The final rankings of the 2012 football season.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
Be sure and check out our championship coverage:
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Denver Post coaches and media football poll
Powered by . First place votes in parentheses. Coaches, media members: Want to vote? Email rcasey@denverpost.com.
Note: This is the final regular season poll for 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man.
| Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man |
| Class 5A | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (11) | 6-1 | 190 | 3 |
| 2 | Valor Christian (10) | 5-2 | 176 | 2 |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 6-1 | 169 | 4 |
| 4 | Chaparral | 6-1 | 125 | 6 |
| 5 | Pomona | 5-2 | 101 | 1 |
| 6 | Fountain-Ft. Carson | 6-1 | 91 | 7 |
| 7 | Cherry Creek | 5-2 | 64 | 10 |
| 8 | Arapahoe | 6-1 | 62 | 9 |
| 9 | Cherokee Trail | 6-1 | 59 | – |
| 10 | Columbine | 5-2 | 53 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Mullen 44, Brighton 6, Grand Junction 5, Gateway 4, Grandview 4, Rock Canyon 2. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (8) Grandview. | ||||
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| Class 5A | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Valor Christian (12) | 12-2 | 120 | 2 |
| 2 | Cherokee Trail | 12-2 | 108 | 6 |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | 11-2 | 93 | 3 |
| 4 | ThunderRidge | 11-2 | 82 | 1 |
| 5 | Pomona | 9-3 | 70 | 4 |
| 6 | Grandview | 8-4 | 53 | 10 |
| 7 | Eaglecrest | 7-5 | 46 | – |
| 8 | Arapahoe | 10-2 | 39 | 7 |
| 9 | Cherry Creek | 6-5 | 16 | – |
| 10 | Mullen | 6-5 | 11 | – |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Chaparral 10, Columbine 8, Fountain-Ft. Carson 2, Horizon 2. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (5) Fountain-Fort Carson, (8) Chaparral, (9) Chatfield. | ||||
| Class 4A | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Monarch (12) | 13-1 | 129 | 1 |
| 2 | Denver South (1) | 12-2 | 115 | 3 |
| 3 | Pueblo West | 12-1 | 106 | 4 |
| 4 | Mesa Ridge | 9-4 | 89 | 9 |
| 5 | Ponderosa | 11-1 | 67 | 2 |
| 6 | Wheat Ridge | 10-2 | 60 | 6 |
| 7 | Vista Ridge | 10-2 | 56 | 8 |
| 8 | Windsor | 10-2 | 46 | 5 |
| 9 | Broomfield | 8-3 | 24 | 7 |
| 10 | Falcon | 7-4 | 13 | – |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Standley Lake 6, Montrose 2, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Loveland 1. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (10) Montrose. | ||||
| Class 3A | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Silver Creek (9) | 12-2 | 90 | 9 |
| 2 | Rifle | 13-1 | 81 | 1 |
| 3 | Conifer | 10-3 | 72 | 4 |
| 4 | Roosevelt | 7-5 | 56 | – |
| 5 | Pueblo East | 10-3 | 54 | 7 |
| 6 | Pueblo Central | 8-4 | 43 | – |
| 7 | Eagle Valley | 8-4 | 37 | 8 |
| 8 | Delta | 8-4 | 25 | – |
| 9 | Northridge | 8-3 | 18 | – |
| 10 | Palisade | 8-3 | 9 | 6 |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Discovery Canyon 3, Elizabeth 3, Frederick 3, Holy Family 1. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (2) The Classical Academy, (3) Discovery Canyon, (5) Frederick, (10) Holy Family. | ||||
| Class 2A | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Kent Denver (10) | 13-0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Platte Valley | 10-3 | 90 | 5 |
| 3 | Florence | 10-2 | 79 | 4 |
| 4 | Eaton | 10-1 | 69 | 2 |
| 5 | Bayfield | 11-1 | 62 | 3 |
| 6 | Faith Christian | 8-3 | 48 | 6 |
| 7 | Brush | 8-3 | 41 | 8 |
| 8 | Middle Park | 8-3 | 30 | – |
| 9 | Trinidad | 6-4 | 15 | – |
| 10 | Manitou Springs | 7-3 | 9 | – |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Bennett 3, Grand Valley 2, La Junta 2. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (7) Grand Valley, (9) Bennett, (10) La Junta. | ||||
| Class 1A | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Cedaredge (7) | 12-1 | 70 | 5 |
| 2 | Buena Vista | 12-1 | 63 | 1 |
| 3 | Hotchkiss | 9-3 | 56 | 6 |
| 4 | Wray | 10-2 | 49 | 4 |
| 5 | Limon | 10-1 | 38 | 2 |
| 6 | Monte Vista | 9-2 | 35 | 8 |
| 7 | Holyoke | 5-6 | 26 | – |
| 8 | C.S. Christian | 6-4 | 21 | – |
| 9 | Burlington | 7-4 | 16 | 10 |
| 10 | Wiggins | 8-2 | 6 | 7 |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Platte Canyon 4, Resurrection Christian 1. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (3) Platte Canyon, (9) Centauri. | ||||
| 8-man | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Hoehne (6) | 13-0 | 60 | 2 |
| 2 | Granada | 8-5 | 52 | – |
| 3 | Elbert | 10-1 | 47 | 4 |
| 4 | Walsh | 10-2 | 42 | 6 |
| 5 | Fowler | 8-4 | 34 | – |
| 6 | Akron | 9-2 | 29 | 3 |
| 7 | Dayspring Christian | 9-1 | 24 | 1 |
| 8 | Dove Creek | 7-3 | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | Kiowa | 9-2 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | Hayden | 7-3 | 5 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Haxtun 2, Sargent 1. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (5) Norwood, (9) Sargent. | ||||
| 6-man | ||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Fleming (5) | 12-0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | Eads | 10-2 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | Deer Trail | 9-2 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Hi-Plains | 9-2 | 10 | – |
| 5 | Briggsdale | 7-3 | 4 | – |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Stratton 1. | ||||
| Dropped from ranking | ||||
| (3) Stratton, (5) Otis. | ||||
Voting members:
Neil Devlin, The Denver Post; Jon Yunt, The Denver Post; Ryan Casey, The Denver Post; Brandon Hopper, Canon City Daily Record; Jonathan Seib, Sterling Journal-Advocate; Woody Shelton, Broomfield Daily Enterprise/BoCoPreps.com; Brian Miller, Mile High Newspapers; Aaron Matas, 9News; John Hall, Berthoud Surveyor; JJ Owens, Rampart HS; Jeff Stroud, PrepColorado.com; Brian Roth, CET Sports; Robert Lovell, KRDZ 1440; Nate Waggenspack, Craig Daily Press; Christian James, ColoradoPrepReport.com; Matt Stephens, The Fort Collins Coloradoan; Kevin Lytle, The Fort Collins Coloradoan; Jeff Caspersen, Glenwood Springs Post-Independent; Sean Star, Loveland Reporter-Herald; Josh Lindenstein, BoCoPreps.com; Luke Graham, Steamboat Pilot & Today; Joel Reichenberger, Steamboat Pilot & Today; Matt McChesney, Root Sports; Justin Hoffman, Gateway; Bruce Wright, Highlands Ranch; Craig Harper, ; Mitcheal Risner, Wiggins; Ryan Burkholder, Yuma; Rich Yonker, Resurrection Christian; JJ Quick, Springfield; Lupe Huerta, Ignacio; Levi Karmer, Wray; Lee Flood, Center; Alan Overton, Highland; Don Morse, Standley Lake; Mike Joseph, Golden; Phil Bravo, Monarch; Ron Woitalewicz, Dakota Ridge; Jay Kersey, C.S. Christian; Reid Kahl, Wheat Ridge; Tom Pulford, Palmer Ridge; Mike Hillstrom, Air Academy; Fred Marjerrison, Widefield; Kerry Sherman, Otis Telegraph; Tory (Thor) Jensen, Roaring Fork; Bart Mayes, Mountain View; Mike Palumbo, Pueblo Centennial; Vern McGeen, Central (G.J.); Robbie Owens, Grand Junction; Greg Francis, Ralston Valley; Kyle Forster, Centauri; Tom McCartney, Fairview; Monte Pinkerton, Pueblo West; Rich Martinez, John F. Kennedy; Paul Willis, BoCoPreps.com; Courtney Oakes, The Aurora Sentinel; Trevor Hudson, Falcon; Rod Baker, Sand Creek; Rion Eagan, SanLuisValleySports.com; Chris Brown, West Grand; Shawn Graves, Elbert; Aaron Jones, Nederland; Doug Miller, Pikes Peak Christian; Jerry Martin, Longmont Christian; Randy Begano, Trinidad; Nic Olney, St. Mary’s; Kyle Sager, Coal Ridge; Carl Frerichs, Basalt; Brock Shalberg, Wiley; Bart Rusler, Rocky Ford; Robert Schafer, Hoehne; Ken Delahoy, Peyton; Trevan Pepper, Sargent; Paul Zink, Caliche; Shane Zimmerman, Simla; Dave Bristol, Plateau Valley; Brian Bonds, Cheraw; Dick Peecher, Lamar Ledger; James Lopez, Manzanola; Dave Sheffield, Hi-Plains.
