Kansas high school football team rankings for each class after Week 4’s games
Following the Week 4 slate of games played on Friday, September 27, Varsity Kansas has released its latest version of Kansas high school football state rankings for the 2024 season.
Here’s where teams from each class in the state are ranked entering the Week 5 regular-season games on the schedule.
Class 6A rankings
1. Derby (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 59-7 win vs. Maize (0-4). This week: at Hutchinson (3-1).
2. Gardner-Edgerton (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 35-21 win at No. 9 Lawrence (2-2). This week: vs. No. 9 Shawnee Mission East (3-1).
3. Manhattan (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 52-0 win at Junction City (1-3). This week: vs. Emporia (0-4).
4. Blue Valley Northwest (4-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 49-23 win at Washburn Rural (1-3). This week: at No. 6 Blue Valley West (3-1).
5. Wichita Northwest (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 48-24 win vs. 4A No. 3 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (3-1). This week: vs. Wichita West (2-2).
6. Blue Valley West (3-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 34-28 win vs. Blue Valley North (1-3). This week: vs. No. 4 Blue Valley Northwest (4-0).
7. Shawnee Mission Northwest (2-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 56-6 win at Shawnee Mission West (1-3). This week: vs. No. 10 Olathe East (4-0).
8. Lawrence Free State (2-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 42-14 win vs. Olathe Northwest (2-2). This week: at Olathe West (2-2).
9. Shawnee Mission East (3-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 39-34 win at No. 8 Olathe North (1-3). This week: at No. 2 Gardner-Edgerton (4-0).
10. Olathe East (4-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 23-7 win vs. Shawnee Mission North (1-3). This week: at No. 7 Shawnee Mission Northwest (2-2).
Next five out: Olathe North (1-3), Lawrence (2-2), Wichita East (2-2), Washburn Rural (1-3), Junction City (1-3).
Class 5A rankings
1. Mill Valley (3-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 49-0 win at Shawnee Mission South (1-3). This week: vs. Olathe North (1-3).
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 59-10 win vs. No. 8 Blue Valley Southwest (2-2). This week: at 4A No. 2 Bishop Miege (0-4).
3. Blue Valley (3-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 20-10 win vs. No. 7 St. James Academy (1-3). This week: at Blue Valley North (1-3).
4. Great Bend (4-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 61-7 win vs. Wichita North (0-4). This week: at Dodge City (3-1).
5. Goddard Eisenhower (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 51-28 win at Salina Central (2-2). This week: vs. Andover (2-2).
6. Maize South (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 51-13 win vs. Campus (0-4). This week: at Arkansas City (1-3).
7. St. James Academy (1-3, LW: 7)
Last week: 20-10 loss at No. 3 Blue Valley (3-1). This week: vs. St. Pius X (Mo.).
8. Hays (2-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 41-8 win at Garden City (1-3). This week: at Junction City (1-3).
9. Blue Valley Southwest (2-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 59-10 loss at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0). This week: vs. Blair Oaks (Mo.).
10. Basehor-Linwood (4-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 21-7 win vs. No. 10 De Soto (3-1). This week: at Topeka West (0-4).
Next five out: De Soto (3-1), Spring Hill (4-0), Hutchinson (3-1), Topeka Seaman (3-1), Blue Valley North (1-3).
Class 4A rankings
1. Andover Central (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 24-0 win at Valley Center (0-4). This week: vs. Goddard (3-1).
2. Bishop Miege (0-4, LW: 2)
Last week: 20-3 loss vs. Rockhurst (Mo.). This week: vs. 5A No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0).
3. Wamego (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 31-28 win vs. 3A No. 4 Topeka Hayden (3-1). This week: at No. 7 Buhler (3-1).
4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (3-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 48-24 loss at 6A No. 5 Wichita Northwest (3-1). This week: vs. Wichita Southeast (0-4).
5. Wellington (2-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 43-6 win at Labette County (1-3). This week: at Augusta (0-4).
6. Louisburg (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 57-8 win vs. Bonner Springs (0-4). This week: at No. 10 Eudora (2-2).
7. Buhler (3-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 55-14 win vs. Circle (1-3). This week: vs. No. 3 Wamego (3-1).
8. Chanute (3-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 13-7 loss vs. 2A No. 4 Nemaha Central (2-2). This week: at Independence (0-4).
9. McPherson (2-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 29-23 win vs. Winfield (3-1). This week: at Rose Hill (1-3).
10. Eudora (2-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 24-21 win at No. 9 Ottawa (3-1). This week: vs. No. 6 Louisburg (4-0).
Next five out: Ottawa (3-1), Fort Scott (3-1), Tonganoxie (2-2), Winfield (3-1), Mulvane (3-1).
Class 3A rankings
1. Cheney (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 50-0 win at Clearwater (2-2). This week: at Hoisington (1-3).
2. Andale (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 47-6 win vs. No. 5 Wichita Collegiate (3-1). This week: vs. Nickerson (0-4).
3. Marysville (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 24-0 win vs. Concordia (0-4). This week: at Abilene (2-2).
4. Topeka Hayden (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 31-28 loss at 4A No. 4 Wamego (3-1). This week: vs. Hiawatha (1-3).
5. Frontenac (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 15-8 win vs. Girard (2-2). This week: at Parsons (1-3).
6. Wichita Collegiate (3-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 47-6 loss at No. 2 Andale (4-0). This week: vs. No. 8 Pratt (4-0).
7. Clay Center (2-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 42-26 win at Chapman (1-3). This week: at Rock Creek (3-1).
8. Pratt (4-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 49-10 win vs. Chaparral (1-3). This week: at No. 6 Wichita Collegiate (3-1).
9. Wellsville (4-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 49-0 win at Baldwin (0-4). This week: vs. Santa Fe Trail (2-2).
10. Scott City (3-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 57-8 win at Ulysses (0-4). This week: vs. Hugoton (3-1).
Next five out: Hesston (4-0), Rock Creek (3-1), Prairie View (3-1), Colby (4-0), Holcomb (3-1).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast of Saline (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 40-6 win at Kingman (2-2). This week: vs. Lyons (1-3).
2. Norton (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 35-14 win vs. Minneapolis (1-3). This week: at No. 9 Beloit (3-1).
3. Nemaha Central (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 13-7 win at 4A No. 8 Chanute (3-1). This week: vs. Oskaloosa (2-2).
4. Silver Lake (3-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 26-20 win at No. 3 St. Marys (3-1). This week: at Baldwin (0-4).
5. St. Marys (3-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 26-20 loss vs. No. 7 Silver Lake (3-1). This week: at Riley County (3-1).
6. Council Grove (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 34-13 win vs. Riley County (3-1). This week: at No. 7 Osage City (4-0).
7. Osage City (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 74-0 win vs. West Franklin (0-4). This week: vs. No. 6 Council Grove (4-0).
8. Ellsworth (4-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 48-7 win at Lyons (1-3). This week: vs. Hillsboro (2-2).
9. Beloit (3-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 27-6 win at Phillipsburg (2-2). This week: vs. No. 2 Norton (4-0).
10. Garden Plain (2-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 56-0 win vs. Belle Plaine (0-4). This week: at Haven (4-0).
Next five out: Haven (4-0), Humboldt (4-0), Riley County (3-1), Sabetha (3-1), Phillipsburg (2-2).
Class 1A rankings
1. Conway Springs (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 45-24 win at No. 2 Medicine Lodge (2-1). This week: vs. Hutchinson Trinity (2-2).
2. Jackson Heights (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 57-0 win vs. McLouth (2-2). This week: vs. Pleasant Ridge (0-4).
3. Sedgwick (3-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 35-8 win at No. 7 Marion (3-1). This week: vs. Sacred Heart (0-3).
4. Medicine Lodge (2-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 45-24 loss vs. No. 1 Conway Springs (4-0). This week: vs. Sterling (2-2).
5. Rossville (1-3, LW: 5)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Maranatha Academy (0-4). This week: at Mission Valley (3-1).
6. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (3-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 66-8 win vs. Pleasanton (1-2). This week: vs. Uniontown (2-2).
7. Moundridge (3-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 76-6 win vs. Herington (0-4). This week: vs. Remington (1-3).
8. Centralia (3-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 58-14 win vs. Doniphan West (1-3). This week: vs. Maur Hill-Mt. Academy (2-2).
9. Thomas More Prep (3-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 50-7 win vs. Stanton County (0-4). This week: vs. Smith Center (0-4).
Next five out: Olpe (3-1), Marion (3-1), Sterling (2-2), Ellinwood (3-1), Plainville (3-1).
8-man Division I rankings
1. Wichita County (2-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 58-8 win vs. WaKeeney-Trego (0-4). This week: at Ness City (1-3).
2. Hoxie (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 53-0 win vs. Stockton (0-4). This week: at No. 9 Decatur County (3-1).
3. Little River (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 58-0 win vs. Goessel (1-3). This week: at Canton-Galva (2-2).
4. South Central (4-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 54-8 win at Kiowa County (1-3). This week: vs. Wichita Independent (0-4).
5. Ell-Saline (3-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 46-0 win at Canton-Galva (2-2). This week: vs. Solomon (0-4).
6. West Elk (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 54-44 win at Oswego (2-2). This week: vs. Cedar Vale-Dexter (3-1).
7. Sylvan-Lucas (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 60-12 win vs. Rock Hills (3-1). This week: at Lakeside-Downs (1-3).
8. Ellis (3-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 53-8 win at La Crosse (0-4). This week: vs. WaKeeney-Trego (0-4).
9. Decatur County (3-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 32-14 win at St. Francis (3-1). This week: vs. No. 2 Hoxie (4-0).
10. Chase County (2-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 40-6 win at No. 8 Lyndon (2-2). This week: vs. Yates Center (0-4).
Next five out: Lyndon (2-2), Central Plains (3-1), Rawlins County (3-1), Lincoln (3-1), Sublette (3-1).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 64-8 win vs. Blue Valley-Randolph (3-1). This week: at Wakefield (2-2).
2. Hanover (4-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-22 win vs. No. 2 Frankfort (3-1). This week: at Blue Valley-Randolph (3-1).
3. Victoria (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 56-0 win at Pretty Prairie (0-4). This week: vs. St. John (2-2).
4. Frankfort (3-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-22 loss at No. 4 Hanover (4-0). This week: vs. Thunder Ridge (0-4).
5. Dighton (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-14 win at Wallace County (2-2). This week: vs. Logan-Palco (4-0).
6. Burlingame (4-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 68-0 win at Centre (0-4). This week: vs. No. 7 Lebo (4-0).
7. Lebo (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 56-6 win vs. Hartford (0-4). This week: at No. 6 Burlingame (4-0).
8. Bucklin (4-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 60-14 win at Deerfield (0-3). This week: at Macksville (3-1).
9. Hutchinson Central Christian (3-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 46-6 win at Fairfield (2-2). This week: at St. Paul (2-2).
10. Minneola (4-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 56-6 win vs. Ashland (0-4). This week: at Satanta (0-4).
Next five out: Hodgeman County (4-0), Osborne (1-3), Marmaton Valley (3-1), Rural Vista (3-1), Wallace County (2-2).
6-man rankings
1. Cunningham (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 52-6 win vs. Tescott (2-2). This week: at No. 5 Otis-Bison (2-1).
2. Ingalls (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 58-0 win at Rolla (1-2). This week: vs. Moscow (1-3).
3. Weskan (4-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 54-6 win vs. Western Plains (1-3). This week: at Cheylin (2-2).
4. South Barber (3-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 53-8 win at Moscow (1-3). This week: vs. Chetopa (2-2).
5. Otis-Bison (3-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 64-0 win vs. Chase (0-4). This week: vs. No. 1 Cunningham (4-0).
First five out: Cheylin (2-2), Peabody-Burns (2-1), Marais des Cygnes Valley (4-0), Tescott (2-2), Golden Plains (3-1).
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