BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS: Top 11 remain the same; Ferndale, Kalamazoo Central and Olivet enter the Top 20
STATE CHAMPS! Team Rankings: Top 20 – Week of February 12th, 2023
TJ Kelley – Twitter @ScoopIPS
The 1-11 rankings remain the same with Ferndale and undefeated Olivet emerge in the Top 20 as Kalamazoo Central reappears.
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. Detroit Cass Tech (18-0) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #1
Last Week: Wins on February 10th vs. Davis Aerospace in a Detroit Public School District Round of 16
This Week: February 14th vs. Detroit Southeastern in a Detroit Public School District Quarterfinal
2. North Farmington (15-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #2
Last Week: Wins on February 9th @ Rochester Adams and February 11th vs. Chicago DePaul College Prep @ Benton Harbor in the Wilson Chandler Showcase
This Week: February 14th @ Oak Park and February 17th @ Clarkston
3. Birmingham Brother Rice (16-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #3
Last Week: Wins on February 7th @ # Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and February 10th vs. then #6 University of Detroit-Jesuit
This Week: February 14th vs. Macomb Dakota and February 17th @ Woodhaven
4. Grand Blanc (13-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #4
Last Week: Wins on February 4th vs. Cadillac in the Northern Michigan Showcase and February 7th @ Flint Powers
This Week: February 14th @ Bay City Western and February 18th vs. #5 Muskegon
5. Muskegon (15-1)– (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #5
Last Week: Wins on February 7th @ Zeeland East and February 10th vs. Zeeland West
This Week: February 14th @ Grand Rapids Union and February 18th @ #4 Grand Blanc
6. University of Detroit-Jesuit (15-3) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #6
Last Week: Win on February 5th vs. Detroit University Prep and a loss on February 10th @ #3 Birmingham Brother Rice
This Week: February 13th @ Warren Fitzgerald
7. Warren Lincoln (15-3) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #7
Last Week: Wins on February 7th vs. Eastpointe and February 11th vs. then #20 Benton Harbor @ Benton Harbor in the Wilson Chandler Showcase
This Week: February 14th @ Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
8. Detroit Loyola (17-1) – (Division 3)
Previous Ranking: #8
Last Week: Wins on February 7th vs. Cranbrook-Kingswood and February 10th @ Grosse Pointe Liggett
This Week: Feb 18th vs. Madison Heights Bishop Foley @ the University of Detroit-Jesuit in the CHSL playoffs
9. Romulus Summit North Academy (15-1) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #9
Last Week: Idle
This Week: February 14th @ Pontiac Academy of Excellence and February 18th Charter School Conference Quarterfinal TBA
10. Warren Michigan Collegiate (14-2) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #10
Last Week: Win on February 7th vs. Farmington
This Week: February 14th vs. Mount Clemens and February 18th Charter School Conference Quarterfinal TBA
11. Ann Arbor Huron (16-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #11
Last Week: Wins on February 7th Temperance-Bedford, February 9th @ Ann Arbor Skyline, and February 10th @ Ypsilanti Lincoln
This Week: February 14th vs. Monroe and February 17th vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer
12. Grand Rapids Christian(12-4) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #13
Last Week: Wins on February 7th vs. Forest Hills Northern and February 10th @ East Grand Rapids
This Week: February 14th @ Forest Hills Central and February 17th @ Lowell
13. Warren De La Salle (10-7) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #15
Last Week: Win on February 7th @ Detroit Catholic Central
This Week: February 14th @ Chippewa Valley
14. Grand Rapids Northview (13-4) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #12
Last Week: Loss on February 7th @ East Grand Rapids and a win on February 10th @ Forest Hills Central
This Week: February 14th vs. Greenville and February 17th vs. Byron Center
15. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (12-5) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #17
Last Week: Wins on February 7th vs. Cedar Springs and February 10th @ Forest Hills Eastern
This Week: February 14th @ Wayland and February 17th @ Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
16. Ferndale (9-6) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: NR
Last Week: Wins on February 9th vs. Oak Park and February 11th vs. then #14 Port Huron Northern at Davison in the Cardinal Classic
This Week: February 14th @ Clarkston and February 20th vs. West Bloomfield
17. Grand Rapids South Christian (14-3) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #19
Last Week: Wins on February 7th vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills and February 10th vs. Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg
This Week: February 14th @ Kenowa Hills and February 17th @ Wayland
18. Port Huron Northern (16-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #14
Last Week: Wins on February 7 vs. Grosse Pointe North, February 10th vs. St. Clair, and a loss on February 11th vs. Ferndale in the Cardinal Classic @ Davison
This Week: February 16th vs. Utica Eisenhower and February 21st TBA MAC Red/White Playoffs
19. Kalamazoo Central (16-2) – Division 1
Previous Ranking: NR
Last Week: Wins on February 7th @ Portage Northern and February 9th @ Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
This Week: February 14th @ Benton Harbor and February 17th vs. Portage Central
20. Olivet (17-0) – Division 2
Previous Ranking: NR
Last Week: Wins on February 7th @ Perry and February 10th vs. Lansing Christian
This Week: February 17th @ Lake Odessa Lakeland
Out of Top 20:
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (7-9) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #16
Last Week: Loss on February 7th vs. #3 Birmingham Brother Rice and February 10th @ Detroit Catholic Central
This Week: February 14th vs. #7 Warren Lincoln
Okemos (13-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #18
Last Week: Win on February 7th @ Dewitt and a loss on February 10th @ Grand Ledge
This Week: February 13th @ Lansing Waverly and February 15th @ East Lansing
Benton Harbor (13-4) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #20
Last Week: Loss on February 11th vs. #7 Warren Lincoln in the Wilson Chandler Showcase
This Week: February 14th vs. Kalamazoo Central and February 17th @ Niles-Brandywine
