Boys basketball rankings: Fossil Ridge vaults to top in 5A
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In this week’s rankings, Fossil Ridge moved into the top spot in 5A, while six new teams entered the top-10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
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 | Fossil Ridge (12) | 20-1 | 222 | 2 | 15 W |
| 2 | ThunderRidge (7) | 19-2 | 215 | 1 | 1 W |
| 3 | Chaparral (4) | 16-4 | 190 | 5 | 6 W |
| 4 | Denver East (1) | 19-2 | 166 | 3 | 3 W |
| 5 | Eaglecrest | 16-4 | 141 | 4 | 10 W |
| 6 | Douglas County | 17-3 | 120 | 6 | 4 W |
| 7 | Rock Canyon (1) | 14-6 | 93 | 7 | 1 L |
| 8 | Horizon | 16-3 | 72 | 8 | 1 W |
| 9 | Mountain Vista | 14-6 | 37 | 9 | 1 L |
| 10 | Regis Jesuit | 13-6 | 36 | – | 3 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Smoky Hill 33, Rangeview 13, Doherty 10, Air Academy 8, Vista Ridge 8, Liberty 6, Overland 3, Ralston Valley 1, Valor Christian 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Smoky Hill (10) | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Pueblo South (10) | 19-0 | 206 | 1 | 19 W |
| 2 | Lewis-Palmer (9) | 18-1 | 202 | 2 | 8 W |
| 3 | Mead (2) | 14-4 | 165 | 3 | 3 W |
| 4 | Montrose (1) | 19-0 | 162 | 4 | 19 W |
| 5 | Pueblo Central | 17-2 | 126 | 5 | 2 W |
| 6 | Windsor | 13-5 | 97 | 7 | 2 W |
| 7 | Frederick | 15-3 | 68 | 8 | 10 W |
| 8 | Centaurus | 14-4 | 63 | 9 | 4 W |
| 9 | Green Mountain | 14-2 | 55 | 6 | 7 W |
| 10 | Longmont | 13-5 | 46 | 10 | 3 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| D’Evelyn 14, Grand Junction 2, Pueblo County 2, Eagle Valley 1, Riverdale Ridge 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | St. Mary’s (13) | 17-1 | 220 | 1 | 8 W |
| 2 | Aspen (7) | 17-0 | 199 | 4 | 17 W |
| 3 | Colorado Academy (4) | 15-1 | 198 | 3 | 15 W |
| 4 | Sterling | 16-2 | 172 | 2 | 3 W |
| 5 | Centauri | 17-1 | 136 | 6 | 7 W |
| 6 | Resurrection Christian | 14-4 | 112 | 5 | 1 L |
| 7 | Faith Christian | 13-6 | 63 | 7 | 1 W |
| 8 | Kent Denver | 12-5 | 46 | 9 | 1 W |
| 9 | University | 14-4 | 37 | – | 5 W |
| 10 | Manual | 9-6 | 28 | – | 1 L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Highland 19, Eagle Ridge Academy 17, Eaton 15, Middle Park 15, Lutheran 14, Colorado Springs Christian 7, Salida 5, Alamosa 4, Englewood 4, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, DSST: Montview 2, Brush 1, Pagosa Springs 1, Platte Valley 1, The Academy 1, The Pinnacle 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Highland (8), Eaton (10) | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Yuma (17) | 17-1 | 188 | 1 | 12 W |
| 2 | Denver Christian (2) | 14-2 | 171 | 2 | 12 W |
| 3 | Limon | 15-3 | 146 | 3 | 9 W |
| 4 | Mancos | 15-2 | 124 | 4 | 13 W |
| 5 | Sanford | 13-4 | 96 | 6 | 2 W |
| 6 | Wray | 12-5 | 82 | 5 | 4 W |
| 7 | Holly | 15-3 | 60 | 10 | 10 W |
| 8 | Vail Mountain | 13-3 | 42 | – | 3 W |
| 9 | Thomas MacLaren School | 13-1 | 39 | 7 | 7 W |
| 10 | Peyton | 12-5 | 26 | – | 5 W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Meeker 24, Lotus School For Excellence 15, Heritage Christian 10, Holyoke 9, Wiggins 6, Lyons 4, Ignacio 3 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Holyoke (9), Lotus School For Excellence (8) | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | STRK |
| 1 | Granada (13) | 16-0 | 162 | 1 | 16 W |
| 2 | Sierra Grande (2) | 16-0 | 146 | 2 | 16 W |
| 3 | Briggsdale | 16-1 | 115 | 3 | 3 W |
| 4 | Evangelical Christian (1) | 16-1 | 110 | 4 | 8 W |
| 5 | Haxtun | 12-5 | 81 | 5 | 2 W |
| 6 | McClave | 13-4 | 70 | 6 | 9 W |
| 7 | Denver Jewish Day | 13-2 | 58 | 7 | 7 W |
| 8 | Caprock Academy | 14-2 | 50 | 9 | 7 W |
| 9 | Belleview Christian (1) | 14-4 | 47 | – | 2 W |
| 10 | Denver Waldorf | 13-4 | 31 | 8 | 1 L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Merino 23, Simla 15, Hanover 6, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 5, Wiley 5, Cheyenne Wells 3, Idalia 3, Cheraw 2, Creede 2, Prairie 1 | |||||
| Dropped out: | |||||
| Merino (10) | |||||
