Associated Press boys state basketball poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fifth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I

1, Cols. Northland (22) 19-0 220

2, Cin. Walnut Hills (1) 17-1 179

3, Norwalk 17-0 177

4, Westerville N. 16-1 142

5, Tol. St. John’s 15-3 122

6, Mentor 14-3 92

7, Cin. Moeller 17-2 76

8, Cle. St. Ignatius 12-3 64

9, Tol. Cent. Cath. 13-2 59

10, Tol. Whitmer 13-4 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Huber Hts. Wayne 20.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Thurgood Marshall (22) 17-1 229

2, Cols. Watterson 15-1 176

3, Cols. Brookhaven (1) 16-2 165

4, Trotwood-Madison 15-2 138

T5, St. Clairsville 14-1 103

T5, Day. Dunbar 15-4 103

7, Can. S. 16-2 91

8, Kettering Alter 14-3 79

9, Franklin 14-3 49

10, Akr. SVSM 9-7 32

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Tontogany Otsego 24. 12, Vincent Warren 21. 13, Granville 13. 13, Lima Bath 13.

DIVISION III

1, Cin. Summit Country Day (14) 17-1 217

2, Lima Cent. Cath. (4) 17-1 197

3, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2) 16-1 156

4, Ottawa-Glandorf 15-2 124

5, Bloom-Carroll 17-1 117

6, Ironton (2) 14-2 115

7, St. Bernard Roger Bacon (1) 16-3 86

8, Beachwood 13-2 85

9, Oak Hill 15-3 38

10, Versailles 14-3 27

Others receiving 12 or more points:

DIVISION IV

1, Cle. VASJ (11) 13-2 190

2, New Madison Tri-Village (9) 18-0 184

3, Bristol (2) 13-0 139

4, Cols. Africentric 16-2 130

5, Old Fort 17-1 111

6, St. Henry (1) 15-3 110

7, Richmond Hts. 12-2 88

8, Ft. Recovery 15-2 74

9, Newark Cath. 14-3 68

10, Tol. Christian 14-1 61

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, New Bremen 26. 12, Edgerton 15. 13, Beaver Eastern 13. 14, Convoy Crestview 12.