(Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com)
University is the new No. 1 team in this week’s Class 3A softball rankings.
Elsewhere, The Academy (3A), Meeker (3A), Conifer (4A), Berthoud (4A), Longmont (4A) and Valor Christian (5A) all joined the polls.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
CHSAANow.com Softball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select 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 | Loveland (8) | 11-0-1 | 116 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Cherokee Trail (3) | 12-1-0 | 99 | 3 | 3-1-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest (1) | 10-3-0 | 92 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 10-2-0 | 88 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Legacy | 8-3-0 | 76 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 10-3-0 | 63 | 6 | 3-1-0 |
| 7 | Brighton | 8-3-1 | 35 | 9 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Rock Canyon | 8-2-0 | 32 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Columbine | 10-2-0 | 26 | 8 | 4-1-0 |
| 10 | Valor Christian | 6-4-0 | 16 | – | 0-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Smoky Hill 13, ThunderRidge 13, Hinkley 8, Prairie View 7, Castle View 5, Cherry Creek 5, Legend 5, Ralston Valley 4, Mountain Range 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Chatfield 2, Grandview 2, Broomfield 1, Vista PEAK Prep 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| ThunderRidge (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (6) | 10-1-0 | 102 | 1 | 5-1-0 |
| 2 | Silver Creek (2) | 12-2-0 | 99 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Erie (1) | 9-3-0 | 80 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo County (1) | 10-0-0 | 64 | 7 | 6-0-0 |
| 5 | Mountain View | 7-5-2 | 60 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Wheat Ridge | 9-3-0 | 38 | 5 | 2-1-0 |
| 7 | Conifer | 11-2-0 | 22 | – | 6-0-0 |
| 8 | Berthoud | 8-4-0 | 20 | – | 4-2-0 |
| 9 | Mullen | 4-6-0 | 17 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Longmont | 10-2-1 | 14 | – | 4-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Northfield 13, Northridge 13, Thomas Jefferson 12, Pueblo South 10, Pueblo Central 6, Roosevelt 5, Frederick 4, Pueblo East 4, Golden 3, Elizabeth 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pueblo South (6), Pueblo East (9), Northridge (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | University (5) | 10-2-0 | 107 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Eaton (2) | 9-3-0 | 89 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Strasburg (3) | 7-4-0 | 87 | 1 | 3-2-0 |
| 4 | Lamar | 9-5-0 | 77 | 3 | 3-2-0 |
| 5 | Faith Christian (1) | 4-3-0 | 70 | 5 | 0-1-0 |
| 6 | St. Mary’s (1) | 10-2-0 | 60 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Delta | 6-2-0 | 48 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Basalt | 6-0-0 | 24 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | The Academy | 7-1-0 | 21 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Meeker | 4-3-0 | 19 | – | 1-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Brush 14, Limon 12, Rocky Ford 11, Fort Lupton 9, Sterling 9, La Junta 7, Holyoke 5, Peak to Peak 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rocky Ford (8), Brush (9). | |||||