PREPS: Boys hoops rankings - Week 5

As the top boys basketball teams in the state make their playoff pushes, teams from the metro area continue to dominate in the AJCs weekly polls, especially in the larger classifications. Every No. 1 ranked team (with the exception of Class A) is inside or within shouting distance of I-285.

Milton remains in Class 5As top spot after beating No. 3 Wheeler 77-59 on Saturday night. With the emergence of Walton to the ninth spot, every Class 5A team is from metro Atlanta.

Seven ranked teams in Class 4A are locals. Miller Grove has only one loss this season, to Floridas Dr. Krop, and remains No. 1.

Columbia lost, but was still able keep the top spot in Class 3A. Their loss came against highly regarded (but unranked) Tucker from Class 4A, 62-54.

In 2A, South Atlanta continues to represent. But in Class A, Cobb Countys Whitefield Academy fell out of the No. 1 position after a loss to Greenville 71-59.

Rankings by Tobb Holcomb/AJC


1. Milton

2. Peachtree Ridge

3. Wheeler

4. Collins Hill

5. Norcross

6. South Gwinnett

7. Campbell

8. North Gwinnett

9. Walton

10. Newton

Class AAAA

1. Miller Grove

2. Sequoyah

3. Lovejoy

4. Fayette County

5. Bainbridge

6. Rockdale County

7. Chattahoochee

8. Jonesboro

9. Brunswick

10. Southwest DeKalb

Class AAA

1. Columbia

2. West Hall

3. Washington County

4. Carrollton

5. Henry County

6. Troup

7. Monroe

8. Drew

9. Butler

10. Gainesville

Class AA

1. South Atlanta

2. Greater Atlanta Christian

3. Laney

4. Thomasville

5. Buford

6. East Hall

7. Rockmart

8. Dade County

9. Northeast-Macon

10. Vidalia

Class A

1. Wilkinson County

2. Greenville

3. Whitefield Academy

4. Wilcox County

5. Wesleyan

6. Pace Academy

7. Terrell County

8. Providence Christian

9. Paideia

10. North Cobb Christian