The first batch of Michigan boys basketball rankings from the Michigan Sports Writers dropped Tuesday night in the state with a host of program still clinging to undefeated records just inside the new year.
Below are the top 10 teams in each division, with records as of Tuesday morning and voting points. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote,14 for second, etc. First place votes are also in parentheses.
A number of big matchups took place Tuesday and more are ahead this week, so expect some shakeup and a thinned out honorable mention next week.
School, Record, Total Points
1. Detroit U-D Jesuit (5) (8-0) 75
2. Muskegon (6-0) 67
3. OrchardLakeSt.Mary’s 6-4) 64
4. EastLansing (7-1) 62
5. Rockford (7-1) 52
6. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (9-1) 50
7. Detroit King (7-1) 41
8. Detroit Cass Tech (6-2) 36
9. Clarkston (8-1) 27
10. Wayne Memorial (4-2) 26
Others receiving votes: Birmingham Groves 15, Hudsonville 13, Ann Arbor Huron 10, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 8, Grand Rapids Northview 7, Byron Center 7, Kalamazoo Central 5, Detroit Catholic Central 5, Okemos 4, Traverse City West 4, Belleville 4, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 4, Waterford Mott 3, River Rouge 3, Muskegon Mona Shores 2, Dearborn 2, Macomb Dakota 2, Marquette 1, Canton1.
School, Record, Total Points
1. Flint Powers Catholic (2) (8-0) 69
2. Hudsonville Unity Christian (7-1) 63
3. Detroit Old Redford (2) (6-1) 55
4. Romulus Summit Academy (1) (7-1) 53
5. Freeland (6-1) 40
6. Detroit University Prep (8-3) 36
(tie)Warren Lincoln (3-3) 36
8. Whitehall (7-2) 23
(tie)South Haven (8-0) 23
(tie)Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (8-1) 23
Others receiving votes: Onsted (8-0) 22, Cheboygan (7-0) 22, Gladwin (6-0) 21, Kingsford (8-1) 19, Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5-3) 18, Grand Rapids Christian (4-4) 14, Grand Rapids South Christian (4-3) 13, Adrian (6-1) 9, Portland (7-0) 8, Benton Harbor (7-2) 7, Chelsea (5-3) 6, Detroit Denby (7-1) 5, Paw Paw 5, Yale 4, Tecumseh 2, Grant 2, Ferndale 1, Imlay City1.
School, Record, Total Points
1. Jackson Lumen Christi (1) (8-0) 53
2. Millington (5-0) 51
3. Maple City Glen Lake (1) (5-1) 50
4. Riverview Gabriel Richard (2) (6-2) 43
5. Ithaca (8-1) 38
6. Harbor Beach (6-1) 34
7. McBain (5-1) 25
8. Harbor Springs (7-1) 22
9. Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central (7-1) 21
10. Grass Lake (7-0) 19
Others receiving votes: Pewamo-Westphalia (6-2) 19, Ishpeming Westwood (7-3) 14, Beal City (4-2) 14, Leroy Pine River (6-0) 13, Pinconning (7-0) 11, North Muskegon (7-0) 10, Schoolcraft (6-3) 8, Munising (7-2) 7, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 6, Iron Mountain (5-2) 6, Charlevoix (5-3) 5, Ovid-Elsie (6-2) 4, Ironwood (4-1) 3, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker (5-2) 3, Advanced Technology Academy (5-0) 1.
School, Record, Total Points
1. Fowler (1) (7-2) 58
2. Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian (1) (6-2) 57
3. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (2) (8-0) 56
4. Crystal Falls Forest Park (1) (7-1) 50
5. Adrian Lenawee Christian (6-1) 49
6. Petersburg Summerfield (8-0) 46
7. Bellaire (6-1) 36
8. Clarkston Everest Catholic (7-1) 35
9. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (5-1) 34
10. Southfield Christian (6-1) 31
Others receiving votes: Dollar Bay (7-1) 27, Kingston (4-0) 21, Pickford (4-1) 15, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (6-2) 11, Detroit University Prep Art & Design (7-2) 10, Detroit Douglass 10, Frankfort (5-2) 10, Lake Leelanau St Mary (6-2) 9, Rogers City 6, St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran (4-1) 6, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 5, Marion (4-3) 5, Onekama 4, Pentwater (8-1) 4, Felch North Dickinson (8-2) 3, Norway (6-3) 2.
