Football

The Kansas High School football media poll is voted on by a number of statewide sportswriters in Kansas including Kansas Pregame publisher John Baetz.

There's likely a statistical way to prove this, but anecdotally it feels like there is less separation at the top of more classifications than in the past. Only a couple of the state's nine classifications have a heavy-favorite to win it all this year, which is great.

6A 1. Derby2. Gardner Edgerton3. Lawrence4. Manhattan5. Blue Valley Northwest5A1. Blue Valley2. Mill Valley3. St. Thomas Aquinas4. Goddard Eisenhower5. Great Bend4A1. Andover Central2. Bishop Miege3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel4. Wamego5. Wellington3A1. Andale2. Cheney 3. Topeka Hayden4. Wichita Collegiate5.

  

A reminder, our rankings are made each week trying to determine who is best equipped to get to the state championship game in their respective classifications.

The Kansas High School football media poll is voted on by a number of statewide sportswriters in Kansas including Kansas Pregame publisher John Baetz.

6A 1. Derby2. Gardner Edgerton3. Manhattan4. OP-Blue Valley Northwest5. Topeka Washburn Rural 5A1. Shawnee- Mill Valley2. OP-St. Thomas Aquinas3. Lenexa- St. James Academy4. Blue Valley5. DeSoto4A1. Bishop Miege2. Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel3. Andover Central4. Wamego5. Wellington3A1. Andale2.