The second Kansas High School cross country poll for 2022 was released over the weekend. It does not include recent updates to the classifications. Kansas Cross Country Coaches' Association leadership plans to update the classifications in the next release.
The Kansas Volleyball Association determines ranking for each classification weekly throughout the season. Check out their third rankings release of the season below.
Three weeks of the season completed and many of the favorites solidified their position at the top of the rankings after quality wins. For the smaller classes district play begins to heat up this week and the playoff picture begins to take shape.
Class 6A
1. Manhattan (3-0)
2. Derby (2-1)
3. Wichita Northwest (2-1)
4. Blue Valley Northwest (2-1)
5. Lawrence (2-1)
The Kansas Volleyball Association determines ranking for each classification weekly throughout the season. Check out their second rankings release of the season below.
While all-class power rankings are incredibly difficult to get right at the high school level, we decided to give it a shot just for fun. While many of these teams won't get a chance to prove these rankings right (or wrong) against each other, here's our best guess at the five best 11-Man teams in the state from all classes:
The Kansas Volleyball Association determines ranking for each classification weekly throughout the season. Check out their first rankings release since their preseason release below.
*Note: The release was later than anticipated this week and does not reflect results from this week's competition. For example, Royal Valley beat Nemaha Central earlier this week and as a result the Class 3A rankings below are already out of date. The rankings are chosen by members of the Kansas Volleyball Association and staff members from Kansas Pregame do not vote in these polls.
Week 1 saw several surprises and a great group of quality games to open the season. The end result is some shuffling in our first round of rankings following actual games and we're sure to see more changes as the season roars ahead.
Reminder, you can read our complete 2022 Football Preview online at this link, and check out our take on the rankings after Week 1 along with some notes and analysis below:
Class 6A
Here's our best guess at the state's top teams as we head into the 2022 season. Prep for the first week of games with our complete football preview embedded below, and find our rankings rundown for all nine classes further down the page:
