Pine Creek is the No. 1 team in this year’s preseason Class 5A boys soccer ranking. (Pam Wagner)
Pine Creek, Cheyenne Mountain and Salida are on top of CHSAANow.com’s preseason boys soccer rankings.
Both Pine Creek (5A) and Cheyenne Mountain (4A) are defending champions, while Salida was a semifinalist in 3A last season.
Following Pine Creek in the 5A ranking is No. 2 Rock Canyon, No. 3 Boulder, No. 4 Denver East and No. 5 Smoky Hill. Grandview is sixth, Fairview is seventh, Heritage is eighth, Cherry Creek is ninth and Rangeview is tenth.
Air Academy is No. 2 in 4A after Cheyenne Mountain.
Defending 3A champion Colorado Academy is second in that ranking, just two points behind Salida.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, polls will be released each Monday.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer 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 | PTS |
| 1 | Pine Creek (8) | 91 |
| 2 | Rock Canyon (1) | 89 |
| 3 | Boulder (1) | 69 |
| 4 | Denver East | 66 |
| 5 | Smoky Hill | 60 |
| 6 | Grandview | 47 |
| 7 | Fairview | 31 |
| 8 | Heritage | 27 |
| 9 | Cherry Creek | 18 |
| 10 | Rangeview | 14 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||
| Liberty 10, Arvada West 6, Montbello 6, Fort Collins 5, Arapahoe 3, George Washington 3, Ralston Valley 3, Broomfield 2. | ||
| Class 4A | ||
|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS |
| 1 | Cheyenne Mountain (9) | 97 |
| 2 | Air Academy (1) | 76 |
| 3 | Evergreen | 72 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 54 |
| 5 | Battle Mountain | 50 |
| 6 | Niwot | 36 |
| 7 | Denver North | 31 |
| 8 | Standley Lake | 27 |
| 9 | Centaurus | 26 |
| 10 | Pueblo West | 13 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||
| Valor Christian 10, Wheat Ridge 10, Palmer Ridge 8, Lewis-Palmer 6, Summit 6, Longmont 5, D’Evelyn 4, Silver Creek 4, Greeley West 3, Green Mountain 3, The Classical Academy 3, Montrose 2, Pueblo Central 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Windsor 1. | ||
| Class 3A | ||
|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS |
| 1 | Salida (5) | 67 |
| 2 | Colorado Academy (2) | 65 |
| 3 | Coal Ridge | 49 |
| 4 | Fountain Valley | 48 |
| 5 | Denver Christian | 39 |
| 6 | Kent Denver | 35 |
| 7 | Sheridan | 29 |
| 8 | Vail Mountain | 18 |
| 9 | Bruce Randolph | 12 |
| 10 | Frontier Academy | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||
| Aurora West 5, Manitou Springs 5, Roaring Fork 3, Faith Christian 2. | ||