Four newcomers are found in the latest boys basketball rankings released by CHSAA and all of them are in Classes 1A through 3A. Number one teams also remain unchanged as Granada, Yuma, Sterling, Pueblo South and ThunderRidge held onto the top spot in their respective division.
The top 10 teams with the next five in each class are listed below. Newcomers are listed in bold with the number in parenthesis reflecting the number of first place votes each team received. Rankings are based on vote totals from coaches across each class.
CLASS 1A
- Granada (9)
- Sierra Grande (3)
- Briggsdale (2)
- Evangelical Christian
- Belleview Christian (1)
- Denver Jewish Day
- McClave
- Caprock Academy
- Denver Waldorf
- Haxtun
Next 5: Merino, Simla, Genoa Hugo, Wiley, Hanover
CLASS 2A
- Yuma (17)
- Denver Christian (1)
- Limon
- Mancos
- Wray
- Lotus School
- Sanford
- Thomas MacLaren
- Fowler
- Holyoke
Next 5: Meeker, Vail Mountain, Peyton, Vail Christian, Lyons
CLASS 3A
- Sterling (19)
- St Mary’s (4)
- Colorado Academy (1)
- Aspen (2)
- Centauri
- Resurrection Christian
- Highland
- Kent Denver
- Faith Christian
- Eaton
Next 5: Manual, University, Lutheran, Eagle Ridge Academy, Alamosa
CLASS 4A
- Pueblo South (19)
- Lewis Palmer (3)
- Montrose (1)
- Mead
- Pueblo Central
- Green Mountain
- Windsor
- Holy Family
- Centaurus
- Frederick
Next 5: Longmont, Riverdale Ridge, D’Evelyn, Pueblo County (only 14 teams received votes)
CLASS 5A
- ThunderRidge (19)
- Fossil Ridge (1)
- Denver East
- Chaparral
- Rock Canyon
- Douglas County
- Eaglecrest
- Horizon
- Smoky Hill
- Regis
Next 5: Mountain Vista, Vista Ridge, Air Acdemy, Doherty, Rangeview