Week 8 Boys Basketball Rankings

In Class 7A, Wheeler dropped one spot to No. 2 following a 66-55 loss to Sierra Canyon, Ca. The Wildcats 8-5 record does not contain any in-state losses, however, Norcross earns the No. 1 spot with its 13-2 start and recent 86-61 win over Peachtree Ridge. Grayson, remains No. 3 and McEachern replaced Milton at No. 4 following the Eagles 71-69 loss to Lambert. Milton fell to No. 8 as a result and Newton moved back into the top 5 with a 62-57 win over South Gwinnett.

In Class 6A, Lanier moved up to No. 3 and Hughes fell all the way to No. 7 after a three-game skid. St. Pius moved up to No. 4 and Marist shifted up to No. 5 following a 10-5 start. Class 5A No. 1 Kell did not fall after a 71-67 overtime loss to Grayson that dropped the Longhorns to 13-2 overall. No. 2 Eagles Landing improved to 16-0 and is knocking on the door to take over No. 1 if the trend continues. Hiram replaced Jones County at No. 3 and Tucker replaced Creekside at No. 10 following Tri-Cities 78-61 win over the Seminoles. Mays jumped to No. 5 in the poll after its wins over Tri-Cities and Chapel Hill.

The Class 4A poll saw Southwest DeKalb improve one spot to No. 3 and North Oconee move up to No. 4 ahead of No. 5 Bainbridge. Seckinger also makes its debut in place of Baldwin. Beach moved up to No. 2 in Class 3A after defeated previously No. 2 ranked Johnson-Savannah and White County replaced Wesleyan at No. 10.

In Class 2A, Providence Christian replaced Thomson at No. 2 and North Cobb Christian jumped from No. 9 to No. 6. Class A Division I did not experience any shifts and Mitchell County replaced Manchester at No. 4 in the Class A Division II poll in addition to Chattahoochee County replacing Telfair County at No. 10.



Class 7A

1. Norcross

2. Wheeler

3. Grayson

4. McEachern

5. Newton

6. Archer

7. Pebblebrook

8. Milton

9. Buford

10. Carrollton



Class 6A

1. Alexander

2. Jonesboro

3. Lanier

4. St. Pius

5. Marist

6. Etowah

7. Grovetown

8. Blessed Trinity

9. Woodward Academy

10. Hughes



Class 5A

1. Kell

2. Eagles Landing

3. Hiram

4. Jones County

5. Mays

6. Dutchtown

7. Chapel Hill

8. Tri-Cities

9. Northside-Columbus

10. Tucker



Class 4A

1. McDonough

2. Pace Academy

3. Southwest DeKalb

4. North Oconee

5. Bainbridge

6. Madison County

7. Fayette County

8. Lovett

9. Westover

10. Seckinger



Class 3A

1. Sandy Creek

2. Beach

3. Johnson-Savannah

4. Cedar Grove

5. Calvary Day

6. Monroe Area

7. Monroe

8. Cross Creek

9. Oconee County

10. White County



Class 2A

1. Westside-Augusta

2. Columbia

3. Providence Christian

4. Thomson

5. Spencer

6. North Cobb Christian

7. Drew Charter

8. Putnam County

9. Windsor Forest

10. Model



Class A Division I

1. Mt. Bethel

2. Mt. Pisgah

3. Kings Ridge

4. Mt. Vernon

5. Darlington

6. Tallulah Falls

7. Savannah

8. Dublin

9. Oglethorpe County

10. Social Circle



Class A Division II

1. Greenforest Christian

2. Christian Heritage

3. Portal

4. Mitchell County

5. Charlton County

6. Calhoun County

7. Manchester

8. Wilkinson County

9. Macon County

10. Chattahoochee County