Kansas high school football team rankings for each class after playoff games

taylor eldridge

Mon, Nov 4, 2024, 6:00 a.m.·11 min read

Andover Central running back Maddox Archibald looks for a touchdown in the Jaguars’ 49-13 win over El Dorado in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs on Friday.

Following the Week 9 slate of first-round playoff games played on Friday, November 1, Varsity Kansas has released its latest version of Kansas high school football state rankings for the 2024 season.

Here’s where teams from each class in the state are ranked entering the second round of playoff games on the schedule. Eliminated teams are not considered for the rankings.

Class 6A rankings

1. Derby (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 62-7 win vs. Campus (0-9). This week: vs. Junction City (5-4).

2. Manhattan (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: 59-0 win vs. Wichita North (0-9). This week: vs. Maize (5-4).

3. Blue Valley West (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: 38-7 win vs. Shawnee Mission West (1-8). This week: vs. No. 10 Olathe Northwest (6-3).

4. Gardner-Edgerton (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 63-0 win vs. Kansas City Wyandotte (0-8). This week: vs. Shawnee Mission East (5-4).

5. Wichita Northwest (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 35-24 win vs. Wichita Southeast (2-7). This week: vs. Wichita South (6-3).

6. Blue Valley Northwest (6-3, LW: 6)

Last week: 31-12 win vs. Shawnee Mission North (2-7). This week: vs. No. 8 Lawrence Free State (6-3).

7. Shawnee Mission Northwest (7-2, LW: 7)

Last week: 57-27 win vs. Shawnee Mission South (1-8). This week: vs. No. 9 Olathe East (6-3).

8. Lawrence Free State (6-3, LW: 8)

Last week: 49-26 win vs. Olathe West (3-6). This week: at No. 6 Blue Valley Northwest (6-3).

9. Olathe East (6-3, LW: 10)

Last week: 20-14 win vs. Olathe North (3-6). This week: at No. 7 Shawnee Mission Northwest (7-2).

10. Olathe Northwest (6-3, LW: 10)

Last week: 44-21 win vs. Olathe South (3-6). This week: at No. 3 Blue Valley West (8-1).

Next five out: Shawnee Mission East (5-4), Maize (5-4), Wichita East (6-3), Junction City (5-4), Dodge City (6-3).

Class 5A rankings

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 35-6 win vs. Kansas City Turner (0-9). This week: vs. Pittsburg (7-2).

2. Mill Valley (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 77-0 win vs. Kansas City Harmon (2-7). This week: vs. No. 8 Spring Hill (8-1).

3. St. James Academy (4-5, LW: 5)

Last week: 48-22 win at No. 3 Blue Valley (6-3). This week: at No. 9 Basehor-Linwood (8-1).

4. Great Bend (9-0, LW: 4)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Newton (0-9). This week: vs. Hays (5-4).

5. Goddard Eisenhower (7-2, LW: 6)

Last week: 55-10 win vs. Emporia (0-9). This week: vs. Maize South (6-3).

6. Hutchinson (7-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 42-7 win vs. Salina South (1-8). This week: vs. No. 10 Liberal (7-2).

7. Topeka Seaman (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 65-7 win vs. Topeka West (1-8). This week: vs. Valley Center (3-6).

8. Spring Hill (8-1, LW: 10)

Last week: 48-14 win vs. Shawnee Heights (2-7). This week: at No. 2 Mill Valley (8-1).

9. Basehor-Linwood (8-1, LW: UR)

Last week: 21-18 win vs. Blue Valley Southwest (2-7). This week: at No. 3 St. James Academy (4-5).

10. Liberal (7-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 17-6 win vs. Bishop Carroll (2-7). This week: at No. 6 Hutchinson (7-2).

Next five out: Hays (5-4), Blue Valley North (2-7), Maize South (6-3), Leavenworth (6-3), Pittsburg (7-2).

Class 4A rankings

1. Andover Central (8-1, LW: 1)

Last week: 49-13 win vs. El Dorado (0-9). This week: vs. No. 9 Winfield (6-3).

2. Wamego (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 42-14 win vs. Independence (0-9). This week: vs. McPherson (5-4).

3. Wellington (7-2, LW: 3)

Last week: 61-6 win vs. Ulysses (0-8). This week: vs. No. 4 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7-2).

4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7-2, LW: 4)

Last week: 55-7 win vs. Rose Hill (2-7). This week: at No. 3 Wellington (7-2).

5. Bishop Miege (2-7, LW: 7)

Last week: 21-14 win at No. 5 Louisburg (7-2). This week: at Labette County (5-4).

6. Buhler (7-2, LW: 6)

Last week: 35-7 win vs. Arkansas City (2-7). This week: at No. 10 Mulvane (7-2).

7. Tonganoxie (6-3, LW: 8)

Last week: 63-6 win vs. Kansas City Schlagle (2-7). This week: at Fort Scott (6-3).

8. Chanute (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 44-14 win vs. Paola (1-8). This week: vs. Ottawa (6-3).

9. Winfield (6-3, LW: UR)

Last week: 35-20 win vs. Circle (3-6). This week: at No. 1 Andover Central (8-1).

10. Mulvane (7-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 29-22 win vs. Augusta (1-8). This week: vs. No. 6 Buhler (7-2).

Next five out: Ottawa (6-3), McPherson (5-4), Atchison (8-1), Lansing (5-4), Labette County (5-4).

Class 3A rankings

1. Andale (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 51-7 win vs. Concordia (1-8). This week: vs. No. 9 Clay Center (5-4).

2. Rock Creek (8-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 51-8 win vs. Smoky Valley (2-7). This week: vs. No. 10 Holcomb (7-2).

3. Wichita Collegiate (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: 62-0 win vs. Colby (4-5). This week: vs. No. 4 Cheney (8-1).

4. Cheney (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 63-14 win vs. Wichita Trinity Academy (3-6). This week: at No. 3 Wichita Collegiate (8-1).

5. Topeka Hayden (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 56-6 win vs. Hiawatha (2-7). This week: vs. Girard (6-3).

6. Frontenac (9-0, LW: 6)

Last week: 71-21 win vs. Baxter Springs (2-7). This week: vs. Perry-Lecompton (4-5).

7. Scott City (8-1, LW: 8)

Last week: 34-7 win vs. Clearwater (3-6). This week: vs. Hesston (8-1).

8. Wellsville (8-0, LW: 9)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Baldwin (1-8). This week: vs. Holton (5-4).

9. Clay Center (5-4, LW: 10)

Last week: 47-46 win vs. Pratt (6-3). This week: at No. 1 Andale (9-0).

10. Holcomb (7-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 12-7 win vs. No. 7 Marysville (6-3). This week: at No. 2 Rock Creek (8-1).

Next five out: Hesston (8-1), Prairie View (7-2), Columbus (7-2), Girard (6-3), Holton (5-4).

Class 2A rankings

1. Southeast of Saline (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 76-12 win vs. Larned (2-7). This week: vs. No. 6 Norton (8-1).

2. Osage City (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: 76-6 win vs. Bluestem (2-7). This week: vs. No. 9 St. Marys (6-3).

3. Nemaha Central (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: 55-13 win vs. Fredonia (4-5). This week: vs. Sabetha (6-3).

4. Garden Plain (7-2, LW: 4)

Last week: 48-0 win vs. Douglass (2-7). This week: vs. No. 10 Phillipsburg (6-3).

5. Silver Lake (7-2, LW: 5)

Last week: 61-0 win vs. Galena (4-5). This week: vs. Council Grove (6-3).

6. Norton (8-1, LW: 6)

Last week: 33-22 win at Hillsboro (4-5). This week: at No. 1 Southeast of Saline (9-0).

7. Beloit (7-2, LW: 7)

Last week: 41-14 win vs. Minneapolis (3-6). This week: vs. Halstead (4-5).

8. Humboldt (9-0, LW: 8)

Last week: 57-8 win vs. Atchison County (2-7). This week: vs. Riverton (4-5).

9. St. Marys (6-3, LW: 9)

Last week: 49-0 win at Central Heights (4-5). This week: at No. 2 Osage City (9-0).

10. Phillipsburg (6-3, LW: 10)

Last week: 16-6 win vs. Kingman (4-5). This week: at No. 4 Garden Plain (7-2).

Next five out: Haven (8-1), Council Grove (6-3), Sabetha (6-3), Hoisington (5-4), Halstead (4-5).

Class 1A rankings

1. Conway Springs (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 59-28 win vs. Bennington (1-8). This week: vs. No. 7 Marion (7-2).

2. Jackson Heights (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: 56-8 win vs. Erie (2-7). This week: vs. Troy (6-3).

3. Sedgwick (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 48-20 win vs. Republic County (2-7). This week: at Plainville (7-2).

4. Rossville (6-3, LW: 5)

Last week: 47-13 win vs. Wabaunsee (3-6). This week: vs. McLouth (7-2).

5. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (8-1, LW: 6)

Last week: 62-16 win vs. Horton (3-6). This week: vs. Riverside (7-2).

6. Centralia (7-1, LW: 7)

Last week: 44-20 win vs. Onaga (3-6). This week: vs. No. 9 Olpe (7-2).

7. Marion (7-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 70-31 at Salina Sacred Heart (3-5). This week: at No. 1 Conway Springs (9-0).

8. Sterling (6-3, LW: 9)

Last week: 48-6 win vs. Thomas More Prep (5-4). This week: at Valley Heights (7-2).

9. Olpe (7-2, LW: 10)

Last week: 35-21 win vs. Mission Valley (5-4). This week: at No. 6 Centralia (8-1).

10. Medicine Lodge (6-2, LW: UR)

Last week: 20-0 win at Smith Center (4-5). This week: vs. Hutchinson Trinity (4-5).

Next five out: Hutchinson Trinity (4-5), Valley Heights (7-2), Plainville (7-2), Riverside (7-2), McLouth (7-2).

8-man Division I rankings

1. Hoxie (8-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 52-0 win vs. La Crosse (2-7). This week: vs. Oxford (7-2).

2. Wichita County (7-1, LW: 2)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Decatur County (4-5). This week: vs. South Gray (6-3).

3. South Central (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 60-6 win vs. Spearville (2-7). This week: vs. No. 9 Rawlins County (7-2).

4. Ell-Saline (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: 56-8 win vs. Rock Hills (5-4). This week: vs. Madison (6-3).

5. West Elk (9-0, LW: 5)

Last week: 46-0 win vs. Northern Heights (3-6). This week: vs. No. 10 Little River (7-2).

6. Chase County (7-2, LW: 6)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. Sedan (3-6). This week: vs. No. 7 Central Plains (7-2).

7. Central Plains (7-2, LW: 7)

Last week: 40-38 win vs. Sylvan-Lucas (6-3). This week: at No. 6 Chase County (7-2).

8. Clifton-Clyde (7-2, LW: 8)

Last week: 45-0 win vs. Solomon (2-7). This week: vs. Oswego (7-2).

9. Rawlins County (7-2, LW: 9)

Last week: 70-38 win vs. Ellis (5-4). This week: at No. 3 South Central (9-0).

10. Little River (7-2, LW: 10)

Last week: 42-40 win at Lincoln (6-3). This week: at No. 5 West Elk (9-0).

Next five out: Madison (6-3), Hill City (6-3), Oxford (7-2), Oswego (7-2), Sublette (7-2).

8-man Division II rankings

1. Axtell (9-0, LW: 1)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Thunder Ridge (1-8). This week: vs. Rural Vista (7-2).

2. Victoria (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: 52-0 win vs. Fairfield (4-5). This week: vs. Wallace County (5-3).

3. Dighton (9-0, LW: 3)

Last week: 70-0 win vs. Deerfield (1-7). This week: vs. Argonia-Attica (7-2).

4. Burlingame (9-0, LW: 4)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. St. Paul (2-7). This week: vs. No. 5 Hanover (8-1).

5. Hanover (8-1, LW: 5)

Last week: 49-0 win vs. Pike Valley (4-5). This week: at No. 4 Burlingame (9-0).

6. Bucklin (9-0, LW: 6)

Last week: 54-6 win vs. Wheatland-Grinnell (1-8). This week: vs. Hodgeman County (7-2).

7. Frankfort (7-2, LW: 7)

Last week: 40-14 win at Linn (3-6). This week: at No. 10 Marmaton Valley (8-1).

8. Osborne (6-3, LW: 8)

Last week: 70-24 win vs. Blue Valley-Randolph (5-4). This week: vs. Lebo (7-2).

9. Hutchinson Central Christian (8-1, LW: 9)

Last week: 48-6 win vs. Macksville (3-6). This week: vs. Logan-Palco (8-1).

10. Marmaton Valley (8-1, LW: UR)

Last week: 76-12 win vs. Hartford (1-8). This week: vs. No. 7 Frankfort (7-2).

Next five out: Hodgeman County (7-2), Rural Vista (7-2), Logan-Palco (8-1), Argonia-Attica (7-2), Wallace County (5-3).

6-man rankings

1. Cunningham (8-0, LW: 1)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Southern Coffey County (1-7).

2. Weskan (9-0, LW: 2)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Moscow (3-5).

3. South Barber (8-1, LW: 3)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Northern Valley (4-5).

4. Ingalls (8-1, LW: 4)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Cheylin (5-4).

5. Peabody-Burns (7-1, LW: 5)

Last week: Bye. This week: vs. Chetopa (4-5).

First five out: Golden Plains (7-2), Tescott (5-2), Otis-Bison (6-3), Cheylin (5-4), Chetopa (4-5).

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