The 2016 regional volleyball brackets were released on Monday, and the qualifying schools all found out who they’d be playing and where they’d be going.
The 3A-5A brackets had their fields set by the RPI, and the teams were seeded by the final RPI standings, as well, with some changes made due to geography and first-round league matchups. Teams in 1A and 2A qualified for the regional round after playing in districts last week.
In Class 5A, it was Fossil Ridge who earned the top overall seed after finishing with the highest RPI rating. As a result, the Sabercats will their region.
Rock Canyon, Fairview, Chatfield, Denver East, Chaparral, Mountain Vista, Rampart, Fruita Monument Arapahoe, Loveland and Ralston Valley are the other 5A host teams.
In 4A, undefeated Lewis-Palmer rightfully sits in the No. 1 spot. The Rangers are looking to reclaim the 4A title that they lost to Cheyenne Mountain last year.
Along with the Rangers, it will be Eagle Valley, Cheyenne Mountain, Montrose, Pueblo West, Valor Christian, Holy Family, Berthoud, Thomas Jefferson, Silver Creek, Niwot and Palisade hosting for 4A regionals.
Eaton stands tall as the top overall seed in 3A regionals and is looking to claim a fourth-consecutive title in 2016.
Valley, Colorado Springs Christian, University, Bayfield, Resurrection Christian, Faith Christian, Middle Park, Salida, St. Mary’s, Sterling and Pagosa Springs are the other teams that earned the right to host.
After the completion of district play in 2A, the eight host-site teams were determined. Unlike 3A-5A, which is seeded by RPI, 2A regional brackets are seeded by district results.
Hoehne, Dayspring Christian, Paonia, Denver Christian, Del Norte, Yuma, Telluride and Colorado Springs School will all host regional play this weekend.
Like 2A, the 1A regional brackets are determined by the outcome of district play. As a result, it will be La Veta, Kit Carson, Flagler, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Nucla, Springfield, Kiowa and Weldon Valley who will serve as regional hosts.
The results of regionals will set the state tournament pairings for all classes.
Fossil Ridge is making a case to be considered as a top team in the state after jumping to No. 2 in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings this week.
The SaberCats are winners of three-straight and will conclude regular season play this week when they travel to the Cheyenne Mountain tournament this weekend.
Mountain Vista made a two-spot jump this week after wins over Chaparral and Highlands Ranch last week.
Fruita Monument is the only new team to join the 5A poll, coming in at No. 10.
After a clean sweep of Cheyenne Mountain in the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference title game, Lewis-Palmer remains the No. 1 team in 4A.
The top of the 4A rankings certainly have a different look as Pueblo West jumps three spots to No. 2 and Eagle Valley (No. 4) and Montrose (No. 5) each jumped four spots to land in the top five.
Berthoud is the lone newcomer in 4A at No. 10.
In 3A, Eaton still sits atop the rankings while University hung on to its spot at No. 2.
St. Mary’s (No. 8) and Delta (No. 10) are the two new teams to break into the 3A poll.
Dayspring Christian still sits at No. 1 in the 2A, but it was the Colorado Springs School that made a noticeable jump, going from No. 4 to No. 2 heading into the final week of the regular season.
At No. 10, West Grand is the only new team in the 2A rankings.
Like all other classes this week, 1A saw the No. 1 spot go unchanged as Fleming held its ground.
Flagler (No. 4) and McClave (No. 5) did gain some ground on the top teams as both teams jumped two spots from a week ago.
Kiowa is the lone newcomer to the 1A poll, coming in at No. 8.
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.
It’s Dayspring Christian’s week to shine in the Class 2A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings.
Powered by sweeps over Gilpin County and Dawson, the Eagles are the new No. 1 team in the rankings. They are the only new No. 1 team in any class this week.
Paonia, who sat at No. 1 a week ago, dropped only one spot to No. 2.
Yuma made a noticeable jumping, gaining three spots to land at No. 3. There were no new teams in the 2A poll this week.
Rock Canyon held its spot as the top team in 5A, but it was Arapahoe, not Fossil Ridge, coming in at No. 2. The Sabercats dropped one spot to land at No. 3.
Loveland was the lone newcomer in 5A, joining the rankings at No. 10.
Lewis-Palmer and Cheyenne Mountain remained at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in this week’s 4A poll.
The two traditional volleyball powers will face-off Thursday in a game that will in all likelihood decide the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Championship.
Montrose jumped into the 4A poll at No. 9, the only newcomer this week.
Like 5A and 4A, the top team in the 3A poll went unchanged as Eaton holds a firm grip on that spot.
Valley made the big jump this week to land at No. 3, two spots better than last week’s rankings.
Pagosa Springs (No. 9) and Coal Ridge (No. 10) were the two newcomers to the 3A poll.
Fleming hung on to the No. 1 spot in 1A with Kit Carson still biting its heels at No. 2.
Weldon Valley (No. 4) and Nucla (No. 5) each gained a spot from a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 1A poll.
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.
It’s not going to be easy to knock Eaton off its perch as the top team in the Class 3A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings, but University is certainly making moves with those hopes.
The Bulldogs jumped to No. 2 in the rankings this week and are one of only four teams to even take a set from the Reds.
Bayfield also jumped up in this week’s poll, coming in at No. 7 which is two spots better than their previous ranking.
No new teams broke into the 3A poll this week.
Rock Canyon remains the No. 1 team in the 5A poll, but Arapahoe is certainly gaining attention as the Warriors jump to No. 3 this week. They were sitting at No. 6 a week ago, but going 2-0 – including a win over Cherry Creek – certainly helped in their leap.
Fairview is the lone addition to the 5A rankings, landing at No. 10.
A still undefeated Lewis-Palmer team hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 4A with a unanimous vote.
Cheyenne Mountain and Valor Christian also held on to their positions at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Pueblo West has continued to play well and jumped two spots to land at No. 4.
Thomas Jefferson (No. 9) and D’Evelyn (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A poll.
Paonia is still the No. 1 team in 1A with Dayspring Christian still sitting firm at No. 2.
There is a new No. 3 team, however, as the Colorado Springs School jumped two spots from last week’s rankings.
There are two new teams in the 2A poll this week as Fowler breaks in at No. 9 and John Mall comes in at No. 10.
Like all other classes, the No. 1 spot in 1A went unchanged as Fleming still sits on top of the poll.
La Veta jumped to No. 3 this week after improving to 16-0 on the season.
Otis (No. 9) and Prairie (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 1A poll.
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.
Pagosa Springs 23, Coal Ridge 16, Prospect Ridge Academy 11, Rye 11, Bennett 10, Alamosa 5, Faith Christian 3, St. Mary’s 3, The Vanguard 3, Grand Valley 1, Lutheran 1, Platte Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (7)
13-1
112
1
2-0
2
Dayspring Christian (5)
14-0
110
2
1-0
3
Colorado Springs School
13-2
73
5
2-0
4
Lyons
12-3
68
3
2-0
5
Hoehne
13-2
67
6
0-0
6
Yuma
12-3
65
4
1-0
7
Simla
10-4
59
7
1-1
8
Ridgway
13-1
42
8
2-0
9
Fowler
12-4
20
–
2-0
10
John Mall
12-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 12, Denver Christian 8, Telluride 8, Ignacio 5, Rangely 4, Union Colony 4, Highland 2, West Grand 2, Akron 1, Byers 1, Custer County 1.
Dropped out
West Grand (9), Denver Christian (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (5)
14-1
85
1
2-0
2
Kit Carson (1)
16-0
79
2
4-0
3
La Veta (2)
16-0
73
5
4-0
4
Flagler
15-2
56
3
4-1
5
Weldon Valley
12-3
47
6
1-0
6
Nucla
11-1
30
7
1-0
7
McClave
12-2
27
4
3-1
8
Heritage Christian
10-4
25
9
1-0
9
Otis
11-4
16
–
1-0
10
Prairie (1)
10-4
15
–
4-0
Others receiving votes:
Kiowa 14, Holly 6, Sierra Grande 6, Springfield 6, Cotopaxi 5, Genoa Hugo/Karval 3, Briggsdale 2.
Pueblo West has jumped into the Class 4A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings at No. 6. The Cyclones have rattled off four-straight wins and haven’t even dropped a set since Sept. 16
Lewis-Palmer is still the unanimous No. 1 team in 4A and is looking more like the team that won back-to-back state championships in 2014 and 2015.
Berthoud also broke into the 4A poll this week, coming in at No. 9.
Rock Canyon is still the No. 1 team in a very competitive 5A class. The Jaguars are undefeated in league play and have not lost since Sept. 3.
Mountain Vista (No. 4) and Highlands Ranch (No. 8) are both two spots better than they were in last week’s poll.
At No. 8, Ralston Valley is the only new team in the 5A poll.
Eaton is still receiving every first-place vote in 3A to hang on to the position it has held all season long.
Colorado Springs Christian School jumped three spots to come in at No. 2, but University had the biggest jump of the week, improving four spots to land at No. 4.
Bayfield is the only new team in the 3A poll, coming in at No. 9.
Paonia still has a firm grasp on the No. 1 spot in 2A with Dayspring Christian still holding strong at No. 2.
Yuma jumped three spots to land at No. 4.
There were no new teams in the 2A poll this week.
While Fleming held its position at No. 1 in 1A, there were plenty of changes to speak of in that poll.
McClave jumped a staggering five spots to come in at No. 4 this week.
There were also three new teams in the 1A poll, the most of any class in this set of rankings.
Holly comes in at No. 8, Heritage Christian lands at No. 9 and Sierra Grande rounds out the poll at No. 10.
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.
For the first time all season, all five top teams held their spots in the CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings.
Rock Canyon, Lewis-Palmer, Eaton, Paonia and Felming all come in at No. 1 in their respective classes.
There was an air of consistency in the Class 5A rankings as the top three teams all went unchanged from last week. Arapahoe jumped two spots to come in at No. 4.
There were no new teams in 5A this week.
The Rangers hold firm at No. 1 in 4A with rival Cheyenne Mountain climbing one spot to land at No. 2.
Niwot and Silver Creek each jumped four spots to come in at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively.
Mead (No. 7) and Eagle Valley (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A poll.
Eaton still sits at No. 1 in the 3A rankings.
Middle Park made the biggest jump of the week, gaining three spots to land at No. 6.
Salida is the only new team in the 3A poll as the Spartans come in at No. 9.
Paonia (No. 1) and Dayspring Christian (No. 2) hold on to their spots from last week with nine of 10 first-place votes going to those two teams.
Hoehne makes a two-spot jump to come in at No. 3.
Simla (No. 6) and Denver Christian (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 2A rankings this week.
Fleming improved to 10-1 with a 3-0 win over Prairie last week and as a result, hang on to the No. 1 spot in 1A.
Undefeated Flagler made a four-spot jump to come in at No. 3 and took three first-place votes in the process.
There were no new teams in the 1A rankings this week.
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.
Ralston Valley 14, Fairview 13, Fort Collins 10, Castle View 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Fruita Monument 2, Loveland 2, Smoky Hill 2, Doherty 1, Legend 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
11-0
100
1
2-0
2
Cheyenne Mountain
6-3
65
3
3-0
3
Holy Family
11-2
64
2
2-0
4
Valor Christian
6-3
63
7
2-1
5
Niwot
7-3
44
9
2-0
6
Silver Creek
10-1
37
10
2-0
7
Mead
9-2
31
–
2-0
8
Longmont
9-1
27
5
1-0
9
Montrose
7-4
26
4
1-2
10
Eagle Valley
9-2
22
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Berthoud 21, Pueblo West 15, Thomas Jefferson 15, Ponderosa 12, D’Evelyn 4, Mullen 4, Windsor 3.
Dropped out
Berthoud (6), Thomas Jefferson (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (12)
11-1
120
1
2-0
2
Sterling
10-3
78
3
2-1
3
Valley
9-3
76
2
2-0
4
Resurrection Christian
9-2
57
6
2-0
5
Colorado Springs Christian
9-3
51
4
2-0
6
Middle Park
10-1
44
9
4-1
7
Pagosa Springs
10-1
43
5
3-0
8
University
8-4
42
7
2-0
9
Salida
10-1
34
–
0-0
10
Delta
9-3
30
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Coal Ridge 24, Prospect Ridge Academy 18, Bennett 13, Centauri 7, Platte Valley 6, Alamosa 4, Peak to Peak 4, Bayfield 3, St. Mary’s 3, The Vanguard 2, Faith Christian 1, Jefferson Academy 1, Kent Denver 1.
Dropped out
Coal Ridge (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (5)
8-1
93
1
1-1
2
Dayspring Christian (4)
11-0
91
2
4-0
3
Hoehne
9-2
52
5
2-1
4
Colorado Springs School
8-2
50
4
1-1
5
Lyons
8-3
45
3
1-2
6
Simla
9-3
42
–
3-1
7
Yuma
6-3
40
8
2-0
8
Ridgway (1)
9-1
32
6
3-0
9
West Grand
7-4
21
10
1-1
10
Denver Christian
8-2
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 16, Wray 12, Telluride 9, Custer County 5, Ignacio 5, Rangely 4, Union Colony 4, Highland 2, John Mall 2, Akron 1, Byers 1, Dawson School 1, Fowler 1, Meeker 1.
Dropped out
Sargent (7), Wray (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (3)
10-1
80
1
1-0
2
Kit Carson (1)
10-0
62
2
3-0
3
Flagler (3)
10-0
61
7
5-0
4
Weldon Valley
10-2
56
3
3-0
5
La Veta (2)
10-0
50
4
3-0
6
Nucla
9-1
31
6
3-0
7
Kiowa
8-2
25
8
2-0
8
Prairie
6-4
21
5
0-2
9
McClave
7-1
20
9
3-1
10
Otis
9-4
15
10
4-0
Others receiving votes:
Arickaree/Woodlin 9, Idalia 9, Heritage Christian 8, Briggsdale 7, Sierra Grande 7, Sangre De Cristo 6, Antonito 5, Eads 5, Holly 5, Caliche 4, Elbert 4, Cheyenne Wells 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2.
The ever-shifting Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings has another new(ish) No. 1 team.
Rock Canyon regains the top spot after falling off the perch in the Week 1 rankings. The Jaguars came in as the top team in the preseason rankings.
Fossil Ridge and Denver East are also making noise this week, landing at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
The Sabercats were able to knock off defending 4A champion Cheyenne Mountain on Friday, giving them the credential to come in right behind Rock Canyon.
The Angels got a huge win over Chatfield last Wednesday, which proved to be a huge factor in their jump.
Coronado is the only new team to break into the 5A rankings, coming in at No. 9.
Lewis-Palmer is still the No. 1 team in 4A, getting every first-place vote in the process.
Montrose (No. 4) and Valor Christian (No. 7) each jumped three spots this week and Niwot and Silver Creek each broke into the rankings at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.
Like Lewis-Palmer in 4A, Eaton is still the top team in the 3A rankings by a unanimous vote.
Three different teams jumped a couple of spots this week as Valley climbs to No. 2, Sterling lands at No. 3 and Pagosa Springs comes in at No. 5.
At No. 8, Coal Ridge is the only new team in the 3A poll.
The most turnover of the week came in the 2A poll as a staggering five teams broke into the rankings.
While Paonia holds on to the No. 1 spot, Hoehne (No 5), Ridgway (No. 6), Sargent (No. 7), Wray (No. 9) and West Grand (No. 10) are all newly ranked teams this week.
Fleming hangs on to the No. 1 ranking in 1A, as do the other top five teams from last week.
Kiowa jumped two spots to land at No. 8 while Nucla (No. 6) and McClave (No. 10) are new to the 1A poll.
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.
Ralston Valley 14, Castle View 11, Eaglecrest 7, Cherokee Trail 5, Fairview 4, Loveland 4, Fort Collins 3, Smoky Hill 2, Legend 1.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (12)
9-0
120
1
1-0
2
Holy Family
9-2
90
3
3-0
3
Cheyenne Mountain
3-3
65
2
2-2
4
Montrose
6-2
53
7
1-0
5
Longmont
8-1
44
4
1-1
6
Berthoud
6-3
43
6
1-1
7
Valor Christian
4-2
42
10
2-0
8
Thomas Jefferson
9-1
37
9
2-0
9
Niwot
5-3
34
–
2-0
10
Silver Creek
8-1
29
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mead 24, Eagle Valley 21, Pueblo West 17, Ponderosa 13, D’Evelyn 10, Littleton 5, Mullen 5, Pueblo Central 5, Windsor 3.
Dropped out
Ponderosa (5), Pueblo West (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (12)
9-1
120
1
5-0
2
Valley
7-3
67
4
2-0
3
Sterling
8-2
62
5
2-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian
7-3
57
3
4-1
5
Pagosa Springs
7-1
50
7
3-0
6
Resurrection Christian
7-2
46
2
0-1
7
University
6-4
38
6
3-0
8
Coal Ridge
3-1
36
–
1-0
9
Middle Park
6-0
34
8
2-0
10
Delta
8-3
28
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Salida 27, Bennett 19, Centauri 16, Prospect Ridge Academy 14, The Vanguard 13, Alamosa 12, Platte Valley 12, Jefferson Academy 10, Kent Denver 3, St. Mary’s 3, Bayfield 2, Colorado Academy 2, Lutheran 1, Peak to Peak 1.
Dropped out
St. Mary’s (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (7)
7-0
114
1
3-0
2
Dayspring Christian (4)
7-0
107
3
2-0
3
Lyons (1)
7-1
92
2
1-1
4
Colorado Springs School
7-1
57
5
1-0
5
Hoehne
7-1
48
–
2-0
6
Ridgway
6-1
38
–
3-0
7
Sargent
5-0
37
–
3-0
8
Yuma
4-3
34
4
2-1
9
Wray
3-1
27
–
2-0
10
West Grand
6-3
26
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Telluride 18, Simla 17, Custer County 16, Vail Mountain 14, Fowler 10, Ignacio 9, Norwood 8, Union Colony 8, Akron 7, Denver Christian 7, Highland 5, Dolores 4, John Mall 4, Byers 2, Haxtun 2, Limon 2, Meeker 1, Rangely 1.
Dropped out
Highland (6), John Mall (7), Simla (8), Union Colony (9), Telluride (10).
Lewis-Palmer is back as the No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings.
After suffering a five-set loss to Rock Canyon, Cheyenne Mountain fell out of the top spot for the first time since winning the 2015 4A state championship.
It was just one move in what is a very different looking top 10 from a week ago.
Holy Family jumped two spots to No. 3 while Berthoud jumped three spots to No. 6.
Three new teams cracked the top 10 as Montrose came in at No. 7, Thomas Jefferson  lands at No. 9 and Valor Christian rounds out the rankings at No. 10.
There was also a lot of movement in the 3A rankings, which also saw three new teams break in. Eaton held on to the top spot, but Resurrection Christian made the jump to No. 2.
Sterling (No. 5), Pagosa Springs (No. 7) and Delta (No. 10) are the three new teams in 3A.
After rattling off two wins last week, Chatfield is still the No. 1 team in the 5A rankings.
Rock Canyon and Highlands Ranch each jumped two spots to land at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Fossil Ridge (No. 8) and Cherokee Trail (No. 9) are the two new teams in the 5A rankings.
Paonia remains the top team in the 2A rankings.
The biggest 2A jump of the week belonged to Dayspring Christian who jumped from No. 5 to No. 3.
There were no new teams in the 2A poll.
Fleming is the new No. 1 team in the 1A poll, taking five of eight first-place votes.
Prairie made a sizable jump from a week ago, coming in at No. 5 which is four spots better than its previous ranking.
Flagler (No. 6) and Kiowa (No. 10) are the two new teams in this week’s 1A poll.
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.
Heritage 12, Fairview 11, Fort Collins 10, Castle View 8, Coronado 7, Pine Creek 7, Legend 6, Ralston Valley 5, Smoky Hill 5, Grandview 3, Loveland 3, Rampart 3.
Dropped out
Grandview (6), Lakewood (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (8)
8-0
105
2
6-0
2
Cheyenne Mountain (2)
1-1
99
1
0-1
3
Holy Family
6-2
60
5
1-1
4
Longmont
7-0
52
4
6-0
5
Ponderosa (1)
1-7
48
3
0-2
6
Berthoud
5-2
42
9
2-0
7
Montrose
5-2
28
–
4-1
8
Pueblo West
4-1
24
8
4-1
9
Thomas Jefferson
7-1
18
–
2-0
10
Valor Christian
2-2
16
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Valley 14, Niwot 13, Erie 12, Littleton 12, Windsor 12, D’Evelyn 10, Canon City 7, Palmer Ridge 7, Mead 6, Evergreen 4, Glenwood Springs 4, Silver Creek 4, Battle Mountain 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Mullen 2, Fort Morgan 1.
Dropped out
Windsor (6), Evergreen (7), Eagle Valley (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (12)
4-1
128
1
2-0
2
Resurrection Christian
7-1
85
4
6-1
3
Colorado Springs Christian
3-2
68
2
2-0
4
Valley
5-3
67
3
4-2
5
Sterling
6-1
54
–
5-1
6
University
3-4
45
5
3-3
7
Pagosa Springs
4-1
32
–
1-0
8
Middle Park
4-0
30
10
3-0
9
St. Mary’s
6-1
29
7
5-1
10
Delta
7-3
26
–
4-2
Others receiving votes:
Platte Valley 26, Jefferson Academy 17, Bennett 13, Coal Ridge 12, Salida 12, Alamosa 11, Faith Christian 10, Peak to Peak Charter 9, Manitou Springs 7, Centauri 5, Colorado Academy 3, The Vanguard 3, La Junta 2, Rye 2, Grand Valley 1, Lutheran 1.
Dropped out
Platte Valley (6), Lutheran (8), Coal Ridge (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (6)
4-0
98
1
2-0
2
Lyons (2)
6-0
82
2
1-0
3
Dayspring Christian
5-0
70
5
1-0
4
Yuma (1)
2-2
47
3
1-1
5
Colorado Springs School
6-1
43
6
5-1
6
Highland
5-0
34
7
1-0
7
John Mall
7-0
33
8
2-0
8
Simla
4-0
31
9
2-0
9
Union Colony
6-2
28
4
3-2
10
Telluride (1)
5-1
26
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 18, West Grand 15, Custer County 10, Ignacio 10, Ridgway 10, Hoehne 8, Hotchkiss 8, Rangely 7, Soroco 5, Dolores 4, Meeker 4, Haxtun 3, Limon 3, Mancos 3, Byers 2, Denver Christian 2, Evangelical Christian 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (5)
7-1
73
2
5-1
2
Kit Carson (1)
6-0
69
1
4-0
3
Weldon Valley
6-1
53
4
2-0
4
La Veta (1)
6-0
52
3
1-0
5
Prairie (1)
4-2
41
9
3-0
6
Flagler
3-0
30
–
1-0
7
Otis
4-3
26
6
3-2
8
Briggsdale
4-2
21
5
3-1
9
Springfield
3-1
13
7
2-1
10
Kiowa
3-2
10
–
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Front Range Baptist 9, Idalia 9, McClave 9, Nucla 6, Genoa Hugo/Karval 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4, Caliche 3, Holly 3, Kim 3, Wiley 2, Liberty-Stratton 1.
Two schools have dropped programs for this school year.
Flagler will not field a football team in 2016-17, and Hi-Plains has dropped volleyball.
Both programs were dropped due to a lack of numbers, and both informed the CHSAA office of the decisions on Friday.
Flagler, a 6-man program, went 2-6 last season. It is the third football team to drop in the offseason, following Calhan and Edison.
Hi-Plains volleyball went 9-15 in Class 1A last season.
Players from both programs who wish to continue to participate can either play for a school in their district of attendance or district of residence, per state law.
The schools are not forming a co-op in either sport.
Rock Canyon leads the 5A volleyball preseason poll. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
After a wild finish at the 2015 state volleyball tournament, it looks like the fun is going to continue in 2016.
Three defending champions sit at No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings while two other squads are coming into the year with heavy expectations being placed on their shoulders.
After cruising through pool play only to fall in the semifinals, Rock Canyon comes in at No. 1 in the Class 5A volleyball rankings to start the year.
The Jaguars lost two seniors from last year’s team, but outside hitter Keeley Davis and libero Kendall Hanak both return.
Defending state champion, Cherokee Trail comes in at No. 5 to start the year with Fairview, Chatfield and Denver East filling the spots in between.
After being the first team in Colorado to take down two-time defending champion, Lewis-Palmer, Cheyenne Mountain claims the top spot in the 4A rankings. The Indians received 12 of 13 first place votes as the Rangers took the other one. That helped them take the No. 2 spot behind their league rivals.
Evergreen and Ponderosa take the next two spots in the poll after each team advanced to last year’s semifinals.
At No. 10, Pueblo West comes in as the only ranked 4A team that did not make last year’s state tournament.
Eaton leads the 3A poll. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
In 3A, someone is going to have to knock off Eaton before anyone will be convinced the Reds should not be the No. 1 team in the state.
Eaton has rattled off three straight state titles and have not lost a match since Sept. 14, 2014. The No. 1 ranking is a clear message to the 3A field: to be the champ, you have to beat the champ.
The 3A rankings are also filled with a lot of familiar names over the last few seasons. Valley (No. 2), University (No. 3), Colorado Springs Christian (No. 4), Platte Valley (No. 6) and Manitou Springs (No. 8) all carried over success from last season into this year’s rankings.
After beating Resurrection Christian (a 3A team from here on out) in last year’s state title match, Yuma comes in as the top team in the 2A rankings.
The Indians have played for the 2A title for the last two seasons and by taking six of 11 first place votes, they come in as a favorite to advance to the title match for the third-straight year.
With Resurrection Christian now out of 2A, Paonia (No. 2) and Lyons (No. 3) now become the most likely to contend with Yuma for the 2A title.
At No. 10, Byers is the only ranked team in 2A that did not make last year’s state tournament.
After making the semifinals but failing to advance to the title match, Fleming comes in as the No. 1 team in 1A.
Defending champion Otis will come in slightly under the radar to start this year, sitting at No. 7, with state runner-up Idalia sitting right behind the Bulldogs at No. 8.
Briggsdale (No. 5) and Caliche (No. 9) are the two teams ranked in the preseason that did not make last year’s state tournament.
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.
Mead 18, Valor Christian 11, Palmer Ridge 7, Air Academy 6, Battle Mountain 6, Silver Creek 6, Erie 4, Steamboat Springs 3, The Classical Academy 3, Mullen 2, Niwot 2.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Eaton (11)
0-0
110
2
Valley
0-0
87
3
University
0-0
66
4
Colorado Springs Christian
0-0
64
5
Lutheran
0-0
49
6
Platte Valley
0-0
43
7
Coal Ridge
0-0
34
8
Manitou Springs
0-0
30
9
Resurrection Christian
0-0
25
10
St. Mary’s
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Alamosa 14, Delta 14, Pagosa Springs 12, Faith Christian 7, Middle Park 7, Sterling 6, Grand Valley 4, Bishop Machebeuf 3, La Junta 2, Salida 2, Skyview Academy 2, Bennett 1, Centauri 1, Jefferson Academy 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (6)
0-0
100
2
Paonia (4)
0-0
95
3
Lyons (1)
0-0
84
4
Limon
0-0
51
5
Union Colony
0-0
48
6
Fowler
0-0
38
7
Colorado Springs School
0-0
35
8
Dayspring Christian
0-0
34
9
Ridgway
0-0
32
10
Byers
0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 14, West Grand 14, Highland 8, Simla 8, Akron 5, Hoehne 5, Merino 4, Vail Christian 3, Clear Creek 2, Soroco 2, Custer County 1, Front Range Christian 1, Haxtun 1, Meeker 1, Wiggins 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Fleming (7)
0-0
79
2
Prairie (1)
0-0
60
3
Kit Carson
0-0
57
4
La Veta
0-0
48
5
Briggsdale
0-0
30
6
Springfield
0-0
28
7
Otis
0-0
25
8
Idalia
0-0
18
9
Caliche
0-0
17
10
Flagler
0-0
16
Others receiving votes:
McClave 14, Heritage Christian 7, Sangre De Cristo 7, Cheyenne Wells 6, Genoa Hugo/Karval 6, Nucla 6, Eads 5, Holly 5, Weldon Valley 4, Jim Elliott 2.
