A WyoPreps Coaches and Media Football Poll With Plenty of Change

A pair of newly top-ranked teams highlight the latest WyoPreps Coaches and Media Football Poll.

There are also two teams in this week’s rankings and change in all five classes.

The new No. 1 teams are Big Piney and Mountain View. They join Little Snake River, Cody, and Cheyenne East at the top.

The Punchers got to the top of the Class 1A 9-man division. Big Piney received 12 of the 21 first-place votes and leaped over Pine Bluffs. The Hornets fell to second and earned four first-place votes. Southeast garnered three first-place votes and climbed to third. Wind River got two first-place votes but fell to fourth. Lingle-Ft. Laramie stayed at No. 5. These were the first changes in this class.

The Buffalos ascended to the top position in Class 2A and picked up 14 of the 22 first-place votes. Four other teams also received at least one first-place vote. Tongue River and Big Horn moved up to second and third. The Eagles earned five first-place votes, and the Rams got one. The Lovell Bulldogs jumped back into the rankings at No. 4. Previously top-ranked Lyman fell to fifth. Cokeville got a first-place vote but fell out of the top five.

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In Class 1A 6-man, Little Snake River continued its reign. The Rattlers garnered all but one first-place vote. Encampment remained second, but the poll changed after that. Burlington rose to third, which pushed Dubois down to fourth. Farson-Eden made its debut in the rankings in fifth.

There was a new team in Class 4A for the first time this season. The top four were the same. Cheyenne East remained No. 1 with 14 of the 17 first-place votes. Sheridan was second, followed by Thunder Basin and Natrona County. Campbell County won its third in a row, and the Camels made their first appearance in the ranking in fifth.

Class 3A featured just one change, as two teams traded spots. Cody held first with 14 of the 24 first-place votes. The other ten went to Star Valley. The Braves remained second, and Powell held onto third. The one difference from last week was Buffalo climbed to fourth, which meant Douglas dropped to fifth.

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WyoPreps gave every head coach in each classification and media from around the state a chance to vote in the rankings.