Minster and Versailles remain No. 1 in this week’s Associated Press state poll.
The Wildcats won close games over New Bremen and Ottoville last week to improve to 14-1 overall. Minster, which is ranked No. 1 in Division IV, will travel to Versailles on Thursday for a showdown between the top two Midwest Athletic Conference teams.
Versailles (16-1) remains No. 1 in Div. III. The Tigers beat Fort Recovery and Celina last week.
New Bremen (13-3) received votes in D-IV but was not ranked in the top 10.
All Division I through IV polls are below, with win-loss record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses). A statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters rate Ohio high school basketball teams each week.
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newark (16) | 14-0 | 191 |
| 2. W. Chester Lakota W. (2) | 15-1 | 146 |
| 3. Pickerington Cent. (1) | 16-1 | 134 |
| 4. Dublin Coffman | 15-1 | 126 |
| 5. Solon (1) | 13-2 | 105 |
| 6. Canton McKinley | 14-1 | 93 |
| 7. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame | 13-3 | 56 |
| 8. Dresden Tri-Valley | 11-2 | 40 |
| 9. Stow-Munroe Falls | 14-2 | 36 |
| 10. Wadsworth | 14-2 | 29 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Canfield 23. Mason 22. Tol. Notre Dame 21. Geneva 17. Berea-Midpark 16.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beloit W. Branch (16) | 13-0 | 187 |
| 2. Gates Mills Gilmour (3) | 12-2 | 135 |
| 3. Germantown Valley View | 14-1 | 114 |
| 4. Bellevue | 14-1 | 108 |
| 5. Tipp City Tippecanoe (1) | 13-2 | 98 |
| 6. Zanesville Maysville | 12-1 | 94 |
| 7. Trotwood-Madison | 11-2 | 69 |
| 8. McArthur Vinton County | 12-0 | 67 |
| 9. Tol. Rogers | 13-3 | 50 |
| 10. Washington C.H. Miami Trace | 13-2 | 30 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Shaker Hts. Laurel 28. Washington C.H. 24. London 20. Warren Howland 15. Poland Seminary 13. Akr. SVSM 12.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Versailles (4) | 16-1 | 159 |
| 2. Cols. Africentric (11) | 13-1 | 144 |
| 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (1) | 14-1 | 124 |
| 4. Cin. Summit Country Day (1) | 13-0 | 114 |
| 5. Kirtland | 15-0 | 96 |
| 6. Waynesville (1) | 15-0 | 73 |
| 7. Archbold | 12-1 | 70 |
| 8. Findlay Liberty-Benton | 13-1 | 56 |
| 9. Cardington-Lincoln | 16-1 | 34 |
| 10. Doylestown Chippewa | 13-0 | 33 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Rocky River Lutheran W. 25. Elyria Cath. (1) 23. Minford 18. Proctorville Fairland 13. Seaman N. Adams 12.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minster (13) | 14-1 | 183 |
| 2. Waterford (4) | 10-1 | 166 |
| 3. Ottoville | 14-1 | 123 |
| 4. Fairfield Christian | 12-2 | 115 |
| 5. Sugar Grove Berne Union | 12-1 | 111 |
| 6. N. Jackson Jackson-Milton (2) | 13-0 | 108 |
| 7. Ft. Recovery | 11-2 | 45 |
| 8. N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge | 9-4 | 35 |
| 9. Portsmouth Notre Dame | 15-0 | 34 |
| 10. Steubenville Cath. Cent. | 11-2 | 31 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Dalton 29. Cornerstone Christian (1) 28. New Bremen 27. New Boston Glenwood 16.
