By GREG MENGELT
1. Floyd Central (10-2, Last week: 1). Anyone with a vote care to explain to me why the Highlanders are getting zero votes in the AP poll? This week: At Seymour (Friday), hosts Reitz (Saturday).
2. North Harrison (10-3, 2). The Cougars bounced back from a loss to No. 1 Floyd by beating two opponents on the road by a combined 86 points. This week: Hosts West Washington (Friday), at Madison (Tuesday).
3. Eastern (13-2, 3). The Musketeers have already surpassed last year’s win total. This week: At Springs Valley (Friday), hosts Salem (Saturday).
4. New Albany (7-5, 4). The Bulldogs are suddenly hot, having won five of their last six games. This week: At Evansville North (Friday), Jasper (Saturday).
5. Silver Creek (6-7, 5). The Dragons have five straight home games. This is a chance for Creek to start putting fear into postseason opponents’ hearts like they did the last three years. This week: Hosts Madison (Friday), hosts Bloomington South (Saturday).
6. Corydon Central (10-6, 8). Pretty easy week for the Panthers. It gets much tougher from here. This week: At Paoli (Friday), hosts Brownstown Central (Saturday).
7. Scottsburg (9-6, 6). It’s been a tough stretch for the Warriors. Perhaps it’s good they have two weeks off. Next game: At Bloomington South (Feb. 3).
8. Rock Creek (6-6, 9). The Lions beat Providence on the road. Now that’s a quality win. This week: At South Central (Tuesday), hosts Highlands Latin (Ky.) (Friday).
9. Providence (11-4, 7). So the Pioneers lost a game they were expected to win. Happens to good teams from time to time. This week: At Christian Academy (Friday).
10. Borden (10-5, 11). The Braves already clinched their first SAC title since 2015 with a win at Henryville. They finished at the very bottom of the standings the last two years. It’s their first conference title since 2015. This week: Hosts Orleans (Friday), hosts Christian Academy (Saturday).
11. Jeffersonville (3-8, 10). Jeff really, really needed that win over East on Saturday. This week: Hosts Bedford North Lawrence (Friday).
12. Christian Academy (6-8, 12). The young Warriors are going through some ups and down. This week: Hosts Providence (Friday), at Borden (Saturday).
13. Austin (3-8, 13). Just when the Eagles started playing better, the rug was pulled out from under them. This week: At Brownstown Central (Tuesday), at Salem (Friday).
14. West Washington (4-9, NR). We were pretty sure the Senators were a top-15 team, but the results hadn’t showed it till recently. This week: At North Harrison (Friday), hosts Shawe (Saturday).
15. South Central (4-8, NR): The Rebels have a chance to climb the poll (or fall out of it) with games against three Clark County teams this week. This week: Hosts Rock Creek (Tuesday), at Henryville (Friday), hosts Clarksville (Saturday).
NOTE: The Hoosier Hills Hoops Power Poll is not only based upon which teams beat which teams but is a combination of play on the floor, how teams match up with their current class and what expectations are for a team’s postseason run.
