COLUMBUS – Versailles finished as the No. 2 ranked team in Division III in the Associated Press’ final boys basketball state poll of the 2016-17 season.
This is the third consecutive week that Versailles was ranked behind Leavittsburg Labrae in the Division III state rankings. The Tigers did receive two first-place votes this week, which is up from the one they received each of the previous three weeks. Versailles was ranked in all seven polls this season, ranging from second to seventh.
Tri-Village was the only other Darke County boys basketball team ranked this season. The Patriots were ranked one week.
A number of other schools with local connections are ranked this week. Springfield from the Greater Western Ohio Conference is ranked No. 10 in Division I, Trotwood-Madison from the GWOC is ranked No. 2 in Division II, and Bethel from the Cross County Conference is ranked ninth in Division III.
Below are the top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Cin. Moeller (24) | 22-0 | 249 |
| 2, Pickerington Cent. | 20-2 | 177 |
| 3, Newark | 21-1 | 173 |
| 4, Massillon Jackson (1) | 18-2 | 164 |
| 5, Tol. St. John’s | 19-2 | 136 |
| 6, Upper Arlington | 20-2 | 113 |
| 7, Wooster | 20-1 | 95 |
| 8, Lorain | 18-2 | 82 |
| 9, Hilliard Bradley | 20-1 | 31 |
| 10, Springfield | 19-3 | 29 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: N. Can. Hoover 23. Mason 21. Cin. La Salle 19. Cle. St. Ignatius 17.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Upper Sandusky (16) | 21-0 | 215 |
| 2, Trotwood-Madison (4) | 20-2 | 210 |
| 3, Cols. South (3) | 21-1 | 179 |
| 4, Day. Dunbar | 19-3 | 128 |
| 5, Ottawa-Glandorf | 19-2 | 113 |
| 6, Cin. Wyoming | 21-1 | 107 |
| 7, Kettering Alter | 19-3 | 78 |
| 8, Wauseon (1) | 20-1 | 58 |
| 9, Lancaster Fairfield Union | 20-2 | 47 |
| 10, McArthur Vinton County | 20-2 | 33 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Akr. SVSM 30. Wapakoneta 22. Sandusky 18. Byesville Meadowbrook 17. Cin. Hughes 16.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Leavittsburg Labrae (15) | 21-0 | 213 |
| 2, Versailles (2) | 21-1 | 193 |
| 3, Cin. Summit Country Day (6) | 21-0 | 191 |
| 4, Proctorville Fairland (1) | 20-1 | 137 |
| 5, Oak Hill | 21-1 | 123 |
| 6, N. Lima S. Range | 21-0 | 105 |
| 7, Haviland Wayne Trace | 19-2 | 94 |
| 8, Cle. VASJ | 15-5 | 61 |
| 9, Tipp City Bethel | 19-3 | 44 |
| 10, St. Bernard Roger Bacon | 18-4 | 25 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Genoa Area 24. Findlay Liberty-Benton 22. Brookville 17. Martins Ferry 15.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, McDonald (17) | 20-1 | 220 |
| 2, Mansfield St. Peter’s (4) | 20-0 | 182 |
| 3, Defiance Ayersville (1) | 19-1 | 166 |
| 4, S. Charleston SE | 21-1 | 138 |
| 5, Bristol | 20-1 | 126 |
| 6, Cornerstone Christian (2) | 16-5 | 91 |
| (tie), W. Unity Hilltop | 20-1 | 91 |
| 8, Waterford | 16-4 | 45 |
| 9, Strasburg-Franklin | 20-2 | 35 |
| 10, Portsmouth Clay | 18-2 | 34 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Grove City Christian 28. Sidney Fairlawn 26. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 26. Old Fort 19. Ft. Loramie 18. Holgate 16. Russia 16.
