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STATE CHAMPS! Team Rankings: Top 20 – Week of March 5, 2023 – Brother Rice is our new #1
STATE CHAMPS! Team Rankings: Top 20 – Week of February 26, 2023
TJ Kelley – Twitter @ScoopIPS
#1 Cass vs. #3 Birmingham Brother Rice in the Operation Friendship game at Calihan Hall lived up to its billing with Brother Rice winning by a point in OT. Rouge jumps back into the final Top 20 with a win over previous Top 10 Ann Arbor Huron. District Final games are on Friday.
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. Birmingham Brother Rice (21-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #3
Last Week: Win on March 4th #1 Detroit Cass Tech @ University of Detroit-Mercy in the Operation Friendship vs. Catholic League-Central Champion
This Week: District 27 @ Bloomfield Hills, March 8th vs. Birmingham Groves/Birmingham Seaholm
2. Detroit Cass Tech (21-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #1
Last Week: Loss on March 4th vs. then #3 Birmingham Brother Rice @ University of Detroit-Mercy in the Operation Friendship vs. Catholic League-Central Champion
This Week: District 22 @ Cass Tech, March 8th vs. Detroit King/Dearborn Fordson winner
3. North Farmington (19-1) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #2
Last Week: Win on February 27th vs. Ferndale
This Week: District 26 @ North Farmington, March 8th vs. Southfield A&T/Livonia Stevenson winner
4. Grand Blanc (20-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #4
Last Week: Win on March 2nd @ Beecher
This Week: District 10 @ Grand Blanc, March 8th vs. Oxford/Lapeer winner
5. Muskegon (20-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #6
Last Week: Win on February 28th vs. Kalamazoo Central
This Week: District 10 @ Coopersville, March 8th vs. Grand Rapids Union/Muskegon Mona Shores
6. Warren Michigan Collegiate (19-2) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #9
Last Week: Win on February 28th @ Port Huron
This Week: District 60 @ Warren Lincoln vs. Center Line
7. Detroit Loyola (21-1) – (Division 3)
Previous Ranking: #7
Last Week: Win on February 28th @ Pontiac
This Week: District 90 @ Detroit Pershing, March 8th vs. Center Line Prep/Jalen Rose Academy winner
8. University of Detroit-Jesuit (18-4) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #5
Last Week: Win on March 4th vs. Detroit King @ University of Detroit-Mercy in the Operation Friendship Games
This Week: District 26 @ Berkley, March 8th vs. Berkley/Detroit Mumford winner
9. Warren Lincoln (18-4) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #11
Last Week: DNP
This Week: District 60 @ Warren Lincoln vs. Warren Fitzgerald/Eastpointe winner
10. Romulus Summit North Academy (20-2) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #8
Last Week: Wins on February 28th vs, Ypsilanti Lincoln and March 2nd vs. Woodhaven
This Week: District 53 @ New Boston Huron, March 8th vs. Grosse Ille
11. Grand Rapids Northview (18-4) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #14
Last Week: Wins on February 28th vs. Forest Hills Central and March 2nd vs. Wyoming
This Week: District 9 @ Rockford, March 8th vs. Forest Hills Northern
12. Warren De La Salle (13-8) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #13
Last Week: DNP
This Week: District 29 @ Hamtramck, March 8th vs. Warren Woods Tower/Warren Mott winner
13. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #12
Last Week: Wins on February 28th vs. Forest Hills Central and March 2nd vs. Wyoming
This Week: District 44 @ Forest Hills Eastern, March 8th vs. Forest Hills Eastern/Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation winner
14. Ferndale (13-8) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #16
Last Week: Loss on February 28th @ #2 North Farmington, February 28th @ DEPSA, March 2nd @ Oak Park
This Week: District 59 @ Hazel Park, March 8th vs. Hazel Park/Ferndale University winner
15. Grand Rapids South Christian (19-3) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #17
Last Week: Win on February 28th vs. East Kentwood
This Week: District 45 @ Plainwell, March 8th vs. Hastings/Kentwood Grand River Prep
16. Ann Arbor Huron (19-2) – (Division 1)
Previous Ranking: #10
Last Week: Win on February 27th vs. Westland John Glenn and a loss on March 2nd vs. River Rouge
This Week: District 18 @ Ypsilanti Lincoln, March 8th vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln/Ypsilanti Community winner
17. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (16-6) – (Division 2)
Previous Ranking: #15
Last Week: Win on March 2nd @ Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
This Week: District 43 @ Wyoming Godwin Heights, March 8th vs. Allendale/Unity Christian winner
18. Lansing Waverly (17-5) – Division 1
Previous Ranking: #20
Last Week: Win on March 2nd vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek
This Week: District 15 @ St. John’s, March 8th vs. St. John’s/Grand Ledge winner
19. Kalamazoo Central (18-3) – Division 1
Previous Ranking: #18
Last Week: Loss on February 28th @ #5 Muskegon
This Week: District 13 @ Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, March 8th vs. Portage Northern/St. Joseph winner
20. River Rouge (16-6) – Division 1
Previous Rankings: NR
Last Week: Win over former #8 Ann Arbor Huron
This Week: District 22 @ Detroit Cass Tech, March 8th vs. Detroit Western/Melvindale winner
