New Kansas high school football team rankings release for each class ahead of Week 7
Following the Week 6 slate of games played on Friday, Oct. 6, Varsity Kansas has released its sixth version of Kansas high school football state rankings for the 2023 season.
Here’s where teams from each class in the state are ranked entering Week 7 games on the schedule.
Class 6A rankings
1. Gardner-Edgerton (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 35-6 win at Lawrence (4-2). This week: vs. Olathe East (4-2).
2. Washburn Rural (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 48-15 win vs. Topeka (1-5). This week: at Emporia (0-6).
3. Manhattan (5-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 38-7 win vs. Junction City (3-3). This week: at Lansing (3-3).
4. Olathe North (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 48-0 win vs. Shawnee Mission West (0-6). This week: vs. 5A No. 1 Mill Valley (5-1).
5. Derby (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 35-21 win at Maize (2-4). This week: vs. 5A No. 6 Maize South (5-1).
6. Wichita East (4-2, LW: 6)
Last week: 76-0 win vs. Emporia (0-6). This week: vs. Wichita North (0-6).
7. Wichita Northwest (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 70-7 win vs. Wichita South (1-5). This week: vs. Wichita West (2-4).
8. Lawrence Free State (6-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 49-6 win at Shawnee Mission North (1-5). This week: vs. Lawrence (4-2).
9. Blue Valley Northwest (3-3, LW: 9)
Last week: 62-42 loss at 5A No. 3 Blue Valley Southwest (5-1). This week: vs. Blue Valley North (0-6).
10. Blue Valley (3-3, LW: 10)
Last week: 22-0 win at Blue Valley North (0-6). This week: vs. 4A No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2).
Next five out: Blue Valley West (3-3), Olathe East (4-2), Junction City (3-3), Lawrence (4-2), Wichita Heights (5-1).
Class 5A rankings
1. Mill Valley (5-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 35-0 win vs. Shawnee Mission South (1-5). This week: at 6A No. 4 Olathe North (5-1).
2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 49-20 win vs. Bishop Carroll (2-4). This week: at 4A No. 10 St. James Academy (1-5).
3. Blue Valley Southwest (5-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 62-42 win vs. 6A No. 9 Blue Valley Northwest (3-3). This week: at Kansas City Wyandotte (1-5).
4. Goddard Eisenhower (6-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 38-21 win vs. Arkansas City (1-5). This week: vs. Salina South (0-6).
5. De Soto (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 62-28 win at Kansas City Piper (3-3). This week: at Kansas City Turner (0-6).
6. Maize South (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 42-21 win vs. No. 10 Goddard (4-2). This week: at 6A No. 5 Derby (5-1).
7. Spring Hill (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 63-28 win at Paola (3-3). This week: at Fort Scott (3-3).
8. Hutchinson (4-2, LW: 8)
Last week: 49-21 win at Campus (1-5). This week: vs. Maize (2-4).
9. Salina Central (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 25-24 win at 4A No. 6 Andover Central (3-3). This week: vs. Goddard (4-2).
10. Liberal (6-0, LW: UR)
Last week: 21-14 win vs. Great Bend (3-3). This week: vs. Hays (4-2).
Next five out: Goddard (4-2, LW: 10), Valley Center (4-2), Shawnee Heights (4-2), Hays (4-2), Lansing (3-3).
Class 4A rankings
1. Bishop Miege (5-1, LW: 1)
Last week: 19-7 win at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2). This week: at Blue Valley West (3-3).
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2, LW: 2)
Last week: 19-7 loss vs. No. 1 Bishop Miege (5-1). This week: at 6A No. 10 Blue Valley (3-3).
3. Louisburg (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 30-29 win at No. 4 Tonganoxie (4-2). This week: vs. Ottawa (3-3).
4. Tonganoxie (4-2, LW: 4)
Last week: 30-29 loss vs. No. 3 Louisburg (6-0). This week: vs. Eudora (3-3).
5. Buhler (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 47-0 win vs. Augusta (2-4). This week: at Rose Hill (3-3).
6. Wamego (4-2, LW: 5)
Last week: 12-7 loss at Shawnee Heights (4-2). This week: vs. Clearwater (2-4).
7. Andover Central (3-3, LW: 6)
Last week: 25-24 loss vs. 5A No. 10 Salina Central (5-1). This week: vs. Andover (0-6).
8. Atchison (6-0, LW: 8)
Last week: 64-8 win at Topeka Highland Park (4-2). This week: vs. Perry-Lecompton (2-4).
9. Basehor-Linwood (4-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 28-25 win vs. Lansing (3-3). This week: vs. Topeka Seaman (3-3).
10. St. James Academy (1-5, LW: 10)
Last week: 53-50 loss vs. Blue Valley West (3-3). This week: vs. 5A No. 2 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-1).
Next five out: Chanute (5-1, LW: 9), Abilene (5-1), Eudora (3-3), Paola (3-3), Ottawa (3-3)
Class 3A rankings
1. Andale (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 28-7 win vs. No. 4 Wichita Collegiate (5-1). This week: at No. 2 Cheney (6-0).
2. Cheney (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 70-0 win at Nickerson (1-5). This week: vs. No. 1 Andale (6-0).
3. Topeka Hayden (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 49-0 win at Royal Valley (1-5). This week: vs. Holton (3-3).
4. Clay Center (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 53-0 win at Concordia (1-5). This week: vs. Rock Creek (4-2).
5. Wichita Collegiate (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 28-7 loss at No. 1 Andale (6-0). This week: at Wichita Trinity Academy (2-4).
6. Wellsville (6-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 36-29 win at Prairie View (3-3). This week: at Santa Fe Trail (5-1).
7. Scott City (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 21-14 win vs. No. 10 Holcomb (4-2). This week: at Goodland (1-5).
8. Frontenac (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 62-7 win at Baxter Springs (4-2). This week: vs. No. 9 Parsons (6-0).
9. Parsons (6-0, LW: 9)
Last week: 48-12 win vs. Galena (0-6). This week: at No. 8 Frontenac (5-1).
10. Hugoton (5-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 54-8 win at Cimarron (0-6). This week: vs. Holcomb (4-2).
Next five out: Holcomb (4-2, LW: 10), Holton (3-3), Rock Creek (4-2), Santa Fe Trail (5-1), Prairie View (3-3).
Class 2A rankings
1. Nemaha Central (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 24-0 win at Minneapolis (3-3). This week: vs. Riley County (3-3).
2. Sabetha (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 60-3 win vs. Riverside (2-4). This week: at Horton (0-6).
3. Southeast of Saline (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: 46-14 win at Hillsboro (3-3). This week: vs. Lyons (0-6).
4. Hoisington (6-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 63-15 win at Lakin (4-2). This week: vs. Larned (5-1).
5. Ellsworth (6-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 33-14 win vs. Russell (3-3). This week: at Halstead (3-3).
6. Norton (6-0, LW: 7)
Last week: 26-0 win at Beloit (3-3). This week: at Thomas More Prep (4-2).
7. Garden Plain (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 35-6 win at 1A No. 3 Centralia (5-1). This week: at Douglass (0-6).
8. Silver Lake (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: 54-0 win vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-4). This week: at Maur Hill-Mount Academy (0-6).
9. Kingman (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 43-7 win at Chaparral (1-5). This week: vs. Haven (4-2).
10. Osage City (5-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 36-22 win at No. 9 Humboldt (5-1). This week: vs. West Franklin (3-3).
Next five out: Humboldt (5-1, LW: 9), Minneapolis (3-3), Beloit (3-3), Council Grove (4-2), Hillsboro (3-3).
Class 1A rankings
1. Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan (5-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 59-20 win at Columbus (1-5). This week: vs. Erie (4-2).
2. Smith Center (5-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 56-0 win at Republic County (0-6). This week: vs. Sacred Heart (1-5).
3. Marion (6-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 32-14 win at Council Grove (4-2). This week: at Bluestem (0-6).
4. Jefferson County North (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 34-18 loss vs. St. Marys (3-3). This week: vs. Valley Falls (1-5).
5. Centralia (5-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 35-6 loss vs. 2A No. 10 Garden Plain (5-1). This week: vs. Riverside (2-4).
6. Jayhawk-Linn (6-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 12-6 win vs. Pleasanton (4-2). This week: at Olpe (4-2).
7. Sedgwick (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 42-7 win at Remington (1-5). This week: vs. Belle Plaine (2-4).
8. St. Marys (3-3, LW: UR)
Last week: 34-18 win at No. 2 Jefferson County North (5-1). This week: vs. Mission Valley (3-3).
9. Valley Heights (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 38-30 win vs. Marysville (2-4). This week: at No. 10 Wabaunsee (4-2).
10. Wabaunsee (4-2, LW: 9)
Last week: 30-6 win at Sacred Heart (1-5). This week: vs. No. 9 Valley Heights (5-1).
Next five out: Jackson Heights (5-1, LW: 10), Olpe (4-2), Conway Springs (4-2), Medicine Lodge (4-2), Hutchinson Trinity (3-3).
8-man Division I rankings
1. Wichita County (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 66-32 win vs. No. 3 Meade (5-1). This week: at Sublette (4-2).
2. Lyndon (6-0, LW: 2)
Last week: 38-34 win at No. 9 Chase County (4-2). This week: vs. Maranatha Academy (2-4).
3. Rawlins County (6-0, LW: 4)
Last week: 44-18 win vs. Quinter (4-2). This week: at Decatur County (2-4).
4. Moundridge (6-0, LW: 5)
Last week: 60-0 win vs. Solomon (2-4). This week: vs. Goessel (1-5).
5. Meade (5-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 66-32 loss at No. 1 Wichita County (6-0). This week: vs. Spearville (2-4).
6. Burden-Central (6-0, LW: 6)
Last week: 56-14 win vs. Oxford (3-3). This week: at Wichita Independent (2-4).
7. Ell-Saline (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 40-26 win vs. Clifton-Clyde (4-2). This week: at Washington County (2-4).
8. West Elk (5-1, LW: 8)
Last week: 56-7 win at Cedar Vale-Dexter (2-4). This week: at Oswego (3-3).
9. South Sumner County (6-0, LW: 10)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Wichita Independent (2-4). This week: vs. Argonia-Attica (5-1).
10. Cair Paravel (4-2, LW: UR)
Last week: 34-12 win at Madison (4-2). This week: vs. Chase County (4-2).
Next five out: Hoxie (5-1), Chase County (4-2, LW: 9), Quinter (4-2), Hill City (3-3), Clifton-Clyde (4-2).
8-man Division II rankings
1. Axtell (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 56-0 win at Hanover (3-3). This week: at No. 8 Frankfort (5-1).
2. Victoria (4-1, LW: 4)
Last week: 46-0 win vs. No. 8 Wallace County (3-3). This week: at No. 6 Sylvan-Lucas (5-0).
3. Minneola (6-0, LW: 3)
Last week: Forfeit win at Pike Valley (0-6). This week: at No. 9 Hodgeman County (5-1).
4. Kinsley (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 44-14 loss at South Central (3-3). This week: vs. St. John (3-3).
5. Canton-Galva (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 66-16 win vs. Hutchinson Central Christian (3-3). This week: at Beloit St. Johns-Tipton (1-5).
6. Sylvan-Lucas (5-0, LW: 6)
Last week: Open. This week: vs. No. 2 Victoria (4-1).
7. Osborne (5-1, LW: 7)
Last week: 76-8 win at Wakefield (1-5). This week: vs. Pike Valley (0-6).
8. Frankfort (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 49-0 win at Blue Valley-Randolph (2-4). This week: vs. No. 1 Axtell (6-0).
9. Hodgeman County (5-1, LW: 10)
Last week: 52-6 win at Satanta (0-6). This week: vs. No. 3 Minneola (6-0).
10. South Barber (5-1, LW: UR)
Last week: 50-0 win at St. John (3-3). This week: vs. Stafford (1-5).
Next five out: Wallace County (3-3, LW: 8), Central Plains (4-2), Thunder Ridge (4-2), Marmaton Valley (5-1), South Central (3-3).
6-man rankings
1. Cheylin (6-0, LW: 1)
Last week: 84-0 win vs. Western Plains (0-6). This week: at Triplains-Brewster (2-4).
2. Ashland (5-1, LW: 2)
Last week: 55-7 win vs. Moscow (0-6). This week: at No. 6 Ingalls (5-1).
3. Cunningham (5-1, LW: 3)
Last week: 52-0 win at Southern Coffey County (2-4). This week: at Burrton (2-4).
4. Waverly (6-0, LW: 4)
Last week: Open. This week: vs. No. 10 Peabody-Burns (4-2).
5. Northern Valley (5-1, LW: 5)
Last week: 49-0 win vs. Greeley County (2-4). This week: at Golden Plains (2-4).
6. Ingalls (5-1, LW: 6)
Last week: Forfeit win vs. Rolla (1-4). This week: vs. No. 1 Ashland (6-0).
7. Tescott (4-2, LW: 7)
Last week: 50-0 win vs. Southern Cloud (1-5). This week: Open.
8. Deerfield (4-1, LW: 8)
Last week: Open. This week: at Rolla (1-4).
9. Chetopa (5-1, LW: 9)
Last week: 52-39 win vs. Centre (2-3). This week: Open.
10. Peabody-Burns (4-2, LW: 10)
Last week: 64-19 win vs. Altoona-Midway (0-6). This week: at No. 4 Waverly (6-0).
First five out: Pawnee Heights (3-3), Southern Coffey County (2-4), Centre (2-3), Burrton (2-4), Greeley County (2-4).
