Final regular-season state media poll has little movement but mirrors playoff seeds

The final state media football poll of the season had little movement as teams finished off the regular season and prepare for this week’s opening round of the playoffs.

Rigby moved up a spot to No. 2 in the 6A poll behind unbeaten Rocky Mountain, which received all 10 first-place votes.

Skyline retained the top spot in 5A and is the No. 1 seed heading into the 5A playoffs.

Sugar-Salem dropped a spot in 4A despite beating Teton in its conference finale, while the 3A rankings remained the same with Declo holding at No. 1.

In 8-man rankings, Butte County finishes No. 5 in 2A while Rockland received a vote in 1A.

State Media Poll
Final
CLASS 6A
Team W-L Pts Pvs
1. Rocky Mountain (10) 9-0 50 1
2. Rigby 8-1 37 3
3. Eagle 7-2 23 2
t-4. Madison 8-1 20 t-4
t-4. Coeur d’Alene 7-2 20 t-4
Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS 5A
Team W-L Pts Pvs
1. Skyline (6) 7-2 46 1
2. Bishop Kelly (4) 8-1 41 2
3. Minico 7-2 25 3
4. Hillcrest 6-3 23 4
5. Lakeland 7-2 10 5
Others receiving votes: Vallivue 5.

CLASS 4A
Team W-L Pts Pvs
1. Homedale (4) 8-1 42 1
2. Weiser (3) 7-2 38 3
3. Sugar-Salem (3) 6-2 36 2
4. Fruitland 7-2 20 4
5. Kimberly 6-3 14 5
Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS 3A
Team W-L Pts Pvs
1. Declo (10) 8-1 50 1
2. West Side 7-1 39 2
3. Aberdeen 7-1 31 3
4. Firth 6-2 20 4
5. Ririe 6-2 9 5
Others receiving votes: Priest River 1.

CLASS 2A
Team W-L Pts Pvs
1. Logos (9) 8-1 48 1
2. Kendrick 7-1 37 2
t-3. Valley (1) 7-1 22 4
t-3. Hagerman 8-1 22 3
5. Butte County 7-1 21 5
Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS 1A
Team W-L Pts Pvs
1. Carey (10) 8-1 50 1
2. Council 7-1 36 2
3. Dietrich 7-1 30 3
4. Tri-Valley 8-1 23 4
5. Wallace 8-1 6 5
Others receiving votes: Garden Valley 4, Rockland 1.

Voters: Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman; Max Oswald, Bonner County Daily Bee; Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press; Allan Steele, East Idaho News; Brady Frederick, KTVB; Adam Engel, Times-News; Race Archibald, Idaho Press; Kole Emplit, KMVT; Brandon Walton, Idaho State Journal; Brandon Baney, IdahoSports.com.