State rankings----AP

[ThePeakeInsider]

Area teams,Division 3 thoughts.

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

Chesapeake will be in top 3....Piketon should be in top 10. Peebles and Ironton will also receive votes.

[datchillicav]

Will Ironton and Piketon play at all this year? Sorry I haven't looked at either's schedule or the sectional pools to know if they are on a collision course or not. I think that would be a great game to see.

[ThePeakeInsider]

Ironton was schedule to play Piketon in The Beast of the Southeast Classic,but a scheduling conflict with Piketon got it cancelled.

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

Piketon and Ironton scrimmaged at Chillicothe this pre-season and I believe Piketon won all three or four quarters. I look for them to clash in the District at some point.

[southernohio13]

I think we all know that scrimmages don't show much. I think it would be a great matchup with ironton winning the contest if met. jmo

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

I think we all know that scrimmages don't show much. I think it would be a great matchup with ironton winning the contest if met. jmo

Yeah, we heard that two years ago! :122245 ...I know you can't base a lot on scrimmages; but it does give you an idea of where you're at. It would be a perfect match up...maybe it will happen.

[ovc fan]

Here is a list on Maxpreps updated as of January 1st. If you want to see other divisions there is a filter to change. When do the actual AP rankings come out?

http://www.maxpreps.com/rankings/basket ... on-iii.htm

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

Here is a list on Maxpreps updated as of January 1st. If you want to see other divisions there is a filter to change. When do the actual AP rankings come out?

http://www.maxpreps.com/rankings/basket ... on-iii.htm

It needs updated a lot of those teams has played a couple more games. For example they have Portsmouth at 4-1 and they're 5-4.

The Rankings usually comes out the second Tuesday in January. If Piketon wins Friday, I see them around #6 or #7. Ironton will be right before or right after Piketon. Chesapeake will be #2 or #3.

[ThePeakeInsider]

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Weekly Ohio Boys Basketball AP Poll
Division I
1, Massillon Jackson (18) 7-0 211
2, Cincinnati Moeller (2) 11-0 184
3, Cincinnati La Salle (1) 11-1 108
4, Gahanna Lincoln 7-0 89
5, Columbus Northland (2) 6-0 83
6, Westerville S. 9-0 76
7, Toledo St. John’s (1) 8-1 62
8, Mentor 7-3 60
9, Garfield Heights 8-0 52
10, (tie) Lakota East 9-0 50
10, (tie) Toledo Whitmer 7-0 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 12, Warren Harding 46. 13, Huber Heights Wayne (1) 38. 14, Cin. Withrow 37. 15, North Canton Hoover 36. 16, Dublin Coffman 34. 17, Trotwood-Madison 32. 18, Upper Arlington 30. 19, Mt. Vernon 25. 20, Vandalia Butler 18. 21, Canton McKinley 12. 21, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 12.

Division II
1, Dayton Dunbar (19) 7-1 237
2, Chillicothe 6-1 117
3, Circleville Logan Elm (1) 8-0 85
4, Van Wert 8-0 74
5, Carrollton (1) 9-0 73
6, (tie) Akron Buchtel (1) 5-1 72
6, (tie) Youngstown Mooney (1) 5-2 72
8, Cin. North College Hill (1) 6-1 69
9, Zanesville 8-2 59
10, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 8-1 57
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 54. 12, St. Paris Graham (1) 49. 13, Struthers 48. 14, Shelby 45. 15, Defiance 42. 16, Eaton 39. 17, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 28. 17, Vincent Warren 28. 19, Delaware Buckeye Valley 22. 20, Akron SVSM (1) 21. 21, Canal Winchester 16. 22, Urbana 15. 22, Cols. DeSales 15. 22, Cols. Hartley 15. 25, Chagrin Falls Kenston 13. 26, Cle. Hay 12.

Division III
1, Archbold (10) 11-0 195
2, Cincinnati Taft (4) 8-0 150
3, Akron Manchester (1) 9-0 126
4, Piketon (2) 10-0 124
5, Oak Hill (2) 8-0 113
6, Lima Central Catholic (6) 7-2 112
7, Chesapeake 7-0 101
8, Casstown Miami East 7-1 64
9, Orwell Grand Valley 7-0 52
10, Ottawa-Glandorf 7-2 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 35. 12, Cin. Summit Country Day 30. 12, Marion Pleasant 30. 14, Sugarcreek Garaway 25. 15, Newton Falls 24. 15, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 24. 17, West Jefferson 23. 17, Jamestown Greeneview 23. 17, St. Clairsville 23. 20, Tinora 19. 21, Jeromesville Hillsdale 13. 22, Middletown Madison 12.

Division IV
1, Dayton Jefferson (10) 7-1 204
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (5) 11-0 140
3, Continental (4) 8-1 138
4, Springfield Catholic Central (1) 8-0 114
5, Berlin Hiland (1) 9-1 93
6, McComb (1) 8-0 88
7, Ft. Recovery 8-1 82
8, Columbus Grove (1) 7-0 81
9, Richmond Heights 8-0 76
10, Vanlue (1) 10-0 47
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 46. 12, Tree of Life 44. 13, Ft. Loramie 35. 14, McDonald 33. 14, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 33. 16, Salineville Southern 31. 17, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 27. 17, Bedford Chanel (1) 27. 19, Edgerton 24. 20, Arcanum 19. 21, Ottawa Hills 17. 22, Kalida 13.

[ovc fan]

Piketon and Oak Hill above Chesapeake? And both got two first place votes over Archbold and Taft??

[Ironman92]

Oak Hill and Piketon would destroy Taft.































































or maybe not

[bengalfan76]

Who cares. Has nothing to do with tournament seeding and to be #1 you have to win it on the Floor.

[Burg_Grad_77]

Oak Hill and Piketon would destroy Taft.































































or maybe not

Obviously you didn't see Taft when they played at the Ironton tourney. They were very impressive and I don't think they would have any problems with Oak Hill or Piketon.

Besides, everyone knows the AP Poll is a joke and always has been.

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

I'm told Piketon held their own against Taft in a scrimmage at Miami (which means nothing but a scimmage). I wouldnt say Polls are a joke; but they certainly don't mean a thing. (Just someone's opinion). I had to listen to this two years ago when Piketon was ranked #8 and everyone thought North Adams should've been ahead of them; as it turned out Piketon beats NA and gets to the Final 4, so maybe they should've been #3 or #4...Yes, Piketon and Oak Hill both are ranked a little higher than I expected; However both are undefeated, and the media is familiar with their names based on recent Final Four trips. I'm sure Chesapeake will climb up as the season goes, as they too made it to the Final Four last season. A part of this too is Norm Persin's reputation as a coach and Lisath taking his troops all over Ohio during the summer and pre-season getting that exposure. The old saying goes "it all comes out in the wash"...so relax and let those kids enjoy it while it last.

[chef_piketon]

The Chef isn't real sure about all this banter but finds it "tasty" that SE Ohio has 8 teams ranked regardless if we agree of who should be where. The Chef would like to see even more SE Ohio teams creep onto the rankings. About time the media recognizes the world does exist down here in the sticks.

Are there any D1 schools in SE Ohio?

[Ironman92]

Truthfully (since my entire post wasn't read earlier) Piketon might have enough to stay wiht Taft and give them a pretty good game......but I still believe Taft would beat them handily....but it doesn't matter as we'll never know unless they both make it to the final 4.

I think Taft would double up Oak Hill

[Philos_Finest]

Are there any D1 schools in SE Ohio?

No,

[danicalifornia]

Logan is, but plays in the Central district