See which Greater Lansing boys and girls basketball teams are part of inaugural state rankings
Saginaw Valley signee Lydia Meredith has helped drive the Portland St. Patrick girls basketball teams as it has navigated the opening half of the season without a loss and gained an edge in the CMAC race.
And the Williamston boys basketball program has rolled to another strong start with a trio of players heading to Division I programs in Jacob Wallace, Max Burton and Mason Docks leading its balanced attack.
The success of both programs has been recognized by a statewide voting panel.
Portland St. Patrick is ranked No. 1 in Division 4 in the inaugural Associated Press girls basketball state poll of the season. Williamston is ranked No. 2 in Division 2 in the first installment of the AP boys rankings.
Portland St. Patrick is one of five girls teams featured in the top 10 on their divisions in this week's poll.
CAAC Blue leader East Lansing is ranked No. 7 in Division 1. CAAC White leader Lansing Catholic received a first-place vote is ranked third in Division 2, while reigning state champion Portland is tied for No. 10.
Defending Division 4 state champion Fowler is ranked No. 2 behind St. Patrick in Division 4.
Haslett and DeWitt (Division 1), Williamston. Ovid-Elsie and Olivet (Division 2) and Leslie and Pewamo-Westphalia (Division 3) each received votes.
Williamston, which received three first-place votes, is the only boys team from Greater Lansing ranked in the top 10 of their division.
Okemos is receiving votes in Division 1, Olivet drew votes in Division 2 and Ithaca garnered votes in Division 3. Webberville and Fowler received votes in Division 4.
BOYS
The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.:
Division 1
School Record Total Points
1. Orchard Lake St. Mary's (2) (7-1) 71
2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (2) (7-1) 65
3. Detroit Catholic Central (1) (7-1) 64
4. Detroit King (8-1) 61
5. Muskegon (6-0) 54
6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (5-2) 50
7. Grand Rapids Northview (7-0) 31
8. Grand Haven (8-0) 30
9. River Rouge (11-0) 29
10. Detroit Cass Tech (8-1) 27
Others receiving votes: North Farmington, Warren De La Salle, Detroit Renaissance, Ann Arbor Huron, Rockford, Clarkston, Okemos, Hamtramck, Mount Pleasant, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, Ann Arbor Skyline.¤
Division 2
School Record Total Points
1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (2) (8-1) 70
2. Williamston (3) (8-0) 67
3. Hudsonville Unity Christian (8-0) 61
4. Parchment (8-0) 52
(tie) Benton Harbor (8-1) 52
6. Ferndale (6-2) 45
7. Battle Creek Pennfield (7-1) 34
8. Marshall (7-1) 31
9. Warren Michigan Collegiate (8-0) 30
10. Croswell-Lexington (8-0) 29
Others receiving votes: Freeland, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Standish Sterling Central, Carrollton, Big Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Romulus Summit Academy, Chelsea, Escanaba, Onsted, Boyne City, Olivet, Cadillac.¤
Division 3
School Record Total Points
1. Flint Beecher (3) (7-1) 70
2. Reese (7-1) 62
3. Benzonia Benzie Central (1) (6-0) 59
4. Menominee (1) (7-1) 48
5. Traverse City St. Francis (6-1) 45
(tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (6-2) 45
7. Kalamazoo Christian (7-1) 37
8. Bad Axe (6-1) 34
9. Riverview Gabriel Richard (7-0) 32
10. Ishpeming Westwood (6-1) 22
Others receiving votes: Vandercook Lake, Ann Arbor Greenhills, Schoolcraft, Centreville, Napoleon, Hemlock, Elk Rapids, Blanchard Montabella, Painesdale Jeffers, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker, Beal City, Erie-Mason, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, Holton, Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Watervliet, Ithaca, Charlevoix, Cass City.¤
Division 4
School Record Total Points
1. Southfield Christian (1) (6-1) 65
2. Ewen-Trout Creek (1) (5-0) 64
3. Rudyard (5-0) 54
4. McBain Northern Michigan Christian (6-0) 51
5. Powers North Central (8-0) 50
6. Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian (2) (4-2) 47
7. Colon (7-0) 40
8. Munising (7-0) 35
9. Bellevue (7-1) 34
10. Buckley (5-0) 28
Others receiving votes: New Buffalo, Hillman, Eau Claire, Webberville, Onaway, Ellsworth, Deckerville, Fowler, Adrian Lenawee Christian, Peck, Norway, Nah Tah Wahsh, Genesee Christian, Wakefield-Marenisco, Fruitport Calvary Christian.
GIRLS
The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.:
Division 1
School Record Points
1. Midland Dow (4) (8-0) 67
2. Hudsonville (1) (7-2) 66
3. West Bloomfield (9-1) 61
4. Dearborn Divine Child (9-0) 60
5. Hartland (8-1) 49
6. Parma Western (9-0) 44
7. East Lansing (7-2) 35
8. Saline (9-0) 34
9. Rockford (8-1) 33
10. Grosse Pointe North (7-1) 23
Others receiving votes: Wayne Memorial, DeWitt, Farmington Hills Mercy, Holland West Ottawa, Muskegon Mona Shores, Dexter, Haslett, Petoskey, Howell, Bloomfield Hills Marian, Macomb Dakota, Utica, Battle Creek Lakeview, Macomb L'Anse Creuse North, Byron Center.
Division 2
School Record Points
1. Detroit Edison (4) (3-1) 73
2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) 67
3. Lansing Catholic (1) (11-0) 64
4. Redford Westfield Prep (8-1) 52
5. Newaygo (9-1) 47
6. Lake Fenton (8-0) 40
(tie) Edwardsburg (9-0) 40
8. Tecumseh (10-0) 33
9. Houghton (10-0) 32
10. Chelsea (5-1) 31
(tie) Portland (6-1) 31
Others receiving votes: Frankenmuth, Otsego, Standish-Sterling, Saginaw Swan Valley, Onsted, Ovid-Elsie, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Marine City, Williamston, Sparta, Plainwell, Olivet.
Division 3
School Record Total Points
1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (5) (8-0) 75
2. Kent City (8-0) 68
3. Maple City Glen Lake (8-0) 66
4. Calumet (7-0) 60
5. Jonesville (8-0) 46
6. Niles Brandywine (9-1) 40
7. Sandusky (9-0) 39
8. Hart (7-1) 28
9. Traverse City St. Francis (8-2) 24
10. Reese (7-2) 17
Others receiving votes: McBain, Brooklyn Columbia Central, Flint Beecher, Hemlock, Madison Heights Bishop Foley, Buchanan, Harbor Springs, Sanford-Meridian, Morley-Stanwood, Grass Lake, Hartford, Elk Rapids, Lake City, Pewamo-Westphalia, Leslie, Bad Axe.
Division 4
School Total Points
1. Portland St. Patrick (5) (11-0) 75
2. Fowler (8-1) 68
3. Gaylord St. Mary (8-0) 53
4. Adrian Lenawee Christian (5-3) 48
5. Posen (8-0) 44
6. Athens (9-1) 43
7. Lake Leelanau St. Mary (6-1) 42
(tie) Plymouth Christian Academy (7-3) 42
9. Baraga (8-1) 32
10. Carney-Nadeau (6-1) 31
Others receiving votes: Pickford, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, Southfield Christian, Felch North Dickinson, Mackinaw City, Mendon, Coleman, Ewen-Trout Creek, Rudyard, Hillsdale Academy, Cedarville, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, Munising.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Basketball: See where Greater Lansing teams are ranked in state poll
