Getting your player ready...
Arapahoe has moved into the top 10 of the Class 5A baseball coaches poll.
The Warriors beat then-No. 2 Regis Jesuit last week and are No. 8 in the Denver Post ranking this week. Regis Jesuit dropped to fourth.
Cherry Creek retained the top spot in the 5A poll.
The 4A poll has a new No. 1 team in Broomfield. The defending champion Eagles jumped preseason No. 1 D’Evelyn.
That ranking also added four new teams this week: Montrose (No. 3), Valor Christian (No. 6), Fort Morgan (No. 8) and Durango (No. 9).
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 | Cherry Creek (10) | 2-0 | 100 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Grandview | 1-0 | 78 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Pine Creek | 1-0 | 65 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Regis Jesuit | 1-1 | 61 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Ralston Valley | 1-0 | 38 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Chaparral | 0-0 | 33 | 10 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Dakota Ridge | 0-1 | 32 | 5 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Arapahoe | 1-0 | 28 | – | 1-0 |
| 9 | Highlands Ranch | 0-1 | 25 | 8 | 0-1 |
| 10 | Legend | 1-1 | 18 | 7 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Liberty 9, Brighton 8, Chatfield 7, ThunderRidge 7, Mountain Vista 6, Rock Canyon 5, Rocky Mountain 5, Cherokee Trail 4, Grand Junction 4, Legacy 4, Columbine 3, Mountain Range 3, Poudre 3, Bear Creek 2, Denver East 1, Rampart 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) Brighton. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Broomfield (3) | 1-0 | 62 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 2 | D’Evelyn (3) | 0-0 | 48 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Montrose | 4-0 | 41 | – | 4-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa (1) | 0-0 | 39 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Air Academy | 0-1 | 35 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Valor Christian | 1-0 | 32 | – | 1-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo West | 1-0 | 30 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Fort Morgan | 5-0 | 22 | – | 5-0 |
| 9 | Durango | 4-1 | 13 | – | 4-1 |
| 10 | Longmont | 2-1 | 12 | 4 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Cheyenne Mountain 9, Green Mountain 9, Wheat Ridge 7, Palisade 6, Pueblo Centennial 6, Delta 5, Evergreen 4, Mountain View 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Skyline 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (6) Coronado, (7) Windsor, (8) Palisade, (10) Denver North. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaton (3) | 0-0 | 48 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Faith Christian (2) | 0-0 | 46 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Holy Family | 0-0 | 39 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Bayfield | 3-1 | 31 | 4 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Lamar | 3-0 | 27 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Cedaredge | 2-0 | 17 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 7 | The Classical Academy | 0-0 | 14 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Machebeuf | 0-1 | 13 | 6 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Colorado Academy | 0-0 | 12 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Manitou Springs | 1-0 | 7 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| St. Mary’s 6, Middle Park 5, Strasburg 4, University 3, Trinidad 2, Sterling 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Brush. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Rye (8) | 1-0 | 80 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Las Animas | 1-1 | 62 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Resurrection Christian | 0-1 | 55 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Limon | 0-0 | 52 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Swink | 0-0 | 43 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Denver Christian | 0-0 | 36 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Wray | 0-0 | 34 | 7 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Byers | 0-0 | 25 | 9 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Lutheran | 0-0 | 22 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Holyoke | 0-0 | 19 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Burlington 18, Kiowa 9, Front Range Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Stratton (4) | 0-0 | 20 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Fleming | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Elbert | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Baca County | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Community Christian | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Granada 5, Holly 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
