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All-class rankings

1. Lawrence (8-0)

Last week: 66-6 win vs. Wichita North (0-7). Next week: vs. Dodge City (4-5). Last ranking: 1.

2. Wichita Northwest (7-0)

Last week: 68-12 win vs. Salina Central (1-8). Next week: vs. Wichita Heights (5-2). Last ranking: 2.

3. Olathe North (7-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Olathe Northwest (3-3). Last ranking: 3.

4. Mill Valley (6-2)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Spring Hill (4-3). Last ranking: 4.

5. Bishop Carroll (6-2)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Valley Center (5-4). Next week: at Hutchinson (8-1). Last ranking: 5.

6. Derby (5-2)

Last week: 62-0 win vs. Wichita Southeast (1-6). Next week: vs. Gardner Edgerton (5-2). Last ranking: 6.

7. SM Northwest (6-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Olathe West (5-3). Last ranking: 7.

8. Junction City (7-1)

Last week: 42-21 win vs. Lawrence Free State (0-6). Next week: vs. Washburn Rural (4-5). Last week: 8.

9. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Pittsburg (5-4). Last week: 9.

10. Paola (9-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Ottawa (1-8). Next week: vs. St. James Academy (4-4). Last week: 10.

Class 6A rankings

1. Lawrence (8-0)

Last week: 66-6 win vs. Wichita North (0-7). Next week: vs. Dodge City (4-5). Last ranking: 1.

2. Olathe North (7-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Olathe Northwest (3-3). Last ranking: 2.

3. Derby (5-2)

Last week: 62-0 win vs. Wichita Southeast (1-6). Next week: vs. No. 6 Gardner Edgerton (5-2). Last ranking: 3.

4. SM Northwest (6-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Olathe West (5-3). Last ranking: 4.

5. Junction City (7-1)

Last week: 42-21 win vs. Lawrence Free State (0-6). Next week: vs. Washburn Rural (4-5). Last week: 5.

6. Gardner Edgerton (5-2)

Last week: 37-13 win vs. Wichita South (2-5). Next week: at No. 3 Derby (5-2). Last week: 6.

7. Wichita East (6-1)

Last week: 46-6 win vs. Campus (1-6). Next week: vs. No. 10 Manhattan (6-3). Last week: 7.

8. Blue Valley (5-1)

Last week: 38-7 win vs. BV West (1-5). Next week: at No. 9 BV Northwest (5-1). Last week: 8.

9. BV Northwest (5-1)

Last week: 42-14 win vs. SM East (1-6). Next week: vs. No. 8 Blue Valley (5-1). Last week: 9.

10. Manhattan (6-3)

Last week: 21-20 win vs. Garden City (3-6). Next week: at No. 7 Wichita East (6-1). Last week: 10.

Class 5A rankings

1. Wichita Northwest (7-0)

Last week: 68-12 win vs. Salina Central (1-8). Next week: vs. Wichita Heights (5-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Mill Valley (6-2)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Spring Hill (4-3). Last ranking: 2.

3. Bishop Carroll (6-2)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Valley Center (5-4). Next week: at No. 5 Hutchinson (8-1). Last ranking: 3.

4. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Pittsburg (5-4). Last week: 4.

5. Hutchinson (8-1)

Last week: 46-41 win vs. Newton (2-7). Next week: vs. No. 3 Bishop Carroll (7-2). Last ranking: 5.

6. Maize (8-1)

Last week: 55-0 win vs. Liberal (2-6). Next week: vs. No. 10 Maize South (5-3). Last ranking: 6.

7. Topeka Seaman (8-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. BV Southwest (2-4). Last ranking: 7.

8. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7-1)

Last week: 74-0 win vs. Salina South (2-7). Next week: vs. Goddard (7-2). Last ranking: 8.

9. De Soto (8-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Leavenworth (4-3). Last ranking: 9.

10. Maize South (5-3)

Last week: 33-12 win at Hays (5-3). Next week: at No. 6 Maize (8-1). Last ranking: 10.

Class 4A rankings

1. Paola (9-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Ottawa (1-8). Next week: vs. No. 6 St. James Academy (4-4). Last ranking: 1.

2. Tonganoxie (8-1)

Last week: 48-28 win vs. Labette County (2-7). Next week: vs. No. 8 Lansing (5-3). Last ranking: 2.

3. Bishop Miege (3-4)

Last week: 64-17 win at Chanute (3-4). Next week: at No. 9 Fort Scott (7-0). Last ranking: 3.

4. Andover Central (7-1)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Great Bend (0-7). Next week: vs. Arkansas City (3-6). Last ranking: 4.

5. McPherson (8-1)

Last week: 78-14 win vs. Abilene (0-6). Next week: vs. Augusta (4-5). Last ranking: 5.

6. St. James Academy (4-4)

Last week: 41-19 win at Louisburg (4-5). Next week: at No. 1 Paola (9-0). Last ranking: 6.

7. Basehor-Linwood (6-3)

Last week: 35-16 win vs. Atchison (2-7). Next week: vs. Eudora (3-6). Last ranking: 7.

8. Lansing (5-3)

Last week: 48-6 win vs. Coffeyville (2-6). Next week: at No. 2 Tonganoxie (8-1). Last ranking: 8.

9. Fort Scott (7-0)

Last week: 48-22 win vs. Bonner Springs (1-6). Next week: vs. No. 3 Bishop Miege (3-4). Last ranking: 9.

10. Rose Hill (6-3)

Last week: 30-13 win vs. Mulvane (1-7). Next week: vs. Buhler (5-3). Last ranking: UR.

Class 3A rankings

1. Andale (8-0)

Last week: 74-7 win vs. Larned (3-6). Next week: vs. Clearwater (7-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Topeka Hayden (8-1)

Last week: 42-6 win vs. Sabetha (4-4). Next week: vs. No. 3 Perry-Lecompton (8-1). Last ranking: 2.

3. Perry-Lecompton (8-1)

Last week: 35-22 win at Rock Creek (5-3). Next week: at No. 2 Topeka Hayden (8-1). Last ranking: 3.

4. Cheney (9-0)

Last week: 40-34 win vs. Halstead (4-5). Next week: vs. No. 6 Collegiate (8-1). Last ranking: 4.

5. Southeast-Saline (8-0)

Last week: 46-8 win vs. Clay Center (4-5). Next week: vs. Marysville (4-4). Last ranking: 5.

6. Collegiate (8-1)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. Pratt (2-4). Next week: at No. 4 Cheney (9-0). Last ranking: 6.

7. Riley County (7-1)

Last week: 55-16 win vs. Smoky Valley (3-6). Next week: vs. Scott City (6-3). Last ranking: 7.

8. Holton (7-1)

Last week: 62-25 win vs. Santa Fe Trail (2-7). Next week: vs. Baldwin (3-4). Last ranking: 8.

9. Clearwater (7-2)

Last week: 31-15 at No. 9 Holcomb (7-2). Next week: at No. 1 Andale (8-0). Last ranking: UR.

10. Burlington (8-1)

Last week: 56-22 win vs. Parsons (3-6). Next week: vs. Frontenac (5-4). Last ranking: UR.

Class 2A rankings

1. Rossville (9-0)

Last week: 53-6 win vs. Riverside (4-5). Next week: vs. No. 5 Maur Hill-Mount Academy (8-0). Last ranking: 1.

2. Hoisington (9-0)

Last week: 47-0 win vs. Ellis (3-6). Next week: vs. Cimarron (6-3). Last ranking: 2.

3. Silver Lake (6-1)

Last week: 63-6 win vs. Republic County (4-3). Next week: at No. 4 Nemaha Central (6-2). Last ranking: 3.

4. Nemaha Central (6-2)

Last week: 50-6 win vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-5). Next week: vs. No. 3 Silver Lake (6-1). Last ranking: 4.

5. Maur Hill-Mount Academy (8-0)

Last week: 56-32 win vs. Mission Valley (5-4). Next week: at No. 1 Rossville (9-0). Last ranking: 5.

6. Hutch Trinity (8-1)

Last week: 35-0 win vs. Chaparral (2-6). Next week: vs. No. 9 Haven (7-2). Last ranking: 6.

7. Garden Plain (8-1)

Last week: 52-6 win vs. Marion (2-7). Next week: vs. No. 10 Hillsboro (6-3). Last ranking: 7.

8. Osage City (8-1)

Last week: 47-7 win vs. Neodesha (2-7). Next week: vs. Fredonia (5-3). Last ranking: 8.

9. Haven (7-2)

Last week: 42-21 win at No. 10 Kingman (6-3). Next week: at No. 6 Hutch Trinity (8-1). Last ranking: 9.

10. Hillsboro (6-3)

Last week: 47-12 win vs. Belle Plaine (4-5). Next week: at No. 7 Garden Plain (8-1). Last ranking: UR.

Class 1A rankings

1. Centralia (8-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Wabaunsee (4-5). Last ranking: 1.

2. Olpe (9-0)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. No. 10 Jackson Heights (4-4). Last ranking: 2.

3. Conway Springs (8-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Plainville (5-4). Last ranking: 3.

4. Smith Center (8-1)

Last week: Bye. Next week: vs. Ell Saline (4-5). Last ranking: 4.

5. Lyndon (7-2)

Last week: 57-6 win vs. Horton (0-8). Next week: vs. No. 8 Jefferson County North (7-2). Last ranking: 6.

6. Inman (7-2)

Last week: 61-0 win vs. Stanton County (0-8). Next week: vs. Remington (4-5). Last ranking: 7.

7. Sedgwick (8-1)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Ellinwood (0-9). Next week: vs. No. 9 Oakley (7-2). Last ranking: 8.

8. Jefferson County North (7-2)

Last week: 72-0 win vs. Northern Heights (1-8). Next week: at No. 5 Lyndon (7-2). Last ranking: 9.

9. Oakley (7-2)

Last week: 50-3 win vs. Independent (1-6). Next week: at No. 7 Sedgwick (8-1). Last ranking: 10.

10. Jackson Heights (4-4)

Last week: 26-0 win vs. Central Heights (4-5). Next week: at No. 2 Olpe (9-0). Last ranking: UR.

8-man Div. I rankings

1. Canton-Galva (9-0)

Last week: 46-0 win vs. Valley Falls (3-5). Next week: vs. Burlingame (7-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Wichita County (9-0)

Last week: 68-22 win vs. Hill City (4-4). Next week: vs. Rawlins County (4-3). Last ranking: 2.

3. Madison (9-0)

Last week: 59-6 win vs. West Elk (4-4). Next week: vs. Oswego (8-1). Last ranking: 3.

4. Clifton-Clyde (7-1)

Last week: 46-0 win vs. Bennington (2-7). Next week: vs. No. 5 Little River (7-2). Last ranking: 4.

5. Little River (7-2)

Last week: 56-0 win vs. Washington County (4-3). Next week: at No. 4 Clifton-Clyde (7-1). Last ranking: 5.

6. Sedan (9-0)

Last week: 58-6 win vs. Oxford (2-6). Next week: vs. No. 10 Chase County (7-2). Last ranking: 6.

7. Argonia-Attica (8-1)

Last week: 48-0 win vs. Macksville (3-5). Next week: vs. La Crosse (5-3). Last ranking: 7.

8. Hoxie (7-1)

Last week: 42-30 win vs. Spearville (5-4). Next week: vs. No. 9 South Gray (8-1). Last ranking: 8.

9. South Gray (8-1)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. Oberlin-Decatur (3-4). Next week: at No. 8 Hoxie (7-1). Last ranking: 9.

10. Chase County (7-2)

Last week: 66-0 win vs. Dexter-Cedar Vale (4-4). Next week: at No. 6 Sedan (9-0). Last ranking: 10.

8-man Div. II rankings

1. St. Francis (8-0)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Ingalls (2-7). Next week: vs. Bucklin (6-3). Last ranking: 1.

2. Hanover (7-0)

Last week: 56-6 win vs. Osborne (4-5). Next week: vs. Axtell (7-2). Last ranking: 2.

3. Victoria (9-0)

Last week: 54-6 win vs. Norwich (4-5). Next week: vs. No. 8 Sylvan-Lucas (7-2). Last ranking: 3.

4. Lebo (9-0)

Last week: 58-0 win vs. Chetopa (3-6). Next week: vs. Waverly (6-3). Last ranking: 4.

5. Colony-Crest (9-0)

Last week: 56-26 win vs. Wakefield (2-7). Next week: vs. Hartford (6-3). Last ranking: 5.

6. Central Plains (6-1)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. Peabody-Burns (5-4). Next week: at Caldwell (7-2). Last ranking: 6.

7. Frankfort (5-1)

Last week: 60-14 win vs. Downs-Lakeside (5-4). Next week: at Beloit-St. John’s (7-2). Last ranking: 7.

8. Sylvan-Lucas (7-2)

Last week: 74-24 win at South Barber (5-4). Next week: at No. 3 Victoria (9-0). Last ranking: 8.

9. Axtell (7-2)

Last week: 42-40 win at Thunder Ridge (5-4). Next week: at No. 2 Hanover (7-0). Last ranking: 9.

10. Wheatland-Grinnell

Last week: 56-20 win vs. Minneola (4-5). Next week: at South Central (7-2). Last ranking: 10.

This story was originally published November 2, 2020 at 6:00 AM.

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