Brighton is No. 1 in 5A softball this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Brighton has returned to the top spot in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A softball rankings.
The Bulldogs, 15-1 to this point, received seven of the 12 first-place votes and had 92 total points to claim the No. 1 spot. Fossil Ridge got the other five first-place votes and is No. 2.
Brighton was last No. 1 in the Sept. 8 poll. A week later, Dakota Ridge supplanted the Bulldogs, though Brighton has remained No. 2 for the ensuing three weeks.
Dakota Ridge was upset by Ralston Valley last week, and is now No. 4.
Prairie View (No. 8) and Denver East (No. 9) joined the 5A ranking this week.
Frederick (4A) and Strasburg (3A) stayed atop their respective 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.
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.
Brighton has returned to the top spot in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A softball rankings.
The Bulldogs, 15-1 to this point, received seven of the 12 first-place votes and had 92 total points to claim the No. 1 spot. Fossil Ridge got the other five first-place votes and is No. 2.
Brighton was last No. 1 in the Sept. 8 poll. A week later, Dakota Ridge supplanted the Bulldogs, though Brighton has remained No. 2 for the ensuing three weeks.
Dakota Ridge was upset by Ralston Valley last week, and is now No. 4.
Prairie View (No. 8) and Denver East (No. 9) joined the 5A ranking this week.
Frederick (4A) and Strasburg (3A) stayed atop their respective 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.
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 | Brighton (7) | 14-1-0 | 92 | 2 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (5) | 15-1-0 | 89 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Dakota Ridge | 13-3-0 | 73 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 4 | Castle View | 14-2-0 | 66 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Legacy | 13-4-0 | 61 | 7 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | Legend | 14-3-0 | 54 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Mountain Range | 14-3-0 | 39 | 6 | 2-1-0 |
| 8 | Prairie View | 15-2-0 | 25 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | Denver East | 14-3-0 | 18 | – | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Grandview | 11-6-0 | 9 | 9 | 2-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Broomfield 6, Douglas County 5, Eaglecrest 5, Grand Junction Central 5, Ralston Valley 4, Pomona 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Chaparral (8), Grand Junction Central (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Frederick (8) | 18-0-0 | 80 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Wheat Ridge | 12-4-0 | 69 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Discovery Canyon | 14-2-0 | 53 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Valor Christian | 14-1-0 | 49 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Vista Ridge | 15-3-0 | 42 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo West | 13-3-0 | 36 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Mountain View | 15-2-0 | 34 | 2 | 2-2-0 |
| 8 | Berthoud | 11-6-0 | 23 | 8 | 1-1-0 |
| 9 | Niwot | 12-4-1 | 17 | – | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Woodland Park | 15-2-0 | 14 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Silver Creek 7, Erie 5, Evergreen 3, Pueblo East 3, D’Evelyn 2, Falcon 2, Ponderosa 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Windsor (9), Erie (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (7) | 17-0-0 | 70 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Valley | 14-3-0 | 62 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 13-4-0 | 57 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Lamar | 11-5-0 | 46 | 6 | 1-0-0 |
| 5 | Eaton | 12-4-0 | 45 | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| 6 | La Junta | 14-2-0 | 34 | 5 | 0-1-0 |
| 7 | Cedaredge | 11-5-0 | 22 | 10 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Skyline | 13-4-0 | 18 | – | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Rocky Ford | 11-4-0 | 12 | 9 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Brush | 9-8-0 | 11 | 8 | 1-2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| The Academy 4, Burlington 3, Basalt 2, Gunnison 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Basalt (7). | |||||