Bear Creek, 11-1 this year and on a seven-match winning streak, joined the Class 5A volleyball coaches poll this week at No. 10.
The Bears have not lost since dropping a 3-1 decision to Green Mountain on Sept. 1.
The rest of the 5A poll largely remained the same, though Chaparral (No. 4) and Highlands Ranch (No. 5) each moved up one spot.
The 4A poll added Mead (10-2) at No. 9, while the 2A welcomed No. 9 Springfield (7-1) and No. 10 Del Norte (10-0). Idalia (9-2) joined the 1A poll at tenth.
All five teams leading their respective polls retained their No. 1 spots this week: Doherty (5A), Cheyenne Mountain (4A), Valley (3A), Lutheran (2A), and Weldon Valley (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.
| Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A |
| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Doherty (7) | 13-0 | 70 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 11-1 | 63 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 9-2 | 53 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Chaparral | 11-2 | 48 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Highlands Ranch | 10-3 | 37 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Cherokee Trail | 12-4 | 33 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Heritage | 10-3 | 24 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Grandview | 8-4 | 19 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Mountain Vista | 9-4 | 14 | 9 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Bear Creek | 11-1 | 10 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Rangeview 5, Pine Creek 4, Fort Collins 3, Chatfield 2, Lakewood 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Chatfield. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Cheyenne Mountain (6) | 9-2 | 72 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 2 | Longmont (1) | 12-0 | 68 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Windsor | 12-1 | 56 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Lewis-Palmer (1) | 9-3 | 53 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Valor Christian | 7-0 | 49 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Coronado | 10-2 | 33 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Ponderosa | 8-4 | 25 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Durango | 10-4 | 19 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Mead | 10-2 | 13 | – | – |
| 10 | Thomas Jefferson | 10-2 | 12 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Thompson Valley 11, Elizabeth 8, Air Academy 7, Green Mountain 5, Mesa Ridge 3, Pueblo County 3, Falcon 2, Roosevelt 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) Air Academy. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valley (7) | 16-0 | 70 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | C.S. Christian | 10-4 | 44 | 2 | 2-1 |
| 3 | Bayfield | 12-1 | 43 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s | 12-1 | 40 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Platte Valley | 7-5 | 37 | 3 | 2-2 |
| 6 | Eaton | 12-3 | 34 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 7 | University | 6-5 | 27 | 4 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Sterling | 8-4 | 23 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Gunnison | 11-3 | 18 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Machebeuf | 9-1 | 14 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Roaring Fork 10, Classical Academy 9, Middle Park 8, Peak to Peak 6, Coal Ridge 3. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lutheran (6) | 12-0 | 69 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Simla (1) | 11-0 | 63 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Akron | 12-1 | 50 | 2 | 5-0 |
| 4 | Paonia | 13-1 | 32 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Swink | 8-1 | 31 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Rye | 8-1 | 30 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Byers | 11-2 | 29 | 5 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Resurrection Christian | 8-4 | 17 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Springfield | 7-1 | 14 | – | 1-1 |
| 10 | Del Norte | 10-0 | 13 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Sangre de Cristo 11, C.S. School 8, Hoehne 5, Lyons 3, Mancos 3, Dayspring Christian 2, Denver Christian 2, Telluride 2, Fowler 1, Yuma 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) C.S. School, (10) Denver Christian. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW | ||
| 1 | Weldon Valley (5) | 12-1 | 50 | 1 | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | Otis | 10-3 | 36 | 2 | 2-1 | ||
| 3 | Caliche | 9-3 | 34 | 3 | 2-0 | ||
| 4 | Fleming | 6-5 | 29 | 4 | 1-1 | ||
| 5 | Hi-Plains | 6-2 | 28 | 5 | 2-0 | ||
| 6 | Stratton | 9-1 | 20 | 7 | 3-0 | ||
| 7 | Flagler | 5-4 | 17 | 6 | 1-1 | ||
| 8 | Pawnee | 9-3 | 13 | 9 | 1-1 | ||
| 9 | Idalia | 9-2 | 12 | – | 2-0 | ||
| 10 | Wiley | 6-4 | 9 | 8 | 2-2 | ||
| Others receiving votes | |||||||
| Dove Creek 8, Edison 8, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6, Kit Carson 3, Norwood 3. | |||||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||||
| (9) Dover Creek. | |||||||
