BB RANKINGS: Pike new No. 1 in Class 4A

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Associated Press has released its fifth set of polls for the 2012-13 Indiana high school boys basketball season, and we have a new No. 1 in Class 4A as defending state runner-up Pike has risen from No. 2 to supplant now-No. 3 defending state champ Carmel.

The other leaders from a week ago – 3A Greensburg, 2A Park Tudor, and Class A Loogootee – remain the same.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school and record. Your 73 ranked schools (from Dec. 17):

CLASS 4A
1. Pike (6-0)
2. Evansville Harrison (5-0)
3. Carmel (4-1)
4. Indianapolis Tech (5-1)
5. Hamilton Southeastern (8-1)
6. Warren Central (4-2)
7. Ben Davis (5-1)
8. Kokomo (6-0)
9. Fort Wayne Northrop (5-1)
10. Indianapolis Cathedral (2-2)
11. Jay County (5-0)
12. Jeffersonville (4-1)
13. Columbus North (4-1)
14. Munster (5-0)
15. Lawrence North (5-1)
15. Merrillville (6-1)
17. Castle (4-1)
18. South Bend Adams (6-0)
19. New Haven (3-0)
20. Fort Wayne North (4-3)
21. Homestead (5-1)
21. Anderson (4-2)
21. Fishers (4-3)
24. North Central (Indianapolis) (3-3)

CLASS 3A
1. Greensburg (7-0)
2. Andrean (6-0)
3. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (6-0)
4. Guerin Catholic (6-0)
5. Lebanon (5-0)
6. Evansville Bosse (3-1)
7. Brownstown (5-0)
8. Norwell (5-1)
9. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (5-0)
10. Plymouth (5-1)
11. NorthWood (5-0)
12. Mount Vernon (Posey) (6-0)
13. Danville (6-1)
14. Western (5-2)
15. Vincennes Lincoln (5-1)

CLASS 2A
1. Park Tudor (5-0)
2. Tipton (5-0)
3. Hammond Noll (5-0)
4. Clarksville (5-0)
5. Providence (6-0)
6. Wapahani (4-1)
7. Speedway (7-0)
8. Eastern (Greentown) (2-4)
9. Linton (5-0)
10. Fort Wayne Luers (1-2)
11. Indianapolis Scecina (6-1)
12. Frankton (5-1)
13. Bowman Academy (1-4)
14. Sullivan (5-2)
15. Southridge (4-0)
16. Crawford County (5-0)
17. Wheeler (4-1)
18. Switzerland County (5-1)
18. Fountain Central (6-0)
18. Adams Central (5-2)

CLASS A
1. Loogootee (7-0)
2. Rockville (6-0)
3. Barr-Reeve (6-0)
4. Borden (7-0)
5. North Daviess (6-0)
6. Kouts (6-0)
7. Fort Wayne Canterbury (5-1)
8. Marquette Catholic (5-1)
9. Lafayette Central Catholic (4-2)
10. Orleans (5-1)
11. Waldron (7-0)
12. Evansville Day (5-0)
13. Triton (4-3)
14. Pioneer (5-2)