Initial Tennessee High School Basketball Poll Released
NASHVILLE –The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced initial rankings for boys and girls basketball for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com. Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote. Weekly polls will continue until the end of the regular season.
GIRLS Class 1A 1. Pickett County (13-3) – 67 (6) 2. Wayne County (13-2) – 64 (1) 3. Moore County (13-3) – 54 4. Richland (12-2) – 35 5. Greenfield (13-3) – 32 6. Clarkrange (13-4) – 27 7. Coalfield (14-4) – 21 8. North Greene (14-3) – 20 t9. McEwen (13-3) – 15 t9. MASE (11-2) – 15 Others receiving votes: Union City 9, East Robertson 7, Clarksburg 6, Van Buren County 6, Unaka 3, Dresden 3, University High-Memphis 1
Class 2A 1. Westview (15-1) – 66 (5) 2. McMinn Central (17-1) – 56 (2) 3. Gibson County (16-4) – 50 4. East Nashville (14-0) – 40 5. Summertown (14-1) – 39 6. York Institute (11-5) – 33 7. Alcoa (14-4) – 32 8. Gatlinburg-Pittman (13-5) – 27 9. Smith County (14-4) – 17 10. Cheatham County (14-3) – 9 Others receiving votes: Loretto 8, Stewart County 4, Cannon County 2, Watertown 1, Trousdale County 1
Class 3A 1. Upperman (17-3) – 63 (3) 2. Heritage (17-1) – 55 (2) 3. White County (17-2) – 54 (1) 4. Dyersburg (13-3) – 53 (1) 5. Northview Academy (16-1) – 46 6. Jackson South Side (13-2) – 33 7. Cocke County (15-5) – 28 8. David Crockett (17-3) – 20 9. South Gibson (15-4) – 18 10. Crockett County (13-3) – 10 Others receiving votes: Livingston Academy 2, Scott 2, Sycamore 1
Division II-A 1. University School of Jackson (13-3) – 34 (6) 2.The King’s Academy (15-4) – 21 (1) 3. Ezell-Harding (14-2) – 14 4. Providence Christian (10-3) – 10 5. Evangelical Christian (13-1) – 6 Others receiving votes: Christian Academy of Knoxville 4, Webb School-Bell Buckle 4, Franklin Road Academy 3, Northpoint Christian 3, Goodpasture Christian 3, Nashville Christian 2, Notre Dame 1
Division II-AA 1. Knox Webb (15-3) – 35 (7) 2. Father Ryan (13-1) – 15 3. Ensworth School (9-5) – 14 t4. Lipscomb Academy (13-3) – 10 t4. Christ Presbyterian Academy (11-3) – 10 Others receiving votes: Chattanooga Christian 8, Harpeth Hall 5, Hutchison School 4
BOYS Class 1A 1. Chattanooga Prep (14-4) – 70 (7) 2. Eagleville (14-2) – 59 3. Sante Fe (13-2) – 46 4. Pickett County (11-5) – 45 5. Humboldt (12-5) – 30 6. North Greene (13-4) – 26 7. MASE (10-2) – 24 8. Richland (9-4) – 19 t9. University High-Johnson City (10-3) – 17 t9. Wayne County (11-5) – 17 Others receiving votes: Clay County 15, Bradford 7, Unaka 5, Gordonsville 3, McKenzie 1, Oakhaven 1
Class 2A 1. Loretto (17-0) – 59 (5) 2. Alcoa (14-4) – 55 (1) 3. Gatlinburg-Pittman (15-3) – 39 4. Jackson County (11-2) – 37 5. Tellico Plains (15-1) – 26 t6. Peabody (14-3) – 21 t6. Fairley (11-4) – 21 8. Tyner Academy (10-6) – 18 t9. White House Heritage (13-3) – 13 t9. Kingston (13) Others receiving votes: Mt. Pleasant 8, Westview 7, Summertown 6, Eagleton Academy 4, Liberty Creek 1, Memphis Business Academy 1, Cannon County 1
Class 3A 1. Upperman (14-2) – 69 (6) 2. Hume-Fogg (11-3) – 59 3. Fayette Ware (11-5) – 44 4. Jackson North Side (16-2) – 43 5. Jackson South Side (10-1) – 39 6. Stone Memorial (12-5) – 33 7. Tennessee High (13-4) – 29 8. Tullahoma (15-2) – 17 9. Elizabethon (14-4) – 13 10. David Crockett (12-4) – 8 Others receiving votes: Red Bank 8, Station Camp 6, Greeneville 5, Carter 5, Fulton 2, Heritage 2, Marshall County 2, Sycamore 1
Class 4A 1. Bartlett (10-7) – 64 (5) 2. Hillsboro (14-4) – 63 (2) 3. Bearden (17-3) – 51 4. Germantown Houston (13-5) – 49 5. Whitehaven (9-3) – 36 6. Franklin (12-3) – 32 7. Walker Valley (15-2) – 20 8. Sevier County (13-4) – 16 9. Maryville (12-6) – 14 10. Blackman (11-4) – 12 Others receiving votes: Dobyns-Bennett 10, Memphis Central 6, Brentwood 5, Kirkwood 3, West 2, Henry County 1, Beech 1
Division II-A 1. Providence Christian (12-1) – 23 (4) 2. Goodpasture Christian (15-1) – 21 3. Ezell Harding (18-0) – 21 (1) 4. Christian Academy of Knoxville (16-2) – 5 5. Providence Academy (12-5) – 5 (1) Others receiving votes: Jackson Christian 5, Trinity Christian 4, Harding Academy 2, Boyd Buchanan 2, Friendship Christian 1, Webb School-Bell Buckle 1
Division II-AA 1. Pope Prep (16-2) – 31 (3) 2. Knox Webb (18-2) – 28 (4) 3. Briarcrest Christian (14-3) – 20 4. Ensworth School (13-4) – 16 5. Lipscomb Academy (13-3) – 5 Others receiving votes: Montgomery Bell Academy 4, Knox Catholic 1
