BB RANKINGS: Indianapolis Tech rises from eighth to third-place tie

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association has released its fifth all-classes-combined poll for the 2012-13 boys basketball campaign, and Indianapolis Tech is screaming up the charts in leaping from eighth into a third-place tie with Kokomo behind holdover Nos. 1-2 Pike and Evansville Harrison.

Teams are listed by rank followed by school, vote total, record, and first-place votes (if applicable). The fifth IBCA poll (from Jan. 7):

1. Pike 419 9-0 (20)
2. Evansville Harrison 367 10-0
3. Indianapolis Tech 315 10-1
3. Kokomo 315 11-0
5. Munster 308 11-0 (1)
6. Carmel 305 8-1
7. Columbus North 294 11-1
8. Andrean 273 9-0
9. Hamilton Southeastern 272 10-1
10. Greensburg 175 11-0
11. Fort Wayne Northrop 174 11-2
12. Ben Davis 166 7-2
13. Park Tudor 154 8-1
14. Merrillville 112 9-1
15. Jeffersonville 102 9-2
14. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 102 10-0
14. North Central (Indianapolis) 102 7-3
18. Indianapolis Cathedral 86 6-3
15. Lawrence North 86 7-1
20. Columbia City 81 12-1

Also receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Anderson, Barr-Reeve, Brownstown, Castle, Concord, Evansville Bosse, Fishers, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Hammond Noll, Homestead, Indianapolis Scecina, Jay County, Mount Vernon (Posey), North Daviess, Plymouth, Providence, Rockville, South Bend Adams, Tipton, Valparaiso, Wapahani, Warren Central