Kpreps Rankings - Week 8 (Oct 19th)

Freshman QB Austin Liles has TMP moving up in the 1A polls. (by Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com)
By: Kpreps.com
Oct 19, 2026

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It’s the final week of the regular season and there are several key matchups that will decide district championships and determine playoff seeds.

Visit our Rankings page and check out this week’s Top 5 polls in each classification!

Class 6A

One again there is no change in this week’s Class 6A poll. Top-ranked Mill Valley survived a Thursday night scare by defeating Olathe West, 21-14. Holden Applebee’s late touchdown run broke a 14-14 tie and gave the Jaguars the win. Find out how the rest of the poll shapes up this week at the link below!

Kpreps – Class 6A Rankings


Class 5A

There is also no change in this week’s 5A poll. Second-ranked Hays High went on the road and defeated 4A No. 3 Great Bend, 35-7. Elsewhere, No. 3 St. James Academy defeated Blue Valley Northwest, 28-21. Spring Hill, ranked fourth, defeated Topeka Seaman 27-10 and set up this week’s unbeaten showdown with De Soto. The winner will be the top seed on the eastern half of Class 5A and the United Kansas Conference champion. Find out how the poll shapes up this week at the link below!

Kpreps – Class 5A Rankings

 

Class 4A

Top-ranked Bishop Miege rolled to a 45-14 win over Blue Valley North. The Stags will close out the regular season with a trip to Blue Valley Northwest. Great Bend remains at No. 3 despite the loss to 5A No. 2 Hays High. The Panthers’ resume includes a head-to-head victory over No. 4 McPherson.  Find out this week’s poll at the link below!   

Kpreps – Class 4A Rankings

 

Class 3A

There is some shuffling in the Class 3A poll this week. Holcomb moves up to No. 2 this week after a 38-14 win over Hugoton. Hesston drops one spot after a non-district loss to 4A contender Hesston. Cheney rebounded from a loss to Collegiate with a 52-14 win over Pratt.  Find out how that result shaped this week’s 3A poll at the link below.

Kpreps – Class 3A Rankings


Class 2A

Garden Plain rallied from down 24-14 to defeat No. 4 Haven 27-24 and win the District 7 championship. Elsewhere in the classification, Council Grove defeated 1A-ranked Inman, 36-21. Find out how this week’s poll stacks up at the link below.

Kpreps – Class 2A Rankings


Class 1A

There are multiple changes in this week’s 1A poll after Thomas More Prep-Marian defeated Smith Center 28-26 in overtime. It was the first win ever for TMP over Smith Center. That result coupled with Inman’s loss to 2A-ranked Council Grove shook up the 1A poll. Click on the Rankings tab to find out how this week’s poll shapes up. 

Kpreps – Class 1A Rankings


Class 8M-I

Top-ranked Lincoln passed another test in outscoring WaKeeney-Trego, 76-50. Jeremiah Miller rushed for seven touchdowns and passed for two more scores in the game. Elsewhere, fifth-ranked Clifton-Clyde survive a 40-28 decision against TVL rival Washington County. Click on the Rankings tab to find out the complete results of this week’s poll.  

Kpreps – Class 8M-I Rankings


Class 8M-II

We have a new No. 1 team in Eight-Man, Division II as Axtell defeated Hanover, 28-8, to end the Wildcats’ 19-game win streak. Elsewhere among ranked teams, Sylvan-Lucas defeated Little River 54-38 and moved up to No. 3 this week. Click on the Rankings tab to find out the complete results of this week’s poll. 

Kpreps – Class 8M-II Rankings
 

Class 6-Man

The biggest result in Class 6-Man last week was No. 3 Ingalls’ 30-14 road-win over South Barber. Keegan Nothern rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the win as the Bulldogs improved to 7-0 and won the District 3 championship.  See how that game impacted this week’s 6-Man top five.

Kpreps – Class 6M Rankings

Visit the Rankings page each week to view a complete list of the top five teams in each classification and how they performed last week.

 

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