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BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS: The Top 10 remains the same; Kalamazoo Central and Benton Harbor enter the Top 20
STATE CHAMPS! Team Rankings: Top 20 – Week of January 22nd, 2023
TJ Kelley – Twitter @ScoopIPS
Extending the number of games from 20 to 22 games this season has proven success through eight weeks as most schools have upped the level of their schedules. The talent in Michigan is as strong as it’s been in years as records are thrown out the door every time teams take the court.
Welcome Kalamazoo Central and Benton Harbor into this week’s rankings with numerous teams knocking on the door. In honor of STATE CHAMPS!! 20th anniversary, here are the Top 20 teams in Michigan with last week’s ranking, record, and division are in parenthesis:
1. Muskegon (10-0) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #1
Last Week: Wins over Grand Rapids Union and Wyoming
This Week: January 24th vs. Holland and January 27th at Muskegon Mona Shores
2. Detroit Cass Tech (12-0) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #2
Last Week: Win over Detroit King
This Week: January 24th at Detroit Renaissance, January 27th at Detroit Western and January 28th Beecher in the Downtown Throwdown at Detroit Cass Tech
3. Detroit Loyola (11-0) – (Division 3)
Previous Ranking: #3
Last Week: Wins over Cranbrook
This Week: January 24th vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett and Jan 28th vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth in the Downtown Throwdown at Detroit Cass Tech
4. North Farmington (8-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #4
Last Week: Win over Oak Park
This Week: January 23rd at Farmington and January 26th vs. Clarkston
5. Birmingham Brother Rice (11-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #5
Last Week: Win over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Kalamazoo Central
This Week: January 24th at #8 U of D Jesuit and January 27th at #16 Warren De La Salle
6. Grand Blanc (8-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #6
Last Week: Wins over Saginaw Heritage and Carman-Ainsworth
This Week: January 24th vs. Midland Dow and January 27th vs. Lapeer
7. Warren Michigan Collegiate (12-1) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #7
Last Week: Wins over Lincoln-King Academy and Leadership Academy
This Week: January 24th at Harper Chandler Park and January 27th at Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac
8. University of Detroit-Jesuit (11-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #8
Last Week: Wins over Southfield A&T and Toledo Whitmer
This Week: January 24th vs. #5 Brother Rice and January 27th vs. #9 Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s
9. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (6-3) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #9
Last Week: Win over Kalamazoo Central and Loss to #5 Brother Rice
This Week: January 24th vs. Detroit Catholic Central and January 27th at #8 University of Detroit-Jesuit
10. Grand Rapids Northview (10-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #10
Last Week: Win at Byron Center
This Week: January 24th vs. Forest Hills Northern and January 27th vs. #14 Grand Rapids Christian
11. Romulus Summit North Academy (11-1) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #11
Last Week: Wins over Lincoln-King Academy, Leadership Academy and Taylor
This Week: January 24th vs. Redford Westfield Prep and January 31st vs. Old Redford Academy
12. Ann Arbor Huron (9-0) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #13
Last Week: Win over Ann Arbor Pioneer
This Week: January 24th at Ann Arbor Skyline, January 27th vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln and January 29th vs. Port Huron Northern in the Fastbreak Invitational at Belleville
13. Warren Lincoln (9-3) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #15
Last Week: Wins over Warren Woods-Tower and Eastpointe
This Week: January 24th at Warren Fitzgeralrd and January 26th at L’anse Creuse
14. Grand Rapids Christian (7-2) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #16
Last Week: Win over Warren De La Salle
This Week: January 24th vs. Greenville and January 27th at #10 Grand Rapids Northview
15. Grand Rapids Catholic Central – (7-3) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #17
Last Week: Wins over Wayland and Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
This Week: January 24th vs. 18th Grand Rapids South Christian, January 27th at Kenowa Hills and January 28th vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
16. Warren De La Salle (7-5) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #12
Last Week: Win at Detroit Catholic Central and Loss to #14 Grand Rapids Christian
This Week: January 24th at Lake Orion and January 27th at #5 Birmingham Brother Rice
17. Port Huron Northern (10-0) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #18
Last Week: Wins over New Haven and Grosse Pointe North
This Week: January 24th at Warren Mott, January 26th at Utica, January 29th vs. #12 Ann Arbor Huron in the Fastbreak Invitational at Belleville
18. Grand Rapids South Christian (9-2) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #20
Last Week: Wins over Kenowa Hills and Wayland
This Week: January 24 at Grand Rapids Catholic Central, January 27th vs. Cedar Springs and January 28th vs. Detroit Edison at the 2k23 Classic
19. Kalamazoo Central (9-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #NR
Last Week: Loss to #5 Birmingham Brother Rice
This Week: January 24th at Mattawan and January 26th vs. Battle Creek Lakeview
20. Benton Harbor (9-2) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #NR
Last Week: Win over Beecher
This Week: January 24th at Niles and January 27th at Buchanan
Out of the Top 20:
Grand Haven (14) – (9-2) – (Division 1)
Last Week: Losses on January 17th at East Kentwood and January 20th vs. Grandville
Beecher (19) – (8-1) – (Division 3)
Last Week: Win on January 18th @ Genesee Christian and January 21 vs. Benton Harbor at East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
