Associated Press boys basketball poll: East Lansing ranked No. 1

The East Lansing boys basketball team has been ranked among the top teams in Division 1 by the state's coaches in the opening month of the season.

The unbeaten Trojans are now also earning high recognition from the Associated Press.

The inaugural AP boys basketball rankings of the season feature East Lansing at No. 1 in Division 1. The Trojans, who are unbeaten and have won seven of their eight games by double figures, received three of five possible first-place votes while being ranked in the top spot.

East Lansing is one of three teams from Greater Lansing ranked in the top 10 in their division.

Laingsburg, which leads the CMAC and is the only other unbeaten team in the area, is ranked No. 4 in Division 3. Outside an overtime victory over rival Pewamo-Westphalia, Laingsburg has won each of its games by double figures as it has followed up last winter's success when it finished 25-1 and reached the state quarterfinals.

P-W, which also reached the quarterfinals last season, is ranked No. 10 in Division 3. The Pirates have won six straight since that setback to Laingsburg.

Receiving votes in the inaugural poll are Okemos and Waverly in Division 1 and CAAC White leader Sexton in Division 2.

AP poll

The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.:

Division 1

School   Record  Total      Points

1. East Lansing (3)            (8-0)       71

2. Detroit U-D Jesuit (2)  (8-1)       65

3. Detroit Cass Tech        (7-0)       63

4. Orchard Lake St. Mary's            (7-1)       61

5. North Farmington        (8-0)       53

6. Muskegon       (5-0)       50

7. Grand Rapids Northview          (5-0)       41

(tie) Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice             (8-2)       41

9. Detroit Catholic Central            (7-2)       23

10. Saginaw Heritage      (6-0)       20

(tie) Dearborn    (8-0)       20

Others receiving votes: Ann Arbor Huron 16, Warren De La Salle 15, Saline 10, Ypsilanti Lincoln 8, Okemos 7, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 6, Lansing Waverly 4, Canton 4, Cadillac 4, Utica 4, Rochester Adams 3, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 3, Hudsonville 3, Kalamazoo Central 2, East Kentwood 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Traverse City West 1.

Division 2

School   Record  Total      Points

1. Warren Lincoln (1)      (6-1)       81

2. Grand Rapids Christian (4)       (7-0)       74

3. Romulus Summit Academy      (8-1)       72

4. Benton Harbor             (9-0)       71

5. Whitehall        (9-0)       64

6. Flint Powers Catholic  (8-1)       58

7. Adrian              (8-1)       41

8. Grand Rapids South Christian (1)          (5-3)       39

9. Dundee            (9-1)       32

10. Yale (8-1)       28

Others receiving votes: Ferndale 27, Chelsea 27, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 18, Kingsford 16, Muskegon Oakridge 15, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 13, Freeland 11, Tecumseh 9, Flat Rock 7, Reed City 6, Bay City John Glenn 5, Ida 3, Lansing Sexton 1, Hudsonville Unity Christian 1, Standish Sterling Central 1.

Division 3

School   Record  Total      Points

1. Riverview Gabriel Richard (4)  (7-1)       74

2. McBain            (6-0)       61

3. Iron Mountain (1)        (8-0)       59

4. Laingsburg      (7-0)       57

5. Menominee    (8-1)       49

6. Niles Brandywine         (8-1)       48

7. New Haven     (8-2)       39

(tie) Cass City     (9-0)       39

9. North Muskegon          (9-0)       34

10. Pewamo-Westphalia               (7-1)       32

Others receiving votes: Charlevoix 29, Jackson Lumen Christi 25, Beal City 12, Michigan Center 7, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 7, Chesaning 7, Centreville 7, Harbor Springs 6, Brooklyn Columbia Central 4, Sanford-Meridian 4.

Division 4

School   Record  Total      Points

1. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (3)            (8-1)       73

2. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (1)          (9-1)       66

3. Adrian Lenawee Christian        (7-2)       56

4. Taylor Trillium Academy (1)     (8-1)       54

5. Pickford           (7-0)       50

6. Britton-Deerfield          (9-1)       46

7. Crystal Falls Forest Park            (6-0)       44

8. St. Ignace       (5-2)       33

9. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist    (6-1)       29

10. Munising       (7-3)       27

Others receiving votes: Petersburg Summerfield 22, Bellevue 21, Alanson-Littlefield 16, Maple City Glen Lake 14, Dryden 10, Norway 9, Hillman 6, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 6, Marcellus Howardsville Christian 5, Burr Oak 5, Frankfort 3, Gaylord St. Mary 2, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 1, Lake Linden-Hubbell 1, Onaway 1.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: East Lansing basketball ranked No. 1 in opening Associated Press poll