The new Kansas high school football rankings for Round 2 state playoffs (November 1)
Following the first round of the state playoffs last Friday night, Varsity Kansas introduced its latest Kansas high school football rankings for the 2021 season on Monday, November 1 ahead of the second round of the state playoffs.
Class 6A rankings
1. Derby (8-0, Last Week: 1)
Last week: 63-9 win vs. Wichita Southeast. This week: vs. No. 10 Wichita East (6-3).
2. Blue Valley Northwest (8-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Kansas City Harmon. This week: vs. Olathe South (5-4).
3. Blue Valley (8-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 31-13 win vs. Shawnee Mission South. This week: vs. No. 6 Blue Valley West (5-4).
4. Washburn Rural (8-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 52-7 win vs. Wichita West. This week: vs. No. 9 Lawrence Free State (7-2).
5. Manhattan (8-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 64-6 win vs. Wichita North. This week: vs. Gardner-Edgerton (4-5).
6. Blue Valley West (5-4, LW: 6)
Last week: 31-13 win vs. Shawnee Mission West. This week: at No. 3 Blue Valley (8-1).
7. Lawrence (7-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 37-7 win vs. Topeka. This week: at No. 8 Junction City (8-1).
8. Junction City (8-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 35-17 win vs. Campus. This week: vs. No. 7 Lawrence (7-2).
9. Lawrence Free State (7-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 49-22 win vs. Wichita South. This week: at No. 4 Washburn Rural (8-1).
10. Wichita East (6-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 24-7 win vs. Garden City. This week: at No. 1 Derby (7-1).
Others considered: Olathe North (7-2), Olathe Northwest (6-3), Olathe South (5-4), Olathe West (7-2), Shawnee Mission Northwest (6-3).
Class 5A rankings
1. Mill Valley (8-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 38-0 win vs. Topeka Highland Park. This week: vs. Shawnee Heights (5-4).
2. Bishop Carroll (7-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 31-28 overtime win vs. Hutchinson. This week: at No. 6 Maize (7-2).
3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 35-3 win vs. Goddard. This week: vs. No. 10 Maize South (6-3).
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-4, LW: 4)
Last week: 48-17 win vs. Kansas City Washington. This week: at Spring Hill (8-1).
5. Wichita Northwest (7-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 63-0 win vs. Valley Center. This week: vs. No. 8 Salina Central (7-2).
6. Maize (7-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 39-9 win vs. Newton. This week: vs. No. 2 Bishop Carroll (7-2).
7. Hays (7-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 19-13 win vs. Goddard Eisenhower. This week: at No. 9 Andover (7-2).
8. Salina Central (7-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 42-10 win vs. Liberal. This week: at No. 5 Wichita Northwest (7-2).
9. Andover (7-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 51-21 win vs. Salina South. This week: vs. No. 7 Hays (7-2).
10. Maize South (6-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 48-21 win vs. Wichita Heights. This week: at No. 3 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1).
Others considered: BV Southwest (3-6), De Soto (5-3), Pittsburg (6-3), Spring Hill (8-1), Topeka Seaman (6-3).
Class 4A rankings
1. St. James Academy (5-4, LW: 1)
Last week: 56-22 win vs. Louisburg. This week: at No. 6 Basehor-Linwood (9-0).
2. Bishop Miege (3-6, LW: 2)
Last week: 34-20 win at Tonganoxie. This week: at No. 9 Chanute (8-1).
3. Andover Central (8-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Wellington. This week: vs. No. 10 Circle (6-3).
4. Buhler (8-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 52-12 win vs. Abilene. This week: vs. Winfield (4-5).
5. Mulvane (7-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 46-16 win vs. Ulysses. This week: vs. No. 7 McPherson (7-2).
6. Basehor-Linwood (9-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 53-8 win vs. Labette County. This week: vs. No. 1 St. James Academy (5-4).
7. McPherson (7-2, LW: 7)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Arkansas City. This week: at No. 5 Mulvane (7-2).
8. Wamego (8-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 42-21 win vs. Great Bend. This week: vs. Augusta (6-3).
9. Chanute (8-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 57-14 win vs. Bonner Springs. This week: vs. No. 2 Bishop Miege (3-6).
10. Circle (6-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 28-14 win vs. Rose Hill. This week: at No. 3 Andover Central (8-1).
Others considered: Atchison (8-1), Augusta (6-3), Kansas City Piper (6-3), Paola (6-3), Winfield (4-5).
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (9-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 53-2 win vs. Hugoton. This week: vs. Holcomb (7-2).
2. Cheney (9-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 48-14 win vs. Clearwater. This week: vs. No. 4 Wichita Collegiate (8-1).
3. Holton (9-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 58-18 win vs. Santa Fe Trail. This week: vs. Perry-Lecompton (6-3).
4. Wichita Collegiate (8-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 23-8 win vs. Pratt. This week: at No. 2 Cheney (9-0).
5. Southeast of Saline (9-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-7 win vs. Marysville. This week: vs. No. 9 Chapman (7-2).
6. Girard (9-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 35-8 win vs. Caney Valley. This week: vs. Parsons (7-2).
7. Riley County (9-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 18-15 win vs. Russell. This week: vs. Concordia (7-2).
8. Topeka Hayden (8-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 49-0 win vs. Hiawatha. This week: vs. Rock Creek (6-3).
9. Chapman (7-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 50-20 win vs. Smoky Valley. This week: at No. 5 Southeast of Saline (9-0).
10. Galena (8-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 50-6 win vs. Burlington. This week: vs. Frontenac (7-2).
Others considered: Concordia (7-2), Frontenac (7-2), Holcomb (7-2), Parsons (7-2), Perry-Lecompton (6-3).
Class 2A rankings
1. Rossville (9-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 56-0 win vs. Republic County. This week: vs. No. 6 Nemaha Central (7-2).
2. Wellsville (9-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 48-6 win vs. Erie. This week: vs. Humboldt (6-3).
3. Silver Lake (7-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 62-20 win vs. Atchison County. This week: at St. Marys (5-3).
4. Osage City (8-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 47-2 win vs. Southeast-Cherokee. This week: at Riverton (7-2).
5. Kingman (8-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 52-13 win vs. Hutchinson Trinity. This week: vs. No. 10 Garden Plain (6-3).
6. Nemaha Central (7-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 48-14 win vs. Pleasant Ridge. This week: at No. 1 Rossville (9-0).
7. Hillsboro (8-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 62-7 win vs. Douglass. This week: vs. No. 9 Chaparral (8-1).
8. Hoisington (8-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 35-14 win vs. Ellis. This week: vs. Thomas More Prep (7-2).
9. Chaparral (8-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 34-14 win vs. Marion. This week: at No. 7 Hillsboro (8-1).
10. Garden Plain (6-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 42-16 win at Haven. This week: at No. 5 Kingman (8-1).
Others considered: Beloit (6-3), Cimarron (7-2), Humboldt (6-3), Riverton (7-2), St. Marys (5-3), Thomas More Prep (7-2).
Class 1A rankings
1. Olpe (9-0, LW: 1)
Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Jackson Heights (5-4).
2. Inman (9-0, LW: 2)
Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Oakley (4-5).
3. Sedgwick (9-0, LW: 3)
Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Ell-Saline (4-5).
4. Smith Center (8-1, LW: 4)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Wichita Independent. This week: vs. Remington (5-3).
5. Jefferson County North (7-2, LW: 5)
Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Troy (5-4).
6. Wabaunsee (7-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 68-0 win vs. Northern Heights. This week: at No. 10 Lyndon (5-3).
7. Plainville (6-3, LW: 7)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Sublette. This week: at No. 8 Conway Springs (7-2).
8. Conway Springs (7-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 68-0 win vs. Salina Sacred Heart. This week: vs. No. 7 Plainville (6-3).
9. Centralia (7-2, LW: 9)
Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Valley Heights (4-4).
10. Lyndon (5-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 59-13 win vs. Horton. This week: vs. No. 6 Wabaunsee (7-2).
Others considered: Jackson Heights (4-4), Oakley (4-5), Remington (5-3), Troy (5-4), Valley Heights (4-4).
8-man Division I rankings
1. Little River (9-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 60-0 win vs. Valley Falls. This week: vs. Burlingame (6-2).
2. Canton-Galva (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 60-14 win vs. Doniphan West. This week: at No. 7 Clifton-Clyde (7-1).
3. Meade (9-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 54-6 win vs. Rawlins County. This week: vs. No. 6 WaKeeney-Trego (8-1).
4. Madison (9-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Marmaton Valley. This week: vs. West Elk (8-1).
5. Hill City (8-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-22 win vs. South Gray. This week: vs. Hoxie (6-3).
6. WaKeeney-Trego (8-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 52-16 win vs. Spearville. This week: at No. 3 Meade (9-0).
7. Clifton-Clyde (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 66-20 win vs. Solomon. This week: vs. No. 2 Canton-Galva (7-1).
8. Sedan (9-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 74-24 win vs. Flinthills. This week: vs. Chase County (8-1).
9. Argonia-Attica (8-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Kinsley. This week: at La Crosse (7-2).
10. Goessel (7-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 44-36 overtime win vs. Pratt Skyline. This week: vs. Macksville (5-4).
Others considered: Burlingame (6-2), Chase County (8-1), La Crosse (7-2), Macksville (5-4), West Elk (8-1).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (9-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Beloit St. John’s-Tipton. This week: vs. Hanover (6-3).
2. Thunder Ridge (9-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 62-16 win vs. Onaga. This week: vs. Frankfort (7-2).
3. Victoria (8-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 52-6 win vs. Peabody-Burns. This week: vs. Caldwell (8-1).
4. Lebo (8-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 50-0 win vs. Southern Coffey County. This week: vs. St. Paul (6-3).
5. Wheatland-Grinnell (8-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 50-0 win vs. South Central. This week: vs. No. 8 Bucklin (8-1).
6. Quinter (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 36-28 win vs. Minneola. This week: at No. 7 Dighton (8-1).
7. Dighton (8-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 58-12 win vs. Triplains-Brewster. This week: vs. No. 6 Quinter (7-1).
8. Bucklin (8-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 38-14 win vs. Wallace County. This week: at No. 5 Wheatland-Grinnell (8-1).
9. Hanover (6-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 24-6 win at No. 4 Osborne. This week: at No. 1 Axtell (9-0).
10. South Barber (8-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 52-6 win vs. Otis-Bison. This week: vs. Norwich (5-2).
Others considered: Caldwell (8-1), Frankfort (7-2), Norwich (5-2), St. Paul (6-3), Waverly (6-1).
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