Kansas high school football team rankings for each class after Week 7’s games
Following the Week 7 slate of games played on Friday, October 18, 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 8 regular-season games on the schedule.
Class 6A rankings
1. Derby (7-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 51-7 win vs. Maize South (5-2). This week: at Bishop Carroll (2-5).
2. Manhattan (7-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 52-0 win at Topeka (4-3). This week: vs. Washburn Rural (3-4).
3. Blue Valley West (6-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 35-34 win at 5A No. 3 Blue Valley (5-2). This week: vs. 5A No. 5 St. James Academy (3-4).
4. Gardner-Edgerton (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 50-7 win at Olathe Northwest (4-3). This week: vs. Olathe West (3-4).
5. Wichita Northwest (6-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 62-8 win vs. Wichita South (4-3). This week: at 5A No. 6 Goddard Eisenhower (6-1).
6. Blue Valley Northwest (4-3, LW: 6)
Last week: 49-14 loss at 5A No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (7-0). This week: vs. Blue Valley Southwest (2-5).
7. Shawnee Mission Northwest (5-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 27-24 win at No. 8 Lawrence Free State (4-3). This week: at Shawnee Mission South (1-6).
8. Lawrence Free State (4-3, LW: 8)
Last week: 27-24 loss vs. No. 7 Shawnee Mission Northwest (5-2). This week: vs. Lawrence (4-3).
9. Wichita East (5-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 55-7 win vs. Bishop Carroll (2-5). This week: vs. Dodge City (4-3).
10. Olathe East (5-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 35-28 win at No. 9 Shawnee Mission East (4-3). This week: at 5A No. 1 Mill Valley (6-1).
Next five out: Shawnee Mission East (4-3), Lawrence (4-3), Olathe Northwest (4-3), Maize (3-4), Junction City (3-4).
Class 5A rankings
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 49-14 win vs. 6A No. 6 Blue Valley Northwest (4-3). This week: vs. Blue Valley North (1-6).
2. Mill Valley (6-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 54-0 win at Shawnee Mission West (1-6). This week: vs. 6A No. 10 Olathe East (5-2).
3. Blue Valley (5-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 35-34 loss vs. 6A No. 4 Blue Valley West (6-1). This week: at 4A No. 6 Bishop Miege (1-6).
4. Great Bend (7-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 21-0 win vs. No. 6 Hays (4-3). This week: at Garden City (2-5).
5. St. James Academy (3-4, LW: 8)
Last week: 30-10 win at 4A No. 4 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-2). This week: at 6A No. 3 Blue Valley West (6-1).
6. Goddard Eisenhower (6-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 27-26 loss at 4A No. 3 Andover Central (6-1). This week: vs. 6A No. 5 Wichita Northwest (6-1).
7. Topeka Seaman (6-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 28-14 win vs. No. 6 Basehor-Linwood (6-1). This week: vs. No. 10 De Soto (6-1).
8. Goddard (6-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 43-7 win vs. Arkansas City (1-6). This week: at Salina Central (3-4).
9. Basehor-Linwood (6-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 28-14 loss at Topeka Seaman (6-1). This week: vs. Lansing (4-3).
10. De Soto (6-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 67-28 win vs. Blue Valley Southwest (2-5). This week: at No. 7 Topeka Seaman (6-1).
Next five out: Hays (4-3), Hutchinson (5-2), Spring Hill (6-1), Andover (4-3), Pittsburg (5-2).
Class 4A rankings
1. Andover Central (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 27-26 win vs. 5A No. 5 Goddard Eisenhower (6-1). This week: at Andover (4-3).
2. Wamego (6-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 28-12 win vs. Clay Center (3-4). This week: vs. Abilene (2-5).
3. Louisburg (7-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 17-7 win at Ottawa (5-2). This week: vs. Spring Hill (6-1).
4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 30-10 loss vs. 5A No. 8 St. James Academy (5-2). This week: vs. Wichita Heights (2-5).
5. Wellington (5-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 54-13 win at Rose Hill (1-6). This week: vs. El Dorado (0-7).
6. Bishop Miege (1-6, LW: 6)
Last week: 34-32 win at Blue Valley North (1-6). This week: vs. 5A No. 3 Blue Valley (5-2).
7. Buhler (5-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 21-7 win at Winfield (4-3). This week: vs. McPherson (4-3).
8. Mulvane (6-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 44-28 win at Coffeyville (2-5). This week: vs. Winfield (4-3).
9. Tonganoxie (4-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 35-14 win at No. 9 Eudora (3-4). This week: vs. Ottawa (5-2).
10. Chanute (5-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 41-35 loss vs. Pittsburg (5-2). This week: vs. Labette County (4-3).
Next five out: Eudora (3-4), Ottawa (5-2), McPherson (4-3), Winfield (4-3), Atchison (5-2).
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (7-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 65-0 win vs. Wichita Trinity Academy (2-5). This week: at No. 10 Hesston (7-0).
2. Rock Creek (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 42-0 win at Concordia (1-6). This week: vs. Chapman (1-6).
3. Wichita Collegiate (6-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 31-7 win vs. No. 1 Cheney (6-1). This week: at Chaparral (1-6).
4. Marysville (6-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 50-8 win at Chapman (1-6). This week: at Clay Center (3-4).
5. Cheney (6-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 31-7 loss at No. 4 Wichita Collegiate (6-1). This week: vs. Pratt (6-1).
6. Topeka Hayden (6-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 50-16 win vs. Perry-Lecompton (2-5). This week: at Jefferson West (1-6).
7. Frontenac (7-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 22-0 win vs. Columbus (5-2). This week: vs. Neodesha (2-5).
8. Scott City (6-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 48-9 win vs. Goodland (4-3). This week: at Colby (4-3).
9. Hesston (7-0, LW: 10)
Last week: 28-0 win vs. 2A No. 10 Riley County (4-3). This week: vs. No. 1 Andale (7-0).
10. Wellsville (6-0, LW: 9)
Last week: Open. This week: at Burlington (4-3).
Next five out: Pratt (6-1), Holcomb (5-2), Prairie View (5-2), Clay Center (3-4), Columbus (5-2).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast of Saline (7-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 38-15 win vs. Halstead (2-5). This week: at Ellsworth (5-2).
2. Osage City (7-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 35-21 win at No. 5 Silver Lake (5-2). This week: at Riley County (4-3).
3. Nemaha Central (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 40-16 win vs. Royal Valley (4-3). This week: at Atchison County (2-5).
4. Garden Plain (5-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 44-0 win at Douglass (1-6). This week: at Clearwater (3-4).
5. Silver Lake (5-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 35-21 loss vs. Osage City (7-0). This week: vs. No. 10 Council Grove (5-2).
6. Norton (6-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 50-21 loss at Phillipsburg (4-3). This week: at Concordia (1-6).
7. Beloit (5-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 20-7 win at Ellsworth (5-2). This week: vs. Russell (2-5).
8. Humboldt (7-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 66-0 win at West Franklin (0-7). This week: vs. Central Heights (4-3).
9. St. Marys (4-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 22-6 win at No. 7 Council Grove (5-2). This week: at Sabetha (5-2).
10. Phillipsburg (4-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 50-21 win vs. No. 2 Norton (6-1). This week: at Minneapolis (3-4).
Next five out: Council Grove (5-2), Riley County (4-3), Haven (6-1), Sabetha (5-2), Hoisington (3-4).
Class 1A rankings
1. Conway Springs (7-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 34-21 win vs. Ellinwood (4-3). This week: at South Sumner County (2-5).
2. Jackson Heights (7-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 74-0 win vs. Valley Falls (0-7). This week: at Jefferson County North (5-2).
3. Moundridge (6-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 41-40 win vs. No. 3 Sedgwick (6-1). This week: at Inman (4-3).
4. Sedgwick (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 41-40 loss at No. 6 Moundridge (6-0). This week: vs. Remington (2-5).
5. Rossville (4-3, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-0 win vs. No. 9 Olpe (5-2). This week: at Wabaunsee (3-4).
6. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (6-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 41-8 win vs. Erie (2-5). This week: at Southeast-Cherokee (0-7).
7. Centralia (6-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 28-20 win vs. Troy (4-3). This week: at Riverside (6-1).
8. Valley Heights (6-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 51-6 win at Republic County (2-5). This week: at No. 9 Marion (5-2).
9. Marion (5-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 32-18 win at Remington (2-5). This week: vs. No. 8 Valley Heights (6-1).
10. Sterling (4-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 55-18 win vs. South Sumner County (2-5). This week: at Hutchinson Trinity (3-4).
Next five out: Olpe (5-2), Medicine Lodge (4-2), Thomas More Prep (5-2), Riverside (6-1), Mission Valley (4-3).
8-man Division I rankings
1. Hoxie (7-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 46-0 win at St. Francis (3-4). This week: vs. No. 7 Rawlins County (7-1).
2. Wichita County (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 62-0 win at Quinter (0-7). This week: vs. Ellis (5-2).
3. South Central (7-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 68-6 win vs. Pratt Skyline (3-4). This week: at Oxford (6-1).
4. Ell-Saline (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 58-8 win vs. Goessel (1-6). This week: at No. 8 Central Plains (6-1).
5. West Elk (7-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 66-8 win at Arma-Northeast (0-7). This week: vs. Burden-Central (1-6).
6. Central Plains (6-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 68-44 win at No. 5 Little River (5-2). This week: at No. 5 Little River (5-1).
7. Chase County (5-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 52-6 win vs. Northern Heights (3-4). This week: at Madison (5-2).
8. Rawlins County (6-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 48-18 win vs. Decatur County (4-3). This week: at No. 1 Hoxie (7-0).
9. Clifton-Clyde (5-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 56-8 win vs. Rock Hills (4-3). This week: at 10 Lincoln (6-1).
10. Lincoln (6-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 46-22 win at Sylvan-Lucas (5-2). This week: vs. No. 9 Clifton-Clyde (5-2).
Next five out: Little River (5-2), Madison (5-2), Oxford (6-1), Ellis (5-2), Kinsley (6-1).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (7-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 58-12 win vs. No. 2 Hanover (6-1). This week: at No. 6 Frankfort (6-1).
2. Victoria (7-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 58-0 win vs. Macksville (3-4). This week: at Hodgeman County (6-1).
3. Dighton (7-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 52-8 win at No. 10 Hodgeman County (6-1). This week: vs. Greeley County (1-5).
4. Burlingame (7-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 96-48 win vs. Reno County Homeschool. This week: vs. Rural Vista (6-1).
5. Hanover (6-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 58-12 loss at No. 1 Axtell (7-0). This week: vs. Linn (3-4).
6. Frankfort (6-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 60-0 win at Wakefield (2-5). This week: vs. No. 1 Axtell (7-0).
7. Bucklin (7-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 80-0 win at Satanta (0-7). This week: vs. No. 9 Minneola (7-0).
8. Hutchinson Central Christian (6-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 46-0 win at Pretty Prairie (0-7). This week: vs. Norwich (2-5).
9. Minneola (7-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Deerfield (0-6). This week: at No. 7 Bucklin (7-0).
10. Osborne (4-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 54-0 win vs. Linn (3-4). This week: at Thunder Ridge (0-7).
Next five out: Marmaton Valley (6-1), Hodgeman County (6-1), Rural Vista (6-1), Logan-Palco (6-1), Argonia-Attica (5-2).
6-man rankings
1. Cunningham (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: Open. This week: vs. Burrton (1-5).
2. Weskan (7-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 47-40 win at Northern Valley (2-5). This week: vs. Triplains-Brewster (1-6).
3. South Barber (6-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 32-0 win at Pawnee Heights (4-3). This week: vs. Rolla (1-4).
4. Ingalls (6-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 51-6 win at Altoona-Midway (3-3). This week: vs. Pawnee Heights (4-3).
5. Peabody-Burns (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Chetopa (2-5). This week: at Altoona-Midway (3-3).
First five out: Golden Plains (5-2), Tescott (4-2), Otis-Bison (4-3), Cheylin (4-3), Marais des Cygnes Valley (5-1).
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