WICHITA, Kan.—
All of the No. 1 teams remained the same in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's final statewide basketball rankings before break. There were some changes in the teams that follow the top spots though. The complete rankings are below with the changes.Class 6A
The boys saw no changes in Class 6A, but the girls saw Maize tumble from No. 2 to No. 7 in the rankings after a loss last week. Washburn Rural dropped off of the tail end of the rankings to allow Blue Valley Northwest to sneak in at No. 10.
Boys
1. Wichita Heights (1)
2. Olathe Northwest (2)
3. BV Northwest (3)
4. Blue Valley North (4)
5. Olathe South (5)
6. Leavenworth (6)
7. Washburn Rural (7)
8. Wichita East (8)
9. Topeka High (9)
10. Olathe East (10)
Dropped out: None
Girls
1. Olathe Northwest (1)
2. Wichita Heights (3)
3. Olathe South (4)
4. Free State (5)
5. Gardner-Edgerton (6)
6. Manhattan (7)
7. Maize (2)
8. Blue Valley North (8)
9. Olathe East (9)
10. Blue Valley Northwest (NR)
Dropped out: Washburn Rural
Class 5A
The top three for the boys remained the same with Kansas City Washington falling from No. 4 to No. 8. Bishop Carroll dropped from the rankings and allowed Kapaun into the rankings at No. 10. On the girls' side, Carroll and Andover were the big tumblers of the week as Andover dropped from No. 3 to No. 6 and Carroll fell from No. 2 to No. 5. Kapaun made a big move up the board from No. 7 to No. 4. In the last two weeks, the Lady Crusaders have moved up from No. 10 to No. 4.
Boys
1. Lansing (1)
2. Andover Central (2)
3. Topeka Highland Park (3)
4. Emporia (5)
5. Bishop Miege (6)
6. St.Thomas Aquinas (7)
7. Goddard Eisenhower (10)
8. KC Washington (4)
9. Salina Central (9)
10. Kaupun Mt. Carmel (NR)
Dropped out: Bishop Carroll
Girls
1. Salina Central (1)
2. Highland Park (2)
3. Blue Valley (4)
4. Kapaun (7)
5. Carroll (2)
6. Andover (3)
7. Seaman (8)
8. Newton (10)
9. Aquinas (NR)
10. Topeka West (6)
Dropped out: Liberal
Class 4A
McPherson was the big change for the boys in Class 4A. The Bullpups were ripped by Class 5A No. 2 Andover Central last Friday and fell from No. 3 to No. 10 as a result. Abilene, Andale, Osawatomie and Bonner Springs all are newly ranked on the girls' side this week as Hesston, Pratt, Wellington and Basehor-Linwood all dropped from the rankings this week.
Boys
1. Basehor-Linwood (1)
2. Ottawa (2)
3. KC Sumner (4)
4. Wichita Collegiate (5)
5. Buhler (6)
6. Topeka Hayden (7)
7. Pratt (8)
8. Abilene (9)
9. Baldwin (10)
10. McPherson (3)
Dropped out: None
Girls
1. Holton (1)
2. McPherson (2)
3. Ottawa (3)
4. Colby (5)
5. Bonner Springs (NR)
6. Cheney (9)
7. Osawatamie (NR)
8. Abilene (NR)
9. Andale (NR)
10. Haven (10)
Dropped out: Hesston, Pratt, Wellington, Basehor Linwood
Class 3A
Moundridge's solid play has the Wildcats up to No. 3 in this week's Class 3A boys rankings. The Wildcats were unranked just two weeks ago. The top five remained the same on the girls' side with the only true change being Frontenac dropping from No. 6 to No. 10.
Boys
1. Scott City (1)
2. Atchison County (2)
3. Moundridge (5)
4. Riley County (3)
5. Minneapolis (6)
6. Hoisington (4)
7. Rock Creek (7)
8. Sedgwick (9)
9. Hillsboro (8)
10. Nemaha Valley (NR)
Dropped out: Beloit
Girls
1. Riley Co. (1)
2. Hillsboro (2)
3. Atchinson Co. (3)
4. Sabetha (4)
5. Cimarron (5)
6. Southwestern Heights (7)
7. Garden Plain (8)
8. Burlington (9)
9. Moundridge (10)
10. Frontenac (6)
Dropped out: None
Class 2A
The girls had no changes to their top 10 in Class 2A this week. The boys remained constant through the top six. Washington County dropped from the rankings and Republic County climbed in at No. 8.
Boys
1. Lyndon (1)
2. Meade (2)
3. Sterling (3)
4. Plainville (4)
5. Berean Academy (5)
6. Medicine Lodge (6)
7. Sedan (8)
8. Republic County (NR)
9. Ness City (10)
10. Smith Center (9)
Dropped out: Washington County
Girls
1. Jeff Co. North (1)
2. Washington Co (2)
3. Olpe (3)
4. Berean Academy (4)
5. Smith Center (5)
6. Atwood (6)
7. Ell-Saline (7)
8. Oakley (8)
9. Oskaloosa (9)
10. Jayhawk-Linn (10)
Dropped out: None
Class 1A Division I
Burrton and Sylvan Lucas dropped from the rankings on the boys side, while Rock Hill is out on the girls' side this week. The Lakeside boys made a strong move up the rankings to No. 2.
Boys
1. Ashland (1)
2. Lakeside-Downs (4)
3. Udall (6)
4. Waverly (8)
5. Centralia (2)
6. Macksville (5)
7. Pretty Prairie (3)
8. South Gray-Montezuma (10)
9. Bishop Seabury (NR)
10. Hanover (NR)
Dropped out: Burrton, Sylvan-Lucas
Girls
1. St. John (1)
2. South Central-Coldwater (2)
3. Hoxie (3)
4. Dexter-Cedar Vale (5)
5. Waverly (6)
6. Thunder Ridge (7)
7. Spearville (8)
8. Centralia (4)
9. Pike Valley (NR)
10. Leroy-SCC (9)
Dropped out: Rock Hills
Class 1A Division II
The Class 1A Division II defending girls champion Argonia Raiders dropped out of the rankings this week after a perfect season a year ago.
Boys
1. Baileyville-B&B (1)
2. Hope (2)
3. Cheylin (3)
4. Victoria (4)
5. Fowler (5)
6. Moscow (6)
7. Healy (10)
8. Bern (NR)
9. Wilson (NR)
10. Otis-Bison (NR)
Dropped out: Tribune, Frankfort, Kiowa County
Girls
1. Norwich (1)
2. Wilson (2)
3. Ingalls (3)
4. Wetmore (4)
5. Hope (NR)
6. Central Christian (6)
7. Greeley County (8)
8. Victoria (9)
9. Frankfort (NR)
10. St. John's-Tipton (10)
Dropped out: Argonia, Wallace County
