AP releases first girls basketball state rankings

HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI. — The Associated Press prep sports writers of Michigan have released their first batch of state rankings for varsity girls basketball this season. The rankings were released on Jan. 9 and cover contests up to Jan. 8 The polls will be released on a weekly basis.

There weren't any Hillsdale County teams that showed up in the first batch of rankings, but some of the local conference neighbors made an appearance. LCAA contender Blissfield is ranked number three overall in the Division 3 rankings. Hudson also made an appearance in the Division 3 honorable mentions lists.

Mendon and Colon girls basketball earned honorable mentions in Division 4 rankings. Petersburg Summerfield also received a spot tied for ninth overall in the Division 4 rankings. Below is the full list of rankings updated as of Jan. 10.

Prep Girls Hoops AP State Rankings

Division 1

1. Detroit Renaissance (2) (7-0)

2. Farmington Hills Mercy (7-0)

3. West Bloomfield (2) (7-2)

4. East Grand Rapids (7-1)

5. Rockford (7-1)

6. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1) (6-0)

7. Grosse Pointe North (8-1)

8. Lowell (8-0)

9. Temperance Bedford (9-0)

10. Dearborn Divine Child (9-1)

• Others receiving votes: DeWitt 23, Hudsonville 16, Wayne Memorial 15, Holland West Ottawa 14, Rochester Hills Rochester 9, Saline 9, Northville 4, Traverse City Central 3, Kalamazoo Central 3, East Kentwood 3, Jackson Northwest 2, Byron Center 2, Muskegon 1, Coldwater 1, Hartland 1.

Division 2

1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (8-0)

2. Detroit Edison (9-2)

3. Chelsea (8-1)

4. Lake Fenton (8-0)

5. Frankenmuth (6-1)

6. Goodrich (8-0)

7. Vicksburg (8-0)

8. Big Rapids (8-0)

9. Dearborn Divine Child (9-1) (tie) Tecumseh (6-2)

• Others receiving votes: Haslett 22, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 19, Macomb Lutheran North 14, Escanaba 12, Detroit Country Day 11, North Branch 8, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 5, Houghton 5, Imlay City 5, Alma 4, Redford Westfield Prep 4, Saginaw Swan Valley 3, Benton Harbor 3, Croswell-Lexington 2, Spring Lake 2, Olivet 2, Romulus 2, Freeland 1.

Division 3

1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (4) (5-2)

2. Dansville (7-1)

3. Blissfield (9-1)

4. Harbor Springs (8-0)

5. Evart (1) (8-1)

6. Lake City (8-1)

7. Hancock (8-0)

8. Buchanan (6-1)

9. Sanford-Meridian (8-1)

10. Ithaca (8-1)

• Others receiving votes: Hemlock 21, Calumet 19, Bronson 17, Kent City 16, Niles Brandywine 12, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 10, McBain 8, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 8, Pewamo-Westphalia 6, Elk Rapids 5, Traverse City St. Francis 3, Watervliet 3, Hudson 2.

Division 4

1. Maple City Glen Lake (4) (5-0) 60

2. Baraga (7-1) 44

3. Morenci (8-0) 40

4. Kingston (7-0) 39

5. Portland St. Patrick (5-2) 37

6. St. Charles (7-0) 32

7. Gaylord St. Mary (5-2) 30

8. Mackinaw City (8-0) 28

9. Norway (8-0) 26(tie) Petersburg Summerfield (9-1)

• Others receiving votes: Fowler 23, St. Ignace LaSalle 18, Colon 11, Mendon 11, Brethren 10, Cedarville 10, Genesee Christian 10, Munising 8, Ewen-Trout Creek 7, Martin 5, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 4, Ontonagon 1.

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: AP Michigan girls high school basketball rankings released for Jan. 10