Colorado high school football rankings for Week 5 of 2026 CHSAA season

The Colorado high school football rankings are starting to stabilize a bit in CHSAA’s official rankings entering Week 5 of the 2026 season.

That was helped by some major showdowns in Class 5A last week, along with plenty of top teams across classifications continuing to stay unbeaten.

Several Northern Colorado teams look like real contenders, including Fort Collins (5A) and Timnath (3A) off to 4-0 starts and looking like playoff threats.

Here are the 2026 Colorado high school CHSAA football rankings entering Week 5, including the top 20 teams by class:

1. Cherry Creek (3-1)* (Rankings have not yet been updated to reflect the Bruins’ retroactive forfeit vs. Chatfield due to an ineligible player)
2. Grandview (4-0)
3. Mountain Vista (3-1)
4. Grand Junction (4-0)
5. Ralston Valley (3-1)
6. Fort Collins (4-0)
7. Eaglecrest (4-0)
8. Northfield (4-0)
9. Valor Christian (2-2)
10. ThunderRidge (3-1)
11. Legacy (3-1)
12. Heritage (3-1)
13. Legend (2-2)
14. Castle View (3-1)
15. Cherokee Trail (3-1)
16. Arapahoe (1-3)
17. Fountain-Fort Carson (2-2)
18. Fairview (2-2)
19. Horizon (2-2)
20. Riverdale Ridge (2-2)

(Note: Rocky Mountain is No. 30 and Fossil Ridge is No. 31)

1. Broomfield (4-0)
2. Douglas County (4-0)
3. Bear Creek (3-0)
4. Mesa Ridge (4-1)
5. Air Academy (3-1)
6. Ponderosa (4-0)
7. Sand Creek (3-1)
8. Roosevelt (3-1)
9. Montrose (3-1)
10. Monarch (3-1)
11. Loveland (4-0)
12. Columbine (3-1)
13. Pueblo West (3-1)
14. Cheyenne Mountain (3-1)
15. Lutheran (2-2)
16. Fruita Monument (3-1)
17. Longmont (3-1)
18. Golden (3-1)
19. Frederick (2-2)
20. Vista Ridge (3-2)

(Note: Poudre is No. 31)

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1. Palmer Ridge (4-0)
2. Timnath (4-0)
3. Pueblo County (4-0)
4. Holy Family (3-1)
5. Evergreen (4-0)
6. Mead (3-1)
7. Pueblo East (4-1)
8. Palisade (3-1)
9. Conifer (4-0)
10. Eagle Valley (2-2)
11. Berthoud (3-1)
12. Pueblo South (3-2)
13. Summit (3-1)
14. Sierra (3-1)
15. Steamboat Springs (3-1)
16. Green Mountain (2-2)
17. Severance (1-3)
18. Pueblo Central (2-2)
19. Fort Morgan (2-2)
20. Rifle (1-3)

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1. Delta (5-0) (New No. 1)
2. The Classical Academy (4-0)
3. University (4-0)
4. Elizabeth (3-0)
5. La Junta (5-0)
6. Lamar (4-1)
7. Eaton (3-1)
8. Wellington (3-1)
9. Brush (3-1)
10. Aspen (2-2)
11. Basalt (3-1)
12. Alamosa (2-3)
13. Forge Christian (3-1)
14. Banning Lewis Academy (3-1)
15. Denver West (3-1)
16. Strasburg (2-2)
17. Englewood (2-2)
18. Coal Ridge (2-2)
19. D’Evelyn (3-1)
20. Middle Park (2-2)

1. North Fork (3-0)
2. Limon (4-0)
3. Denver Christian (4-0)
4. Platte Valley (4-0)
5. Colorado Springs Christian (4-0)
6. Wiggins (3-1)
7. Platte Canyon (4-0)
8. Meeker (3-1)
9. Monte Vista (3-1)
10. Burlington (2-1)
11. Centauri (2-2)
12. Buena Vista (3-1)
13. Flatirons Academy (2-1)
14. Olathe (3-1)
15. Peyton (3-1)
16. The Pinnacle (2-1)
17. Rye (1-2)
18. Holyoke (2-2)
19. Highland (2-2)
20. Yuma (1-3)

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1. Simla (4-0)
2. Hayden (3-0)
3. West Grand (4-0)
4. Norwood (3-1)
5. Del Norte (4-0)
6. McClave (4-0)
7. Mancos (3-1)
8. Las Animas (4-0)
9. Dolores (3-1)
10. Vail Christian (3-1)

1. Idalia (5-0) (New No. 1)
2. Fleming (5-0)
3. Prairie (4-0)
4. Cheyenne Wells (3-1)
5. Peetz (3-1)
6. Granada (3-1)
7. Otis (4-0)
8. Wiley (3-1)
9. Flagler (3-2)
10. Bethune (3-2)

Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Colorado high school football rankings for Week 5 of 2026 CHSAA season