New Kansas high school football team rankings for each class ahead of state playoffs
Following the completion of the regular season, Varsity Kansas has released its latest version of Kansas high school football state rankings ahead of the first round of playoff games scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27.
Here’s where teams from each class in the state are ranked entering the postseason.
Class 6A rankings
1. Washburn Rural (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 55-8 win at Topeka West (1-7). This week: vs. Wichita North (0-8).
2. Manhattan (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-24 win at No. 7 Wichita Northwest (6-2). This week: vs. Wichita Southeast (1-7).
3. Gardner-Edgerton (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 53-21 win vs. Olathe South (5-3). This week: vs. Blue Valley North (0-8).
4. Olathe North (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 35-21 win at Lawrence Free State (6-2). This week: vs. Shawnee Mission West (0-8).
5. Derby (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 55-7 win vs. Newton (3-5). This week: vs. Topeka (1-7).
6. Wichita East (6-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 69-20 win at Bishop Carroll (3-5). This week: vs. Wichita South (2-6).
7. Olathe East (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 25-7 win vs. Shawnee Mission Northwest (3-5). This week: vs. Kansas City Wyandotte (1-7).
8. Wichita Northwest (6-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 28-24 loss vs. No. 2 Manhattan (7-1). This week: vs. Campus (2-6).
9. Blue Valley Northwest (4-4, LW: 9)
Last week: 42-16 loss at 4A No. 1 Bishop Miege (7-1). This week: vs. Olathe Northwest (2-6).
10. Lawrence (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 56-3 win at Shawnee Mission West (0-8). This week: vs. Dodge City (3-5).
Next five out: Lawrence Free State (6-2), Blue Valley (4-4), Blue Valley West (3-5), Junction City (5-3), Olathe South (5-3).
Class 5A rankings
1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 33-21 win at Wichita Heights (5-3). This week: vs. Salina South (0-8).
2. Mill Valley (6-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 56-13 win vs. Shawnee Mission East (3-5). This week: vs. Topeka West (1-7).
3. Blue Valley Southwest (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 42-21 win vs. 4A No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3). This week: vs. Emporia (0-8).
4. De Soto (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 48-21 win vs. 4A No. 9 Basehor-Linwood (5-3). This week: vs. Kansas City Turner (0-8).
5. Maize South (6-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 66-19 win vs. Salina South (0-8). This week: vs. Bishop Carroll (3-5).
6. Goddard (6-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 22-14 win vs. No. 4 Goddard Eisenhower (7-1). This week: vs. Maize (3-5).
7. Goddard Eisenhower (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 22-14 loss at No. 9 Goddard (6-2). This week: vs. Andover (0-8).
8. Hutchinson (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 34-8 win at Andover (0-8). This week: vs. Wichita West (3-5).
9. Salina Central (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 70-27 win vs. Arkansas City (1-7). This week: vs. Great Bend (5-3).
10. Spring Hill (6-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 35-21 loss vs. 4A No. 3 Louisburg (8-0). This week: vs. Leavenworth (2-6).
Next five out: Shawnee Heights (6-2), Valley Center (5-3), Hays (6-2), Liberal (7-1), Great Bend (5-3).
Class 4A rankings
1. Bishop Miege (7-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 42-16 win vs. 6A No. 9 Blue Valley Northwest (4-4). This week: vs. St. James Academy (2-6).
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3, LW: 2)
Last week: 42-21 loss at 5A No. 3 Blue Valley Southwest (7-1). This week: vs. Fort Scott (3-5).
3. Louisburg (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 35-21 win at 5A No. 7 Spring Hill (6-2). This week: vs. Labette County (1-7).
4. Tonganoxie (6-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 40-10 win at Ottawa (3-5). This week: vs. Ottawa (3-5).
5. Wamego (6-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 38-14 win at Abilene (6-2). This week: vs. El Dorado (0-8).
6. Andover Central (5-3, LW: 7)
Last week: 35-13 win at Valley Center (5-3). This week: vs. Independence (3-5).
7. Atchison (8-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 66-7 win vs. Kansas City Wyandotte (1-7). This week: vs. Bonner Springs (1-7).
8. McPherson (5-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 28-26 win vs. No. 5 Buhler (6-2). This week: vs. Mulvane (3-5).
9. Buhler (6-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 28-26 loss vs. McPherson (5-3). This week: vs. Ulysses (0-8).
10. Basehor-Linwood (5-3, LW: 9)
Last week: 48-21 loss at 5A No. 5 De Soto (7-1). This week: vs. Paola (4-4).
Next five out: Chanute (7-1), St. James Academy (2-6), Eudora (4-4), Abilene (6-2), Paola (4-4).
Class 3A rankings
1. Cheney (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 39-12 win vs. Halstead (3-5). This week: vs. Colby (4-4).
2. Andale (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 43-6 win vs. Pratt (4-4). This week: vs. Hugoton (6-2).
3. Topeka Hayden (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 56-7 win vs. Hiawatha (1-7). This week: vs. Baldwin (2-6).
4. Clay Center (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 55-7 win at Marysville (3-5). This week: vs. Clearwater (2-6).
5. Wichita Collegiate (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 42-13 win vs. Hesston (4-4). This week: vs. Concordia (2-6).
6. Wellsville (8-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 42-7 win vs. Baldwin (2-6). This week: vs. Perry-Lecompton (2-6).
7. Frontenac (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 42-14 win at Galena (0-8). This week: vs. Girard (3-5).
8. Scott City (7-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 50-6 win vs. Colby (4-4). This week: vs. Smoky Valley (1-7).
9. Holcomb (6-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 48-22 win vs. Southwestern Heights (1-7). This week: vs. Pratt (4-4).
10. Parsons (7-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 48-6 win vs. Columbus (2-6). This week: vs. Iola (4-4).
Next five out: Hugoton (6-2), Rock Creek (5-3), Holton (4-4), Santa Fe Trail (6-2), Burlington (5-3).
Class 2A rankings
1. Nemaha Central (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 28-0 win at No. 2 Sabetha (7-1). This week: vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-6).
2. Southeast of Saline (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 30-0 win at No. 5 Ellsworth (7-1). This week: vs. Chaparral (1-6).
3. Hoisington (8-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 67-20 win at Cimarron (1-7). This week: vs. Phillipsburg (4-4).
4. Sabetha (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-0 loss vs. No. 1 Nemaha Central (8-0). This week: vs. Atchison County (4-4).
5. Ellsworth (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 30-0 loss vs. No. 3 Southeast of Saline (8-0). This week: vs. Haven (5-3).
6. Garden Plain (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 28-25 win vs. No. 9 Kingman (6-2). This week: vs. Halstead (3-5).
7. Norton (8-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 20-9 win at Russell (3-5). This week: vs. Cimarron (1-7).
8. Silver Lake (7-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 72-0 win vs. Atchison County (4-4). This week: vs. Minneapolis (4-4).
9. Osage City (7-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 29-28 win at Council Grove (5-3). This week: vs. Neodesha (3-5).
10. Humboldt (7-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 50-8 win at West Franklin (3-5). This week: vs. Cherryvale (4-4).
Next five out: Kingman (6-2, LW: 9), Council Grove (5-3), Riley County (4-4), Hillsboro (5-3), Rossville (5-3).
Class 1A rankings
1. Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 60-0 win at Uniontown (2-6). This week: vs. Pleasanton (5-3).
2. Smith Center (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 34-22 win at No. 8 Valley Heights (6-2). This week: vs. Belle Plaine (2-6).
3. Jefferson County North (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 68-7 win at Mission Valley (3-5). This week: vs. Troy (4-4).
4. Centralia (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 46-7 win at Pleasant Ridge (2-6). This week: vs. Oskaloosa (3-5).
5. Sedgwick (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 34-28 win at No. 3 Marion (7-1). This week: vs. Sacred Heart (2-6).
6. Marion (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 34-28 loss vs. No. 6 Sedgwick (7-1). This week: vs. Wabaunsee (5-3).
7. St. Marys (5-3, LW: 7)
Last week: 53-7 win at McLouth (5-3). This week: vs. Riverside (2-6).
8. Olpe (6-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 28-0 win at Central Heights (4-4). This week: vs. Northeast-Arma (2-6).
9. Conway Springs (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 41-6 win vs. Hutchinson Trinity (3-5). This week: vs. Stanton County (2-5).
10. Jackson Heights (7-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 46-0 win at Onaga (1-7). This week: vs. Mission Valley (3-5).
Next five out: Valley Heights (6-2, LW: 8), Jayhawk-Linn (7-1), Wabaunsee (5-3), Medicine Lodge (6-2), Sterling (5-3).
8-man Division I rankings
1. Wichita County (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 64-0 win vs. South Gray (1-7). This week: vs. Kiowa County (2-6).
2. Lyndon (8-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 48-0 win at Burlingame (5-3). This week: vs. Cedar Vale-Dexter (2-6).
3. Moundridge (8-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 62-6 win at Herington (5-3). This week: vs. Argonia-Attica (5-3).
4. Meade (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 52-0 win at Elkhart (5-3). This week: vs. Pratt Skyline (4-4).
5. Burden-Central (8-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 72-40 win vs. No. 9 South Sumner County (7-1). This week: vs. Goessel (1-7).
6. Ell-Saline (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 54-14 win vs. Lincoln (5-3). This week: vs. Quinter (5-3).
7. Hoxie (7-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 32-26 win at No. 3 Rawlins County (7-1). This week: vs. Bennington (3-5).
8. West Elk (7-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 71-0 win vs. Yates Center (0-8). This week: vs. Burlingame (5-3).
9. Cair Paravel (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 74-28 win at Maranatha Academy (2-6). This week: vs. Sedan (4-4).
10. Rawlins County (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 32-26 loss vs. Hoxie (7-1). This week: vs. Lincoln (5-3).
Next five out: South Sumner County (7-1, LW: 9), Hill City (5-3), Clifton-Clyde (6-2), WaKeeney-Trego (6-2), Little River (6-2).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 78-8 win vs. Doniphan West (0-8). This week: vs. Wakefield (1-7).
2. Victoria (6-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 59-8 win vs. Otis-Bison (0-8). This week: vs. Logan-Palco (2-6).
3. Minneola (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 100-64 win vs. Dighton (4-4). This week: vs. St. John (3-5).
4. Kinsley (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 48-16 win at Stafford (1-7). This week: vs. Dighton (4-4).
5. Canton-Galva (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 68-20 win at Rural Vista (4-4). This week: vs. Colony-Crest (4-4).
6. Osborne (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 46-0 win at Fairfield (0-8). This week: vs. Blue Valley-Randolph (4-4).
7. Sylvan-Lucas (6-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 48-0 win at Logan-Palco (2-6). This week: vs. St. Francis (2-5).
8. South Barber (7-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 58-8 win vs. No. 8 Hodgeman County (5-3). This week: vs. at No. 8 Hodgeman County (5-3).
9. Frankfort (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 62-14 win at Hanover (4-4). This week: vs. Beloit-St. John’s Tipton (2-6).
10. Wallace County (5-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 50-0 win vs. Thunder Ridge (5-3). This week: vs. Otis-Bison (0-8).
Next five out: Hodgeman County (5-3, LW: 8), Central Plains (6-2), Lebo (5-3), South Central (5-3), Thunder Ridge (5-3).
6-man rankings
1. Cheylin (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 72-6 win vs. Golden Plains (2-6). This week: Bye.
2. Ashland (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 67-6 win vs. No. 9 Chetopa (5-2). This week: Bye.
3. Cunningham (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 60-0 win vs. Southern Cloud (1-7). This week: Bye.
4. Waverly (8-0, LW: 4)
Last week: Forfeit win at Southern Coffey County (2-6). This week: Bye.
5. Northern Valley (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Western Plains (0-8). This week: Bye.
6. Ingalls (6-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 56-6 win at Deerfield (5-2). This week: Bye.
7. Tescott (6-2, LW: 7)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Chase (0-7). This week: Bye.
8. Deerfield (5-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 56-6 loss vs. No. 6 Ingalls (6-2). This week: at Western Plains (0-8).
9. Chetopa (5-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 67-6 loss at No. 2 Ashland (7-1). This week: Bye.
10. Peabody-Burns (5-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 48-40 win vs. Centre (3-4). This week: Bye.
First five out: Pawnee Heights (4-4), Southern Coffey County (2-6), Triplains-Brewster (3-5), Centre (3-4), Burrton (2-6).
