Getting your player ready...
Cheyenne Mountain is back atop what’s become a fluid Class 4A volleyball coaches poll.
The Indians are back following a one-week move to No. 2. Previous No. 1 Lewis-Palmer dropped to third with its two losses last week. Longmont is second.
This week’s 4A poll also added Air Academy (eighth) and Berthoud (ninth).
Unbeaten Doherty remained atop 5A, but Cherokee Trail jumped Chaparral for the second spot. Lakewood (ninth) and Fort Collins (tenth) are new teams to the ranking this week.
Lutheran captured the top spot in 2A this week, while Weldon Valley is the new No. 1 in 1A.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
Denver Post coaches poll
Powered by . First place votes in parentheses. Coaches: Want to vote? Email rcasey@denverpost.com.
| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Doherty (6) | 3-0 | 60 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Cherokee Trail | 6-0 | 50 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Chaparral | 6-1 | 46 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Cherry Creek | 2-0 | 40 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Highlands Ranch | 6-1 | 32 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Pine Creek | 3-0 | 26 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 0-2 | 18 | 5 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Eaglecrest | 1-1 | 17 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 1-2 | 11 | – | 1-1 |
| 10 | Fort Collins | 6-1 | 10 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Arapahoe 9, Bear Creek 4, Fossil Ridge 2, Gateway 2, Regis Jesuit 2, Heritage 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (8) Fossil Ridge, (9) Heritage. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Cheyenne Mountain (4) | 6-1 | 75 | 2 | 6-0 |
| 2 | Longmont (1) | 6-0 | 65 | 3 | 6-0 |
| 3 | Lewis-Palmer (2) | 5-2 | 60 | 1 | 4-2 |
| 4 | Windsor (1) | 3-0 | 52 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Coronado | 6-1 | 46 | 5 | 6-1 |
| 6 | Durango | 1-1 | 39 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Valor Christian | 3-0 | 37 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 5-1 | 16 | – | 1-1 |
| 9 | Berthoud | 3-0 | 11 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Mullen | 4-2 | 10 | 10 | 4-2 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Green Mountain 9, Ponderosa 6, Mesa Ridge 4, Mead 3, Weld Central 3, Canon City 2, Roosevelt 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (7) Ponderosa, (9) Green Mountain. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valley (5) | 6-0 | 50 | 1 | 5-0 |
| 2 | Eaton | 3-0 | 36 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | University | 2-1 | 30 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | C.S. Christian | 2-1 | 27 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Platte Valley | 2-0 | 23 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | St. Mary’s | 7-1 | 21 | – | 6-1 |
| 7 | Bayfield | 6-0 | 18 | – | 5-0 |
| 8 | Sterling | 4-2 | 15 | 8 | 3-2 |
| 9 | Machebeuf | 3-0 | 14 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Holy Family | 0-4 | 13 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Roaring Fork 10, Middle Park 8, Gunnison 4, Colorado Academy 2, Fort Lupton 2, Olathe 2, Faith Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (5) Faith Christian, (9) Colorado Academy, (10) Middle Park. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lutheran (3) | 5-0 | 51 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Akron (2) | 4-0 | 46 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Swink (1) | 1-0 | 38 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Byers | 2-0 | 33 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Simla | 3-0 | 29 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Resurrection Christian | 4-3 | 27 | 6 | 4-2 |
| 7 | C.S. School | 7-0 | 18 | – | 1-0 |
| 8 | Rye | 3-0 | 15 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Dayspring Christian | 6-2 | 11 | 8 | 3-2 |
| 10 | Denver Christian | 5-0 | 10 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Sangre de Cristo 8, Mancos 7, Paonia 7, Sierra Grande 5, Fowler 4, Hoehne 4, Springfield 4, Front Range Christian 3, Nederland 3, Burlington 2, Sanford 2, Yuma 2, Lyons, 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) Springfield, (10) Mancos. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW | ||
| 1 | Weldon Valley (4) | 8-0 | 40 | 2 | 6-0 | ||
| 2 | Caliche | 4-2 | 35 | 7 | 3-1 | ||
| 3 | Hi-Plains | 3-0 | 30 | 4 | 3-0 | ||
| 4 | Fleming | 2-3 | 28 | 3 | 2-3 | ||
| 5 | Otis | 4-2 | 27 | 1 | 3-2 | ||
| 6 | Eads | 2-1 | 16 | 5 | 1-0 | ||
| 7 | Kit Carson | 2-0 | 15 | 6 | 0-0 | ||
| 8 | Norwood | 1-0 | 10 | 8 | 1-0 | ||
| 9 | Flagler | 1-1 | 8 | – | 1-0 | ||
| 10 | Wiley | 2-1 | 5 | 10 | 1-0 | ||
| Others receiving votes | |||||||
| Idalia 2, Pawnee 2, Vail Christian 2. | |||||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||||
| (9) Vail Christian | |||||||
