Colorado high school football rankings: Week 2

September has arrived and Labor Day is in the rearview, so that means the Colorado high school football regular season is really cranking up now.

Week 1 brought some notable upsets, with four No. 1 teams in last week's polls going down and three losing their top spot.

These rankings are coordinated by Colorado Preps and features votes from select media members and coaches 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 2 of the 2024 season:

Colorado Class 5A football rankings

1. Cherry Creek
2. Mountain Vista
3. Columbine
4. Valor Christian
5. Legend
6. Ralston Valley
7. Chatfield
8. Arvada West
9. Regis Jesuit
10. Pine Creek

Others receiving votes: Grandview, Erie, Fairview, Eaglecrest

High school football class shifts: Poudre to 4A among major Fort Collins-area changes

Colorado 4A football rankings

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

Others receiving votes: Golden, Grand Junction, Riverdale Ridge, Thomas Jefferson, Centaurus, Cheyenne Mountain, Loveland, Monarch, Silver Creek

More: See which teams are in every Colorado high school football conference for the 2024-25 seasons

Colorado 3A football rankings

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

Others receiving votes: Pomona, Discovery Canyon, Mountain View, Palisade

Colorado 2A football rankings

1. The Classical Academy
2. Kent Denver
3. Delta (was No. 1 last week)
4. Elizabeth
5. Resurrection Christian
6. University
7. Eaton
8. Berthoud
9. Wellington
10. Basalt

Others receiving votes: Strasburg, Englewood, Woodland Park, Montezuma-Cortez, Weld Central

Colorado 1A football rankings

1. Wray
2. Limon
3. Centauri
4. Buena Vista
5. Forge Christian
6. Colorado Springs Christian
7. Meeker
8. Burlington
9. Holyoke
10. North Fork

Others receiving votes: Monte Vista, Highland, Wiggins

Colorado 8-man football rankings

1. Simla
2. Haxtun
3. Byers
4. Mancos (was No. 1 last week)
5. McClave
6. Merino
7. Akron
8. Dove Creek
9. West Grand
10. Dayspring Christian

Others receiving votes: Lyons, Sedgwick County, Holly, Walsenburg, Hoehne

Colorado 6-man football rankings

1. Cheyenne Wells
2. Stratton (was No. 1 last week)
3. Otis
4. Idalia
5. Granada
6. Arickaree
7. Sierra Grande
8. Branson/Kim
9. Eads
10. Miami-Yoder

Others receiving votes: Walsh, Briggsdale, Hanover, Primero

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Colorado high school football rankings: Week 2