |
| 8 | Dove Creek | 3-2 | 42 | 6 | 1 L |
| 9 | Merino | 2-3 | 25 | 8 | 1 L |
| 10 | Holly | 4-1 | 23 | 10 | 3 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pikes Peak Christian 15, Simla 11, Calhan 10, Crowley County 10, Hoehne 3, Fowler 2, Custer County 1, Front Range Christian 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| None. | |||||
| 6-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Cheyenne Wells (19) | 5-0 | 190 | 1 | 5 W |
| 2 | Stratton | 4-1 | 150 | 2 | 3 W |
| 3 | Fleming | 5-1 | 148 | 4 | 3 W |
| 4 | Granada | 4-1 | 139 | 3 | 2 W |
| 5 | Prairie | 5-1 | 99 | 5 | 5 W |
| 6 | Branson/Kim | 5-0 | 76 | 7 | 5 W |
| 7 | Idalia | 3-2 | 70 | 6 | 1 L |
| 8 | Sierra Grande | 5-0 | 67 | 8 | 5 W |
| 9 | Genoa-Hugo | 5-0 | 45 | 10 | 5 W |
| 10 | Cheraw | 4-2 | 32 | – | 1 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Briggsdale 27, Arickaree/Woodlin 1, Hanover 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Briggsdale (9) | |||||
