Getting your player ready...
Lakewood made its return to the Class 5A volleyball coaches poll on Monday, at ninth.
The Tigers have won eight matches in a row, and are now 12-5 this season.
Elsewhere in 5A, Legend moved up from tenth to sixth.
Thomas Jefferson joined the 4A poll at No. 10, while Manitou Springs joined 3A at No. 9. The 2A poll added Sanford (No. 8), while 1A added Kit Carson (No. 9) and Norwood (No. 10).
All five No. 1 teams remained the same 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.
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| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Doherty (7) | 14-0 | 70 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 13-1 | 63 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Chaparral | 13-2 | 54 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 10-3 | 47 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Grandview | 10-4 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Mountain Vista | 11-4 | 32 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Highlands Ranch | 11-4 | 24 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Heritage | 11-4 | 20 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Cherokee Trail | 13-5 | 17 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Legend | 9-4 | 8 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Pine Creek 5, Chatfield 3, Fossil Ridge 2, Lakewood 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Bear Creek. | |||||
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| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Doherty (7) | 16-0 | 70 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 15-1 | 63 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Chaparral | 15-2 | 54 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 12-3 | 46 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Grandview | 11-5 | 35 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Legend | 12-4 | 32 | 10 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Mountain Vista | 13-5 | 29 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Highlands Ranch | 13-4 | 23 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Lakewood | 12-5 | 14 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Cherokee Trail | 14-6 | 9 | 9 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Pine Creek 7, Fossil Ridge 3, Heritage 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (8) Heritage. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Cheyenne Mountain (7) | 13-2 | 79 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Longmont | 16-0 | 68 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Lewis-Palmer (1) | 13-3 | 62 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Valor Christian | 12-0 | 55 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Windsor | 16-1 | 54 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Coronado | 14-3 | 33 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Thompson Valley | 13-6 | 25 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Ponderosa | 8-8 | 19 | 8 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Durango | 12-5 | 17 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Thomas Jefferson | 13-2 | 6 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Pueblo West 5, Air Academy 4, Green Mountain 4, Mead 4, Mesa Ridge 3, Elizabeth 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Mead. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valley (7) | 20-0 | 70 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Platte Valley | 11-5 | 61 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Bayfield | 15-2 | 51 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaton | 15-4 | 48 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 5 | St. Mary’s | 16-1 | 45 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | C.S. Christian | 12-5 | 33 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Gunnison | 14-3 | 23 | 8 | 1-0 |
| 8 | University | 9-6 | 17 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Manitou Springs | 12-5 | 14 | – | 2-0 |
| 10 | Sterling | 10-6 | 9 | 10 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Holy Family 6, Machebeuf 3, Roaring Fork 3, Middle Park 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) Roaring Fork. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Lutheran (6) | 17-0 | 60 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Simla | 17-0 | 54 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Akron | 16-1 | 45 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Swink | 15-1 | 41 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Resurrection Christian | 12-4 | 30 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Byers | 14-3 | 26 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Rye | 13-2 | 15 | 5 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Sanford | 13-1 | 12 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Paonia | 16-1 | 11 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Sangre de Cristo | 16-1 | 11 | 9 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Del Norte 7, Lyons 6, Dayspring Christian 4, Springfield 3, Dolores 2, Hoehne 2, Ignacio 1, Yuma 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Del Norte. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW | ||
| 1 | Weldon Valley (5) | 15-1 | 50 | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| 2 | Otis | 14-3 | 41 | 2 | 3-0 | ||
| 3 | Caliche | 13-4 | 40 | 3 | 3-0 | ||
| 4 | Fleming | 11-6 | 34 | 4 | 3-0 | ||
| 5 | Hi-Plains | 12-3 | 32 | 5 | 2-0 | ||
| 6 | Stratton | 14-3 | 28 | 6 | 2-1 | ||
| 7 | Pawnee | 11-5 | 15 | 7 | 0-2 | ||
| 8 | Eads | 12-4 | 11 | 8 | 1-1 | ||
| 9 | Kit Carson | 10-6 | 8 | – | 2-1 | ||
| 10 | Norwood | 8-2 | 7 | – | 2-0 | ||
| Others receiving votes | |||||||
| Dove Creek 3, Wiley 3, Flagler 2, Idalia 1. | |||||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||||
| (9) Wiley, (10) Dove Creek. | |||||||
