Tennessee Basketball Prep Polls Released

January 10, 2022

Rick Nyman,

The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 10, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:

GIRLS PREP POLL:

Division I – Class 4A
Record Pts
1. Blackman (5) 12-0 116
2. Cookeville (4) 17-0 105
(tie) Bearden (3) 15-3 105
4. Bradley Central 14-2 88
5. Arlington 13-1 65
6. Bartlett (1) 12-4 43
7. Farragut 12-5 37
8. Lebanon 14-3 36
9. Coffee County 14-3 30
10. Warren County 15-2 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: Henry County 25. Rossview 16.¤
Division I – Class 3A
Record Pts
1. Page (13) 15-1 130
2. Greeneville 14-3 99
3. Livingston Academy 14-2 95
4. Upperman 14-2 93
5. Jackson South Side 11-2 74
6. White County 13-3 67
7. Grainger 13-4 39
(tie) South Gibson 14-3 39
9. Seymour 14-3 14
10. Hardin County 9-2 13
(tie) Lincoln County 12-1 13

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cocke County 12.¤
Division I – Class 2A
Record Pts
1. Loretto (11) 14-0 128
2. Gibson County (2) 18-0 119
3. Westview 14-2 94
4. Summertown 16-1 92
5. McMinn Central 11-3 65
6. Gatlinburg-Pittman 13-3 62
7. East Nashville 9-1 57
8. Westmoreland 12-3 27
9. York Institute 8-4 20
10. Huntingdon 9-6 13

Others receiving 12 or more points: none.¤
Division I – Class 1A
Record Pts
1. McKenzie (12) 13-1 129
2. Clarkrange (1) 13-3 106
3. Gleason 14-3 97
4. Pickett County 13-3 93
5. Clay County 10-3 76
6. Red Boiling Springs 12-3 36
7. Huntland 13-4 24
(tie) Wayne County 15-4 24
9. Unaka 15-4 20
10. Hampshire 12-1 19

Others receiving 12 or more points: Eagleville 15. North Greene 13. Houston County 12.¤
Class Division II – Class 2A
Record Pts
1. Brentwood Academy (6) 12-2 123
2. Ensworth (7) 6-4 120
3. Knoxville Catholic 11-6 95
4. Father Ryan 8-2 68
5. Christ Presbyterian Academy 8-4 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: Briarcrest 39.¤
Class Division II – Class 1A
Record Pts
1. Lakeway Christian (4) 16-2 110
2. Bell Buckle (9) 11-6 98
3. Northpoint 11-2 95
4. Trinity Christian Academy 9-3 72
5. Nashville Christian 8-1 64

Others receiving 12 or more points: Middle Tennessee Christian 41. CAK 20. Fayette Academy 13.¤

BOYS PREP POLLS

Division I – Class 4A
Record Pts
1. Beech (13) 19-0 130
2. Morristown-Hamblen High School East 18-1 96
3. Bartlett 14-6 69
4. Cane Ridge 9-6 57
5. Bearden 12-5 53
6. Lebanon 15-3 51
7. Dobyns-Bennett 14-4 44
8. Memphis East 8-2 43
9. Whitehaven 12-1 37
10. Green Hill 12-2 29
Others receiving 12 or more points: Columbia 28. Henry County 20. Science Hill 15. Karns 13.

Division I – Class 3A
Record Pts
1. Jackson South Side (4) 10-2 101
2. Clinton (1) 14-1 99
3. Grainger (4) 15-1 95
4. Greeneville (3) 11-5 84
5. Greenbrier 13-1 59
6. Obion County 13-1 55
7. Fulton 11-3 54
8. Dyersburg 12-3 37
9. Lawrence County 13-4 29
10. Sullivan East 11-2 21
Others receiving 12 or more points: none.

Division I – Class 2A
Record Pts
1. East Nashville (9) 10-2 108
2. Fairview 11-3 76
3. Jackson County (1) 9-3 74
4. Summertown 13-4 60
5. Power Center Academy High School 7-2 41
(tie) Smith County 11-4 41
7. Camden 12-3 39
8. Pearl-Cohn 10-3 31
9. Scotts Hill 9-2 30
10. Waverly (1) 10-1 24
Others receiving 12 or more points: Gatlinburg-Pittman 20. White House-Heritage 20. Tyner Academy 15. Polk County 12.

Division I – Class 1A
Record Pts
1. Pickett County (4) 13-3 94
2. Middleton (3) 10-1 85
3. MAHS (2) 8-2 83
4. North Greene (1) 17-2 75
5. Clay County (1) 8-4 71
6. Santa Fe 11-3 42
(tie) West Carroll 7-2 42
8. Peabody 10-5 40
9. Hampton 10-4 34
10. Lake County 7-2 20
Others receiving 12 or more points: none.

Division II – Class 2A
Record Pts
1. Brentwood Academy (6) 14-0 104
2. CBHS (4) 18-0 101
3. Knoxville Catholic 13-3 82
4. Ensworth 13-2 58
5. Briarcrest 10-2 38
Others receiving 12 or more points: Christ Presbyterian Academy 26. McCallie 18. Pope John Paul II 13.

Division II – Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Goodpasture (2) 11-3 93 un
2. First Assembly Christian (6) 11-2 77 un
3. Columbia Academy 11-4 64 5
4. Davidson Academy (1) 11-2 59 un
5. Friendship Christian 11-4 34 un
Others receiving 12 or more points: Notre Dame 31. Knoxville Webb 18. Sacred Heart 15. Lakeway Christian 14. St. George’s 13.

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All Associated Press members in Tennessee are eligible to participate in the high school basketball poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Daily Post-Athenian, Athens; The Leaf-Chronicle , Clarksville; Cleveland Daily Banner, Cleveland; The Daily Herald, Columbia; The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro; The Tennessean, Nashville; State Gazette, Dyersburg; The Jackson Sun, Jackson; Johnson City Press, Johnson City; The Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville; Citizen Tribune, Morristown; The Tennessean, Nashville; Union City Daily Messenger, Union City; WCMT, Martin.

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