COLUMBUS – The Versailles girls remained No. 2in the state rankings while the Tri-Village girls dropped in the second Associated Press girls basketball poll of the 2017-18 season.
Versailles remained No. 2 in the Division III rankings behind Columbus Africentric. The Lady Tigers received one first place vote.
Tri-Village’s girls dropped from No. 7 to No. 14 in the Division IV rankings after losing to Miami East. The Patriots are ranked behind Minster, Waterford, Ottoville, Sugar Grove Berne Union, Steubenville Catholic Central, Fairfield Christian, North Ridgeville Lake Ridge, Dalton, North Jackson Jackson-Milton, Fort Recovery, New Bremen, Portsmouth Notre Dame and Berlin Hiland in the Division IV state rankings.
A number of other schools with local connections are ranked this week. Trotwood-Madison from the Greater Western Ohio Conference is ranked No. 3 in Division II, Tippecanoe from the GWOC is ranked No. 9 in Division II, Minster from the Midwest Athletic Conference is ranked No. 1 in Division IV, Fort Recovery from the MAC is ranked No. 10 in Division IV, and New Bremen from the MAC is ranked No. 11 in Division IV.
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. Newark (15) | 11-0 | 167 |
| 2. W. Chester Lakota W. (1) | 12-1 | 141 |
| 3. Pickerington Cent. (1) | 13-1 | 126 |
| 4. Dublin Coffman | 12-1 | 95 |
| 5. Solon | 11-1 | 93 |
| 6. Canton McKinley | 12-1 | 82 |
| 7. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame | 13-3 | 64 |
| 8. Stow-Munroe Falls | 12-1 | 54 |
| 9. Dresden Tri-Valley | 10-2 | 35 |
| 10. Canfield | 10-3 | 16 |
| (tie) Tol. Notre Dame | 11-3 | 16 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beloit W. Branch (14) | 11-0 | 162 |
| 2. Tol. Rogers (2) | 10-1 | 120 |
| 3. Trotwood-Madison | 10-1 | 86 |
| 4. Gates Mills Gilmour (1) | 9-2 | 79 |
| 5. Bellevue | 12-1 | 78 |
| 6. Germantown Valley View | 12-1 | 69 |
| 7. Washington C.H. Miami Trace | 12-1 | 68 |
| 8. Zanesville Maysville | 11-1 | 58 |
| 9. Tipp City Tippecanoe | 11-1 | 43 |
| 10. McArthur Vinton County | 11-0 | 31 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: London 23. Thornville Sheridan 19. Warren Howland 18. Akr. SVSM 13.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cols. Africentric (14) | 11-0 | 158 |
| 2. Versailles (1) | 14-1 | 120 |
| 3. Ottawa-Glandorf | 12-1 | 114 |
| 4. Cin. Summit Country Day (1) | 12-0 | 106 |
| 5. Kirtland | 12-0 | 88 |
| 6. Archbold | 10-1 | 76 |
| 7. Waynesville | 12-0 | 60 |
| 8. Findlay Liberty-Benton | 11-1 | 48 |
| 9. Cardington-Lincoln | 13-1 | 29 |
| 10. Doylestown Chippewa | 11-0 | 27 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Minford 18. Warren Champion 15.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minster (9) | 12-1 | 152 |
| 2. Waterford (4) | 8-1 | 131 |
| 3. Ottoville (1) | 13-0 | 123 |
| 4. Sugar Grove Berne Union | 12-1 | 92 |
| 5. Steubenville Cath. Cent. | 10-1 | 80 |
| 6. Fairfield Christian | 11-1 | 54 |
| 7. N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge | 8-2 | 43 |
| 8. Dalton | 10-2 | 40 |
| 9. N. Jackson Jackson-Milton (2) | 12-0 | 36 |
| 10. Ft. Recovery | 10-1 | 32 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: New Bremen 29. Portsmouth Notre Dame 28. Berlin Hiland 19. New Madison Tri-Village 14.
