Kansas high school football team rankings for each class after Week 5’s games
Following the Week 5 slate of games played on Friday, October 4, 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 6 regular-season games on the schedule.
Class 6A rankings
1. Derby (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 36-3 win at Hutchinson (3-2). This week: vs. Valley Center (1-4).
2. Gardner-Edgerton (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 27-14 win vs. No. 9 Shawnee Mission East (3-2). This week: vs. 5A No. 1 Mill Valley (4-1).
3. Manhattan (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 59-0 win vs. Emporia (0-5). This week: at No. 5 Wichita Northwest (5-0).
4. Blue Valley West (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 42-35 win vs. No. 4 Blue Valley Northwest (4-1). This week: at Blue Valley Southwest (2-3).
5. Wichita Northwest (5-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-14 win vs. Wichita West (2-3). This week: at No. 3 Manhattan (5-0).
6. Blue Valley Northwest (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 42-35 loss at No. 6 Blue Valley West (4-1). This week: vs. 5A No. 3 Blue Valley (4-1).
7. Shawnee Mission Northwest (3-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 31-21 win vs. No. 10 Olathe East (4-1). This week: vs. Olathe South (1-4).
8. Lawrence Free State (3-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 30-13 win at Olathe West (2-3). This week: at Shawnee Mission North (1-4).
9. Shawnee Mission East (3-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 27-14 loss at No. 2 Gardner-Edgerton (5-0). This week: vs. Shawnee Mission West (1-4).
10. Olathe East (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 31-21 loss at No. 7 Shawnee Mission Northwest (3-2). This week: vs. Lawrence (3-2).
Next five out: Olathe North (1-4), Lawrence (3-2), Wichita East (3-2), Washburn Rural (2-3), Junction City (1-4).
Class 5A rankings
1. Mill Valley (4-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 43-36 win vs. Olathe North (1-4). This week: at 6A No. 2 Gardner-Edgerton (5-0).
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-24 win at 4A No. 2 Bishop Miege (0-5). This week: at Rockhurst (Mo.).
3. Blue Valley (4-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 42-14 win at Blue Valley North (1-4). This week: at 6A No. 6 Blue Valley Northwest (4-1).
4. Great Bend (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-14 win at Dodge City (3-2). This week: at Liberal (4-1).
5. Goddard Eisenhower (5-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 21-17 win vs. Andover (2-3). This week: at Arkansas City (1-4).
6. Maize South (5-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 45-7 win at Arkansas City (1-4). This week: vs. Maize (1-4).
7. Hays (3-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 27-17 win at Junction City (1-4). This week: vs. Dodge City (3-2).
8. Basehor-Linwood (5-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 59-6 win at Topeka West (0-5). This week: vs. Tonganoxie (3-2).
9. St. James Academy (1-4, LW: 7)
Last week: 27-20 loss vs. St. Pius X (Mo.). This week: vs. Blue Valley North (1-4).
10. Goddard (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 22-16 win at 4A No. 1 Andover Central (4-1). This week: at Salina South (0-5).
Next five out: De Soto (4-1), Blue Valley Southwest (2-3), Spring Hill (4-1), Hutchinson (3-2), Topeka Seaman (4-1).
Class 4A rankings
1. Wamego (4-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 29-16 win at No. 7 Buhler (3-2). This week: at Chapman (1-4).
2. Louisburg (5-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 42-14 win at No. 10 Eudora (2-3). This week: at Wichita West (2-3).
3. Andover Central (4-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 22-16 loss vs. Goddard (4-1). This week: vs. Salina Central (3-2).
4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Wichita Southeast (0-5). This week: at Bishop Carroll (2-3).
5. Bishop Miege (0-5, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-24 loss vs. 5A No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0). This week: at Cardinal Ritter (Mo.).
6. Wellington (3-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 40-21 win at Augusta (0-5). This week: vs. Winfield (4-1).
7. Chanute (4-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 41-8 win at Independence (0-5). This week: vs. Fort Scott (3-2).
8. Buhler (3-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 29-16 loss vs. No. 3 Wamego (4-1). This week: at El Dorado (0-5).
9. McPherson (3-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 35-26 win at Rose Hill (1-4). This week: vs. Mulvane (4-1).
10. Tonganoxie (3-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 45-0 win vs. Bonner Springs (0-5). This week: at 5A No. 8 Basehor-Linwood (5-0).
Next five out: Eudora (2-3), Ottawa (4-1), Winfield (4-1), Mulvane (4-1), Lansing (3-2).
Class 3A rankings
1. Cheney (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 47-18 win at Hoisington (1-4). This week: vs. Chaparral (1-4).
2. Andale (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 58-6 win vs. Nickerson (0-5). This week: at Smoky Valley 1-4).
3. Marysville (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 22-20 win at Abilene (2-3). This week: vs. No. 8 Rock Creek (4-1).
4. Wichita Collegiate (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 42-12 win vs. No. 8 Pratt (4-1). This week: at Clearwater (3-2).
5. Topeka Hayden (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 49-0 win vs. Hiawatha (1-4). This week: at Holton (3-2).
6. Frontenac (5-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 21-0 win at Parsons (1-4). This week: at Baxter Springs (1-4).
7. Wellsville (5-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 43-13 win vs. Santa Fe Trail (2-3). This week: at Bishop Ward (0-4).
8. Rock Creek (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 21-0 win vs. No. 7 Clay Center (2-3). This week: at No. 3 Marysville (5-0).
9. Scott City (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 50-0 win vs. Hugoton (3-2). This week: at Holcomb (4-1).
10. Hesston (5-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 48-6 win vs. Smoky Valley (1-4). This week: at Wichita Trinity Academy (2-3).
Next five out: Pratt (4-1), Holcomb (4-1), Clay Center (2-3), Prairie View (3-2), Clearwater (3-2).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast of Saline (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 66-0 win vs. Lyons (1-4). This week: at Hillsboro (2-3).
2. Norton (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 14-7 win at No. 9 Beloit (3-2). This week: vs. Russell (2-3).
3. Nemaha Central (4-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 48-6 win vs. Oskaloosa (2-3). This week: at Sabetha (4-1).
4. Osage City (5-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 26-20 win vs. No. 6 Council Grove (4-1). This week: at St. Marys (3-2).
5. Silver Lake (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 50-0 win at Baldwin (0-5). This week: vs. No. 10 Riley County (4-1).
6. Garden Plain (3-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 38-14 win at Haven (4-1). This week: vs. Kingman (3-2).
7. Council Grove (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 26-20 loss at No. 7 Osage City (5-0). This week: vs. Central Heights (3-2).
8. Ellsworth (5-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 14-6 win vs. Hillsboro (2-3). This week: at Halstead (1-4).
9. Humboldt (5-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 46-35 win at Prairie View (3-2). This week: vs. Bluestem (1-4).
10. Riley County (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 27-26 win vs. No. 5 St. Marys (3-2). This week: at No. 5 Silver Lake (5-1).
Next five out: Beloit (3-2), St. Marys (3-2), Haven (4-1), Sabetha (4-1), Phillipsburg (3-2).
Class 1A rankings
1. Conway Springs (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 35-0 win vs. Hutchinson Trinity (2-3). This week: at No. 9 Sterling (3-2).
2. Jackson Heights (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Pleasant Ridge (0-5). This week: at Onaga (2-3).
3. Sedgwick (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 39-7 win vs. Sacred Heart (0-5). This week: vs. Inman (3-2).
4. Rossville (2-3, LW: 5)
Last week: 43-0 win at Mission Valley (3-2). This week: vs. Cair Paravel (1-4).
5. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 56-0 win vs. Uniontown (2-3). This week: at Jayhawk-Linn (3-2).
6. Moundridge (4-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 41-8 win vs. Remington (1-4). This week: at Marion (4-1).
7. Centralia (4-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 52-0 win vs. Maur Hill-Mt. Academy (2-3). This week: at Horton (1-4).
8. Sterling (3-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 33-26 win at No. 4 Medicine Lodge (2-2). This week: vs. No. 1 Conway Springs (5-0).
9. Valley Heights (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 43-6 win at Bennington (0-5). This week: vs. Herington (0-5).
10. Medicine Lodge (2-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 33-26 loss vs. Sterling (3-2). This week: at South Sumner County (2-3).
Next five out: Olpe (4-1), Marion (4-1), Thomas More Prep (3-2), Riverside (4-1), Ellinwood (4-1).
8-man Division I rankings
1. Hoxie (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 45-12 win at No. 9 Decatur County (3-2). This week: vs. Hill City (3-2).
2. Wichita County (3-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 62-6 win at Ness City (1-4). This week: vs. La Crosse (1-4).
3. Little River (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 66-6 win at Canton-Galva (2-3). This week: vs. No. 5 Ell-Saline (4-1).
4. South Central (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 80-0 win vs. Wichita Independent (0-5). This week: at Udall (0-5).
5. Ell-Saline (4-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 45-0 win vs. Solomon (0-5). This week: at No. 3 Little River (5-0).
6. West Elk (5-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 64-14 win vs. Cedar Vale-Dexter (3-2). This week: at Sedan (2-3).
7. Sylvan-Lucas (5-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 50-8 win at Lakeside-Downs (1-4). This week: vs. Clifton-Clyde (3-2).
8. Chase County (3-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 54-0 win vs. Yates Center (0-5). This week: at Flinthills (2-3).
9. Rawlins County (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 58-12 win vs. Stockton (0-5). This week: at St. Francis (3-2).
10. Lyndon (3-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 58-8 win vs. Flinthills (2-3). This week: at Madison (3-2).
Next five out: Central Plains (4-1), Decatur County (3-2), Ellis (3-2), Lincoln (4-1), Oxford (4-1).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 50-0 win at Wakefield (2-3). This week: vs. St. Paul (2-3).
2. Hanover (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 46-0 win at Blue Valley-Randolph (3-2). This week: vs. Wakefield (2-3).
3. Victoria (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 62-6 win vs. St. John (2-3). This week: at Stafford (1-4).
4. Dighton (5-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 44-14 win vs. Logan-Palco (4-1). This week: at Wheatland-Grinnell (0-5).
5. Burlingame (5-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 50-0 win vs. No. 7 Lebo (4-1). This week: at Hartford (0-5).
6. Frankfort (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 54-6 win vs. Thunder Ridge (0-5). This week: vs. Blue Valley-Randolph (3-2).
7. Bucklin (5-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 54-6 win at Macksville (3-2). This week: vs. Ashland (1-4).
8. Hutchinson Central Christian (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 52-6 win at St. Paul (2-3). This week: vs. Argonia-Attica (4-1).
9. Minneola (5-0, LW: 10)
Last week: Forfeit win at Satanta (0-5). This week: at St. John (2-3).
10. Hodgeman County (5-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Stafford (1-4). This week: at Macksville (3-2).
Next five out: Osborne (2-3), Marmaton Valley (4-1), Rural Vista (4-1), Wallace County (3-2), Argonia-Attica (4-1).
6-man rankings
1. Cunningham (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 50-0 win at No. 5 Otis-Bison (3-2). This week: vs. Chase (0-4).
2. Ingalls (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 59-0 win vs. Moscow (1-4). This week: at No. 4 South Barber (4-1).
3. Weskan (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 46-0 win at Cheylin (2-3). This week: vs. No. 5 Golden Plains (4-1).
4. South Barber (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 61-6 win vs. Chetopa (2-3). This week: vs. No. 2 Ingalls (5-0).
5. Golden Plains (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 59-14 win vs. Northern Valley (1-4). This week: at No. 3 Weskan (5-0).
First five out: Otis-Bison (3-2), Peabody-Burns (3-1), Cheylin (2-3), Marais des Cygnes Valley (4-1), Tescott (2-2).
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