The preseason boys basketball rankings are out. The No. 1 teams are: Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Colorado Academy (3A), Yuma (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
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
1
Grandview (9)
0-0
95
2
Chaparral
0-0
74
3
ThunderRidge
0-0
64
4
Smoky Hill
0-0
59
5
Denver East
0-0
47
6
Overland
0-0
41
7
Regis Jesuit
0-0
30
8
Rangeview
0-0
24
9
George Washington
0-0
22
10
Eaglecrest
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Rock Canyon 19, Valor Christian 15, Mountain Vista 9, Doherty 8, Columbine 7, Cherry Creek 6, Legend 4, Arvada West 2, Fairview 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Mullen 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lewis-Palmer (12)
0-0
138
2
Longmont (1)
0-0
117
3
Pueblo West
0-0
60
4
Holy Family
0-0
59
5
Lincoln
0-0
49
6
Mead
0-0
40
7
Cheyenne Mountain
0-0
33
8
Pueblo East
0-0
30
9
Pueblo South (1)
0-0
27
10
Golden
0-0
25
Others receiving votes:
Falcon 23, Silver Creek 20, Sierra 17, Widefield 17, Ponderosa 16, Discovery Canyon 15, Thomas Jefferson 13, Montrose 11, Air Academy 8, Glenwood Springs 8, Coronado 7, Steamboat Springs 7, D’Evelyn 6, Evergreen 5, Harrison 4, Green Mountain 3, Denver North 2, Northfield 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Skyview 2, Woodland Park 2, Centaurus 1, Mountain View 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Colorado Academy (4)
0-0
79
2
Sterling (1)
0-0
68
3
Lutheran (1)
0-0
59
4
The Vanguard
0-0
53
5
Manual (3)
0-0
48
6
Coal Ridge
0-0
42
7
Resurrection Christian
0-0
40
8
Bayfield
0-0
26
9
Platte Valley
0-0
24
10
Faith Christian
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Roaring Fork 12, Kent Denver 9, Alamosa 6, Delta 4, The Academy 4, DSST: Stapleton 3, Grand Valley 2, Basalt 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (8)
0-0
89
2
Highland (1)
0-0
71
3
Byers
0-0
61
4
Limon
0-0
47
5
Simla
0-0
45
6
Sanford
0-0
31
7
Holly
0-0
29
8
Crowley County
0-0
20
9
Sedgwick County
0-0
19
10
Vail Christian
0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Del Norte 17, Ignacio 17, Holyoke 8, Mancos 5, Thomas McLaren 5, Denver Christian 3, Fowler 3, Akron 2, Burlington 2, Hotchkiss 1, Meeker 1, Union Colony 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Sangre de Cristo (7)
0-0
88
2
Kit Carson
0-0
56
3
Arickaree/Woodlin
0-0
51
4
Peetz
0-0
48
5
Haxtun
0-0
45
6
De Beque
0-0
38
7
Front Range Baptist
0-0
34
8
Cornerstone Christian (2)
0-0
31
9
Walsh
0-0
25
10
Otis
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Cheraw 18, South Baca 16, Creede 8, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, Manzanola 4, Springfield 4, Primero 2.
The 2018 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.
Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.
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Class 5A
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Player of the year: Laurin Krings, Loveland Coach of the year: Kristen Shirk, Legend
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Columbine (7)
9-0
128
3
W
2
Cherry Creek (3)
9-0
126
1
W
3
Valor Christian (4)
9-0
124
2
W
4
Eaglecrest
8-1
94
5
W
5
Grandview
8-1
78
6
W
6
Pomona
6-3
64
4
L
7
Fairview
8-1
46
7
W
8
Ralston Valley
7-2
35
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
7-2
30
8
L
10
Smoky Hill
9-0
21
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 15, Arvada West 5, Denver East 4.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (13)
8-0
146
1
W
2
Pine Creek (1)
7-1
134
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
8-0
115
3
W
4
Greeley West
7-1
107
5
W
5
Broomfield
6-2
72
4
L
6
Ponderosa
6-2
65
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
6-2
52
7
W
8
Pueblo West
6-2
48
8
W
9
Heritage
7-1
25
10
W
10
Longmont
6-2
24
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Grand Junction Central 22, Skyline 9, Rampart 4, Chatfield 2.
Dropped out
Grand Junction Central (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (10)
8-0
116
1
W
2
Palisade (1)
7-1
97
3
W
3
Harrison (1)
8-0
93
5
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
6-2
89
4
W
5
Pueblo East
6-2
76
6
W
6
Discovery Canyon
7-1
61
2
L
7
Frederick
7-1
36
10
W
8
Fort Morgan
7-1
32
–
W
9
Durango
5-3
27
7
L
10
Green Mountain
6-2
24
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 23, Mead 14, Lewis-Palmer 12, George Washington 5, Holy Family 5, Pueblo South 5.
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (8), Holy Family (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Junta (4)
8-0
107
1
W
2
Platte Valley (4)
8-0
97
2
W
3
Resurrection Christian (2)
8-0
88
3
W
4
Bayfield (2)
6-1
85
5
W
5
Salida
8-0
78
6
W
6
Rifle
7-1
58
7
W
7
Basalt
7-1
47
4
L
8
Kent Denver
7-1
34
8
W
9
Eaton
6-2
22
9
W
10
Aspen
6-2
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 10, Faith Christian 10, Delta 8, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Limon (10)
8-0
109
1
W
2
Peyton (1)
8-0
94
2
W
3
Strasburg
7-1
88
3
W
4
Meeker
5-2
64
5
W
5
Florence
7-1
54
10
W
6
Colorado Springs Christian
7-1
53
6
W
7
Burlington
6-2
47
7
W
8
Centauri
6-2
37
4
L
9
Holyoke
7-1
33
8
W
10
Crowley County
5-2
18
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Paonia 5, Highland 1, Platte Canyon 1, Wray 1.
Dropped out
None.
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (10)
7-0
109
1
W
2
West Grand (1)
8-0
99
2
W
3
Hoehne
7-1
81
3
W
4
Caliche
6-2
67
4
L
5
Rangely
7-1
66
6
W
6
Mancos
8-0
64
5
W
7
Sargent
6-2
36
8
W
8
Akron
5-3
27
9
W
9
Holly
6-2
23
10
W
10
Sanford
6-2
10
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Fowler 8, Pikes Peak Christian 8, Vail Christian 3, Merino 2, Norwood 2.
Dropped out
None.
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Stratton/Liberty (10)
8-0
100
1
W
2
Kit Carson
7-0
89
2
Bye
3
Peetz
6-2
76
3
W
4
Arickaree/Woodlin
5-2
65
6
W
5
Prairie
5-3
62
5
W
6
Otis
5-3
56
4
L
7
Mountain Valley
7-0
23
7
W
8
Cheyenne Wells
5-2
20
8
Bye
9
Granada
4-4
19
9
W
10
Idalia
4-4
17
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Fleming 16, Flagler/Hi-Plains 4, Manzanola 2, North Park 1.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (11)
17-1
110
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian
18-0
95
3
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
17-1
82
2
2-0
4
Fort Collins
16-2
72
4
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
14-4
65
5
1-0
6
Cherry Creek
15-3
62
6
1-0
7
Eaglecrest
13-5
33
7
0-1
8
Windsor
16-3
32
8
5-0
9
Denver East
13-4
24
9
1-0
10
Chatfield
13-5
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Mountain 9, Castle View 3, Fruita Monument 3, Mountain Vista 3, Ralston Valley 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
17-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
17-2
78
3
2-0
3
Niwot
16-2
77
4
2-0
4
Longmont
16-2
57
2
1-1
5
Mead
15-4
50
6
4-1
6
Ponderosa
13-5
42
5
2-0
7
Evergreen
15-3
35
9
1-0
8
Palmer Ridge
13-6
33
8
1-1
9
Holy Family
13-7
32
7
3-2
10
Palisade
15-4
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Erie 13, Battle Mountain 2, Thomas Jefferson 2.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cherry Creek (7)
8-0
130
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
8-0
129
2
W
3
Columbine (3)
8-0
122
3
W
4
Pomona
6-2
89
5
W
5
Eaglecrest
7-1
87
4
L
6
Grandview
7-1
73
6
W
7
Fairview
7-1
36
8
W
8
ThunderRidge
7-1
35
9
W
9
Ralston Valley
6-2
25
7
L
10
Cherokee Trail
7-1
23
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 17, Castle View 3, Arvada West 2, Denver East 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (16)
7-0
178
1
W
2
Pine Creek (1)
6-1
158
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
7-0
140
3
W
4
Broomfield
6-1
119
4
W
5
Greeley West
6-1
97
5
W
6
Ponderosa
5-2
67
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
5-2
58
7
W
8
Pueblo West
5-2
46
8
W
9
Grand Junction Central
5-2
28
10
W
10
Heritage
6-1
26
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 19, Skyline 15, Air Academy 12, Chatfield 8, Rampart 6, Vista Peak 6, Wheat Ridge 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
7-0
141
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
7-0
138
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
6-1
110
3
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
5-2
100
4
W
5
Harrison
7-0
87
6
W
6
Pueblo East
5-2
72
8
W
7
Durango
5-2
63
9
W
8
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-1
58
5
L
9
Holy Family
5-2
37
7
L
10
Frederick
6-1
35
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Fort Morgan 19, Green Mountain 7, Lewis-Palmer 4, Mead 4, George Washington 3, Evergreen 2.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (10)
15-1
100
1
0-0
2
Fossil Ridge
15-1
79
3
1-0
3
Valor Christian
16-0
77
2
3-0
4
Fort Collins
14-2
58
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
13-4
54
5
1-1
6
Cherry Creek
14-3
48
4
1-1
7
Eaglecrest
13-4
34
7
2-0
8
Windsor
11-3
25
9
1-0
9
Denver East
12-4
23
8
3-0
10
Castle View
10-5
17
10
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 10, Mountain Vista 7, Rocky Mountain 4, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 2, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
15-1
100
1
2-0
2
Longmont
15-1
82
3
1-0
3
Discovery Canyon
15-2
78
2
1-1
4
Niwot
14-2
52
5
2-0
5
Ponderosa
11-5
49
4
0-0
6
Mead
11-3
44
6
1-1
7
Holy Family
10-5
41
7
1-1
8
Palmer Ridge
12-5
40
9
2-0
9
Evergreen
14-3
26
8
2-0
10
Erie
10-6
17
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Air Academy 3, Battle Mountain 2, Palisade 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo West (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (3)
14-1
105
1
0-1
2
Platte Valley (4)
13-2
103
5
2-0
3
University (2)
13-3
94
2
1-1
4
Eaton (3)
12-5
84
3
2-0
5
Alamosa
22-0
73
4
3-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
17-3
50
6
2-0
7
Manitou Springs
14-2
48
7
1-0
8
Cedaredge
14-2
31
8
1-1
9
Faith Christian
11-4
21
9
2-0
10
Valley
8-7
13
–
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Englewood 10, Coal Ridge 9, Middle Park 7, Bennett 5, Sterling 4, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Eagle Ridge Academy 1.
This week’s football rankings saw just two new teams hop into the polls across all classifications: Grand Junction Central (4A) and Briggsdale (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cherry Creek (8)
7-0
124
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
7-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
7-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
7-0
88
4
W
5
Pomona
5-2
74
5
W
6
Grandview
6-1
69
6
W
7
Ralston Valley
6-1
40
8
W
8
Fairview
6-1
31
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
6-1
29
10
W
10
Cherokee Trail
6-1
17
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 13, Castle View 3, Arvada West 1, Doherty 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (15)
6-0
177
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
5-1
157
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
6-0
136
3
W
4
Broomfield
5-1
124
4
W
5
Greeley West
5-1
86
8
W
6
Ponderosa
4-2
67
7
W
7
Fruita Monument
4-2
59
9
W
8
Pueblo West
4-2
54
10
W
9
Heritage
5-1
35
5
L
10
Grand Junction Central
4-2
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 23, Air Academy 12, Skyline 10, Rampart 7, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 2, Brighton 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Longmont (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
6-0
142
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
6-0
135
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
5-1
102
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
4-2
97
3
W
5
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-0
88
6
W
6
Harrison
6-0
86
5
W
7
Holy Family
5-1
73
7
W
8
Pueblo East
4-2
61
8
W
9
Durango
4-2
55
9
W
10
Fort Morgan
5-1
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Frederick 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 4, Lewis-Palmer 4, George Washington 3, Mead 3, Glenwood Springs 1.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (9)
15-1
99
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian (1)
13-0
83
4
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
14-1
77
3
2-0
4
Cherry Creek
13-2
64
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
12-3
63
2
1-1
6
Fort Collins
12-2
61
5
2-0
7
Eaglecrest
11-4
30
7
2-0
8
Denver East
9-4
23
9
0-0
9
Windsor
10-3
21
10
2-0
10
Castle View
10-5
14
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 6, Rock Canyon 3, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 1, Mountain Vista 1, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
13-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
14-1
86
2
2-0
3
Longmont
14-1
78
3
2-0
4
Ponderosa
11-5
54
4
1-0
5
Niwot
12-2
51
5
2-0
6
Mead
10-2
43
7
2-0
7
Holy Family
9-4
38
8
2-0
8
Evergreen
12-3
34
9
1-0
9
Palmer Ridge
10-5
32
6
2-1
10
Pueblo West
11-4
14
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Erie 12, Air Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Woodland Park 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (7)
14-0
105
1
2-0
2
University (2)
12-2
97
2
1-1
3
Eaton (2)
10-5
74
3
2-0
4
Alamosa
19-0
71
4
1-0
5
Platte Valley
11-2
70
5
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
15-3
52
6
2-1
7
Manitou Springs
13-2
42
8
2-0
8
Cedaredge
13-1
22
10
3-0
9
Faith Christian
9-4
20
7
1-1
10
Bennett
9-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valley 11, Coal Ridge 9, Englewood 9, Middle Park 5, Sterling 4, Eagle Ridge Academy 2.
Dropped out
Valley (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (8)
15-1
80
1
2-0
2
Meeker
15-0
72
2
1-0
3
Wiggins
14-1
58
3
2-0
4
Denver Christian
14-1
55
4
2-0
5
Swink
16-2
42
5
4-0
6
Del Norte
16-1
39
6
3-0
7
Union Colony
12-2
27
7
1-1
8
Rye
13-2
19
8
2-0
9
Simla
11-4
13
10
1-0
10
Vail Mountain
13-3
11
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 5, Akron 4, Highland 4, Dolores 3, Hoehne 3, Limon 3, Lyons 1, Paonia 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (4)
13-1
76
1
2-0
2
Otis (4)
15-0
74
2
1-0
3
La Veta
14-1
53
4
4-0
4
Weldon Valley
14-1
51
3
2-0
5
Briggsdale
12-2
43
5
0-1
6
Merino
9-5
35
7
1-1
7
Walsh
11-2
33
6
1-2
8
De Beque
13-2
24
8
0-2
9
Springfield
9-4
21
9
2-2
10
Stratton/Liberty
11-3
10
–
2-2
Others receiving votes:
McClave 9, Dove Creek 6, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Fleming 2.
