BB RANKINGS: Washington takes over in 3A in latest AP polls

The Associated Press released its fifth set of polls for the 2009-10 boys basketball season last week, and we plumb forgotted to post ‘em! So, we’re gonna give you the polls that got left by the wayside a week ago plus this week’s updated goodies. Enjoy!

Last week, Bluffton was the new leader in Class 2A as the Tigers switched with Fort Wayne Luers in going from second to first. The other No. 1s – 4A Bloomington South, 3A Princeton, and 1A Bowman Academy – remained unchanged. But there was a lot of little movements going on inside each class a week ago:

• 4A: New Albany went from third to second, Zionsville rose from fifth to third, Valparaiso jumped from 10th to fifth, Pike pushed up two spots from eighth to sixth, Munster moved up two as well going from ninth to seventh, and Carmel rocketed up all the way from 20th to 10th after upsetting previous No. 2/now No. 4 North Central (Indianapolis).

• 3A: Gary Wallace ascended from seventh to fourth, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) inched up from sixth to fifth, Batesville did the same in going from eighth to seventh, Peru moved up from 10th to eighth, and Greensburg rose from 12th to ninth.

• 2A: Wheeler went from seventh to fifth, while Taylor bounded up from 15th to 10th.

• 1A: Barr-Reeve swapped spots with Monroe Central in moving from fourth to third, Orleans went from eighth to sixth, and Morgan Township moved from 12th to eighth

Now, onto this week!

• In 4A: North Central (Indianapolis) bumps up from fourth to third, Valparaiso noses ahead from fifth to fourth, Munster moves from seventh to fifth, Lawrence North inches up from eighth to seventh, Carmel rises from 10th to eighth, Noblesville leaps from 19th to ninth, and Fort Wayne South does the same in going from 18th to 10th.

• In 3A: Washington, Danville, and Gary Wallace all move up one to first, second, and third as two-loss Princeton falls clear to sixth. Elsewhere, Greensburg goes all the way from ninth to fourth, Peru rises from eighth to fifth, Southridge ascends from 10th to eighth, and Harding goes from 11th to ninth.

• In 2A: Brownstown bumps up from fourth to second, Winchester moves from eighth to fifth, North Posey rockets up from 15th to eighth, and Hammond Noll noses ahead from 11th to ninth.

• In 1A: White River Valley slides up one spot from fifth to fourth, Orleans does the same in going from sixth to fifth, Morgan Township likewise noses ahead one in moving from eighth to seventh, Shakamak jumps from 13th to ninth, and Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian hops from 14th to 10th.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school and record. Your down-to-only 59 ranked schools from Dec. 28, plus last week’s polls:

1. Bloomington South (7-0)

2. New Albany (5-1)

3. North Central (Indianapolis) (4-1)

4. Valparaiso (7-0)

5. Munster (7-0)

6. Pike (5-1)

7. Lawrence North (5-1)

8. Carmel (5-1)

9. Noblesville (6-1)

10. Fort Wayne South (8-1)

11. Terre Haute North (7-1)

12. Zionsville (7-2)

13. Homestead (5-1)

14. Kokomo (5-1)

15. Hamilton Southeastern (5-2)

16. Jeffersonville (4-2)

1. Bloomington South (4-0)

2. New Albany (3-1)

3. Zionsville (6-0)

4. North Central (Indianapolis) (2-1)

5. Valparaiso (5-0)

6. Pike (4-1)

7. Munster (4-0)

8. Lawrence North (4-1)

9. Indianapolis Cathedral (3-1)

10. Carmel (3-1)

11. Lafayette Jefferson (5-1)

12. Kokomo (3-0)

13. Jeffersonville (3-1)

14. Elkhart Memorial (4-0)

15. Terre Haute North (4-1)

16. Hamilton Southeastern (4-1)

17. Anderson (3-0)

18. Fort Wayne South (7-1)

19. Noblesville (3-1)

20. South Bend Washington (3-0)

21. Center Grove (5-0)

22. Homestead (4-1)

23. Lawrence Central (2-3)

24. Evansville Harrison (4-0)

24. Richmond (3-0)

26. East Chicago Central (3-1)

26. Castle (2-1)

1. Washington (8-0)

2. Danville (6-0)

3. Gary Wallace (5-1)

4. Greensburg (7-0)

5. Peru (5-1)

6. Princeton (7-2)

7. Batesville (5-1)

8. Southridge (4-1)

9. Harding (4-1)

10. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (4-2)

11. Evansville Memorial (4-1)

12. Vincennes Lincoln (3-2)

13. Fort Wayne Dwenger (4-2)

14. South Bend St. Joseph’s (6-0)

15. Mississinewa (7-0)

16. Sullivan (8-1)

1. Princeton (3-0)

2. Washington (5-0)

3. Danville (4-0)

4. Gary Wallace (3-1)

5. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (3-1)

6. Fort Wayne Dwenger (2-1)

7. Batesville (4-1)

8. Peru (3-1)

9. Greensburg (5-0)

10. Southridge (3-1)

11. Harding (3-1)

12. Indianapolis Howe Academy (3-2)

13. Edgewood (4-1)

14. Evansville Memorial (2-1)

15. Sullivan (5-0)

16. Mississinewa (5-0)

17. Vincennes Lincoln (1-2)

17. South Bend St. Joseph’s (4-0)

19. South Vermillion (3-0)

19. Wawasee (3-1)

1. Bluffton (6-0)

2. Brownstown (5-0)

3. Fort Wayne Luers (2-2)

4. Tipton (5-1)

5. Winchester (7-1)

6. Forest Park (4-1)

7. Wheeler (5-1)

8. North Posey (5-0)

9. Hammond Noll (7-0)

10. Evansville Mater Dei (4-2)

11. North Miami (6-1)

12. Indianapolis Washington (6-3)

1. Bluffton (3-0)

2. Fort Wayne Luers (1-1)

3. Tipton (4-0)

4. Brownstown (3-0)

5. Wheeler (3-0)

6. Forest Park (3-1)

7. Evansville Mater Dei (3-1)

8. Winchester (5-1)

9. Westview (4-1)

10. Taylor (3-1)

11. Hammond Noll (5-0)

12. Eastern Greene (4-1)

13. Lapel (3-2)

14. Alexandria (4-1)

15. Indianapolis Washington (4-2)

15. North Posey (3-0)

17. North Miami (4-1)

17. Fairfield (3-1)

19. Knightstown (4-2)

19. Covenant Christian (Indianapolis) (2-1)

1. Bowman Academy (8-0)

2. Triton (7-0)

3. Barr-Reeve (6-1)

4. White River Valley (7-0)

5. Orleans (7-1)

6. Monroe Central (5-2)

7. Morgan Township (7-1)

8. Loogootee (6-2)

9. Shakamak (4-1)

10. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (4-2)

11. Attica (6-1)

12. Turkey Run (5-2)

13. Blue River Valley (5-2)

14. South Central (Union Mills) (4-2)

15. Vincennes Rivet (3-3)

1. Bowman Academy (6-0)

2. Triton (5-0)

3. Barr-Reeve (3-1)

4. Monroe Central (4-1)

5. White River Valley (5-0)

6. Orleans (4-1)

7. Loogootee (4-1)

8. Morgan Township (5-0)

9. Lafayette Central Catholic (2-2)

10. South Central (Union Mills) (3-1)

11. Washington Catholic (3-1)

12. Turkey Run (4-0)

13. Shakamak (2-1)

14. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (3-2)

15. Rockville (2-1)

16. Lanesville (3-1)

17. Fort Wayne Canterbury (4-0)

18. Vincennes Rivet (2-3)

19. Frontier (5-0)

20. Blue River Valley (4-2)