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WEEK 3 RANKINGS: There’s a new No. 1 in the boys basketball top 25, as OLSM leapfrogs over Ann Arbor Huron
The STATE CHAMPS boys basketball team rankings Week 3 has a new No. 1 with Orchard Lake St. Mary’s after the Eaglets beat yet another top-five team this season. GRCC and Zeeland East move into the top five while East Lansing and DEPSA are now top 10 teams.
1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (D1, 6-0, 3-0 CHSL Central)
Previous ranking: 2
How they fared: Beat No. 4 Hamtramck, 53-43; beat Detroit Henry Ford, 62-49; beat HM Birmingham Brother Rice, 49-46.
Upcoming: Saturday, March 6th at Warren De La Salle
2 Ann Arbor Huron (D1, 5-0, 5-0 SEC Red)
Previous ranking: 1
How they fared: Beat Saline, 40-31; beat Ann Arbor Pioneer, 51-33.
Upcoming: Temperance Bedford
3 Grand Blanc (D1, 6-1, 5-0 SVL Blue)
Previous ranking: 3
How they fared: Beat No. 20 Muskegon, 71-53; beat Bay City Western, 91-37.
A COVID-19 quarantine slowed the Bobcats week but not before a lopsided win over SVL competitor Bay City Western.
Upcoming: Friday at No. 10 River Rouge
4 Grand Rapids Catholic Central (D2, 9-0, 8-0 OK Gold)
Previous ranking: 5
How they fared: Beat Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 77-55; beat Wayland, 78-33; beat Grand Rapids South Christian, 49-46.
Upcoming: Tuesday at Forest Hills Eastern, hosting Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on Thursday.
5 Zeeland East (D1, 8-0, 7-0 OK Green)
Previous ranking: 7
How they fared: Beat Zeeland West, 44-39; beat Wyoming, 76-46; beat No. 20 Muskegon, 58-52.
Upcoming: Home vs. Holland on Tuesday, at Muskegon Reeths-Puffer on Thursday
6 Detroit King (D1, 8-1)
Previous ranking: 9
How they fared: Beat Goodrich, 58-43; beat No. 18 Detroit Douglass, 69-51.
Upcoming: The Crusaders host Pershing Tuesday, travel to Detroit Osborn on Friday.
7 East Lansing (D1, 5-0, 5-0 OK Blue)
Previous ranking: 11
How they fared: Beat DeWitt, 53-43; beat Lansing Everett, 65-50
Upcoming: Host No. 24 Williamston Thursday, and at Haslett on Saturday.
8 Warren De La Salle (D1, 5-0, 3-0 CHSL Central)
Previous ranking: 10
How they fared: DNP
Upcoming: Host No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s on Saturday.
9 Detroit Edison (D2, 7-0, 6-0 CSC)
Previous ranking: 14
How they fared: Beat Detroit Community, 64-35; beat Warren Michigan Collegiate, 80-50.
Upcoming: Home Wednesday vs. No. 15 Harper Woods Chandler Park and on the road on Friday at Birmingham Brother Rice.
10 River Rouge (D1, 6-1, 3-1 MMAC Blue)
Previous ranking: 6
How they fared: Beat Harper Woods, 72-28; beat Detroit University Prep Science & Math, 78-21; beat Ecorse, 68-57.
Upcoming: Host No. 3 Grand Blanc on Friday
11 Ferndale (D2, 6-1, 5-1 OAA Red)
Previous ranking: 17
How they fared: Beat Clarkston, 51-43; beat No. 12 North Farmington, 60-55.
Upcoming: Host Farmington on Tuesday and West Bloomfield Thursday.
12 University of Detroit Jesuit (D1, 3-0, 2-0 CHSL Central)
Previous ranking: 16
How they fared: DNP (Quarantined until March 8)
13 Flint Beecher (D3, 6-1, 3-0 GAC Red)
Previous ranking: 15
How they fared: Beat Flint Hamady, 77-33; beat Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 65-63.
Upcoming: At Genesee Christian on Friday, at Goodrich on Saturday
14 North Farmington (D1, 5-1, 4-1 OAA Red)
Previous ranking: 12
How they fared: Beat Farmington, 77-26; lost to No. 17 Ferndale, 60-55.
Upcoming: Tuesday at Oak Park, host Clarkston on Thursday
15 Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy (D2, 7-0, 6-0 CSC)
Previous ranking: 22
How they fared: Beat Detroit Public Safety Academy, 73-39; beat Detroit Voyageur Prep, 64-13.
Upcoming: Monday vs. undefeated Romulus Summit Academy North, Wednesday at No. 9 DEPSA, and Friday host Mt. Clemens.
16 Hamtramck (D1, 5-2, 3-0 MMAC Blue)
Previous ranking: 4
How they fared: Lost to No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 53-43, lost to Detroit University Prep
Upcoming: Host Ecorse on Tuesday and Harper Woods on Friday.
17 Grand Rapids Christian (D2, 7-2, 6-2 OK White)
Previous ranking: 8
How they fared: Lost to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 67-46; beat Lowell, 67-40; beat East Grand Rapids, 58-47.
Upcoming: At Greenville on Tuesday, at Byron Center on Thursday, host Wyoming on Saturday.
18 Detroit Douglass (D4, 7-2)
Previous ranking: 18
How they fared: Lost to No. 9 Detroit King, 69-51; beat Detroit Central, 86-45.
Upcoming: At Detroit Southeastern on Tuesday, at Detroit Pershing on Friday.
19 Detroit Cass Tech (D1, 7-1, 3-1 PSL)
Previous ranking: 13
How they fared: Lost to Clarkston, 49-25; beat Detroit Cody, 58-33; beat Detroit Renaissance, 73-59.
Upcoming: At Detroit CMA on Tuesday, host Detroit Collegiate Prep/Northwestern on Friday, host Roseville on Saturday.
20 Benton Harbor (D2, 7-1)
Previous ranking: 19
How they fared: Beat Niles Brandywine, 62-54; beat Richland Gull Lake, 60-59; beat Coloma, 52-49.
Upcoming: Host St. Joseph on Monday, and Lansing Sexton on Thursday.
21 Muskegon (D1, 6-3, 3-1 OK Green)
Previous ranking: 20
How they fared: Beat Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 65-44; beat Muskegon Mona Shores, 79-41; lost to No. 7 Zeeland East, 58-52.
Upcoming: Host Zeeland West on Tuesday, at Grand Rapids Union on Thursday, host Kalamazoo Central on Saturday.
22 Iron Mountain (D3, 8-0, 5-0 West-PAC)
Previous ranking: 24
How they fared: Beat West Iron County, 83-41; beat Houghton, 56-22.
Upcoming: Host Gladstone on Monday, Escanaba on Thursday, and Ishpeming on Friday.
23 Croswell-Lexington (D2, 9-0, 8-0 BWAC)
Previous ranking: 25
How they fared: Beat Yale, 67-14; beat Almont, 75-36; beat Carrollton, 73-55.
Upcoming: Host Imlay City on Wednesday, at North Branch on Friday, host Linden on Saturday.
24 Williamston (D2, 6-2, 5-2 CAAC Red)
Previous ranking: 21
How they fared: Beat Haslett, 54-42; lost to Mason, 51-48.
Upcoming: At St. John’s on Tuesday, March 2nd, and No. 7 East Lansing on Thursday.
25 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (8-1, 8-0 OK White)
Previous ranking: N/R
How they fared: Beat No. 17 Grand Rapids Christian, 67-46; beat Greenville, 67-31; beat Grand Rapids Northview, 65-49.
Upcoming: Host Lowell on Tuesday, March 2nd, and GR Forest Hills Central on Friday, at Grandville on Saturday.
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Dropped out: No. 23 Troy (D1, 3-1, 2-1 OAA White)
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On the cusp: Saginaw Arthur Hill (7-0)
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For the initial STATE CHAMPS! top 25 rankings, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 2 STATE CHAMPS! top 25 rankings, CLICK HERE.
