BB RANKINGS: Hamilton Southeastern shooting up the ladder

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By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association has released its eighth all-classes-combined poll for the 2012-13 boys basketball campaign, and Hamilton Southeastern is a team on a serious move after its 64-59 home win Jan. 26 over previous No. 3 Indianapolis Tech catapults the Royals from seventh all the way to third behind holdover Nos. 1-2 Munster and Carmel.

Teams are listed by rank followed by school, vote total, record, and first-place votes (if applicable). The eighth IBCA poll (from Jan. 27):

1. Munster 408 17-0 10
2. Carmel 396 13-1 9
3. Hamilton Southeastern 331 14-1
4. Park Tudor 325 14-1 1
5. Columbus North 323 16-1 1
6. Pike 305 14-2
7. Merrillville 262 12-1
8. Evansville Harrison 259 14-1
9. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 224 14-0
10. Indianapolis Tech 203 15-3
11. Andrean 180 13-1
12. North Central (Indianapolis) 165 10-4
13. Jeffersonville 155 13-2
14. Fort Wayne Northrop 116 15-3
15. Lawrence North 110 12-3
16. Kokomo 94 14-2
17. Greensburg 88 14-1
18. Indianapolis Cathedral 82 11-5
19. Concord 79 13-1
20. Ben Davis 53 10-4

Also receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Anderson, Barr-Reeve, Batesville, Brownstown, Evansville Bosse, Fort Wayne North, Hammond Noll, Homestead, Jay County, Lebanon, Loogootee, Mount Vernon (Posey), New Haven, Rockville, South Bend Adams, Tipton, Valparaiso, Warren Central