By GREG MENGELT
Earlier in the week, Floyd (14-2) won 53-36 at Bedford North Lawrence to win the Hoosier Hills Conference championship for the second straight season. Cathedral dropped to No. 7 from last week’s spot at No. 4.
The Highlanders, who played 2-time defending Class 3A champion Silver Creek (7-9) on Tuesday, are the only local team of the 38 programs that received votes in the poll, which was released Sunday. Floyd is also the only regional team in the top 20. However, Bloomington North (13-3), Bloomington South (13-5), Columbus North (13-5), Terre Haute North (17-2) and Linton-Stockton (16-2) all received votes.
Unbeaten Chesterton (17-0) remains No. 1 and received all 20 first-place votes. The remainder of the top 10 is Fishers (15-2), Carmel (13-4), Homestead (14-5), Ben Davis (14-5), North Central (14-4), Cathedral, Indianapolis Tech (16-3), Floyd Central and Valparaiso (16-3). Eleven of the top 20 teams are from the Indianapolis Metro area.
INDIANA BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
Rank, School (1st place votes) Record
1. Chesterton (20) 17-0, 2. Fishers 15-2, 3. Carmel 13-4, 4. Homestead 14-5, 5. Ben Davis 14-5, 6. North Central 14-4, 7. Cathedral 14-5, 8. Indianapolis Tech 16-3, 9. Floyd Central 14-2, 10. Valparaiso 16-3, 11. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 14-2, 12. Westfield 13-5, 13. Pike 124, 14. Zionsville 10-5, 15t. Brebeuf 11-4, 15t. Penn 14-2, 17. Mishawaka Marian 14-3, 18. Lawrence North 10-4, 19. NorthWood 17-1, 20. Anderson 14-3.
Others receiving votes: Bloomfield 14-3, Bloomington North 13-3, Bloomington South 13-5, Brownsburg 12-7, Central Noble 18-1, Columbus North 13-5, Connersville 13-6, Crispus Attucks 10-9, Crown Point 13-4, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 15-2, Glenn 17-1, Lake Station 15-0, Leo 12-2, Linton-Stockton 16-2, Monroe Central 15-0, Munster 13-3, Sullivan 16-1, Terre Haute North 17-2.
NOTE: Records as of Sunday.
