The 2025 high school football season officially kicks off Thursday. The Colorado Preps editorial staff has released its preseason top 10 with regular polls going through the voting process after Week 0.

Class 5A

Rank Team Prev
1 Cherry Creek –
2 Valor Christian –
3 Legend –
4 Ralston Valley –
5 Columbine –
6 Arapahoe –
7 Fairview –
8 Regis Jesuit –
9 Erie –
10 Mountain Vista –

Class 4A

Rank Team Prev
1 Broomfield –
2 Montrose –
3 Dakota Ridge –
4 Palmer Ridge –
5 Pueblo West –
6 Heritage –
7 Mesa Ridge –
8 Ponderosa –
9 Vista Ridge –
10 Riverdale Ridge –

Class 3A

Rank Team Prev
1 Thompson Valley –
2 Pomona –
3 Windsor –
4 Mead –
5 Green Mountain –
6 Roosevelt –
7 Holy Family –
8 Severance –
9 Lutheran –
10 Pueblo East –

Also receiving votes: Discovery Canyon, Holy Family.

Class 2A

Rank Team Prev
1 Wellington –
2 Eaton –
3 The Classical Academy –
4 Strasburg –
5 Berthoud –
6 Basalt –
7 Delta –
8 Resurrection Christian –
9 Elizabeth –
10 Alamosa –

Class 1A

Rank Team Prev
1 Limon –
2 Buena Vista –
3 Wray –
4 Forge Christian –
5 Meeker –
6 Centauri –
7 Holyoke –
8 Burlington –
9 Platte Valley –
10 Wiggins –

8-man

Rank Team Prev
1 Haxtun –
2 Sanford –
3 Akron –
4 McClave –
5 Mancos –
6 Sedgwick County –
7 Simla –
8 Byers –
9 West Grand –
10 Dayspring Christian –

6-man

Rank Team Prev
1 Stratton –
2 Cheyenne Wells –
3 Idalia –
4 Otis –
5 Granada –
6 Sierra Grande –
7 Fleming –
8 Caliche –
9 Eads –
10 Cheraw –