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Football Classifications for 2026-2027
Football District assignments for 2026-2027
October 4, 2026
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Mill Valley
2. Manhattan
3. Kapaun
4. Bishop Miege
5. St James
6. Aquinas
7. Derby
8. Hays
9. Bishop Carroll
10. Blue Valley
11. Gardner-Edgerton
6A
1. Mill Valley
2. Manhattan
3. Derby
4. Gardner-Edgerton
5. Blue Valley NW
Others: Olathe NW, Maize, Lawrence
5A
1. Kapaun
2. St James
3. Hays
4. Spring Hill
5. Bishop Carroll
Others: DeSoto, Andover, Blue Valley
4A
1. Bishop Miege
2. St Thomas Aquinas
3. Great Bend
4. Louisburg
5. McPherson
Others: Buhler, Eudora, Wellington, Ulysses, Tonganoxie
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Wellsville
4. Holcomb
5. Hesston
Others: Hayden, Frontenac, Chapman, Jeff West
2A
1. Silver Lake
2. Sabetha
3. Council Grove
4. Beloit
5. Marysville
Others: Osage City, Caney Valley, SE of Saline, Riverside
1A
1. Sterling
2. TMP
3. Rossville
4. Inman
5. Olpe
Others: McLouth, Smith Center, Centralia,
8-man D-I
1. South Central
2. Lincoln
3. Leoti-Wichita Co
4. Oswego
5. Kiowa Co
Others: Oberlin, Hill City, Clifton-Clyde
8-man D-II
1. Hanover
2. Axtell
3. Cunningham
4. Little River
5. Quinter
Others: Hodgeman Co, Wallace Co, Dighton, Lebo
6-man
1. Weskan
2. Tescott
3. Ingalls
Others: Otis-Bison, South Barber
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Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita