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.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls
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 | Rock Canyon (9) | 14-1 | 99 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 13-1 | 78 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Arapahoe | 13-2 | 71 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Chatfield | 12-2 | 61 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Mountain Vista | 11-2 | 57 | 4 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Denver East | 9-3 | 48 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Highlands Ranch | 11-3 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Chaparral | 10-5 | 31 | 10 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Cherry Creek | 11-4 | 19 | 7 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Fairview | 10-4 | 9 | – | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ralston Valley 7, Coronado 5, Fort Collins 5, Castle View 4, Fruita Monument 4, Grandview 4, Lakewood 4, Loveland 4, Legend 2, Rampart 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Ralston Valley (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lewis-Palmer (12) | 15-0 | 120 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain | 10-4 | 98 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian | 10-3 | 88 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo West | 12-2 | 67 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Holy Family | 13-4 | 66 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Niwot | 11-3 | 58 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Silver Creek | 13-2 | 48 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Eagle Valley | 12-2 | 32 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Thomas Jefferson | 11-2 | 20 | – | 1-0 |
| 10 | D’Evelyn | 12-0 | 18 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Berthoud 17, Montrose 14, Mead 8, Ponderosa 4, Roosevelt 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Berthoud (9), Mead (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaton (12) | 15-1 | 120 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | University | 11-5 | 87 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Christian | 14-4 | 75 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Sterling | 16-4 | 64 | 3 | 5-1 |
| 5 | Valley | 13-4 | 59 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Resurrection Christian | 11-3 | 51 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Bayfield | 10-3 | 40 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Salida | 14-1 | 30 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Middle Park | 13-1 | 25 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Delta | 11-3 | 24 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Holly (8), Sierra Grande (10). | |||||