Boys Basketball: Preseason Rankings Released
Photo: Barry Smith
AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association has announced today its Preseason Coaches Polls for boys basketball.
These preseason polls will be the only coaches polls released for the 2023-24 winter season. As it did in the fall, CHSAA will focus its efforts on publicizing its Seeding Index as rankings beginning mid-December.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | ThunderRidge |
| 2 | Rock Canyon |
| 3 | Smoky Hill |
| 4 | Eaglecrest |
| 5 | Valor Christian |
| 6 | Chaparral |
| 7 | Regis Jesuit |
| 8 | Ralston Valley |
| 9 | Denver East |
| 10 | Mountain Vista |
Also receiving votes: Cherry Creek, Rangeview, Legend, Doherty, Cherokee Trail, Vista Ridge, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Highlands Ranch, Brighton
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa Ridge |
| 2 | Vista PEAK Prep |
| 3 | Windsor |
| 4 | Lewis-Palmer |
| 5 | Air Academy |
| 6 | Thompson Valley |
| 7 | Ponderosa |
| 8 | Dakota Ridge |
| 9 | Mead |
| 10 | Pueblo South |
Also receiving votes: Longmont, Frederick, Palmer, Silver Creek, Northfield, Thomas Jefferson, Green Mountain, Discovery Canyon, Montrose, Greeley Central, Sand Creek, Golden
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Resurrection Christian |
| 2 | Lutheran |
| 3 | Holy Family |
| 4 | Colorado Academy |
| 5 | Kent Denver |
| 6 | Riverdale Ridge |
| 7 | Pueblo Central |
| 8 | Severance |
| 9 | Alamosa |
| 10 | The Classical Academy |
Also receiving votes: DSST: Green Valley Ranch, Denver West, Eagle Ridge Academy, DSST: Montview, Peak to Peak, DSST: College View, Delta, Eaton, Steamboat Springs, Fort Morgan, Aspen, D’Evelyn, Sierra, University, Aurora West College Prep Academy, Sterling, Arvada, Fort Lupton, Weld Central
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Highland |
| 2 | Forge Christian |
| 3 | Yuma |
| 4 | Salida |
| 5 | Centauri |
| 6 | The Vanguard School |
| 7 | Windsor Charter Academy |
| 8 | Manual |
| 9 | Strasburg |
| 10 | Prospect Ridge Academy |
Also receiving votes: SkyView Academy, Banning Lewis Academy, Platte Valley, Lake County, Bishop Machebeuf, St. Mary’s, Stargate School, The Pinnacle, Bayfield, Cedaredge, Grand Valley, Meeker, Peyton
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wray |
| 2 | Limon |
| 3 | Crowley County |
| 4 | Sanford |
| 5 | Simla |
| 6 | Merino |
| 7 | Plateau Valley |
| 8 | Denver Christian |
| 9 | Vail Christian |
| 10 | Golden View Classical Academy |
Also receiving votes: Heritage Christian, Holyoke, Haxtun, Evangel Christian Academy, Wiggins, Holly, Custer County, Byers, Burlington, Akron, Dayspring Christian Academy, Mancos, Fowler
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratton |
| 2 | Belleview Christian |
| 3 | Genoa-Hugo/Karval |
| 4 | Denver Jewish Day |
| 5 | McClave |
| 6 | Otis |
| 7 | Granada |
| 8 | De Beque |
| 9 | Sierra Grande |
| 10 | Eads |
Also receiving votes: Idalia, Briggsdale, Cheyenne Wells, Front Range Baptist, Pikes Peak Christian, Fleming, Ouray, Antonito, Beth Eden Baptist, Cheraw, Nucla, Flatirons Academy, Arickaree, Bethune, Creede, Denver Academy of Torah, Weldon Valley, Caprock Academy, Colorado School for the Deaf Blind, Cripple Creek-Victor, Deer Trail, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Wiley, Peetz, Prairie, Primero, Sangre de Cristo, Hi-Plains, Centennial, Denver Waldorf, Flagler, Mile High Academy, North Park, Springfield, Walsh, Hanover, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Veta, Lone Star, Miami-Yoder, Moffat, Dove Creek, Kim/Branson
