SM-Tn Sports
Very little change was seen in the final Associated Press statewide high school basketball polls as they were released this week.
Three boys teams of local interest – Richland, Loretto and Summertown – held or improved their previous positions in the Class A Top 10, while 11-AAA standard-setter Franklin continued at No. 4.
On the girls side, Summertown maintained its prior Class A listing while Loretto moved up. District 8-AAA leader Coffee County is listed yet again at No. 3, with Brentwood from 11-AAA at No. 5 yet again.
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The top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and the top five teams in each of the state’s Division II financial aid classifications as selected by Tennessee Associated Press-member sportswriters and broadcasters follow (first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 15, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote and previous ranking):
Boys Class AAA
1. Houston (11) 17-3 132 2
2. Bearden (1) 24-2 118 1
3. Siegel 22-3 117 3
4. Franklin (2) 23-2 100 4
5. Oak Ridge 22-4 79 5
6. East Hamilton 16-3 61 6
7. Bartlett 16-7 47 7
8. Arlington 16-4 38 8
9. Dobyns-Bennett 22-4 37 9
10. Science Hill 24-5 11 10
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Boys Class AA
1. Jackson South Side (12) 17-1 129 1
2. Upperman 20-4 110 3
3. Greeneville (1) 22-6 87 4
4. Bolivar Central 17-6 84 2
5. Kingston 19-5 79 5
6. Grundy Co. 18-1 72 6
7. Sullivan East 17-6 38 8
8. Creek Wood 21-4 27 NR
9. Tyner Acad. 15-2 23 NR
10. Elizabethton 16-6 21 7
Others receiving 12 points or more: Fulton 17
Boys Class A
1. Madison Academic (10) 20-2 126 1
2. Clay Co. (1) 21-2 117 2
3. Richland (2) 20-1 99 3
4. Loretto 15-3 91 5
5. North Greene 25-4 76 4
6. Summertown 18-7 43 6
7. Jo Byrns 13-3 42 7
8. Union City 17-7 32 NR
9. Humboldt 15-5 26 9
10. Oneida 17-4 24 8
Others receiving 12 points or more: South Fulton 16; Perry Co. 15
Boys Division II-AA
1. Christian Brothers (12) 20-0 129 1
2. Knoxville Catholic (1) 18-3 118 2
3. Montgomery Bell Acad. 12-1 104 4
4. Brentwood Acad. 16-3 88 3
5. Memphis Univ. School 12-4 57 5
Others receiving 12 points or more: Baylor 18
Boys Division II-A
1. Christ Presbyterian Acad. (8) 22-3 123 1
2. First Assembly Chr. (4) 16-0 120 2
3. Goodpasture 22-1 104 3
4. Knoxville Webb (1) 25-2 74 4
5. Evangelical Chr. 12-6 68 5
Others receiving 12 points or more: Webb-Bell Buckle 12
Girls Class AAA
1. Bradley Central (4) 21-1 130 2
2. Bearden (10) 23-1 128 1
3. Coffee Co. 25-1 104 3
4. Blackman 15-3 89 6
5. Brentwood 19-4 81 5
6. Stone Memorial 20-4 72 4
7. Lebanon 21-4 42 9
8. Maryville 21-4 38 10
9. Riverdale 16-3 36 7
10. Sevier Co. 24-4 24 8
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Girls Class AA
1. Jackson South Side (8) 18-0 131 2
2. Upperman (3) 26-1 123 1
3. Northview Acad. (2) 26-1 107 3
4. Westview 21-1 97 4
5. Macon Co. (1) 18-5 81 7
6. Grainger 26-3 67 5
7. Meigs Co. 15-4 59 6
8. Creek Wood 23-5 37 8
9. Westmoreland 20-3 26 T10
10. York Institute 19-6 17 9
Others receiving 12 points or more: Sullivan East 16
Girls Class A
1. Gibson Co. (11) 27-1 135 1
2. Summertown (1) 23-3 120 2
3. McKenzie (1) 23-1 111 3
4. Clarkrange 21-5 88 4
5. Loretto 15-6 69 7
6. Van Buren Co. 21-2 65 5
7. Houston Co. 17-2 52 9
8. Peabody 22-5 48 6
9. Tellico Plains (1) 19-0 43 10
10. Jo Byrns 15-2 29 8
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Girls Division II-AA
1. Ensworth (14) 16-1 140 1
2. Brentwood Acad. 18-6 121 4
3. Briarcrest 6-2 111 5
4. Father Ryan 17-3 100 2
5. Hutchison 9-2 88 3
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Girls Division II-A
1. Lakeway Chr. (13) 23-5 137 1
2. Univ. School of Jackson 19-3 124 2
3. Webb-Bell Buckle (1) 22-2 116 3
4. Tipton-Rosemark 13-2 98 4
5. Trinity Chr. 19-7 60 5
Others receiving 12 points or more: Clarksville Acad. 19