Get Ready for the Cold: Winter Sports Preseason Rankings Revealed
In the state of Colorado, the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) has announced its Preseason Coaches Polls for three winter sports: boys basketball, girls basketball, and ice hockey. These preseason polls will be the only coaches polls released for the 2023-24 winter season as CHSAA will focus its efforts on publicizing its Seedings Index as rankings for boys and girls basketball and ice hockey. MaxPreps will also compile individual rankings for swimming & diving, while On The Mat will provide wrestling rankings this year.
Unlike coaches polls, the CHSAA Seeding Index is the main factor used to determine qualification and postseason seedings for all team sports. This ranking system can be updated hourly, providing teams, coaches, schools, and fans with a better understanding of where a team ranks throughout the season, especially in the lead up to the postseason. To qualify for the CHSAA Postseason Seeding Index, teams must meet a minimum number of games played. Games and minimums are determined by MaxPreps and vary by sport and time of the season. With that said, the Seedings Index will not be available at the start of every season. The rankings will be published once teams get deeper into their seasons (approximately 3-5 weeks into a particular season).
All live data can be found on the CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index website. Those interested in learning more about official CHSAA RPI calculations can visit our RPI FAQs page while viewing where teams rank on our RPI Standings website. Additionally, a schedule of upcoming games and past scores can be found on our Scoreboard page.
