The Associated Press has released its preseason polls
for the 2008-09 boys basketball season, and your top-ranked teams heading into Week
12 are Class 4A Lawrence North, 3A Batesville, 2A Fort Wayne Luers, and 1A Lafayette
Central Catholic.
Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school,
number of first-place votes if applicable, record, and vote total. Your 41 top-ranked
schools from Nov. 18:
CLASS 4A
1. Lawrence North (8) 198
2. Marion (1) 170
3. Bloomington South (1) 150
4. Indianapolis Cathedral 141
5. Lafayette Jefferson 138
6. New Albany (1) 118
7. Carmel 94
8. Brownsburg (2) 82
9. North Central (Indianapolis) 67
10. Muncie Central 65
10. Franklin Central 65
CLASS 3A
1. Batesville (5) 209
2. Washington (4) 182
3. Harding (2) 160
4. Evansville Memorial (1) 117
5. Fort Wayne Dwenger 107
6. Plymouth 97
7. Edgewood 88
8. Northwestern 76
9. North Montgomery (1) 70
10. South Bend St. Joseph’s 54
CLASS 2A
1. Fort Wayne Luers (11) 256
2. Winchester (2) 200
3. Tipton 198
4. Bluffton 184
5. Oak Hill 111
6. Westview 87
7. Lawrenceburg 66
8. Hauser 58
9. Heritage Christian 48
10. Jimtown 43
CLASS A
1. Lafayette Central Catholic (3) 220
2. Rockville (3) 173
3. Triton (5) 163
4. Barr-Reeve (2) 159
5. Orleans 122
6. Indianapolis Lutheran 116
7. Fort Wayne Blackhawk 112
8. Jac-Cen-Del 108
9. North Daviess 85
10. Shakamak 53