AP Polls

[PTSportsWriter]

(AP) -The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 9, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:

 

Class AAA

Record Pts

1. Shelbyville Cent(1) 16-2 53

2. Hamilton (5) 11-0 51

3. Red Bank 15-1 43

4. Bearden 17-1 42

5. Hendersonville 11-1 32

6. Siegel 29

7. Franklin 17-2 27

8. (tie) Ridgeway (1) 7-4 24

8. (tie) Hunters Lane 13-2 24

10. Beech 11-1 16

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Antioch 15. 12, Clarksville 13, Cookeville 12.

 

Class AA

Record Pts

1. Liberty Tech-Jackson (3) 16-1 63

2. McMinn Central (3) 16-1 62

3. Haywood 13-2 48

4. Unicoi Co. (1) 15-2 38

5. Howard School 11-2 37

6. Bolivar Central (1) 13-5 33

7. Sycamore 12-2 32

8. Austin-East 12-3 30

9. Carver 9-2 15

10. David Lipscomb 7-5 8

Others receiving 12 or more points: Alcoa 12.

 

Class A

Record Pts

1. Cosby (1) 14-1 60

2. (tie) Culleoka (3) 15-1 56

2. (tie) Temple (1) 11-1 56

4. Clay County 15-2 51

5. Grace Baptist Acad. (2) 13-2 45

6. Summertown 14-2 41

7. Adamsville 11-2 20

8. Middleton 12-3 15

9. Westmoreland 11-2 13

10. Chattanooga Christian (1) 10

Others receiving 12 or more points:

 

Division II

Record Pts

1. Brentwood Academy (8) 15-1 80

2. (tie)St. Benedict 10-5 56

2. (tie)Webb School-Knox. 8-6 56

4. Harding 10-6 44

5. Elliston Baptist 8-5 29

6. (tie) Baylor 24

6. (tie) Evangelical Christ. 24

8. Lausanne Collegiate 25

9. Montgomery Bell 18

10 Memphis Univ. School 16

Others receiving 12 or more points: Pope John Paul II 13, St. Andrews 12.

[PrepFanatic]

congrats Liberty and Bolivar.12AA

[jrm2x]

Congrats Shelbyville the other team in Shelbyville for many years. Great accomplishment and even though there is still a long way to go these boys have worked hard and do deserve it. Dont know if the boys ever been ranked this high. Stay focused doesnt mean anything now, keep getting better and getting the job done through out the rest of the year.

Edited January 10, 2006 by jrm2x

[redbirdfan]

West Tennessee is represented well in 2A.. With the two time defending state champs in the mix how can you go wrong??

I've seen Haywood play and the Tomcats have a strong club.. Liberty will stay in the mix as well.

 

all the makings of an outstanding post season

[GREENEDEVILMOM]

Congrats COSBY!!!!! Keep up the hard work. Good luck on the rest of the season

[mrbigster]

Looks like they are just basing this on the records..In Single A..Middleton is 8th..but has played a tough schedule..Hasn't lost to any Single A teams...Beat Adamsville by over 20 points but Adamsville is ranked higher..Union City has four or five losses but have lost mostly to out of state schools or powerhouses...Lake Co has only lost to 1 Single A team..Humboldt has only two losses and not ranked but other teams are ranked with more losses..Same Ole Same Ole...The A.P. poll is only going to vote for the teams in the Nashville and Knoxville area..West Tenn doesn't have enough newspapers voting..Seems like the pollsters doensn't keep up with all the teams..In Union City's case..North West pointed out yesterday that some of the teams are still in their other classes..So..I guess U.C. is still listed in Double A....

[kareem]

These polls mean absolutely nothing; especially in DII, where the two best teams other than Brentwood Academy are not represented. MUS and CBHS are far and away better than everyone else listed in the top ten other than BA.

 

Shouldn't West Tennessee, and specifically Memphis media outlets have a say?

[Grace Golden Eagles]

Who mades these? Just observing the obiouvs errors in the Single A poll...

 

Chattanooga Christian School is AA.

 

P.S. Grace Baptist Academy beat Temple Saturday, something tells me that Grace should be ahead of Temple.

Edited January 10, 2006 by Grace Golden Eagles

[mtnman]

This is at the bottom of the coacht story on the front page. No knox news, no Chattanooga times free press. Not a very good representation.

 

How can CCS get 10 votes in class A? Did ten people not know they moved?

 

How can SOMEONE not notice this before it is published.

 

All Associated Press members in Tennessee are eligible to participate in the high school basketball poll. Those who voted for this week's poll are: The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville); Cookeville Herald-Citizen; Johnson City Press; Kingsport Times-News; Citizen Tribune (Morristown); The Tennessean (Nashville); WCMT, Martin; The (Columbia) Daily Herald.

Edited January 10, 2006 by mtnman

[montague1]

Looks like they are just basing this on the records..In Single A..Middleton is 8th..but has played a tough schedule..Hasn't lost to any Single A teams...Beat Adamsville by over 20 points but Adamsville is ranked higher..Union City has four or five losses but have lost mostly to out of state schools or powerhouses...Lake Co has only lost to 1 Single A team..Humboldt has only two losses and not ranked but other teams are ranked with more losses..Same Ole Same Ole...The A.P. poll is only going to vote for the teams in the Nashville and Knoxville area..West Tenn doesn't have enough newspapers voting..Seems like the pollsters doensn't keep up with all the teams..In Union City's case..North West pointed out yesterday that some of the teams are still in their other classes..So..I guess U.C. is still listed in Double A....

There is no way 7 teams are better than Middleton

[Jumpshot]

These polls are ludicrous as usual!

 

Only 8 media outlets statewide voted and only one in West Tenn. Raleigh Egypt is ranked # 5 in the SOUTHEAST and isn't even mentioned! Was told Ral-Egypt was still classified in AA on the ballot and that's why there were no votes. R-E didn't even receive votes in the AA poll so if all of the pollsters knew that already, why couldn't they have voted them in the AAA poll? Seems mighty flimsy. Hope this is corrected by next week!

[KevB1990]

These polls are ludicrous as usual!

 

Only 8 media outlets statewide voted and only one in West Tenn. Raleigh Egypt is ranked # 5 in the SOUTHEAST and isn't even mentioned! Was told Ral-Egypt was still classified in AA on the ballot and that's why there were no votes. R-E didn't even receive votes in the AA poll so if all of the pollsters knew that already, why couldn't they have voted them in the AAA poll? Seems mighty flimsy. Hope this is corrected by next week!

 

Here's some things to take note of fellas...

 

1.) Like the football poll, some of the schools are not in there proper classes...Raleigh-Egypt was not listed in AA or they would've got my vote for sure.

 

2.) Basketball is a TOURNAMENT sport...who cares who's ranked No. 1 on January 10?