TSWA/USA Today high school basketball state poll for Jan. 26
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced basketball rankings on Monday, Jan. 26. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote.
GIRLS
Division I
Class 1A
1. Richland (12) 120 points. Record: 14-2. Last week: No. 1
2. Gordonsville 106 points. Record: 19-2. Last week: No. 3
3. Greenfield 98 points. Record: 19-2. Last week: No. 4
4. Wayne County 83 points. Record: 18-4. Last week: No. 5
5. Van Buren County 70 points. Record: 16-3. Last week: No. 6
6. Jackson County 55 points. Record: 14-8. Last week: No. 2
7. Coalfield 41 points. Record: 17-5. Last week: No. 8
8. North Greene 38 points. Record: 18-4. Last week: No. 7
9. Pickett County 23 points. Record: 12-9. Last week: Not ranked
10. Cloudland 22 points. Record: 20-4. Last week: No. 9
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Class 2A
1. York Institute (11) 119 points. Record: 18-3. Last week: No. 1
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (1) 105 points. Record: 16-3. Last week: No. 2
3. Westview 97 points. Record: 16-3. Last week: No. 3
4. Huntingdon 84 points. Record: 18-3. Last week: No. 5
5. Gibson County 62 points. Record: 18-6. Last week: No. 6
6. Stewart County 56 points. Record: 19-3. Last week: No. 8
7. Cascade 51 points. Record: 17-5. Last week: No. 4
8. Pearl-Cohn 41 points. Record: 15-4. Last week: No. 9
9. Smith County 27 points. Record: 14-9. Last week: No. 7
10. Tyner Academy 12 points. Record: 15-4. Last week: No. 10
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Class 3A
1. White County (12) 120 points. Record: 22-3. Last week: No. 2
2. Stone Memorial 94 points. Record: 18-3. Last week: No. 4
3. Upperman 88 points. Record: 18-4. Last week: No. 1
4. Daniel Boone 86 points. Record: 20-2. Last week: No. 3
5. Cocke County 74 points. Record: 23-3. Last week: No. 5
6. Northview Academy 61 points. Record: 17-2. Last week: No. 6
7. South Gibson County 50 points. Record: 19-4. Last week: No. 7
8. Jackson South Side 36 points. Record: 17-5. Last week: No. 8
9. Clinton 25 points. Record: 22-2. Last week: No. 10
10. Heritage 11 points. Record: 19-4. Last week: Not ranked.
Others receiving 10 or more points: Dyersburg (10).
Class 4A
1. Bradley Central (12) 120 points. Record: 20-0. Last week: No. 1
2. Bearden 107 points. Record: 20-3. Last week: No. 2
3. Whitehaven 89 points. Record: 21-3. Last week: No. 5
4. Green Hill 81 points. Record: 20-1. Last week: No. 6
T-5. Cookeville 59 points. Record: 18-3. Last week: No. 3
T-5. Sevier County 59 points. Record: 13-5. Last week: No. 4
7. Blackman 58 points. Record: 16-3. Last week: No. 7
8. Lebanon 32 points. Record: 16-4. Last week: No. 8
9. Nolensville 30 points. Record: 17-4. Last week: No. 9
10. Coffee County 12 points. Record: 18-5. Last week: Not ranked
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Division II-A
1. Christian Academy of Knoxville (12) 60 points. Record: 21-2. Last week: No. 1
2. University School of Jackson 43 points. Record: 15-5. Last week: No. 3
3. Ezell-Harding 38 points. Record: 21-0. Last week: No. 4
4. Middle Tennessee Christian 22 points. Record: 17-3. Last week: No. 2
5. The King’s Academy 11 points. Record: 20-5. Last week: No. 5
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Division II-AA
1. Knoxville Webb (12) 60 points. Record: 17-5. Last week: No. 1
2. Lipscomb Academy 47 points. Record: 19-5. Last week: No. 3
3. Ensworth 34 points. Record: 13-3. Last week: No. 4
4. Christ Presbyterian Academy 23 points. Record: 17-2. Last week: No. 2
5. Father Ryan 16 points. Record: 14-3. Last week: No. 5
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Publications that participated in the voting include The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, The Chattanooga Times Free Press, Five Star Preps, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, The Herald-Citizen in Cookeville and Tri-Cities Sports.
BOYS
Division I
Class 1A
1. Eagleville (11), 119 points. Record: 16-0. Last week: No. 1
2. Pickett County (1), 109 points. Record: 21-2. Last week: No. 2
3. Jackson County, 89 points. Record: 18-4. Last week: No. 3
4. Richland, 79 points. Record: 12-3. Last week: No. 4
5. Humboldt, 70 points. Record: 11-6. Last week: No. 5
6. Perry County, 62 points. Record: 12-5. Last week: No. 6
7. Gleason, 51 points. Record: 17-3. Last week: No. 7
8. Booker T. Washington, 31 points. Record: 14-4. Last week: No. 10
9. Wayne County, 25 points. Record: 14-7. Last week: No. 8
10. Jo Byrns, 23 points. Record: 13-5. Last week: No 9
Others who received 10 or more votes: None.
Class 2A
1. Chattanooga Prep (5), 107 points. Record: 8-10. Last week: T-3
2. Tellico Plains (5), 106 points. Record: 16-4. Last week: No. 2
3. Peabody (2), 96 points. Record: 18-2. Last week: No. 1
4. Huntingdon, 64 points. Record: 13-3. Last week: No. 7
5. Gatlinburg-Pittman, 61 points. Record: 13-4. Last week: No. 6
6. White House-Heritage, 58 points. Record: 16-5. Last week: No. 9
7. Cannon County, 51 points. Record: 15-5. Last week: T-3
8. Tyner Academy, 43 points. Record: 13-7. Last week: No. 8
9. Summertown, 40 points. Record: 16-4. Last week: No. 5
10. East Nashville, 21 points. Record: 11-3. Last week: No. 10
Others who received 10 or more votes: None.
Class 3A
1. Upperman (7), 114 points. Record: 18-5. Last week: No. 1
2. Tullahoma (4), 107 points. Record: 15-4. Last week: No. 2
3. Jackson North Side (1), 96 points. Record: 17-2. Last week: No. 3
4. Heritage, 78 points. Record: 17-5. Last week: T-4
5. Fulton, 73 points. Record: 15-7. Last week: T-4
6. Fayette-Ware, 63 points. Record: 16-3. Last week: No. 6
7. Alcoa, 53 points. Record: 12-9. Last week: No. 7
8. Red Bank, 33 points. Record: 16-5. Last week: No. 8
9. White County, 21 points. Record: 15-5. Last week: No. 9
10. Stone Memorial, 18 points. Record: 12-7. Last week: Not ranked
Others who received 10 or more votes: None.
Class 4A
1. Bartlett (11), 119 points. Record: 19-4. Last week: No. 1
2. Bearden (1), 109 points. Record: 24-1. Last week: No. 2
3. Houston, 86 points. Record: 14-5. Last week: No. 4
4. Maryville, 81 points. Record: 19-3. Last week: No. 3
5. Walker Valley, 71 points. Record: 17-2. Last week: No. 5
6. Brentwood, 65 points. Record: 20-2. Last week: No. 6
7. Whitehaven, 48 points. Record: 19-7. Last week: No. 7
8. Beech, 45 points. Record: 20-2. Last week: No. 8
9. Blackman, 20 points. Record: 16-3. Last week: No. 10
10. Southwind, 17 points. Record: 19-6. Last week: No. 9
Others who received 10 or more votes: None.
Division II-A
1. Providence Christian Academy (8), 55 points. Record: 16-6. Last week: No. 1
2. Battle Ground Academy (3), 51 points. Record: 21-4. Last week: No. 2
3. Franklin Road Academy (1), 38 points. Record: 17-3. Last week: No. 3
4. St. George’s, 22 points. Record: 16-5. Last week: No. 5
5. Boyd Buchanan, 8 points. Record: 15-10. Last week: No. 4
Others who received 10 or more votes: None.
Division II-AA
1. Knoxville Webb (12), 60 points. Record: 23-2. Last week: No. 1
2. Lipscomb Academy, 43 points. Record: 23-1. Last week: No. 3
3. Knoxville Catholic, 38 points. Record: 17-4. Last week: No. 2
4. Briarcrest Christian, 27 points. Record: 17-3. Last week: No. 4
5. Brentwood Academy, 12 points. Record: 17-5. Last week: No. 5
Others who received 10 or more votes: None.
Publications that participated in the voting include The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, 5-Star Preps, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, The Herald-Citizen in Cookeville, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, Tri-Cities Sports and The Times Free Press in Chattanooga.
