Boys basketball poll
JCC 6th in final Class 2A ratings
Jackson County Central is sixth in the final Class 2A boys basketball rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication.
The Huskies finished the regular season with a 22-4 record. They’re scheduled to play Fairmont at 8 p.m. Thursday in Windom in the Section 3AA South Sub-Section tournament.
The top 10 remain exactly the same in the 2A poll.
Albany (25-0) is first, with Waseca (26-0) second and Caledonia (24-2) third. Montevideo (21-4) of Section 3AA is 10th.
All four leaders are the same.
Other top-ranked teams in addition to Albany in 2A are Cherry (25-1) in Class 1A, Mankato East (25-1) in Class 3A and Cretin-Derham Hall (25-1) in Class 4A.
Following are the complete ratings. Listed are rank, school, won-loss record through Tuesday and last week’s ranking.
Class 1A
1. Cherry 25-1 1
2. Dawson-Boyd 23-3 2
3. Henning 23-3 4
4. Springfield 25-2 5
5. Nevis 22-4 3
6. Ada-Borup West 22-5 6
7. Cedar Mountain 23-3 7
8. Southland 26-0 8
9. Red Lake County 25-2 9
10. Deer River 24-2 10
Class 2A
1. Albany 25-0 1
2. Waseca 26-0 2
3. Caledonia 24-2 3
4. Breck 16-10 4
5. Mora 25-1 5
6. Jackson County Central 22-4 6
7. Blake 22-4 7
8. Minnehaha Academy 16-9 8
9. St. Croix Lutheran 23-3 9
10. Montevideo 21-4 10
Class 3A
1. Mankato East 25-1 1
2. Alexandria 23-2 2
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's 24-2 3
4. Orono 19-7 4
5. Totino-Grace 19-5 5
6. Richfield 21-5 6
7. DeLaSalle 20-5 7
8. Byron 23-3 8
9. Stewartville 21-5 10
10. Monticello 22-4 NR
Class 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 25-1 1
2. Hopkins 25-1 2
3. Tartan 25-0 3
4. Wayzata 22-4 4
5. Shakopee 21-5 7
6. Champlin Park 21-4 6
7. Sauk Rapids-Rice 21-5 7
8. Apple Valley 20-6 8
9. Prior Lake 20-6 9
10. East Ridge 20-6 NR