Newest Kansas high school football state rankings for each class released (Week 5)
Following Week 4 games last Friday night, Varsity Kansas has announced its new Kansas high school football state rankings for the 2022 season.
Class 6A rankings
1. Manhattan (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 28-25 win vs. 6A No. 8 Washburn Rural. This week: at Emporia (1-3).
2. Derby (3-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 28-21 win vs. 5A No. 4 Hutchinson. This week: at Campus (1-3).
3. Blue Valley Northwest (2-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 40-34 loss at Lee’s Summit North (Mo.). This week: vs. Blue Valley West (2-2).
4. Wichita Northwest (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 52-14 win at 6A No. 10 Wichita East. This week: vs. Topeka (1-3).
5. Olathe North (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 63-7 win at Shawnee Mission South. This week: vs. Gardner-Edgerton (3-1).
6. Lawrence (3-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 47-6 win vs. Olathe East. This week: at Shawnee Mission North (2-2).
7. Blue Valley (2-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 35-28 loss at Blue Springs (Mo.). This week: vs. 4A No. 1 Bishop Miege (4-0).
8. Blue Valley West (2-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 34-33 loss vs. Staley (Mo.). This week: at 6A No. 3 Blue Valley Northwest (2-2).
9. Washburn Rural (3-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 28-25 loss at 6A No. 1 Manhattan. This week: vs. 6A No. 10 Junction City (3-1).
10. Junction City (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 28-21 win at 5A No. 3 Bishop Carroll. This week: at 6A No. 9 Washburn Rural (3-1).
Also considered: Garden City (3-1), Gardner-Edgerton (3-1), Olathe South (3-1), Olathe West (2-2), Wichita East (2-2).
Class 5A rankings
1. Mill Valley (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 35-14 win at Gardner-Edgerton. This week: vs. Olathe South (3-1).
2. Maize (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 56-7 win vs. Salina South. This week: at 5A No. 6 Maize South (3-1).
3. Hays (2-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 30-26 win at Garden City. This week: at Ulysses (1-3).
4. Bishop Carroll (2-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 28-21 loss vs. Junction City. This week: at Wichita North (0-4).
5. Hutchinson (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-21 loss at 6A No. 3 Derby. This week: at Salina South (0-4).
6. Maize South (3-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 34-14 win vs. Newton. This week: vs. 5A No. 2 Maize (4-0).
7. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (2-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 63-24 win at Westminster (Colo.). This week: vs. Wichita Southeast (1-3).
8. De Soto (3-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 57-16 win at Leavenworth. This week: at 5A No. 9 Shawnee Heights (3-1).
9. Shawnee Heights (3-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 27-0 win vs. 4A No. 8 Basehor-Linwood. This week: vs. 5A No. 8 De Soto (3-1).
10. Salina Central (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 54-44 win vs. 5A No. 9 Andover. This week: at Valley Center (3-1).
Also considered: Andover (2-2), Goddard (3-1), Highland Park (4-0), Topeka Seaman (3-1), Valley Center (3-1).
Class 4A rankings
1. Bishop Miege (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-21 win vs. Rockhurst (Mo.). This week: at 6A No. 7 Blue Valley (2-2).
2. St. James Academy (1-3, LW: 4)
Last week: 24-20 win at 4A No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas. This week: vs. St. Pius X (Mo.).
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 24-20 loss vs. 4A No. 4 St. James Academy. This week: at Rockhurst (Mo.).
4. Chanute (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 40-8 win at Ulysses. This week: at Independence (1-3).
5. McPherson (2-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 35-15 win vs. 4A No. 9 Circle. This week: at Winfield (0-4).
6. Wamego (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 51-16 win at Kansas City Washington. This week: vs. Coffeyville (4-0).
7. Andover Central (3-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 24-7 win vs. Goddard Eisenhower. This week: vs. Goddard (3-1).
8. Eudora (4-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 49-28 win at Ottawa. This week: vs. 4A No. 9 Louisburg (3-1).
9. Louisburg (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 51-7 win vs. Bonner Springs. This week: at 4A No. 8 Eudora (4-0).
10. Basehor-Linwood (3-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 27-0 loss at 5A No. 10 Shawnee Heights. This week: vs. Leavenworth (2-2).
Also considered: Atchison (4-0), Circle (3-1), Coffeyville (4-0), Kansas City Piper (2-2), Tonganoxie (2-2).
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 57-8 win vs. Smoky Valley. This week: at Nickerson (1-3).
2. Topeka Hayden (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 52-14 win vs. Jefferson West. This week: at Perry-Lecompton (1-3).
3. Wichita Collegiate (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 22-0 win vs. Clearwater. This week: at Chapman (1-3).
4. Holton (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 49-18 win vs. Perry-Lecompton. This week: at Royal Valley (1-3).
5. Rock Creek (3-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 44-28 win vs. 2A No. 6 Silver Lake. This week: vs. Marysville (1-3).
6. Girard (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 35-0 win at 3A No. 9 Frontenac. This week: at Prairie View (2-2).
7. Wellsville (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 33-0 win vs. Osawatomie. This week: at Bishop Ward (3-1).
8. Scott City (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 28-14 win at 2A No. 5 Thomas More Prep. This week: vs. Hugoton (4-0).
9. Cheney (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 43-21 win vs. 3A No. 8 Pratt. This week: at Smoky Valley (2-2).
10. Holcomb (4-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 25-0 win vs. Goodland. This week: at Colby (1-3).
Also considered: Bishop Ward (3-1), Clay Center (3-1), Frontenac (2-2), Hesston (3-1), Hugoton (4-0), Pratt (3-1).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast-Saline (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 49-17 win at Halstead. This week: vs. Clay Center (3-1).
2. Nemaha Central (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 78-0 win at Horton. This week: at Jefferson West (0-4).
3. Kingman (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 63-7 win at Douglass. This week: at Hesston (3-1).
4. Rossville (2-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 49-8 win vs. Atchison County. This week: at Silver Lake (2-2).
5. Norton (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 38-20 win at Phillipsburg. This week: at Goodland (0-4).
6. Council Grove (4-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 20-14 win vs. 2A No. 8 Humboldt. This week: at West Franklin (4-0).
7. Silver Lake (2-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 44-28 loss at 3A No. 5 Rock Creek. This week: vs. Rossville (2-2).
8. Thomas More Prep (3-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 28-14 loss vs. Scott City. This week: vs. Russell (2-2).
9. Sabetha (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 39-7 win vs. Minneapolis. This week: at Riley County (1-3).
10. Ellsworth (4-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 28-0 win vs. Hillsboro. This week: at Lyons (0-4).
Also considered: Atchison County (3-1), Chaparral (4-0), Hoisington (3-1), Humboldt (3-1), Lakin (4-0), Osage City (3-1), West Franklin (4-0)
Class 1A rankings
1. Inman (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 40-0 win at Sterling. This week: vs. 1A No. 5 Hutchinson Trinity (4-0).
2. Olpe (2-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 27-0 win vs. Pleasanton. This week: at Northern Heights (0-4).
3. Centralia (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 20-19 win vs. 1A No. 4 Troy. This week: at Jackson Heights (3-1).
4. Troy (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 20-19 loss at 1A No. 5 Centralia. This week: vs. Maur Hill-Mt. Academy (2-2).
5. Hutchinson Trinity (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 24-0 win vs. Ellinwood. This week: at 1A No. 1 Inman (4-0).
6. Wabaunsee (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 40-38 win vs. 1A No. 2 Smith Center. This week: at Republic County (0-4).
7. Smith Center (2-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 40-38 loss at Wabaunsee. This week: vs. Oakley (2-2).
8. St. Marys (2-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 64-0 win at Oskaloosa. This week: at Valley Falls (1-3).
9. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (3-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 50-6 win vs. Southeast-Cherokee. This week: at Northeast-Arma (0-4).
10. Jayhawk-Linn (4-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 64-8 win vs. Northern Heights. This week: at Central Heights (2-2).
Also considered: Jackson Heights (3-1), Jefferson County North (2-2), Marion (2-2), Pleasanton (3-1), Sterling (2-2).
8-man Div. I rankings
1. Wichita County (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 57-0 win vs. St. John. This week: vs. Spearville (0-4).
2. Little River (3-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 56-6 win vs. Solomon. This week: at Moundridge (2-2).
3. Hill City (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Rawlins County. This week: vs. Quinter (2-2).
4. Meade (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 55-6 win vs. Sublette. This week: at South Gray (1-3).
5. Burlingame (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 26-24 win at Div. 1 No. 4 Chase County. This week: vs. Cair Paravel (2-2).
6. South Sumner County (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 48-0 win at Udall. This week: vs. Oxford (2-2).
7. West Elk (4-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 52-18 win vs. Sedan. This week: at Flinthills (1-3).
8. Lyndon (4-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 28-24 win vs. Cair Paravel. This week: at Madison (3-1).
9. Hoxie (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 51-0 win vs. Stockton. This week: at Decatur County (0-4).
10. Macksville (4-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 50-34 win vs. WaKeeney-Trego. This week: at Ness City (3-1).
Also considered:
Argonia-Attica (3-1), Burden-Central (3-1), Chase County (3-1), Clifton-Clyde (3-1), Ell-Saline (3-1), La Crosse (3-1), Madison (3-1), Washington County (3-1), Wichita Independent (4-0).
8-man Div. II rankings
1. Axtell (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 56-0 win vs. Linn. This week: at Blue Valley-Randolph (1-3).
2. Canton-Galva (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 46-0 win at Norwich. This week: vs. Fairfield (0-4).
3. Victoria (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 54-8 win vs. Central Plains. This week: at Wilson (1-3).
4. Thunder Ridge (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 46-0 win at Logan-Palco. This week: at Downs-Lakeside (3-1).
5. Dighton (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 42-12 win at Hodgeman County. This week: at Otis-Bison (0-4).
6. South Barber (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 60-30 win vs. Kinsley. This week: at South Central (2-2).
7. Stafford (4-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. South Central. This week: at St. John (1-3).
8. Beloit St. John-Tipton (4-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 54-8 win at Pike Valley. This week: vs. Osborne (3-1).
9. Minneola (4-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 46-34 win vs. Div. II No. 7 Bucklin. This week: at Satanta (2-2).
10. Colony-Crest (3-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 46-0 win at Hartford. This week: vs. St. Paul (2-2).
Also considered: Bucklin (3-1), Lakeside-Downs (3-1), Osborne (3-1), Sylvan-Lucas (3-1), Thunder Ridge (3-1), Wallace City (3-1).
6-man rankings
1. Cunningham (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 42-0 win at No. 3 Tescott. This week: at Pawnee Heights (1-3).
2. Ashland (3-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 78-33 win at Deerfield. This week: vs. Rolla (1-1).
3. Waverly (4-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 55-26 win vs. Centre. This week: at Chetopa (0-4).
4. Cheylin (3-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 49-48 win at No. 5 Northern Valley. This week: vs. Greeley County (2-2).
5. Tescott (3-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 42-0 loss vs. No. 1 Cunningham. This week: vs. Burrton (3-1).
6. Northern Valley (2-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 49-48 loss vs. No. 7 Cheylin. This week: vs. Triplains-Brewster (2-2).
7. Ingalls (3-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 45-13 win at No. 6 Moscow. This week: Open.
8. Moscow (2-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 45-13 loss vs. No. 8 Ingalls. This week: at Deerfield (2-2).
9. Wetmore (3-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 59-6 win vs. Southern Coffey County. This week: vs. Altoona-Midway (2-2).
10. Natoma (2-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 45-28 win at Southern Cloud. This week: at Centre (2-2).
Also considered: Burrton (3-1), Centre (2-2), Greeley County (2-2), Peabody-Burns (2-2), Triplains Brewster (2-2).
