There was some shuffling of the order, but also some resistance to change among the coaches who vote in the polls. Apparently, we often need to be convinced multliple times before we're really convinced. In any case, here is how this week's rankings shake out (next rankings to appear on September 18):
5A Girls
1. Monarch, 88 (7)
2. Fort Collins, 83 (2)
3. Fairview , 67
4. Mountain Vista, 65
5. Cherry Creek, 47
6. Arapahoe, 45
7. Pine Creek, 41
8. Boulder, 30
9. Grandview, 16
10. Palmer, 4
10. ThunderRidge, 4
5A Boys
1. Mountain Vista, 84 (6)
1. Fairview, 84 (3)
3. Cherry Creek, 75
4. Monarch, 60
5. Arapahoe, 53
6. Fort Collins, 50
7. Boulder, 22
8. Chaparral, 21
9. Rampart, 20
10. Dakota Ridge, 10
4A Girls
1. Battle Mountain, 121 (6)
2. Thompson Valley, 113 (3)
3. The Classical Academy, 111 (4)
4. Broomfield, 72
5. Air Academy, 62
6. Coronado, 42
7. Evergreen, 38
8. Durango, 30
9. Cheyenne Mountain, 26
10. Centaurus, 24
4A Boys
1. Cheyenne Mountain, 130 (13)
2. Coronado, 101
3. Thompson Valley, 91
4. Broomfield, 78
5. The Classical Academy, 74
6. Centaurus, 71
7. Palmer Ridge, 58
8. Air Academy, 56
9. Evergreen, 25
10. Durango, 18
3A Girls
1. Moffat County, 95 (4)
2. Frontier Academy, 88 (5)
3. Estes Park, 79
4. Kent Denver, 69 (1)
5. Holy Family, 65
6. Colorado Academy, 35
7. Aspen, 32
8. Bayfield, 29
9. Gunnison, 22
10. Peak to Peak, 17
3A Boys
1. Peak to Peak, 108 (9)
2. University, 95 (2)
3. Alamosa, 89
4. Estes Park, 71
5. Holy Family, 56
6. Bayfield, 44
7. Frontier Academy, 35
8. Brush, 33
9. Salida, 27
10. Platte Canyon, 16
2A Girls
1. Hotchkiss, 81 (7)
2. Vanguard, 73 (2)
3. Telluride, 70 (2)
4. Lyons, 56
5. Paonia, 41
6. Denver Christian, 28
7. Nederland, 20
8. Crested Butte, 11
2A Boys
1. Lyons, 96 (12)
2. Telluride, 72
3. Hotchkiss, 60
4. Vanguard, 59
5. Rangely, 50
6. Crested Bute, 37
7. Rocky Ford, 32
8. Peyton, 14
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