New Kansas high school football class rankings for second round of state playoffs

Taylor Eldridge
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Varsity Kansas has released its latest version of Kansas high school football team rankings ahead of the second round of playoff games scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3.

Here’s where teams from each class in the state — that are currently left in the postseason — are ranked.

Class 6A rankings

1. Washburn Rural (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 48-7 win vs. Wichita North (0-9). This week: vs. Junction City (6-3).

2. Manhattan (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 69-14 win vs. Wichita Southeast (1-8). This week: vs. Lawrence Free State (7-2).

3. Gardner-Edgerton (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: 45-0 win vs. Blue Valley North (0-9). This week: vs. Shawnee Mission Northwest (4-5).

4. Olathe North (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 56-10 win vs. Shawnee Mission West (0-9). This week: vs. Blue Valley West (4-5).

5. Derby (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 56-7 win vs. Topeka (1-8). This week: vs. No. 10 Lawrence (7-2).

6. Wichita East (7-2, LW: 6)

Last week: 68-0 win vs. Wichita South (2-7). This week: at No. 8 Wichita Northwest (7-2).

7. Olathe East (7-2, LW: 7)

Last week: 41-6 win vs. Kansas City Wyandotte (1-8). This week: vs. Blue Valley (5-4).

8. Wichita Northwest (7-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 54-14 win vs. Campus (2-7). This week: vs. No. 6 Wichita East (7-2).

9. Blue Valley Northwest (5-4, LW: 9)

Last week: 48-10 win vs. Olathe Northwest (2-7). This week: at Olathe South (6-3).

10. Lawrence (7-2, LW: 10)

Last week: 23-20 win vs. Dodge City (3-6). This week: at No. 5 Derby (8-1).

Next five out: Lawrence Free State (7-2), Blue Valley (5-4), Blue Valley West (4-5), Junction City (6-3), Olathe South (6-3).

Class 5A rankings

1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1, LW: 1)

Last week: 63-7 win vs. Salina South (0-9). This week: vs. Great Bend (6-3).

2. Mill Valley (7-2, LW: 2)

Last week: 63-6 win vs. Topeka West (1-8). This week: vs. No. 8Spring Hill (7-2).

3. Blue Valley Southwest (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: 56-13 win vs. Emporia (0-9). This week: vs. Lansing (5-4).

4. De Soto (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 57-6 win vs. Kansas City Turner (0-9). This week: vs. Topeka Seaman (5-4).

5. Maize South (7-2, LW: 5)

Last week: 41-28 win vs. Bishop Carroll (3-6). This week: vs. No. 7 Hutchinson (7-2).

6. Goddard Eisenhower (8-1, LW: 7)

Last week: 35-6 win vs. Andover (0-9). This week: vs. No. 9 Hays (7-2).

7. Hutchinson (7-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 52-28 win vs. Wichita West (3-6). This week: at No. 5 Maize South (7-2).

8. Spring Hill (7-2, LW: 10)

Last week: 63-14 win vs. Leavenworth (2-7). This week: at No. 2 Mill Valley (7-2).

9. Hays (7-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 31-14 win vs. Valley Center (5-4). This week: at No. 6 Goddard Eisenhower (8-1).

10. Shawnee Heights (7-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 68-0 win vs. Kansas City Sumner Academy (4-5). This week: at Topeka Highland Park (7-2).

Next five out: Liberal (8-1), Great Bend (6-3), Topeka Seaman (5-4), Lansing (5-4), Maize (4-5).

Class 4A rankings

1. Bishop Miege (8-1, LW: 1)

Last week: 21-17 win vs. St. James Academy (2-7). This week: vs. No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (6-3).

2. St. Thomas Aquinas (6-3, LW: 2)

Last week: 41-14 win vs. Fort Scott (3-6). This week: at No. 1 Bishop Miege (8-1).

3. Louisburg (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 47-0 win vs. Labette County (1-8). This week: vs. No. 10 Basehor-Linwood (6-3).

4. Tonganoxie (7-2, LW: 4)

Last week: 45-10 win vs. Ottawa (3-6). This week: at Chanute (8-1).

5. Wamego (7-2, LW: 5)

Last week: 58-14 win vs. El Dorado (0-9). This week: vs. Rose Hill (4-5).

6. Andover Central (6-3, LW: 6)

Last week: 41-20 win vs. Independence (3-6). This week: at Abilene (7-2).

7. Atchison (9-0, LW: 7)

Last week: 56-22 win vs. Bonner Springs (1-8). This week: vs. Eudora (5-4).

8. McPherson (6-3, LW: 8)

Last week: 41-7 win vs. Mulvane (3-6). This week: at No. 9 Buhler (7-2).

9. Buhler (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 62-16 win vs. Ulysses (0-9). This week: vs. No. 8 McPherson (6-3).

10. Basehor-Linwood (6-3, LW: 10)

Last week: 35-14 win vs. Paola (4-5). This week: at No. 3 Louisburg (9-0).

Next five out: Chanute (8-1), Eudora (5-4), Abilene (7-2), Wellington (7-2), Rose Hill (4-5).

Class 3A rankings

1. Cheney (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. Colby (4-5). This week: vs. No. 9 Holcomb (7-2).

2. Andale (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 46-0 win vs. Hugoton (6-3). This week: at No. 8 Scott City (8-1).

3. Topeka Hayden (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 49-0 win vs. Baldwin (2-7). This week: vs. Santa Fe Trail (7-2).

4. Clay Center (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 55-10 win vs. Clearwater (2-7). This week: vs. Hesston (5-4).

5. Wichita Collegiate (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Concordia (2-7). This week: vs. Rock Creek (6-3).

6. Wellsville (9-0, LW: 6)

Last week: 48-6 win vs. Perry-Lecompton (2-7). This week: vs. Holton (5-4).

7. Frontenac (8-1, LW: 7)

Last week: 42-20 win vs. Girard (3-6). This week: vs. Burlington (6-3).

8. Scott City (8-1, LW: 8)

Last week: 51-14 win vs. Smoky Valley (1-8). This week: vs. No. 2 Andale (8-1).

9. Holcomb (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 35-20 win vs. Pratt (4-5). This week: at No. 1 Cheney (9-0).

10. Parsons (8-1, LW: 10)

Last week: 20-0 win vs. Iola (4-5). This week: at Prairie View (5-4).

Next five out: Rock Creek (6-3), Holton (5-4), Santa Fe Trail (7-2), Burlington (6-3), Prairie View (5-4).

Class 2A rankings

1. Nemaha Central (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 48-0 win vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-7). This week: vs. Riley County (5-4).

2. Southeast of Saline (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: 56-7 win vs. Chaparral (1-7). This week: vs. Kingman (7-2).

3. Hoisington (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 46-8 win vs. Phillipsburg (4-5). This week: vs. Beloit (5-4).

4. Sabetha (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 71-6 win vs. Atchison County (4-5). This week: at No. 8 Silver Lake (8-1).

5. Ellsworth (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 42-0 win vs. Haven (5-4). This week: at No. 6 Garden Plain (8-1).

6. Garden Plain (8-1, LW: 6)

Last week: 21-7 win vs. Halstead (3-6). This week: vs. No. 5 Ellsworth (8-1).

7. Norton (9-0, LW: 7)

Last week: 64-34 win vs. Cimarron (1-8). This week: vs. Thomas More Prep (5-4).

8. Silver Lake (8-1, LW: 8)

Last week: 58-7 win vs. Minneapolis (4-5). This week: vs. No. 4 Sabetha (8-1).

9. Osage City (8-1, LW: 9)

Last week: 49-0 win vs. Neodesha (3-6). This week: vs. Council Grove (6-3).

10. Humboldt (8-1, LW: 10)

Last week: 54-12 win vs. Cherryvale (4-5). This week: at Riverton (6-3).

Next five out: Kingman (7-2), Council Grove (6-3), Riley County (5-4), Beloit (5-4), Thomas More Prep (5-4).

Class 1A rankings

1. Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 68-13 win vs. Pleasanton (5-4). This week: vs. Jayhawk-Linn (8-1).

2. Smith Center (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 71-20 win vs. Belle Plaine (2-7). This week: vs. No. 6 Marion (8-1).

3. Jefferson County North (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: 48-22 win vs. Troy (4-5). This week: at No. 4 Centralia (8-1).

4. Centralia (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 50-14 win vs. Oskaloosa (3-6). This week: vs. No. 3 Jefferson County North (8-1).

5. Sedgwick (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 35-7 win vs. Salina Sacred Heart (2-7). This week: vs. Valley Heights (7-2).

6. Marion (8-1, LW: 6)

Last week: 54-14 win vs. Wabaunsee (5-4). This week: at No. 2 Smith Center (8-1).

7. St. Marys (6-3, LW: 7)

Last week: 62-6 win vs. Riverside (2-7). This week: vs. No. 10 Jackson Heights (8-1).

8. Olpe (7-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 62-0 win vs. Northeast-Arma (2-7). This week: vs. Central Heights (5-4).

9. Conway Springs (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 56-8 win vs. Stanton County (2-6). This week: vs. Sterling (6-3).

10. Jackson Heights (8-1, LW: 10)

Last week: 36-12 win vs. Mission Valley (3-6). This week: at No. 7 St. Marys (6-3).

Next five out: Valley Heights (7-2), Jayhawk-Linn (8-1), Medicine Lodge (7-2), Sterling (6-3), Central Heights (5-4).

8-man Division I rankings

1. Wichita County (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Kiowa County (2-7). This week: vs. Clifton-Clyde (7-2).

2. Lyndon (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: 55-0 win vs. Cedar Vale-Dexter (2-7). This week: vs. South Sumner County (8-1).

3. Moundridge (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 66-20 win vs. Argonia-Attica (5-4). This week: vs. Chase County (6-3).

4. Meade (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 76-50 win vs. Pratt Skyline (4-5). This week: at No. 6 Ell-Saline (8-1).

5. Burden-Central (9-0, LW: 5)

Last week: 60-12 win vs. Goessel (1-8). This week: vs. No. 9 Topeka Cair Paravel (7-2).

6. Ell-Saline (8-1, LW: 6)

Last week: 48-0 win vs. Quinter (5-4). This week: vs. No. 4 Meade (8-1).

7. Hoxie (8-1, LW: 7)

Last week: 52-0 win vs. Bennington (3-6). This week: vs. La Crosse (6-3).

8. West Elk (8-1, LW: 8)

Last week: 46-22 win vs. Burlingame (5-4). This week: vs. Little River (7-2).

9. Topeka Cair Paravel (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 62-12 win vs. Sedan (4-5). This week: at No. 5 Burden-Central (9-0).

10. Rawlins County (8-1, LW: 10)

Last week: 36-32 win vs. Lincoln (5-4). This week: at WaKeeney-Trego (7-2).

Next five out: South Sumner County (8-1), Clifton-Clyde (7-2), WaKeeney-Trego (7-2), Little River (7-2), Chase County (6-3).

8-man Division II rankings

1. Axtell (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 58-0 win vs. Wakefield (1-8). This week: vs. Hutchinson Central Christian (6-3).

2. Victoria (7-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Logan-Palco (2-7). This week: vs. No. 7 South Barber (8-1).

3. Minneola (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 58-6 win vs. St. John (3-6). This week: vs. No. 6 Sylvan-Lucas (7-1).

4. Canton-Galva (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 56-8 win vs. Colony-Crest (4-5). This week: vs. No. 8 Frankfort (7-2).

5. Osborne (8-1, LW: 6)

Last week: 56-6 win vs. Blue Valley-Randolph (4-5). This week: vs. Rural Vista (5-4).

6. Sylvan-Lucas (7-1, LW: 7)

Last week: 56-20 win vs. St. Francis (2-6). This week: at No. 3 Minneola (9-0).

7. South Barber (8-1, LW: 8)

Last week: 64-18 win at Hodgeman County (5-4). This week: at No. 2 Victoria (7-1).

8. Frankfort (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 60-0 win vs. Beloit-St. John’s Tipton (2-7). This week: at No. 4 Canton-Galva (8-1).

9. Wallace County (6-3, LW: 10)

Last week: 58-0 win vs. Otis-Bison (0-9). This week: vs. Dighton (5-4).

10. Central Plains (7-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 56-8 win at Thunder Ridge (5-4). This week: at South Central (6-3).

Next five out: Dighton (5-4), Lebo (6-3), South Central (6-3), Hutchinson Central Christian (6-3), Rural Vista (5-4).

6-man rankings

1. Cheylin (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Greeley County (4-5).

2. Ashland (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Triplains-Brewster (4-5).

3. Cunningham (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Centre (4-4).

4. Waverly (8-0, LW: 4)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Altoona-Midway (3-6).

5. Northern Valley (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. No. 8 Deerfield (6-2).

6. Ingalls (7-2, LW: 6)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Golden Plains (2-6).

7. Tescott (7-2, LW: 7)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. No. 10 Peabody-Burns (6-3).

8. Deerfield (6-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 47-0 win at Western Plains (0-9). This week: at No. 5 Northern Valley (8-1).

9. Chetopa (6-2, LW: 9)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Pawnee Heights (5-4).

10. Peabody-Burns (6-3, LW: 10)

Last week: Bye. This week: at N0. 7 Tescott (7-2).

First five out: Pawnee Heights (5-4), Triplains-Brewster (4-5), Centre (4-4), Greeley County (4-5), Altoona-Midway (3-6).