Kansas high school football rankings: Updated top teams after Week 6 of season
The sixth 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 6 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 7.
Class 6A rankings
1. Maize (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 49-0 win vs. Maize South (4-2). This week: at Valley Center (3-3).
2. Wichita Northwest (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 40-13 win vs. No. 4 Manhattan (4-2). This week: at Wichita South (2-4).
3. Junction City (4-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 44-6 win at Topeka (3-3). This week: vs. No. 7 Washburn Rural (5-1).
4. Derby (4-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 48-19 win at Valley Center (3-3). This week: at Maize South (4-2).
5. Manhattan (4-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 40-13 loss at No. 2 Wichita Northwest (5-1). This week: vs. Topeka (3-3).
6. Lawrence Free State (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 44-14 win at Shawnee Mission South (3-3). This week: vs. Olathe North (3-3).
7. Washburn Rural (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 38-0 win at Emporia (2-4). This week: at No. 3 Junction City (4-2).
8. Shawnee Mission East (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 49-21 win vs. Shawnee Mission North (0-6). This week: at No. 10 Olathe West (5-1).
9. Olathe Northwest (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 43-7 win vs. Shawnee Mission West (1-5). This week: vs. 5A No. 6 Mill Valley (4-2).
10. Olathe West (5-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 52-36 win at 5A No. 5 Mill Valley (4-2). This week: vs. No. 8 Shawnee Mission East (5-1).
Next five out: Blue Valley Northwest (3-3), Shawnee Mission Northwest (3-3), Gardner-Edgerton (4-2), Olathe South (3-3), Wichita East (4-2).
Class 5A rankings
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 36-35 loss vs. Rockhurst (Mo.). This week: at Blue Valley Northwest (3-3).
2. Hays (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 42-19 win at Dodge City (2-4). This week: vs. No. 3 Great Bend (6-0).
3. Great Bend (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 55-6 win vs. Liberal (5-1). This week: at No. 2 Hays (5-1).
4. St. James (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-20 win at Blue Valley North (2-4). This week: vs. 4A No. 1 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (6-0).
5. Basehor-Linwood (6-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 38-10 win at Tonganoxie (4-2). This week: vs. Topeka Seaman (3-3).
6. Mill Valley (4-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 52-36 loss vs. Olathe West (5-1). This week: at 6A No. 9 Olathe Northwest (5-1).
7. Spring Hill (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 56-34 win at Paola (3-3). This week: at Emporia (2-4).
8. Salina Central (6-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 23-13 win vs. 4A No. 8 Andover Central (3-3). This week: vs. Andover (4-2).
9. Blue Valley (3-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 30-14 win vs. 6A No. 10 Blue Valley Northwest (3-3). This week: at Blue Valley West (2-4).
10. Leavenworth (5-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 27-14 win at No. 7 De Soto (4-2). This week: at Topeka West (1-5).
Next five out: De Soto (4-2), Hutchinson (4-2), Andover (4-2), Goddard (4-2), Valley Center (3-3).
Class 4A rankings
1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 35-13 win vs. Bishop Carroll (3-3). This week: at 5A No. 4 St. James (5-1).
2. Eudora (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 54-14 win vs. Independence (2-4). This week: at Tonganoxie (4-2).
3. Wamego (4-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 55-24 win vs. Chapman (0-6). This week: at Clay Center (4-2).
4. Buhler (4-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 63-6 win vs. El Dorado (0-6). This week: vs. Winfield (1-5).
5. Bishop Miege (2-4, LW: 3)
Last week: 45-21 loss vs. St. Pius X (Mo.). This week: vs. Blue Valley North (2-4).
6. Wellington (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 46-28 win at Winfield (1-5). This week: vs. Rose Hill (3-3).
7. Ottawa (4-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 39-0 win vs. Bonner Springs (0-6). This week: at Louisburg (2-4).
8. Mulvane (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 34-3 win vs. No. 9 McPherson (4-2). This week: vs. Coffeyville (1-5).
9. Andover Central (3-3, LW: 8)
Last week: 23-13 loss at 5A No. 9 Salina Central (6-0). This week: at Goddard Eisenhower (2-4).
10. McPherson (4-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 34-3 loss at No. 10 Mulvane (5-1). This week: vs. Augusta (1-5).
Next five out: Tonganoxie (4-2), Chanute (4-2), Labette County (5-1), Rose Hill (3-3), Kansas City Piper (2-4).
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 68-0 win vs. Smoky Valley (2-4). This week: at Wichita Trinity (3-3).
2. Topeka Hayden (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 56-22 win vs. Holton (3-3). This week: at Perry-Lecompton (1-5).
3. Holcomb (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 32-7 win at No. 8 Scott City (3-2). This week: at No. 7 Hugoton (6-0).
4. Rock Creek (6-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 56-14 win vs. Marysville (0-6). This week: vs. Concordia (3-3).
5. Santa Fe Trail (6-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 42-21 win vs. Baldwin (3-3). This week: at Anderson County (3-3).
6. Cheney (4-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 34-7 win at Chaparral (4-2). This week: vs. Wichita Collegiate (2-4).
7. Hugoton (6-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 35-7 win at Cimarron (3-3). This week: vs. No. 3 Holcomb (6-0).
8. Prairie View (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 49-8 win vs. Anderson County (3-3). This week: at Girard (4-2).
9. Hesston (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 66-34 win vs. Wichita Trinity (3-3). This week: at Riley County (1-5).
10. Pratt (5-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 62-34 win vs. 2A No. 10 Phillipsburg (3-3). This week: at Clearwater (2-4).
Next five out: Scott City (3-2), Frontenac (5-1), Baldwin (3-3), Wellsville (3-3), Clay Center (4-2).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast of Saline (66-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 52-16 win vs. Hillsboro (3-3). This week: at Halstead (1-5).
2. Nemaha Central (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 20-18 win vs. No. 6 Sabetha (5-1). This week: at Royal Valley (2-4).
3. Osage City (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 49-14 win vs. St. Marys (3-3). This week: at No. 7 Silver Lake (4-2).
4. Hoisington (5-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 70-0 win at Lakin (2-4). This week: vs. Larned (0-6).
5. Garden Plain (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 37-0 win at Kingman (1-5). This week: vs. Douglass (2-4).
6. Sabetha (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 20-18 loss at No. 2 Nemaha Central (6-0). This week: vs. Oskaloosa (2-4).
7. Silver Lake (4-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 42-8 win at Riley County (1-5). This week: vs. No. 3 Osage City (6-0).
8. Haven (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 45-6 win vs. Belle Plaine (0-6). This week: vs. Chaparral (4-2).
9. Council Grove (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 55-8 win at Central Heights (1-5). This week: at St. Marys (3-3).
10. Phillipsburg (3-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 62-34 loss at Pratt (5-1). This week: at Norton (0-6).
Next five out: Russell (5-1), Hillsboro (3-3), Ellsworth (5-1), Beloit (3-3), Caney Valley (5-1).
Class 1A rankings
1. Jackson Heights (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 55-0 win vs. Onaga (2-4). This week: at Valley Falls (1-5).
2. St. Mary’s Colgan (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 56-6 win vs. Jayhawk-Linn (3-3). This week: at Erie (0-6).
3. Sterling (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 46-20 win at Conway Springs (1-5). This week: at South Sumner County (2-4).
4. Rossville (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 49-14 win at Cair Paravel (1-5). This week: at No. 9 Olpe (5-1).
5. Centralia (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Horton (0-6). This week: at Troy (4-2).
6. Jefferson County North (6-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Valley Falls (1-5). This week: vs. McLouth (2-4).
7. Inman (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 61-24 win vs. Sedgwick (1-5). This week: vs. Bennington (0-6).
8. Smith Center (6-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 26-20 win at Ulysses (2-4). This week: at Oakley (2-4).
9. Olpe (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 42-6 win at Mission Valley (3-3). This week: vs. No. 4 Rossville (5-1).
10. Moundridge (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 28-12 win vs. Marion (4-2). This week: at Sedgwick (1-5).
Next five out: Riverside (5-1), Hutchinson Trinity (5-1), Marion (4-2), Thomas More Prep (3-2), Republic County (5-1).
8-man Division I rankings
1. South Central (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 54-0 win vs. Udall (0-6). This week: at Pratt Skyline (4-2).
2. WaKeeney-Trego (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 52-6 win at Ness City (1-5). This week: vs. La Crosse (3-3).
3. Central Plains (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 58-8 win at Canton-Galva (2-4). This week: vs. No. 6 Little River (5-1).
4. Lincoln (6-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 64-6 win at Lakeside-Downs (2-4). This week: vs. No. 8 Sylvan-Lucas (6-0).
5. Ell-Saline (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 22-20 win vs. No. 2 Little River (5-1). This week: at Goessel (1-5).
6. Lyndon (5-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 56-6 win vs. No. 4 Madison (5-1). This week: at Yates Center (1-5).
7. Little River (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 22-20 loss at No. 10 Ell-Saline (5-1). This week: at No. 3 Central Plains (5-1).
8. Sylvan-Lucas (6-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 44-8 win at Clifton-Clyde (4-2). This week: at No. 4 Lincoln (6-0).
9. Wichita County (4-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 52-6 win at La Crosse (3-3). This week: vs. Quinter (3-3).
10. Madison (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 56-6 loss at No. 8 Lyndon (5-0). This week: vs. Flinthills (3-3).
Next five out: Hill City (5-1), Oxford (5-0), Decatur County (5-1), Meade (4-2), Rawlins County (4-2).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 56-0 win at St. Paul (2-4). This week: at No. 3 Hanover (6-0).
2. Victoria (5-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Stafford (2-4). This week: at Macksville (0-6).
3. Hanover (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 53-6 win at Wakefield (0-6). This week: vs. No. 1 Axtell (5-0).
4. Hodgeman County (6-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Macksville (0-6). This week: at Dighton (1-5).
5. Hutchinson Central Christian (6-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 36-0 win at Argonia-Attica (4-2). This week: vs. Pretty Prairie (0-6).
6. Burlingame (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 54-8 win vs. Hartford (0-6). This week: vs. Reno County Homeschool (6-0).
7. Marmaton Valley (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 54-6 win at Waverly (2-4). This week: at Colony-Crest (1-5).
8. Wallace County (6-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 40-0 win vs. Stanton County (4-1). This week: at No. 10 Logan-Palco (5-1).
9. Rural Vista (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Lebo (3-3). This week: at Hartford (0-6).
10. Logan-Palco (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 56-14 win at Greeley County (1-5). This week: vs. No. 8 Wallace County (6-0).
Next five out: Linn (4-2), Lebo (3-3), Argonia-Attica (4-2), St. Paul (2-4), Osborne (3-2).
6-man rankings
1. Weskan (5-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 73-15 win at Golden Plains (2-4). This week: vs. Northern Valley (3-3).
2. Cunningham (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: Forfeit win at Chase (0-5). This week: vs. Argonia-Attica (4-2).
3. South Barber (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 25-21 win at No. 3 Ingalls (5-1). This week: vs. Pawnee Heights (4-2).
4. Ingalls (5-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 25-21 loss vs. No. 4 South Barber (5-1). This week: vs. Altoona-Midway (1-4).
5. Tescott (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 54-6 win at Otis-Bison (2-4). This week: vs. Chase (0-5).
First five out: Peabody-Burns (4-2), Otis-Bison (2-4), Cheylin (2-4), Pawnee Heights (4-2), Northern Valley (3-3).
This story was originally published October 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM.
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