Getting your player ready...
Pueblo East took over the No. 1 spot in the Class 4A softball coaches poll this week, overtaking Wheat Ridge.
The Eagles are unbeaten this year at 15-0-1, and went 4-0 last week.
The 5A poll added two new teams this week in Mountain Vista (No. 9) and Fort Collins (No. 10). Legacy held on to the top spot in that ranking.
Faith Christian is the lone new team to the 3A poll, coming in at No. 8. Strasburg retained the top 3A spot this week.
Complete polls for all classes are below.
Denver Post coaches poll
Powered by . First place votes in parentheses. Coaches: Want to vote? Email rcasey@denverpost.com.
| Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A |
| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Legacy (5) | 11-1-2 | 50 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Chatfield | 10-4-1 | 44 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Arvada West | 12-3-0 | 36 | 2 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Dakota Ridge | 13-2-0 | 31 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Rock Canyon | 11-3-0 | 25 | 7 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | Castle View | 11-2-0 | 21 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | Loveland | 12-1-0 | 19 | 5 | 4-0-0 |
| 8 | Fossil Ridge | 12-2-0 | 14 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | Mountain Vista | 9-5-0 | 12 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Fort Collins | 12-2-0 | 9 | – | 3-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Douglas County 7, Eaglecrest 4, Ralston Valley 2, Mountain Range 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (8) Douglas County, (10) Grandview. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Pueblo East (5) | 15-0-1 | 59 | 2 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Wheat Ridge (1) | 11-2-1 | 54 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo South | 10-3-0 | 46 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Erie | 11-4-0 | 41 | 6 | 2-1-0 |
| 5 | Niwot | 14-1-0 | 36 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 6 | Silver Creek | 12-3-0 | 30 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Discovery Canyon | 12-3-0 | 24 | 9 | 2-1-0 |
| 8 | Berthoud | 10-5-0 | 20 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Frederick | 9-6-0 | 8 | 8 | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Thompson Valley | 8-4-0 | 7 | 10 | 1-2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Palmer Ridge 2, Ponderosa 2, Falcon 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (3) | 12-2-0 | 47 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Burlington (2) | 13-0-0 | 41 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Holy Family | 11-1-0 | 40 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Valley | 10-4-0 | 39 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Rocky Ford | 15-1-0 | 29 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Sterling | 9-6-0 | 19 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 7 | Florence | 7-5-0 | 16 | 8 | 1-0-0 |
| 8 | Faith Christian | 10-4-0 | 15 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Lamar | 9-5-0 | 13 | 6 | 0-2-0 |
| 10 | La Junta | 8-6-0 | 12 | 9 | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Eaton 3, St. Mary’s 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Eaton. | |||||
