Find Kansas high school football team rankings for each class ahead of state playoffs
Following the conclusion of the regular season last Friday night, Varsity Kansas has announced its new high school football state rankings entering the first week of the 2022 season playoffs played on Thursday and Friday.
Class 6A rankings
1. Manhattan (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 56-28 win vs. 6A No. 4 Wichita Northwest. This week: vs. Wichita North (0-8).
2. Derby (6-2, LW: 3)
Last week: 49-20 win vs. Newton. This week: vs. Topeka (1-7).
3. Olathe North (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 31-19 loss vs. Lawrence Free State. This week: vs. Shawnee Mission West (0-8).
4. Blue Valley Northwest (5-3, LW: 9)
Last week: 28-21 win vs. 4A No. 2 Bishop Miege. This week: vs. Olathe East (2-6).
5. Junction City (6-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 53-36 win at Emporia. This week: vs. Wichita South (3-5).
6. Wichita Northwest (6-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 56-28 loss at 6A No. 1 Manhattan. This week: vs. Wichita Southeast (1-7).
7. Lawrence Free State (5-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 31-19 win at 6A No. 2 Olathe North. This week: at Wichita East (5-3).
8. Olathe South (6-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 37-36 win vs. 6A No. 5 Gardner-Edgerton. This week: vs. Blue Valley North (1-7).
9. Gardner-Edgerton (5-3, LW: 5)
Last week: 41-14 win at Olathe East. This week: at Olathe South (5-2).
10. Washburn Rural (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 81-12 win vs. Topeka West. This week: vs. Dodge City (4-4).
Also considered: Blue Valley (4-4), Garden City (6-2), Lawrence (5-3), Olathe West (6-2), Wichita East (5-3).
Class 5A rankings
1. Maize (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 59-14 win vs. Campus. This week: vs. Salina South (0-8).
2. Mill Valley (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 63-3 win at Shawnee Mission East. This week: vs. Kansas City Harmon (0-7).
3. Hays (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 56-6 win at Topeka. This week: vs. Wichita West (2-6).
4. Bishop Carroll (6-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 34-30 win at Wichita East. This week: vs. Newton (3-5).
5. Hutchinson (6-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 28-6 win vs. Andover. This week: vs. Liberal (3-5).
6. De Soto (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 31-21 win at 4A No. 8 Basehor-Linwood. This week: vs. Kansas City Turner (0-8).
7. Salina Central (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 49-8 win at Arkansas City. This week: vs. Andover (3-5).
8. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-4, LW: 9)
Last week: 56-27 win vs. Wichita Heights. This week: at 5A No. 10 Goddard (5-3).
9. Valley Center (6-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 21-7 loss at Andover Central. This week: vs. Maize South (4-4).
10. Goddard (5-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 21-14 loss at Goddard Eisenhower. This week: vs. 5A No. 8 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-4).
Also considered: Goddard Eisenhower (3-5), Great Bend (6-2), Maize South (4-4), Shawnee Heights (4-4), Topeka Seaman (4-3).
Class 4A rankings
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (6-2, LW: 1)
Last week: 62-23 win vs. Blue Valley Southwest. This week: vs. Paola (3-5).
2. Bishop Miege (6-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 28-21 loss at 6A No. 9 Blue Valley Northwest. This week: vs. Ottawa (2-6).
3. St. James Academy (4-4, LW: 3)
Last week: 25-20 loss vs. Blue Valley North. This week: at 4A No. 9 Basehor-Linwood (6-2).
4. Chanute (8-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 50-20 win vs. Labette County. This week: vs. Kansas City Schlagle (1-7).
5. Wamego (8-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 49-0 win vs. Abilene. This week: vs. Ulysses (1-7).
6. McPherson (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 49-6 win at Buhler. This week: vs. Mulvane (1-7).
7. Louisburg (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 20-17 win vs. Spring Hill. This week: vs. Bonner Springs (2-6).
8. Eudora (7-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 35-0 win at Paola. This week: vs. Labette County (2-6).
9. Basehor-Linwood (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 31-21 loss vs. 5A No. 6 De Soto. This week: vs. 4A No. 3 St. James Academy (4-4).
10. Wellington (5-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 29-7 win at Rose Hill. This week: vs. Winfield (1-7).
Also considered: Andover Central (5-3), Atchison (8-0), Circle (6-2), Coffeyville (5-3), Kansas City Piper (5-3).
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 42-14 win at Pratt. This week: vs. Goodland (2-6).
2. Holton (7-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 53-7 win at Jefferson West. This week: vs. Santa Fe Trail (2-6).
3. Topeka Hayden (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 56-0 win at Hiawatha. This week: vs. Baldwin (3-5).
4. Wichita Collegiate (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-21 win at Hesston. This week: vs. Concordia (2-6).
5. Rock Creek (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 46-20 win at Concordia. This week: vs. Clearwater (3-5).
6. Girard (8-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 41-18 win vs. Burlington. This week: vs. Parsons (5-3).
7. Wellsville (8-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 42-0 win at Baldwin. This week: vs. Royal Valley (2-6).
8. Scott City (7-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 48-0 win at Colby. This week: vs. Smoky Valley (4-4).
9. Cheney (6-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 41-0 win at Halstead. This week: vs. Hugoton (6-2).
10. Holcomb (7-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 58-7 win at Southwestern Heights. This week: vs. Pratt (6-2).
Also considered: Frontenac (5-3), Galena (6-2), Hesston (5-3), Hugoton (6-2), Pratt (6-2).
Class 2A rankings
1. Southeast-Saline (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 46-7 win vs. 2A No. 6 Ellsworth. This week: vs. Haven (4-4).
2. Nemaha Central (8-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 24-7 win vs. 2A No. 5 Sabetha. This week: vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-6).
3. Kingman (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 40-7 win vs. Garden Plain. This week: vs. Hillsboro (2-6).
4. Silver Lake (6-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 41-30 win at Atchison County. This week: vs. Riley County (2-6).
5. Sabetha (6-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 24-7 loss at 2A No. 2 Nemaha Central. This week: vs. Atchison County (6-2).
6. Rossville (4-4, LW: 7)
Last week: 50-6 win at Maur Hill-Mt. Academy. This week: vs. Minneapolis (5-3).
7. Ellsworth (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 46-7 loss at 2A No. 1 Southeast-Saline. This week: vs. Garden Plain (4-4).
8. Hoisington (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 35-0 win vs. Cimarron. This week: vs. Phillipsburg (3-5).
9. Osage City (7-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 56-26 win vs. Council Grove. This week: vs. Riverton (1-7).
10. Beloit (6-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 22-0 win at Thomas More Prep. This week: vs. Larned (3-5).
Also considered: Atchison County (6-2), Chaparral (6-1), Council Grove (6-2), Lakin (6-2), Russell (5-3).
Class 1A rankings
1. Olpe (6-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 50-13 win vs. Central Heights. This week: vs. Uniontown (1-7).
2. Centralia (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 59-16 win vs. Pleasant Ridge. This week: vs. McLouth (2-6).
3. Troy (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 65-0 win vs. Riverside. This week: vs. Mission Valley (3-5).
4. Conway Springs (5-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 42-7 win at 1A No. 5 Hutchinson Trinity. This week: Bye.
5. Inman (7-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 58-6 win vs. Medicine Lodge. This week: vs. Ellis (3-5).
6. Wabaunsee (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 56-14 win vs. Horton. This week: vs. Belle Plaine (1-7).
7. Smith Center (6-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 56-12 win vs. Valley Heights. This week: vs. Remington (2-6).
8. St. Marys (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 58-6 win vs. McLouth. This week: vs. Jackson Heights (4-4).
9. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (7-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 61-0 win vs. Uniontown. This week: vs. Central Heights (3-5).
10. Jayhawk-Linn (7-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 40-0 win at Erie. This week: vs. Northeast-Arma (3-5).
Also considered: Hutchinson Trinity (6-2), Jefferson County North (5-3), Oakley (5-3), Pleasanton (5-2), Sedgwick (4-4).
8-man Div. I rankings
1. Wichita County (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 57-0 win at South Gray. This week: vs. La Crosse (4-4).
2. Little River (7-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 60-14 win vs. Goessel. This week: vs. Argonia-Attica (5-3).
3. South Sumner County (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 52-20 win vs. Central-Burden. This week: vs. Herington (3-5).
4. Meade (7-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 59-7 win vs. Elkhart. This week: vs. Ness City (5-3).
5. Hill City (7-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 48-0 win at Decatur County. This week: vs. Washington County (5-3).
6. Burlingame (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-59 loss at Lyndon. This week: vs. Flinthills (2-6).
7. West Elk (8-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 54-6 win at Yates Center. This week: vs. Lyndon (6-2).
8. Macksville (8-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Kiowa County. This week: vs. South Gray (2-6).
9. Chase County (7-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 64-0 win at Madison. This week: vs. Sedan (4-4).
10. Clifton-Clyde (7-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 60-14 win vs. Bennington. This week: vs. Quinter (3-5).
Also considered: Hoxie (6-2), Lyndon (6-2), Oswego (6-2), Rawlins County (6-2), Wichita Independent (7-1).
8-man Div. II rankings
1. Axtell (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 68-0 win at Doniphan West. This week: vs. Pike Valley (3-5).
2. Canton-Galva (8-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 62-0 win vs. Rural Vista. This week: vs. St. Paul (4-4).
3. Victoria (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 52-0 win at Otis-Bison. This week: vs. Wheatland-Grinnell (1-7).
4. Dighton (8-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Div. II No. 8 Minneola. This week: vs. South Central (4-4).
5. Thunder Ridge (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 42-6 vs. Wallace County. This week: vs. Wilson (2-6).
6. Stafford (8-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 38-34 win at Kinsley. This week: vs. Bucklin (5-3).
7. Osborne (7-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 72-6 win vs. Fairfield. This week: vs. Linn (3-5).
8. Lebo (6-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 64-28 win at Div. II No. 8 Colony-Crest. This week: vs. Rural Vista (2-6).
9. Minneola (7-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 46-0 loss at Div. II No. 5 Dighton. This week: vs. Kinsley (4-4).
10. Beloit-St. John’s Tipton (6-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 42-8 win vs. Wakefield. This week: vs. Frankfort (3-5).
Also considered: Colony-Crest (6-2), Hodgeman County (5-3), South Barber (6-2), Sylvan-Lucas (6-2), Wallace County (5-3).
6-man rankings
1. Cunningham (8-0, LW: 1)
Last week: Forfeit win at Southern Cloud. This week: Bye.
2. Ashland (6-1, LW: 2)
Last week: Open. This week: Bye.
3. Waverly (8-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. Southern Coffey County. This week: Bye.
4. Cheylin (7-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 52-0 win at Golden Plains. This week: Bye.
5. Tescott (7-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 52-6 win at Chase. This week: vs. Chetopa (0-7).
6. Northern Valley (6-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 76-31 win at Western Plains. This week: Bye.
7. Ingalls (5-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 100-87 win vs. Deerfield. This week: Bye.
8. Wetmore (6-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 66-0 win at Chetopa. This week: Bye.
9. Peabody-Burns (5-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 76-31 win at Centre. This week: vs. Chase (0-7).
10. Burrton (5-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 41-40 win at Altoona-Midway. This week: vs. Southern Coffey County (1-7).
Also considered: Centre (3-5), Deerfield (4-3), Greeley County (4-4), Moscow (3-3), Natoma (4-4).
