After the Week 9 playoff games on Friday, November 1, Varsity Kansas has released updated high school football rankings across Kansas for the 2024 season. These rankings reflect the teams still in contention for the playoffs, with eliminated teams no longer considered. Below is the breakdown for each class going into the second playoff round.

Class 6A Rankings

1. Derby (9-0)
   • Last Week: 62-7 win vs. Campus (0-9)
   • Next: vs. Junction City (5-4)
2. Manhattan (9-0)
   • Last Week: 59-0 win vs. Wichita North (0-9)
   • Next: vs. Maize (5-4)
3. Blue Valley West (8-1)
   • Last Week: 38-7 win vs. Shawnee Mission West (1-8)
   • Next: vs. No. 10 Olathe Northwest (6-3)

…and so on for each rank, including teams 4-10.

Next Five Out: Shawnee Mission East (5-4), Maize (5-4), Wichita East (6-3), Junction City (5-4), Dodge City (6-3)

Class 5A Rankings

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0)
   • Last Week: 35-6 win vs. Kansas City Turner (0-9)
   • Next: vs. Pittsburg (7-2)
2. Mill Valley (8-1)
   • Last Week: 77-0 win vs. Kansas City Harmon (2-7)
   • Next: vs. No. 8 Spring Hill (8-1)

…and so on for each rank, listing each team’s previous game and upcoming matchup.

Next Five Out: Hays (5-4), Blue Valley North (2-7), Maize South (6-3), Leavenworth (6-3), Pittsburg (7-2)

The article proceeds to list each class’s top 10 rankings and the next five out, followed by similar details for Class 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, and 8-man and 6-man divisions, giving readers an overview of Kansas’s top high school football teams as they continue through the playoff rounds.