Columbine finishes No. 1 in final 2023 HSFA Colorado Top 10 high school football rankings

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For the first time since 2018, a team other than Cherry Creek, coached by former NFL receiver Dave Logan, sits at the top of the High School Football America Colorado Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football.

5A champ Columbine finishes the year ranked No. 1 in our statewide high school football rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm. The Rebels snapped CC’s run of four straight championships by beating the Bruins 28-21 in the state title game.

Cherry Creek finishes No. 2. It’s the first time since September 19, 2019 that the Bruins aren’t the top-ranked team in the state.

Ralston Valley finishes No. 3, followed by Pine Creek at No. 4, Chatfield at No. 5, Arapahoe at No. 6, Regis Jesuit at No. 7, 4A champ Erie at No. 8, Legend at No. 9 and Valor Christian at No. 10.

On the national scene, Columbine ended 2023 ranked No. 258 in the HSFA 300. Cherry Creek ends No. 260 in the nation after climbing as high as No. 95 in late November.

High School Football America Colorado Top 10

Ranking/TeamRecord Preseason Ranking
No. 1 Columbine(14-0)6
No. 2 Cherry Creek(13-1)1
No. 3 Ralston Valley(10-3)3
No. 4 Pine Creek (9-1)5
No. 5 Chatfield(8-6)*NR
No. 6 Arapahoe(8-3)9
No. 7 Regis Jesuit(6-5)4
No. 8 Erie(13-1)7
No. 9 Legend(9-4)NR
No. 10 Valor Christian(6-5)2

*forfeited 3 games

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.