Based on returning state points and number of returning state qualifiers.
1. KC Turner (91 pts and 9 qualifiers)
2. Salina South (112.5 pts and 6 qualifiers)
3. Campus (83 pts and 6 qualifiers)
4. Bishop Carroll (62 pts and 6 qualifiers)
5. Valley Center (65 pts and 5 qualifies)
6. Paloa (46 pts and 6 qualifiers)

This does not take into account newcomers, which of course, could change everything, but that is why it is called a pre-season ranking.