After a week of upheaval, things settled down for the Week 10 power rankings as teams positioned themselves for Week 10 state play-ins.

Six-time defending Class 1A state champion Royal started the power rankings in the top spot, and held it down the rest of the season.

Here are the Week 10 Power Rankings:

1. Royal

Last week: 1. Record: 9-0.

The Knights will have two weeks off after King’s Way Christian, with only 16 players, forfeited its Week 10 contest scheduled for Friday afternoon.

2. Southridge

Last week: 2. Record: 8-1.

Suns are riding a seven-game winning streak into a Week 10 matchup with University from the Greater Spokane League on Friday night at Lampson Stadium.

3. Moses Lake

Last week: 3. Record: 8-1.

The three-time defending CBBN champions are seeded eighth in the Class 4A pairings, and with a win could host a first-round state game at Lions Field.

4. Chiawana

Last week: 4. Record: 8-1.

The Riverhawks wrapped up the top seed in the Mid-Columbia Conference’s 4A, and now host a play-in game and, with an impressive showing, possibly landing them a state first-round game at home.

5. Prosser

Last week: 5. Record: 9-0.

Just one of two unbeatens in the classification, the Mustangs are seeded third in the round of 32, giving them hope for home games through multiple rounds of the state playoffs should they keep winning.

6. Eastmont

Last week: 6. Record: 8-1.

The Wildcats get a home game, and will carry the Big Nine flag into a round-of-32 matchup against the MCC’s Kamiakin on Friday night.

7. Cashmere

Last week: 7. Record: 8-1.

In the last few years, the Bulldogs have presented the biggest challenge to Royal’s dominance and are again seeded to face the Knights in Seattle should both keep winning.

8. Selah

Last week: 8. Record: 8-1.

The health of star running back Calen Wuitschick is the biggest concern for the Vikings, who rebounded from their first loss of the season by pulling away from East Valley for a victory.

9. Kamiakin

Last week: 11. Record: 6-3.

After dropping their first three conference matchups, the Braves are heading into the Class 4A round of 32 winners of three straight and four of their last five.

10. East Valley

Last week: 9. Record: 7-2.

A state semifinalist a year ago, the Red Devils wea rewarded this year with a 2A round-of-32 home game, and have won more than a dozen straight at Earl Barden Stadium.

11. Zillah

Last week: 12. Record: 7-2.

The Leopards are seeded seventh in the 1A round of 32, giving the SCAC three teams in the top seven teams, and will welcome Montesano to Andy Collins Memorial Field on Saturday.

12. West Valley

Last week: Unranked. Record: 5-4.

No team played to their competition more than the Rams – beating Wenatchee and pushing Eastmont to the brink, while needing three overtimes to hold odd Davis – as the Rams advanced for the first time since 2022.