High school basketball polls: Marian boys ascend to No. 1 in Class 3A

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Marian players and coaches pray the Rosary in the locker room before the 3A boys basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Marian players and coaches pray the Rosary in the locker room before the 3A boys basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

BOYS BASKETBALL

AP polls

Indiana High School Basketball Poll

Class 4A1. Indpls Cathedral 4-0, 2. Indpls Ben Davis 5-0, 3. Penn 2-0, 4. Brownsburg 4-0, 5. Chesterton 3-0, 6. Homestead 2-0, 7. Anderson 3-0, 8. Carmel 3-1, 9. Warren Central 2-0, 10. Fishers 3-2.

Others receiving votes: Noblesville, Northridge, Bloomington North, Kokomo, Westfield, Center Grove, Lawrence North, Zionsville, Indpls N. Central, Southport, Jasper, Marion

High School Basketball: Power rankings after two weeks of South Bend-area action

Class 3A

1. Mishawaka Marian 3-0, 2. N. Daviess 3-0, 3. NorthWood 3-1, 4. Greensburg 1-0, 5. Beech Grove 3-1, 6. South Bend Washington 4-0, 7. Indpls Brebeuf 1-1, 8. Norwell 2-1, 9. Peru 2-1, 10. Lebanon 4-0.

Others receiving votes: Delta, W. Noble, Connersville, Culver Academy, Glenn, South Bend St. Joseph, Ft. Wayne Concordia, Tippecanoe Valley, New Castle, Benton Central, Lawrenceburg, Heritage Christian, Heritage Hills, Indpls Chatard, Guerin Catholic.

Class 2A

1. Linton-Stockton 3-0, 2. Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 2-0, 3. Carroll (Flora) 3-0, 4. Brownstown 3-1, 5. Eastside 2-0, 6. Central Noble 2-0, 7. Gary 21st Century 3-1, 8. Eastern Hancock 2-1, 9. S. Spencer 2-0, 10. Wapahani 2-1.

Others receiving votes: S. Knox, Providence, Triton Central, Taylor, Northeastern, Indpls Park Tudor, Tipton.

Class 1A

1. Edinburgh 4-0, 2. Bloomfield 3-1, 3. Indpls Lutheran 0-0, 4. Ev. Christian 4-2, 5. Orleans 3-0, 6. Loogootee 3-2, 7. Barr-Reeve 1-2, 8. Jac-Cen-Del 2-2, 9. Fountain Central 2-0, 10. Argos 2-1

Others receiving votes: Covington, Springs Valley, Tri, Tindley, Elkhart Christian, Borden, Christian Academy, Triton, White River Valley, Bethesda Christian

IBCA poll

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll (all classes)

1. Indianapolis Cathedral 4-0, 2. Ben Davis 5-0, 3. Penn 2-0, 4. Brownsburg 4-0, 5. Carmel 5-1, 6. Chesterton 3-0, 7. Anderson 3-0, 8. Homestead 2-0, 9. Zionsville 2-2, 10. Fishers 3-2, 11. Warren Central 2-0, 12. Kokomo 1-2, 13. Bloomington North 2-1, 14. NorthWood 3-1, 15. North Central 3-1, 16. Linton-Stockton 3-0, 17. Lawrence North 1-1, 18. Noblesville 2-0, 19. (tie) Southport 2-1 and Center Grove 4-0.

Others receiving votes: Beech Grove 3-1, Brebeuf Jesuit 1-1, Brownstown Central 3-1, Connersville 2-2, Eastern Hancock 2-1, Floyd Central 1-0, F.W Blackhawk Christian 2-0, W.L. Harris 4-0, Heritage Christian 1-2, Indianapolis Attucks 1-2, Lawrence Central 2-1, Marian 3-0, Munster 4-0, New Albany 3-0, New Palestine 3-0, North Daviess 3-0, Northridge 4-0, Norwell 2-1, Pike 0-1, Valparaiso 0-1, Westfield 2-1, Yorktown 2-0.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

IBCA poll

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll (all classes)

1. South Bend Washington 9-0, 2. Zionsville 8-0, 3. Hamilton Southeastern 9-0, 4. Bedford North Lawrence 8-1, 5. Noblesville 7-2, 6. Fishers 9-2, 7. Lake Central 6-1, 8. F.W. Northrop 6-1, 9. (tie) Homestead 7-2 and Indian Creek 9-0, 11. Twin Lakes 9-0, 12. Northridge 8-2, 13. Marian 8-1, 14. Warren Central 7-2, 15. Carroll 6-3, 16. Corydon Central 9-1, 17. Columbia City 8-1, 18. Norwell 8-1, 19. Warsaw 7-2, 20. Lawrence Central 3-2.

Other schools receiving votes: Ben Davis 5-3, Carroll-Flora 8-1, Caston 9-0, Center Grove 5-4, Evansville Memorial 6-0, Fairfield 9-1, Fort Wayne Snider 7-3, Franklin Community 6-3, Hamilton Heights 8-1, Huntington North 4-2, Jay County 7-1, Jennings County 5-2, Lafayette Central Catholic 5-2, Lanesville 8-1, Lawrence North 7-3, Linton-Stockton 8-0, North Knox 9-0, Scottsburg 6-2, Tri 8-0, Valparaiso 8-0, West Lafayette 10-1, Westfield 5-3

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ICGSA polls

Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association polls

Class 4A

1. South Bend Washington 9-0, 2. Zionsville 8-0, 3. Hamilton Southeastern 9-0, 4. Bedford North Lawrence 8-1, 5. Noblesville 7-2, 6. Fishers 8-2, 7. F.W. Northrop 6-1, 8. Lake Central 6-1, 9. Homestead 7-2, 10. (tie) Columbia City 8-1 and Warren Central 7-2.

Others receiving votes: Northridge 8-2, Lawrence North 7-3, Warsaw 7-2, F.W. Snider 7-3, F.W. Carroll 6-3, Valparaiso 8-0, Lawrence Central 3-2.

Class 3A

1. Twin Lakes 9-0, 2. Norwell 8-1, 3. Indian Creek 9-0, 4. Mishawaka Marian 8-1, 5. Jay County 7-1, 6. (tie) Evansville Memorial 6-0 and Hamilton Heights 8-1, 8. Corydon Central 9-1, 9. Gibson Southern 5-2, 10. Northwestern 7-2.

Others receiving votes: Fairfield 9-1, West Lafayette 10-1, Bellmont 8-1, Benton Central 5-2, Heritage Christian 5-2, Danville 8-2.

Class 2A

1. North Knox 9-0, 2. Blackford 8-0, 3. Central Noble 10-0, 4. Forest Park 8-1, 5. Winchester 6-1, 6. Andrean 5-1, 7. Carroll (Flora) 8-1, 8. Linton-Stockton 8-0, 9. (tie) Eastern Hancock 9-2 and Brownstown Central 6-3.

Others receiving votes: Lafayette Central Catholic 5-2, North Miami 6-1, Pioneer 6-1, Eastbrook 5-2, Seeger 7-1, Triton Central 4-3, Alexandria 7-1.

Class 1A

1. Lanesville 8-1, 2. Tri 8-0, 3. Caston 9-0, 4. Trinity Lutheran 5-1, 5. Northeast Dubois 7-2, 6. Morgan Twp. 9-1, 7. Vincennes Rivet 6-2, 8. Blue River 6-2, 9. Bethany Christian 6-1, 10. Clinton Central 7-2.

Others receiving votes: Kouts 5-4, Washington Twp. 4-2, DeMotte Christian 7-1, Orleans 6-2, Borden 6-2, Wood Memorial 6-3, Bethesda Christian 4-2.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: High school basketball polls for the week of Dec. 4, 2022