Kansas high school football rankings: Updated top teams after Week 5 of season
The fifth week of the Kansas high school football season is in the books, which means it’s time to see how teams stack up across the state.
With Week 5 results shaking up the landscape, The Eagle has released its updated rankings for every classification. Here’s a look at where programs stand as they head into Week 6.
Class 6A rankings
1. Maize (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 53-9 win at Campus (0-5). This week: vs. Maize South (4-1).
2. Wichita Northwest (4-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 76-7 win at Wichita West (1-4). This week: vs. No. 4 Manhattan (4-1).
3. Junction City (3-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 34-28 loss at 5A No. 2 Hays (4-1). This week: at Topeka (3-2).
4. Manhattan (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 41-6 win at Emporia (2-3). This week: at No. 2 Wichita Northwest (4-1).
5. Derby (3-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 51-7 win vs. 5A No. 8 Hutchinson (3-2). This week: at Valley Center (3-2).
6. Lawrence Free State (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 35-21 win at Olathe South (2-3). This week: at Shawnee Mission South (3-2).
7. Washburn Rural (4-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 35-6 win vs. Topeka (3-2). This week: at Emporia (2-3).
8. Shawnee Mission East (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 28-20 win at Lawrence (0-5). This week: vs. Shawnee Mission North (0-5).
9. Olathe Northwest (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 31-20 win at Shawnee Mission North (0-5). This week: vs. Shawnee Mission West (1-4).
10. Blue Valley Northwest (3-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 27-14 win vs. Blue Valley West (1-4). This week: vs. 5A No. 10 Blue Valley (2-3).
Next five out: Shawnee Mission Northwest (2-3), Olathe West (4-1), Gardner-Edgerton (3-2), Wichita East (3-2), Olathe North (3-2).
Class 5A rankings
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 43-14 win vs. 4A No. 2 Bishop Miege (2-3). This week: vs. Rockhurst (Mo.).
2. Hays (4-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 34-28 win vs. 6A No. 3 Junction City (3-2). This week: at Dodge City (2-3).
3. Great Bend (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 41-0 win vs. Dodge City (2-3). This week: vs. Liberal (5-0).
4. St. James (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 27-21 win at St. Pius X (Mo.). This week: at Blue Valley North (2-3).
5. Mill Valley (4-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 56-24 win vs. Shawnee Mission Northwest (2-3). This week: vs. Olathe West (4-1).
6. Basehor-Linwood (5-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 63-6 win vs. Topeka West (0-5). This week: at Tonganoxie (4-1).
7. De Soto (4-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 50-48 win at Shawnee Heights (1-4). This week: vs. Leavenworth (4-1).
8. Spring Hill (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 36-7 win vs. 4A No. 5 Ottawa (3-2). This week: at Paola (3-2).
9. Salina Central (5-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 42-0 win at Newton (0-5). This week: vs. 4A No. 8 Andover Central (3-2).
10. Hutchinson (3-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 51-7 loss at 6A No. 5 Derby (3-2). This week: vs. Campus (0-5).
Next five out: Valley Center (3-2), Andover (3-2), Goddard (3-2), Liberal (5-0), Maize South (4-1).
Class 4A rankings
1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 49-6 win at Wichita Southeast (3-2). This week: vs. Bishop Carroll (3-2).
2. Eudora (4-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 35-7 win at Louisburg (1-4). This week: vs. Independence (2-3).
3. Bishop Miege (2-3, LW: 2)
Last week: 43-14 loss at 5A No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0). This week: vs. St. Pius X (Mo.).
4. Wamego (3-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 27-14 win vs. No. 4 Buhler (3-2). This week: vs. Chapman (0-5).
5. Buhler (3-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 27-14 loss at No. 8 Wamego (3-2). This week: vs. El Dorado (0-5).
6. Wellington (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 49-48 win vs. Augusta (1-4). This week: at Winfield (1-4).
7. Ottawa (3-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 36-7 loss at 5A No. 10 Spring Hill (4-1). This week: vs. Bonner Springs (0-5).
8. Andover Central (3-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 31-23 loss at Goddard (3-2). This week: at 5A No. 9 Salina Central (5-0).
9. McPherson (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 37-35 win vs. Rose Hill (2-3). This week: at No. 10 Mulvane (4-1).
10. Mulvane (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 52-0 win at El Dorado (0-5). This week: vs. No. 9 McPherson (4-1).
Next five out: Tonganoxie (4-1), Chanute (3-2), Paola (3-2), Labette County (4-1), Rose Hill (2-3).
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 45-3 win at Nickerson (0-5). This week: vs. Smoky Valley (2-3).
2. Topeka Hayden (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 51-0 win at Hiawatha (1-4). This week: vs. Holton (3-2).
3. Holcomb (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 53-24 win vs. Colby (1-4). This week: at No. 8 Scott City (3-1).
4. Rock Creek (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 45-7 win at Clay Center (3-2). This week: vs. Marysville (0-5).
5. Santa Fe Trail (5-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 13-6 win vs. Wellsville (2-3). This week: vs. Baldwin (3-2).
6. Cheney (3-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 20-6 loss vs. 2A No. 5 Hoisington (4-0). This week: at Chaparral (4-1).
7. Hugoton (5-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 17-14 win vs. No. 6 Scott City (3-1). This week: at Cimarron (3-2).
8. Scott City (3-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 17-14 loss at Hugoton (5-0). This week: vs. No. 3 Holcomb (5-0).
9. Prairie View (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 56-14 win at Humboldt (1-4). This week: vs. Anderson County (3-2).
10. Hesston (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 51-0 win at Smoky Valley (2-3). This week: vs. Wichita Trinity (3-2).
Next five out: Baldwin (3-2), Pratt (4-1), Frontenac (4-1), Wellsville (2-3), Clay Center (3-2).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast of Saline (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 73-7 win at Lyons (0-5). This week: vs. Hillsboro (3-2).
2. Nemaha Central (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 55-6 win at Oskaloosa (2-3). This week: vs. No. 6 Sabetha (5-0).
3. Osage City (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 43-0 win at No. 4 Council Grove (4-1). This week: vs. St. Marys (3-2).
4. Hoisington (4-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 20-6 win at 3A No. 5 Cheney (3-2). This week: at Lakin (2-3).
5. Garden Plain (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 15-14 win vs. No. 9 Haven (4-1). This week: at Kingman (1-4).
6. Sabetha (5-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 46-7 win vs. Atchison County (3-2). This week: at No. 2 Nemaha Central (5-0).
7. Silver Lake (3-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 47-7 win vs. Baldwin (3-2). This week: at Riley County (1-4).
8. Haven (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 15-14 loss at No. 6 Garden Plain (4-1). This week: vs. Belle Plaine (0-5).
9. Council Grove (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 43-0 loss vs. No. 3 Osage City (5-0). This week: at Central Heights (1-4).
10. Phillipsburg (3-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 29-28 win vs. No. 10 Russell (4-1). This week: at Pratt (4-1).
Next five out: Russell (4-1), Hillsboro (3-2), Ellsworth (4-1), St. Marys (3-2), Caney Valley (4-1).
Class 1A rankings
1. Jackson Heights (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 70-6 win at Pleasant Ridge (1-4). This week: vs. Onaga (2-3).
2. St. Mary’s Colgan (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 55-6 win at Uniontown (2-3). This week: vs. Jayhawk-Linn (3-2).
3. Sterling (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 47-10 win vs. Medicine Lodge (2-3). This week: at Conway Springs (1-4).
4. Rossville (4-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 55-6 win vs. Mission Valley (3-2). This week: at Cair Paravel (1-4).
5. Centralia (4-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 42-0 win at Maur Hill-Mount (1-4). This week: vs. Horton (0-5).
6. Jefferson County North (5-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 26-8 win at Onaga (2-3). This week: vs. Valley Falls (1-4).
7. Inman (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 52-30 win at No. 6 Marion (4-1). This week: vs. Sedgwick (1-4).
8. Smith Center (5-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 42-21 win vs. Thomas More Prep (2-2). This week: at Ulysses (2-3).
9. Olpe (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 76-6 win vs. Maranatha (1-4). This week: at Mission Valley (3-2).
10. Moundridge (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 33-0 win at Remington (1-4). This week: vs. Marion (4-1).
Next five out: Marion (4-1), Riverside (4-1), Hutchinson Trinity (4-1), Thomas More Prep (2-2), Republic County (4-1).
8-man Division I rankings
1. South Central (4-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 60-6 win at Macksville (0-5). This week: vs. Udall (0-5).
2. Little River (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 68-0 win vs. Canton-Galva (2-3). This week: at No. 10 Ell-Saline (4-1).
3. WaKeeney-Trego (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 54-6 win vs. Ellis (1-4). This week: at Ness City (1-4).
4. Madison (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 64-16 win vs. Northern Heights (1-4). This week: at No. 8 Lyndon (4-0).
5. Central Plains (4-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-0 win vs. Goessel (1-4). This week: at Canton-Galva (2-3).
6. Wichita County (3-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 82-14 win vs. Ness City (1-4). This week: at La Crosse (3-2).
7. Lincoln (5-0, LW: 7)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Rock Hills (0-5). This week: at Lakeside-Downs (2-3).
8. Lyndon (4-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 50-0 win at Flinthills (3-2). This week: vs. No. 4 Madison (5-0).
9. Sylvan-Lucas (5-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 58-0 win vs. Lakeside-Downs (2-3). This week: at Clifton-Clyde (4-1).
10. Ell-Saline (4-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 50-0 win at Solomon (1-4). This week: vs. No. 2 Little River (5-0).
Next five out: Hill City (4-1), Clifton-Clyde (4-1), Oxford (4-0), Decatur County (4-1), Meade (3-2).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Wakefield (0-5). This week: at St. Paul (2-3).
2. Victoria (4-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 46-0 win at St. John (1-4). This week: vs. Stafford (2-3).
3. Hanover (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Blue Valley Randolph (0-5). This week: at Wakefield (0-5).
4. Hodgeman County (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 59-0 win at Stafford (2-3). This week: vs. Macksville (0-5).
5. Hutchinson Central Christian (5-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. St. Paul (2-3). This week: at Argonia-Attica (4-1).
6. Burlingame (4-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 36-32 win at No. 10 Lebo (3-2). This week: vs. Hartford (0-5).
7. Marmaton Valley (4-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 74-6 win vs. Crossover Prep (Okla.). This week: at Waverly (2-3).
8. Wallace County (5-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 58-8 win vs. Greeley County (1-4). This week: vs. Stanton County (4-0).
9. Rural Vista (4-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 54-6 win at Centre (1-4). This week: vs. Lebo (3-2).
10. Logan-Palco (4-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 26-20 win vs. Dighton (0-5). This week: at Greeley County (1-4).
Next five out: Lebo (3-2), Argonia-Attica (4-1), Minneola (4-1), Linn (3-2), St. Paul (2-3).
6-man rankings
1. Weskan (4-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 64-0 win vs. Cheylin (1-4). This week: at Golden Plains (2-3).
2. Cunningham (4-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Otis-Bison (2-3). This week: at Chase (0-4).
3. Ingalls (5-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 62-6 win at Moscow (1-4). This week: vs. No. 4 South Barber (4-1).
4. South Barber (4-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 70-0 win at Chetopa (2-3). This week: at No. 3 Ingalls (5-0).
5. Tescott (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Wheatland-Grinnell (2-3). This week: at Otis-Bison (2-3).
First five out: Peabody-Burns (3-2), Otis-Bison (2-3), Cheylin (1-4), Pawnee Heights (3-2), Northern Valley (2-3).
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