COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defending OHSAA Division I state boys basketball champion Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller is the favorite to repeat in Columbus.
The Crusaders will enter the postseason as The Associated Press poll champ, following the its final rankings that were released Monday.
Moeller received 17 of 18 first-place votes, with one voter giving the nod to Pickerington Central. Both teams reached the state final four last year, along with Lorain, which is Northeast Ohio's top-ranked squad at No. 4. The Titans' only loss came against St. Vincent-St. Mary, the defending Division II state champ that is now in D-I. The Fighting Irish were tied for seventh in this poll.
Trotwood-Madison in D-II, Archbold in D-III and Berlin Hiland in D-IV are the other poll champs.
The AP state poll is based on votes submitted by a pool of writers across the state. See the results of the poll below for all four divisions. Records are included with first-place votes in parenthesis, plus how cleveland.com voted.
|
Team (first-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
|
1. Cincinnati Moeller (17) |
20-0 |
185 |
|
2. Pickerington Central (1) |
21-1 |
131 |
|
3. Sylvania Northview |
21-0 |
121 |
|
4. Lorain |
19-1 |
96 |
|
5. Hilliard Bradley |
20-1 |
75 |
|
6. Dublin Coffman |
20-1 |
75 |
|
t7. St. Vincent-St. Mary |
16-3 |
71 |
|
t7. Vandalia Butler |
20-2 |
71 |
|
9. Logan |
16-3 |
30 |
|
10. Centerville |
17-5 |
25 |
Others receiving 12 points or more: Sidney 24. Pickerington N. 20. Tol. Whitmer 18. Lyndhurst Brush 15.
How cleveland.com voted: 1. Cincinnati Moeller, 2. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 3. Lorain, 4. Pickerington Central, 5. Brush, 6. Hilliard Bradley, 7. Dublin Coffman, 8. Mentor, 9. Sylvania Northview, 10. St. Edward.
|
Team (first-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
|
1. Trotwood-Madison (9) |
20-2 |
169 |
|
2. Columbus South (8) |
20-1 |
156 |
|
3. Cincinnati Wyoming (1) |
21-1 |
140 |
|
4. Poland Seminary |
18-2 |
98 |
|
t5. Wauseon |
17-3 |
71 |
|
t5. Cincinnati Taft |
17-4 |
71 |
|
7. Dayton Chaminade-Julienne |
18-4 |
61 |
|
8. Cincinnati Hughes |
16-5 |
40 |
|
9. London |
20-2 |
26 |
|
10. New Philadelphia |
19-1 |
25 |
Others receiving 12 points or more: Chillicothe Zane Trace 22. Cin. Aiken 21. Cle. VASJ 20. Norwalk 17. Thornville Sheridan 17. Cols. Beechcroft 16. Granville 14. Lima Shawnee 13. Richfield Revere 13.
How cleveland.com voted: 1. Trotwood-Madison, 2. Columbus South, 3. Cincinnati Wyoming, 4. Cincinnati Aiken, 5. Cincinnati Taft, 6. Columbus Beechcroft, 7. Cincinnati Hughes, 8. Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 9. Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 10. London.
|
Team (first-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
|
1. Archbold (14) |
21-0 |
164 |
|
2. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (2) |
20-2 |
137 |
|
3. Wheelersburg (1) |
22-0 |
135 |
|
4. Genoa Area |
19-0 |
93 |
|
5. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (1) |
19-3 |
85 |
|
6. Ashtabula Edgewood (1) |
20-1 |
73 |
|
7. Beaver Eastern |
21-1 |
70 |
|
t8. Anna |
19-2 |
54 |
|
t8. Ottawa-Glandorf |
18-3 |
54 |
|
10. Brookville |
19-3 |
36 |
Others receiving 12 points or more: Oregon Stritch 22. Milford Center Fairbanks 19. Worthington Christian 17. Seaman N. Adams 14. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 12. New Paris National Trail 12.
How cleveland.com voted: 1. Archbold, 2. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep, 3. Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 4. Wheelersburg, 5. Lutheran East, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf, 7. Worthington Christian, 8. Columbus Academy, 9. Ashtabula Edgewood, 10. Oregon Cardinal Stritch.
|
Team (first-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
|
1. Berlin Hiland (17) |
21-1 |
178 |
|
2. Convoy Crestview (1) |
20-1 |
153 |
|
3. St. Henry (1) |
18-3 |
120 |
|
4. Toronto |
18-2 |
92 |
|
5. Sycamore Mohawk |
19-1 |
91 |
|
6. Bristol |
17-3 |
72 |
|
7. Springfield Catholic Central |
18-3 |
70 |
|
8. Zanesville Rosecrans |
18-3 |
62 |
|
9. Glouster Trimble |
16-3 |
54 |
|
10. Xenia Legacy Christian Academy |
19-3 |
36 |
Others receiving 12 points or more: Greenwich S. Cent. 26. Richmond Hts. (1) 18. Xenia Legacy Christian Academy 14. Maria Stein Marion Local 12.
How cleveland.com voted: 1. Berlin Hiland, 2. Convoy Crestview, 3. Richmond Heights, 4. St. Henry, 5. Zanesville Rosecrans, 6. Bristol, 7. Columbia, 8. Open Door, 9. Toledo Ottawa Hills 10. Toledo Maumee Valley Country Day.
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