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The 2011 football champions sit atop each of the Denver Post media polls, led by Columbine in Class 5A.
Each ranking received at least one new team: Highlands Ranch and Bear Creek joined 5A, Greeley West and Green Mountain in 4A, Frederick and Lewis-Palmer in 3A, Strasburg in 2A, Monte Vista in 1A, Merino in 8-man, and Eads in 6-man.
Other big movers:
• Lakewood, the 5A runner-up, made the biggest jump, going from ninth to second.
• Castle View jumped up to No. 3 from sixth in 4A.
• Frederick went from unranked to No. 4 after crashing the 3A semifinals. Also in 3A, Palisade went from tenth to third.
• Kent Denver is ranked second in the 2A poll despite not making the final.
• Wiggins went from 10th to second in 1A after reaching the championship.
The Denver Post poll surveys media members from around the state, with a total of 30 different members voting in the classifications they cover. A complete listing of the panel is below.
Denver Post media poll
| Class 5A |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Columbine (14) |
14-0 |
140 |
2 |
| 2 |
Lakewood |
12-2 |
124 |
9 |
| 3 |
Pomona |
11-2 |
111 |
5 |
| 4 |
Grandview |
11-2 |
97 |
3 |
| 5 |
Mullen |
9-3 |
84 |
4 |
| 6 |
Grand Junction |
11-1 |
71 |
1 |
| 7 |
Ralston Valley |
10-2 |
58 |
7 |
| 8 |
Highlands Ranch |
9-3 |
41 |
– |
| 9 |
Bear Creek |
7-4 |
23 |
– |
| 10 |
Horizon |
9-2 |
9 |
6 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| Chaparral 4, Fountain-Fort Carson 4 (No. 10), ThunderRidge 4 (No. 8). |
|
| Class 4A |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Valor Christian (12) |
14-0 |
120 |
1 |
| 2 |
Pine Creek |
13-1 |
102 |
3 |
| 3 |
Castle View |
11-2 |
96 |
6 |
| 4 |
Monarch |
12-1 |
88 |
2 |
| 5 |
Broomfield |
9-3 |
67 |
8 |
| 6 |
Longmont |
11-1 |
65 |
4 |
| 7 |
Wheat Ridge |
8-4 |
49 |
7 |
| 8 |
Greeley West |
8-4 |
37 |
– |
| 9 |
Green Mountain |
7-4 |
14 |
– |
| 10 |
Widefield |
9-2 |
12 |
9 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| Montrose 6 (No. 5), Falcon 2, Rock Canyon 2, Cheyenne Mountain 0 (No. 10). |
|
| Class 3A |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Windsor (16) |
13-1 |
160 |
6 |
| 2 |
Silver Creek |
12-2 |
144 |
3 |
| 3 |
Palisade |
10-3 |
121 |
10 |
| 4 |
Frederick |
9-4 |
111 |
– |
| 5 |
Rifle |
11-1 |
81 |
5 |
| 6 |
D’Evelyn |
9-3 |
68 |
9 |
| 7 |
Lewis-Palmer |
9-3 |
64 |
– |
| 8 |
Kennedy |
11-1 |
59 |
2 |
| 9 |
Canon City |
10-1 |
33 |
1 |
| 10 |
Vista Ridge |
9-2 |
20 |
4 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| Roosevelt 8 (No. 8), Battle Mountain 6 (No. 7), Palmer Ridge 4, Evergreen 1. |
|
| Class 2A |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Florence (12) |
13-1 |
129 |
4 |
| 2 |
Kent Denver |
11-2 |
106 |
3 |
| 3 |
Brush |
12-1 |
104 |
1 |
| 4 |
Bayfield (1) |
12-1 |
102 |
2 |
| 5 |
Faith Christian |
9-3 |
72 |
6 |
| 6 |
Eaton |
9-3 |
71 |
5 |
| 7 |
Olathe |
8-4 |
49 |
10 |
| 8 |
Bennett |
9-3 |
40 |
9 |
| 9 |
Trinidad |
8-3 |
27 |
7 |
| 10 |
Strasburg |
6-5 |
11 |
– |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| Lamar 2, Aspen 1, The Academy 1, Pagosa Springs 0 (No. 10). |
|
| Class 1A |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Burlington (10) |
13-0 |
100 |
1 |
| 2 |
Wiggins |
9-4 |
89 |
10 |
| 3 |
Hotchkiss |
11-1 |
72 |
2 |
| 4 |
Lyons |
10-2 |
71 |
4 |
| 5 |
Wray |
7-4 |
59 |
8 |
| 6 |
Lutheran |
10-1 |
47 |
3 |
| 7 |
Akron |
8-3 |
38 |
6 |
| 8 |
Resurrection Christian |
7-4 |
33 |
7 |
| 9 |
Limon |
6-4 |
25 |
5 |
| 10 |
Monte Vista |
7-3 |
15 |
– |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| Byers 1 (No. 9). |
|
| 8-man |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Dayspring Christian (8) |
13-0 |
80 |
2 |
| 2 |
Hoehne |
12-1 |
72 |
1 |
| 3 |
Norwood |
10-2 |
63 |
3 |
| 4 |
Springfield |
9-2 |
50 |
7 |
| 5 |
Walsh |
9-2 |
47 |
6 |
| 6 |
Simla |
11-1 |
45 |
4 |
| 7 |
Elbert |
9-2 |
32 |
9 |
| 8 |
Fowler |
9-2 |
27 |
5 |
| 9 |
Merino |
6-4 |
16 |
– |
| 10 |
Haxtun |
7-3 |
8 |
10 |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| None. West Grand (No. 10). |
|
| 6-man |
| RK |
TEAM |
REC |
PTS |
PVS |
| 1 |
Fleming (7) |
12-0 |
35 |
1 |
| 2 |
Otis |
9-2 |
28 |
4 |
| 3 |
Deer Trail |
10-1 |
19 |
2 |
| 4 |
Hi-Plains |
8-3 |
16 |
5 |
| 5 |
Eads |
6-3 |
5 |
– |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES |
| Bold indicates team dropped from rankings. (Previous ranking in parentheses.) |
| Cotopaxi 2 (No. 3). |
|
Voting members: Neil Devlin, Jon Yunt, Ryan Casey, Pat Rooney, Paul Willis, Craig Harper, The Denver Post; Jon Kozan, ColoradoPrepFootball.com; Allen Gemaehlich, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel; David Lippman, KREX (G.J.); Woody Shelton, Broomfield Enterprise; Josh Lindenstein, Daily Camera; Adam Dunivan, Loveland Reporter-Herald; Brian Roth, CET Sports; Jeff Bersch, Fort Collins Coloradoan; Jonathan Seib, Sterling Journal-Advocate; Jeff Caspersen, Glenwood Springs Post Independent; Bobby Abplanalp, Cortez-Journal; Christian James, ColoradoPrepReport.com; Jon Maletz, Aspen Times; Brandon Hopper, Cañon City Daily Record; Chris Freud, Vail Daily; Tom Fasano, Windsor Now; Brian Howell, Longmont Times Call; Courtney Oakes, Aurora Sentinel; Jeff Stroud, PrepColorado.com; Luke Graham, Steamboat Pilot & Today; Dennis Pleuss, Mile High Newspapers; Kerry Sherman, Otis Telegraph.
