2 NWC schools were ranked in the AP State Boys Basketball Poll.  Lima Central Catholic is ranked 6th in Division III and Columbus Grove is ranked 9th in Division IV.

AP Ohio Boys Basketball State Poll
Division I
1, Cincinnati Moeller (18)  12-0    243
2, Cincinnati La Salle (1)  13-1    180
3, Gahanna Lincoln (1)  11-0    165
4, Columbus Northland (1) 8-0    149
5, Massillon Jackson (2)  9-1    146
6, Westerville South  10-0    110
7, Toledo St. John’s (2)  9-1    109
8, Liberty Twp. Lakota East  10-0   60
9, Toledo Whitmer  9-0   46
10, Garfield Heights (1)  10-0   35
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Warren Harding 32. 12, Mentor 28. 13, Huber Hts. Wayne 22. 14, Trotwood-Madison 16. 15, Lakewood St. Edward 12.

Division II
1, Dayton Dunbar (19)  10-2    239
2, Chillicothe  8-1    180
3, Van Wert (2)  10-0    163
4, Carrollton (3)  11-0    161
5, Akron Buchtel (1)  8-1    142
6, Zanesville  9-2    114
7, Circleville Logan Elm  9-1   92
8, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit  9-1   59
9, Dayton Thurgood Marshall  6-3   43
10, St. Paris Graham  8-1   38
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Cin. North College Hill 33. 12, Shelby 21. 13, Akron SVSM (1) 19. 14, Kettering Alter 18. 14, Columbus Hartley 18. 16, Defiance 16.

Division III
1, Archbold (21)  12-0    248
2, Piketon (1)  11-0    190
3, Cincinnati Taft (3)  11-1    189
4, Chesapeake (1)  9-0    171
5, Akron Manchester  9-1    134
6, Lima Central Catholic  8-2    128
7, Casstown Miami East  8-1   97
8, Oak Hill  8-2   70
9, Cin. Summit Country Day  11-1   31
10, Orwell Grand Valley  8-1  26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 21. 11, Sugarcreek Garaway 21. 13, St. Clairsville 18. 14, Leavittsburg Labrae 13. 14, Jamestown Greeneview 13.

Division IV
1, Dayton Jefferson (15)  9-2    240
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (8)  12-0    224
3, Continental (1)  10-1    172
4, Berlin Hiland (1)  10-1    155
5, McComb  9-0    143
6, Ft. Recovery  9-1   99
7, Springfield Catholic Central  9-1   92
8, Richmond Heights  10-0   88
9, Columbus Grove  8-1   48
10, Bedford Chanel (1)  8-2   27
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 25. 12, Vanlue 20. 13, Salineville Southern 18. 14, McDonald 16. 15, Kalida 12.

The first weekly AP Boys Basketball Poll was released and the NWC was represented in Division III by Lima Central Catholic at 6th and in Division IV by Columbus Grove at 8th.

Weekly Ohio Boys Basketball AP Poll
Division I
SCHOOL                                        RECORD PTS
1, Massillon Jackson (18)   7-0 211
2, Cincinnati Moeller (2)   11-0 184
3, Cincinnati La Salle (1)   11-1 108
4, Gahanna Lincoln   7-0 89
5, Columbus Northland (2)   6-0 83
6, Westerville S.   9-0 76
7, Toledo St. John’s (1)   8-1 62
8, Mentor   7-3 60
9, Garfield Heights   8-0 52
10, (tie) Lakota East   9-0 50
10, (tie) Toledo Whitmer   7-0 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 12, Warren Harding 46. 13, Huber Heights Wayne (1) 38. 14, Cin. Withrow 37. 15, North Canton Hoover 36. 16, Dublin Coffman 34. 17, Trotwood-Madison 32. 18, Upper Arlington 30. 19, Mt. Vernon 25. 20, Vandalia Butler 18. 21, Canton McKinley 12. 21, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 12.

Division II
SCHOOL                                        RECORD PTS
1, Dayton Dunbar (19)   7-1 237
2, Chillicothe   6-1 117
3, Circleville Logan Elm (1)   8-0 85
4, Van Wert   8-0 74
5, Carrollton (1)   9-0 73
6, (tie) Akron Buchtel (1)   5-1 72
6, (tie) Youngstown Mooney (1)   5-2 72
8, Cin. North College Hill (1)   6-1 69
9, Zanesville   8-2 59
10, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit   8-1 57
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 54. 12, St. Paris Graham (1) 49. 13, Struthers 48. 14, Shelby 45. 15, Defiance 42. 16, Eaton 39. 17, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 28. 17, Vincent Warren 28. 19, Delaware Buckeye Valley 22. 20, Akron SVSM (1) 21. 21, Canal Winchester 16. 22, Urbana 15. 22, Cols. DeSales 15. 22, Cols. Hartley 15. 25, Chagrin Falls Kenston 13. 26, Cle. Hay 12.

Division III
SCHOOL                                        RECORD PTS
1, Archbold (10)   11-0 195
2, Cincinnati Taft (4)   8-0 150
3, Akron Manchester (1)   9-0 126
4, Piketon (2)   10-0 124
5, Oak Hill (2)   8-0 113
6, Lima Central Catholic (6)   7-2 112
7, Chesapeake   7-0 101
8, Casstown Miami East   7-1 64
9, Orwell Grand Valley   7-0 52
10, Ottawa-Glandorf   7-2 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 35. 12, Cin. Summit Country Day 30. 12, Marion Pleasant 30. 14, Sugarcreek Garaway 25. 15, Newton Falls 24. 15, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 24. 17, West Jefferson 23. 17, Jamestown Greeneview 23. 17, St. Clairsville 23. 20, Tinora 19. 21, Jeromesville Hillsdale 13. 22, Middletown Madison 12.

Division IV
SCHOOL                                        RECORD PTS
1, Dayton Jefferson (10)   7-1 204
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (5)   11-0 140
3, Continental (4)   8-1 138
4, Springfield Catholic Central (1)   8-0 114
5, Berlin Hiland (1)   9-1 93
6, McComb (1)   8-0 88
7, Ft. Recovery   8-1 82
8, Columbus Grove (1)   7-0 81
9, Richmond Heights   8-0 76
10, Vanlue (1)   10-0 47
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 46. 12, Tree of Life 44. 13, Ft. Loramie 35. 14, McDonald 33. 14, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 33. 16, Salineville Southern 31. 17, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 27. 17, Bedford Chanel (1) 27. 19, Edgerton 24. 20, Arcanum 19. 21, Ottawa Hills 17. 22, Kalida 13.