AIA power ratings as of Tues., Oct. 10 for Class 1A to 6A schools, including Open Division. Top 8 for Open Division and top 10 for all classes listed with Southern Arizona teams shown up to No. 25 in each ranking. Southern Arizona teams in bold.
OPEN DIVISION
Update: CDO went from No. 9 to No. 11 and Mica Mountain No. 10 to No. 9. Top eight teams make the Open Division. CDO hosts Mica Mountain in a significant 4A Kino game Friday night at 7 p.m. Salpointe, which plays at No. 2 Liberty on Friday, enters the rankings at No. 16.
1 Centennial (7-0)
2 Liberty (5-1)
3 Basha (6-1)
4 Chandler (6-1)
5 ALA-Queen Creek (6-1)
6 Desert Mountain (7-0)
7 Desert Edge (6-1)
8 Pinnacle (5-2)
9 Mica Mountain (6-0)
11 CDO (5-0)
16 Salpointe (6-0)
6A
Salpointe moves from No. 12 to No 10. With six teams presently rated in the Open Division, if the season ended today, Salpointe would be the No. 4 seed in the 6A playoffs.
OD – Open Division team
1 Centennial (7-0) OD No. 1
2 Liberty (5-1) OD No. 2
3 Basha (6-1) OD No. 3
4 Chandler (6-1) OD No. 4
5 ALA-Queen Creek (6-1) OD No. 5
6 Pinnacle (5-2) OD No. 8
7 Hamilton (5-2)
8 Saguaro (4-3)
9 Highland (4-2)
10 Salpointe (6-0)
5A
Buena moves up from No. 8 to No. 6 and Ironwood Ridge from No. 9 to No. 8. Sunnyside is No. 21 after beating Marana 16-7. The Tigers were coming off a 55-0 win at Buena the previous week.
OD – Open Division team
1 Desert Mountain (7-0) OD No. 6
2 Desert Edge (6-1) OD No. 7
3 Higley (5-1)
4 Horizon (5-2)
5 Apollo (6-1)
6 Buena (6-1)
7 ALA-Gilbert North (4-2)
8 Ironwood Ridge (6-1)
9 Notre Dame Prep (3-2)
10 Casa Grande (5-2)
21 Sunnyside (3-3)
22 Cienega (3-3)
23 Marana (2-5)
4A
Mica Mountain and CDO flip-flopped positions from last week with Mica Mountain now No. 2 and CDO No. 3. Interesting to see if the winner of Friday’s game will overtake Yuma Catholic for the No. 1 spot. Walden Grove moved up two spots to No. 11 after routing Sahuaro.
1 Yuma Catholic (7-0)
2 Mica Mountain (6-0)
3 CDO (6-0)
4 Northwest Christian (7-0)
5 Arcadia (7-0)
6 Buckeye Union (5-1)
7 AZ College Prep (4-2)
8 Lee Williams (6-1)
9 Thunderbird (5-2)
10 Eastmark (5-2)
11 Walden Grove (4-2)
23 Catalina Foothills (3-4)
3A
Sabino dropped one spot to No. 6 after losing at home to Thatcher, which went from No. 11 to No. 9. Pusch Ridge fell to No. 10 following its home loss to Morenci after being at No. 7 last week. Morenci is at No. 11. Safford is not too far behind at No. 14. Four 3A South teams in the top 14 in the state is impressive.
1 Mohave (8-0)
2 Paradise Honors (6-2)
3 ALA-West Foothills (6-1)
4 Valley Christian (7-1)
5 Florence (6-1)
6 Sabino (5-2)
7 Blue Ridge (6-1)
8 River Valley (6-1)
9 Thatcher (4-3)
10 Pusch Ridge (5-2)
11 Morenci (4-3)
13 Safford (4-4)
2A
Tanque Verde dropped from No. 5 to No. 11 following its loss at Willcox last week. The Hawks have a big showdown Friday at home against No. 12 Bisbee. Winner could very well win the 2A San Pedro title and earn the automatic bid to the state playoffs. Tombstone is No. 13.
1 Pima (7-0)
2 Arizona Lutheran (7-0)
3 Scottsdale Christian (5-2)
4 Camp Verde (6-2)
5 San Tan Charter (4-2)
6 Santa Cruz Valley (6-1)
7 Tonopah Valley (6-1)
8 Parker (4-3)
9 Veritas Prep (5-3)
10 Phoenix Christian (5-2)
11 Tanque Verde (5-2)
12 Bisbee (5-2)
13 Tombstone (5-2)
21 Willcox (2-4)
24 Benson (3-4)
1A
This is the last week of the regular season for 1A. San Manuel, the 1A South champion, can strengthen its rating with a win at No. 13 Baboquivari, which needs a victory to gain a playoff spot and earn its first winning season since 2005. St. David moved up from No. 11 to No. 9 this week after routing Fort Thomas.
1 Hayden (7-0)
2 Bagdad (7-1)
3 Cicero Prep (5-1)
4 Salome (7-1)
5 El Capitan/Academy (5-1)
6 Mogollon (5-2)
7 San Manuel (6-2)
8 Mohave Accelerated (5-2)
9 St. David (5-3)
10 Williams (3-3)
13 Baboquivari (4-3)
14 Valley Union (4-3)
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