PAYNSEVILLE – After its first loss of the season earlier this week, Martin County West remains third in Class 1A in this week’s boys basketball ratings by Minnesota Basketball News.
The Mavericks are 16-1 after losing 64-56 at Class 2A No. 6. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (15-4) on Monday.
Hayfield (17-1) and Cass Lake-Bena (14-0) remain 1-2 in the 1A poll.
Another Valley Conference team, Mankato Loyola (13-4) stays seventh in Class 1A after Friday’s 50-43 loss at MCW. The Mavericks and Crusaders play again in Mankato on Feb. 14.
There’s a change at the top in Class 2A, with Caledonia (16-0) and Minneapolis North (10-3) changing places in the top two spots. Pipestone is 16th. The Arrows (13-3) are at Jackson County Central Friday.
Totino-Grace (12-5) remains first in the Class 3A ratings. Big South Conference East Division leader New Ulm (12-4) is 20th.
Park Center (15-1) is again the leader in Class 4A.
Following are the complete polls. Listed are rank, team, won-loss record through Tuesday and rating in the last poll.
Class 1A
1. Hayfield 17-1 1
2. Cass Lake-Bena 14-0 2
3. Martin County West 16-1 3
4. Ashby 14-1 4
5. New York Mills 15-1 5
6. Henning 15-1 6
7. Mankato Loyola 13-4 7
8. Rushford-Peterson 12-4 8
9. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 17-2 10
10. East Grand Forks Sacred Heart 14-1 9
11. Spring Grove 14-1 9
12. Fosston 13-2 11
13. Fertile-Beltrami 13-3 13
14. Mahnomen-Waubun 12-3 14
15. Nevis 16-2 16
16. Central Minnesota Christian 14-3 17
17. Goodhue 12-5 18
18. Cherry 13-3 19
19. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 13-3 20
20. Deer River 12-2 NR
Class 2A
1. Caledonia 16-0 2
2. Minneapolis North 10-3 1
3. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 17-0 3
4. Lake City 12-3 5
5. Minnehaha Academy 5-7 4
6. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 15-4 6
7. Maple River 16-2 7
8. Plainview-Elgin-Millville 17-1 8
9. Rockford 16-2 11
10. Annandale 13-2 10
11. Albany 14-3 9
12. Hiawatha Collegiate 11-4 12
13. Minneapolis Edison 7-4 13
14. Crosby-Ironton 14-2 14
15. LaCrescent-Hokah 12-3 15
16. Pipestone 13-3 16
17. Osakis 14-2 17
18. West Central Area 13-3 18
19. Esko 14-2 NR
20. Park Rapids 11-3 NR
Class 3A
1. Totino-Grace 12-5 1
2. Columbia Heights 14-0 2
3. South St. Paul 17-0 3
4. DeLaSalle 11-5 4
5. Princeton 15-1 5
6. Orono 11-4 7
7. Alexandria 11-4 7
8. North Branch 14-4 8
9. Austin 9-7 9
10. Mankato West 12-4 10
11. Mankato East 9-6 12
12. Mahtomedi 10-4 15
13. Winona 10-5 13
14. St. Thomas Academy 10-6 14
15. Benilde-St. Margaret’s 11-6 11
16. Simley 11-4 16
17. Hibbing 9-4 17
18. Hutchinson 12-5 NR
19. Stewartville 14-5 20
20. New Ulm 12-4 NR
Class 4A
1. Park Center 15-1 1
2. Shakopee 15-1 2
3. East Ridge 13-2 3
4. Wayzata 12-4 8
5. Minnetonka 12-3 4
6. Eastview 13-3 5
7. Hopkins 12-4 6
8. Osseo 12-5 10
9. Owatonna 13-2 9
10. Farmington 11-6 14
11. Eden Prairie 10-6 7
12. Rosemount 10-6 11
13. Lakeville North 12-4 12
14. Tartan 12-2 13
15. Park 9-5 15
16. Irondale 9-5 16
17. Cretin-Derham Hall 8-7 17
18. Edina 11-6 18
19. Coon Rapids 12-4 19
20. Buffalo 12-5 20