Colorado high school football rankings: Week 1

The first full week of Colorado high school football finally arrives ahead of Labor Day weekend.

We got a taste of the season with Week Zero action, which had some mild effects on the preseason rankings .

These rankings are coordinated by Colorado Preps and features votes from media members around the state of Colorado to ensure a wide perspective.

If media members throughout the state are interested in participating in the poll, please email Dan Mohrmann: dan@coloradopreps.com.

Here are the Colorado high school football rankings entering Week 1 of the 2024 season:

Colorado Class 5A football rankings

1. Cherry Creek
2. Mountain Vista
3. Columbine (2023 state champion)
4. Valor Christian
5. Legend
6. Regis Jesuit
7. Ralston Valley
8. Chatfield
9. Grandview
10. Pine Creek

Others receiving votes: Arvada West, Erie, Arapahoe, Fairview

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Colorado 4A football rankings

1. Broomfield
2. Palmer Ridge
3. Montrose
4. Pueblo West
5. Heritage
6. Ponderosa
7. Mesa Ridge
8. Dakota Ridge
9. Golden
10. Rampart

Others receiving votes: Vista Ridge, Loveland, Air Academy, Durango, Frederick

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Colorado 3A football rankings

1. Holy Family (2023 state champion)
2. Windsor
3. Lutheran
4. Roosevelt
5. Green Mountain
6. Thompson Valley
7. Mead
8. Lewis-Palmer
9. Pueblo Central
10. Pueblo East

Others receiving votes: Pomona, Discovery Canyon, Rifle

Colorado 2A football rankings

1. Delta (2023 state champion)
2. The Classical Academy
3. Kent Denver
4. Eaton
5. Berthoud
6. Resurrection Christian
7. University
8. Elizabeth
9. Wellington
10. Basalt

Others receiving votes: Brush, Strasburg, Banning Lewis, Moffat County, La Junta, Moffat County, Gunnison, La Junta, Weld Central

Colorado 1A football rankings

1. Wray
2. Limon (2023 state champion)
3. Wiggins
4. Meeker
5. Buena Vista
6. Colorado Springs Christian
7. Centauri
8. Monte Vista
9. Holyoke
10. Burlington

Others receiving votes: Yuma, Highland, North Fork

Colorado 8-man football rankings

1. Mancos (2023 state champion)
2. Simla
3. Haxtun
4. Byers
5. McClave
6. Merino
7. Dove Creek
8. Akron
9. Lyons
10. West Grand

Others receiving votes: Holly, Sanford, Sedgwick County, Fowler, Hoehne

Colorado 6-man football rankings

1. Stratton (2023 state champion)
2. Cheyenne Wells
3. Otis
4. Idalia
5. Granada
6. Arickaree
7. Eads
8. Sierra Grande
9. Wiley
10. Branson/Kim

Others receiving votes: Briggsdale, Hanover, Prairie, Cheraw

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Colorado high school football rankings: Week 1